HE'S GOT A STRONG HEART! | Solo Leveling Episode 1 Reaction
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Key thing to note - THE ANTS WEREN'T CGI!! The studio went all in on the animation.
YES!
THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO SEE!
also gotta love that they weren't lazy and "heal" the clothes as well
HECK YEAH, i was afraid the shadows would be sooo weird if done with cgi, I'm so happy
AI Picture only use CGI on Machine or any other Robotic Creature.. other than that they mostly not use any CG
I hope the Shadows as well. 2D Igris please.
I'm surprised how no one pointed out that the Korean voice she heard of sung Jin woo wasn't actually the Korean but actually Hindi
But oh well who knows I'm writing this mid video watching
I mean the chat was locked in emote only, for good reasons but yeah when i heard hindi, i was like " Dam Korean sounds really close to Hindi....wait a minute!!"
I was astonished lol
@@yuitrigger oh is that soooo.... Sorry I didn't know
It's a 50/50 with emote only.
On one hand, no spoilers. But on the other hand, no corrections to make you properly understand what you just watched.
I don't know much Korean, but I was fairly certain that that wasn't Korean.
Especially when I’ve played games (specifically Project Moon games) with Korean VA and they just have this… *_serious mystical_* tone that I love.
I don't know why and it might be just me, but while Japanese voices have a professional tone, Korean just felt mystical (in a magical way) for some reason.
I'm still surprised that A-1 picked this up, the webnovel and webtoon community always assumes the korean stories aren't going to be as appealing to japanese audiences.
For context, this setting is pretty popular for manhwa (a Korean analogue of manga) where Earth begins manifesting dungeon portals for monsters to cross over, human weapons do zero damage, and certain people awaken superpowers (usually fantasy themed) and have to do things the medievil way. It's basically the Korean version of the Isekai trend in Japan, but the issue is that some stories tend to paint Japan in a bad light as a trope and are kinda weird with China, which might be leftover cultural history from the early 20th century in action.
I'm pretty sure it was Solo Leveling that popularized this genre of reverse Isekai in Korea.
what??? its a manwha lol not a webtoon.
@@whitenobeard no, it didn't. solo leveling fans keep thinking that but all these lightnovels are already created and a lot of them came before solo leveling and popularized it. its almost never the case where a manwha has no light novel and solo leveling also copied other stories especially the necromancer part. it was already popularized before solo leveling
@@humanoidfrog4645 in terms of manhwas it did considering it was the most view manhwa, idk about lightnovels but a lot attention was center in power fantasy and gates/ portals around the peak of solo leveling, you can think whatever of the plot but it did popularized, besides what other necromancer manwha was memorable at the time?
@@bufuxzender5542 ALL manwha's are deprived from light novels. Solo leveling was just another copy and got lucky by being picked up first and the artist died while making it so no other manwha could get its art aswell. Ur giving solo leveling too much credit. Pandemic was starting so solo leveling got very populair and together with that manwha itself got populair. I reccomended solo leveling to a friend of mine who likes manwha and he dropped it 💀 to read other power fantasy manwha, That should tell you enough. The fact that you don't know about light novel shows u shouldn't just be spewing random bullshit. You expect power battle necromancer manwha's to just suddenly pop up because of solo levelings peak? Solo leveling is not THAT old lmao even when jeju island was still being adapted there were already a lot of stories "like it" but have a even better premise and logic
It was actually at first a webnovel that got turned into a webtoon, but the illustrator (Dubu) sadly died, before he was able to finish adapting it. The story itself got fully completed though and is fantastic at just generating hype.
I really recommend the webtoon, although after watching the first season, because I couldn't stop thinking about how much better the art looked.
yea just like manga, a lot of manhwa artist basically work themselves to death (sometimes literally.) and it sucks to see especially because a lot of times they are just doing art for the project and not the creator/writer so they have to take multiple gigs all at the same time.
what?? first of all its a manwha and light novel, not a webtoon and webnovel. also, the art is was better in the manwha but i do respect the animation and sound design in the anime which is top tier
@@humanoidfrog4645 That is what they were first published as. Because they were first published *on the internet.*
Hell, Kakao Page, where the the webtoon was first published, calls them webtoons. Prefer to call them manwha and light novel all you want, but if you're saying that "webtoon"/"webnovel" are wrong, that's just incorrect.
It's good that you could still fully enjoy it, I didn't though and it's possible that it could affect her enjoyment as well, so I mentioned it. And *I* wouldn't say the animation is 10/10, but that's just because we had a lot of quite insane animation by now.
Sidenote: If anything, I'd rather call the printed version just a novel, because all the originally japanese light novels I've read had illustrations in them every now and then and I do see that as one of the distinguishing things (also I got it in hardback and it just feels different).
damn, i was not aware that Dubu died, i took a break from reading it during season 2 of the webtoon, R.I.P. Dubu!
Tbh I'm just watching it to see the magic get animated with sound effects since I don't have the best imagination
WOO
Let's go, I've been waiting for this show since forever.
*NO SPOILERS* (just what I liked in comparison to the material is adapted)
I love the way they open this episode with the Jeju island raid flashback, makes the threat of it more intense
I loved the animation over all, pacing was great, and it was basically adapted page for page, panel for panel and I love that. The artstyle is spot on and perfect for Solo Leveling
And I love the added scenes with the bigger outside world of the hunters association
I'm just so excited to see how the show does the manwha justice
I know you'll love it Alicia. Love your content.
Plus, opening with the ants sets up for [redacted].
@@CajunCrustaceanJust say best boy
theyre actually adapting the story from the light novel but using scenes from the manhwa which is so good !!
@@whitenobeard good point.
@@whitenobeard The most fanboying best boi ever 😂😂
1:34 "Wait, its modern? Wait, it's fantasy? Wait, its a video game?"
When the episode finished, also wanted mooore. But also thought of certain thing; "You know what would have finished the end-scene perfectly? A Smile"... If you know, you know... Lets not spoil it...
well yes but there's still too many chapters in between this ending and that
As much as it had a prime scene to do it, let’s not rush what is THE most iconic part of the start.
They teased it in all the trailers even showed it in one or two, but couldn't take 3 seconds to put it at the end of the episode?!?! I'm raging over here!!
it wouldn't have. the smile happened after certain events i won't mention but u just want it to happen faster
@@raitaebeckx.547 can you shut the fck up?? im so happy you didn't make this adaptation lmao you would have RUINED it. that part doesn't even happen until a few chapters!! why tf would it happen right now?
WHAT? When Alicia said his Koean va I did not expect them to start speaking Hindi.
ALICIA THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING KOREAN BUT HINDI (the most common language in India along with English )😂
i've read both manhwa and novela version of Solo Leveling many years ago and it's so nice and overwhelmingly good to see it all being animated after all these long years, so far quality seems really good and i hope that it'll stay that way
So yes the story is Korean, but the studio animating it is Japanese.
So the original language, as in the first one recorded, is actually Japanese
You played it in Hindi (Indian language not Korean) from 10:23
Much Love From India 🇮🇳
I was searching for this comment 😂😂😂
Ikr,
Btw is Hindi dub good for this show?
@@yuitrigger yeah.. it's very good.. I've watched it....
I think the reason I watch this in Japanese instead of Korean is because it was animated by a Japanese studio, and also the fact that I didn't know it would get a Korean dub.
Some interesting details regarding the worldbuilding of the series.
- Lower Ranks, like E and D tend to be so poor, they don't make any impressive income and cannot afford anything beyond some very basic weapons, so these guys tend to show up in just street cloths. C Ranks tend to make enough to afford SOME gear, so they will be in a combination of street cloths... and maybe some gauntlets or shoulder plates or something. B and A Ranks make some stupid levels of money and make enough to be fully decked out in fancy gear. S Ranks are also super fancy dressed, but are also powerful enough that some don't even seem to wear cool gear. So the more "Fantasy RPG" a character looks, likely the higher their Rank.
- While most Hunters seem to get "Classes" that fit them, some people get power and Classes that don't really match themselves. You could find someone powerful enough to be S Rank and they are too scared to actually be a Hunter, and you could find someone who was a professional Martial Artist before gaining their power, only to end up as a Healer, where their "Martial Arts" are effectively useless because Healer stats don't translate well to fighting ability. Also, over 90% of hunters seem to have very Basic Classes, like Healer, Mage, Warrior, Rogue and Tank, but some random people seem to have more specialized, unique classes, and some people even have very Unique "Skills" that are not normally associated with the Class they have, like there is one guy who can turn gigantic, or you could find a "Mage" who gets a "Stealth" skill, which is something more associated with "Rogue" like Classes. The Anime won't likely actually go out of it's way to inform the viewers of this, so the significance would be easily missed.
3:10
Well... no... it *IS* a Japanese Anime, but it's adapted from a Korean Manwa, so it's dubbed in Korean, hence the lack of subtitles if you listen to it in Korean.
Edit: I guess while it is dubbed in Korean, the dub you were listening to was apparently actually Hindi? I'm not entirely sure, I saw some other comment say that.
Why do I get the feeling Alicia would absolutely love "Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun!"? That kind of humor and the MC is exactly the kind of good bean she would adore.
Seconded Alicia should do Iruma-kun!
this is known as one of the best manwha in existence for a reason, and us fans have been waiting for so damn long to see it come to life.
the studio that made this is A1 Pictures, the same legends that made Sword Art Online, Darling in the Franxx, Love is War, etc. they've made some absolute classics, and this one is no doubt going to go down as one of their greatest projects
also i love how the SECOND anyone reacting sees the Statues of the Cartenon they immediately just go "Ah well we're fucked" like, we ALL know what a Boss room looks like that shit aint fooling NOBODY LMAO
The story is korean but the studio is Japanese. I loved your reaction and your predictions. Right now i won the bet for where episode 1 ended i hope I'm right for the rest of the series. Episode 2 was shown in a private venue in LA
The second language the show is dubbed into is not Korean It's Hindi. I still don't know why they didn't do a Korean dub but it might have something to do with the beef between Japan and Korea.
They did do a Korean dub. There are trailers for it. It will be aired in Korea soon
An interesting fact about Jinwoo is that eventhough he is ranked E he is way stronger than the average person with no awakening
i mean thats for every e rank hunter and no hes not a way lot stronger than a normal human lol hes a bit stronger than the average man
people make fun of the slower olympic runners but don't forget that they're still peak athletes compared to your average viewer
@@humanoidfrog4645 ??? Wtf? so he's not a lot stronger than a normal human just a lil bit stronger than the average man???
thats really wrong mate, E-ranks are barely stronger than normal humans
@@UhgothoptYeah, for now he’s weak af, but he’ll grow.
I love it, but dang we have to wait for the thing that will make manhwa readers SMILE... thanks for reading and see you in ep 2
Alicia you have NO IDEA how long i waited for this story to be animated.
It's THE BEST webtoon i ever read and i'm SUPER hyped to go through Jinwoo's history again 😍
No Spoilers - Explanation details they skipped over from the manhwa/comic to fit into anime form.
1) When you awaken, whatever power rating & type your magic awakens to is it. If you are a D class warrior, you can't be a wizard, or a healer, or ranged. No matter what, your body can only support the "D" level amount of magical energy, so you can only use weapons & amours of the D class as a max also. This is the hard limit of awakening. For someone to "just barely" be an "E" class, jinwoo can only barely use the weakest weapons since the magical energy in his body is so low. (there is more to this subject, but that would be spoiler territory)
2) A second dungeon entrance is a rare occurrence but it has happened before. It should have made the authorities who check the dungeons energy levels - to assign its danger levels - see higher energy, even if they didn't know where the entrance was. The fact that the authorities saw this as a level D dungeon, and it never changed makes this second dungeon still D ranked. (again, there is more to the explanation, but spoilers)
It begins. This anime is gonna be hype af. If the anime stays this quality for the later bits that are hype in the manhua then it’s gonna be one of the best anime ever
I read the whole Manhwa!!! You're gonna freaking love this one! I hope you have so much fun with it!
For some reason, I can't read your reply.... It says something about messaging you on Telegram.... I don't have that
This is truly like a wine snob going off about the quality of a cheap wine they thought was good when you talk about the Hindi dub assuming it the original and Korean, love the reactions as always even if it took me a while to watch this one myself first
I binged this manhwa a couple months ago and its phenomenal
the impact frames gives me goosebumps, next episode is definitely going to make everyone smile.
Even though it was originally a Manhwa (Korean Manga) the Anime is animated by a Japanese studio. So the Japanese Voices are the official.
yeah we love to see monster not being CGI xd lets goo
Let me say that I have a feeling you will love what this series has in store for you.
I love that this has been animated. And I'm ecstatic that you're reacting
Ahhh, A-1 pictures, the studio behind Solo Leveling, Fairy Tail, Blue Exorcist, and SO many other good ones.
Some clarification on some characters' actions. I think this was info given in the WN, not the WC. The reason some of the Hunters in the dungeon didnt think it would be bad to go into the double dungeon is because the dungeon ranking system is based on scaling the magical energy coming out of it. The dungeon was scaled to be D rank, and they assumed the double dungeon was part of the scaling, as is normal.
So happy to see this series animated, after spending so much time reading the manhwa! You're about to witness peak!
Saying “medical bills cost a fuck ton” is a universal way of telling someone you’re American.
This one is basically satisfaction the anime. It just hits that spot that makes you feel great
I have been waiting for this anime for YEARS. I am so glad you are watching it
18:30 "he's such a sweet angel"💀
"Hi, my name's Alicia, and I learn all my animation techniques by punching people in the face."
Okay ima be honest the Korean voice u were talking about wasn't actually Korean it was the Hindi dub of the anime sooo ye they were Indian voices...
Didn't know Solo Leveling got it's own anime, that's real cool! After the series is over, I'm probably going to sift over the manhwa to look over the art.
The manwha art is incredible. Though, the story in the light novel is better in some spots.
@@thesevendeadlysins578I heard that they will be animating both the Korean light novel and the manhwa
This first scene does a great job of demonstrating the difference between what I assume are A-Ranks, the S-Rank bro squad, and a guild supported by a S-Rank.
That is not Korean, its Hindi lmaooo. But yes, the original studio is Japanese, hence, Japanese dubs are original.
Btw i don't think the other audio language is Korean but Hindi
OMG you're watching it!!! Yes!! I can't wait. ARISE!!!! I've read and re-read the Manhwa soooo many times!
It's a webtoon, then became a light novel, then a comic and now it's an anime.
I'm 7 Volumes into the comic.
Since it's a South Korean work, the word for comic is called Manwa in South Korea
i've read WAY too much portal/hunter/otherworld/ranking manwhua, so to see Alicia get genuinely giddy about these concepts that she hasn't seen before feels so nostalgic, very enjoyable
The language from 10:38 is not korean, it's indian language "hindi".
22:40 I don't think she will die honestly. I think it will be worse, she will be irrelevant as a love interest😅. I am already shipping this guy with tall, blonde, and S rankness lol.
Haven't read this but I have seen a lot of webtoons with the premise of mordern day society with fantasy portal invasions a lot. I think it akin with Korean manhwa as Isekais are with Japanese manga.
Yes, but solo leveling was the first that really did it
Yeah the genre is called reverse isekai actually, Solo Leveling is actually the pioneer of this specific genre.
The studio that picked up Solo Leveling is A-1 Pictures, same studio as Sword Art Online, I think they will deliver a lot on this anime, since their SAO Alicization project was beautiful. As for the score for the series, it is done by our man himself Hiroyuki Sawano, which you should already be familiar with from the entire AOT Seasons 1-3 score and a lot of participation on the MAPPA seasons score. As for the language, despite the series being originally Korean, the original audio for this anime is still Japanese, as all production was done by the Japanese studio A-1 Pictures.
names are korean tho
@@humanoidfrog4645 Yes, the names are Korean since the story is written to be set in Korea.
@@matheusfili yes i know lol but ur acting like they changed everything.
@@matheusfili im also a manwha reader
@@humanoidfrog4645 I didn't say they changed anything, just said that the original audio for the media/anime is Japanese and not Korean, since the studio and the production of the anime are from Japan, I didn't say they changed anything in the story, chill out my friend, I was just making a comment to let Alicia know about the audio as she questioned it, I love her channel and just wanted to share some fun facts about the production as a fellow cinema student just like she was.
Just editting the comment to let you know that I am not a native English speaker, so I might not be able to properly convey the information I wanted, I also tend to overexplain stuff, if so, that's my bad and sorry.
I had no idea they made it an anime, and it looks beautiful I'm going binge this when it's all done
3:12
not quite. its a Japanese anime. but the source material is korean. you dont necessarily need to watch it in korean.
Solo leveling is one of the masters of cliffhangers.
i have read the webtoon and let me tell you, IT IS PEAK!!!!!
23:02 I'm really happy to see Yoo Jin-Ho and Han Song-Yi in the first episode. My hope for this anime was that they'd flesh out some of the side characters that get forgotten in the light novel and manhwa adaptations. You've already watched episode 2, so you know that Song-Yi is friends with Sung Jinah (the MC's sister), but in the light novel there was only a single line implying that the two knew each other and might be friends, but they never had a scene together, and the manhwa didn't do much better.
(ignore my comment if you don't want light spoilers)
a short review of this manhwa:
In a world where powers and dungeons appeared simultaneously, our protagonist, initially weak, turned to hunting monsters for money to support his ill mother and high school sister. The mother and sister are basically never in the story, which makes them seem more like an excuse for why he has to go hunt, even though he is still weak at this point in time. The arrival of a second power-up, let's call it 'cheat code through life,' changed him. Shortly after that, a self-defense incident in a dungeon showcased his weak-willed nature, altering his personality. Even though I can see how killing a human can make you traumatized, I don't understand why he turned to the cold-blooded personality when it was self-defense (not to mention, he defended a innocent human in this incident). The power-up, delivered by a mysterious system, lacks a clear origin, making it feel detached from the character. The system's no-risk approach to strength, along with situations made to make the main character look good, makes it seem like success comes to him without much effort. Other characters seem mere props to elevate his image, creating a narrative where everything falls into his lap without genuine struggle or growth. It's irritating how every event or situation revolves around everyone going, 'Wow, who's this guy?' It's not really advancing the story, just focusing on an arrogant character with no backbone getting a power-up handed to him, treating everyone else like props. You just need to know about MMO RPGs, and anyone could become as strong as him using that system. If luck wasn't a issue, even I could do it, making it seem incredibly simple to get powerful. There's no struggle in his training because fatigue is practically eliminated for him.
I really like the Artstyle and monster designs.
If you like a manhwa with good looking artstyle with whatever i described above, go for it.
I hope the Anime is not like that.
this is maybe the first time I've read a manga before the anime, and that was because it was so highly recommended
RAT ARMY APPROACHES! ALL HAIL THE RAT QUEEN!
Also, damn I just watched this one new this morning myself, gotta say, I'm hooked.
It is not Korean dubbing it is Hindi dubbing 😂😂 (for Indians)
Yeah, i laughed so hard when see said it was Korean 😂.
Yeah. I was kind of screaming at my screen that it wasn’t the Korean dub.
The thing is Korean and Japanese kind of sound similar (a little). I thought she would have known 😕.
@@mananjhajharia2875 Yeah, but she mistook Hindi for Korean
Hey @Aliciaxlife I just wanna say that I love your reactions. Especially when you explain different rules in film or filming techniques or animation techniques. You are the only reactor who does this and I love it. ❤
The second they walked in, I knew they was gonna be rudolph the red-nose reindeered SAO style.
The Japanese voice actor killed this role of the mc so did the English va as they had some of the best voice acting I’ve heard in any anime ever
19:38 that ain't korean, that's the hindi dub
Alicia talking bout the rule of 1/3s when dood lost a 1/3 of his body is crazy lol
ohh so happy to see you get into it. reading the fan translated manwha right now. on chapter ninety. I started reading it a few years back but stopped because of finals and now i am back to the part i stopped at the last time around. its such a fucking wonderful story. you are so going to love it
So happy your reacting to this series
she isn't ready for the beautiful smile
Also, I love that the animation studio understood the assignment. 50% of what made the Manhwa amazing was the art
That was not Korean. when you try to change the language that was not Korean. that was "HINDI" it is spoken in INDIA
Solo Leveling is so good, I definitely recommend the manhwa, it is what I like to call a Gate/Portal Story which is a genre that’s really popular in S.Korea media, along with Dungeon Fantasy where towers appear in our world and awoken need to conquer them to save humanity.
im so exited for the next episode the animation if so good
AYO IT'S ALREADY OUT? POGGGG I LOVE THE WEBCOMIC
So the light novel and manhua are originally Korean the anime got picked up by a Japanese studio. They didn't have to do a Korean version but they did anyway which is go on them for that
Let’s goooo, solo leveling anime finally came out! been waiting since the manhwa ended
Another one I got to start watching
This episode gave me the same feeling of _"it is too short, I need more"_ and it is a good adaptation cuz even *Cliffhanger-kun* was adapted very well. 😂
I'm really looking forward to the next episode!
Ok.
I'm so sad they didn't show us the smile at the end. But hey, it will come next.
because it doesn't fit yet
Lol, I was also waiting for it too!
Love the Cinematografic reaction 😊
So the animation production studio A1 pictures, best known for SAO, did this. There is going to be fan service wherever they can fit it in despite it being almost nonexistent in the webcomic or novel
This anime is in my top 10, it's manhwa is mind blowing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You should try the light novel. I read it after the manhwa- and the scenes that made an impact in the manhwa just hit so much harder in the LN.
"Solem 🙏" is all I remember from reading the Manhwa back in the day
That wasnt korean you heard when u changed the voice dubbing it was hindi lmao
judging from 10:40, it seems second voice audio isn't korean. I don't know what language is exactly, but I'm sure 100% it's not korean language sound.
You’re right it’s Hindi
Well the original language is Japanese as it was animated and made by a japanese studio. Still cool for them to havea korean dub for it.
It was written in Korean yes. However the anime itself is Japanese made. Meaning the anime's original voice is Japanese.
Oh this manwha is FIRE and the anime version is gonna be nuts when he gets stronger
YOOOOOOO PEAK LEVELING WWWWWWWWW
the source material is Korean but I think the studio that made this is Japanese so maybe that's why it doesn't have subs ? Japanese is technically the original for the anime ?
It because the language wasnt korean it was hindi
5:41 that's cool and all but can we talk about how good that body tracking looks, I never even realised it was there before.
The Hunters here are basically cave Miners with extra steps.
alicia that was not korean that was Hindi
So I heard about this ages ago, with a different translated synopsis, then read it with a different translated title.
Then eventually realised they might be the same series, from that creepy face.
Thanks for this. (Also, crazy how early scenes get leaked. More than a year ago.)
No idea if you've already seen/talked about this, sorry in advance if so!
You should check out Shangri-la Frontier when you have time, it's been so good I'm kinda obsessed with it, probably the best fight scenes in any anime airing right now, some super cute and fun characters, and one of the only "VR game" stories I've seen where the game itself looks genuinely fun to play.
THE ANTS AREN'T CG!!!!! (NOW HAPPY CRYING) THE.... ANTS.... ARENT CGGGGG. Thank you. Thank you.....
Bro where the fuck is JJK 😭😭 Good to know we getting this at least.
18:24
Little Baby Man
ARISE solo leveling fans our time has come.
You would totally love the anime Gate, bit of an older anime now but was really good. Personally thought they should have continued it
That was Hindi, not Korean lmao
Some information, just for comparison, without spoilers, In Average an E rank is around at least twice if not up to 5 times stronger them a normal person and the ranks keep following that logic where normally a single D rank if well equip enough could wipe a whole E rank team of 10 people, so an S rank is strong enough to wipe cities and being a national treasure or threat.