Solo Leveling is getting an anime film!
Shown at the Crunchyroll industry panel at Anime Expo, the streaming platform dropped the concept video as well as key viusal for the new film, titled Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. Described only as a direct continuation of Season 2, it’s unclear whether this will be an anime original film or if it will follow the events in the manhwa/webnovel. The concept video opens with Sung Jinwoo wondering what he might be losing in exchange for unlimited power. He wonders if he had just been ignoring the repercussions of being a player in the system. The pain of losing his companions in Season 2 spur him on to continue leveling up in order to protect his remaining loved ones.
At the end of the concept video, it does call the movie Solo Leveling Season 3: The Movie, so it’s likely that Season 3 will not be a season but this movie.
Crunchyroll will co-produce the film, along with Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C Media, and Kakao Piccoma. A-1 Pictures will animate the film. Information about the synopsis and staff have not yet been revealed as of this article’s writing.
Solo Leveling, the original novel written by Chugong and the webcomic adaptation by DUBU, remains one of the most popular action webcomics. The story follows Sung Jinwoo’s journey of becoming the strongest Hunter in the world after he accepts the System’s offer in becoming a Player following his near-death experience. He soon gets thrown into a war against the Monarchs as the powerful beings seek to wipe out the human race. The novel first debuted on KakaoPage on July 25, 2016 and has since concluded. The webcomic ran from March 2018 to December 2021.
An anime adaptation was announced in 2022. Produced by A-1 Pictures, Shunsuke Nakashige directed the first two seasons of Solo Leveling. Noboru Kimura oversaw the project as the head writer with Tomoko Sudo as the character designer and Hiroyuki Sawano as the composer. Taito Ban voiced Sung Jinwoo (renamed to Shun Mizushino in the anime in Japan), Reina Ueda voiced Cha Hae-In (renamed to Shizuku Kosaka in the anime), Hiroki Touchi voiced Baek Yoonho (renamed to Taiga Shirakawa in the anime), Genta Nakamura voiced Yoo Jinho (renamed to Kenta Morohishi in the anime), Daisuke Hirakawa voiced Choi Jong-In (renamed to Shin Mogami in the anime), Banjou Ginga voiced Go Gunhee (renamed to Kiyoomi Gotō in the anime) and Makoto Furukawa voiced Woo Jinchul (renamed to Akira Inukai in the anime). Season 1 aired from January to March 2024. A second season titled Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadows premiered in January 2025 and wrapped up in March. A compilation film, Solo Leveling: ReAwakening, aired in the US and Canada in December 2024.
Both the novel and webcomic are published in print by Yen Press. The novel can be read digitally on Tapas with the webcomic available on a number of platforms including Tapas and Manta.
Source: Crunchyroll
