Since the release of Solo Leveling, Season 2 in March 2025, it has already been a year and the series not only made the internet go wild but also rewrote the history of what a manhwa adaptation would be able to accomplish. At the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the Sung Jinwoo Show literally swept the event, becoming the winner of the highly-desired Anime of the Year award along with eight other awards, including Best Action and Best Main Character. Having a shocking number of over 50 million votes all over the world, the world settled the question we already had. Jinwoo is not only a protagonist, but a cultural phenomenon.
The series is beyond the point of the question: "Whether he will live or not?", as fans anxiously wait until the news of Season 3 comes out. To "Who can possibly stop him?" Solo Leveling Season 2 has carved Jinwoo as a household name with a type of production that became a new gold standard of action choreography by A-1 Pictures. The “Arise” scene is one of the most watched scenes in the anime history of streaming today. However, that is just the tip of the iceberg. We are now witnessing a form of Jinwoo that has long since abandoned humanity, and that is already on the top of the world, so that even the mightiest S-Ranks of the world would look like C-rank hunters compared to him.
Solo Leveling Season 2 Finale Introduces A Hunter Even Stronger Than Sung Jinwoo
There's a hunter stronger than Sung Jinwoo. He was shown in the last episode of season 2 of Solo Leveling.
The Award-Winning Rise of the Shadow Monarch
Transcending The System: Jinwoo is Almost On National Level Strength Now
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At the end of the Jeju Island arc, Sung Jinwoo officially reached Level 100, which clearly means that he is already far above the normal Hunter ranking system. Although the world still categorizes him as an S-Rank, the fact is that he has entered into the National Level tier, a tier that is reserved for individuals who are powerful enough to wield the power of an entire nation. His sheer physical numbers have escalated to a stage where he no longer engages in fights; he just removes threats. His speed is so great that even the finest Japanese hunters can not follow his movement in the middle of the battle against Goto.
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His utility talents have also developed into broken mechanics that contradict the physics laws. The "Ruler's Authority" no longer relies on a mere telekinetic pull, but is an invisible and crushing power capable of keeping enemies on the ground by mere mana pressure which he used against the Ant King to stop him from escaping. And probably the most frightening is "Shadow Exchange", which has succeeded in making the distance an utterly inexistent part of his life. Being able to replace any shadow soldier in their spot instantly, Jinwoo has truly come a long way. He is able to affect a battlefield on the other side of the planet with a heartbeat, so he is the most tactically dangerous person on the planet.
Who’s That Character?
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
Command and Conquer: Monarch of The Shadows
From Igris to Beru: Diversifying the Ranks of the Elite Immortal Dead
Although his own fighting skills cannot be compared, in the present day, Jinwoo is more powerful than ever, and the fearsome development of his Shadow Army is his best depiction of power. The Ant King (currently Beru) extraction was the catalyst that turned a band of soldiers into a professional military unit. The first General-rank shadow in the series is Beru, who does not just casually kill S-Rank hunters because of his power but is also intelligent enough to speak, learn and lead people. This addition provides Jinwoo with a lieutenant that acts as an independent entity so that the Monarch can wield his will on numerous fronts at a time.
8 Most Brutal Fights In Solo Leveling, Ranked
The fights in Solo Leveling are spectacles that must be seen to be believed, but they can also be very brutal, especially in the case of these fights.
His existing army is a nightmare to any force that is against it due to its synergy. As Igris deals with tactical swordplay, Tusk delivers overwhelming Area-of-Effect magical bombardment through the Orb of Avarice and Beru is the ultimate high-speed predator, the status of Level 100 is enhanced by Jinwoo with an immortal vanguard. These shadows have the advantage of the buff of the "Monarch’s Domain", which boosts their abilities by 50% in a predetermined space. This implies that in his present power, his army is almost twice as powerful as they ever were in life.
The Horizon of War: What to Expect from Season 3
The Double Dungeon Return: Confronting the System’s Mysterious Creator
The last episodes of the 2025 season provided us with the chilling view of the next thing. Since Jinwoo sits at the summit of the world, he has unwittingly attracted the attention of those who exist well beyond the gates. The presence of the Frost and Beast Monarchs in the final teasers indicates that Jinwoo did not level up merely to benefit himself, but for an upcoming cosmic war. Season 3 is projected to explore the "Double Dungeon Arc" where Jinwoo will finally encounter the Architect, the creator behind the System, to find out why he was chosen as the vessel of the power of the Shadow Monarch.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Will Officially Reveal A Character That Can Beat Even Sung Jinwoo
Jinwoo is strong, but not stronger than this character from Solo Leveling season 3.
We are entering the period when the politics of human hunters will turn out to be moved into the second place in the confrontation of the gods. Fans cannot wait, but the fact that they know what's about to come for Jinwoo makes the wait for Season 3 easier. Although he is presently unbeatable according to the abilities of humans, the new arcs will prove whether his Level 100 level is barely sufficient to fight the real Monarchs who have been observing his advancement through the void. The victory of Jeju Island was the final part of the prologue; the real Solo Leveling story begins when Jinwoo finds out that the System, which he is so dependent on, may turn out to be his greatest enemy.
- Release Date
- 2024 - 2025-00-00
- Network
- Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Directors
- Tatsuya Sasaki, Toru Hamasaki
- Writers
- Shigeru Murakoshi, Shingo Irie, Fuka Ishii
Cast
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Taito BanSung Jin-woo -
Genta NakamuraYoo Jin-ho
A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong's popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System.
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Producers
- Kanako Takahashi, Kang Kyewon, Kim Ayoung, Park Jin-hae, Sota Furuhashi
- Based On
- Manhwa
- Creator
- Chugong
- Number of Episodes
- 25
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.28 (Season 1); 8.86 (Season 2)
- Creator(s)
- Chugong
- Where To Watch
- Crunchyroll
- Executive Producer(s)
- Asa Suehira, Kwak Hae-eun, Masanori Miyake
