Solo Leveling: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Note that in Japanese voice-acting, as well as in the graphics itself (i.e. name written on a cellphone), there is version with Japanese names as well as with Korean names from the original comic this was based on.

Series details

• Title: Solo Leveling
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2024-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 64632
• IMDb ID: tt21209876
• TVDB ID: 389597

Cast and credited roles

• Taito Ban — Jin Woo Sung
• Makoto Furukawa — Jin Chul Woo
• Daisuke Hirakawa — Jong In Choi
• Banjo Ginga — Gun Hee Go
• Haruna Mikawa — Jin Ah Sung
• Hiroki Touchi — Yoon Ho Baek
• Reina Ueda — Hae In Cha
• Genta Nakamura — Jin Ho Yoo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-06; final listed air date 2024-03-30; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-01-04; final listed air date 2025-03-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Solo Leveling on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.