After its
most recent broadcast, " Solo Leveling " has reached
a new level. With Episode 11 of the second season, the series has
become the highest-rated anime on Crunchyroll, surpassing heavyweights like
"One Piece" and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba."
As of this
writing, "Solo Leveling" has over 604,200 ratings, narrowly
surpassing "One Piece" (~596,900 ratings) and "Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba" (~587,700 ratings). The craziest thing is that
it achieved this in just 23 episodes, while "One Piece" has over
1,122 episodes and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is on its 63rd
episode.
This
success comes as no surprise to those who have followed the franchise's
story. Before A-1 Pictures announced the 2024 adaptation project, fans
were already clamoring for it: in 2019, an online petition gathered more than
200,000 signatures calling for an anime adaptation. And when it
finally arrived, it lived up to expectations, becoming Crunchyroll's
most-watched anime of 2024.
It's worth
clarifying that these numbers reflect the overall ratings for the series, not
the likes or dislikes of individual episodes. Additionally, other
Korean webtoon adaptations on Crunchyroll, such as "Noblesse,"
"The God of High School," and "Tower of God," have had
their moments, but none have reached the level of "Solo Leveling." The
big question now is: Will it continue to crush it, or will another anime come
along to take its place?
Synopsis
of Solo Leveling
Humanity
teetered on the brink a decade ago, when the first gates appeared: portals
connecting to other dimensions that harbor monsters immune to conventional
weapons. Along with the appearance of these gates, several humans were
transformed into hunters and endowed with superhuman abilities. Responsible for
entering the gates and clearing the dungeons within them, many hunters decided
to form guilds to ensure their livelihood.
Sung
Jin-Woo is an E-Rank Hunter, nicknamed the weakest Hunter in all of humanity.
While exploring a dungeon that was supposedly safe, he and his group find an
unusual tunnel leading deeper into the dungeon. Lured by the possibility of
treasure, the group pushes forward, only to be confronted by horrors beyond
their imagination. Miraculously, Jin-Woo survives the incident and soon
discovers he now has access to an interface visible only to him. This
mysterious system promises him the power he always dreamed of, but everything
comes at a price.
