What Happened to Solo Leveling?

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2024

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  • @ShonenOuji
    @ShonenOuji  22 години тому +13

    Sorry about the cut about 6 minutes in. That was a small mistake on my part. Oops.

    • @SHADOWMONARXH
      @SHADOWMONARXH 9 годин тому

      Bro, I don't know what you're talking about. It was neither a flop nor did it fall off. Did you research it? Solo Leveling ranked as the 5th most popular series of all time on Crunchyroll, with 357k votes. It only needs around 5k more to reach 4th place. Its IMDb rating is 8.3, proving how popular it is. It's also one of the most anticipated anime of 2025. Just a few days ago, it won the Best Anime Series Award of 2024 at the Astra TV Awards. Additionally, Solo Leveling is the most searched series of 2024, including this month. "And if you don't know, this season was like a setup for Season 2. The producers of Solo Leveling mentioned in an interview that Season 2 will focus on world-building and exploring more characters and their stories. Even the voice actors of Sung Jinwoo and Cha Hae-In discussed this in an interview this week. They will also add anime original scene for some character and a story about a hunter who will be close to jinwoo in future.

  • @garry_the_larry5118
    @garry_the_larry5118 22 години тому +18

    Solo levelling to me has always been peak mid, it doesn’t do anything extremely unique but it dose those troupes very well
    The 1st season of the manhwa is very much more focused on sungs constant growth and grinding levels and is full of the “B-BUT ISNT HE A E-RANK HUNTER” style stuff when sungs in a dungeon other than the ones the system makes.
    So I can see that many people will have this conception that it’s “just like any power fantasy show” or something like that after season 1 and probably season 2 as well depending on if season 2 adapts the rest of the first season of the manhwa
    But season 2 of the manhwa in my opinion is much more focused on the characters and lore of solo levellings world and if probably where those complaints about the side cast and story will quiet down.
    The only fear is that all Gojo simps will now transcend into sung jin woo simps.

  • @Megumi-dz1mm
    @Megumi-dz1mm 21 годину тому +28

    I saw the Solo Leveling movie on Saturday. I was in one of those tiny theaters and it was packed.
    I was beyond shocked at how many people kept pouring in just as the movie was about to start.
    So much for expecting a relatively empty theater. Made me glad I bought the tickets in advance. Lol.
    The movie itself was good. The first hour is a cut together recap of the first season that leaves out most of the side characters and just shows Jinwoo's major fights in season 1. Then the last half is the first two episodes on season 2.
    Okay, so I read the manwha, it was such a compelling read, I could not put it down.
    I can not describe to you how fucking hype it was to finally see this content animated. And it was gorgeous, movie quality animation the whole way through.
    I could tell from the audience reactions that everyone was enjoying themselves. Not one person got up to leave early. Everyone stayed to the end.
    I actually had to leave as soon as the credits rolled so I didn't get a chance to listen to the new opening song by Lisa. But, from what I heard as I was leaving the theater, the song is pretty fire.
    I can say with confidence that season 2 is going to be so much better than season 1. It's barely even "solo" leveling anymore because Jinwoo's shadows level up, too. Lol.
    Can I just say that the pacing in Solo Leveling is crazy? Like when they're adapting straight canon, the average episode can eat up 5-6 chapters of the manwha. There are only 200 chapters in total. The series is short. You could adapt it in 3 single cours, easy.
    That being said, the pacing of the manwha is insane as well. That's why it's so compelling, every chapter leaves you wanting more.
    To your point, Solo Leveling is as pure of a power fantasy as you can get. It's one dude, getting stronger while no one else can.
    Oh and it's edgy as fuck and I love that shit. But, I can totally see how the edgy-ness can come off as super cringe and turn people off to it. I get it. That's what makes it a bit more niche in that regard.
    But my god, if your are into this type of bullshit, it is one of the most satisfying series you will ever consume.

  • @thepeanutter9972
    @thepeanutter9972 18 годин тому +6

    This show is peak in the same way the fast and furious films are

    • @fishnutz5196
      @fishnutz5196 16 годин тому +1

      Fast and furious are slop bro 😂 unless thats what your going for?

    • @Erasus-Phantasia4136
      @Erasus-Phantasia4136 4 години тому

      ​@@fishnutz5196 Only in the later sequels of it. Solo Leveling was doomed to be harshly criticised ever since the protag suddenly got buff in the beginning.

  • @Elias-qp7cz
    @Elias-qp7cz 11 годин тому +3

    The movie was fire

  • @matthewharrington420
    @matthewharrington420 16 годин тому +5

    “The Breakers” and “The Breakers: New Wave” needs to get animated.

  • @robertsteadman5660
    @robertsteadman5660 3 години тому

    I’m off work with the flu I started watching it this morning, just finished the last episode and I loved it. Looking forward to season 2

  • @incarnate.azreal
    @incarnate.azreal 11 годин тому +1

    It's pretty interesting how most of the talk around series nowadays is from perspectives that fail to understand others perspectives. Solo Leveling, let's take the name of the series into consideration, those who have basic verbal comprehension should understand what solo means, now if we watch the first episode and understand who is the individual leveling, it's Sung Jin Woo. Now we understand the series is quite literally named after the main character. As for how the story progresses, Sung Jin Woo is desperate to never die again, he goes against his PTSD derived from getting slaughtered as a sacrificial pawn. The truth of how the world operates and the reasoning why he levels up is revealed later into the story, which I will not spoil. It's unfortunate that those who hate on fictional stories that are successful, will never be able to achieve anything as great, as impacting as that achievement itself.

    • @samuelkolawole-u9d
      @samuelkolawole-u9d 2 години тому

      That true people nowadays fail to understand verbal comprehension , i agree with you.

  • @visionary4787
    @visionary4787 22 години тому +5

    I mostly agree but imo the way it “fell off” isn’t so much about the quality of its content as it is about the context in which it debuted. Anime thrives on a delicate ecosystem of hype, timing, and community discourse, and *Solo Leveling* might’ve been a victim of circumstances rather than its own shortcomings.
    Let’s start with the obvious: *Solo Leveling* was never designed to be an introspective, nuanced tale. It’s a power fantasy through and through, unapologetically so. The criticisms about its side characters and lack of depth seem almost beside the point. Sun Jin-Woo is *the* draw... his unstoppable rise from underdog to demigod is the kind of wish-fulfillment that speaks directly to why many people turn to action-heavy series in the first place. It’s popcorn entertainment, and it excels at delivering jaw-dropping moments that remind you why you love the genre.
    So why didn’t it stick? TIMING!!! It launched in a season dominated by *Frieren* and *Dungeon Meshi*, both of which had completely different appeals-grounded storytelling, emotional depth, and sweet casts!
    That said, I believe Season 2 has potential. With less direct competition and an established fanbase, it could reassert itself as the action juggernaut it was meant to be. Sure, it may not win over critics who demand “more,” but for those of us who revel in its chaotic, over-the-top brilliance? There’s no question... it’s worth watching.

  • @ExcuseMyWeebRudeness
    @ExcuseMyWeebRudeness 21 годину тому +5

    I honestly still see a lot of people excited for it to continue. A lot of people I talk to are excited to see it animated and curious about what else could be added into the anime that wasn’t in the manhwa.
    But with literally anything remotely popular, people will call it overrated. It’s fine. I’m still very interested to see the rest.

  • @bringmethepizza9943
    @bringmethepizza9943 15 годин тому +3

    I have haven't watched the vid yet but i would like to throw out this idea first. I think its reached its natural life scycle of hype it provides and that is not a bad thing. If the quality stays up it will reach the same hights or higher and would probably linger longer because there would be more character moments and character dynamics with one another. If you have read jjk there was a significant drop in content after it finished and that is supposed to happen

  • @aliboobas
    @aliboobas 17 годин тому +2

    Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint >

  • @relife3348
    @relife3348 13 годин тому +3

    Solo Leveling is bad. Sung Jin-Woo is just another overpowered character. This wouldn't be an issue if it went the One Punch Man route and had good side characters, but it doesn't. I think it is a waste of time because you already know what will happen.

    • @samuelkolawole-u9d
      @samuelkolawole-u9d 2 години тому

      Bro solo leveling means : only I can level up you must've know that before watching or read the manwha.

  • @ThatAnimeSnob
    @ThatAnimeSnob 20 годин тому +7

    Solo Leveling came out too late. Whoever was reading it years ago went on to read or watch a ton of similar stories, many of which were more than just a power fantasy. Whatever novelty it had died out a long time ago and got replaced by Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.

  • @Nebulous8091
    @Nebulous8091 22 години тому +9

    Honestly, it's kinda generic it makes sense why people kinda fell off

    • @ShonenOuji
      @ShonenOuji  22 години тому +3

      What would you say makes it generic?

    • @Nebulous8091
      @Nebulous8091 22 години тому +2

      @ShonenOuji it's very similar to series like omniscient reader and tower of God, it's artstyle could be confused for omniscient reader. However, I still like it, my problem is it is at a disadvantage because of its look and genre, it can't stand out as much. Also I like the badges moments I just want more characters who do that in solo leveling.

    • @rand12389
      @rand12389 21 годину тому +4

      @Nebulous8091 Except its like the God father of like 1000 other manhwa's that ripped it off. Calling SL generic is like calling Dragon ball or one of the big 3 generic . Most anime only's doesn't even know of Omniscient reader. We are like 5% into the story lol. just give it time. We just started getting shadow soldiers. the power fantasy hasn't even really kicked in yet.

    • @Nebulous8091
      @Nebulous8091 21 годину тому +3

      @@rand12389 I mostly mean design wise, when I was getting in to manwha, I confused omniscient reader and solo lev
      leveling

    • @GraveEnd
      @GraveEnd 18 годин тому +3

      Uhhh omniscient reader is a completely different type of story that story is literally character driven it’s got well written characters it’s not like solo leveling only surface level similarities

  • @justsomeguywithamustache2901
    @justsomeguywithamustache2901 22 години тому +4

    To be honest, I'd make a strong argument that up until jeju island it was fantastic and it's the best depiction of a zero to hero storyline, but season 2 of the manhwa is definitely garbage, it's became extremely generic
    Yes we all know solo leveling is the most popular webtoon and yes it's the only successful webtoon/manhwa anime adaptation, but once jeju island arc is finished, the anime community will definitely criticise the rest of the story afterwards😂

  • @LLGTMT
    @LLGTMT 11 годин тому +2

    I mean people accurate called the series mid. If back when the webtoon first launched (in 2016) it had been animated it would have been extremely well reviewed and felt revolutionary. But in 2024 is far outclassed by series like Reincarnated as a Slime which feels like Solo Leveling, but with FAR better character writing, dynamics and narrative. We also got similar, but better written from SAO as well prior to SL in 2012...
    I am not saying it is bad, but it is certainly mediocre by today's standards with the exception of music, VA and animation... The narrative is entire meaningless because it's just Jin Woo becoming drunk on power, for the majority of season 1 there isn't enough focus on a continuous narrative and rather just felt like beating rinse and repeat video game levels. You mention Solo Leveling in the same breath as series like AOT and Berserk, but you clearly failed to understand those have extremely well written characterizations, dynamics, monologues, dialogues, worldbuilding, foreshadowing, character developments and so much more to offer that Solo Level never comes close to touching in comparison.

  • @MarcosSantos-dj6lk
    @MarcosSantos-dj6lk 16 годин тому +3

    In my opinion I don't see as people didn't finished I've saw on Crunchyroll that with 2-4 million likes is a lot actually. But Manwha in general lose against shonen in general specially from Jump still the beginning of adaptations. I think Omniscient Reader anime will be bigger than Solo

  • @guesswho98637
    @guesswho98637 18 годин тому +1

    One thing great about solo leveling was the art style. They change the fking art

  • @radierad2932
    @radierad2932 22 години тому +1

    Only being a single cour did hurt it if it was a 2 cour series it would have feared better cause the first part is basically a prologue

  • @locky1180
    @locky1180 4 години тому

    we dont even have a real s2 trailer jet

  • @TheWildCard2k
    @TheWildCard2k 15 годин тому +1

    I think people enjoyed it "for what it is" which is just a fun watch about fighting and grinding to get stronger its your stereotypical power fantasy with good animation thats really it

  • @TheArcSet
    @TheArcSet 21 годину тому

    Thanks for this.
    I read the web version years back, with one of it's different titles, but never got around to the anime, despite the plan to.
    In generally, my experience with those stories has been that they can seem very novel and interesting on a 1st read, especially if the tropes are fresh to you, but things start to look a lot more shakey on a 2nd pass.

  • @waifuhunter2302
    @waifuhunter2302 10 годин тому

    Solo Leveling's originally a web novel.

  • @PhantomUma2
    @PhantomUma2 Годину тому

    I saw people talk about it more as it went on and I stopped at ep 3. I didn't see any of this

  • @smirg2975
    @smirg2975 9 годин тому

    I'm seeing so many people talking about season 2 and the movie that's screening in theaters???

  • @patrickwhipple3097
    @patrickwhipple3097 10 годин тому

    Unholy blood needs an anime

  • @Stardrop-luck
    @Stardrop-luck 8 годин тому +1

    This is just my opinion but i think ORV is much better than solo levelling and i hate that the hype around solo levelling didn't allow it to get the amount of attention it deserves😢

  • @Coldhunterarmy
    @Coldhunterarmy 3 години тому

    people thought it would be the anime like danmachi with more character development

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    @Kevin-c8c7z 5 годин тому

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  • @chromafire
    @chromafire 13 годин тому

    Season 1 was just a prologue. And Solo Leveling community isn't as active as it's used to be. So the hype on the internet can't be seen when the anime isn't airing.
    Another thing is that many people read SL for its amazing art, if you ask a lot of “fans” about the story or the lore of SL, they might start blanking because all they remember is drip and aura. Theu never bothered to explore the world and characters of the story.
    When you barely have anyone that reads a story properly, yoy won't have ongoing hype without the series airing.
    But as a manhwa and novel reader of SL, I can assure you that s2 will get people back to talking a lot about the series since the actual story starts to spread its wings from here. This season will give people a lot of talking points in terms of Jinwoo's character development and the worldbuilding. Season 1 was like a obligatory tutorial phase we have in most games.
    And with anime original additions, the side characters promise to be much better than the source material in the anime. So we'll have a lot to be excited about in s2.
    And according to the MAL charts, SL is still one if the most anticipated anime if 2025. The movie us doing great too.
    The thing is SL community is more active on Facebook and Reddit and they're almost nonexistent on Twitter, which is ejy you may not have seen that many people talking about it.

  • @TryxNot
    @TryxNot 7 годин тому

    what pisses me off is the side character thing.. LIKE BRO IF YOU READ TO COMIC THERE ARE SOOMANY CHARACTERS oh my days bruh like bro its just the first season

  • @TheWildCard2k
    @TheWildCard2k 14 годин тому +1

    You example isn't that accurate its more like walking in a mall and seeing a huge line outside a new store you ask someone what the hyped about and they tell you that its got world class chefs in there and that no one is ready for there cooking so you're now hooked you wait in line only to get served a handburger the handburger wasn't bad but you expectations weren't prepairing you for something so average so you leave disappointed

  • @mppoison6516
    @mppoison6516 18 годин тому +1

    Nobody care about Solo leveling? my my feed is always full about solo leveling, saying that they cant wait for solo leveling season2

  • @OneSmolMistyBoi
    @OneSmolMistyBoi 12 годин тому

    While I understand the appeal of Solo Leveling I'm on the side that thinks it's overrated and I don't fully agree with the "knowing what you were singing up for" I knew what the manhwa was going to be about but that didn't mean it had to be void of more interesting side characters just because of the summary. Gintama is known by most for it's comedy but I wasn't expecting such exceptional character writing.

  • @CrimsonTemplar2
    @CrimsonTemplar2 12 годин тому

    I read the webtoon & enjoyed it. The anime was a good adaptation & I plan to watch season 2. Hopefully it’ll get through the Jeju Island arc since it sounds like S3 is a faint hope.

    • @mqurx
      @mqurx 3 години тому

      S3 will also come out its most likely getting announced right after s2 lol

  • @manwharinooo
    @manwharinooo 19 годин тому +1

    Well there is More Webtoons better than solo leveling now, i read it all and the biggest appeal was the art, and that art weren't in the anime.

    • @manwharinooo
      @manwharinooo 19 годин тому

      6:08 That's why fell off, You said it all 👀

  • @allenantony4844
    @allenantony4844 6 годин тому

    idk about the fell off cause jinwoo vs igris went viral and so did the arise scene
    and about the "overrated" is too vague of a term can be used for literally everything

  • @dardafire2557
    @dardafire2557 9 годин тому

    Wait For season 2 than said it was mid and trash 😂

  • @madhukarg8052
    @madhukarg8052 9 годин тому

    the Anime was for the fans, did not enjoy the Anime, go read the Manhwa and watch the Anime

  • @NeutralSide-y69t
    @NeutralSide-y69t 22 години тому +17

    Never bother watching or reading solo leveling and it is the best choice I made

    • @ShonenOuji
      @ShonenOuji  22 години тому +12

      What makes you say that?

    • @NeutralSide-y69t
      @NeutralSide-y69t 21 годину тому +4

      @ I heard it put a bunch of politic inside like “Japanese people bad Korea good” and the same art style I see in every single manhwa it is just the same art trace back and forth nothing new or unique like manga and comic also the plot most manhwa either have pretty boring or repetitive, solo leveling plot is just like “oh this background character got defeated and let our main character Sun ji something go in and one shot it” or maybe I am dumb but the only Korean media I enjoyed is Itawon class I have try seeing penthouse but only the beginning is good the rest sucks and also crash landing on you which I don’t enjoy too much But most of the time I heard a lot of bad things said about manhwa like op main character with no development but who knows…I am just a frog living inside a well maybe if it rains and I crawl out maybe I can find more “peak” Korean media

    • @Kaybee29523
      @Kaybee29523 21 годину тому +13

      ​@@NeutralSide-y69t solo leveling is the series that spawned the mawha u talk about. Both in art and power system.
      The Japan people bad Korea people bad is just simple cope. Don't let outside forced dictate if u hate or like a series without trying it out

    • @MarcosSantos-dj6lk
      @MarcosSantos-dj6lk 16 годин тому +3

      @@Kaybee29523 you're wrong the power system with the screen like game came from others manwha before Solo Leveling. But Solo was the one that become big outside Korea

    • @doodnh
      @doodnh 13 годин тому +2

      @@NeutralSide-y69t solo leveling literally pioneered that art style smh

  • @Yoshihiro788
    @Yoshihiro788 8 годин тому

    No one cares anymore? Brother the trailer of season 2 that dropped a week ago has over 2 million views, and just the trailer of the opening has over 1.2 million views, not the opening itself just it’s trailer.

  • @SamTheGumMan117
    @SamTheGumMan117 21 годину тому +4

    Honestly, I have no clue since I didn't like the manhwa and didn't bother with the anime xD

    • @ShonenOuji
      @ShonenOuji  21 годину тому +2

      What didn’t you like about the manhwa?

    • @SamTheGumMan117
      @SamTheGumMan117 20 годин тому +1

      ​@@ShonenOujiBesides the art being amazing I'd say it seemed too repetitive how fights would go and a lot of characters don't seem important or worth knowing besides Sung Jin Woo.

    • @kwas1226
      @kwas1226 4 години тому +1

      U might not know this but solo leveling didn't end. It has a sequel web novel called SL: Ragnarok with 200+ chapters and we get to know a lot about the old and new side characters and their backstories.i feel like SL is tryna do like dragonball then we got dragonball Z

  • @OLegacy69
    @OLegacy69 16 годин тому

    I have read the manhwa and if season two is only the arc that was shown in the trailer, then pple r gonna be rather uninterested cus that arc was one of the weaker arcs in the story

  • @AniVerZe
    @AniVerZe 11 годин тому

    I think solo leveling is not weebtoon but its on webnovel

    • @mqurx
      @mqurx 3 години тому

      Its webnovel adapted to webtoon