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| Another excellent episode.Loved the OP and seeing the visuals of the OP we can identify how much the season will cover.The episode had me completely engrossed throughout. The music was great too and the voice acting was superb.The emotion was really in Jin-woo's voice. The ED song was great too though the visuals were unique.Now the journey has only begun.Eagerly waiting for the next episode. |
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| Epic episode. Is this where he gets stronger? OwO (never read the manwha nor have time for it) That girl failed to be a heroine. Darn it. She was also a cute one... and had a crush on MC... 😖  I'm not hyping it but someone said "there's no development, AGAIN", I beg to disagree because something did happen, and a lot of it in fact. lmao P.S. I prefer the Japanese Dub (since it went up first) but they still use the Korean? names for the characters. (I'm fine either way) @Yuyu1ch1 I'd like to correct you, it's "That devil-like smile is creepy" 😏 |
CrazyButNot4UJan 13, 11:04 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| It ended so suddenly |
| Peak Leveling is brutal asf. |
| Another intense episode. I like the adaptation so far and OP & ED are bangers. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Loved the OP and the EDs, even the visuals are animated well. I don't regret not watching with OG Korean VAs because Japanese seems just as good, amazinggg |
  Set by: COZii CARD COLLECTION DELIVERY |
oh that menacing smile |
| Watching this show just made me realize how much I need a proper Gantz adaptation, damn you Hollywood. Two episodes in and still not hooked. Animation and visuals are definitely the highlights, everything else feels decent but that's it. |
| Okay that ending has made me interested. Let's keep watching. I am really starting to get into this one. |
| I haven't updated in years but now I have changed that. I'll be free soon. |
Reply to Yuyuichi
To avoid confusion about character names:
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
| @Yuyu1ch1 nothing new though, they did the same for Kingdom. Crunchyroll is Chinese names and JP Tv and prime is japananes |
Reply to _Raghul
How did sung figure out that if they look away the statues will stop moving?
_Raghul said: How did sung figure out that if they look away the statues will stop moving? Rewatch that scene and you'll see. He looks left and that statue stops moving. Next he looks right and that statue stops moving. The mechanics became clear to him after that. |
Reply to Yuyuichi
To avoid confusion about character names:
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
There are two versions of the Japanese dub.
If you watch on Crunchyroll or Netflix, you will hear the Korean spoken names, which were the original names for these characters.
However, if you watch the Live broadcast or on Amazon Prime Video, you will hear the Japanese spoken names, for those who read the Japanese version of the manhwa.
As a result, Japanese voice actors have to perform two takes, one for the Japanese names and another for the Korean names.
A-1 Pictures is doing justice to this series in order to appeal to different types of audiences.
The opening is so great! Hiroyuki Sawano himself, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, adds to the hype! The animation, cherry on top.
The ending theme by Krage, is incredibly beautiful and the visuals are stunning.
Taito Ban, the voice actor for the main character, is doing an amazing job!
During a D-Rank dungeon raid, E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and his raid party stumble upon a double dungeon. They decide to investigate, but realize too late that it's a trap. They find themselves locked inside with no escape and surrounded by statues that kill them for the slightest mistake.
The episode effectively captures the despair and raw human emotions of the cast. It feels incredibly hopeless, as everyone is desperately trying to escape. Jin-Woo is definitely the mvp of the group, carrying everyone through all of those puzzles.
I found myself completely engrossed in this episode. The overall atmosphere, animation, and soundtrack all flawlessly culminate towards the end. The gore and brutality is remarkably well done.
This episode feels like reading the manhwa for the first time. I still remember how intense this arc was.
It's too early to make this statement, but considering what's shown and the pacing of the episodes, it's possible that A-1 Pictures is adapting Chugong's novel. This implies that the story will be better paced, and the characters and world-building will be more immersive. If A-1 Pictures can consistently produce episodes like this, then we are in for a treat.
By the way, there is an official Korean dub for this anime available on aniplus. The voice acting is on par with the Japanese voice actors. I can't wait for the Korean dub of episode 2 tomorrow.
Jin-Woo has completed a quest? This is where the show truly begins.
The weekly hype for Solo Leveling is definitely back!
That smile... That goddamn smile...
| @Yuyu1ch1 Thanks for the extra context. I didn't know that. That was pretty fucking funny to know. I hope they are getting paid extra for it. |
| I haven't updated in years but now I have changed that. I'll be free soon. |
| This episode was truly a masterpiece! A-1 went hard, you can tell the studio really cares for the series. And we finally got an OP. By the looks of it they plan to adapt up till the Igris fight. They showed a golem fight in the OP, when it really was only a single hit from afar and it died. XD I can't wait for next episode when the leveling up really starts! |
| This is some nice pacing. |
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| I really like the opening and the ending, This is getting more and more intense and the gore is a nice touch. Is the next episode gonna be the one which everyone is hyping. Overall this is enjoyable so far, but an hour special might have worked better in this scenario. |
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| Plot armor, mc center of the universe, forced story... already -More than a little odd that the 'weakest' was the only one able to dodge attacks. -Also whats with the giant gap of time between doing what the tablet said after it was proven the first one worked. -Everyone asking the 'weakest' guy 'oh no what do we do now' then the mc saying the obvious 'we must do number 2 now.. duh'. -Girl stood and walked fine to the altar. but it's now time to run 'oh no suddenly my legs fail because of mana expenditure'... sigh kinda forcing the story there aint it... Stunning visuals, the statue especially, wow, right down to the nose-bridge wrinkles when it was smiling/grinning. |
| Two weeks in and I still know more from the synopsis than from the actual episodes, great. The silver lining is that this means I want more. Hope they can bring a fraction of the OP's animation and style quality to the core. The EP was fun too, it reminded me of the backrooms. Also, I hate cliffhangers but the source material can make it impossible to not use them. Definitely a series worth a 1h first episode. |
| There are a lot of examples in the world of the anime industry where the first episodes are double-length so they can have a bigger impact on the viewer or that's how they make sense. When it comes to the "long-awaited" Solo Leveling anime, this is certainly not the case, we had to wait for another week to witness the biggest twist of the prologue arc. It's also important to mention that the show doesn't look nearly as good as the source material so I can't see why would anyone watch this abomination instead of reading its manhwa which is still bad but the art of that Korean webtoon series is gorgeous. |
| If you have time to think of a beautiful end, then live beautifully until the end. ” -Gintoki Sakata |
| The music during the "praise god" part was nothing short of amazing. Adding each Instrument into the track as they are activated and topping it off with the singing at the end... Brilliant! A bit disappointed that they didn't go for another epic banger track for the offering part but it is what it is. |
| Wow, that was awesome. I was nervous, scared and angry - a rush of emotions overall. I can't wait to see the next one. The music is amazing too - it suits the series well. Other than the main character, I have a big sympathy for Joo-Hee. Not only was she so helpful, she was also one of the two people that did not want to abandon him. |
Reply to DmonHiro
This.... was trash. Nothing really happened AGAIN. The only people who are hyping this trash up are people who've already read the thing. The artwork was the only thing it had going for it anyway. At least they're gonna rush the shit out of the first 50 chapters. Doubt this will get a 2nd season.
| @DmonHiro If Tower of Turd gets a second season, I'm sure this will get another one too. |
| If you have time to think of a beautiful end, then live beautifully until the end. ” -Gintoki Sakata |
| im so glad theyre not rushing the plot and only doing about 5 chapters per episode. If they keep this up itll be near perfection. |
| Please, is this a joke, right? They're just horsing around and the real anime will start next week right? |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| My issue is with the fundamental elements of the source. High levels of exasperation at the ineptitude of these morons. I believe that their shortcomings when facing an s-tier foe would have gotten them killed when going aganist what they usually do long ago. The disregard for guidelines, insubordinance, lack of reasoning, problem solving and organization and overall cowardice. I cannot force myself to accept that this is how a security/combat business would operate and overlook it. It must not have been so hard to put some more thought into these details, and frame that encounter in a way that makes it seem like despite doing everything correctly, they were too weak to handle it. But maybe then the mc would not have had a reason to hate them, so keep a just a tiny little bit of cowardice and incompetence. In so many words, well, that was dumb. And not very dramatic or tense. As in Sung obviously was going to survive. 6/10. Begining to think that the manwha is popular mostly due to art, and not substance. |
| Opening animation is awesome! Works perfectly with Hiroyuki Sawano's style of music. But the ending, is kinda disturbing after how the episode ended xP wtf |
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