
Solo Leveling
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasyactionsuperheroadventurefantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"He used to be the weakest."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive animated series: breakneck and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
8.6 /10
TMDB · 1,485 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Episodes (25)
1I'm Used to It7 Jan 2024
Around ten years ago, gates that connected our world to another dimension began to appear, leading to the rise of hunters who would traverse these gates to fight the magic beasts within. Sung Jinwoo, E-Rank hunter, is the weakest of them all.
2If I Had One More Chance14 Jan 2024
Jinwoo and his party appear to have cleared a low-level dungeon, when a hidden path to an unfamiliar temple is revealed. There they encounter a set of commandments and a group of monsters that cause them absolute despair.
3It's Like a Game21 Jan 2024
Jinwoo remains behind in the temple dungeon to save his few surviving party members, and with a swing from the god statue's blade, his life comes to an end—or so it seems, before he wakes up in a hospital bed.
4I've Gotta Get Stronger28 Jan 2024
Having entered the instance dungeon located inside the subway, Jinwoo levels up time and time again by fighting waves of magic beasts. As he gradually makes his way forward, he finds a long stairway leading deeper underground.
5A Pretty Good Deal4 Feb 2024
Jinwoo joins a party led by Hwang Dongsuk to meet the headcount necessary for a C-Rank dungeon. Joined by another temporary hire, Yoo Jinho, the party defeats beasts without much trouble, but Jinwoo has suspicions about the group's lack of a healer.
6The Real Hunt Begins11 Feb 2024
While the C-Rank dungeon raid by Jinwoo and the others seems to be progressing well, the moment they step into an area covered in mana stones with a sleeping dungeon boss, things take a wrong turn.
7Let's See How Far I Can Go18 Feb 2024
As Jinwoo continues his training, he completes a daily quest one day by doing more than the quest requires, and a key that leads to a certain item appears in front of him.
8This Is Frustrating3 Mar 2024
Jinwoo answers a Hunter's Association request to take part in the raid of a D-Rank dungeon, where he encounters a few familiar faces.
9You've Been Hiding Your Skills10 Mar 2024
At the D-Rank raid, Jinwoo is reunited with four of the Cartenon Temple survivors. Together, they explore the dungeon with Kang Taeshik and his men. After splitting up, they hear a scream, and then...
10What Is This, a Picnic?17 Mar 2024
Jinwoo survives tragedy once again, but Woo Jinchul warns him that Hwang Dongsoo, an S-Rank hunter, may be after his life. Determined to grow stronger, Jinwoo teams up with Jinho to raid a succession of C-Rank dungeons, but they attract attention...
11A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne24 Mar 2024
Out of the blue, a "job-change quest" pops up in Jinwoo's window. Feeling that it may help him get stronger, he enters the gate. Inside, he fights wave after wave of enemies, culminating in a knight who brings back memories of the Cartenon Temple.
12Arise31 Mar 2024
Drained from endless battle, Jinwoo sees a phantom of his past self. To overcome his own past as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, he struggles to find a way to clear the job-change quest.
13You Aren't E-Rank, Are You5 Jan 2025
After a scheduled meeting with Jinah's teachers, Jinwoo is asked to talk to one of her classmates, Han Song-yi, who is working as a hunter. In an effort to show her the harsh reality of the job, Jinwoo takes her to a raid designated for new hunters of the White Tiger guild.
14I Suppose You Aren't Aware12 Jan 2025
After being trapped inside of a red gate, Jinwoo has to contend with a bloodthirsty pack of ice elves who question his humanity.
15Still a Long Way to Go19 Jan 2025
Having completed his promise to Jinho to clear 19 dungeons, Jinwoo is stronger than he was when he fought the Cerberus. In order to gather the ingredients for the Elixir of Life and save his mother, he once again enters the S-Rank Demon's Castle dungeon.
16I Need to Stop Faking26 Jan 2025
Jinwoo realizes that he'll need to become even stronger in order to clear the Demon's Castle and decides to have his hunter rank reassessed.
17This Is What We're Trained to Do2 Feb 2025
Before attempting to finish the Demon's Castle, Jinwoo decides to earn some money to help prepare.
18Don't Look Down on My Guys9 Feb 2025
The Hunters Guild strike team is confronting the high orc shaman Kargalgan when Jinwoo crashes the fight.
19The 10th S-Rank Hunter16 Feb 2025
Jinwoo officially becomes an S-Rank hunter, allowing him to finalize his preparations for the Demon's Castle.
20Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out23 Feb 2025
Seeking the remaining ingredient for the Elixir of Life, Jinwoo continues his conquest of the Demon's Castle.
21It Was All Worth It2 Mar 2025
Jinwoo tries to cure his mother with the Elixir of Life while preparations for the 4th Jeju Island Raid begin.
22We Need a Hero9 Mar 2025
Sparks fly as the S-rank hunters spar in preparation for the Jeju Island raid.
23It's Going to Get Even More Intense16 Mar 2025
As the S-Rank hunters continue fighting, they're confronted by a new magic beast resembling a humanoid ant.
24Are You the King of Humans23 Mar 2025
Jinwoo arrives at Jeju Island to save the S-Rank hunters, but to do that he'll have to face the Ant King.
25On to the Next Target30 Mar 2025
After no shortage of hardship, the 4th Jeju Island raid comes to a close. But for Jinwoo, the hunt never ends.
Specials
· 2024 · 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
1How to Get Stronger25 Feb 2024
Jinwoo recaps the events of the story so far, from his humble beginnings as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind to his newfound power and renewed purpose.
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- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
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- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2024
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
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