Solo Leveling “Requests” Fans’ Attendance for Official Premiere

Solo Leveling fans better hang on to their seats for a wild first episode premiere.

Solo Leveling promises no shortage of blood and violence in its main PV, featuring its protagonist Sung Jinwoo fighting for his life in the dungeon. He unexpectedly survives the fierce encounter and comes out as a Player in a System where he’s given the chance to “level up” and continue to grow stronger with seemingly no end in sight. Jinwoo will also undergo a physical transformation as he trains himself, turning him from the world’s weakest Hunter to the world’s strongest. krage will perform the ending theme song “request.”

Previously, Solo Leveling welcomed K-Pop band TXT and acclaimed composer Hiroyuki Sawano to perform the opening theme song “LEveL.” Fans in Tokyo and Seoul had the opportunity to watch the first two episodes on Dec. 10, followed by a premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 14.

Produced by A-1 Pictures, Shunsuke Nakashige will direct Solo Leveling. Noboru Kimura will oversee the project as the head writer with Tomoko Sudo as the character designer and Hiroyuki Sawano as the composer. Taito Ban will voice Sung Jinwoo (renamed to Shun Mizushino in the anime), Reina Ueda will voice Cha Hae-In (renamed to Shizuku Kosaka in the anime), Hiroki Touchi will voice Baek Yoonho (renamed to Taiga Shirakawa in the anime), Genta Nakamura will voice Yoo Jinho (renamed to Kenta Morohishi in the anime), Daisuke Hirakawa will voice Choi Jong-In (renamed to Shin Mogami in the anime), Banjou Ginga will voice Go Gunhee (renamed to Kiyoomi Gotō in the anime) and Makoto Furukawa will voice Woo Jinchul (renamed to Akira Inukai in the anime).

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 webcomic ran from March 2018 to December 2021.

DUBU expressed excitement at the prospect of seeing his work come to life in an anime, however the artist died shortly after the anime adaptation announcement, after succumbing to a brain hemorrhage due to chronic illness. A series of side stories, dedicated in honour of DUBU, released in January 2023. Solo Leveling released a spin-off novel series called Ragnarok, written by Daul, which features Jinwoo’s son, Sung Suho who embarks on new adventures.

Solo Leveling airs on Jan. 6, 2024. The webcomic series is available to read on Tapas and Tappytoon.

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