Solo Leveling ''Solo Leveling'', also alternatively translated as ''Only I Level Up'' () is a South Korean fantasy web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on July 25, 2016, and was lat ...

'' is an

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television series based on Chugong's South Korean

web novel Web fiction is written works of literature available primarily or solely on the Internet. A common type of web fiction is the web serial. The term comes from old serial stories that were once published regularly in newspapers and magazines. Unlik ...

of the same name. It is produced by

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and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige, with writing the scripts, Tomoko Sudo designing the characters, and

Hiroyuki Sawano , stylized as Hiroyuki SAWANO, is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, Japanese television drama, television dramas, and films. His works include the Sou ...

composing the music. The first season was originally scheduled for 2023, but was delayed and later aired from January 7 to March 31, 2024, on

Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts ...

and other networks. The story takes place in a world where there are passages called "Gates" that connect another dimension to the present world, and where people with special abilities called "Hunters" exist. One day, Sung Jin-woo, the lowest-ranked Hunter, known as the weakest weapon of humanity, suddenly gains the power to "level up" on his own.

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streams the series worldwide except in East Asia. The first episode was screened in Tokyo, Seoul, Los Angeles, India, and Europe in December 2023. The opening theme song is "Level" performed by SawanoHiroyuki Zkand

Tomorrow X Together Tomorrow X Together (; Tomorrow by Together, stylized in all caps), commonly abbreviated as TXT, is a South Korean boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningK ...

, while the ending theme song is "Request" performed by Krage.

licensed the series outside of Asia.

Medialink Medialink Group Limited is a content distributor and licensor based in Kowloon, Hong Kong specializing in the distribution of Japanese anime and brand licensing. Its offices are located at Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Registered from Hong Ko ...

licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand). __TOC__

Episodes

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English

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