Solo Leveling

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Solo Leveling
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나 혼자만 레벨업
Na Honjaman Rebereop
GenreAction, fantasy
AuthorChugong
IllustratorDubu (Redice Studio)
PublisherD&C Media
Webtoon
service
  • KakaoPage (South Korea)
  • Piccoma (Japan)
  • Pocket Comics (English)
  • (English)
  • (English)
Original runMarch 4, 2018 – present
Volumes4
Solo Leveling
AuthorChugong
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
GenreAction, Fantasy
Publisher
  • D&C Media (Korean)
  • Webnovel (English)
Publication date
  • July 25, 2016 – October 10, 2018 (KakaoPage)
  • November 4, 2016 – April 18, 2018 (D&C Media)
  • December 21, 2018 – June 24, 2019 (Webnovel)
Media typeNovel

Solo Leveling (Korean: 나 혼자만 레벨업; RR: Na Honjaman Rebereop; lit. I Alone Level Up) is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since July 25, 2016, and later published by under their Papyrus label since November 4, 2016. The novel has been licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Only I Level Up.

The webtoon adaptation has been serialized in KakaoPage since March 4, 2018, illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (a.k.a. Dubu) who is CEO of Redice Studio. Its first season concluded on March 19, 2020. Its second season resumed serialization from August 1, 2020. The individual chapters collected and published by D&C Media into three volumes as of July 2020. Solo Leveling has been translated to many languages by way of fan translations.

A game is being developed by the Korean game giant Netmarble Corp. A drama adaptation is also being produced.[1]

Plot[]

After the appearance of portals known as "gates" connecting the world of monsters to humans, a small portion of the population has acquired superhuman powers to defend against the monsters. The protagonist of the story, Sung Jin-woo, is a member of the lowest rank of hunters and is the weakest hunter in all of South Korea, barely stronger than a normal human. One day, he and some other hunters find themselves trapped in an extremely dangerous and rare dual dungeon, and only a few of them survive and manage to escape. Sung Jin-woo himself "dies" but manages to complete all the trials in this dungeon. He then wakes up in a hospital and finds he has turned into a reawakened "player" who can now see an interface showing him quests, stats, inventory, store, and levels, along with the unique ability to grow exponentially stronger. Sung Jin-Woo begins on a quest to become the strongest hunter in the world and uncover the mystery of the world of monsters.

Characters[]

  • Sung Jin Woo (Korean: 성진우; RR: Seong Jin-U) (Protagonist) Having been given the title of the world's weakest hunter, he stumbles and survives a hidden dungeon. In a world where powers and ability are determined after a person is awakened once, jin woo sees a screen with his level and stats. Thus begins the story of the world's weakest hunter as he levels up his way to the strongest hunter in the world. Having derived the powers of the Monarch of Shadows he must face the rulers and the monarchs in their attempt to take over the world.
  • Cha Hae In (Korean: 차해인; RR: Cha Haein) A fellow S rank South Korean hunter who falls in love with Sung Jin Woo. She is a member of one of the most prominent guilds of South Korea.
  • Yoo Jin-Ho (Korean: 유진호; RR: Yu Jinho) Son of a wealthy conglomerate, jin woo's most trustworthy human aide and also the vice chairman of Jin Joo's Ahjin guild.
  • Sung Jin Ah (Korean: 성진아; RR: Seong Jin-A) Sung Jin Woo's sister and a non awakened.
  • Sung Il Hwan (Korean: 성일환; RR: Seong Ilhwan) Sung Jin Woo's father who went missing while on a raid. Later comes back as a representative of the rulers.
  • Adam White (Korean: 애덤 화이트; RR: AEdeom Hwaiteu)
  • David Brennon (Korean: 데이비드 브레넌; RR: Deibideu Beuleneon)
  • Lee Ju-Hee (Korean: 이주희; RR: I Juhui)
  • Liu Zhigang (Korean: 류즈캉; RR: Lyu Jeukang)
  • Laura (Korean: 로라; RR: Lola)
  • Norma Sellner (Korean: 노마 셀너; RR: Noma Selneo)
  • Thomas Andre (Korean: 토마스 안드레; RR: Teumaseu Adeule)
  • Shadows *
  • Beru
  • Igris
  • Greed
  • Tusk
  • Tank
  • Iron
  • Kaisel

Media[]

Web novel[]

Solo Leveling is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since July 25, 2016, and later published by under their fantasy fiction label "Papyrus".[2] Since 2016, the novel has garnered 2.4 million readers in KakaoPage.[3] The novel was licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Only I level up from December 21, 2018, to June 24, 2019.[4]

The novel has been licensed and published in collected volumes by Yen Press since February 16, 2021.[5]

Volume list[]

No. Korean release date Korean ISBN
01 November 4, 2016[6]979-11-7033-666-2
02 November 4, 2016[7]979-11-7033-667-9
03 December 21, 2016[8]979-11-7033-755-3
04 January 25, 2017[9]979-11-7033-858-1
05 February 23, 2017[10]979-11-7033-911-3
06 March 30, 2017[11]979-11-7033-976-2
07 April 4, 2017[12]979-11-6140-318-2
08 May 24, 2017[13]979-11-6140-412-7
09 June 22, 2017[14]979-11-6140-467-7
10 July 20, 2017[15]979-11-6140-549-0
11 August 24, 2017[16]979-11-6140-626-8
12 September 21, 2017[17]979-11-6140-693-0
13 October 27, 2017[18]979-11-6140-827-9
Side Story April 18, 2018[19]979-11-6268-337-8

Comic[]

A webtoon adaptation has launched in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018, and concluded its first season on March 19, 2020.[20] Its first collected volume was released by on September 26, 2019. In Japan, Solo Leveling launched in Kakao Japan's webtoon and fiction service Piccoma, and accumulated over 1 million cumulative readership.[21] It was also selected as the #1 webtoon in Piccoma's "Best of 2019".[22][23][24] The webtoon has been published digitally in English by and since May 7, 2020, and June 4, 2020, respectively.[25][26] The collected volumes have been licensed and published in North America by Yen Press since March 2, 2021.[27]

Volume list[]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
01 September 26, 2019[28]979-11-89320-29-4March 2, 2021[29]978-1-97-531943-4
02 January 30, 2020[30]979-11-89320-36-2June 22, 2021[31]978-1-97-531945-8
03 August 27, 2020[32]979-11-89320-69-0September 21, 2021[33]978-1-97-533651-6
04 April 29, 2021[34]979-11-91363-73-9——

Game[]

A game is being developed by the Korean game giant Netmarble Corp.[1]

Drama[]

A drama adaptation is being produced in the United States.[1]

References[]

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  6. ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 1. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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  21. ^ Ho-cheol, Seong (April 19, 2020). 일본 사로잡다, 웹툰 '나 혼자만 레벨업' 100만 독자 돌파. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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  26. ^ "Solo Leveling - Tappytoon". Tappytoon. May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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  28. ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 1. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  29. ^ "Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 (comic)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  30. ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 2. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  31. ^ "Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 (comic)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  32. ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 3. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  33. ^ "Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 (comic)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  34. ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 4. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2021.

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