Solo Leveling is a 2024 anime series based on the South Korean manhwa series written by Chugong and illustrated by Dubu. It began being published from July 25, 2016 to October 10, 2018 by KakaoPage, but then was later published by D&C Media under their Papyrus label since November 4, 2016 to April 18, 2018.
The aime series was announced at Anime Expo 2022 on July 3, 2022.[1] It was animated by A-1 Pictures, directed by Shunsuke Nakashige, series composition by Noboru Kimura, composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, and It premiered in Japan from January 6, 2024 to March 31, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season titled Arise from the Shadow was announced after the airing of the first season's finale on March 30, 2024.[2]
Crunchyroll licensed an produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on January 21, 2024.[3]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Character | |||||
| Jinwoo Sung/ Shun Mizushino |
Taito Ban | Aleks Le | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| Jinah Sung/ Aoi Mizushino |
Haruna Mikawa | Rebecca Wang | 1 | ||
| Jinchui Woo/ Akira Inukai |
Makoto Furukawa | SungWon Cho | 1 | ||
| Yoonho Baek/ Taiga Shirakawa |
Hiroki Tōchi | Christopher Sabat | 1 | ||
| Jong-In Choi/ Shin Mogami |
Daisuke Hirakawa | Ian Sinclair | 1 | ||
| Gunhee Go/ Kiyoomi Gotō |
Banjō Ginga | Kent Williams | 1 | ||
| Jinho Yoo/ Kenta Morohishi |
Genta Nakamura | Justin Briner | 1 | ||
| Hae-In Cha/ Shizuku Kōsaka |
Reina Ueda | Michelle Rojas | 1 | ||
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| Joohee Lee/ Eri Mizuki |
Rina Honnizumi | Dani Chambers | 1 | ||
| Beom-Shik Park/ Shinta Kuga |
Daichi Hayashi | June Yoon | 1 | ||
| Sangshik Kim/ Nobuharu Mashima |
Manta Yamamoto | John Swasey | 1 | ||
| Joo Jae-Hwan/ Atsushi Suo |
Ikuto Kanemasa | Austin Tindle | 1 | ||
| Jeong-Ho Kang/ Yasushi Hamura |
Ryōsuke Higa | Geoff Bisente | 1 | ||
| Byung-Gyu Min/ Tsuyoshi Minobe |
Junya Enoki | Lee George | 1 | ||
| Yu-Jung Ahn/ Nakano |
Hazuki Ogino | Bryn Apprill | 1 | ||
| Hye-Young Ra/ Sena Takada |
Akiha Matsui | Kenneisha Thompson | 1 | ||
| Guhyun Kim/ Yaguchi |
Naoto Kobayashi | Tyson Rinehart | 1 | ||
| Myung Cho/ Yotsuya |
Yū Wakabayshi | Matt Holmes | 1 | ||
| Sangchul Yoon/ Jōji Kaname |
Shō Hatano | Aaron Michael | 1 | ||
| Eunseok/ Itsuki Hayashi |
Takuma Terashima | Ryan Colt Levy | 1 | ||
| Chi-Yul Song/ Isao Mabuchi |
Eiji Hanawa | Sean Hennigan | 1 | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||
| Yi-Han Song/ Rin Asahina |
Miyu Tomita | Emi Lo | 2, 10 | |
| Taeshik Kang/ Taisei Dōmon |
Kōki Uchiyama | Alan Lee | 3, 8-9 | |
| Myung-Hwan Go/ Ryōhei Matsuura |
Takeo Hirose | Geoff Bisente | 5 | |
| Chul Kim/ Yūma Uehara |
Chikahiro Kobayashi | Patrick Seitz | ||
| Jinsuk/ Wataru |
Shōta Hayama | Ben Stegmair | ||
| Dongsuk Hwang/ Hayato Ukyō |
Yasuhiro Mamiya | Jarrod Greene | 5-6 | |
| Heejin Park/ Satsuki Imamiya |
Ruriko Aoki | Sarah Wiedenheft | ||
| Chul-Jin Lee/ Jin |
Yūichi Hose | Kaiji Tang | ||
| Kyuhwan/ Kōji Sawada |
Shō Hatano | Seth Fuentes | ||
| Sukmin/ Mikihisa |
Daisuke Ogawa | Matt Shipman | ||
| Juntae Goo/ Jun |
Masafumi Kobatake | Nazeeh Tarsha | ||
| Gina/ Lina |
Kotomi Aihara | Crystal Lee | ||
| Bora Lee/ Yukari Fujisaki |
Ririan Itō | Xanthe Huynh | 6 | |
| Female Association Member | Yukiko Motoyoshi | Nia Celeste | 6, 9 | |
| Dongsoo Hwang/ Masato Ukyō |
Junichi Suwabe | Matthew David Rudd | 7 | |
| Laura | Haruka Shiraishi | Anastasia Muñoz | ||
| Yoo Myung-Han/ Akinari Morohishi |
Shunsuke Sakuya | June Yoon | 8 | |
| Joohee's Mother | Misa Katō | Monica Piskor | ||
| Eunji Kim/ Yūka |
Ayako Mitani | Megan Shipman | ||
| Sangshik Kim's Wife | Mirei Kumagai | Sura Siu | ||
| Prisoners | Takahiro Fujiwara | Nick Huber (A) | 8-9 | |
| Hinata Tadokoro | Chris Gardner (B) | |||
| Yūki Shin | Kyle Igneczi (C) | |||
| Man | Ikuto Kanemasa | David Wald | 9 | |
| Sangmin Ahn/ Kojirō Shishido |
Hironori Kondō | Cory Yee | 10 | |
| Kichul Hyun/ Kyōhei Yoshida |
Ayato Morinaga | Anthony Bowling | ||
| Hunters | Akihiro Tajima | Bryson Baugus (A) | ||
| Takayuki Miyamoto | Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (B) | |||
| Katsuyuki Miura | Ryan Negrón (C) | |||
| Takahiro Shimada | Branden Loera (D) | |||
| Sora Handa | Jim Foronda (E) | |||
| Jinsung Yoo/ Shingo Morobishi |
Kōji Okino | Alex Hom | 11 | |
Addiitional Voices[]
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
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_(Solo_Leveling_Cast_Reveal).jpg "SungWon Cho (Woo Jinchul) (Solo Leveling Cast Reveal).jpg (166 KB)")
Trailers[]
Notes[]
- Los Angeles based voice actors Aleks Le, Ryan Colt Levy, Rebecca Wang, SungWon Cho, Matthew David Rudd, Emi Lo, Landon McDonald, June Yoon, Geoff Bisente, Alan Lee, Patrick Seitz, Kaiji Tang, Seth Fuentes, Xanthe Huynh, Alejandro Saab, Morgan Berry, Crystal Lee and Cory Yee as well as New York based voice actor Sura Siu make guest appearances here.
- Rebecca Wang and Sura Siu's debut anime role.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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January 20, 2024 - April 13, 2024 |
Anime | Digital | TV-MA | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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See Also[]
- Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-
- Solo Leveling: ARISE
References[]
External Links[]
- Solo Leveling at the Internet Movie Database.
- Solo Leveling (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Solo Leveling on Behind The Voice Actors.