Solo Leveling
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Reply to robertino129
This was pretty pathetic. Another kiddie grade inner monologue during a fight scene. I had my hopes up when this was rated r-17 and not shounen, perhaps erroneously. At this point I'd rather hear ora ora ora from his monologues, it'd be more entertaining. If I have to listen to a 3rd episode in a row, mid-fight, about how he's weak and a whiny beach instead of something more realistic, then I'll just have to wait for an abridged version to fix it. Dude went from analitical and observant to a brainless shounen protagonist real quick.
| @robertino129 Couldn't have said it better! MrJ588 said: You can just drop this now, this is a typical mass produced Korean hyped power fantasy, it is all about MC showing cool power and destroying the enemy. There's nothing deep in it, if you don't like this episode you won't like any other episode, just drop it, it's not for you don't waste your time. Though I don't get why you say there's no stake, the man can just die, if that's not enough stake for you and you want the world about to be destroyed at episode 4, then how is it possible to raise the stake down the line lol. We all know the main character is not going to die. "The man can just die" is not a stake. Good writing is the art of implementing relatable stakes into a fiction. Something that could hurt the Main Character worse than their own death. It can be a time limit, it can be something or someone to protect, it can be a moral choice, etc. But here, there is no stake. I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you. But none of those threaths are believable. If you look at all the successful animes/mangas, they all have relatable and believable stakes, that actually make the show unpredictable. |
Reply to Confused_100
Radical_Orion said:
You truly believe the main character is going to die?
A good story with a relatable and engaging stake is "what is the worse that could happen to MC?" , and usually, if it's just death, we know it's not going to happen, so, pretty bland, sorry. A well written story gets you with true uncertain stakes.
Cliffhangers in plural as I'm refering to previous episodes and overall serie so far, even mentioned first episode :/
4 episodes of padding for that? It could have been done in 1 episode and half, EASILY.
Sorry but the TRUTH had to be told. I understand that the truth hurts sometimes...
Yaggamy said:
- Nothing at stake? He could've died at any given moment!
- Nothing at stake? He could've died at any given moment!
You truly believe the main character is going to die?
A good story with a relatable and engaging stake is "what is the worse that could happen to MC?" , and usually, if it's just death, we know it's not going to happen, so, pretty bland, sorry. A well written story gets you with true uncertain stakes.
Yaggamy said:
- Cliffhanger? What are you talking about? This episode didn't have a cliffhanger.
- Cliffhanger? What are you talking about? This episode didn't have a cliffhanger.
Cliffhangers in plural as I'm refering to previous episodes and overall serie so far, even mentioned first episode :/
Yaggamy said:
- It's episode 4 and he was level one. Why wouldn't he be in a tutorial-esque situation?
- It's episode 4 and he was level one. Why wouldn't he be in a tutorial-esque situation?
4 episodes of padding for that? It could have been done in 1 episode and half, EASILY.
Sorry but the TRUTH had to be told. I understand that the truth hurts sometimes...
You again? Even after something happened other than criticising you hated and now said false things to justify it. Like atleast watch the episode man… Dude stop watching because the truth of the matter is this anime isn’t for you
| @Confused_100 But I justified and argumented each of my criticism. You just ignored it :) I can't stop watching, it's like looking at a car accident, I know I shouldn't, but it's like morbid curiosity. I have to watch the whole season, otherwise it would be unfair to give a MAL rating without watching. I just said that for now, it's between 4/10 and 5/10, how is that hating. It's not that terrible given my mean score 8) |
| Our weak MC is no longer weak! That was quite the leveling up! I wonder what's the difference between the MC's special/secret quests and the quests via gates of everyone else. Is he the first ever 'player' while everyone else remains a 'hunter'? And what happened to him is distinct from a 'second awakening'? |
 |
Radical_Orion said: Yaggamy said: - Nothing at stake? He could've died at any given moment! You truly believe the main character is going to die? A good story with a relatable and engaging stake is "what is the worse that could happen to MC?" , and usually, if it's just death, we know it's not going to happen, so, pretty bland, sorry. A well written story gets you with true uncertain stakes. Yaggamy said: - Cliffhanger? What are you talking about? This episode didn't have a cliffhanger. Cliffhangers in plural as I'm refering to previous episodes and overall serie so far, even mentioned first episode :/ Yaggamy said: - It's episode 4 and he was level one. Why wouldn't he be in a tutorial-esque situation? 4 episodes of padding for that? It could have been done in 1 episode and half, EASILY. Sorry but the TRUTH had to be told. I understand that the truth hurts sometimes... your singular opinion doesnt equal the truth. and they are taking the plot at a good pace, it'd be way too rushed if they fit all of this in first episode. |
| Finally, a solid episode! That's more like it 😁🫵 |
| I like that Jinwoo gets his ass pummeled instead of it just being really easy for him. |
| ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣸⠋⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⡔⠀⢀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡘⡰⠁⠘⡀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⣀⠀⠀⡇⠀⡜⠈⠁⠀⢸⡈⢇⠀⠀⢣⠑⠢⢄⣇⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⡟⡀⠀⡇⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡇⠈⢆⢰⠁⠀⠀⠀⠘⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠤⢄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡼⠀⣧⠀⢿⢠⣤⣤⣬⣥⠀⠁⠀⠀⠛⢀⡒⠀⠀⠀⠘⡆⡆⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢵⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠀⢠⠃⠱⣼⡀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠳⠶⠶⠆⡸⢀⡀⣀⢰⠀⠀⢸ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⠄⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⢠⠃⢀⠎⠀⠀⣼⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠴⠢⢄⡔⣕⡍⠣⣱⢸⠀⠀⢷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡰⠃⢀⠎⠀⠀⡜⡨⢢⡀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣄⠀⠀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠐⢛⠽⠗⠁⠀⠁⠊⠀⡜⠸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢀⠔⣁⡴⠃⠀⡠⡪⠊⣠⣾⣟⣷⡦⠤⣀⡈⠁⠉⢀⣀⡠⢔⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡤⡗⢀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢀⣠⠴⢑⡨⠊⡀⠤⠚⢉⣴⣾⣿⡿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠹⣻⠛⠉⠉⢀⠠⠺⠀⠀⡀⢄⣴⣾⣧⣞⠀⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠐⠒⣉⠠⠄⡂⠅⠊⠁⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢠⣷⣮⡍⡠⠔⢉⡇⡠⠋⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ |
| He is getting a bit strong |
"Like rowing a boat, we enter the future backwards. All we see are scenes of the past, and no one can control the views of tomorrow" - Wit Studio  |
| The voice actor is doing an incredible job!! I just love how he’s portraying Sung Jin-woo |
 |
Reply to AnaakJahad
Radical_Orion said:
You truly believe the main character is going to die?
A good story with a relatable and engaging stake is "what is the worse that could happen to MC?" , and usually, if it's just death, we know it's not going to happen, so, pretty bland, sorry. A well written story gets you with true uncertain stakes.
Cliffhangers in plural as I'm refering to previous episodes and overall serie so far, even mentioned first episode :/
4 episodes of padding for that? It could have been done in 1 episode and half, EASILY.
Sorry but the TRUTH had to be told. I understand that the truth hurts sometimes...
Yaggamy said:
- Nothing at stake? He could've died at any given moment!
- Nothing at stake? He could've died at any given moment!
You truly believe the main character is going to die?
A good story with a relatable and engaging stake is "what is the worse that could happen to MC?" , and usually, if it's just death, we know it's not going to happen, so, pretty bland, sorry. A well written story gets you with true uncertain stakes.
Yaggamy said:
- Cliffhanger? What are you talking about? This episode didn't have a cliffhanger.
- Cliffhanger? What are you talking about? This episode didn't have a cliffhanger.
Cliffhangers in plural as I'm refering to previous episodes and overall serie so far, even mentioned first episode :/
Yaggamy said:
- It's episode 4 and he was level one. Why wouldn't he be in a tutorial-esque situation?
- It's episode 4 and he was level one. Why wouldn't he be in a tutorial-esque situation?
4 episodes of padding for that? It could have been done in 1 episode and half, EASILY.
Sorry but the TRUTH had to be told. I understand that the truth hurts sometimes...
your singular opinion doesnt equal the truth. and they are taking the plot at a good pace, it'd be way too rushed if they fit all of this in first episode.
| @KayneAether I'm an expert so it's safe to say that my opinion has authority over most people here =) |
| Magnificent!! Absolutely Incredible Episode!! Now i understand why they cast Taito Ban, this man is killing it!! Man the OST are so good, of course it's the GOAT Hiroyuki Sawano. Thank You A-1 Pictures!! |
 |
| What a delicious episode! More delicious than the episode is Jinwoo's butt.😋  |
 |
Yuyu1ch1 said: Solo Leveling cliffhangers are back! 😂 Jinwoo enters an instance dungeon via the subway entrance and levels up by defeating tons of monsters. Soon, as he goes deeper into the basement, Jinwoo finds himself with a massive snake towering over him. Taito Ban's voice acting is incredibly impressive! I can't still move on from episode 2, especially the monologue with screaming in the background, that was peak! And yet this scene where Jinwoo screams while attacking the huge snake was so hype! Animations are smooth and the visuals are stunning! This episode is truly banger! Earlier episodes already established that there's no such thing as leveling up nor the concept of going stronger by exerting efforts, And someone just gave Jinwoo a system which he's the only one who can level up. You'll love to see this unique power fantasy, he really deserve this glow up after all he went through previously as "the weakest hunter of all mankind" A1 Pictures, sticking to the source material of both the manhwa and novels, is a big win. These guys are not playing around with this adaptation, I have complete faith in them. I can't wait for the next episode. Thanks for the meal.  That’s a cool screenshot!! |
| Jin-Woo is gradually becoming stronger, and thanks to his determination, he achieves significant progress in leveling up. This episode was filled with action, and the animation made Jin-Woo even more overpowered. I anticipate his attitude changing as he grows stronger. Do you happen to know Jin-Woo's current rank? I believe he might be in the C rank now. |
 |
| Well, it didn't take long for Jinwoo to go from weak to strong in one episode without relying on a sped up training montage, which in a way, is refreshing to see. It also highlights more of the player system and how he levels up. Sure, it might be traditional and, to use the vastly overused word to describe things negatively nowadays, generic, but if it's done well, I don't see a problem with it at all. As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", which is all good with me. Anyways, Jinwoo handled himself really well. He might've been in a stressful situation, but he was able to think things thoroughly and calmly before taking his next step, which eventually led to him taking on the dungeon boss. Here is where we see the fruits of his efforts pay off, as well as seeing more of his abilities awaken, which leads to him winning his fight. The animation for this fight overall was very good and consistent, which I'm pleased with. =) Not only that, but after coming out of the dungeon, he sees the scenario of what happens when there's a dungeon break. Upon seeing how a hastily assembled team were struggling to defeat a golem, he used what's left of his broken sword and threw it to break the golem's defence, thus giving the team the chance to win. Fittingly, the only one to see Jinwoo fade away into a nearby alley was Joohee. I do hope she's able to conquer her fears one step at a time, since it was disheartening to see her struggling to do her role during that fight due to how much trauma she's still suffering from the events of the previous event. Great episode overall. |
| AHH IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER EACH EPISODE im so hyped i cant get enough of it at all, i recalled why i loved this story so much in the past, adaptation going great overall went from 8 to 10 |
 |
| Nice episode, studio did well :D Jinwoo eyes finally got the spark i wanted to see haha. Action from 1 to 4 eps felt bit slow to me, but maby its good since poeple who didnt read source will understand our mc and world around better ;) Cant wait to see next and im curious if they will continue follow plot or will change it a bit like put some parts faster. |
 |
| this nigga got too strong. |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Ore dake Level Up na Ken Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Yuyuichi - Mar 30, 2024 |
512 |
by Timur15
»»
41 minutes ago |
|
Poll: » Ore dake Level Up na Ken Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Yuyuichi - Feb 10, 2024 |
445 |
by Efexckr
»»
Today, 7:44 AM |
|
Poll: » Ore dake Level Up na Ken Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Mar 23, 2024 |
331 |
by souledge94
»»
Yesterday, 4:34 AM |
|
Poll: » Ore dake Level Up na Ken Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Jan 13, 2024 |
526 |
by StefsBots
»»
Apr 12, 7:32 PM |
|
Poll: » Ore dake Level Up na Ken Episode 10 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 )Stark700 - Mar 16, 2024 |
184 |
by souledge94
»»
Apr 10, 7:03 AM |