Journeys to other worlds, deadly islands and skill upgrades.
In the winter of 2024, the long-awaited adaptation of the Korean webtoon Solo Leveling was released. On January 4, 2025, the second season started, which will be released until mid-March.
We will tell you what to watch when all the released episodes of Solo Leveling are finished. We have collected anime that fans of Jin-woo's story might like.
1. Bucchigiri?!, 2024
The plot of this anime is quite different from that of Solo Leveling. But they are united by the type of the main characters: both Jin-woo and Arajin are typical heroes of the shonen genre.
They are ordinary young men who seem to be no different from their peers. However, they find themselves in unique circumstances and become true heroes.
Although there is no gameplay in Bucchigiri?!, Arajin, like Jin-woo, pumps up his skills. He learns to fight and improves his compatibility with a mysterious spirit named Senya.
2. The King's Avatar, 2019
The main events take place in virtual reality, with no risk to the players. The main character, Ye Xiu, is the captain of a popular eSports team in the game Glory.
However, due to a series of unfortunate events, he is forced to leave his position. Not wanting to give up, Ye Xiu gets a job as a manager in an Internet cafe, and when a new server is launched in the game, he begins his ascent to the cyber summit once again.
The King's Avatar is not a classic shonen, because the main character is the strongest player from the beginning. However, there is something to see in the work of Chinese animators: there are spectacular battles, and character development with the search for new friends and his place in the world.
3. Hell's Paradise, 2023-...
Many people loved Solo Leveling for its stunningly animated battle scenes. In Hell's Paradise from MAPPA Studio, the battle scenes are also worthy of attention.
According to the plot, the ninja Gabimaru ends up in prison, where he awaits the death penalty. However, none of the executioners succeeds in beheading the criminal. Together with other prisoners, Gabimaru is sent to a mysterious island where the elixir of immortality is hidden.
Those who manage to defeat all the monsters that inhabit these lands and deliver the elixir to the Emperor will be pardoned and allowed to return to normal life.
4. Sword Art Online, 2012-2019
The action takes place in the near future. Technology has made it possible to develop a fully immersive video game: with the help of a special device, players are transported into the game world.
The day of the release of the first such game, Sword Art Online, becomes the event of the century, but for completely different reasons. The first ten thousand players who entered the server could not find the Exit button.
It turned out that the creator of the full immersion technology had locked the players in. You can get out safely if you complete all the levels. And death in the game is real.
5. Berserk of Gluttony, 2023
This is the story of Fate Graphite, a guard who is always hungry. He has the skill Gluttony – the most useless skill in a world where combat skills are most valued. But one day the man discovers that he can absorb the souls of the enemies he kills.
As in Solo Leveling, the main character grows from a loser to one of the strongest guards. RGB mechanics also play an important role in the project – levels, skills and progression.