Solo Leveling is an anime television series based on Chugong's South Korean web novel of the same name. It is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige, with Noboru Kimura writing the scripts, Tomoko Sudo designing the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music. The first season was originally scheduled for 2023, but was delayed and later aired from January 7 to March 31, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The first episode was screened in Tokyo, Seoul, Los Angeles, India, and Europe in December 2023.
Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand).
After the broadcast of the first season finale, a second season titled Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow was announced. It premiered on January 5, 2025. A compilation film of the first season, titled Solo Leveling: ReAwakening, was screened along with the first two episodes of the second season in Japan from November 29 to December 12, 2024. Crunchyroll acquired the North American and select international rights for the compilation film, and screened it in the United States and Canada beginning on December 6, 2024.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 12 | January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) | March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31) | |
| 2 | 13 | January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05) | TBA | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2024)
Main article: Solo Leveling season 1| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Chief animation directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I'm Used to It" | Shunsuke Nakashige | Noboru Kimura [ja] | Shunsuke Nakashige & Hirotaka Tokuda | N/A | January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) |
| 2 | 2 | "If I Had One More Chance" | Yūya Horiuchi | Fūka Ishii | Yūya Horiuchi | Chiaki Furuzumi | January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14) |
| 3 | 3 | "It's Like a Game" | Takayuki Kikuchi | Shingo Irie [ja] | Takayuki Kikuchi | Tomoko Sudo | January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21) |
| 4 | 4 | "I've Gotta Get Stronger" | Tōru Hamazaki | Shingo Irie | Ikurō Morimoto & Yoshihiro Kanno | Hirotaka Tokuda | January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28) |
| 5 | 5 | "A Pretty Good Deal" | Makiko Hayase | Norimitsu Kaihō | Makiko Hayase | Chiaki Furuzumi | February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Real Hunt Begins" | Takashi Sakuma | Norimitsu Kaihō | Takashi Sakuma & Yoshihiro Kanno | Tomoko Sudo | February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11) |
| 7 | 7 | "Let's See How Far I Can Go" | Yūya Horiuchi | Shigeru Murakoshi [ja] | Yūya Horiuchi | Hirotaka Tokuda | February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18) |
| 8 | 8 | "This Is Frustrating" | Hiromu Oshiro | Shunsuke Nakashige | Hiromu Oshiro | Chiaki Furuzumi | March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03) |
| 9 | 9 | "You've Been Hiding Your Skills" | Hirotaka Tokuda | Shingo Irie | Hirotaka Tokuda | Tomoko Sudo & Hirotaka Tokuda | March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10) |
| 10 | 10 | "What Is This, a Picnic?" | Yūya Horiuchi & Takashi Sakuma | Yoshikazu Tominaga | Kōki Onoue | Hirotaka Tokuda | March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) |
| 11 | 11 | "A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne" | Takayuki Kikuchi | Noboru Kimura | Takayuki Kikuchi | Chiaki Furuzumi | March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24) |
| 12 | 12 | "Arise" | Shunsuke Nakashige | Noboru Kimura | Shunsuke Nakashige | Tomoko Sudo | March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31) |
Season 2: Arise from the Shadow (2025)
Main article: Solo Leveling season 2| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Chief animation directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "You Aren't E-Rank, Are You?" | Yūya Horiuchi | Shigeru Murakoshi [ja] | Yūya Horiuchi | Tomoko Sudo | January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05) |
| 14 | 2 | "I Suppose You Aren't Aware" | Tatsuya Sasaki | Fūka Ishii | Makoto Muda | Chiaki Furuzumi | January 12, 2025 (2025-01-12) |
| 15 | 3 | "Still a Long Way to Go" | Kōji Furukuwa | Noboru Kimura [ja] | Hiroki Hirano | Hirotaka Tokuda | January 19, 2025 (2025-01-19) |
Home media release
Japanese
| Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1–3 | March 27, 2024 | ||||
| 2 | 4–6 | April 24, 2024 | ||||
| 3 | 7–9 | May 29, 2024 | ||||
| 4 | 10–12 | June 26, 2024 | ||||
| Season 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 13–18 | April 23, 2025 | ||||
| 2 | 19–25 | June 25, 2025 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV and BS11 all list the series premiere as January 6 at 24:00, which is effectively January 7 at midnight JST
- ^ Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV and BS11 all list the season premiere as January 4 at 24:00, which is effectively January 5 at midnight JST
References
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- "Maki Yon - Burūrei & Dī-Bī-Dī | Terebi Anime "Ore Dake Level-Up na Ken" Kōshiki Saito" Vol.4 - Blu-ray&DVD | TVアニメ「俺だけレベルアップな件」公式サイト [Vol.4 - Blu-ray & DVD | TV Anime "Solo Leveling" Official Site]. sololeveling-anime.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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External links
- Official 1st season anime website (in Japanese)
- Official 2nd season anime website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Crunchyroll
- Solo Leveling at IMDb