Solo Leveling

There's no isekai here, instead, we have a society that is a blend of real-life merging with a mmorpg.

The story takes place in a world where monsters breaching dungeons from alternate dimensions into the real world are a norm.

While cops are handling typical civilian issues, we have gamers I meant people who join guilds with jobs similar to rpg gamer classes healers, mages, tanks, DPS etc folks that handle the orcs & other monsters.

MC is your typical generic weak guy who overtime becomes OP AF. But, how does he become op is the mystery behind the story & what he does with his power as well.

The art is so good it's like your watching an anime on mute.

People with backgrounds in gaming will love this story, due to the character being so relatable.

Props to the MC so far for not being a simp despite all the beauties he encounters.

I look forward to seeing where this MC ends up at tho think have an idea.
There's one person I ship him with if all the other shanties will leave him alone ahaha.

To me, reading Solo Leveling is evolution of isekai powerfantasies. It more or less does everything that your average isekai does, but with great art and good internal consistency. Most things that happen in the world make sense, and there aren't very many asspulls or totally out of character things that happen. That being said, the manhwa itself isn't very deep or ambitious, it's a somewhat standard fare of just saving the world and gaining power, but in some respects, it's also better for that. I would rather read a manhwa or manga that succeeds at what it's aiming for rather than one that shoots too far and misses.

Story: 6/10
Art: 8/10
Character: 5/10
Enjoyment: 7/10
Overall: 7/10

Brilliant artwork on a story that is otherwise one dimensional.

As one would expect from null to OP-type stories, it's easy to root for our protagonist at the beginning until the ease of how this leveling becomes apparent. It's like getting lost in a familiar city and finding new shortcuts. A lot of it is repetitive in getting to the leveling bits.

Opportunity lost in character development (and skill polishing) overall with many of the other characters condemned to background noise; even for a title named Solo Leveling some filler ins for world building sake are important. The attempt at that is a mom who's storyline is condemned to obscurity before we can care for her and a sister whose purpose is still lost on the reader.
Skill upgrades breeze by like nothing and shadow warriors are acquired so easily.

That said, this won't disappoint fans of the genre. Nothing new from the storyline. Artwork is stellar.

Worth another read? Unless there's no other publication. Doubt it.

Most about the manhwa is average, no, it's slightly worse than average except for the art, it's very good.The execution and the pacing is also good. However, it doesn't have properly developed characters, only the protagonist pretty much got what can be called 'character development', and once he gots that, it's pretty much stagnant. The plot is crappy and generic too. It focuses more on action and artstyle. The protagonist pretty much nails it all, he seldom have any struggle against something after the beginning part of the story. It's also way too edgy... like a 12 year old's edgy delusions. TOTALLY OVERRATED. 5/10

To be honest i understand both sides of the coin in the debates on Solo Levelling:

Yeah, it's a banger. You'll finish it in a day and re-read it the next. It's just that fun to read.

The originality and story, however, are lacking. I can see how some people don't agree with the "Hype" surrounding it. It's nothing new, and besides "grinding" the story doesn't seem to be going too far.

Character development is always good, (Spoilers for the next line) he gradually loses his humanity while he gets more powerful. It is a little forced however, as a timid and scared weakling becoming a heartless murderer within 10 chapters is more "character changing" as opposed to "character development"

Personally though, i just love the art style. Simplistic but not lacking, bada*s but not overdone. I was giving it an overall 7 until we met Igris and I fell in love at first sight.

I am now addicted to the hype of Solo Levelling and frequently refresh the page for updates. It's not perfect, people saying it it is aren't right, however it is one of the best, if not the best portrayal of the "Manhwa isekai/rebirth/returner" trope that I've seen. Even if you've read this type of manhwa 100 times Solo Levelling will still probably be your favourite.

So i am up to date. to tell you honestly, Solo Leveling is surprisingly boring. Giving 5/10 is enough. I had high expectations since there's a huge hype surrounding this series and people keep on saying it's great etc etc so i tried it out.
I am so disappointed
(1) the story: this is elementary level story.
I remember watching Sailormoon back then, when they have the same scenarios repeated for several episodes lmao. SL is not different tbh. A gate will open, team will enter it, thinking they can handle the monsters, turnout it is stronger than they expected, Jinwoo would appear and save everyone while displaying his OP skills. And the cycle goes on and on. It's pretty tiring. I was waiting for some kind of twist or surprise but to my dismay, the story is pretty mid.

(2)characters: Jinwoo is a boring character. no development whatsoever except his growing powers. yeah, he's OP but that's it. not really fun to watch. well, some people might enjoy him but not for me, i expect for more. and surprisingly,other characters are just like him, dull and boring. the only character that amazed me so far is Jin Ho. the rest are like his shadow army, lifeless.

(3) Art: top-tier is an understatement. the only reason why I was able to finish it is because of the art. The art saved this series. if without it, SL will be a total waste of time.

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When I read Solo Leveling last year on the homepage of my preferred manga website I went in expecting the typical edgy power up trope that plagues most stories in the isekai genre. Despite SL not being Isekai per say, I found that it was just as mediocre as most isekai stories. I read the whole thing, enjoyed it a bit for it's art and fight scenes, and then left.

By the time I had finished, I was completely unaware of the hype surrounding this series. I was unaware that it was being referred to as a masterpiece, and that it was rated among the top 15 manga, above webtoons such as "Bastard," and "Tower of God." Both of which are what I would consider legitimate masterpieces. Needless to say, I shit my pants. There were actually tears of confusion in my eyes, that this webtoon was rated up there with titles such as berserk, vagabond, and kingdom.

Trust me that in this review I am pushing all of that aside to give an honest and objective view of this webtoon. I have since reread it for the sake of accuracy in this review. So, here we go. Keep in mind that I will refer to SL to as an Isekai for lack of a better word, and for the fact that it shares many plot elements. Here, isekai will be used as the name of a comic where the main character gets strong fast.

Story (5): The story is ok. It follows the tried and true formula of making a weaker character become stronger in order to provide the reader the excitement of watching them grow faster than other characters in the story. Trust me, when I read my first isekai in the form of "Dungeon Seeker" way back in 2016, I was just as excited about it as people are with this title. There is something about this kind of story that just makes people completely ignore any substance the story may or may not have.

I have since admitted to myself that "Dungeon Seeker" is terrible. And the more times I read this kind of story, the less I enjoy it. It was for this reason that when I read Solo Leveling for the first time that I was not amused at all. Beneath all the badassery is a lack of real character development.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS SOLO LEVELING'S WEAKEST POINT:

In the first chapter, it states how the main character WILL become the strongest S ranked hunter in the universe of Solo Leveling, which lowers possible character development in terms of strength. So... there is still room for emotional development. Nope. The main character remains calm in situations, is smart, cares about people who are close to him, is motivated, etc. The character development here is the he gets more chill and edgy. By telling the reader that the MC will become powerful, there really is no kind of character development left that would give the story substance.

Furthermore, the leveling system, similar to that of video game statistics and seen in many of the isekai genre, is used as a substitute for character development, as the reader can tangibly see how much the character has grown. Now, I admit that SL is different than other isekai in terms of the fact that none of the other characters can see their own stats. But the reader can roughly compare characters using the more widely used class system where hunters are ranked using a letter, with S being the highest and E being the lowest.

As for the dialogue, it is at times atrocious, in the first chapter there is a scene where two men are talking about the main character, and one asks the other the same question rephrased for about 2 pages. This is way to blatant to be a translation error. Having read many other korean manhwa and webtoon, I strongly believe that this dialogue is in fact part of the original pre translated webtoon.

Another thing that sucks is that all exposition in the story is stuffed down the reader's throats. Whether it be by gossiping men talking about the main character, through dudes explaining the rules of the world to people who should already know, it almost never happens naturally. The story really treats the reader like a baby, and I don't like it.

Despite the character development and dialogue, I do believe that the story is better than that of other isekai. Many in this genre feature characters that get endlessly stronger without actually introducing any conflict in the story after the prologue. I applaud Solo Leveling for setting itself apart from the rest in this very crucial way. The mc is still getting stronger, but we have been introduced to some strong enemies so in this way, Solo Leveling gets a pass. The flow of the story is really good as well, it’s very easy to read.

Characters (6): Characters in this are pretty generic personality wise, especially female ones. There are some interesting ones tho, and designs are pretty cool. I think its cool that there is more of an ensemble cast than I would have thought would be in something like this, especially one called "Solo Leveling." But there isn't enough real substance to justify a higher score here.

Art (9): Looks great, fight scenes are great. The shadow dudes look especially great. The effects shown are really immersive, and it has great choreography. Panels are well placed to great effect. Character designs are all great and unique, but sometimes contribute greatly to the edgy tone that drives some criticism of the webtoon. Doesn't bother me much but i'll take a point away.

Enjoyment (8): Its very exciting to read, and the art adds to the hype factor of the scenes. I am a very critical person so I can't in good conscience give anything other than the art a full score unless I legitimately thought the story was good:)

Overall (6): It’s good, but not great, definitely doesn't deserve all it's hype, and it only halfway deserves it's hate. I definitely don’t like it’s placement on the list because I don’t like it being the first thing people see when they look at manga as opposed to other greats. But I guess it could be an okay entry point. This is one of the most popular webtoon at the moment, and I'm sure that there are plenty of other manga/manhwa/manhua that are overrated/underrated on her so I guess it’s fine.

ok guyz i am at chapter 129 of solo leveling , now that i have got an idea that the plot is lot secret deep compared to s1.
i am going to review this manhwa just what it does for cuz as u guyz can see most reviews here are fake or hate just didnt read and review compare it to naruto bleach and all , solo leveling is op mc manhwa and thats how we should review it.

now let me rate my stars and state reason no spoiler will be given and spoiler review will be at end and i will warn it.

story: 8/10
why? : cuz since i am at chapter 129 i can see how its going all the plot is unfolding slowly its not a game story it got lot deep in. compared to other op mc series like one punch man or dbz or the misfit of demon king or overlord etc here a deep secret is lying and i feel like this manhwa will have around 270chapters judging from light novel chapters.(i haven't read ln to spoil myself).
people saying its hunter x hunter rip off and all you guyz should chill n read further to get it's nothing like it, though most of the bad review r from those who r jealous nothing can be done dogs bark let them be.(lol)

character: 8/10
as the title is solo leveling it focuses on sun jin woo the mc. first of all people should understand main character is mc and side character r side so its obvious solo leveling focus on mc and side characters are there they r fun and have some great impact like (short spoiler: go gun hee , cha hae in,choi,baek,etc)
and specially here (spoiler:jin's shadow soldier beru got some character)
but if you r looking for one piece like character then you r in wrong place and i suggest you leave.

art: 10/10
this is something i don't need to mention the art of solo leveling has shooked the manhwa or webtoon world its so damn god level as if you r watching anime stills. this can be disadvantage if its made into anime at some point cuz the manhwa art is very top tier.
the panneling are very top tier and most important this manhwa art of action sequence are drawn the best.

enjoyment:9/10
if you r action hype fan who dont wanna read too much and have less time then you will enjoy this piece of art lot. i gave it 9 cuz i feel like its coming to end soon i enjoyed this action manhwa lot.
we enjoy story emotion from reading but this manhwa made us enjoy n feel the action hype just by reading.

overall i would give it 8.5 and i will update as we reach chapter 200.






now to some spoiler review:
i am not gonna give spoiler review cuz u need to enjoy it .
hope this gets an anime long highquality one in future.
enjoy guyz

One thing that i dont like about manhwa is the thing that manhwa stories arent so deep, while the manga (japanese) usually bring to us a more deep story and more feelings. In the manga, you can see specific different behaviour, type of person and all the story, usually, is really hard to accomplish for the characters. For example in naruto, the sharingan is a great tool, but has its limits. Goku can become ultra instinct, but at a great cost. As u you can see, a great power demands a great cost. So the characters needs to struggle to overcome all this things.

Instead in manhwa all this things doesnt happens a lot, and everything goes quite as normal, as you can see in solo leveling and in other manhwa. But, for this one, the story is really good, and can play along with the OP characters and make it everything interesting, as well like onepunchman.

I really enjoyed the story that goes deep and deep and intriguing. 100% suggested, i hope the season 2 will be greater ;)

Okay, I don’t exactly know where to start, but I’ll try to do this as orderly as possible.

To start with the less significant thing, the art style is actually pretty good, but most manhwa do end up looking all relatively the same to me. There’s no initial complaint about this honestly, though I do believe it’d look better as a gorey/action if it was done like a traditional manga (black and white, the typical ordeal). I’m usually picky with art style, so to me this is a somewhat important point to my typical critiques, but it won’t play a role here.

Now, the plot is... mid at most, if I’m being completely honest. It’s very typical, extremely weak mc suddenly becomes extremely op. There’s a lot of components within this manhwa that I do dislike to some degree; stereotypical shounen, isekai, and underlying harem tones (though they aren’t that strong, I won’t give it too much complaint). But, this manhwa does have points I do like to contrast those (for the most part); an mc that isn’t excruciatingly annoying, monsters not constantly characterized by boobies and falling in love with the mc, and whenever harem tones are presented here, they’re almost immediately eliminated. Though, parts of me does wish Jinwoo was somewhat more like a villain rather than a constant one-man heroine, I do appreciate his character a lot more than I thought I did. The fact that he struggles more with humane conflicts rather than simply just strength is honestly a bit refreshing, too. But, even with all the good attributes of our mc, I ultimately feel like we’re getting nowhere in the story. It’s not at all enjoyable in the sense of “omg! I wonder what’s going to happen next,” it’s more of a “what the fuck didn’t we just solve the major conflict and there’s fucking more?” That entire part of it just made it stressful and somewhat obnoxious. And I don’t mean major conflict as in just fighting, I'm talking about genuine things surrounding mc that eventually get dealt with, and then it just drags out for a long while. That being said, it does leave a little bit of space for a somewhat unpredictable ending (though, I feel like it’ll take a Demon Slayer turn, just one massive L).

Personally, I think saying this manhwa is amazing is an overstatement, but it isn’t straight up awful either. Though, I strongly believe that if this project is handed to the right company, the anime adaption would be pretty spectacular (it’s an action based series, it’s really more about the visual than the plot if we’re being completely honest).

Maybe I’ll change my mind about it within time, because I’m too far in to drop it now. As it stands right now though, I’m settling on a 6/10 (edging closer to a 5.5, but there’s no rank for .5s, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt).

(my first review)

story 1/10: was reading the reviews before and a guy was talking about how he couldn't find the story and the more I thought about the story wait what story. I mean (spoilers) when he and a group of people come across the room where he gains his powers he NEVER tries at least searching for clues on how he got the powers he just accepts it hopefully that will change when his dad comes back from the 7/11 (I'm trying to be vague so no one gets and ideas but you would think they would touchback on his dad) and where I'm up to he hasn't used any effort to find that place and don't get me started on that they forgot about the punishment thing from the start and how he gained his special skill.
----end of spoiler----
you might say the story is him climbing the ranks to support his family and pay for his mother's hospital bills but I feel this is a crappy story since EVERYONE in that world has the same objective to climb the ranks and make money.

art 10/10: some pretty nice art I mean if this was an art gallery this would be a 10/10 all I gotta say is there are some nice visuals

character 3/10: I feel after the first 40 chapters probably less he becomes an empty husk of a human. At the start yeah he wanted to help his family but then all he wanted to do was do raids on these gates with guilds. And I mean his life was barely ever threatened so there was no character development to be seen. he has a sister you sometimes see but forget about.

enjoyment 7/10: this manhwa has its ups and downs I feel if you wanna be committed just stop at chapter 108 if not just stop at chapter 80 I mean I just don't have a life. now that I look back I'm pretty sure that the story was by a kindergarten since I feel like the MC needs to feel defenseless at least once other than the start of the manhwa and I know it's like the point of the whole manhwa but it chokes you screaming at you that the MC is OP Eg: chapters 106, 114, 109 and this is in just in a range of 8 chapters.

overall 6/10

"I mean, where the fuck should I... really even start" - Drake 2019

Brilliant, just absolutely fucking brilliant.

TL;DR : READ IT! READ IT! READ IT ALL AND SUFFER IN WAIT FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!

Let's see, maybe you don't like OP MCs cuz story gets boring? NOPE, Story stays great, and i don't care, READ IT!

Maybe you're tired of the cliché "weakest to strongest" stuff? DON'T CARE! READ IT! you will love it.

If you don't enjoy it, either your tastes are WAY DOWN SOUTH from most people, or you are just one of those people who don't like popular stuff.

I'm going to be 100% honest. Reading this had me grinning ear-to-ear, giggling like a school girl, and clapping my hands in excitement at the end of practically every chapter.

There is only one problem I have with this. EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS SO BAD NOW IN COMPARISON.

Much like Haikyuu for me (Anime version) I just wanna re-read and spend hours of my time reading something that I can practically recall word for word. IT IS JUST THAT GOOD.

Like no, you can't not read this. You HAVE to give this a try. It is just too good.

You can tell by the rating that it's good. You can tell by most of the reviews that it's good.

The top review (by abystoma2 at the moment) is complete bullshit IMO. It's probably cuz that MFs favorites are all psychological drama horror stuff with some JoJo HxH and Monogatari in there. He don't know shit dawg. If you like anything other than drama horror psychological shit or romance even just a little bit, this series is a MUST READ.

TRUST ME READ IT
TRUST ME READ IT
TRUST ME READ IT
YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT

I read this manhwa from a post saying stuff like "This manhwa is better than most manga" of that sort. So of course my expectations were really high because most comments on that post was agreeing with the post.
And oh boy it did not live up to a single bit.

See, the first thing that i saw was like your usual "Zero to Hero" type of story.
The story where Protagonist is like the weakest of all the party/country and then
boom the 'power spike' comes in and he made it all the way to the top of the rankings in like what less than a year?

The thing is the part i enjoy about this manhwa was the chapters before he got his 'power spike' cause at that part of the story the reader wouldn't know what happens next, unlike the story right now where the reader probably already knows what happens next.

The first part of the story was the most likeable part for me cause the mc was working his hardest just so he can have enough money to pay his mother's medical bills
even though he was barely getting enough. And then he went on like a killing spree killing like a few people.

Its weird hard seeing the i guess you call "underdog" MC turn into an emotionless
edgy kinda guy every time.

Alright time for the rating reasons i guess

Story: 3/10
The story huh... Honestly the story pretty much goes on like there's these gates that show up so the world pays hunters to clear these gates. There's this hunter that's called the worst hunter and suddenly he got a 'power spike' and becomes the highest ranked hunter.

Art: 10/10
Really?

Character: 2/10
Honestly i gave it a 2 just because the first few chapters. The MC was made like that (Emotionless, edgy, etc) so the reader can like insert themselves into the story. Besides that the characters (all of them) themselves are pretty shallow.

Enjoyment: 3/10
Nope i just read it cause of the art style

Overall: 4/10
Art carried

This manga is way overrated/overhyped and does not deserve its 8.97 score it currently has. Story is the all too familiar power fantasy and 90% of the story is the mc grinding to become OP with almost no plot to speak of. MC makes a complete 180 on his attitude because he's now a CHAD with op abilities and a soon to be harem.
That said, I will admit that I am isekai trash and so i did still enjoy the read. But I could not stand back and see this kinda average power fantasy getting a score way above what it actually deserves. If you're not trying to find a work genuinely deserving of a score of 8.97, this ain't it chief.

TLDR; generic power fantasy plot but with nice art and HEAVILY overrated.

I discovered MAL back when I didn't have much of an interest in anime and manga. I remember being confused after seeing the top lists since they were full of names I had never seen before. Over the years, I've kept these lists in my mind as a best-of when it comes to each medium, but after reading this holy shit have I been proven wrong (#14 overall and #1 manhwa at the time of writing this). I started going through Solo Leveling because its Korean origin intrigued me, but also because I saw it mentioned on a forum as an example of manga drawn in color.
Art wise it hardly disappoints, it starts off great and it only get better as it goes on. The fight scenes in particular are impressive, they ended up being what kept me reading for the most part even though they are incredibly predictable due to story reasons. All other aspects aren't as grand however, which diminished my overall enjoyment.
The story drops the ball almost instantly by making the protagonist the only character who is able to become stronger through a system of quests that he gains access to after a near-death experience in a dungeon (the "why" hasn't been explained yet). There just isn't much that can happen after this, obviously he's going to grind it out, it also doesn't help that these quests give him insane rewards. You can safely throw out all the usual buzzwords at this webtoon and they would all fit: wish fulfillment, derivative, power fantasy etc. It's somewhat salvaged in some of the later chapters, but I just can't get over how boring the story is for most of its length.
The characters aren't much better either. The only one who is relevant for an extended period of time is the MC, everyone else is quickly forgotten after they've served their purpose. The MC himself, is kind of... shallow, I guess? You only have to read chapter 0 to realize that there's nothing super interesting about him. There is an attempt made at giving him a good motive for doing what he does, his mother's condition, but that isn't mentioned much apart from the beginning and late chapters of the webtoon.
I probably would have enjoyed Solo Leveling quite a bit more in my early teens when I was still addicted to Metin 2 and loved to self-insert, but as it stands I can't give this that high of a score, and I definitely don't agree with the many people claiming this webtoon to be a masterpiece or to have a really unique story. I just don't see it.

When I first heard of solo leveling, I never found why it was so great. I remember reading the first few panels of it ages ago and giving it up. But earlier this year I gave it a chance it actually deserves and man it's flipping amazing.

The story revolves around the main character being the weakest adventurer and one day on a mission to clear a dungeon, he and his team come across a hidden area, and this changes his life completely. If you're a fan of shounen and powering up you'll absolutely love this.

The art can speak for itself honestly. THE best art I've seen in any webtoon. Every panel is just so detailed and beautiful to look at.

The character design and development was also pretty great.

Overall I loved it.

Solo Leveling is one of the many stories you can find at the medium where a guy goes from level 1 crook to level 100 boss because of some cheat-like ability or situation that make the protagonist basically have unlimited potential, this type of premise surely isn't hard to find, "Tensei Shitara no Slime Datta Ken", "Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?", "Re:Monster", "Arifureta: From Common Place to World Strongest" all have a protagonist that is clearly overpowered in comparison to the rest of the world.

After reading this type of story again and again, I can say, at least for me, this type of story starts strong but only grows weaker thereafter, and that is due to a sense of lack of challenge that only grows stronger as the story develops itself.

CHARACTERS 3/10

Let's talk about the protagonis, when the story starts Jin-Woo is just an E-rank hunter who got the strange ability to grow stronger after "surviving" against a monster miles ahead of his power, it is a very good start, we know that he is weak, we know that he has only his wits, we know that he's doing his best for his family, we feel sympathetic for this poor guy, so as he grows stronger, the reader also gains this sense of accomplishment, because we know how hard he is training to achieve his goal, but this doesn't last long, the story grows specifically dull after he gains his job(which I will not explain because it's very important to the story), because then the story changes from "a weakling with a meek personality trying his best to become stronger" to "an overpowered hack with a change of personality so sudden that makes you think he must have some sort of multiple personality disorder, oh did I also mensioned that he is now hot and perfect in every sense of the word" basically, a lot of people enjoyed his change of personality, but I found it bad, it felt like we changed protagonist mid-history, if you like badass-like characters you may not find this change as bad as I do.

Changing the topic to the side characters, they are not well used, they mostly just serve to hype the protagonist, this is more evident when the S-rank hunters first appear, they are supposed to be at the top of the hunters hierarchy and yet when they are shown their only job is making Jin Woo look badass, is like putting a bunch of Mercedes inline which one Lamborghini standing out, sure the Mercedes is a very good car, but why to care for it when you have a fucking Lamborghini in the house of the $500000,00 along with them, that's what happens here, the side characters are good and strong in its own rights, but it's difficult to care for them when you know the protagonist is not only stronger but better at literally anything they ever try to attempt, the characters are in my opinion the weakest point in the whole manhwa.


ART 10/10

The art is pretty damn good, it's not even the type of art that I like but I have to give it to the artist of this manhwa, he nailed it, the colors, the character design, the environment, the art is not only the thing that draws most attention but is also the best part of the manga overall, especially the use of colors, I had never seen a mawnha make such good use of the fact that they can be colored, truly an outstanding work

Story 5/10

The story isn't anything outstanding but it isn't bad, despite the lack of good characters the fact that the protagonist is always getting thrown at some new situation totally different from the last makes for a story that, albeit lacking, never feels totally tired out, the visual differences from one setting to another and the different ways the enemies are portrayed truly sells the idea of something new, also the fact that there is always a sense of tension for the side-characters makes the things have some weight to them, but the fact that the protagonist is near-invincible makes the parts of the story where is only him against the world have much less weight, after all, you know he is gonna succeed. Because of that most of the situations change from "OMG, are the characters gonna be able to win" to "OMG, how long until Jin-Woo arrives" which leaves a bad taste after the arc reaches its conclusion since the solution is basically the same every time(SPOILER), use shadow, defeat strong enemy, make strong enemy a shadow, repeat.

ENJOYMENT 6/10

The characters and the story aren't very good, but the art, the flashy powers, the hype when the protagonist arrives at the fight, and the feeling of getting always stronger makes a somehow enjoyable experience

OVERALL 6/10

Albeit lacking in very key aspects the story is flashy and hype enough to make a somehow good read, it's definitely no masterpiece, but it's a fun read to have in an afternoon. Recommend if you like overpowered characters, outstanding art, or the trope of the protagonist that grow stronger as if they are in a game.

Story: 9/10
Solo Leveling most definitely gave OP MC's a one up. It is a genre that many animes, manga and WebToons have done decently well. Solo Leveling really does do the OP MC genre well. The character development of Jin Woo was outstanding because it really brought out the satisfaction that the audience wanted to see. It is a fast paced story that is surprisingly easy to keep up with. The only flaw was that there were barely any other stories and the only focus of the story was Jin Woo. It is a good thing however, that Jin Woo did have many moments to himself to compensate for the lack of other story arcs.

Art: 10/10
I am a big fan of WebToon art styles and Solo Leveling had consistent clean art throughout the whole series. The lines were polished and thick. The colors were also bright and contrasted. The dungeons were slightly dark, however that made a cool effect with Jin Woo's signature glowing eyes. Both bright and dark parts were amazing. Character design were also classic WebToon which I also love. All in all 10/10.

Character: 10/10
Jin Woo was the main character of this WebToon. They placed large amounts of emphasis on his growth as a person and character. The powers he gains and the respect he gains from other characters really made him grow into the OP MC we have. Other characters were relevant enough to support Jin Woo's growth and that was enough to place the focus mainly on Jin Woo and keep us captivated on his character.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Seeing an OP MC grow is by far one of the most satisfying things in this type of entertainment. Solo Leveling definitely fulfilled my hunger on that aspect and it really did well. I loved the fact that they planned this story for 2 years and gave it a satisfying and cool environment to enjoy. I just wished there had been a little more female action going on there. Otherwise everything I enjoyed fully.

Overall: 9/10
Like I said, I enjoy this type of story greatly. I am satisfied with each battle and each level up. Each time an antagonist's ass gets whooped by Jin Woo. Proving someone wrong is a great feeling and Solo Leveling provides us that feeling. The feeling of having the ability to prove someone wrong and become more powerful. The overarching mystery of how he gained his powers as well as the gates becomes the mystery for another day. The day when Jin Woo becomes even more than he already is.

This review contains minor spoilers .

If manga is fine french cuisine then manhwa is fast food that you can't stop eating. And Solo leveling is one of them. Not just one of them, it's one of the best manhwa.

It's set in an urban fantasy setting. Ten years ago, "the Gate" appeared and connected the real world with the realm of magic and monsters. To combat these vile beasts, ordinary people received superhuman powers and became known as "Hunters."

Many story shoehorns fantasy in a setting and don't count for the consequences. But this manga does a good job at showing a society with access to magic and dungeons.

We follow Sung Jin-Woo, a 20 year old hunter trying to make money for his mother's treatment. One day, after a brutal encounter in an overpowered dungeon wipes out his party and threatens to end his life, a mysterious System chooses him as its sole player. Now he has the power to level up his powers like an RPG character.

It's an underdog story with a good protagonist. We see Sung go through a lot. He goes from a wimp to a badass at the end of the seasons and it's super satisfying. He fights various monsters and levels up. But no matter how strong he gets, the fights still stay entertaining throughout the manga.

Sung is a very likeable protagonist. Even though he becomes super OP the manga doesn't become boring to read. Because not only he becomes strong but also he develops as a character. Sadly the side characters aren't as well explored as Sung. They don't get enough time and they are not as interesting as our protagonist. It would have been nice to see through another character's eyes.

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Sung has a reason to become a hunter. He needs money for his mother's treatment. And there is a possibility that he might find a cure in a dungeon. He finds a cure and heals his mother and he tries to drop down from being a hunter. That's what i call good character writing. Many fictional settings don't tackle necromancers. If they do, most of them are evil by nature. Sung is a necromancer and the show nicely does the subject, It may be brief but it shows what the other characters think of him. Also for a brief moment the manga shows the problems of being one of the strongest humans and his public perception.
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The art is amazing in this manga. It's fully colored. The background art is breathtaking. It's very detailed and overall nice to look. The character designs are amazing and fit their character well. You can take any page and turn them into a wallpaper or a poster.

Summary
Solo leveling is a good manga with an amazing protagonist and thrilling fight scenes.

Solo Leveling; After reading it, Now i know why it is so much hyped-up!

Art;
It was amazing and I could barely found any flaw in it,
Story;
It was quite amazing. I'm a type of person who isn't into the Shounen genre that much but this Series was like I can't get enough of it.
Character;
The MC isn't the normal OP character who can just finish everything without efforts. As someone once said that "Only the Weak knows how the power truly feels", He worked his way to become this stronger.

Overall;
I0/10, Cant wait for the anime adaptation (Hoping they don't ruin it by rushing)