Solo Leveling: Season 1
2024 · 25 episodes · ★ 8.3
Solo Leveling
What Season 1 of Solo Leveling
After being brutally killed by monsters in a high-rank dungeon, Jinwoo returned with the System, a program only he can see that is leveling him up in every way. Now, he is inspired to uncover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that created them.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 I'm Used to It
Around ten years ago, gates that connected our world to another dimension began to appear, leading to the rise of hunters who would traverse these gates to fight the magic beasts within. Sung Jinwoo, E-Rank hunter, is the weakest of them all.
Directing: Shunsuke Nakashige · Writing: Noboru Kimura · Starring: Junya Enoki, Takuma Terashima, Manta Yamamoto, Daichi Hayashi
1x02 If I Had One More Chance
Jinwoo and his party appear to have cleared a low-level dungeon, when a hidden path to an unfamiliar temple is revealed. There they encounter a set of commandments and a group of monsters that cause them absolute despair.
Directing: Yuya Horiuchi · Writing: Fuka Ishii
1x03 It's Like a Game
Jinwoo remains behind in the temple dungeon to save his few surviving party members, and with a swing from the god statue's blade, his life comes to an end—or so it seems, before he wakes up in a hospital bed.
Directing: Takayuki Kikuchi · Writing: Shingo Irie
1x04 I've Gotta Get Stronger
Having entered the instance dungeon located inside the subway, Jinwoo levels up time and time again by fighting waves of magic beasts. As he gradually makes his way forward, he finds a long stairway leading deeper underground.
Directing: Toru Hamasaki · Writing: Shingo Irie
1x05 A Pretty Good Deal
Jinwoo joins a party led by Hwang Dongsuk to meet the headcount necessary for a C-Rank dungeon. Joined by another temporary hire, Yoo Jinho, the party defeats beasts without much trouble, but Jinwoo has suspicions about the group's lack of a healer.
Directing: Makiko Hayase · Writing: Norimitsu Kaiho
1x06 The Real Hunt Begins
While the C-Rank dungeon raid by Jinwoo and the others seems to be progressing well, the moment they step into an area covered in mana stones with a sleeping dungeon boss, things take a wrong turn.
Directing: Takashi Sakuma · Writing: Norimitsu Kaiho
1x07 Let's See How Far I Can Go
As Jinwoo continues his training, he completes a daily quest one day by doing more than the quest requires, and a key that leads to a certain item appears in front of him.
Directing: Yuya Horiuchi · Writing: Shigeru Murakoshi
1x08 This Is Frustrating
Jinwoo answers a Hunter's Association request to take part in the raid of a D-Rank dungeon, where he encounters a few familiar faces.
Directing: Hiromu Oshiro · Writing: Shunsuke Nakashige
1x09 You've Been Hiding Your Skills
At the D-Rank raid, Jinwoo is reunited with four of the Cartenon Temple survivors. Together, they explore the dungeon with Kang Taeshik and his men. After splitting up, they hear a scream, and then...
Directing: Hirotaka Tokuda · Writing: Shingo Irie
1x10 What Is This, a Picnic?
Jinwoo survives tragedy once again, but Woo Jinchul warns him that Hwang Dongsoo, an S-Rank hunter, may be after his life. Determined to grow stronger, Jinwoo teams up with Jinho to raid a succession of C-Rank dungeons, but they attract attention...
Directing: Takashi Sakuma, Yuya Horiuchi · Writing: Yoshikazu Tominaga
1x11 A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne
Out of the blue, a "job-change quest" pops up in Jinwoo's window. Feeling that it may help him get stronger, he enters the gate. Inside, he fights wave after wave of enemies, culminating in a knight who brings back memories of the Cartenon Temple.
Directing: Takayuki Kikuchi · Writing: Noboru Kimura
1x12 Arise Season Finale
Drained from endless battle, Jinwoo sees a phantom of his past self. To overcome his own past as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, he struggles to find a way to clear the job-change quest.
Directing: Shunsuke Nakashige · Writing: Noboru Kimura
1x13 You Aren't E-Rank, Are You
After a scheduled meeting with Jinah's teachers, Jinwoo is asked to talk to one of her classmates, Han Song-yi, who is working as a hunter. In an effort to show her the harsh reality of the job, Jinwoo takes her to a raid designated for new hunters of the White Tiger guild.
Directing: Yuya Horiuchi · Writing: Shigeru Murakoshi · Starring: Yasuhiro Mamiya, Junichi Suwabe, Miyu Tomita, Chikahiro Kobayashi
1x14 I Suppose You Aren't Aware
After being trapped inside of a red gate, Jinwoo has to contend with a bloodthirsty pack of ice elves who question his humanity.
Directing: Tatsuya Sasaki · Writing: Fuka Ishii · Starring: Ryuji Sato
1x15 Still a Long Way to Go
Having completed his promise to Jinho to clear 19 dungeons, Jinwoo is stronger than he was when he fought the Cerberus. In order to gather the ingredients for the Elixir of Life and save his mother, he once again enters the S-Rank Demon's Castle dungeon.
Directing: Koji Furukawa · Writing: Noboru Kimura · Starring: Rikiya Koyama
1x16 I Need to Stop Faking
Jinwoo realizes that he'll need to become even stronger in order to clear the Demon's Castle and decides to have his hunter rank reassessed.
Directing: Makiko Hayase · Writing: Noboru Kimura
1x17 This Is What We're Trained to Do
Before attempting to finish the Demon's Castle, Jinwoo decides to earn some money to help prepare.
Directing: Kento Toya · Writing: Shigeru Murakoshi
1x18 Don't Look Down on My Guys
The Hunters Guild strike team is confronting the high orc shaman Kargalgan when Jinwoo crashes the fight.
Directing: Takayuki Kikuchi · Writing: Fuka Ishii · Starring: Kenta Miyake
1x19 The 10th S-Rank Hunter
Jinwoo officially becomes an S-Rank hunter, allowing him to finalize his preparations for the Demon's Castle.
Directing: Hiromu Oshiro · Writing: Yoshikazu Tominaga
1x20 Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out
Seeking the remaining ingredient for the Elixir of Life, Jinwoo continues his conquest of the Demon's Castle.
Directing: Tatsuya Sasaki · Writing: Noboru Kimura · Starring: Riho Sugiyama
1x21 It Was All Worth It
Jinwoo tries to cure his mother with the Elixir of Life while preparations for the 4th Jeju Island Raid begin.
Directing: Yuya Horiuchi · Writing: Shigeru Murakoshi
1x22 We Need a Hero
Sparks fly as the S-rank hunters spar in preparation for the Jeju Island raid.
Directing: Hirotaka Tokuda · Writing: Fuka Ishii · Starring: Akio Otsuka, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yui Ishikawa, Jun Kasama
1x23 It's Going to Get Even More Intense
As the S-Rank hunters continue fighting, they're confronted by a new magic beast resembling a humanoid ant.
Directing: Kento Toya · Writing: Yoshikazu Tominaga · Starring: Akira Ishida, Akio Otsuka
1x24 Are You the King of Humans
Jinwoo arrives at Jeju Island to save the S-Rank hunters, but to do that he'll have to face the Ant King.
Directing: Ryuutarou Suzuki · Writing: Noboru Kimura · Starring: Akira Ishida, Akio Otsuka
1x25 On to the Next Target Season Finale
After no shortage of hardship, the 4th Jeju Island raid comes to a close. But for Jinwoo, the hunt never ends.
Directing: Shunsuke Nakashige · Writing: Shunsuke Nakashige · Starring: Tomokazu Seki, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Mitsuru Miyamoto
Season 1 Cast
Genta NakamuraKenta Morobishi (voice)25 episodes
Haruna MikawaAoi Mizushino (voice)25 episodes
Daisuke HirakawaShin Mogami (voice)25 episodes
Banjo GingaKiyoomi Goto (voice)25 episodes
Yasuhiro MamiyaHayato Ukyo (voice)Episode 1
Junichi SuwabeMasato Ukyo (voice)Episode 1
Chikahiro KobayashiYuma Uehara (voice)Episode 1
Junya EnokiTsuyoshi Minobe (voice)Episode 1
Manta YamamotoNobuharu Mashima (voice)Episode 1
Daichi HayashiShinta Kuga (voice)Episode 1
Rina HonnizumiEri Mizuki (voice)Episode 1
Eiji HanawaIsao Mabuchi (voice)Episode 1
Ikuto KanemasaAtsushi Suo (voice)Episode 1
Ryuji SatoBaruka (voice)Episode 1
Riho SugiyamaEsil Radiru (voice)Episode 1Where to Watch Season 1 of Solo Leveling
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Season 1 of Solo Leveling have?
Solo Leveling season 1 has 25 episodes.
When did Season 1 of Solo Leveling premiere?
Released January 5, 2024.
Where to watch Solo Leveling season 1
In Spain, on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the TMDB audience score, episode 1x24, "Are You the King of Humans," has a 9.5.