Solo Leveling

 Solo Leveling is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. A webtoon adaptation of solo leveling was first serialized in KakaoPage pn March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (Dubu). The webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020 and its second season was released from August 2020 to December 2021. Its individual chapters have been collected and published by D&C Media in nine volumes as of August 2023. The webtoon has been licensed in English by Yen Press. In a world where hunters, human warriors who possess supernatural abilities, must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jinwoo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival. One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful double dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the unique ability to level up in strength. Something no other hunter is able to do, as a hunter's abilities are set once they awaken. Along with unlocking a deeper ability to turn anyone he kills into a loyal subordinate called a Shadow. He then sets out on a journey as he fights against all kinds of enemies, both man and monster, to discover the secrets of the dungeons and the true source of his powers. The manhwa is all about the MC's journey from the weakest hunter of the mankind to the strongest being of his verse. His hard work, his strength and rapid growth makes him invincible and gives goosebumps to the readers. Most of the community considers it as the best manhwa ever. An anime television series adaptation was announced at Anime Expo 2022. It was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige, with Noboru Kimura writing scripts, Tomoko Sudo designing the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music. It was originally scheduled for 2023, but was later delayed and eventually premiered on January 7, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks. Crunchyroll is streaming the series on January 6, 2024 in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, The Middle East, CIS and India. The first episodes were screened from December 2023 in Tokyo, Seoul, Los Angeles, India and Europe. The opening theme is "Level" by Sawano and Tommorrow X Together, while the ending theme is "Request" by Krage. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside China, Japan and South Korea. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (expect Australia and New Zealand).