Highlights
- Solo Leveling is a popular Manhwa with stunning visuals and an action-packed story, known for its worldwide recognition.
- The main character, Sung Jinwoo, starts off as a weak Hunter but becomes the most powerful due to a mysterious second awakening.
- The anime adaptation of Solo Leveling is highly-anticipated, with fans excited about the upcoming release and the announcement of the main cast.
Solo Leveling has risen to the top of the charts and is one of the most popular Manhwa in the world. Created by Chugong and the late Sung-rak Jang, it first debuted in 2018 on Tapas and Pocket Comics in the US. Solo Leveling or "Only I Level Up" obtained worldwide renown nearly overnight for its stunning visuals and action-packed story. The story is set in a world where portals to an alternate dimension filled with monsters open up randomly across the land, and powerful individuals called "Hunters" enter those portals to protect the populace and obtain fame and glory.
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The main character, Sung Jinwoo, starts off as a low-level Hunter with no potential and quickly becomes the most powerful Hunter in his country due to a mysterious second awakening. However, the world of Solo Leveling is vast, filled with power Hunters of various classes that even control their own guilds. Solo Leveling's success has earned it an anime adaptation, and fans are ecstatic, barely able to contain their excitement about the anime's pending release this year. With the main cast being announced, here is some background information about many of the characters appearing in the first season of Solo Leveling. Some Spoilers ahead
Solo Leveling Main Character's Classes, Guilds, And Ranks Guide
Character | Class | Rank | Guild |
|---|---|---|---|
Sung Jinwoo | Mage | S-Rank | Ahjin Guild |
Cha-Hae In | Fighter | S-Rank | Hunter's Guild |
Baek Yoonho | Fighter | S-Rank | Fiend Guild |
Yoo Jinhoo | Tanker | D-Rank | Ahjin Guild |
Choi Jong-in | Mage | S-Rank | Hunter's Guild |
Go-Gunhee | Ruler | S-Rank | Korean Hunter's Association |
Wuu Jinchu | Fighter | A-Rank | Korean Hunter's Association |
Sun Jingwoo
The Shadow Monarch
Sun Jinwoo is the main character of Solo Leveling and one of the most powerful characters in the series due to his second awakening. He started off as a weak tag-along who could barely make it through the lowest-level dungeons and would usually be relegated to collecting loot and carrying equipment.
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After a tragic encounter and being abandoned by his party, Sung Jinwoo obtained a mysterious power that ushered him back into the world as one of the strongest Hunters. Sung Jinwoo is known as the Shadow Monarch due to his control of his dark summons, which bear a striking resemblance to enemies he defeated in the past.
Cha-Hae In
The Dancer
Cha-Hae is a well-known hunter in the world and is highly respected among her peers, in addition to having a solid fan group. Cha-Hae serves as the second-in-command of the Hunter's Guild alongside Choi Jong-In, and has the skills to stand apart as a leader in the guild.
Cha-Hae is a somewhat reserved and distant individual who comes off as off-putting due to her unique sense of smell. Additionally, Cha-Hae is an expert swordswoman with blinding speed, able to cut down hordes of monsters in an instant. She specializes in attack skills, such as Sword of Light and Sword Dancer.
Baek Yoonho
The Ravenous Beast
Baek Yoonho is one of the strongest Hunters in Korea and leads his own guild, which is filled with dedicated members who are utterly loyal to him for his leadership and commitment to his guild members, whom he considers family. Baek Yoonho has a rough outer exterior and is not seen as approachable, but he is a noble individual with a sense of honor.
Baek Yoonho specializes in transformation magic and channels the animal traits of his beast form, which come through in his personality quite often. When transforming completely, Baek dawns the appearance of a majestic king of beasts.
Yoo Jinhoo
The Best Friend
Yoo Jinhoo is a low-level Hunter that Sung Jinwoo saved during a dungeon run. After encountering Sung Jinwoo, he becomes a good friend who wants to help Jinwoo in any way he can. When Sung Jinwoo refused to join one of the more notable guilds in Korea, and instead decided to form a guild with someone he could trust, he chose Yoo Jinhoo.
Yoo Jinhoo is a kind and trustworthy young man who is deathly loyal to Sung Jinwoo but can be somewhat quirky to most people. As a Tanker, Yoo Jinhoo specializes in defensive skills; even though he is very low-level, he still has adequate abilities; Sung Jinwoo just handles all the conflicts.
Choi Jong-In
The Ultimate Soldier
Choi Jong-In is one of the most prominent Hunters in Korea, widely respected as one of the most brilliant tactical minds of all hunters and the guild master of the Hunter's Guild. Choi Jong-In has a supremely confident persona that comes off as having a superiority complex, but he is quite kind.
Choi Jong-In is a powerful Mage with the most destructive control over fire magic in the world of Hunters; his prowess on the battlefield and unparalleled destructive abilities have earned him the moniker "The Ultimate Soldier".
Go Gunhee
The Sky Above The Skies
In the Hunter's world of Solo Leveling, few names carry as much respect as Go Gunhee. A veteran hunter of over sixty-plus years, Go Gunhee stood at the apex of power not only in Korea, but also all over the world. Even over the age of eighty, Go Gunhee carries a level of strength and confidence that even gave Sung Jinwoo pause.
However, with all his power, Go Gunhee carries himself as a very approachable individual, despite being in charge of the entire Hunter's association in Korea.
Woo Jinchul
Chief Inspector Of The Hunters Guild
Woo Jinchul is second in command to Go Gunhee, and is the liaison between the Hunter's Association and the elite S-Rank hunters under their care. Woo Jinchul is in charge of contacting prominent, powerful hunters who have recently gained strength or gone through a second awakening.
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Woo Jinchul carries himself very conservatively and has an intense persona that echoes his abilities as a Hunter. Very rarely does Woo Jinchul exert himself, but he is classified as being just below S-Rank. As a Fighter class hunter, Woo possesses immense strength and speed.
Solo Leveling
- Release Date
- January 7, 2024
- Creator
- Chugong
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
