Solo Leveling

Honestly, I saw solo leveling a bunch of times on Instagram but ignored it but soon I was bored and looking for something to read and I started reading it. At first, I thought that it would be a typical cliche but it is so different. I loved this masterpiece so much. Especially the main character he's even my Instagram profile pic. I loved how the main character unlike in one punch man got found out and how he became the strongest hero. (I read the novel) It is honestly so thrilling even the novels good. I loved this so much, he has to face so many trials and you might not know what I'm talking about unless you read ahead in the novel. I can't wait for the manga to update again in the novel it showed just how much he cared for his family and he had to deal with so many deaths from his precious loved ones. He even went to America this comic is a 10/10 R.IP Go Gun Hei.

The first couple of chapters start ordinary, nothing special. We saw normal MC who was at that point really weak trying to survive by being a hunter who was making money killing monsters in the dungeon. Of course, this kind of pitiable MC soon got amazing and for me personally one of the best main characters in Manhwa. After an incident in the dungeon, he got a special kind of power and he started to use it to became stronger.

This MC really adapted well to the situation and started using his power to the maximum. He wasn’t weak anymore. He developed after experiencing a situation which forced him to be strong. It might seem the typical overpowered MC that you saw in a lot of other Manga but nobody is as epic as this guy.

This kind of plot you can see in the countless Korean Manhwas and Novels but for me, the MC is the main reason why I like this so much.

As for the other characters, I must say they blended well with the story. We met some funny ones, some arrogant and then we also saw cute and strong girls and that’s a plus. The one problem I have is that the author has tendencies to forget some characters. For me, that wasn’t something that bothered me that much but still, it would be good to sometimes know what are they doing.

The one thing other than MC that brought Solo Leveling to other dimension is Art. The art in this Manhwa is just AMAZING, it isn't just epic, is cool, beautiful... Like I said the MC was awesome but the art brought this story to the highest level.

in my opinion this is one of the best Manhwa out there because the experience is enjoyable and it's not even closer to ending yet.

This manhwa is a absolute masterpiece. The art style and character development is what that makes this manhwa so cool. the story is fantastic and hyping. This is the first manhwa that made me just read it continuously. It's just that good. I also don't read or watch something that I have already finished but this manhwa is so good that no matter how many times you read it, you will enjoy the art and find some clues you missed in the previous reading.
10/10 recommendations from me.
Trust me, you will love it in the first read. On the outside it may seem like just like other mangas/manhwa. and that's what I thought when I first looked it up.
once you drive into the solo leveling world, You will forget everything and will just want to read more

It's so freaking awesome!
It's the very first time I've seen some well-written overpowered character.
Solo leveling tells the story of Sung Jin Woo, the most weaker Hunter of Korean, at least. The first 11-12 chapters introduce us to how the world around works, which class do what and the whole thing. It really annoying in some way, because it don't show you the very potential of the story itself. It hard to swallow, but after that comes the best part till the end. In introducing chapters we see a weaker, boring and cliche protagonist that we all have seen in most other series, but take it from me, after these chapters the thing changes to a whole new level. We see the start of his evolution, all the way through, and the character development through that. There's the thing that makes it cool. The way that show us the fights, the skills that he acquired through time, the whole thing is magical. One thing really awesome about this manhwa it's the pages format. It seems made to read on a mobile device, cuz the way the scenario moves, the way the characters does too, dope af, I think it's the most positive point about this series. So colorful and well made.

If I had to stands out something besides the pages format, it's, of course, the dungeons and the bosses. It's so dope and astonishing at the same time. A variety of scenarios, every boss has something to add in some way, no matter what. And that's really beautiful to see.

I hope we get the second season as soon as possible, I can't contain myself!

It's my very first review, sorry for any grammatical error or something else. Wish y'all enjoy this series, see ya.

this manhwa is my reason of life, no cap.
10/10 manhwa
i stayed up all night to read it
I was so preoccupied i forgot I even existed
this manhwa is so addictive
i cant stop thinking about it
everything about solo leveling is so good

the characters are great, ESPECIALLY the mc
ON GOD
I love this mc
who cares if he's op
that's the point
he's sooooo cool
and hot ;)
but lordy lord lord he's just so amazing even tho he's supposed to be so engrossed in becoming a hunter that he doesn't realise other ppls feelings for him n stuff but that's interesting to read too

the art !!!!
goddddd!!!!!!!!!
the art is so good
that smile that the stone statue makes IS SO CREEPY
the art is perfect

the story is so great idk what else I need to say to emphasise it.

there's this one arc where ants mutate and stuff and it reminds me a lot of hxh chimera ant arc and I'm ngl the hxh arc is better but its also more important in hxh, in here it was kinda shortish but I thought it was done well.
My friend got mad at me though for saying hxh chimera ant arc did the whole mutant ant thing better.

[Spoiler free]
Let's start with some basic about solo leveling.
Solo leveling is our typical MC becomes strong type of manhwa. MC suddenly gains a power, trains hard then becomes better than everybody.But why does it stands out?It has reached the no.1 spot in MyAnimeList's top manhwa tier.I recently found out that it has reached about 120M+ view in an illegal manga reading website which is 2x more than the next popular manga on that specific site.
The main reason for all this hype and popularity is Solo leveling's fantastic story telling,Character development, Goal setting and flamboyant art-style.The character design is next level.Artist Hyoen-Gun & Jang-Sung-Rak used digital painting and gradient which provided a 3D feeling to the characters.They used the web-comic feature as their advantage and utilized it fully.Each fight scene feels dynamic and spellbound.
Solo leveling is an adaption of the Light Novel 'I alone level up/Solo leveling' by the author chu-gong.His story telling is so fulfilling that from very beginning it's more than enough to hold the reader to complete the remaining chapter as soon as possible.'Solo leveling' is like 'One punch man' but here we get to see him getting stronger and gain the recognition our MC deserves.
If you are one of the person who sweats about small stuff and can't wait for a mystery to be revealed then continuing this manhwa will be difficult for you.
'The name of the main character is Jin-Woo who survived a difficult situation and was granted a option to become a player(Nope it's not isekai). He was the sole person to get the opportunity and was awarded with a function called system.What is this system?Why is this system?Who runs this system?This 3 question is shrouded with mystery and will be revealed at the halfway of the manhwa.In order to enjoy the story you will need to stop asking this 3 question to yourself again and again'.
Did you succeed?Good.Now you are ready to read the manhwa.Trust my words you won't regret it.

Solo leveling (season 1) is a pretty good power fantasy but the story falls flat for me in many aspects. These is well compensated enough by the great art and reasonably fast pacing to make up for this.

When I think of power fantasy anime/manga/manhwa the first thing that comes to mind is one punch man. A world where the protagonist hopelessly outclasses everyone else but still has a solid, unique character to him along with a world brimming with interesting characters who all have their own struggles and goals. Now comparing that to solo leveling. Well 'solo' leveling is really what you get because while this story has a slew of interesting looking side characters, almost none of them get the screen time to be given any character after the first 30 ish chapters.

So then what about the main character? Jin-woo is probably the most bland character you could ever write. He reacts like a piece of card board to everything. It really is a shame cause when you first are introduced to him, you get a sense of relatability and hope for this underdog family man, who even though he is 'the world's weakest hunter' still goes out every day to try to provide for his school age sister and comatose mother. But as soon as he gets power, all of that goes away. At times it becomes hard to even remember that his original goal was to help his mother and sister as they are thrown to the side as if they don't exist for some 80 chapters while MC just goes off and beats up monster after monster, with little to any thoughts in his head about well anything aside from killing more monster. This is especially exemplified when at one point somewhat early on, Jin-woo's sister asks to join him on a jog as she notices he's been working out. So what does Jin-woo do? Totally abandons his sister and sprints as fast as he can with no care for where she is or care for connecting with her as she is trying to do with him right now. Scenes like these are so frustrating because as a reader I WANT to feel a connection with these side characters, but all Jin-woo cares about is getting more power at the expense of any connection to those around him.

At the end of the day this is a really fun read but it woefully lacks the charming characters of something like one punch man or even Reincarnated as a Slime, that really makes the story feel whole. It especially is sad because there are some fun characters in here that I yearned to know more about, but just as quickly as they show up so quickly are they gone. Reading this story, you might as well be playing a RPG with a silent protagonist where all the characters you meet get as little emotional development as your character does.

Solo Leveling is the new popular Manhwa which has taken the community by storm. It even made it into the top 5 of myanimelist, which was really suprising to me so I was intrigued to check it out. I finally got around to reading it & caught up with it in two days, as of now I have read 110 chps of the Manhwa which also marks the end of the first season & it prolly will go on short hiatus

Story
The Story of Solo Leveling starts off quite simple & feels another one of those "zero to hero" kinda stories (and let's Just say I am not a fan of those), but Solo Leveling adds a interesting twist to it i.e The World is actually supposed to be a game & all the characters act in accordance. This factor helps the differentiate itself frm it's many counterparts but in the process also manages to feel unique. Our main who is supposedly the (main character" of the game & is slowly leveling & soon becomes really op.. There r still a lot of mysteries which r yet to be solved, though I presume the final obstacle would be the system. One thing I didn't liked was Jeju Island arc which straight felt like they straight up copied the Chimera Ant Arc, though they didn't took the core themes of it, I think they could've done some changes instead of opting such a subtle way

Characters
The characters r quite good & have a depth to them. I essentially really like the slow transformation of Sung Jin Woo's character as he slowly progressive, with him become more inhuman as he levels up.. Besides him there isn't really stand out but all of them r quite likable though I presume we will go more in depth about some characters in Season 2 like Chae Hae In.

Art
Easily the best part about the series, the art is really good & well polished. I was actually quite surprised as I don't normally expect this level of art from s Manhwa. It really helps to encapsulate the impact of what is happening & sometimes I just stare at the panels for few seconds Just to properly appreciate it.

Overall Enjoyment
Overall I really enjoyed this & had good time with it, though this is only my impression of the first season & it might/might not change in future.

Some people may say this is your typical Shonen that becomes op and undefeatable, in fact i think that is the opposite. The main character faces challenges that could get him killed deep into the Manhwa. Overall this Manhwa is pretty good I rated it a 9 because the fight scenes and art is outstanding, but the characters start to get bland the more they fawn over the main character, sometimes it gets even tiring. (except Beru, he's an exception) Also the Manhwa is pretty anti-Japanese for like 2 arcs which were definitely the best arcs. I overall think this is good as a Manhwa AND only a Manhwa, I personally think no Korean/Japanese studio would touch Solo Leveling with a 10 foot pole, but even if they do I don't think they would go past season 1 into The Raid on Jeju Island I don't want to spoil but what I'm trying to say is that it might be a pr disaster plus the way Manhwa is built is too linear its hard to explain if you never read one before but its like the interactions are only there to push the story forward i cant find any extreme example of this but id of definitely of given a 10 if this Manhwa had more back story to side characters and more side talk, I think this will become more prevalent if it got a adaptation. but I hope I'm proven wrong I'd love to see a Solo Leveling Warrior adapted to an anime.

To keep the review spoiler free as possible from both webtoon and light novel.

Story wise: its nothing new and it's not as good as to warrant a masterpiece, this is the classic zero to hero, although the mixture of fantasy and game-like system does work pretty well, which is why I really enjoyed it.

The art is extremely well done, kudos to the team who brought out the potential of action which is honestly the best quality of the serie.

Overall action is good and world building is decent, however character design is dumpster tier, so don't really get attached to characters since every single one but the MC is completely irrelevant and the story would work the exact same way without em. Also the character development is pretty much only reserved to the protagonist, which isn't bad per se, especially considering the title of the Manhwa but still makes it pretty dull.

TBH though it is a good read, the summoned shadows and the overall lore of the world makes it pretty darn easy to enjoy (once again kudos to the art). overall I would give it a 6/10

I'm not going to write you a review as a reader of manhwa, but as a reader of the novel.
The story's gonna be amazing. A little too much. However, it's not at all disturbing, we're going to love to let ourselves be carried away by the story and the sublime drawings (I must say that the webtoon's drawings are fucking beautiful).
So you little readers who are wondering, "Shall we read the novel?", I'll tell you that yes, you should read the novel. From one you can show off by knowing the sequel that everyone is waiting for (you see Re:Zero? well you know everything c: ). Second, it's good. That's it,
See you manga and manhwa readers!
A novel reader who has to finish reading Overlord.

Solo Leveling is a super enjoyable read, one of the best manhwa i've read. If you're a fan of OP MC stomping people this series is definitely for you, but that isn't all, something about this series is quite different and it always brings you the hype for each chapter.

Story 8/10
At first you might be skeptical about it, expecially if you followed shounen genre or series like One Punch Man and Overlord. The story is nothing revolutionary, but overall it's still very solid and enjoyable... this is your classic "from zero to hero" but with the skillset very similar to the "player" in RPG game, if you followed another manhwa "The Gamer" you'll feel extremely familiar with this series.

Art 10/10
One of the best aspect of this series, the art is so beautiful and looks very cool, everything (the fights, the expression, the characters) are so well drawn.... props to the artist for this.

Character 7/10
Honestly i don't find most characters are super appealing aside from the MC, some characters might feel reasonable and relatable but surprisingly i didn't find anyone outshine or in the same place as the MC. I only read the manhwa so far this might change later on, but overall it's an ok from me.

Enjoyment 9/10
Every chapter is hype, the author did a good job to cut the parts where you feel "wow, so cool" or you can't wait for the next one. Some of readers might unable to see the hype as i agree that the story is quite cliche, but hey even Kimetsu No Yaiba and BNHA are very cliche but people are still enjoying it, this manhwa gives the same vibe.

Overall 9/10
I can understand the hype around this series, this series delivers well... it isn't your harem art online or incest OP series, overall it's a good read, you should also tried it, definitely have a chance to compete with another Japanese shounen mangas.

There is a reason why so much people cannot wait for the new chapters to come out weekly and have to resort to the light novel after being caught up, that is because Solo Leveling is in short, a masterpiece. Now i'm not saying that it's because it's popular that it is good, but oh my god is it ever the best manhwa, manga, book, or any kind of media that i have ever read/seen. Solo leveling is perfect.

I bet even if i tried to find something wrong with it i couldn't because there is too much good in it. I do not need anyone to read this series i only needed an outlet to express how good this manhwa really is.

Solo Levelling is very popular, and it is immediately apparent why. It has style, attractive characters, and captures current preferences for isekai-flavour. So while it has all the makings of a main-stream starlet, I personally find it to be lacking in imagination, depth and vision.

Each individual arc has been rather formulaic. We have seen it all before. The MC gets into some sticky situation, and he either immediately over powers it, or gets knocked around a bit before he inevitably crushes. These fights aren't very detail orientated and strategy is a minor concern. What strategy and considerations are relevant to other characters (specific class strengths etc) are completely irrelevant to the MC. The big bad ant was outclassed on everything it tried - that may be "cool", but it isn't very interesting. My primary concern is that due to the very nature of power within this series (e.g. your rank is fixed and there is little that can be done to mitigate that), we are going to reach a situation where other characters are simply part of the background. Like One Punch Man but without it being a gag. There is some suggestion in the recent chapters that power levels might be changing with the advent of more gates opening up, so maybe my concern will be ameliorated, but somehow I doubt that it will (especially given the spoilers I've seen in regards to the "barrier expert" in the next arc).

So, if the main thrust of the series, the action, isn't very interesting. What about characters? Setting? I've already touched on the setting not being very well elucidated. The geopolitical situation is touched on slightly, but the officials seem to have a very intense blindness when it comes to the MC and how they can possibly utilise him. For example, why did they allow him to just reject joining the Jeju Island Raid without any attempt to draw a deal with him? Given the history of prior excursions onto the island they should have been on high alert and been involving anyone they possibly could who might make a difference. But they don't even try to simply offer money to the MC? Why?? Other possible elements of the setting such as what has been the economic and technological implications of the gates and the awakenings are left impoverished. Hunters from other countries don't seem any different than those native to South Korea and we have next to no sense of what the relative situations of each country is when it comes down to gates. The number of S-tier hunters is commented on but everything else is left in the dark.

Characters on the other hand, while not awful, are far from memorable. Many of them don't get enough screen time and don't have enough plot relevance for us to even develop much of an interest in them. Some of the S-tier hunters have moments to demonstrate their competencies, but this usually falls by the wayside when it comes time for the MC to have another moment in the sun. I also take particular issue with the development of the MC, who appears to change drastically as soon as he re-awakens. I know his trauma and prior situation is used to justify this, but I just find it rather hard to believe. He also has a metamorphosis from goofy-weak looking kid to a jacked k-pop idol with little justification apart from the "system did it". It thought it would may be associated with his attributes, but despite him gaining about 200 points in every one since then he hasn't undergone any other drastic physical change (which is why I sort of hate the addition of attributes in these stories, even if they are common in RPGs). I also would have liked some commentary on the blatant inhumanity of the MC in certain situations. Specifically, brutally murdering a large number of demon clans when climbing the tower. He forms an alliance with the first one he meets after having some affinity for the clumsy girl underneath the demon mask, and then her father is also shown to be rather human in his emotional profile. Are we meant to believe that the other clans are not the same? If so, if you liked those two characters shouldn't you also feel that all those clans being eviscerated is somewhat morally questionable? It would have been interesting to see the MC realise that he was beginning to view sentient entities as simply bags of XP and loot, rather than as characters with personalities and aspirations. Of course, Solo Levelling makes the majority of its antagonistic monsters, even the intelligent ones, to be completely morally reprehensible (with creepy grins to match). "I am the Sorcerer King" tackles this in a far more interesting way but setting up intelligent adversaries who aren't necessarily immediately blood thirsty and are simply having to contend with the situation they find themselves in as well. The situation in Solo Levelling is fine, but I just don't find it as interesting.

In conclusion, is Solo Levelling enjoyable? Yes. But it most certainly does not approximate a masterpiece, and there are series with very similar starting premises that are far more elaborate and creative in how they have moved forward in their setting, characters and concepts (such as "I am the Sorcerer King").

Ok so i come at this having read all current chapters multiple times and the light novel in its entirety once.

Story: This series does well in creating a unique universe with interesting stakes, power system etc. For the saturated genre, it does quite well in feeling fresh with the periodic introduction of new elements in this world.

Art: Ok yeah, if you have eyes you can agree that its 10/10. some very talented people working on this project. fast af release pace considering.

character: the biggest problem with the series. horrid focus on characters. Tons are introduced and then dropped without ever being explored (this is a recurring theme with all characters). very few motivations are really explored other than MC. to summarize they all exist to make the MC look cool and then become an afterthought. very poor writing and if you have read the LN than you will see that the writing becomes derivative quite quickly.

tl/dr: Nice world building, stakes dont become too boring. Author is quite childish and nothing is explored deeply or with any emotional payoff. For an power scaling manhwa, its a good fun action to read, dont have to think about anyhing/find attachment to characters.

A webtoon that is destined to get an anime adaptation.

When reading the first few chapters I did get annoyed by how cliche their whole plot was at first glance; the whole Weak MC becomes strong trope. It gave off the impression that Solo leveling had a pretty shallow plot which is nothing but far from the truth. However for some reason I didn't mind following such a over saturated story concept. One could say even though it was a overpopulated theme basically being regurgitated to us other aspects of the manga is what really captivated me and kept me reading up until the end.

One would be the character development.
Sung in my eyes is truly one finely crafted character. Even though no direct characterisation is showcased, through his actions and dialogue alone, I as the reader could tell what type of a person sung truly is. Think of it as, "he was so well developed that if the mange ever left me on a cliff hanger I already knew what sung was about to do next." No, i'm not saying he is a boring predicable MC but rather he is one MC that appears to be more "human" in terms of a fictional character.

Two would be the production quality itself.
Webtoons in my opinion are more enjoyable to look at than your traditional Japanese manga. I dont know the colour difference really does it for me tbh and solo leveling does not disappoint with well drawn fights which are detailed to the bone I would say as far as "artworks" are concerned Solo leveling out plays its fellow webtoon buddies such as Tower of God.

Lasty it would be the rush atmosphere conveyed by Solo leveling.
From chapter one up until the very last chapter I always felt a sense of urgency while reading solo leveling. The pacing of different arcs was done in such fast way that I never got bored and was always on edge to find out what would happen next and in my eyes that is something all action "shounen" type webtoons/mangas should aim for.

Conclusion
Its a good read and i would definitely recommend it to action junkies who cant get enough of well drawn fights and an interesting plot which has some depth to it.

Solo Levelling is... fine.

It shares some odd similarities with One Punch Man, in that the art is by far the most outstanding quality in it's favour, and also that the main character is the least interesting one around.

I will freely admit that the story simply doesn't appeal to me on a personal level. While edgy loners seem to be all the rage, I don't see much appeal in an antisocial loner being the best at everything in a story, which would normally be defined by characters and their interactions, especially when the plot itself notes the MC as explicitly 'special' with his status as the Player.

The setting, while nothing original if you've picked up any modern Korean works, is decently well explored, the community of hunters and how they interact with dungeons, each other, and the world at large gets a fair amount of explanation.

The characters are bland at best. The dark, sullen lone wolf MC is the only one with significant screentime, and when he isn't really interesting enough to make me care about the story, seeing the other characters being used only to frame how cool and edgy
he is is borderline painful.

As someone who's deep into the light novel scene and has gone through a ton of Korean novels with similar premises, seeing others lavish praise onto this work feels like seeing people watcing Dragon Ball Z be aired for the first time, from the perspective of someone who has seen modern shounen. Works such Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint or The Novel's Extra do much more interesting things with the same blend of modern Korean sensibilities and extravagant fantasy elements.

Overall, a fine, but unremarkable power fantasy KR work with excellent art to distract you from the lacking character.

Ah, Solo Leveling, basically the front page of r/manga nowadays. The top rated manhwa on MAL (at least at time of writing). It's seemingly everywhere, especially since Season 2 has started.

It's been a while since the start to Season 2, and I feel like I should put my two cents out for this manhwa.

Solo Leveling is a fun series to read. It's a guilty pleasure, a wish fulfillment manhwa. It has a very simple story, with flat characters. That isn't a bad thing. Solo Leveling is a power fantasy, you can't really rate it with something like Vinland Saga. Many people criticize it for it's often repetitive plotline, and very bland characters. Even though I do agree for the most part, you can't argue that the series really did do the concept of "power fantasy" correctly.

Power fantasy is the new battle shonen. A recurring genre in the manga/manhwa industry nowadays. All power fantasies have a very overpowered main character who can practically destroy all the other characters. It's a relatively simple genre to write in, and quite profitable, which is why it's been extremely popular the past few years. Great examples of this are "That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime" or in a sense "Sword Art Online", who probably started this whole trend in the first place. Solo Leveling did this right. It made the story just interesting enough so that it would feel unique, and it's art only further boosts it's worth.

Many people are criticizing Solo Leveling because of it's characters. And yes, I do agree that most of the characters are very bland. The character designs are really cool, but they do feel repetitive. The faces look really similar to be honest, but this isn't really a criticism, since a lot of manga have the same problem. The problem behind the characters is how they are used. All of them are just conveniently used just to add to the plot, only to disappear, never to be seen again. Of course, a lot of manhwa do this, but it's especially annoying when you find an actual interesting character, but they just get thrown aside.

The protagonist is also a big problem. Sung Jin-Woo is just a really inconsistent character. Most of time, he's a very edgy character who doesn't care about anyone except himself and his family. However he can also seem like a light-hearted and often clueless character. It just doesn't match up. His character just feels very bland, and there isn't a unique trait anywhere. The only time I liked him as a character was in the first few chapters. In the first few chapters, Sung Jun-Woo was genuinely likable. He was polite and determined, despite being the weakest hunter. The story would be a lot more interesting if it was an underdog to hero story, like My Hero Academia or Naruto. Instead, the author trashes his character almost instantly, and he becomes an edge lord for no particular reason. At least Sasuke had an actual reason for being edgy. Sung Jin-Woo just became an edge lord with no reason at all. If he had kept his original personality, I would've liked him a lot more.

I feel really sorry for the other characters, as in the manhwa, they explicitly state that the other characters have no room for growth, except for our protagonist. Think of Krillin from Dragon Ball. Does he have nearly as much screen time as Goku in the later parts of the story? Does he really do anything that important? The same exact thing happens in Solo Leveling. Other characters just become irrelevant, chained down by the story's own rules.

The plot is mediocre. It's trying to be mysterious and complicated when it really isn't. The author continues to try and throw mysteries in your face, but those don't really grab my attention. Basically, it's trying to hard to have an interesting plot. Power fantasies restrict themselves from being too complicated. The stories are designed for people to turn their minds off for a while, and just enjoy the simple story. Solo Leveling tries to be unique in that aspect by introducing a mystery into the plot. Instead of being an attention grabber, it just becomes a minor annoyance to readers. Power fantasies shouldn't have overarching mysteries like other manga. That's just not the appeal of it.

I'll stop criticizing it for now.
The art is fantastic. It's clean and unique, with really awesome moments. I'd say the art itself carries 50% of the entire series. It makes it quite interesting to read, and it sets the series apart from others of the same genre (power fantasy), which usually only have mediocre art. Most of my enjoyment of the series is just admiring the beautiful artwork. The fight scenes are also quite unique, usually composed of glowing eyes and lines that flash around the panels. Other than that, I can't really say much.

Overall, Solo Leveling is a good series. It does what it wants well. Yet I think the rating of the series is a lot higher than it should be. Solo Leveling is not a masterpiece. It's no where near one. The main character is overly edgy, and the other characters are thrown to the side after the author has used them. You can see that this series is specifically targeting those who enjoy these power fantasies, not people who enjoy thought-provoking series. It tries too hard to appeal to both sides, which leaves the plot into a jumbled mess. It isn't a bad series. It's actually good, for a power fantasy that is. The series is still a while from over, so I guess I'll keep reading on for now...

When you start reading action genre manhwas, you start to notice that most of the manhwas have some very common elements.

1. Overpowered main character (mc)
2. Badass mc
3. Rpg kinda platforms which is the very base of the plot
4. Predictable fights

Even though many of them try to create a different approach, the very concept, characters and the progression of the manhwa fails to hide these elements and thus they become "generic from unique" at some point of the story.

Solo levellings concept did create a successful unique approach with a good potential to present a great manhwa.

The main character who is weak but full of determination to fight and struggle, well written characters, antagonists, support characters etc etc is what readers want to see mostly in stories that fall in "weak but i want to get stronger" criteria.

The manhwas first impression to be honest is quite good. With pretty good visuals, artstyles it easily attracts the readers. Even though these kind of artstyles have become quite common in modern manhwa industry.

Solo levelling did have the potential to turn into a great story. It had all those elememts to create hype, add an unique perspective for this kind of rpg based plots, quite enjoyable. BUT.

Things go downfall after 30 or so chapters. All these hypes and stuff u feel quietly vanishes away as u read further.

The story goes from "unique" to "generic". From a determined mc we see a him turn into an Over powered, badass character fighting and winning every time, no threats, struggles, potential antagonists, development scope. Basically it turned out to be a recycled rpg.

Theres nothing unique or even good left now at this point of the story rather than the artstyles which obviously made the manhwa get more attention the it deserves.
And if we just care about the visuals and throw away the plot, progression, the characters development then we can easily rate it 9. But in the end of the day the story has turned " GENERIC"

Still theres some hope left as the manhwa is still ongoing and there are some clues in recent chapters that the story might get better than its current state. I do hope it gets better but till now. This manhwa is just a recycle rpg plot with a badass op mc. Pretty generic if you ask me.

I can’t find a fault in any of the categories under: wright a review- story, art, character, enjoyment, overall
except for the story, however!! that was my fault since I read the prologue (not really realizing it) and immediately reading the rest of the story. and since the prologue gave some spoilers however they are in the first 3 or 4 chapters (I think since it has been a while since I read them) it’s not a big deal but for me it seemed things were out of order and or being “reposted” for lack of a better (but again my fault)


all i can say is that once the second volume comes out I’m buying both of them and re-reading it. once the anime comes out I’m watching it (supposedly in fall 2021). once the anime gets a dub (hopefully it will) I WILL be watching it!! once it comes out on dvd I am buying it and re-watching it again (Might even by it twice and this will probably be the first anime that I’ll buy the sub for it to)

And to paraphrase a comment that I saw a while ago.
"it is absolute torture to wait for the next chapter every week"

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and my thoughts on further stuff


since gin tested bringing someone along when using shadow exchange and concluded that using it is similar to a gate

I would continue testing shadow exchange and test if I could take someone in and out of the dungeons. first I would test if I could shadow change well with someone from the dungeon (say Esil [chapter 82 “page 39”]) than I would test if I could take someone out of the dungeon (again say Esil [I think it would be best to test taking someone out first, just in case]) then test to see if I can bring someone in to the dungeon (say Jinho [without shadow exchange])

I would also test shadow exchange to exit a dungeon (to test possibility of exiting a dungeon at any Time anywhere) then test shadow change to enter a dungeon (to test possibility of entering a dungeon at any Time anywhere [say exchanging with a shadow on level 50 while being outside])

and test out the range of the cancel summoning (for example sending beru to the south pole then using shadow exchange then cancelling his summon and re-summoning him. in other words exchanging position with a shadow from across the world while still being able to have the shadow beside “you“ for lack of a better term

I know I used “I” a lot. it was just used to make it simpler for writing also for a lack of a better term for: he, writer, if I was the writer or something along those lines. but it was mostly for ease of writing


((thought this would be place to get my thoughts out there))


my notes on research before posting ((also to add to minimum character count))

* shadow exchange
* test with another person
* Jin-woo
* Monarch of the demons [chapter 80 page 22]
* esil eldest daughter of the radir clan [chapter 82 page 39] (I assume it was supposed to be: raider clan and not radir clan)
* The demon castles [chapter 26 page 28]
* it seems like things can come out of Jin-woo’s dungeons [chapter 12 page 9,12] (some sand from the penalty quest came out)
* they are called dungeons [chapter 12 page 24]
* Instant dungeon [chapter 12 page 30]
* Numbers are a little bit inconsistent [chapter 26 page 7] [chapter 37 page 8] (But now that I think about it, it might have just been
Jin-woo’s way of throwing the guy off. however there was no mention of it being that way)
* cancel summon command
* shadow exchange (range “anywhere in the world”) [chapter 122 page 9]

dungeon key: used at the 3ed entrance of Hapjung station
demon castles key: used at song pa gu tower
([going from the description I assume the keys can’t be used anywhere but their designated spot])