Solo Leveling Trailer Announces TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Hiroyuki Sawano Opening Theme

Solo Leveling has revealed the artists for the opening theme song and world premiere dates.

Arise, Solo Leveling fans and MOA! The highly anticipated upcoming anime adaptation of Solo Leveling has announced K-Pop band TOMORROW X TOGETHER will collaborate with acclaimed composer Hiroyuki Sawano, using his alternate name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], for the opening theme song. Titled “LEveL,” the theme song can be heard in the trailer.

The trailer also revealed the world premiere dates for the first two episodes of Solo Leveling. Fans in Tokyo and Seoul will watch it first on Dec. 10, followed by a premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 14. The song’s single will release on Jan. 24.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER expressed their excitement of joining Sawano as the guest vocalist, describing “LEveL” having a “dark and heavy atmosphere and expresses the strength of the main character.” The band promised “an addictive rhythm that once you hear it, you can’t get it out of your head.” The band also previously performed the one of the opening theme songs for Black Clover called “Everlasting Shine.

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 debuts on Crunchyroll in January 2024.

Source: YouTube