Solo Leveling
Vorlage:Italic title Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Infobox manhwa Vorlage:Infobox book Solo Leveling (Vorlage:Korean) is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since July 25, 2016, and later published by D&C Media under their Papyrus label since November 4, 2016. 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 (a.k.a. Dubu) who is CEO of Redice Studio. Its first season concluded on March 19, 2020. Its second season resumed serialization from August 1, 2020. The individual chapters collected and published by D&C Media into three volumes as of July 2020. Solo Leveling has been translated to many languages by way of fan translations.
A game is being developed by the Korean game giant Netmarble Corp. A drama adaptation is also being produced.[1]
Plot
After the appearance of portals known as "gates" connecting the world of monsters to humans, a small portion of the population has acquired superhuman powers to defend against the monsters. The protagonist of the story, Sung Jin-woo, is a member of the lowest rank of hunters and is the weakest hunter in all of South Korea, barely stronger than a normal human. One day, he and some other hunters find themselves trapped in an extremely dangerous and rare dual dungeon, and only a few of them survive and manage to escape. Sung Jin-woo himself "dies" but manages to complete all the trials in this dungeon. He then wakes up in a hospital and finds he has turned into a reawakened "player" who can now see an interface showing him quests, stats, inventory, store, and levels, along with the unique ability to grow exponentially stronger. Sung Jin-Woo begins on a quest to become the strongest hunter in the world and uncover the mystery of the world of monsters.
Characters
- Sung Jin Woo (Vorlage:Korean) (Protagonist)
- Cha Hae In (Vorlage:Korean)
- Yoo Jin-Ho (Vorlage:Korean)
- Sung Jin Ah (Vorlage:Korean)
- Sung Il Hwan (Vorlage:Korean)
- Adam White (Vorlage:Korean)
- David Brennon (Vorlage:Korean)
- Lee Ju-Hee (Vorlage:Korean)
- Liu Zhigang (Vorlage:Korean)
- Laura (Vorlage:Korean)
- Norma Sellner (Vorlage:Korean)
- Thomas Andre (Vorlage:Korean)
Media
Web novel
Solo Leveling is a South Korean web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since July 25, 2016, and later published by D&C Media under their fantasy fiction label "Papyrus".[2] Since 2016, the novel has garnered 2.4 million readers in KakaoPage.[3] The novel was licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Only I level up from December 21, 2018 to June 24, 2019.[4]
The novel has been licensed and published in collected volumes by Yen Press since February 16, 2021.[5]
Volume list
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Comic
A webtoon adaptation has launched in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018 and concluded its first season on March 19, 2020.[6] Its first collected volume was released by D&C Media on September 26, 2019. In Japan, Solo Leveling launched in Kakao Japan's webtoon and fiction service Piccoma, and accumulated over 1 million cumulative readership.[7] It was also selected as the #1 webtoon in Piccoma's "Best of 2019".[8][9][10] The webtoon has been published digitally in English by Webnovel and Tappytoon since May 7, 2020, and June 4, 2020, respectively.[11][12] The collected volumes have been licensed and published in North America by Yen Press since March 2, 2021.[13]
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Game
A game is being developed by the Korean game giant Netmarble Corp.[1]
Drama
A drama adaptation is being produced in the United States.[1]Vorlage:Clear
References
External links
- Official novel website in KakaoPage Vorlage:In lang
- Official webtoon website in KakaoPage Vorlage:In lang
- ↑ a b c Solo Leveling Game and Drama Produced in US on the Way. In: Anime Corner. 15. April 2021, abgerufen am 15. April 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Archived copy. (Originaltitel: ko: :::꿈과 희망이 살아있는 파피루스::: - 나 혼자만 레벨업). In: Papyrus. Abgerufen am 5. August 2019.
- ↑ Je Eun-ju: ? (Originaltitel: ko:제목처럼 혼자 레벨업하는 '나 혼자만 레벨업'..."'원피스' 제치고 1위"). In: Kookje Shinmun. 25. Dezember 2019, abgerufen am 23. April 2020 (koreanisch).
- ↑ Only I level up (Solo Leveling). In: Webnovel. Abgerufen am 23. April 2020.
- ↑ Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 (novel) | Yen Press. In: Yen Press WP. Abgerufen am 26. April 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ko:나 혼자만 레벨업 [독점연재]). In: KakaoPage. Abgerufen am 5. August 2019 (koreanisch).
- ↑ Seong Ho-cheol: ? (Originaltitel: ko:일본 사로잡다, 웹툰 '나 혼자만 레벨업' 100만 독자 돌파). In: The Chosun Ilbo. 19. April 2020, abgerufen am 23. April 2020 (koreanisch).
- ↑ Kang Soo-yoon: ? (Originaltitel: ko:디앤씨미디어 '나 혼자만 레벨업' 日서 올해의 웹툰 선정). In: Newsis. 10. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 23. April 2020 (koreanisch).
- ↑ No Woo-ri: ? (Originaltitel: ko:디앤씨미디어, ’나 혼자만 레벨업’, 日 픽코마 2019 웹툰 1위). In: EToday. 10. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 23. April 2020 (koreanisch).
- ↑ Park Jong-oh: ? (Originaltitel: ko:웹툰 ‘나혼자만 레벨업’ 열풍에 디앤씨미디어 목표가↑-NH). In: EDaily. 13. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 23. April 2020 (koreanisch).
- ↑ Only I level up (Solo Leveling). In: Webnovel. Abgerufen am 30. Mai 2020.
- ↑ Solo Leveling - Tappytoon. In: Tappytoon. 30. Mai 2020, abgerufen am 30. Mai 2020.
- ↑ Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 (comic) | Yen Press. In: Yen Press WP. Abgerufen am 26. April 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).