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Solo Leveling, also alternatively translated as Only I Level Up (Korean: 나 혼자만 레벨업; RR: Na Honjaman Rebeleop), is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on July 25, 2016, and was later published by D&C Media under their Papyrus label since November 4, 2016. The novel has been licensed in English by Yen Press.A webtoon adaptation of Solo Leveling was first serialized in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (Dubu). The webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020, and its second season was released from August 2020 to December 2021. Its individual chapters have been collected and published by D&C Media in nine volumes as of August 2023. The webtoon has been licensed in English by Yen Press.An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired from January to March 2024. A second season, entitled Arise from the Shadow, has been announced. A Korean drama adaptation is in development and spin-off webtoon Solo Leveling: Ragnarok is set to premiere in 2024.A role-playing video game titled Solo Leveling: Arise has been in development by Netmarble. Plot In a world where hunters — human warriors who possess supernatural abilities — must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jinwoo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival. One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful double dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the unique ability to level up in strength. This is something no other hunter is able to do, as a hunter's abilities are set once they awaken. Jinwoo then sets out on a journey as he fights against all kinds of enemies, both man and monster, to discover the secrets of the dungeons and the true source of his powers. Characters Sung Jin-woo Voiced by: Taito Ban (Japanese); Aleks Le (English) Japanese name: Shun Mizushino (水篠 旬, Mizushino Shun) Sung Jin-woo (성진우; Seong Jin-u) is the main protagonist of the series. Originally an infamously weak E-Rank hunter, he gets the chance of a lifetime when he is selected as the Player of a magical program called the System and gains the unique ability to grow in strength without limit. By taking advantage of this new power offered to him by the System, Jinwoo eventually rises up to become humanity's greatest hunter, but also eventually finds himself to be a major player in a war that has been going on forever between the Rulers and the Monarchs, two groups of unbelievably powerful humanoids who have their own agendas with mankind, as he is inherited Ashborn's power, becoming the second Shadow Monarch. Yoo Jin-ho Voiced by: Genta Nakamura (Japanese); Justin Briner (English) Japanese name: Kenta Morobishi (諸菱 賢太, Morobishi Kenta) Yoo Jin-ho (유진호; Yu Jin-ho) is a Korean D-Rank Hunter and Jinwoo's best friend. He comes from a very wealthy family and eventually becomes the vice chairman of Jinwoo's guild after he impresses the latter with his sense of loyalty and commitment. Jinho also shares a brother-like relationship with Jinwoo, due to the fact that he is estranged from his biological brother and tends to dress up in very fancy and expensive armor that he usually buys from foreign manufacturers, which serves as a prominent running gag throughout the series. Sung Jin-ah Voiced by: Haruna Mikawa (Japanese); Rebecca Wang (English) Japanese name: Aoi Mizushino (水篠 葵, Mizushino Aoi) Sung Jinah (성진아; Seong Jin-a) is Jinwoo's younger sister. Unlike her brother, she is not a hunter and is a student in high school. Park Kyung-hye Japanese name: Satoko Mizushino (水篠 聡子, Mizushino Satoko) Park Kyung-hye (박경혜; Bak Gyeong-hye) is Jinwoo and Jinah's mother. Four years before the events of the main storyline, she suddenly became ill with Eternal Slumber, an incurable and magically induced sleeping disorder, and fell into a coma soon after, forcing Jinwoo to take over as the breadwinner of the family in her place. However, about four years later, Jinwoo was able to cure her condition and wake her up by using a rare potion he crafted while training with the System. Lee Joo-hee Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi (Japanese); Dani Chambers (English) Japanese name: Eri Mizuki (観月 絵里, Mizuki Eri) Lee Joohee (이주희; I Ju-hui) is a Korean B-Rank hunter who specializes in healing magic and one of Jinwoo's old friends during his days as an E-Rank Hunter. Although she survives the double dungeon alongside Jinwoo, she is left shell-shocked by the experience and ultimately retires after failing to overcome the mental trauma she suffered from the incident. Cha Hae-in Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Michelle Rojas (English) Japanese name: Shizuku Kousaka (向坂 雫, Kōsaka Shizuku) Cha Hae-In (차해인; Cha Hae-in) is a Korean S-Rank Hunter who specializes in swordsmanship and the only female S-Rank in the country. She has a rare condition that causes other hunters to smell foul to her and eventually develops romantic feelings for Jinwoo after witnessing him in action and discovering that he is the only hunter she has ever met who actually smells nice to her. Sung Il-hwan Japanese name: Junichro Mizushino (水篠 ジュンイチロー, Mizushino Junichiro) Sung Il-Hwan (성일환; Seong Il-hwan) was a Korean S-Rank Hunter, Kyung-Hye's husband, and Jinwoo and Jinah's father. Ten years before the events of the main storyline, he suddenly disappeared inside a dungeon while on a raid, leaving his family to presume him dead. However, about a decade later, he returned to the human world to aid his son in the coming war against the Monarchs and was eventually revealed to be a Rulers' vessel, one of the seven humans chosen by the Rulers to serve them as their hosts. Although Il-Hwan ultimately succeeded in his mission, he ended up exerting far more power than his body could handle in his last battle with the Monarchs and consequently died afterwards in his son's arms, with Jinwoo unable to do anything to save him. Go Gun-hee Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (Japanese); Kent Williams (English) Japanese name: Kyoomi Gotou (後藤 清臣, Gotō Kyoomi) Go Gunhee (고건희; Gu Geon-hui) was a Korean S-Rank Hunter and the Chairman of the Korean Hunters' Association, the government agency responsible for overseeing all the hunters, gates, and guilds active within Korea. Although he was later revealed to be a Rulers' vessel, he suffered from a variety of health problems due to his old age, preventing him from using his powers to their maximum output, and was ultimately killed by the Monarchs in battle. Thomas Andre Thomas Andre (토마스 안드레; Tomaseu Andeure) is one of the strongest hunters in America and one of the five National Level Hunters, ranking 1st in the world. He is also a Rulers' vessel and is nicknamed the Goliath due to his large build and immense superhuman strength. He later befriends Jin.... Discover the Chugong popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Chugong books.