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Solo Leveling vol. 1
10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as "Hunters". However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I'm someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of dungeons, the "World's Weakest". Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled dungeons… at least until I found a hidden dungeon with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank dungeons! In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise. Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!
154 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 5, 2020
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October 8, 2023
Solo leveling is an amazing Korean manhwa that I have had on constant pre-order since I read the first volume. With full color artwork and incredible detail and plot, I am always looking forwards to the next volume.
V1 starts off with a prologue that gives us a little taste of what we should expect to happen during our inciting incident. I love that this was added as it gives the reader a taste of the drama and hardship that our main character is going to have to face.
With dungeon portals appearing in modern day Korea, hunters of different ranks and skills dive in for riches and power. The main character Sung Jinwoo, is known as a low rank hunter/weakest hunter. He struggles with covering his mother's hospital bills, his sister's school tuition, and his own survival. This volume focuses on what happens when he enters a dungeon above his level in hopes of better pay, only for the dungeon's level to increase even further than anyone had expected.
V2 is a continuation of V1. Sung Jinwoo is learning about his new abilities as well as what these abilities can do for him . . . to him. The pain and struggle of what happened to him in the dungeon haunt him and push him to work harder and raise his level. He strives to become stronger for not only himself, but for his family. Meanwhile, he is also attempting to keep his newfound strength and abilities from those who might wish to use him for their own. But he also struggles to keep himself out of trouble from those who think he's still as weak as he once was. Which brings up some interesting scenes.
V3 brings in more world building as well as gives Sung Jinwoo a few blast from the past moments as his former teammates from the dungeon incident in V1 team up to take on a dungeon he's also volunteered to enter. After some exciting incidents I'd rather not spoil, he gets to have a heart to heart with one of his old dungeon mates. He is also now under suspicion of hiding his true rank and being investigated by the government. And then we finally get to see what happens when he does not complete his daily tasks. Introducing the "penalty zone" a monster filled zone that he must survival for 4 hours! This volume ends with him receiving a new "job" title.
V4 starts off immediately where V3 left off. Sung Jinwoo receives the "job" shadow monarch, which allows him to make an army of souls of the monster's he's killed. With the more power and abilities he gain's the more enemies he acquires. Jinwoo soon discovers he has the ability to SPEAK with the demons. Still attempting to hide his true rank, the fact that Sung Jinwoo has been managing to survive after so many attempts at his life as well as saving others, has made him the target and suspicion of many, including the heads of several guilds.
V5 Sung Jinwoo attempt to hide his rank by accepting low to average ranked quests. Only for him to appear even more suspicious. And with certain events leading to him being outed as one of the most powerful hunters ever known, he is forced to be re-evaluated. Labeled as the first S-Rank hunter in 2 years.
V6 Sung Jinwoo beings to use his abilities to speak with the demons from the dungeon's on a more personal level. Learning more about demons and the demon's domain's through a demon noble named Isil. This opens up more than just the outside world. Giving the dungeons themselves more lore to follow and more questions to ask. In this volume we are also able to watch as he is finally able to cure his mother from the sickness she had been hospitalized for for so long. Later, due to a threat of demons spilling past dungeons and into the human world, elite S rank's from both Japan and Korea are summoned and gathered to defeat the demons in hiding. I loved watching the Japan vs Korea match up they had to show off their strengths.
V1 starts off with a prologue that gives us a little taste of what we should expect to happen during our inciting incident. I love that this was added as it gives the reader a taste of the drama and hardship that our main character is going to have to face.
With dungeon portals appearing in modern day Korea, hunters of different ranks and skills dive in for riches and power. The main character Sung Jinwoo, is known as a low rank hunter/weakest hunter. He struggles with covering his mother's hospital bills, his sister's school tuition, and his own survival. This volume focuses on what happens when he enters a dungeon above his level in hopes of better pay, only for the dungeon's level to increase even further than anyone had expected.
V2 is a continuation of V1. Sung Jinwoo is learning about his new abilities as well as what these abilities can do for him . . . to him. The pain and struggle of what happened to him in the dungeon haunt him and push him to work harder and raise his level. He strives to become stronger for not only himself, but for his family. Meanwhile, he is also attempting to keep his newfound strength and abilities from those who might wish to use him for their own. But he also struggles to keep himself out of trouble from those who think he's still as weak as he once was. Which brings up some interesting scenes.
V3 brings in more world building as well as gives Sung Jinwoo a few blast from the past moments as his former teammates from the dungeon incident in V1 team up to take on a dungeon he's also volunteered to enter. After some exciting incidents I'd rather not spoil, he gets to have a heart to heart with one of his old dungeon mates. He is also now under suspicion of hiding his true rank and being investigated by the government. And then we finally get to see what happens when he does not complete his daily tasks. Introducing the "penalty zone" a monster filled zone that he must survival for 4 hours! This volume ends with him receiving a new "job" title.
V4 starts off immediately where V3 left off. Sung Jinwoo receives the "job" shadow monarch, which allows him to make an army of souls of the monster's he's killed. With the more power and abilities he gain's the more enemies he acquires. Jinwoo soon discovers he has the ability to SPEAK with the demons. Still attempting to hide his true rank, the fact that Sung Jinwoo has been managing to survive after so many attempts at his life as well as saving others, has made him the target and suspicion of many, including the heads of several guilds.
V5 Sung Jinwoo attempt to hide his rank by accepting low to average ranked quests. Only for him to appear even more suspicious. And with certain events leading to him being outed as one of the most powerful hunters ever known, he is forced to be re-evaluated. Labeled as the first S-Rank hunter in 2 years.
V6 Sung Jinwoo beings to use his abilities to speak with the demons from the dungeon's on a more personal level. Learning more about demons and the demon's domain's through a demon noble named Isil. This opens up more than just the outside world. Giving the dungeons themselves more lore to follow and more questions to ask. In this volume we are also able to watch as he is finally able to cure his mother from the sickness she had been hospitalized for for so long. Later, due to a threat of demons spilling past dungeons and into the human world, elite S rank's from both Japan and Korea are summoned and gathered to defeat the demons in hiding. I loved watching the Japan vs Korea match up they had to show off their strengths.
February 4, 2023
5 Stars! ★★★★★
Gripping, Gave me goosebumps and shivers. Wow! I loved this! Had my heart racing and skipping beats!
Known as the the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung’s contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother’s hospital bills, his sister’s tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line. So when an opportunity arises for a bigger payout, he takes it…only to come face-to-face with a being whose power outranks anything he’s ever seen! With the party leader missing an arm and the only healer a quivering mess, can Jinwoo somehow find them a way out?
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! The graphic imagery had me gasping and cringing. The art was phenomenal and the story was unique and transporting. 10 stars!
Gripping, Gave me goosebumps and shivers. Wow! I loved this! Had my heart racing and skipping beats!
Known as the the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung’s contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother’s hospital bills, his sister’s tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line. So when an opportunity arises for a bigger payout, he takes it…only to come face-to-face with a being whose power outranks anything he’s ever seen! With the party leader missing an arm and the only healer a quivering mess, can Jinwoo somehow find them a way out?
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! The graphic imagery had me gasping and cringing. The art was phenomenal and the story was unique and transporting. 10 stars!
January 16, 2021
Ever wanted to read something that's just plain badass, inspiring, and amazing? This is it
October 22, 2020
I'm going to reserve judgement for now. I need to know more.
April 30, 2023
تا اینجا که خیلی راضی بودم تا قسمت چهل یکم کسل کننده شد ولی بعد خوب اوج گرفت بریم برا بقیش
February 26, 2024
A solid first entry with potential for improvement. The main mystery is intriguiding and perfect for video-game lovers.
May 31, 2024
I read the manhwa. It’s good. There are some things I don’t like and will not read the second part. I don’t want to ruin it.
November 10, 2025
Predictable in the dungeon, but fun.
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