REDICE Studio , a South Korean art studio that makes webtoon adaptations of popular web novels, released a statement on its official media reporting the death of artist Jang Sung-Rak , better known as DUBU , who handled the adaptation to webtoon of the Solo Leveling novels .
The statement wrote:
- On July 23, 2022, artist Jang Sung-Rak, the illustrator of the webtoon “Solo Leveling”, left our side due to a sudden decline in health. In accordance with the wishes of the grieving family, the funeral was held as a family funeral home with only family and acquaintances. The deceased suffered from a chronic disease and died of a cerebral hemorrhage resulting from it. We would like to thank the readers who have given him a lot of love so far, and ask for his prayers that he may go to a better place.
Chugong published the original Solo Leveling novels through KakaoPage between July 2016 and March 2018, totaling fourteen volumes. A webtoon adaptation has been published since March 2018 through KakaoPage by Jang Sung-rak and ended in December 2021. An anime adaptation produced in Japan by A-1 Pictures is currently in the works. production.
Synopsis for Solo Leveling
Since a portal appeared that connects our world to another full of monsters and creatures of all kinds, some people have acquired powers and the ability to hunt them, obtaining the name of hunters. The protagonist, Sung Jin-woo, is the weakest of the E-rank hunters and barely stronger than a normal human. He is nicknamed by his fellow hunters as "the weakest". One day, he and others find themselves trapped in an extremely dangerous dungeon, and only a few survive and manage to escape. Sung Jin-woo himself barely survives and is the only one to complete all the trials in this dungeon, becoming a "player", now being able to see an interface that shows him quests, stats, inventory, shops and levels. Will he manage to level up to become the most powerful hunter?
Source: Official Twitter Account
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