We should all just chill sometimes.
Summary:
- Solo Leveling receives a lot of criticism for its story and worldbuilding.
- It doesn’t stand the comparison with other popular anime.
- This doesn’t mean that Solo Leveling is a bad series.
As it always goes with popular series, there comes a time when their popularity only keeps rising, and more and more people start speaking out about its flaws. And this moment has come for Solo Leveling (Ore dake Level Up na Ken).
Fans predicted that even before the anime started airing. They said the series had all the chances of becoming a major hit, but we shouldn’t expect anything extraordinary from it.
It’s an enjoyable action fantasy, but it will never become the next Jujutsu Kaisen (probably for the best, though, considering what's happening in the JJK manga).
The Solo Leveling popularity played a cruel joke on the series. Since there are so many eyes on it, it’s natural that it would receive a lot of criticism, too. But it’s getting a bit out of hand.
The story is highly criticized
The word that Solo Leveling haters like to use the most is “generic.” We can partially see where this feedback is coming from.
The game-like aspects are not something new for anime, the leveling-up system has been around for ages, and some fans feel like if they hear the words “dungeon” and “gates” one more time, they’ll lose their minds.
Of course, all this criticism has every right to be because let’s be honest, most of these points are true. But Solo Leveling still doesn't deserve such harsh treatment.
We should stop comparing it to other series
The thing that hurts Solo Leveling the most is when people start comparing it to other anime. There isn’t any Attack on Titan level of drama, the worldbuilding is nowhere as good as in One Piece, the fights are not as entertaining as in Jujutsu Kaisen.
However, the only thing that can be said to that is “yes, and what?”
Solo Leveling is a great series. It has stunning visuals, interesting characters, great action, and a peculiar world. No matter how true all the criticism is, it’s still a very enjoyable experience, and fans love waiting for new episodes and engaging in the fandom discourse.
It leads us to a simple idea: an anime doesn’t have to be an absolute masterpiece to be great. And Solo Leveling is very good at proving that. Its story is still great, and manhwa readers promise you that unexpected plot twists and breathtaking surprises are on their way.
Solo Leveling is not as generic as you think, and the series will prove it to you soon. There are still a lot of things that could have been done better, that’s for sure, but it’s nowhere nearly as bad as some fans say it is.