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{{Short description|South Korean web novel series
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'''''Solo Leveling''''', also alternatively translated as '''''Only I Level Up''''' ({{Korean|hangul=나 혼자만 레벨업|rr=Na Honjaman Rebeleop}}), is a South Korean [[portal fantasy]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gramuglia |first=Anthony |date=2020-05-18 |title=How Webtoon's Biggest Isekai Series Succeeds Where Sword Art Online Fails |url=https://www.cbr.com/webtoon-isekai-solo-leveling-sword-art-online/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> [[Web novels in South Korea|web novel]] written by Chugong. It was serialized in [[Kakao]]'s digital comic and fiction platform [[KakaoPage]] beginning on July 25, 2016, and was later published by D&C Media under their Papyrus [[imprint (trade name)|label]] since November 4, 2016. The novel has been licensed in English by [[Yen Press]].<ref name=":1"/>
A [[webtoon]] adaptation of ''Solo Leveling'' was first serialized in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (Dubu) and the webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020, followed by its second season, which was released from August 2020 to December 2021.<ref name="vol11-kr"/> The webtoon has been licensed in English by Yen Press. Its individual chapters have been collected and published in
An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[A-1 Pictures]] aired from January to March 2024. A second season, entitled ''Arise from the Shadow'', is set to premiere in January 2025.
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:The Rulers ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=지배자들|rr=Jibaejadeul}}), also called the Fragments of Brilliant Light, are an ancient race of winged humanoids who aim to protect the human race from being annihilated by the Monarchs. Although they have noble ambitions, they are willing to use morally questionable methods to achieve them and are indirectly responsible for the millions of human lives lost ever since monsters first began using gates to cross over to the human world. The Rulers also heavily resemble angels in appearance and are able to use a form of telekinesis unique to themselves called Ruler's Authority.
;Monarchs
:The Monarchs ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=군주|rr=Gunju}}) are an ancient race of overlords created by the Absolute Being who seek to wipe out the human race for their own ends, making them the primary antagonists of the series. As a result, they have a cruel disregard for life and are generally very arrogant towards those they find inferior to themselves, especially humans. The Monarchs also each govern a different race of monsters and take after the race that they rule over in appearance, they are spiritual beings who possessed humans like the Ruler's vessel, only completely become their own identity. There are 9 monarchs and they are:
:* Antares the Dragon Monarch :* Ashborn the Shadow Monarch :* Baran the King of Demons :* Rakan the Beast Monarch :* Sillad the Frost Monarch :* Tarnak the Iron Body Monarch :* Legia the Monarch of the Beginning :* Querehsha the Monarch of Plagues :* Yogumunt the Monarch of Transfiguration == Media ==
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| LicensedRelDate = February 18, 2025<ref name="vol11-en">{{cite web|title=Solo Leveling, Vol. 11 (comic)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798400902550-solo-leveling-vol-11-comic|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>
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| RelDate = August 29, 2024<ref name="vol12-kr">{{cite web|script-title=ko:만화 나 혼자만 레벨업 12|trans-title=Level Up Alone (12)|url=https://search.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/49580124632|publisher=[[Naver|Naver Book Database]]|access-date=November 29, 2024|language=ko|quote=Redice Studio|archive-date=September 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919225638/https://search.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/49580124632|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 979-1-19-382139-8
| LicensedRelDate = May 20, 2025<ref name="vol12-en">{{cite web|title=Solo Leveling, Vol. 12 (comic)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798400902574-solo-leveling-vol-12-comic|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref>
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=== Anime ===
{{Main|List of Solo Leveling episodes{{!}}List of ''Solo Leveling'' episodes}}
An [[anime]] television series adaptation was announced at [[Anime Expo]] 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animecorner.me/solo-leveling-trending-on-us-twitter-after-anime-announcement/|title=Solo Leveling Trending on US Twitter After Anime Announcement|author=Tamara Lazic|accessdate=2024-11-28|publisher=Anime Corner}}</ref> It was 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.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Dong|first=Bamboo|title=Crunchyroll Unveils Solo Leveling, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-03/crunchyroll-unveils-solo-leveling-tomo-chan-is-a-girl-anime/.187346|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 3, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703193612/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-03/crunchyroll-unveils-solo-leveling-tomo-chan-is-a-girl-anime/.187346|url-status=live}}</ref> It was originally scheduled for 2023,<ref name=":2"/> but was later delayed,<ref name="Cast2">{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title=Solo Leveling TV Anime Announces January 2024 Premiere|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/9/10/solo-leveling-tv-anime-january-2024-premiere|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=September 10, 2023|access-date=September 10, 2023|archive-date=October 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009193943/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/9/10/solo-leveling-tv-anime-january-2024-premiere|url-status=live}}</ref> and eventually aired from January 7 to March 31, 2024, on [[Tokyo MX]] and other networks.{{efn|name=airdate|Tokyo MX lists the series premiere on January 6 at 24:00, which is effectively January 7 at midnight [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].<ref name="ED">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「俺レベ」第1話の先行カット＆あらすじ、PV第2弾公開、EDテーマはkrageが担当|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/552531|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=December 10, 2023|access-date=December 10, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215112700/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/552531|url-status=live}}</ref>}} [[Crunchyroll]] is streaming the series worldwide except East Asia,<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Crunchyroll Reveals January 6 Debut, English Dub Cast for Solo Leveling Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-09/crunchyroll-reveals-january-6-debut-english-dub-cast-for-solo-leveling-anime/.205329|date=December 9, 2023|access-date=December 9, 2023|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214025121/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-09/crunchyroll-reveals-january-6-debut-english-dub-cast-for-solo-leveling-anime/.205329|url-status=live}}</ref> but including India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ali Fazal joins Hindi voice cast of Korean anime adaptation Solo Leveling|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/ali-fazal-joins-hindi-voice-cast-of-korean-anime-adaptation-solo-leveling/cid/1986382|website=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023|archive-date=December 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213020455/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/ali-fazal-joins-hindi-voice-cast-of-korean-anime-adaptation-solo-leveling/cid/1986382|url-status=live}}</ref>
The first episodes were screened from December 2023 in [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], [[Los Angeles]], India, and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sayyed|first=Rayan|title=Solo Leveling Anime: Release Date, Where to Watch in India, In-Depth Details|url=https://in.ign.com/solo-leveling/193801/feature/solo-leveling-anime-what-we-know-so-far|website=[[IGN|IGN India]]|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213020455/https://in.ign.com/solo-leveling/193801/feature/solo-leveling-anime-what-we-know-so-far|url-status=live}}</ref>
The opening theme song is "Level", performed by [[Hiroyuki Sawano|SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]]]: [[Tomorrow X Together]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title=Solo Leveling TV Anime Reveals Opening Theme, Worldwide Premiere|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/11/1/solo-leveling-tv-anime-reveals-opening-theme-worldwide-premiere|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-date=November 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104065711/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/11/1/solo-leveling-tv-anime-reveals-opening-theme-worldwide-premiere|url-status=live}}</ref> while the ending theme song is "Request", performed by Krage.<ref name="ED"/>
After the final episode of the first season, a second season, entitled ''Arise from the Shadow'', was announced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Solo Leveling Anime Gets 2nd Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-30/solo-leveling-anime-gets-2nd-season/.209403|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 30, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330161853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-30/solo-leveling-anime-gets-2nd-season/.209403|url-status=live}}</ref> It is set to premiere in January 2025. A compilation film, entitled ''ReAwakening'', will be screening along with the first two episodes of the second season in Japan from November 29 to December 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime Reveals New Visual, January 2025 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-15/solo-leveling-season-2-arise-from-the-shadow-anime-reveals-new-visual-january-2025-premiere/.215573|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916061945/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-15/solo-leveling-season-2-arise-from-the-shadow-anime-reveals-new-visual-january-2025-premiere/.215573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Film Posts Trailer, Poster Visual|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-21/solo-leveling-reawakening-film-posts-trailer-poster-visual/.216995|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 21, 2024|access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> Crunchyroll had acquired the North American and select international rights for the compilation film, and will screen in the United States and Canada on December 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll to Screen Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Compilation/Preview Film in U.S., Canada on December 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-19/crunchyroll-to-screen-solo-leveling-reawakening-compilation-preview-film-in-u.s-canada-on-december-6/.215779|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024|archive-date=September 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919205240/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-19/crunchyroll-to-screen-solo-leveling-reawakening-compilation-preview-film-in-u.s-canada-on-december-6/.215779|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
▲After the final episode of the first season, a second season, entitled ''Arise from the Shadow'', was announced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Solo Leveling Anime Gets 2nd Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-30/solo-leveling-anime-gets-2nd-season/.209403|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 30, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330161853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-30/solo-leveling-anime-gets-2nd-season/.209403|url-status=live}}</ref> It is set to premiere in January 2025. The opening theme song is "Reawaker", performed by [[Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)|Lisa]] ([[Guest appearance|feat.]] [[Felix (rapper)|Felix]] of [[Stray Kids]]).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:LiSAとStray Kidsフィリックスのコラボ曲が「俺だけレベルアップな件」第2期OPテーマに|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/601263|website=[[Music Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=November 28, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128012047/https://natalie.mu/music/news/601263|url-status=live}}</ref> A compilation film, entitled ''ReAwakening'', will be screening along with the first two episodes of the second season in Japan from November 29 to December 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime Reveals New Visual, January 2025 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-15/solo-leveling-season-2-arise-from-the-shadow-anime-reveals-new-visual-january-2025-premiere/.215573|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916061945/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-15/solo-leveling-season-2-arise-from-the-shadow-anime-reveals-new-visual-january-2025-premiere/.215573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Film Posts Trailer, Poster Visual|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-21/solo-leveling-reawakening-film-posts-trailer-poster-visual/.216995|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 21, 2024|access-date=October 21, 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112235425/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-21/solo-leveling-reawakening-film-posts-trailer-poster-visual/.216995|url-status=live}}</ref> Crunchyroll had acquired the North American and select international rights for the compilation film, and will screen in the United States and Canada on December 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll to Screen Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Compilation/Preview Film in U.S., Canada on December 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-19/crunchyroll-to-screen-solo-leveling-reawakening-compilation-preview-film-in-u.s-canada-on-december-6/.215779|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024|archive-date=September 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919205240/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-19/crunchyroll-to-screen-solo-leveling-reawakening-compilation-preview-film-in-u.s-canada-on-december-6/.215779|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Game ===▼
==== ''Solo Leveling: Arise'' ====
In January 2022, [[Netmarble]] announced that they are developing ''Solo Leveling: Arise'', a [[role-playing video game|role-playing]] video game based on the series.<ref name=":0"/> The game was released on March 18, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Solo Leveling:Arise |url=https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/solo-leveling-arise/id1662742277 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=App Store}}</ref>
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Otherworld, a [[Cube Entertainment]] subsidiary, developed Solo Leveling: Unlimited, a blockchain-based Web3 digital collectible project. <ref>{{cite news |last1=大津賀新也 |date=2024-06-26 |title=人気ウェブトゥーン「俺だけレベルアップな件」、アバランチ採用のゲームリリースへ |url=https://www.neweconomy.jp/posts/399322 |access-date=18 November 2024 |publisher=newseconomy.jp}}</ref>
== Continuation ==
=== ''Solo Leveling: Ragnarok'' ===
In April 2023, [[Kakao]] announced a sequel titled ''Solo Leveling: Ragnarok''. The web novel began releasing through [[KakaoPage]] on April 10, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|title=Solo Leveling Sequel Announced|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/solo-leveling-manga-sequel-webtoon/|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=April 2, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405055913/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/solo-leveling-manga-sequel-webtoon/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SLsequel">{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Nick|title=Solo Leveling Sequel Debuts With 100+ Chapters|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/solo-leveling-ragnarok-sequel-chapters-read-online/|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411014640/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/solo-leveling-ragnarok-sequel-chapters-read-online/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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