Sung Jinwoo is the weakest hunter alive in a world where humans fight monsters through dimensional gates — until he gains the ability to grow stronger after every battle. The anime runs to 25 episodes across two seasons, and this guide covers the order to watch them in, including whether the recap film is worth your time.
2 titles · 25 episodes · ~10 hours
Two seasons, one story, watched back to back. Season 1 sets everything up and Season 2 picks up exactly where it left off. There is a recap film, but you do not need it — it covers ground Season 1 already gave you.
Start here, all 12 episodes of it. This season introduces the world, the rules of its hunter system, and Sung Jinwoo's situation at the bottom of it. Everything in Season 2 builds directly on what happens here.
Thirteen episodes continuing straight on from Season 1 with no gap. There is nothing to watch or reread in between — go directly into it.
Solo Leveling keeps things simple: two seasons, one story, in order. Season 1 drops you into a world where people called hunters fight monsters pouring out of dimensional gates. Sung Jinwoo starts at the very bottom of that world, and the whole first season is about what changes for him and why it matters. Season 2 carries that forward directly. Twenty-five episodes in total, and that is everything the anime has aired so far.
There is one extra release to know about. Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- is a theatrical film that recaps Season 1 and then screens the first two episodes of Season 2 ahead of broadcast. It contains nothing you will not get from watching the seasons themselves, so skip it.
Two more things are coming. Solo Leveling: Beyond the System is a theatrical film announced in July 2026, picking up directly after Season 2 with an original story rather than another recap. A third season has also been confirmed. Neither has a release date, so the two seasons above are the complete watch for now.
Solo Leveling has 2 seasons in the main run — 25 episodes altogether.
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Leveling | TV Series | 12 episodes | January 2024 |
| Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- | TV Series | 13 episodes | January 2025 |
2 titles · 25 episodes · ~10 hours
Where each part of the anime lines up with the source, so you know where to pick up reading.
Read Solo Leveling: The Comic from Yen Press — not the Yen On novel, which is a separate text-only edition of the original story by Chugong. The comic is drawn by Redice Studio, and the volume numbering above follows the Yen Press English release. Be careful with chapter numbers: some reading apps use their own numbering and will point you to a different chapter for the same scene. The Japanese edition also splits the same story across far more volumes than the English one, so its volume numbers do not line up. The comic is complete at 179 chapters plus 21 side-story chapters, and the anime contains no filler.
Season 1, all 12 episodes of it. It introduces the world, the hunter system, and Sung Jinwoo's situation at the bottom of it. There is no film or side story to watch first — begin at episode 1.
Yes. Season 2 continues straight on from Season 1 with no recap and no explanation, so starting there will leave you lost. Watch Season 1, then Season 2, back to back.
No. It is a theatrical release that recaps Season 1 and then screens the first two episodes of Season 2 ahead of broadcast. Everything in it is in the seasons themselves, so if you are watching the TV run you can skip it entirely.
No. Both seasons adapt the source material directly, with no filler arcs and no anime-original detours. Season 2 moves quickly and trims some smaller scenes rather than adding any.
Yes, for both seasons, on Crunchyroll. Aleks Le voices Sung Jinwoo in English, with Taito Ban in the Japanese version. The dub released alongside the subtitled episodes for both seasons.
Crunchyroll, in most English-speaking territories, with both subtitled and dubbed versions. It was Crunchyroll's most-watched series of 2024. Availability varies by country, so check what is carried where you are.
Twenty-five episodes across two seasons, or roughly 10 hours. That is everything the anime has aired, so it is an easy series to catch up on in a weekend.
The anime is not. Season 2 ended in March 2025 and stops well short of the ending. A third season has been confirmed, and a theatrical film called Solo Leveling: Beyond the System was announced in July 2026 to bridge the two — but neither has a release date. The source material is finished, so reading is the only way to see how it ends right now.
A theatrical film announced at Anime Expo in July 2026, currently in production at A-1 Pictures. It picks up directly after Season 2 with an original story that leads into Season 3, so it is not another recap. No release date has been announced.
Chapter 111 of the comic, which is where Volume 8 of the Yen Press English edition begins. Season 2 ends at chapter 110. Watch out for two things: some reading apps use their own chapter numbering and will send you to a different number for the same scene, and the Yen On novel is a separate text-only edition rather than the comic.
No, it is a manhwa — a Korean comic. It started as a web novel by Chugong in 2016, then became a full-colour comic drawn by Jang Sung-rak of Redice Studio. The comic is complete at 179 chapters plus 21 side-story chapters, so the whole story is already available in English.
