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나 혼자만 레벨업 [Na Honjaman Level Up] (Manhwa) #1
Solo Leveling 01
1웹툰 나 혼자만 레벨업
만화 장성락(REDICE), 원작 추공 ｜ 매주 목요일 카카오페이지 독점연재
10여 년 전,
다른 차원과 이쪽 세계를 이어 주는 통로 ‘게이트’가 열리고
평범한 이들 중 각성한 자들이 생겨났다.
게이트 안의 던전에서 마물을 사냥하는 각성자.
그들을 일컬어 ‘헌터’라 부른다.
그러나 모든 헌터가 강한 것은 아니다.
내 이름은 성진우.
E급 헌터다.
저급 던전에서조차 죽을 고비를 넘겨야 하는
‘인류 최약병기’.
무엇 하나 내세울 것 없는 형편에
저급 던전으로 근근이 생계를 이어가던 그는,
D급 던전 속에 숨겨진
최악의 난이도의 이중 던전을 만난다.
그리고 결국… 죽음을 맞이하려던 순간,
그는 기이한 능력을 얻게 된다.
오직 그에게만 보이는 게임 퀘스트 창!
오직 그만이 알게 된 레벨 업의 비밀!
퀘스트를 따라 수련하고
몬스터를 사냥하면 레벨이 오른다.
오직 그 혼자만!
최약체 헌터에서 최강 헌터로 각성하다!
만화 장성락(REDICE), 원작 추공 ｜ 매주 목요일 카카오페이지 독점연재
10여 년 전,
다른 차원과 이쪽 세계를 이어 주는 통로 ‘게이트’가 열리고
평범한 이들 중 각성한 자들이 생겨났다.
게이트 안의 던전에서 마물을 사냥하는 각성자.
그들을 일컬어 ‘헌터’라 부른다.
그러나 모든 헌터가 강한 것은 아니다.
내 이름은 성진우.
E급 헌터다.
저급 던전에서조차 죽을 고비를 넘겨야 하는
‘인류 최약병기’.
무엇 하나 내세울 것 없는 형편에
저급 던전으로 근근이 생계를 이어가던 그는,
D급 던전 속에 숨겨진
최악의 난이도의 이중 던전을 만난다.
그리고 결국… 죽음을 맞이하려던 순간,
그는 기이한 능력을 얻게 된다.
오직 그에게만 보이는 게임 퀘스트 창!
오직 그만이 알게 된 레벨 업의 비밀!
퀘스트를 따라 수련하고
몬스터를 사냥하면 레벨이 오른다.
오직 그 혼자만!
최약체 헌터에서 최강 헌터로 각성하다!
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April 6, 2020
I will level (pun fully intended) myself with you; this was by far the most badass and engaging LitRPG I’ve ever read.
Some of you may already know that I’m a huge fan of manga/manhwa; I’ve been reading it since I was a kid, and I will always continue to do so. I don’t usually post a full-review of a manga/manhwa series I’ve read here, but Solo Leveling demands, at least, a little write-up because my god, everyone needs to bless their eyes and mind with the entertaining experience of reading this. It takes a lot for a manga/manhwa series to blow my mind now, and Solo Leveling accomplished this feat non-stop.
Solo Leveling is a manhwa adaptation—illustrated by Gi So-Ryeong (기소령) and Jang Sung-Rak (장성락)—of a completed series of light novels with the same title that’s written by Chu-Gong. The official blurb from the light novel did a great job of explaining the premise without spoiling anything, so I’ll copy it here:
It’s a simple premise, nothing revolutionary, but it’s executed magnificently; Sung Jin-Woo’s journey in his endless pursuit of a stronger power was simply a blast to read. And I’m not saying that the manhwa is without its flaws. The author seemed to have forgotten—for almost 50 chapters—that the reason Sung Jin-Woo became a hunter in the first place was to earn money to pay for the medical expense of his sick mother. Plus, Sung Jin-Woo is just extremely overpowered. But you know what? I don’t care. This manhwa is a personification of badass main character and action scenes, and everything worked well for the story and medium; I’m willing to overlook the minor flaws in favor of the powerfully engrossing and immensely addictive reading experience. Also, I loved the nod to other popular franchises: One Punch Man training method, Alex Armstrong from Full Metal Alchemist cameo, and the design of Artorias the Abyss from Dark Souls. I could be wrong about these, of course, but they seemed too similar to be considered a coincidence, especially the later story arc resemblance to the Chimera Ant arc from Hunter x Hunter. Case in point:
Picture: Igris from Solo Leveling.
Picture: Artorias the Abyss from Dark Souls video game.
Gi So-Ryeong (기소령) and Jang Sung-Rak (장성락) are virtuoso of illustrations; I truly believe that the reason this manhwa reaches the popularity and acclaim it has now is due to their irreplaceable contributions as an artist. The level of explosive actions and vivid artworks displayed in this manhwa, for the lack of a better term, is godlike. A picture is worth a thousand words, and rather than hearing me ramble on about how beautiful and well-drawn the illustrations are, I’ll provide proofs instead:
Yes, every single panel of this manhwa is drawn with at least the superb caliber shown above.
Solo Leveling is an outstandingly phenomenal manhwa that deserves all the praises it gets and more. Forgive me for saying this, but Season 1 of this series alone has made every other LitRPG I’ve ever experienced pale in comparison. Seriously, I honestly never thought I would ever read a LitRPG as addictive, mind-blowing, and page-turning as this, but here we are. I highly recommend this to pretty much everyone. Only Season 1 has been completed at the moment, but trust me when I say that this manhwa is going to take over the world. Join in the hype now. I can’t wait for Season 2 to begin and see the—hopefully—terrifying challenges the Sung Jin-Woo encounter.
You can find the rest of my reviews at Novel Notions
Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing!
My Patrons: Alfred, Devin, Hamad, Joie, Mike, Miracle, Nicholas.
Some of you may already know that I’m a huge fan of manga/manhwa; I’ve been reading it since I was a kid, and I will always continue to do so. I don’t usually post a full-review of a manga/manhwa series I’ve read here, but Solo Leveling demands, at least, a little write-up because my god, everyone needs to bless their eyes and mind with the entertaining experience of reading this. It takes a lot for a manga/manhwa series to blow my mind now, and Solo Leveling accomplished this feat non-stop.
Solo Leveling is a manhwa adaptation—illustrated by Gi So-Ryeong (기소령) and Jang Sung-Rak (장성락)—of a completed series of light novels with the same title that’s written by Chu-Gong. The official blurb from the light novel did a great job of explaining the premise without spoiling anything, so I’ll copy it here:
“10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as "Hunters". However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I'm someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of dungeons, the "World's Weakest". Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled dungeons… at least until I found a hidden dungeon with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank dungeons! In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise. Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!”
It’s a simple premise, nothing revolutionary, but it’s executed magnificently; Sung Jin-Woo’s journey in his endless pursuit of a stronger power was simply a blast to read. And I’m not saying that the manhwa is without its flaws. The author seemed to have forgotten—for almost 50 chapters—that the reason Sung Jin-Woo became a hunter in the first place was to earn money to pay for the medical expense of his sick mother. Plus, Sung Jin-Woo is just extremely overpowered. But you know what? I don’t care. This manhwa is a personification of badass main character and action scenes, and everything worked well for the story and medium; I’m willing to overlook the minor flaws in favor of the powerfully engrossing and immensely addictive reading experience. Also, I loved the nod to other popular franchises: One Punch Man training method, Alex Armstrong from Full Metal Alchemist cameo, and the design of Artorias the Abyss from Dark Souls. I could be wrong about these, of course, but they seemed too similar to be considered a coincidence, especially the later story arc resemblance to the Chimera Ant arc from Hunter x Hunter. Case in point:
Picture: Igris from Solo Leveling.
Picture: Artorias the Abyss from Dark Souls video game.
Gi So-Ryeong (기소령) and Jang Sung-Rak (장성락) are virtuoso of illustrations; I truly believe that the reason this manhwa reaches the popularity and acclaim it has now is due to their irreplaceable contributions as an artist. The level of explosive actions and vivid artworks displayed in this manhwa, for the lack of a better term, is godlike. A picture is worth a thousand words, and rather than hearing me ramble on about how beautiful and well-drawn the illustrations are, I’ll provide proofs instead:
Yes, every single panel of this manhwa is drawn with at least the superb caliber shown above.
Solo Leveling is an outstandingly phenomenal manhwa that deserves all the praises it gets and more. Forgive me for saying this, but Season 1 of this series alone has made every other LitRPG I’ve ever experienced pale in comparison. Seriously, I honestly never thought I would ever read a LitRPG as addictive, mind-blowing, and page-turning as this, but here we are. I highly recommend this to pretty much everyone. Only Season 1 has been completed at the moment, but trust me when I say that this manhwa is going to take over the world. Join in the hype now. I can’t wait for Season 2 to begin and see the—hopefully—terrifying challenges the Sung Jin-Woo encounter.
You can find the rest of my reviews at Novel Notions
Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing!
My Patrons: Alfred, Devin, Hamad, Joie, Mike, Miracle, Nicholas.
August 7, 2025
Realistically speaking, this is taking manga down a few levels, mediocre writing, predictable yet exciting plot, mediocre art with little details and little effort, but it is amusing and this is the word in my mind the entire 2 and half hours I was reading this; Amusing.
Based on what I said this takes 3 stars, but I am pumping it up 1 more star for the fact that I read it all in one sitting, and I am really tempted to read more, but I want to use the energy I got from here to advance in other reading endeavors.
At the first commandment I was like:
These people have never played an RPG game in their lives, I solved 3 out of the 4 riddles and I wasn't even present, the one i missed was the instrument one, and with little knowledge about that fantasy world, you don't know if these statues can strum their instruments and cut you in 6 slices with the music waves or something.
A fun evil Idea that I got at the end, since everyone, or mostly everyone abandoned the hero, when he succeeds the challenge, he would then become a Boss himself, and just take it out on humans, I got the thought mainly because of how angry he was that he got abandoned near death, and his desire to live.
Anyway This is Fun People read it, it's one of the few works, that make me wish everyone knew English so they can read it and have fun, even if it will resonate with Gamers more than everyone else.
Based on what I said this takes 3 stars, but I am pumping it up 1 more star for the fact that I read it all in one sitting, and I am really tempted to read more, but I want to use the energy I got from here to advance in other reading endeavors.
At the first commandment I was like:
These people have never played an RPG game in their lives, I solved 3 out of the 4 riddles and I wasn't even present, the one i missed was the instrument one, and with little knowledge about that fantasy world, you don't know if these statues can strum their instruments and cut you in 6 slices with the music waves or something.
A fun evil Idea that I got at the end, since everyone, or mostly everyone abandoned the hero, when he succeeds the challenge, he would then become a Boss himself, and just take it out on humans, I got the thought mainly because of how angry he was that he got abandoned near death, and his desire to live.
Anyway This is Fun People read it, it's one of the few works, that make me wish everyone knew English so they can read it and have fun, even if it will resonate with Gamers more than everyone else.
February 16, 2021
I was looking for a manga to read when I came upon Solo Leveling. I wanted something short (it's 87 chapters so far), preferably finished. This one had high ratings and I rarely read manhwa so I decided to give it a try. I can't resist unfinished manga, I guess. Well, I started it yesterday and today I caught up with it. I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to study or maybe read a novel, I kept thinking I'll stop reading after the next chapter... How on earth did people wait while reading this! It's SO addicting. One of the most addicting manga/comics I've read and it's so fun that I was ready to overlook some flaws that bugged me.
If you want to start this manhwa -and if you're a manga fan you totally should- make sure to have time because you can't help but wonder what happens next. And you’ll find yourself unable to stop.
Short, 10 years ago gates started opening out of nowhere releasing monsters if not dealt with. That's the mission of hunters who are basically superheroes and possess different rankings. The main character, who is one of the weakest, finds himself as a player in a game determined to make him stronger.
Good thing that Sung Jin Woo isn't your usual MC, he doesn't act stupid nor rash. You might think that this story is done too many times with the overpowered MC but it's actually fantastic. I honestly don't mind this trope if done well, and Solo Leveling was splendid in that regard.
The art is absolutely gorgeous, the drawing styles, the colors, everything is perfect. I'm so used to black and white so this was quite refreshing.
I want to keep this review short so I'll suffice to say that I wish some characters were more developed and saw more of them.
This manhwa has a few flaws that I can't help but mention:
- Poor world-building, this serves the plot in a way but on the other hand, we don't know much about how people dealt with this catastrophe (the gates) for example, how they started guilds, etc.
- NO backstory. We don't know anything about his childhood, his family, his father who disappeared and how he dealt with that, he almost never think of him for example. We hear about his sick mother from the start but we don't know anything nor see her until a very late arc. (This isn't a spoiler because knowing it won't affect the story at all, it's almost like the author forgot.)
- In later arcs it's too obvious it's copying another manga. Not necessarily copying, maybe getting too inspired? I still want to know how it'll turn out, though, like now but I ran out of released chapters.
Update concerning this point: it actually did not copy the manga I had in mind. It was definitely inspired by it for the start of events is too similar, however, it took a completely different turn.
These weaknesses aside, I still highly recommend it. If it got turned into an anime (or whatever they call South Korean anime) it would be epic. Would it be better if you wait till it's finished? Well, I kinda wish I did because I want more chapters but it doesn't look like it's going to end any time soon. So better start it now. I'll wait a few months, till we have 10 chapters at least to go back to it. I can't read a chapter per week? the battles are too intense to be cut off! (not sure if it's monthly/weekly... now thinking about it, I should've done my research and made sure the author doesn't go on hiatus *sighs*). The number of pages in each chapter is satisfying, however.
I just found out that it's also a series of light novels, light novels never worked for me so I'll stick to the manhwa.
If you want to start this manhwa -and if you're a manga fan you totally should- make sure to have time because you can't help but wonder what happens next. And you’ll find yourself unable to stop.
Short, 10 years ago gates started opening out of nowhere releasing monsters if not dealt with. That's the mission of hunters who are basically superheroes and possess different rankings. The main character, who is one of the weakest, finds himself as a player in a game determined to make him stronger.
Good thing that Sung Jin Woo isn't your usual MC, he doesn't act stupid nor rash. You might think that this story is done too many times with the overpowered MC but it's actually fantastic. I honestly don't mind this trope if done well, and Solo Leveling was splendid in that regard.
The art is absolutely gorgeous, the drawing styles, the colors, everything is perfect. I'm so used to black and white so this was quite refreshing.
I want to keep this review short so I'll suffice to say that I wish some characters were more developed and saw more of them.
This manhwa has a few flaws that I can't help but mention:
- Poor world-building, this serves the plot in a way but on the other hand, we don't know much about how people dealt with this catastrophe (the gates) for example, how they started guilds, etc.
- NO backstory. We don't know anything about his childhood, his family, his father who disappeared and how he dealt with that, he almost never think of him for example. We hear about his sick mother from the start but we don't know anything nor see her until a very late arc. (This isn't a spoiler because knowing it won't affect the story at all, it's almost like the author forgot.)
- In later arcs it's too obvious it's copying another manga. Not necessarily copying, maybe getting too inspired? I still want to know how it'll turn out, though, like now but I ran out of released chapters.
Update concerning this point: it actually did not copy the manga I had in mind. It was definitely inspired by it for the start of events is too similar, however, it took a completely different turn.
These weaknesses aside, I still highly recommend it. If it got turned into an anime (or whatever they call South Korean anime) it would be epic. Would it be better if you wait till it's finished? Well, I kinda wish I did because I want more chapters but it doesn't look like it's going to end any time soon. So better start it now. I'll wait a few months, till we have 10 chapters at least to go back to it. I can't read a chapter per week? the battles are too intense to be cut off! (not sure if it's monthly/weekly... now thinking about it, I should've done my research and made sure the author doesn't go on hiatus *sighs*). The number of pages in each chapter is satisfying, however.
I just found out that it's also a series of light novels, light novels never worked for me so I'll stick to the manhwa.
April 6, 2020
Solo Leveling fell onto my lap unexpectedly (thanks to Petrik) and before I knew it, I was utterly addicted to this incredibly entertaining and ridiculously absorbing manhwa that boasts of some the most insanely epic and amazing comic artwork I've seen.
Well, truth be told, I've only read one manga before this, and it was the ingeniously brilliant Death Note. The artwork for Death Note was already superb in my opinion, but the drawings in Solo Leveling was frankly on a totally different level (pun entirely intended). And I also have it on the best authority available to me that very few titles out there have the same quality of artwork as this one (yes, it's Petrik again).
The story in Solo Leveling could be said to be quite unoriginal and tropey, but regardless I was hooked and went out of control binge-reading it. It took over all my reading attention for about a day and half, and even now I couldn't stop thinking about it. Set in a world where Gates that connect to Dungeons of monsters started appearing, certain powers have awakened in some of the human race to enable them to fight these monsters. The humans who fight monsters are called hunters, who are grouped into raids and divided into roles like tanks, damage dealers, mages and healers.
Our main protagonist, Sung Jin-Woo, was an E-rank hunter, the lowest rated hunter who was so weak that he's even known as the "World's Weakest". However, given his situation at home he needed to make the money that hunters could earn by risking his live fighting monsters in low-levelled dungeons. After a dangerous and catastrophic raid at an unusually challenging D-ranked dungeon, Jin-Woo gained an ability that appears to be uniquely available only to him. This is where the title of the story came from. All hunters are awakened at a predetermined rank (which denotes the magical power innate to the person), and nothing can change that ranking. Jin-Woo now, however, has the ability to level up from experience and he sets out on a personal quest to become as powerful as he could possibly be, battling more and more powerful creatures and monsters.
Jin-Woo becomes a cliched, overpowered main character, but O-M-G it worked so darn well. Seriously, the fight scenes in this manhwa progressively becomes more epic as Jin-Woo's badass-o-meter (and hotness) just kept getting higher and higher. The artwork was the primary reason why it was so well-executed. The badassery was off the charts and I lost count of how many times I've flailed from the sheer epicness of the story told through the mind-blowing visuals. Scenes were rendered in vivid brilliance, as the dynamism from the drawings and flow of the panels gave the action a palpable sense of underlying motion. I could not say it enough, the artwork was absolutely amazing!
The story has its flaws but at the end of the day, I had way too much fun to nitpick over the details. Highly recommended for any fantasy or LitRPG reader, especially if you have an appreciation for incredible artwork.
Well, truth be told, I've only read one manga before this, and it was the ingeniously brilliant Death Note. The artwork for Death Note was already superb in my opinion, but the drawings in Solo Leveling was frankly on a totally different level (pun entirely intended). And I also have it on the best authority available to me that very few titles out there have the same quality of artwork as this one (yes, it's Petrik again).
The story in Solo Leveling could be said to be quite unoriginal and tropey, but regardless I was hooked and went out of control binge-reading it. It took over all my reading attention for about a day and half, and even now I couldn't stop thinking about it. Set in a world where Gates that connect to Dungeons of monsters started appearing, certain powers have awakened in some of the human race to enable them to fight these monsters. The humans who fight monsters are called hunters, who are grouped into raids and divided into roles like tanks, damage dealers, mages and healers.
Our main protagonist, Sung Jin-Woo, was an E-rank hunter, the lowest rated hunter who was so weak that he's even known as the "World's Weakest". However, given his situation at home he needed to make the money that hunters could earn by risking his live fighting monsters in low-levelled dungeons. After a dangerous and catastrophic raid at an unusually challenging D-ranked dungeon, Jin-Woo gained an ability that appears to be uniquely available only to him. This is where the title of the story came from. All hunters are awakened at a predetermined rank (which denotes the magical power innate to the person), and nothing can change that ranking. Jin-Woo now, however, has the ability to level up from experience and he sets out on a personal quest to become as powerful as he could possibly be, battling more and more powerful creatures and monsters.
Jin-Woo becomes a cliched, overpowered main character, but O-M-G it worked so darn well. Seriously, the fight scenes in this manhwa progressively becomes more epic as Jin-Woo's badass-o-meter (and hotness) just kept getting higher and higher. The artwork was the primary reason why it was so well-executed. The badassery was off the charts and I lost count of how many times I've flailed from the sheer epicness of the story told through the mind-blowing visuals. Scenes were rendered in vivid brilliance, as the dynamism from the drawings and flow of the panels gave the action a palpable sense of underlying motion. I could not say it enough, the artwork was absolutely amazing!
The story has its flaws but at the end of the day, I had way too much fun to nitpick over the details. Highly recommended for any fantasy or LitRPG reader, especially if you have an appreciation for incredible artwork.
October 14, 2019
I absolutely love it.
to go from this
to this
was my drop-all-things-and-read-this sign and of course a possible miserable waiting for updates after I finish all the translated chapters
so I'm reading the novel too
to go from this
to this
was my drop-all-things-and-read-this sign and of course a possible miserable waiting for updates after I finish all the translated chapters
so I'm reading the novel too
March 4, 2026
I'm obsessed with the anime! It's time to read the manhwa now.
Incoming: a binge.
Incoming: a binge.
February 4, 2024
گمونم قراره امسال بیشترین چهار ستاره های گودریدز رو من داشته باشم 😆
این مجموعه مانهوا رو اتفاقی پیدا کردم، اول انیمه اش دیدم و از ایده گیم تم اش خیلی خوشم اومد و بعد که توی کانالم معرفیش کردم، دوستان لطف کردن مانهوا رو بهم رسوندن.
آدیوبوک و لایت ناول هم داره.
بازم جریان غول و هانتر و این چیزا س .
بدجور معتاد شدم گمونم، و بسیار بی جنبه ام چون وقتی از یچیزی خوشم بیاد انقد دنبالش میکنم که لوس میشه
این مجموعه مانهوا رو اتفاقی پیدا کردم، اول انیمه اش دیدم و از ایده گیم تم اش خیلی خوشم اومد و بعد که توی کانالم معرفیش کردم، دوستان لطف کردن مانهوا رو بهم رسوندن.
آدیوبوک و لایت ناول هم داره.
بازم جریان غول و هانتر و این چیزا س .
بدجور معتاد شدم گمونم، و بسیار بی جنبه ام چون وقتی از یچیزی خوشم بیاد انقد دنبالش میکنم که لوس میشه
April 5, 2020
Highly entertaining and captivating from beginning to end, Solo Levelling is almost unputdownable and will have you speaking that oft broken promise, "Just one more chapter", repeatedly.
The story takes place in a world where gates randomly open up that are filled with all kinds of monsters, beasts and demons. When the gates first started appearing, some humans began displaying various powers and became hunters, classified according to their varying strengths. These hunters use their powers to clear the gates by defeating the evils within, and thus prevent the monsters from entering the world.
Our main character, Sung Jin-Woo, is such a hunter. Unfortunately for him, he is known as The Weakest hunter, and is classified as E-class - the lowest possible rank. While he is quite a bit stronger than a regular human, he is no match for other hunters or any of the monsters dwelling within the gates. When disaster strikes during the clearing of one such gate, Sung Jin-Woo gains a power that allows him to become a stronger hunter, setting his first steps upon the path to becoming a major badass and in the process changing his life in every possible way.
Solo Levelling is as addictive as they come. There are fist-pumps and goosebumps and HOLY CRAP moments galore, and while the story is pretty basic, it's the artwork that truly elevates this tale to something special; sinking it's hooks into you and never letting go from one B A D A S S moment to the next. Every scene, every monster, every battle is a delight. All illustrated in detail and beautifully so. Whether it is the sheer chaos of a high speed fight or the horror of a hideous monster, every image is wonderfully immersive; conveying entire scenes perfectly in a glance and never ceasing to deliver a feast for the eyeballs. This is as binge-able as it gets. Go on. You know you want to.
The story takes place in a world where gates randomly open up that are filled with all kinds of monsters, beasts and demons. When the gates first started appearing, some humans began displaying various powers and became hunters, classified according to their varying strengths. These hunters use their powers to clear the gates by defeating the evils within, and thus prevent the monsters from entering the world.
Our main character, Sung Jin-Woo, is such a hunter. Unfortunately for him, he is known as The Weakest hunter, and is classified as E-class - the lowest possible rank. While he is quite a bit stronger than a regular human, he is no match for other hunters or any of the monsters dwelling within the gates. When disaster strikes during the clearing of one such gate, Sung Jin-Woo gains a power that allows him to become a stronger hunter, setting his first steps upon the path to becoming a major badass and in the process changing his life in every possible way.
Solo Levelling is as addictive as they come. There are fist-pumps and goosebumps and HOLY CRAP moments galore, and while the story is pretty basic, it's the artwork that truly elevates this tale to something special; sinking it's hooks into you and never letting go from one B A D A S S moment to the next. Every scene, every monster, every battle is a delight. All illustrated in detail and beautifully so. Whether it is the sheer chaos of a high speed fight or the horror of a hideous monster, every image is wonderfully immersive; conveying entire scenes perfectly in a glance and never ceasing to deliver a feast for the eyeballs. This is as binge-able as it gets. Go on. You know you want to.
June 22, 2022
A great start to a promising series and although it was lacking in some aspects, it’s likely later volumes will pick up the slack.
The protagonist’s character was likeable despite his clear ineptitude as a hunter. There was clearly a lot of room for growth but I imagine that’ll come in future chapters. As for the other characters, they were mostly throwaway generic characters without distinguishable personalities who, for the most part, didn’t matter at all.
The plot was thankfully mostly not predictable and the pacing heightened the tension and fear well. The art and fantastic colours certainly helped to elevate the plot too.
So, all in all, an interesting start to the series and I’m looking forward to seeing if it solidifies itself as a great series in Solo Leveling, Vol. 2...
(Recommended by Rune Neirynck)
The protagonist’s character was likeable despite his clear ineptitude as a hunter. There was clearly a lot of room for growth but I imagine that’ll come in future chapters. As for the other characters, they were mostly throwaway generic characters without distinguishable personalities who, for the most part, didn’t matter at all.
The plot was thankfully mostly not predictable and the pacing heightened the tension and fear well. The art and fantastic colours certainly helped to elevate the plot too.
So, all in all, an interesting start to the series and I’m looking forward to seeing if it solidifies itself as a great series in Solo Leveling, Vol. 2...
(Recommended by Rune Neirynck)
August 13, 2023
THIS WAS LITTTTTTTT!
I’ve been getting into more manhwa and this did not disappoint. There is so much to be said about this first installment in Solo Leveling but to be honest I don’t want to spoil anything. It follows a main character, Jinwoo, who is one of the lowest ranking hunters in his world. Hunters are responsible for fighting beings and finally the boss’s of these “gates” to prevent the evil from seeping into their world. Jinwoo unfortunately tagged along on a hunting assignment that goes completely left. While there lots of things happen that then inform how he develops as a character. This isn’t for the faint of heart or those who don’t like a lot of violence. It’s gory and graphic. There are some twists and turns that I did not expect and now I’m looking forward to seeing how this will all play out in the next few volumes. The artwork is AMAZING. It’s beautiful with great action scenes and deep, rich colors. Honestly, I can see why people love this one so much.
I’ve been getting into more manhwa and this did not disappoint. There is so much to be said about this first installment in Solo Leveling but to be honest I don’t want to spoil anything. It follows a main character, Jinwoo, who is one of the lowest ranking hunters in his world. Hunters are responsible for fighting beings and finally the boss’s of these “gates” to prevent the evil from seeping into their world. Jinwoo unfortunately tagged along on a hunting assignment that goes completely left. While there lots of things happen that then inform how he develops as a character. This isn’t for the faint of heart or those who don’t like a lot of violence. It’s gory and graphic. There are some twists and turns that I did not expect and now I’m looking forward to seeing how this will all play out in the next few volumes. The artwork is AMAZING. It’s beautiful with great action scenes and deep, rich colors. Honestly, I can see why people love this one so much.
September 5, 2022
O.M.G.
Someone remind me why didn't I read this sooner?! It's been on my list for more than a year. If you're still not sure whether you should pick this up or not, I'm telling you now: DO IT.
⤏ What to expect:
∘ Fantasy
∘ Manhwa
∘ LitRPG
∘ OP Main Character
∘ Gorgeous Artwork
∘ Anime Adaptation ~ SOON
⤏ Summary
10 years ago Gates that connected the real world with the monster world started opening out of nowhere and monsters were released in the world.
Some people experienced this "Awakening" and were given the title of "Hunter". These Hunters possess supernatural abilities and are more powerful than an average human — Superhero vibes
⤏ Main Character
Jin-Woo, our main character, is considered one of the weakest Hunters. He's a smart boy who cares too much about people and I liked him from the beginning! I can't wait to see him turning into the badass character I know he'll become ✨
⤏ Artwork
I fell in love with the art - it is G O R G E O U S! The color combination, the battle scenes ... I have no complains, it's just PERFECT
It's also a little dark - expect a lot of death and bloody scenes.
⤏ Conclusion
I totally recommend it if you are a manga/manhwa reader! I'm getting the next volumes asap.
I've read the german edition so I'll continue it in german, but for those of you who don't know - I didn't - it is available in english!
P.s. I would've like if there were a little more worldbuilding.
Someone remind me why didn't I read this sooner?! It's been on my list for more than a year. If you're still not sure whether you should pick this up or not, I'm telling you now: DO IT.
⤏ What to expect:
∘ Fantasy
∘ Manhwa
∘ LitRPG
∘ OP Main Character
∘ Gorgeous Artwork
∘ Anime Adaptation ~ SOON
⤏ Summary
10 years ago Gates that connected the real world with the monster world started opening out of nowhere and monsters were released in the world.
Some people experienced this "Awakening" and were given the title of "Hunter". These Hunters possess supernatural abilities and are more powerful than an average human — Superhero vibes
⤏ Main Character
Jin-Woo, our main character, is considered one of the weakest Hunters. He's a smart boy who cares too much about people and I liked him from the beginning! I can't wait to see him turning into the badass character I know he'll become ✨
⤏ Artwork
I fell in love with the art - it is G O R G E O U S! The color combination, the battle scenes ... I have no complains, it's just PERFECT
It's also a little dark - expect a lot of death and bloody scenes.
⤏ Conclusion
I totally recommend it if you are a manga/manhwa reader! I'm getting the next volumes asap.
I've read the german edition so I'll continue it in german, but for those of you who don't know - I didn't - it is available in english!
P.s. I would've like if there were a little more worldbuilding.
October 10, 2025
i absolutely love this. there is 2 seasons out of the anime so far but i swear nothing is as scary as that first double dungeon 😭 idk why but it was more scarier for me in the manhwa than the anime 😂 the art is soooooooo fucking good!
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the anime was fucking fire so ofc i'm going to read the manhwa now 🔥😍🤭
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the anime was fucking fire so ofc i'm going to read the manhwa now 🔥😍🤭
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December 17, 2023I am quite new to manhwa (/manga/manhua) and don't have a gauge on how to rate it yet, but I did like the art a lot and got sucked into the story. So much so that I'm figuring out — with help, thank you friends — new-to-me apps and sites and systems for reading/purchasing. (jsm, the old I feel is real)
September 12, 2025
ngl this series is just a self insert power fantasy and/or a wet dream for edgy teenage boys. i know so many people love solo leveling and i can understand why - its fun (to most people at least, i found it incredibly boring) the art is fantastic and its fast paced. also according to most people sung jinwoo is hot (i think otherwise but beauty is subjective) and he’s powerful and wow his aura?? off the charts??
my point is that sjw was terribly written. he had such a boring, generic “dark powerful protagonist” personality. and his ideologies were just so…bland? the whole “survival of the fittest” is getting so exhausting. his character writing was rushed, all the side characters just exist to glaze him, and he gets through every obstacle without breaking a sweat. the fight scenes bored me half to death (don’t get me wrong, i love fight scenes in manga/manhwa, but for some reason they didn’t hit as hard as when i read this.)
if you loved this series, great! it’s definitely enjoyable and highly entertaining, it just wasn’t for me.
my point is that sjw was terribly written. he had such a boring, generic “dark powerful protagonist” personality. and his ideologies were just so…bland? the whole “survival of the fittest” is getting so exhausting. his character writing was rushed, all the side characters just exist to glaze him, and he gets through every obstacle without breaking a sweat. the fight scenes bored me half to death (don’t get me wrong, i love fight scenes in manga/manhwa, but for some reason they didn’t hit as hard as when i read this.)
if you loved this series, great! it’s definitely enjoyable and highly entertaining, it just wasn’t for me.
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October 25, 2022My first ever Manhwa ! This was recommended to me by one of my classmates who also introduced me to a site I can read mangas/manhwa's on ( We havent got any stores with those here😭) , so to show my gratitude I figured I would try reading some of this . *laughs* 'some' turned into 'all' realllll quick .
The story line started alright . Nothing I had seen before exactly , off to a good start . Then this went from that to this and I was no longer indifferent . It got so entertaining with the awakening and system introduced and I got ADDICTED . Some ideas seem to have been forgotten and the suddenly picked up again but its was ok , plenty of plot twists .There were flaws to this with the world building and back story as well but i could move past it .While it was predictable that our Mc would go on to be among the strongest hunters in the world ( and him always winning wasnt very stimulating) , the way it was done was very original . He liked to put himself in situations where he could watch experienced hunters and learn form them without placing himself in any unnecessary danger or drama unless required . The more he levelled up the more things got so LIT .Every time someone would go "Whats happening ?" I would just have this urge to yell: OUR BOY JUST HAPPENED !! He became such a badass and I loved to see it . But he still remained human in the sense that he had emotions such as embarrassment , humility and yes - when he cried , my hearttt .
The artwork here is on another level fr . I loved the colour schemes used , the details in the drawings and the vivid portraits that really hint at how amazingly animated the manhwa adaptation is going to be ( CANT WAIT!) . I found myself admiring them so often and pausing to save moments that are truly worthy of display ( on my wall hehe) .attached at the bottom are a few for u to judge yourselves , or at least what I thought would be a few....
Side characters:The dynamic between him and Yoo was so entertaining , such a brotherly affection where one is so utterly taken by the other and he acts so cool abt it Just like jin woo , am I compatible with people who have clumsy personalities or somthing ? LMAOOO YES .Hunter cha and Baek have such potential . Cha is so pretty and cute and not prideful at all , Hope Im smelling some romance in the air when it comes to her ;) As for Baek he's a smart one and for some reason I find myself liking him
Super STOKED for the next volume
NB: I had such a hard time with these names and my memory 😂 but would probably recommend even with all its flaws
The story line started alright . Nothing I had seen before exactly , off to a good start . Then this went from that to this and I was no longer indifferent . It got so entertaining with the awakening and system introduced and I got ADDICTED . Some ideas seem to have been forgotten and the suddenly picked up again but its was ok , plenty of plot twists .There were flaws to this with the world building and back story as well but i could move past it .While it was predictable that our Mc would go on to be among the strongest hunters in the world ( and him always winning wasnt very stimulating) , the way it was done was very original . He liked to put himself in situations where he could watch experienced hunters and learn form them without placing himself in any unnecessary danger or drama unless required . The more he levelled up the more things got so LIT .Every time someone would go "Whats happening ?" I would just have this urge to yell: OUR BOY JUST HAPPENED !! He became such a badass and I loved to see it . But he still remained human in the sense that he had emotions such as embarrassment , humility and yes - when he cried , my hearttt .
The artwork here is on another level fr . I loved the colour schemes used , the details in the drawings and the vivid portraits that really hint at how amazingly animated the manhwa adaptation is going to be ( CANT WAIT!) . I found myself admiring them so often and pausing to save moments that are truly worthy of display ( on my wall hehe) .attached at the bottom are a few for u to judge yourselves , or at least what I thought would be a few....
Side characters:The dynamic between him and Yoo was so entertaining , such a brotherly affection where one is so utterly taken by the other and he acts so cool abt it Just like jin woo , am I compatible with people who have clumsy personalities or somthing ? LMAOOO YES .Hunter cha and Baek have such potential . Cha is so pretty and cute and not prideful at all , Hope Im smelling some romance in the air when it comes to her ;) As for Baek he's a smart one and for some reason I find myself liking him
Super STOKED for the next volume
NB: I had such a hard time with these names and my memory 😂 but would probably recommend even with all its flaws
February 2, 2025
3.5 but not quite a 4. I'm watching season 2 of the anime and I'm dying to see what happens next. It's killing me only getting one episode a week 😩
November 6, 2022
Looks like this will be a new addiction!
March 10, 2024
APSOLUTNO FANTASTIČNO
March 24, 2021
I almost sent this back to the library unread when I finally noticed that it was a manhwa adaptation of a Korean novel I hadn't read. Adaptations and manhwa do not have a great success rate for me individually, much less combined. But I was running low on books the day before my weekly library run, so like an ugly shirt on laundry day, I gave it a chance, guessing by the number of one- and two-panel pages I saw on a quick flip through that it would at least be a quick read.
But I was surprised to find myself liking the weak but clever underdog protagonist and the escape room scenario around which this first volume revolved.
I'm a little leery of the video game aspects that permeate everything -- how the story and world seems built like a video game and the main character actually sees a GUI pop-ups featuring his own hit points -- but I'm willing to give the second volume a try.
But I was surprised to find myself liking the weak but clever underdog protagonist and the escape room scenario around which this first volume revolved.
I'm a little leery of the video game aspects that permeate everything -- how the story and world seems built like a video game and the main character actually sees a GUI pop-ups featuring his own hit points -- but I'm willing to give the second volume a try.
March 30, 2022
Me ha sorprendido, no quise ni leer las sinopsis, me lo habían recomendado y con eso me quedé y debo decir que me gustó, disfruté este primer tomo. La idea de la trama, los personajes y el sistema de cazadores que tiene, más que entretenido.
Es una historia muy buena.
Es una historia muy buena.
manga
August 7, 2025Ich weiß noch nicht genau wie ich es bewerten will 😅 Es war schon unterhaltsam und ganz gut zu lesen, aber irgendwie schon auch guilty pleasure und ein bisschen simple. Mal schauen ob ich weiterlese. (Ich glaube vielleicht so 3,5 als Bewertung... oder 3?)
April 19, 2020
4.5 stars
Engrossing, fun, addictive!
The quality of the drawings is out-of-this-world! The story and the main characters gained depth and complexity with each chapter and I got literal goosebumps from the sheer epicness of some of the panels.
Fantastic foray into LitRPG and into manhwas!
Engrossing, fun, addictive!
The quality of the drawings is out-of-this-world! The story and the main characters gained depth and complexity with each chapter and I got literal goosebumps from the sheer epicness of some of the panels.
Fantastic foray into LitRPG and into manhwas!
December 19, 2024
watched first 3 episodes of the anime and those cliffhangers were just too mean for me to wait weekly for a new episode🫠 so!!!! manhwa it is starting from the beginning <3
January 17, 2025
Com uma premissa um tanto quanto batida de RPGs em animes e mangás, Solo Leveling consegue pegar essa temática e fazer algo diferente, pois ele não coloca a gameficação da obra como algo a parte do mundo real, ou seja, não é um jogo que os personagens jogam, mas sim algo da vida real dos personagens; ser Caçador e enfrentar monstros com mecânicas parecidas com jogos, é parte do cotidiano.
Por conta disso, Solo Leveling consegue inovar com uma temática já trabalhada anteriormente em outras obras, destacando a obra e tornando o manhwa o sucesso que é mundialmente, ganhando inclusive um anime.
Nesse primeiro volume, somos apresentados a dinâmica do mundo e como funciona esse processo das Dungeons e guildas.
Além disso, somos apresentados ao personagem principal, Sung Jinwoo, que é um caçador de nível mais baixo, mas mesmo assim segue sendo caçador para sustentar sua família.
Contudo, esse primeiro volume termina com um gancho interessante, deixando aquele gostinho de quero mais, o que é bom para continuar a prender o interesse do leitor.
Por conta disso, Solo Leveling consegue inovar com uma temática já trabalhada anteriormente em outras obras, destacando a obra e tornando o manhwa o sucesso que é mundialmente, ganhando inclusive um anime.
Nesse primeiro volume, somos apresentados a dinâmica do mundo e como funciona esse processo das Dungeons e guildas.
Além disso, somos apresentados ao personagem principal, Sung Jinwoo, que é um caçador de nível mais baixo, mas mesmo assim segue sendo caçador para sustentar sua família.
Contudo, esse primeiro volume termina com um gancho interessante, deixando aquele gostinho de quero mais, o que é bom para continuar a prender o interesse do leitor.
June 2, 2025
THIS THING HAD ME SO STRESSED OUT!!!! pssst don't mind me updating my ratings for this!!
July 28, 2022
5+ 🌟
INCREÍBLE
Merece la pena al 200%!!!!!
Si os gustan los juegos tipo Skyrim, o las
tramas de acción y superación personal... os va
a encantar esta historia.
Una de mis favoritas ya para siempre. No sé
cuantos tomos serán, van 5 de momento. Tengo
muchas muchas ganas de continuarlo ❤️🙌🏼
ALUCINANTE
INCREÍBLE
Merece la pena al 200%!!!!!
Si os gustan los juegos tipo Skyrim, o las
tramas de acción y superación personal... os va
a encantar esta historia.
Una de mis favoritas ya para siempre. No sé
cuantos tomos serán, van 5 de momento. Tengo
muchas muchas ganas de continuarlo ❤️🙌🏼
ALUCINANTE
April 26, 2020
I absolutely love this WEBTOON, and am super surprised it took me so long to find it. I hope they make it into an anime soon, because the visuals and color pallets used within art are spectacular!
August 22, 2021
Sung Jinwoo es un cazador de rango E, considerado como el nivel más bajo dentro de la Asociación de cazadores, y se le conoce como “El cazador más débil". Día tras día pone en peligro su vida y se embarca en misiones para poder sufragar los gastos de su madre enferma; sin embargo, en una de esas misiones, lo que en un principio parecían raid de rango D termina por ser una mazmorra de un nivel inusitado y las cosas empiezan a torcerse. ¿Lograrán Sung y sus compañeros salir con vida?
Lo primero que destaca una vez tienes Solo Leveling en tus manos es el arte. Cada viñeta está llena de detalles y muy cuidada, sólo por el gran dibujo y color de sus páginas merece la pena leer Solo Leveling. El uso del color es impresionante, y los diseños de personajes y monstruos son interesantes, a pesar de que en este primer tomo todavía no hemos podido ver mucho de lo que nos depara.
La historia en este primer tomo no nos muestra mucho, dejando más preguntas que respuestas. Sin embargo, nos presenta ya a un Sung muy interesante, valiente a pesar de que todo parece en su contra, y capaz de sacrificarse por el resto de forma incondicional. Así, parece el héroe típico de este tipo de historias, por lo que tocará ver qué nos depara en el futuro de nuestro protagonista.
Con un final que abre las puertas a una aventura apasionante y un mundo interesante lleno de personajes que parece que serán memorables, nos tocará esperar para ver qué camino tomará Sung ahora que se le ha dado una segunda oportunidad.
Irbis.
Lo primero que destaca una vez tienes Solo Leveling en tus manos es el arte. Cada viñeta está llena de detalles y muy cuidada, sólo por el gran dibujo y color de sus páginas merece la pena leer Solo Leveling. El uso del color es impresionante, y los diseños de personajes y monstruos son interesantes, a pesar de que en este primer tomo todavía no hemos podido ver mucho de lo que nos depara.
La historia en este primer tomo no nos muestra mucho, dejando más preguntas que respuestas. Sin embargo, nos presenta ya a un Sung muy interesante, valiente a pesar de que todo parece en su contra, y capaz de sacrificarse por el resto de forma incondicional. Así, parece el héroe típico de este tipo de historias, por lo que tocará ver qué nos depara en el futuro de nuestro protagonista.
Con un final que abre las puertas a una aventura apasionante y un mundo interesante lleno de personajes que parece que serán memorables, nos tocará esperar para ver qué camino tomará Sung ahora que se le ha dado una segunda oportunidad.
Irbis.
March 18, 2020
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