Solo Leveling
As good as they say?
Masterpiece
29.8%
154
Overrated
57.6%
297
Other(explain in comments)
12.6%
65
516 votes
| i've read about 17 chapters but m opinion on it is that its a decent time passer but it really feel like they will try to make the mc look as much edgy and cool as possible and i'm not really into that so i stopped reading it for a while ight pick it up later on but for the moment i've got toher things to read so fr the moment its going to remain in the dropped list |
| I started reading it 2-3 days ago. Pretty engaging, I would say. Not really a masterpiece, but entertaining nonetheless. I like the world building and the concept of Guilds. The "system" thing is also another aspect which I like about it, always a thrill to see what else the "system" does for him. The art is pretty good too. About the complaints, I don't really have any major ones. Maybe how he sometimes wins against relatively stronger opponents by pure luck(that fight with Igris) or how foolish the side characters can be sometimes. I haven't read that many manhwas, but it is still a good read. I would give it like 8.5/10. |
theGodde said: Sure why not, I am always up for an entertaining piece. :) it's definitely a welcoming manhwa that's easy to read. If you like Solo Leveling I'd advise you check out Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. It takes the same concept of "person in a game-like fantasy reality" but adds many interesting twists and most importantly has pretty compelling characters. I'd be curious to see how you'd feel about Solo Leveling after seeing something that in my opinion does the same thing but a whole lot better I'll try it once I catch up to SL and have time for it. I am also busy with JoJo rn. :P |
| Many people have said this lol. |
| Yeah try and make 148,000 users change their rating just because it doesn't coincide with yours. In my eyes, it's just a fun, streamlined and "mostly" inoffensive read. The writing could be better in a multitude of ways but I don't mind it much because I have fun reading it. The art is amazing and the fights are awesome, that's more than enough for me. After all, not every piece of media has to be ground-breaking, you know? I still have my gripes with this one, though. |
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| I don't think it's overrated, I think it's a masterpiece because of how insanely enjoyable it is to read. Prob #1 most enjoyable anime or manga of all time for me. The writing and characters are solid, and the art is incredible. But the main reason it's so highly rated is because it's just really fun to read. |
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| It's good at being generic. Just another op protag. |
| I think there are far better manhwas that deserves a better score and more popularity. Solo leveling aint trash but its not good either. It isnt that enjoyable but I can keep reading it. |
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| If people call it masterpiece because they enjoy it immensely, fair enough. They probably don't know better. However, I think even those who rated it 8-10/10 are aware that its lacking in the character writing department. I enjoyed the first few chapters of Tomb Raider King more btw. |
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theGodde said: wakenowakane said: I thought it seemed a pretty open ended question (aside from my own take). If people are so insecure that a single review placed after a question is enough to change their minds then I guess their score wasn't ever really genuine in the first place. Yeah try and make 148,000 users change their rating just because it doesn't coincide with yours. that said I knew from the very beginning that the word Masterpiece was too extreme and it would turn off even massive fans of the manhwa. But it was 12AM in the morning for me when I wrote this so suffice to say my vocabulary wasn't quite where it should have been I'm sorry. what? I wrote that as a counter to this line, "In my own opinion, I definitely think it's not deserving of such a high rating." Maybe I was too forthright? I don't know but rest assured, my mind didn't change because of your review (whatever you mean by that). |
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theGodde said: wakenowakane said: Your comment just baffles me though. I made it clear I wasn't trying to get people to agree with me, but I wanted to see how people felt about the series overall. How am I trying to "make 148,000 users change their rating"? I'm sorry. what? I wrote that as a counter to this line, "In my own opinion, I definitely think it's not deserving of such a high rating." Maybe I was too forthright? I don't know but rest assured, my mind didn't change because of your review (whatever you mean by that). is english not your first language? It was supposed to be taken as a rhetoric, not literal. Okay... so I retorted your point and also told you how I felt about the series overall. You know what, I think I was being forthright. My apologies. Might that be a trick question? |
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theGodde said: wakenowakane said: all good. It was supposed to be taken as a rhetoric, not literal. Okay... so I retorted your point and also told you how I felt about the series overall. You know what, I think I was being forthright. My apologies. as for your take, I would pretty much agree with it. But my conclusion was quite different because I have higher standards. After all what's the point of a rating system if you don't use the whole scale? Oh well, I just don't like intentionally rating something lower even though I fully enjoyed it. I could maybe integrate a proper rating system but that'd be too much of a hassle and I'd personally be "lying to myself" if you know what I mean. |
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theGodde said: wakenowakane said: I get what you're sayingOh well, I just don't like intentionally rating something lower even though I fully enjoyed it. I could maybe integrate a proper rating system but that'd be too much of a hassle and I'd personally be "lying to myself" if you know what I mean. I guess we all use a different system. for me it's always been about combining the objective quality of a show with my own subjective enjoyment in my scores. Although my taste aligned with what's generally considered "objectively good" film even before I started watching anime, so it has been a lot easier to rate stuff objectively than people whose tastes are more unique and varied. I suppose. Imo I don't believe it's actually possible to fully rate objectively. There's going to be some level of bias when it comes to rating if we go case by case, even if said person believes they're being objective. I've seen some more methodical rating systems. Like rating different aspects of a show (animation, score, characters, plot, enjoyment, etc.) then taking a mean of all those scores and rating the show based on that. Then there's others where they rate based on their rankings, like top 5 gets 10/10 the next 10 get 9/10 and so on. So there are quite a lot ways to go about it. |
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| I think its a decent manwa, I’ve heard the light novel is much better and the manwa cuts a lot of stuff out, but that’s expected with these type of adaptations. |
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| It was entertaining and engaging but not mind-blowing or something. I definitely think Opm manga handles the Op main character premise a lot better with great characters, story and humour and I think it has better art than SL. My main problem with SL is the characters, they're either girls that are there to act cute around the mc or characters that are there to be like " How did he do that? How is he so strong?" Mc himself felt extremely plain with some likable traits but that's it Imo Bastard and The Horizon were way better manhwas |
theGodde said: wakenowakane said: well the more knowledge you have about storytelling, screenwriting, animation, etc. the more objective you can be. I suppose. Imo I don't believe it's actually possible to fully rate objectively. There's going to be some level of bias when it comes to rating if we go case by case, even if said person believes they're being objective. I've seen some more methodical rating systems. Like rating different aspects of a show (animation, score, characters, plot, enjoyment, etc.) then taking a mean of all those scores and rating the show based on that. Then there's others where they rate based on their rankings, like top 5 gets 10/10 the next 10 get 9/10 and so on. So there are quite a lot ways to go about it. And like I mentioned before, I do incorporate my own subjective opinion into the score (to do otherwise would be disingenuous). But fundamentally I think that's it's important to try and be as objective as possible. Of course there is going to be some level of bias but that doesn't mean one should give up entirely. That said I think that numerical scores are pretty useless. Because everyone is using those scores in different ways. You look at someone's ratings and sometimes you can get an idea of what they're going for (such as anything below 6 usually means they're a hardcore edgy "critic" who likes a few shows generally considered to be the best and then hates on everything else). But quite often it can be almost impossible to tell how to interpret a particular numerical score. That's why reviews are generally better for gauging someone's objectivity. Except for what you said about 'being as objective as possible', I pretty much agree with everything else. Also, if you do look at mean scores to get a grasp of a person's metric I feel that the number of shows they've watched should also accounted for (though sometimes it could just be exactly what it seemed at first). This has been a pretty interesting conversation, lol. |
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theGodde said: Sung Jin Woo begins as a very compelling and relatable character, but the development starts to decline once he gets the system and begins to grind. So many interesting characters are introduced and then just ignored as the story progresses. That said this isn't constant. There are still moments of strong characterisation. But as the story progressed I found I just didn't care about Sung Jin Woo as much as I did when the story began. He lost his naivety and innocence (which is fine) but it wasn't replaced by anything. Exactly what i was thinking. Remember those stuff with him at the beginning of the story when he started gaining power but he was also losing his humanity and emotions? Where did that plot point go? It was never explored tho it could've been a path to a great character development. Wasted potential. He reminds me a lot of mikasa ackerman. Both started as pretty good characters at the first arc or so of their stories but after that just... |
| It’s a good popcorn read. You can turn your brain off and enjoy some good artwork & action where people die when they are killed. The main issue with Solo Leveling is that the side characters, even those that are interesting and enjoyable, are unimportant and discarded as quick they appeared. Sung Jin Woo is all that matters and if you don’t enjoy him as an MC, well you’re out of luck. Objectively I would say it deserves at least a 7 or 8 out of 10 but I can see why some people would score it below or above that. |
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| Yes the story might not be that compelling and may not be the best aspect of it, but seeing the progress of the MC, the powers he discovers, the character development he gets and the most obvious point, the art work, is beyond what you call fun. Every series doesn't have to have a big brain, unexpected story line to make it more appealing. If it's made right, even the most generic shit can put a big smile on your face. And also, the way the author portraits the concept of it is really unique. Though I do agree than the art work carries the series, but you can read many solo leveling copycat and you can clearly see the difference between them. |
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| i binged it in the last 3.5 days and imo it's a solid 6.5-7/10 |
theGodde said: Biochemistry said: it's definitely a welcoming manhwa that's easy to read. I started reading it 2-3 days ago. Pretty engaging, I would say. Not really a masterpiece, but entertaining nonetheless. I like the world building and the concept of Guilds. The "system" thing is also another aspect which I like about it, always a thrill to see what else the "system" does for him. The art is pretty good too. About the complaints, I don't really have any major ones. Maybe how he sometimes wins against relatively stronger opponents by pure luck(that fight with Igris) or how foolish the side characters can be sometimes. I haven't read that many manhwas, but it is still a good read. I would give it like 8.5/10. If you like Solo Leveling I'd advise you check out Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. It takes the same concept of "person in a game-like fantasy reality" but adds many interesting twists and most importantly has pretty compelling characters. I'd be curious to see how you'd feel about Solo Leveling after seeing something that in my opinion does the same thing but a whole lot better exactly my thoughts. solo leveling is definitely overrated. omniscient reader does the same concept way better. it not only has a more engaging cast of character, but also the gamer system is more unique (the constellations, regressing, and "prophets"). but the best thing about it hasn't been adapted yet so i won't spoil it but it's definitely worth a read. |
| Is the best manhwa how Is it overrated? I have read many manhwa and this one is just special for me and my favourite.I think it's a underrated masterpiece with one of the most underrated character casts. |
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| Its shit, the art is probably the best thing going for it. OP MC is incredibly bland and boring to read lmao |
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| I think it's definitely overrated, although I do understand why someone would give it a high score (as much as I disagree with it.) Calling it a masterpiece/ten-out-of-ten is laughable though, for the same reasons you described above. |
| Well yeah I guess I don't know what's good about this manhwa because the overall plot is boring to me and some can be really good but I don't think I would consider this manhwa overrated, more like it's overhyped :P. |
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| Why it gotta be a masterpiece or overrated, why are those the only options? Thats why I can never take reviews on this site seriously, people will rate things a 10 or a 1. I think it was good, probably not so good it deserves a 8.74 but i think it deserves between a 6 on the low end and an 8 on the high end. Id prob rate it 7.5 if that was an option |
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