#레벨업

[emmatism]

Shuri is a ReVeluv bc I said so

Also her favorite song is Bye Bye again bc I said so

[jaehyum]

"This is the way it ought to be, ya'know? Leave the wars and such in the past."

[ydotome]

Thank you, Jinwoo. - Ore dake Level Up na Ken S2: Arise from the Shadow - Episode 9

[gabbyp09]

[yukaishironeko]

Pls this is literally them.

[faithful91]

Sung Jin woo

Anime: Solo Leveling: S02

[darkgreyclouds]

🗡️

[katalyeon]

[pfpanimes]

⌕ solo leveling - sung jinwoo.

like or reblog if you save/use.

[cocomanga]

careful there, baby ... your sadism is showing.

🤭 You can take it out on me... 😏

[goruarki1207]

JinHae’s wedding day ❤️

The world moved on, decades passed. But he stayed, just for one day when he could stand beside her without letting go.❤️

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[heliosunfish]

THE KNIGHT THAT DEFENDS AN EMPTY THRONE. - SOLO LEVELING EP 11 GIFS

[ydotome]

Hey! Enough already! Show some restraint. I hope this doesn't become a problem. - Ore dake Level Up na Ken S2: Arise from the Shadow - Episode 2

[gabbyp09]

[xelestarlight]

color study

[fallloverfic]

Thoughts on Solo Leveling Episode 14: I Suppose You Aren't Aware

The second episode of season 2 was generally fun! Spoilery thoughts for the anime, novel, and manhwa before Ragnarok below:

The way Sung Jinwoo grabbed the arrows from the hyakki and killed them was honestly a neat bit of animation. It looked cool.

This was a really nice shot. Really love the way Igris looks here in particular. Them standing together is also really cute.

Iron's premiere! He's finally in the anime! He looks great! Huge, and funny. I love finally getting to see the soldier personalities. Also, I love the animation of how tank rally cries/spells to grab aggro look. It's fun. Makes me nostalgic for tanking in mmos T-T

For folks confused where the name came from, it's because the character's name is Chul Kim and Chul means Iron in English (Volume 2, Chapter 7 of the Yen Press English release of the novel, and Volume 4, Chapter 9 of the Yen Press English release of the manhwa).

Woo Jinchul is so tired lol

As I mentioned last time, the sequence where Hwang Dongsoo comes back to South Korea and everything he does in South Korea in this arc was made up for the manhwa (including Jinchul's presence at the gate), and obviously carried over to the anime. I can't say that Chugong's writing is like... great on a lot of levels, particularly considering something later in story (that shows up this episode), and I don't know how much, if any, input Chugong had for the change for the manhwa... but I think this part in the episode further demonstrates how kind of silly the whole sequence is? Like okay, we get it, Dongsoo is irredeemable. No one here has a reason to answer him (though I guess, given he's an S-rank, and Sangmin An is not, maybe that's why the guy answers?). It just feels... really random. From a practical standpoint, Baek Yoonho's presence (in the novel) works because it helps explain to the audience what's happening. And narratively, it works too: he's the guild's S-ranker, he can handle red gates, the team they sent in can't.

I don't know. It's a dumb scene (Jinchul showing off how badass he is, is still fun, it's just... not enough to save the overall prolonged silly sequence). I think the anime handled it well enough. It neither made it worse nor better. Seeing more of Baek's powers animated was cool.

They're just thereeee :3 So happy to see them animated. The soldier hijinks are generally pretty cute. And Igris just being like -I do not see anything- when he turns away from Iron is hilarious.

Also, having played Solo Leveling: Arise a bit, now, it's fascinating to see that yes, Jinwoo couldn't recruit Baruka as a shadow soldier in the novel, manhwa, and anime, he does get Baruka as a shadow soldier in the game. It's a cute addition.

And the elephant in the room: Yoo Jinho and the underage conversation.

I'm gonna be completely honest: this has always been a stupid scene. It's worse in the novel, it's still bad in the manhwa, just in a different way. The anime probably did the best version of it (to a degree), but it's still bad. Shounen do similar kind of stupid gags, so yeah, I'm used to it, but... ugh.

The novel version of this, from the Yen Press English translation in Volume 2, Chapter 7:

“Boss?” “……?” “Um, Songyi is a minor, boss.” “Yeah, and?” “……Nothing, boss.” What a man among men. Jinho was amazed that Jinwoo refused to be shackled by society’s rules. He really isn’t an average guy, that’s for sure. Jinho reflected on himself for ever measuring Jinwoo against typical societal standards.

And the manhwa version of this scene, from the Yen Press English translation in Volume 4, Chapter 9:

It's just overall not great. I guess it's good we don't get Jinho speculating that they're dating before this (which is in both the novel and manhwa) and Jinho's reaction after talking to Jinwoo other than his being horrified and not knowing what else to do? Would be nice, if he was actually worried, if he tried to do... anything else? But I guess Songyi is okay collateral damage? (I mean yes, obviously, she's fine, this is Jinwoo not telling other people any more info than he has to and Jinho catastrophizing uselessly, but still).

It's not helped by the anime adding her specifically wearing more make-up (the novel just says she's more dressed up; it's hard to tell if she's wearing make-up in the manhwa), and having her squish up against Jinwoo in the car... I'm not averse to her wearing make-up, but the way she squishes up against Jinwoo and kind of sultrily lowers her eyes in one shot is just... It's not great. In the manhwa, they're just sitting near each other but apart. Maybe she has a crush on him (it's kind of left open-ended in the novel/manhwa from what I remember, though Arise goes full on in on her having a crush on Jinwoo, with multiple levels devoted to it), but it's implied she just generally respects him more. I don't... know what this is.

Literally every version of this scene is bad in different ways. I just don't find it funny.

Outside that, generally the episode was fine! Looking forward to next week!

Season 1: Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12

Season 2: Episode 13, Episode 14 (you are here), Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 23, Episode 24, Episode 25

Where to read Solo Leveling by Chugong in English:

Novel: Yen Press (ebook, physical book, audiobook), Tapas

Manhwa adaptation by Dubu: Yen Press/Ize Press (ebook, physical book), Tapas, Tappytoon

Ragnarok (sequel novel written by a different author): Tapas

Ragnarok manhwa adaptation (drawn by a different artist): Tapas

The Solo Leveling anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll. Solo Leveling: Arise, the video game, is free to play and available on PC and as an app via netmarble.