Solo Leveling Anime Gets New Trailer, Reveals Main Cast

The upcoming Solo Leveling anime revealed a new trailer earlier at the Anime Expo 2023’s Crunchyroll Industry Panel. A-1 Pictures is animating the anime which is scheduled to premiere next winter. The trailer also features the first look at the cast:

The Solo Leveling anime cast includes:

• Taito Ban as Sung Jinwoo
• Genta Nakamura as Yoo Jinho
• Reina Ueda as Cha Hae-in
• Daisuke Hirakawa as Choi Jong-in
• Hiroki Touchi as Baek Yoonho
• Banjo Ginga as Go Gunhee
• Makoto Furukawa as Woo Jinchul

The anime was initially announced for 2023 but a recent announcement revealed that it has been pushed back to Winter 2024 season. The staff includes:

• Original creator: DUBU (REDICE Studio), Chugong, h-goon
• Director: Shunsuke Nakashige
• Screenplay: Noboru Kimura
• Character Designer: Tomoko Sudo
• Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
• Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures

The Solo Leveling anime is based on a web novel by Chugong, started serialization in 2016 and ended in 2018, after 270 chapters. It is compiled into 14 volumes. Webnovel licensed it in English, but under the Only I Level Up title. The webtoon adaptation of the web novel with art by Jang-Sung-Rak (aka DUBU) of Redice Studio ended in December of 2021. H-goon helped adapt the work that originally started on KakaoPage in Korea and has 2 seasons. In addition to Webnovel, Tappytoon, and PocketComics, also offer it in English. Yen Press licensed the webtoon and published a volume in paperback format earlier this year. In addition to the webtoon, a game is also in development, along with a drama adaptation.

Webnovel describes the plot as:
In this world where Hunters with various magical powers battle monsters from invading the defenceless humanity, Seong Jin-Woo was the weakest of all the Hunters, barely able to make a living.
However, a mysterious System grants him the power of the ‘Player’, setting him on a course for an incredible and often times perilous Journey.
Follow Sang Jin-Woo as he embarks on an adventure to become an unparalleled existence through his “Level-Up” system – the only one in the entire world!

Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime.

Source: Official Website, AnimeExpo 2023
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