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| Saved by a penalty, that's new! LOL And he got time to recover a bit, rearm and clear his head to finally analyze and strategize what he was up against instead of mindlessly going through useless mooks. Necromancer with assassins skills and a unique summon who's also leading a small company of other summons. The Shadow Monarch huh? Sounds presumptuous but hopefully we'll get another season to see him flex his new powers, skills and abilities with that title. If the monsters from Jeju are evolving then all of the Hunters or the humanity at large must evolve as well, if not then at least go to arms race against the monsters to even out the odds, or else their world is done for. 7/10 Almost generic plot as an isekai but I was still entertained none the less, and looking forward to more seasons. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Animators defintely carrying the show. Season 2 Chimera Ant arc less gooooooo. |
| The last 2 episodes only increased the hype, glad I stuck to it, off to season 2. ARISE!! |
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Reply to Dukino
First 2 episodes were cool but became more and more lame as time went on.
Jinwoo is the definition of power fantasy for lame bros that want to he badass. Jinwoo is dumb as it gets but still comes out on top for no reason
Jinwoo is the definition of power fantasy for lame bros that want to he badass. Jinwoo is dumb as it gets but still comes out on top for no reason
| @Dukino you just summed up the entire anime universe lol, why do you watch anime? |
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Reply to FinLuke
Man, I was expecting "Arise" to be some insane climax to a fight but it's just him saying it for the first time, lol. Though I suppose we might get a moment like that later on.
All in all, the story and characters were ok at best and I was especially bothered by how they were setting up the Hunter Association and its S-Rank hunters for the entire duration of the season and there ended up being zero payoff for that here. So yeah...
But visuals, music, sound design etc.: OUTSTANDING. What A-1 Pictures has produced here is exactly to my taste when it comes to anime audiovisuals. That includes the way fights are animated and shot. Jin Woo vs Igrisa was better than any fight from 2023 for me. So if the studio retains this quality level, I'm all in for Season 2.
All in all, the story and characters were ok at best and I was especially bothered by how they were setting up the Hunter Association and its S-Rank hunters for the entire duration of the season and there ended up being zero payoff for that here. So yeah...
But visuals, music, sound design etc.: OUTSTANDING. What A-1 Pictures has produced here is exactly to my taste when it comes to anime audiovisuals. That includes the way fights are animated and shot. Jin Woo vs Igrisa was better than any fight from 2023 for me. So if the studio retains this quality level, I'm all in for Season 2.
| @FinLuke Arise is just the beginning....the foundation of what he is and will become. It will make more sense in the future. What you really want to ask yourself why is he the only one playing this game, what is the purpose, why him? |
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| That last episode gave me goosebumps especially the part where he mentioned arise and just like that the season is over 12 episodes gone by really fast. anyway it's one of the best anime this year that's for sure time to read the manhwa and play the video game too |
Reply to Franck_Nicolas
I don t remember in the manwha he also had these hallucinations of his coworkers and himself before the end of the fight?
Franck_Nicolas said: I don t remember in the manwha he also had these hallucinations of his coworkers and himself before the end of the fight? It was in the manhwa, and it was longer with more people appearing than in the anime. |
| I admit I was thinking "Arise" would be said in English, not quite the same in Japanese. Oh well, its been a fun watch, solid 8/10 show. |
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| ARISE!! Hell Yeahh The Shadow is here. Great finale... I think this might be the first Manhwa Anime Adaptation that received this positive right? Anyway 8/10 for me. I'm Looking foward to Season 2, can't wait for the Jeju Island Arc. |
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| Bloody brilliant. |
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| What a ride! Need the 2nd season ASAP! |
"ARISE FOR SEASON 2 α¦(ò_óΛ)α€"   |
| i liked animation and references to gaming. I wonder what will happen when he will be waking up his little sister, and he says "Okirou!". xp |
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| something is arising and it isnt jinwoo's english |
| Really sick episode. Felt like it ended the first season on a high note. Overall tho, I'd have to give this season a 6 out of 10. There are a lot of great fight scenes, and A1 definitely delivered in making a faithful and worthy adaptation to the beginning of Solo Leveling. The reason I'm giving a 6 out of 10 (speaking as someone who hasn't read the source material) however, is because I want to see Solo Leveling defy expectations and become something more than what currently appears to be another power fantasy. To me, this season felt a lot like a tutorial. We still have yet to see where the real nuance of Solo Leveling lies like where the story will go, what Jinwoo will do once he reaches the top, what the intentions of the "system" are. Stuff like that. Truth be told, currently Solo Leveling feels a lot to me like Sword Art Online. They both share a motif in being a game or similar to a game. They both have a main character that gets really strong, and does some cool things along the way. I want to see Solo Leveling break through that and show that it's worth the hype, and it can deliver on something more substantial. |
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