Solo Leveling
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| 나 혼자만 레벨업 Na Honjaman Level-up | |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Author | Chu-Gong |
| Illustrator | Jang Sung-Rak |
| Publisher | D&C Media |
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| Original run | March 4, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
Solo Leveling (Korean: 나 혼자만 레벨업; RR: Na Honjaman Level-up; lit. I Alone Level Up) is a South Korean novel written by Chu-Gong. It was serialized in Papyrus and later in Kakao's media platform KakaoPage and concluded with 14 volumes and 270 chapters. The novel has been licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Only I Level Up.
The webtoon adaptation has been serialized in KakaoPage since March 4, 2018, illustrated by Jang Sung-Rak. Its first season concluded on March 19, 2020. The individual chapters collected and published by D&C Media into two volumes as of April 2020. Solo Leveling has been translated to many languages by way of fan translations.
Plot
Since a portal connecting our world to a world full of monsters and creatures of all kinds appeared, some people have acquired powers and the ability to hunt them: they are called hunters. The protagonist of the story, Sung Jin-Woo, is the weakest of the rank E hunters and barely stronger than a normal human. He is nicknamed by his fellow hunters as "the weakest". One day, he and other hunters find themselves trapped in an extremely dangerous dungeon, and only a few of them survive and manage to escape. Sung Jin-Woo himself hardly survives and is the only one who completes all the trials in this dungeon. He then turns into a "player" who can now see an interface showing him quests. Will he succeed in becoming the most powerful hunter?
The manhwa depicts how the weakest of all the hunters grows to become the strongest there is. Hunter Sung-Woo likes clearing dungeons alone and have gained tremendous strength and magic powers in the process. The Ant arc just finished and Sung Jin-Woo was able to defeat the Ant king without even using his full strength. The main antagonist of the manhwa seems to be a Dragon Monarch who is working from the shadows and we expect him to be the last and final boss in the journey of hunter Sung Jin-Woo leveling up.
Media
Novel
| Author | Chu-Gong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
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| Media type | Novel |
| ISBN | 1170336663 |
Solo Leveling is written by Chu-gong. It was serialized in Papyrus and later in Kakao's media platform KakaoPage and concluded with 14 volumes and 270 chapters.[1] Since 2016, the novel has garnered 1.4 million readers.[2] The novel has been licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Only I level up since December 21, 2018 to June 24, 2019.[3]
Manhwa
Solo Leveling was launched in Kakao's webtoon platform KakaoPage on March 4, 2018 and concluded its first season on March 19, 2020.[4] Its first collected volume was released by D&C Media on September 26, 2019.
In Japan, Solo Leveling was launched in Kakao Japan's service Piccoma, and has over 1 million cumulative readership.[5] It was also selected as #1 webtoon in Piccoma's "Best of 2019"[6][7][8]
Volume list
| No. | Korean release date | Korean ISBN |
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| 01 | September 26, 2019[9] | 979-1-18-932029-4 |
| 02 | January 30, 2020[10] | 979-1-18-932036-2 |
References
- ^ "Archived copy" :::꿈과 희망이 살아있는 파피루스::: - 나 혼자만 레벨업. Papyrus. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Eun-ju, Je (December 25, 2019). 제목처럼 혼자 레벨업하는 '나 혼자만 레벨업'..."'원피스' 제치고 1위". Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Only I level up (Solo Leveling)". Webnovel. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 [독점연재]. KakaoPage (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Ho-cheol, Seong (April 19, 2020). 일본 사로잡다, 웹툰 '나 혼자만 레벨업' 100만 독자 돌파. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Soo-yoon, Kang (January 10, 2020). 디앤씨미디어 '나 혼자만 레벨업' 日서 올해의 웹툰 선정. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Woo-ri, No (January 10, 2020). 디앤씨미디어, ’나 혼자만 레벨업’, 日 픽코마 2019 웹툰 1위. EToday (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Jong-oh, Park (January 13, 2020). 웹툰 ‘나혼자만 레벨업’ 열풍에 디앤씨미디어 목표가↑-NH. EDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 1. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ 나 혼자만 레벨업 2. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2020.
External links
- Official novel website in KakaoPage (in Korean)
- Official webtoon website in KakaoPage (in Korean)
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