Solo Leveling season 2: Release date speculation, trailer, latest news
It's happening!
With the first season of Solo Leveling being such a massive hit, we've been waiting in anticipation for a season 2 release date, and now we've got a window for when we can start seeing it stream on Crunchyroll.
It's no surprise that the season 1 finale left fans all over wanting more. That's why the cinematic release of Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, a film recapping season 1 before showing season 2's first two episodes in December 2024, would get so many fans excited.
However, some lovers of either season 1 or the Korean web novel of the same name its inspired by, those who can't make it to movie theatres for the cinematic release or simply don't have to first watch a recap of events they already know of, might have been feeling left out in the cold.
But now, you'll have a rough idea as to when you can start streaming Solo Leveling season 2 on Crunchyroll.
Solo Leveling season 2 release date window
Solo Leveling season 2 - Arise from the Shadow - will come out on the anime streaming service Crunchyroll in January 2025, although we don't have a specific release date for the month just yet.
The news coincided with the drop of a key visual for the season during Aniplex 2024, before being later confirmed in a Crunchyroll news post, also containing a post on X (formerly Twitter) from Solo Leveling's PR account, double-confirming the news.
The post also contains a new cut of the Solo Leveling season 2 trailer that confirms its opening theme song, titled ReawakeR, by Japanese singer and songwriter LiSA and Felix from South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
LiSA is known for creating hit tracks that have been featured in many anime openings and endings over the years, while Stray Kids have made those played for shows like Tower of God - making this collab for this season 2 anime a "best of both worlds"-type situation.
When in January 2025 could Solo Leveling season 2 release?
Although the exact release date for the month hasn't been confirmed just yet, we think Solo Leveling season 2 will premiere on Crunchyroll on Sunday 5th January 2025.
This is because during season 1's run, its first episode aired on Sunday 7th January 2024; that was the first Sunday of that year before every other weekly episode aired on Sundays without fail.
To coincide with the habits of many existing fans, those who will still remember that Sunday air date, we believe season 2 will follow the same trend.
We'll hopefully get confirmation later in December 2024, before the new year, so we will update this article as soon as we know more.
Which cast members could return for Solo Leveling season 2?
We'd expect many of the cast from season 1 to return, including:
- Aleks Le as Jinwoo Sung
- Christopher R Sabat as Yoonho Baek
- Dani Chambers as Lee Joohee
- Ian Sinclair as Jong-In Choi
- Justin Briner as. Jinho Yoo
- Kent Williams as Gunhee Go
- Michelle Rojas as Haein Cha
- Rebecca Wang as Jinah Sung
- SungWon Cho as Jinchui Woo
It is confirmed that one character will be back in business – Igris, who made his debut in episode 11. New character art has been unveiled for the character, as seen below.
What will the plot of Solo Leveling season 2 be?
We haven't confirmed much else about season 2 of Solo Levelling just yet aside from its title, Arise from the Shadow. Nevertheless, the current teaser trailer has shown that Sung Jinwoo, formerly the weakest hunter, is continuing well into his quest to learn the mystery behind the source of his new powers, the System, and the gate that connected humanity's world to that of the monster-filled dungeons.
After defeating Igris with his new abilities as the Shadow Monarch, we expect season 2 to show Jinwoo Sung unlock more of his powers from Chugong's original webcomic. Within season 1's 12-episode run, the anime adaptation has so far gone through 45 chapters of the webcomic, finishing the Job Change Arc.
If following the webcomic, the next chapters of the story are set to get more intense from here on, we'd expect season 2 to get through at least the next three arcs of the comic; the Redgate Arc, Demon Castle Arc, and Restesting Rank Arc; by its end. The Redgate and Demon Castle Arcs are especially intense, so it's no surprise if the upcoming season wants to spread it out into more episodes.
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How many episodes will there be in Solo Leveling season 2?
The episode count for season 2 is not confirmed yet, but we'd guess that it's the same as season 1 - 12 episodes.
Is there a trailer for Solo Leveling season 2?
Yes, there are more than a few trailers for Solo Leveling season 2, starting with the below teaser that was unveiled alongside the season 2 announcement in July 2024.
Next, we had the official trailer #2 for Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, part of the marketing for the season 1 recap movie plus season 2 premiere's release window.
Below, there's also the same trailer as before for Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, but with the English dub. If you're a dub purist or just want to find out how this particular cast sounds for Solo Leveling season 2, check it out.
Finally, we have the aforementioned opening theme trailer, showing off LiSA's new song RawakeR for Solo Leveling season 2.
Solo Leveling season 1 is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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