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Synonyms: Na Honjaman Level Up, I Level Up Alone
Japanese: 나 혼자만 레벨업
English: Solo Leveling
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Type: Manhwa
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: 201
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 4, 2018 to May 31, 2023
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy
Themes: Adult Cast Adult Cast, Urban Fantasy Urban Fantasy
Serialization: KakaoPage
Authors: Chugong (Story), Jang, Sung-rak (Art), Disciples (Art)

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Score: 8.631 (scored by 348698348,698 users)
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Ranked: #892
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Popularity: #5
Members: 584,339
Favorites: 47,458

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Ten years ago, "the Gate" appeared and connected the real world with the realm of magic and monsters. To combat these vile beasts, ordinary people received superhuman powers and became known as "Hunters." Twenty-year-old Sung Jin-Woo is one such Hunter, but he is known as the "World's Weakest," owing to his pathetic power compared to even a measly E-Rank. Still, he hunts monsters tirelessly in low-rank Gates to pay for his mother's medical bills.

However, this miserable lifestyle changes when Jin-Woo—believing himself to be the only one left to die in a mission gone terribly wrong—awakens in a hospital three days later to find a mysterious screen floating in front of him. This "Quest Log" demands that Jin-Woo completes an unrealistic and intense training program, or face an appropriate penalty. Initially reluctant to comply because of the quest's rigor, Jin-Woo soon finds that it may just transform him into one of the world's most fearsome Hunters.

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Background

Solo Leveling is a webtoon series which has been officially published in book format by D&C Media (디앤씨미디어) since September 26, 2019. It originally ended with 179 chapters on December 29, 2021, and side stories began serialization on January 20, 2023. The side stories are drawn by Disciples after the death of original artist Sung-rak Jang.

The series has been published digitally in English by Tappytoon since June 4, 2020, and in print by Yen Press since March 2, 2021. It has also been published in French by Delcourt since April 7, 2021; and in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics since April 21, 2021.
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Solo Leveling: Ragnarok
Sequel (Manhwa)
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173 Recommended
75 Mixed Feelings
47 Not Recommended
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May 31, 2025
archetype18
Recommended
It’s rare to find stories where the main character does everything alone—so when I first watched the anime adaptation of Solo Leveling, I was immediately hooked. The idea that Sung Jin-Woo didn’t need a party to fight monsters felt surprisingly inspiring. That independence, both in his battles and growth, really stood out. When I went to read the manhwa, I was even more impressed by the striking artwork, character designs, and the way the story was presented.

Normally, I’m not a fan of overpowered protagonists or power fantasies—often they make stories feel redundant and devoid of tension. But Solo Leveling manages to handle Sung Jin-Woo’s rise ...
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Feb 8, 2025
Shineix
Mixed Feelings
The most action packed manhwa you'll find is Solo Leveling in a nutshell. While it may be extremely entertaining and if that's what you're looking for this manhwa is perfect but aside from that it lacks in every category and is extremely poorly written.

I'll start with the pros, Solo Leveling was one of the first manhwas to do dungeons, necromancer and system this well and it also had good entertaining fights against the many many generic antagonists. The artwork is extremely well done and only adds more to the insane fight scenes.

Now for the cons, first Sung Jin-woo is one of the worst protagonists I've ...
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Jun 16, 2025
darwinpech12345
Not Recommended
Solo Leveling is a masterclass in how to take an interesting premise and grind it into oblivion with repetitive storytelling and zero character development. The protagonist, Sung Jin-Woo, transforms from a weakling to an unstoppable god with the emotional depth of dry toast. Every fight plays out like clockwork: enemies show up, everyone else gets obliterated, and then—like a bad habit—Jin-Woo shows up at the last second to clean up with minimal effort. It’s not suspenseful, it’s just lazy writing dressed in black smoke and glowing eyes.

The world itself is paper-thin, populated by NPC-like side characters who exist solely to be saved or to worship ...
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