Solo Leveling: KARMA new game revealed a surprise teaser trailer at AnimeJapan 2026, introducing the story and showing off more gameplay. The game features an original story set in the Dimensional Gap, where Sung Jinwoo fights a 27-year war against Monarchs while only two years pass in the real world. It is set to release in the second half of this year.
Netmarble, the developer of the Solo Leveling: ARISE game, is developing the new game as well. We previously had the opportunity to interview the lead developer, Seong-Keon Jin and talk about the behind-the-scenes and future plans related to the former. Check out the new trailer below:
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About Solo Leveling
The story began as a web novel titled Only I Level Up (나 혼자만 레벨업), written by Chugong (a pseudonym). It was serialized digitally starting in 2016 on the Korean platform KakaoPage.
In 2018, the novel was adapted into a webtoon (a digital comic format optimized for mobile reading) by REDICE Studio, a South Korean studio known for high-quality manhwa (Korean comics). The webtoon’s art was drawn by Jang Sung-rak, better known by his pen name DUBU.
The script was initially adapted to the webtoon format by Gi So-Ryeong (2018–2019), while h-goon took over from 2019 up until its end in 2023. Tragically, DUBU passed away in July 2022 due to chronic health issues.
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The Solo Leveling anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures is based on the webtoon. Season 1 ran for 12 episodes from January to April 2024, with the main staff consisting of Shunsuke Nakashige as the director, Tomoko Sudo as the character designer, Hiroyuki Sawano as the music composer, and Noboru Kimura in charge on the series composition.
Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise From the Shadow then ran for 13 episodes from January to March 2025, overtaking ONE PIECE to become the most-rated anime on Crunchyroll along the way.
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