Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise From the Shadow- has released the preview for Episode 1 (Episode 13 overall). The anime was voted the most anticipated show of Winter 2025, with its premiere scheduled for January 4, 2025. Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime.
The new episode is titled “You aren’t E-rank, are You,” and you can watch the preview trailer below.
You can also see more preview images below.
Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 1 synopsis & staff:
Sung Jinwoo participates in Jinah’s parent-teacher meeting, where he is asked by the teacher to persuade one of her classmates who is planning to drop out of school to become a Hunter.
To show the girl the harsh realities of the Hunter world, Jinwoo takes her to observe the training of rookie Hunters. However, when they step into a C-rank Gate, the surroundings suddenly turn red, and they become completely cut off from the outside world. It turns out they have been transported to a Red Gate connected to a high-level dungeon.
- Script: Shigeru Murakoshi
- Storyboard: Yuya Horiuchi
- Direction: Yuya Horiuchi
- Chief Animation Director: Tomoko Sudo
- Animation Directors: Kanetoshi Kamimoto, Maki Todaka, Noriaki Nihei, Kyoka Nakaoka, Yukiko Busa, Hiroshi Imaoka
- Animation Director Assistance: A-1 Pictures – Ayaka Sato, Tomomi Igarashi, Yudai Nagano, Gege Animation
- Action Animation Director: Hirokatsu Maruyama
The anime is based on the Solo Leveling webtoon by Chugong and DUBU from REDICE Studio, which was adapted by h-goon. Crunchyroll is currently streaming the first season. The story follows the world’s ‘weakest hunter’ Sung Jinwoo, as he acquires a way to level up in the world where it is otherwise impossible and begins to grow unlike any other hunter. He has now leveled up to a Necromancer, making for a new skillset that he’s yet to reveal.
The new season will also have theme songs from TK from Ling Tosite Sigure and LiSA, with Hiroyuki Sawano as the music composer. You can see more of what’s coming in the last released trailer.
Solo Leveling was previously also voted the most anticipated anime of Winter 2024, and it also won Best New Anime at our Winter 2024 Anime Awards. 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, Kevin Penkin as the music composer, and Noboru Kimura in charge on the series composition.
Solo Leveling anime voice cast includes:
- Taito Ban/Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo
- Genta Nakamura/Justin Briner as Yoo Jinho
- Reina Ueda/Michelle Rojas as Cha Hae-in
- Daisuke Hirakawa/Ian Sinclair as Choi Jong-in
- Hiroki Touchi/Christopher R. Sabat as Baek Yoonho
- Banjo Ginga/Kent Williams as Go Gunhee
- Makoto Furukawa/SungWon Cho as Woo Jinchul
- Haruna Mikawa/Rebecca Wang as Sung Jinah
- Rina Honizumi/Dani Chambers as Lee Joohee
The Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- movie premiered in North American theaters on December 6 and included Episode 13 and Episode 14 (the first two of the new season). You can also check out our spoiler-free review.
Source: Official Website
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