# Solo Leveling (2024)

> After being slaughtered in a high-ranking dungeon, the world's weakest hunter returns with a private System that levels him up without limit.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/105628

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 25
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Network: Gunma TV, TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Cast: Taito Ban, Genta Nakamura, Haruna Mikawa, Reina Ueda, Daisuke Hirakawa, Hiroki Touchi, Banjo Ginga, Makoto Furukawa
- TMDB rating: 8.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21209876/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: intense, propulsive, triumphant, grim

## What critics say

Audiences rate the anime highly as a gripping, action-driven power fantasy with strong animation and a compelling protagonist arc.

## Synopsis

Solo Leveling (2024-2025) is a Japanese anime action fantasy series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex, adapted from the Korean webtoon and web novel. Sung Jinwoo, the world's weakest hunter, is brutally killed by monsters inside a high-ranking dungeon, then comes back with the System, a private program only he can see that levels him up in every way. The engine of each episode is his hunt for the secrets behind his power and the dungeon that spawned it, as he takes on dungeon raids, gate clears and rival hunters, with supporting hunters Shun Mizushino and Kenta Morobishi drawn into his orbit. The single season of twenty-five episodes plays as a steadily escalating story, with each raid built around a new monster and a new rung on the ladder of strength. Set in a modern urban world where dungeon gates open without warning and hunters are ranked and licensed, the series moves between grim combat and triumphant power-up moments. The tone is intense and propulsive, with bleak stretches of violence balanced by the wish-fulfilment thrill of rising from nothing. Fans of Sword Art Online and The Rising of the Shield Hero will find resonance in its power fantasy, while viewers of Kingdom will recognize its urban fantasy world.

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