Anyone else prefer the UK version of KN? The US version is so obviously scripted and formulaic. The UK restaurants had different problems he had to solve, like poor marketing, portion size and pricing, too much bought-in over seasonal ingredients, rats in the fridge. And Gordon had more of a warmth to him, only yelling when he needed to break down someone's ego. It was far more interesting to watch.
@@verdigo1 I remember hearing about a restaurant where Gordan cleaned his plate, & the only problem was some bookkeeping or something. It's too bad her restaurant closed because she got too old to run it.
@@verdigo1 UK version is better, but the US version works pretty well on youtube. I don't think I could handle the sound effects and editing on a full episode uninterrupted
Solo Levelings character design is mental. Even some random dude in the background wears armour that would be a legendary item in in any other manga. The art is just so good.
Another aspect is they literally show "grinding" not just kill some ogre with meteor shower to show you're the mc. This story can combine grinding aspect and still mantaining the story progress
@@sakatagintoki9322 Can you elaborate? Why wouldn't execution matter for a story? Doesn't how things are executed, tropes for example, help to distinguish anime from one another - and the way these tropes are executed fit to one group of viewers taste affect how successful that story is?
@@adamhayche8412 I think he meant solo leveling isn't the prime example. The biggest issue I have with solo leveling is the fact nobody else can get powerful, around like 160 I think in the manhwa he's already way more powerful than the 2nd most powerful human so you know nobody else can truly help him later except his summons. If other people's mana or something could be increased through training their stamina it would help at least make it feel like he's not completely alone now. Although I will admit I was obsessed with solo leveling when I first read it, but imo overgeared is way better
@@meetra5073 Also solo levelling has a pretty average story with forgettable characters when there's not that many to begin with. I can understand why people love it as it has phenomenal art but even then there's no detail to that art. If you were to read the solo leveling novel compared to the overgeared novel most people would enjoy the latter.
@@shadelightss overgeared novel is amazing, same with the art style in manhwa also (pretty sure its made by the same people). Overall overgeared just has better characters, progression, and more of a payoff even tho its not even over yet. Also the original ending for solo leveling is fucking awful lmao
Its the sao of webtoons, meaning it's almost a unique idea that ended up spawning a billion copycat protags and stories. Dungeons invade Korea is basically Korean isekai at this point, lol
i mean actually no,cause if you go to where it originate there where a million more that where systems to level up,but you know people will always say that everythigh is a copycat just because it more famose and came whit the same consept,cause there were always about dungeon in korea its just that solo leveling was the one that bought it to the world
@@xprgaming4460 first wave top left to down right: Sao , Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?,overlord,mahoka koko no reitousei,no game no life , Kenja no mago
The thing I love about solo leveling is that he's a necromancer. So seeing him completely overwhelmed his enemies, kill them, and then resurrect them to join him is just so satisfying
@@d4s0n282 Here's a trick to not get spoiled by anything anymore, don't search or watch videos related to a story you are currently invested and have not finished in.
"CG SHADOWS" When he said that. I felt it very deep in my existence with a vietnam flashback to all the terrible CGs in the anime for the past decades.
Honestly cant be believe im saying this but i hope a Japanese stduio does not touch this like how Record of rangnork was cheaped on. I would prefer an American studio with a big budget like the guys who did castlevania on netflix.
What's great about Solo Leveling is that we see him start from the bottom and earn his OP status one step at a time through blood and sweat, unlike Kirito, and unlike almost all other shonen mcs, he does it QUIETLY. He doesn't make speeches about friendship, dreams, and determination, or scream about he'll never forgive the bad guy. He overcomes obstacles with quiet dignity, which is something I just love.
To me, solo levelling is like the best 'filler content' between the more sophisticated, story-driven reads. Its got its own content and plot but I enjoy it so much more for the top-tier use of the web-comic formatting combined with the art quality.
The thing about solo leveling and most power fantasy manwha is that they are focused purely on the mc and its story. Solo lvling is inoffensive while Japanese isekai purely for fap material
Also, Solo Leveling was one of my gateway Manhwa's. You guys be careful. Manhwa is a super addicting drug and can lead to several serious conditions such as: - Staying up all night to keep reading - Jumping back to chapter 1 tor reread once you catch up with the current chapter - lead you to going to other Manhwas to once again feel the invigoration of watching some poor mislead character become reborn into a higher level of being who can wipe the floor with anyone
I've been reading Solo Leveling, Tower of God, Omniscient Reader, Your Throne and used to God of High School until it went on a break. Manhwas are addicting.
"The rule of cool, on crack" is the most accurate thing to say about Solo Leveling... I love it so much, but it's 100% power fantasy, just done so well due to the sick fucking art, lmao
True, I read the web novel before the manhwas started and enjoyed it, but the manhwa's art truly elevated it to another level. I'd be super excited for each new chapter even though I already knew what was going to happen.
Unlike other Power Fantasy, Sung Jin-Woo earned his power! He trained hard, almost died multiple times and despite his OP power, he still couldn't save everyone! He knows the pain of being weakling and bullied, thus he work hard to become strong.
Jeju Island Arc was probably the best arc in the whole series, ofc the final awakening arc was also epic but jeju island had its vibes on a whole different level. The whole feeling of reading this amazing artwork was summarized in this vid, really epic work!
Solo Leveling is good. The first 2/3 is definitely stronger than the conclusion. The weakest element is just how underdeveloped and useless most if not all side characters are compared to the MC.
The conclusion at the moment is so underwhelming do not care about the final villian at all. I've always just read for the fights and the cathartic resolution. But the final fight while it has world ending stakes has no emotional impact making it hard to be invested in anything that happens. I like the manhwa but it shouldn't even be in the top 100 manga on Mal.
I found solo leveling which made me find Garnt which made me find trash taste and now I cannot wait for the boys minus possibly Joey to review this on trash taste!
Solo Leveling does not try to be super "New" and "Fresh", it just sticks to what it is and tries to perfect it without trying too much flashy new stuff that doesn't work. Thats what makes it great.
It isn't great. Frankly any show with no side character I can remember being any use isn't great. It is merely above average. Maybe good. But calling it great is an insult to the true greats like One Piece
@@rajsanghvi5664 Your word isn’t law bud. Just because it’s missing something that’s usually important for a good story doesn’t mean it can’t be one. The characters are interesting, the storytelling is pretty good, and the fights are great too. It could be a lot better but I don’t particularly mind watching one guy steamroll all opposition with no help. Stop being weird lol
I think the reason it's "Kirito done right" is because it feels like Sung earned his obscene amount of strength. You get to see him fight and train tons of times, and early on the stakes are still high because he is so weak that he is constantly against the wall. All of Kirito's strength is earned off screen, even his biggest plot device of Duel Wielding is just pulled out of nowhere with no hints that he did anything to deserve that strength. It would be like if we watched everyone struggle on Namek, and then Goku showed up and was already Super Saiyan and just killed Frieza immediately.
Isn't that like every isekai/power fantasy now,,..., getting OP powers of thin air cuz he's the main character. sao is simply the black sheep cuz it popularized the new wave of power fantasy. There are still many that resembles or flows like sao because that formula works as long the consumers keep eating it like hotdogs
another series that does the "earning" part right is "kumo desu ga nani ka?" but the anime adaptation is kinda awful at times I would recommend the novels
I guess it really comes down to origin stories vs implied origin stories. Kirito had been a serious gamer his whole life before entering SAO, so its just implied that he is "that guy" when he enters into the story, because the story is actually about the technological world they are in and how gaming is interacting with AI and human consciousness and neurology. I agree with you in some sense that it would have been better if they had showed him leveling up in SAO (or even flashbacks or arcs showing how he got into gaming), but if you can just imagine it would be the same as happened in solo leveling, we really aren't missing much. OH, and no, duel wielding is given to the player in SAO with the fastest reaction time (Kirito mentioned it when fighting Yuuki). So I guess he didn't deserve it, but that's kind of like how Sung didn't "deserve" being chosen by the shadow monarch. The are the MC's in power fantasies so they get better stuff than other characters, like all power fantasy stories.
heck even bofuri did it better than most isekai by making the mc OP through combination of many slightly OP skills that might still make sense to have in a game but when used together absolutely broke the game, having the devs try to nerf her adds a little bit of fun to it too
I wonder if that's why the ending seemed so rushed... RIP Dubu. I am so sad to miss out on more beautifully choreographed fight scenes. Thank you for your hard work in creating this beautiful gem. (T^T)ゞ
@Amalthea Kate Nope. ^‿^ But given how well-paced they were able to portray the rest of the story (and the comments of those who did read the light novel) I can't help but wonder if would have been able to better pace the ending of the manhwa if Dubu hadn't been in the process of dying at the time. Especially since the rest of the manhwa had done such a good job of consistently keeping me eager to see the next chapter and that was noticeably less true for the last few chapters.
While the whole side characters cast have a collective personality of a cardboard box 😂. Even MC girl is useless af, bish got glazed as one of the strongest rank S hunter, but got zero feat. Every time she came out, she need to be rescued by the MC, always.
If you like Solo Leveling, I HIGHLY recommend Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. Both SL and ORV are made by Redice Studio, but have both different yet similar plot points. It’s satisfying to see your protagonist grow through hard work and their own efforts, that brings not always 100% perfect outcomes. Oh, and if you do decide to read, prepare yourself. Mentally.
The weird thing about omniscient reader’s viewpoint is that I read the whole thing, loved it, was blown away by it, yet I don’t have the mental fortitude to re-read it like solo levelling lmao. Solo levelling, omniscient reader’s viewpoint and against the gods are all incredible web novels though
Solo leveling is incredibly mid, at first it was 8/10 at around chapter 100+ its become 5/10 at best. ORV, is great, at first it was an 8/10 now its a 9/10. ORV has a great mc, great supporting characters, great mystery, plot, art, worldbuilding, etc. Solo Leveling has great art, great uhh... great... umm meh "emotionless mc", side "characters" (could honestly take most of them out and still would be the same story), there's no tension.. i just dont get how its *still* popular, at first it *was* amazing, now its so so fucking mid. Just my opinion tho
I HIGHLY AGREE. I adore the light novel and the manwha just makes it even better. I dare say even better than solo levelling because there are way more characters. MC Protagonist is such a smart ass but it isn't annoying. HIGHLY recommend the manwha and lightnovel.
I basically won't give Manwha, Manhua, Webcomics, webtoons a chance, but I will admit that is a HUGE advantage. Like seriously, I don't think I've ever had a panel transition in manga be effective because of how awkward it can be. Why are they not ripping this off?
@@alastor8091 Because manga and manhwa are made to very different origin philosophies. Manga was first made in physical media, i.e. paperback books, and therefore the panels obviously have to fit into that format. Whereas manhwa was made for digital media and thus allows for the long scroll format they use. Note that as with all things, the long scroll format's effectiveness is based on the artists working on it, as sometimes manhwa can have entire long pages filled with nothing but white, whereas manga try to make sure that every page has something in it.
@@StrikeNoir105E yeah, but with the rise of online manga sales and whatnot, youd think some authors would give it a shot. It could help a lot with page pacing. Maybe I'm in an atom sized minority when it comes to that problem though. If Korea is gonna rip off the worst parts of manga, manga should rip off the best parts of Korea, or at least do a little something with them you know? At least one guy has got to get the idea to experiment right?
Reason Solo leveling is world wise phenomenon was that its storylined was not disturbed by harem harabages just a simple yet a beautiful romance story and the character development of a protagonist simply just amazing and moreover the art in this manhwa was out of the world
you're lying if you think the romance is "beautiful". that's one of the weakest shit about this series. make sense bc SL is all about action but damn raise your standard and read SSS class suicide hunter for a real power couple, will you?
@@jojonta2119 Been reading like 3 years. But when the writer took a break. I couldn't be bother to read more, it's not that great. Too many character, plots are all over the place. They keep adding new power system every few arcs.
Honestly, I unironically think that one of the big things that helps Solo Leveling feel different from normal power fantasy isekai manga is that there isn't a stupid harem, and the mc is actually cool. A lot of power fantasy isekai manga have bland lame MCs that are supposed to look like normal nerds, and then they get a big harem of fanservicey annoying girls following them around, with lots of time given to MC just interacting with the girls. Solo Leveling doesn't do that. The MC is super cool looking, and acts like it. He isn't a meek submissive nerd who just happens to be strong, he's a cool powerful guy who knows it and acts like it. There isn't a lame harem taking up time that could be spent on more rule of cool awesomeness. On another note, Solo Leveling has in turn done to the Korean manhwa scene what SAO (or debatably Mushoku Tensei, or debatably both) did to the manga scene. There's lots of manhwa somewhat like Solo Leveling, some actually good, taking the premise and adding unique twists and interesting concepts and characters, and others.... just being Solo Leveling ripoffs that aren't as cool as it. Also, there's lots of other awesome Manhwa that deserve more recognition, Solo Leveling derived and otherwise.
@@bldrun1504 I've read every popular Korean Manhwa so here are just some that I personally liked, the stuff is similar and the art is good too. Idk if you'll like it but I'll just share it! -SSS-class suc*de hunter -The Return of the crazy demon (I had a good laugh reading it lmao) -Chronicles of the heavenly demon (The beginning is good but it does get a little repetitive but overall a lot better than the trash out there) -Omniscient Readers viewpoint (I think you must have heard about it a lot and it's really good I liked reading it!) -How to live as a Villain (The MC just does not care lmao) These are some of them lol IDK if you've read them but anyways! I have a lot more! In the beginning, it'll be fun to consume the same stuff like solo leveling but then it'll get boring cuz like everything is the same and it'll be hard to find a good one so the ones I've given have a variety to not get bored easily lol! btw The return of the crazy demon is my personal fav!
For me, the reason Solo Leveling was so special (considering all the genres it combines), is the fact that the hero genuinely feels human at the beginning. He gets anxious, he worries about his family, he sucks at understanding social queues and other things even tho he can keep increasing his intelligence levels. He just felt like he could actually be your friend and you would love him for that. What happens with other content (being isekai(sh) or just shounen), is that it seems as though the hero has infinite potential and has a set goal. Luffy wants to be the king of pirates and keeps growing because he has a set goal and a heart of gold, regardless of what happens, same with Gon, Deku, or whomever else. Jin Woo also feels consistent as a character. He doesn’t want the world destroyed because the people he loves live in it, and he feels genuine empathy and care for others, regardless of his strength. He legitimately feels like a person, and he feels like a person who’s path you want to follow along because you’re seeing them grow, but also remain human (setting apart his abilities, of course).
he starts out human, then he just turns into an edgelord- in a good way. Like you said, he still keeps that humanity in him, which keeps him from becoming TOO unrelatable.
@@BurntSushi. in what way can you relate to sung jin woo?. after he gets used to the system he becomes the epitome of inhuman; he's perfect in everyway and literally never fails.
@@kingn_n3198the only perfect thing about him is the strength and nothing more which is pretty useless in the human world aside from being able to lift some heavy groceries or something. He still has to struggle to learn social etiquette, make friends and family, form bonds with others, he even struggles while studying. If you remember, in the side story Igris is teaching him something from his school book. He is just like any other human.
@@Fallen_Core He doesn't know how to make friends? Am I misremembering, i feel like every subordinate he gets for the most part easily becomes his subordinate... ie: the young rich D-rank hunter, the girl hunter who smells stuff, and even the demon girl. In the latest episode of the show, it literally shows that just his becoming stronger (and, you could argue, this newfound fearlessness; but I would include this in his getting stronger) substantially improves the relationship he has with his little sister. To the point that it goes from a relationship where she scolds him and is always worried for her-- to the older brother who looks out for his younger sister in a sort of nanny-ish way. (I like this development but i'm just pointing out that this change he has with his family isn't a "struggle". I think saying strength is only useful for lifting heavy stuff is incredibly disingenuous, even in the latest episode the girl who likes sung jinwoo is literally shown having a moment where she is in awe noticing a seemingly new appeal to sung. This appeal being his newly found incredible strength. What social etiquette does sung have to learn??? He is not like any regular human, that is totally proven to be the case when the architect shows how sung was the greatest candidate to become the vessel of the S. M. (I'm assuming you know what that means) I'd agree about him having to study, but it's kind of irrelevant when you take into account that it is happening in a side story after the series has already come to an end. It's something cool for the reader, but I don't think it's fair to say that this "need to study" is somehow an integral piece to sung jin woos character development such that it is one of his imperfections.
Just like the recommendation for Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, I'd also recommend A Returner's Magic Should Be Special and Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World. Both are taking time to delve into how their world works, the power structure of their respective kingdoms and governments, and have power fantasies work because their characters earned it.
Well with the stacked list above me, ^ just gotta say you should also check out Overgeared, the title sums it up but it's hilarious how he flies in the face of the developers game balance by dumb luck and ironically being a "bad" gamer
Just read Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint at this point, it has the same art studio behind, but in addition to it, it has one of the best story among the webtoons. Though as its not a power fantasy, it is not as famous as solo leveling[and being the one that was released way later than solo leveling too]. But its seriously worth it.
@@KaiUndMoritz I am still surprised how behind the webtoon of the ORV is... I completed the novel long ago and just waiting for chapters to accumulate for a binge read to experience my hyped moments once again. But man is this taking time.
@@GauravKumar-jr2rd yea but imo its not a good read as a comic. Just not enough insight into his brain when he does things. Like tbate. The manhwa just cant convey the highly detailed descriptions of hiw the chars feel. Thats why im happy with it being slow cuz alot of ppl will jump to novels
@@s.aslahahmadfaizi4687 *cough*cough... its truly is not a power fantasy. As the strongest character was never the MC for most part. Also to add, its not as calculating as Regressor Instruction manual as well. A perfect balance of both worlds.
If you enjoyed Solo Leveling, give these ones a shot as well: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (Ongoing) Overgeared (Ongoing) A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (Ongoing) SSS-Class Suicide Hunter (Ongoing) Max Level Returner (Ongoing) The Beginning After The End (Ongoing) Nano Machine (Ongoing)
"I don't know what kind of black magic the webcomic industry has cast to allow us to enjoy full colour weekly chapters." Solo Levelling is made by an entire studio of artists, not just a single artist like most mangas are. Since webcomics are so popular in Korea, it's actually pretty common for them to be made by studios, usually based on a webnovel that was written by a single author. You can think of webnovels being like the manga and the webcomic being the anime of the story.
You know manga aren't made by a single person as well, right? At least after they reach a certain lvl, they get assistants to do certain works, like do the shadows or the setting for the place, the mangaka does the story and the main artwork but the details are often done or at least helped by the assistants, also because they not only have to do it in 1 week or 2 weeks, but also because they make several drafts. At least according to what I know.
@@anubis9151 But his stance still stands that compare the usual manpower of manga, webcomic have a larger manpower with actual studios doing it. But another thing I think that we have glossed over is the fact that most webcomic and manhuas don't much use use paneling as much as in the manga industry. Because like Gigguk explained, the medium itself is catered to smartphone's scroll down viewing. So besides the huge manpower (studio) compared to your usual manga one, the focus on paneling is divert to more intricate art style and coloring.
@@anubis9151 well... assistants does the background and background characters and SOMETIMES the effects but 95% the mangaka itself does all the line work. Mangaka job is actually inhumane. The manwha studio is the same as American comic where every part is shared so that none is pushing themself to their own grave yard *cough* mangakas
Japan does that too-most notably with CLAMP-and I think a lot of comics would benefit from the approach. A weekly comic is too much for one person to deal with, no matter how hardworking.
i get that it would pretty trash knowing what level of budget they could have but cg shadows can be do nicely given the fact that they are not actually shadows but solidified darkness
I think the biggest thing that gives me a hard-on about this series is how there’s only like 3 characters that get any screen time, accept the shadows which are all entertaining, fun, and cool
And ALL of them are good. The hunter woman with the nose problem is good, his well-meaning-but-dumb rich friend is good, his sister is great, and all the characters I don't want to spoil are good. Even characters that seem to be portrayed as asshats, like the American national-level guy, are eventually filled out as characters.
I do love them shadows. I swear they have better personalities than half of the top ten anime's side kicks. And they don't even speak. Well, most don't anyway.
That’s why i enjoy reading Manhwa, especially fantasy and action genres. They put so much effort into adding details to the backgrounds and effects which is very visually pleasing. Great review as always👍
@@maybehuman4 Were you not like that the first time you started reading manga or watching anime? While it fits in English speaking mouths less comfortably than Japanese for sure all It takes is some getting used to. I know I couldn't wrap my head around the pronunciation of Japanese characters names when I started, and especially with the honorifics too. Korean manhwa, even Chinese manhua (or any other language really, even English for non-native speakers) are _exactly_ the same.
Not all. Solo Leveling is a pretty standout example in overall quality. While the main characters representations are almost always great the unnamed background characters can be incredibly featureless or rough to the point they stand out like sore thumbs rather than blend in. The backgrounds themselves can be literally copy pasted from a shared asset pool. I have seen the exact same 3d castle/mansion model across at least 10 or so separate titles. Generally these are the dime a dozen "shoujo" romance stories but while manga usually doesn't have recognizable copied assets between one another the level of quality and detail for them are largely similar if you look past the most marketed and popular titles from either.
@@OrionKaelinClips No, I've never had this issue with Manga. Names are much easier to distinguish and remember, even with the -san/-chan honorifics. Hwang Dong-Suk or Huan Dong-Su etc are a pain in the ass to tell apart and keep track of.
The format between manhwa & manga also shows the approach of their respective countries: Japan sticking to some traditions (printed, black white , page flip) and Korea embracing the tech/future (made for phone/tablet, colour, scroll format). Man I love manhwa. It was like discovering manga/anime again for the 1st time!
True, i read manga for 5 chapter and my eyes already tired On the contrary when i read manhwa it's just scrolling competition 🤣 The visual is amazing As time passes 30 chapter in no time
100% agree. I really really loved the earlier chapter, it has character progression and personality. But i dropped it after he keeps going all cocky and self aware of his OP-ness. It's cool and all, but its just repetitive and has no substance.
@@altrazh_xd also the fact that the S rankers are literally useless in the later chapters. Didnt like that setting the author did, i don't even know anymore why other S rankers exist if they cant even scratch the later enemies :v.
I think you put it perfectly at Solo Leveling being a "Turn your Brain Off" fun sort of thing. Both the characters and art style have me completely hooked.
@@masternobody1896 read the novel and you will realize without the art the story got nothing special. I hope the artist was paid more than the author. Cause he is breaking his back carrying the mahwa.
@@muhammadsyafiq1004 personally i thought the novel was good. Not the best, but at least you can read it without losing braincells like you do with literally almost anything else available.
Garnt’s relationship with Isekai is pretty much the quote of “just when I thought I was out they pull me back in” (Yes I took 30 minutes to realise how badly I forgot his name lmao)
And pretty much for every Isekai enjoyer. Here is the cycle: You start to find it meh, then you try to go for other genres, and BOOM, another anime/manga that pulls you back in the hole.
Yeah dude this series is insane. I love how the mc pinpoints all the wrong things, smacks some sense into the others and then see everything flourish under his supreme guidance. The way they all talked shit about him and then he showed them his skill, and then they all suddenly listen to him is amazing. Sadly the series has ended though I hope there will be a season 2. 10/10 would watch kitchen nightmares again.
"CG Shadows" Honestly considering Solo Leveling's art style, you could actually make this work without it being obvious or bad. It'd just take a good Director and some solid art direction. But also, they're *shadows.* Bar some of the more complex ones, traditionally animating them isn't like animating, say, a mecha. They could take either route and I could see it working.
@@ArceusDX yaw beastars is fine with everything cg but power fantasy will not work that way. The closest I can think of they can get it right with is jujutsu kaisen team or fate series team. I don't want to give credit to studio for example mappa. Did great on jujutsu kaisen on the other hand mediocre animation on attack on Titan.
It's one thing for it to be possible for CG shadows to be done well; but its a completely different thing to trust an anime studio to actually do competent CG.
@@ArceusDX nah, if orange did it the entire thing would be CG and I’d rather a mix of CG and 2D. How about Ufo-table? They did Demonslayer I think and their use of CG was pretty seemless
I find that solo levelling is pretty unique in the lack of objectification of women in comparison to other male power fantasy isekais. It’s one of the only ones I can enjoy. The MC feels genuinely likeable, solid moral compass and the amount of hard work he puts in feels really admirable. He feels more like those villainess reincarnated MCs than most male-focused isekai MCs to me tbh.
Precisely, that & they give you at least one moment of human emotion - which is something that made Slime one of my top isekai (alongside the worldbuilding, politics, etc. & to be fair, next to most isekai the objectification isn't quite as bad - still bad). It's a tremendous help to an isekai to not have a machine-gun barrage of tits & no characterisation turned on 24/7 & at least give us a glimpse into our protagonist being a real person once in a while.
the word that you missed that makes solo leveling work is simply its pacing.There is not a draggy moment in the entire series.It's like watching an action flick.Simple but entertaining.
the last ten chapters had horrible pace i reread solo levelling 3 times and only on the third did i finish those 10 chapters, but the rest goes incredibly fast.
Pacing is the weakest part of the story because its paced way too fast. MC start at the bottom and instantly become stronger than the strongest people in the world then author start ass pulling stronger enemies for him to face off against. All the side character get introduced and instantly thrown away. Its fine if you just want mindless action to go through but if you stop to think about the story you find a lot of issues.
@@RexZShadow The pacing is excellent because it doesn't give you time to stop and think about the story. It's doing exactly what it should do, except for the last few chapter as mentioned above by others.
For those who don't know, an entire Korean Studio handles the art for Solo Leveling. That's why it looks great every week. Many people work on each chapter. It's not just one overworked person like in Japanese Mangas like Naruto or Bleach.
Indeed it is, it's written at the end of every single chapter too. Also, weekly mangas are not being drawn by a single person either, they usually have at least 2 to 5 assistants. Usually main author focus on the characters, the dialogues/story and the overall layout (with a rough of the backgrounds), and then assistants do the inking, the greys, the backgrounds and details. It's the same thing with webtoons btw, there is still a main author even for Solo Leveling doing basicaly the same things as said above (that's why you can get no chapter if he is sick) and they still get overworked like hell too, but the team behind him is bigger and quite literally a company business (while mangas is more "homemade", the author is the one hiring his staff and giving them a workplace).
Wish Tower of Gid author can work with these guys. He is the best ir one of the best artist but is over worked to death. TOG's art explodes halfway through the comic during the Hell Train arc.
It helps when nearly every single female character isn't throwing themselves at him including is cousin. There are literally only two "romantic" interests, one more more heavy handed with the hints than the other in an almost cringe way but its not over done. He's a great bother (apart from having no incesty undertone) and son working from the beginning, before his power up, to support his absentee-farther household. and (Minor SPOILERS incoming) part of his powering up is to find a cure for his bedridden mother. He may be like Kirito but only in that he's at the base a power fantasy self-insert but the situations he is in for himself and his relations set him making him is own character that more enjoyable to follow than Kirito.
@@Cake-o-mancer dud you know that esil is dead right... (spoiler) those tower that the "Administrator" or System gives are fragments and experiences of The Shadow Monarch
Solo Leveling: The artwork is just fantastic, many of the pages are just pure artistic masterpieces. Even after taking a bit of a break from it since the end of the first season, I forgot about just *how good* it was.
I recommend this series to everyone that wants to get into manga and manhwa generally. I’ve yet to receive anything except “when is the next chapter and what drug did they lace into my screen for this”
solo leveling does the same thing as other isekai/shonen but the way they play it out and the way the art style compliments the story and action makes is so much better than the same typical "oH mY GoD tHe dEMon kINg exIsTs wE gOt To gO kILL hIm, then make the demon king a woman to add to the mc's harem" it just feels like a breath of warm crisp air because of the new concept and ideas put into characters
I really hope Garnt does more off topic segments like he did about Kitchen Nightmares, it just makes the video interesting in how he ties it all back at the end
OK I've just read Solo Leveling from start to finish. IMO what stands it apart (aside from beautiful art) is that the character makes logical choices. Power Fantasies often go to extremes: 1. The MC makes the right choice but that makes absolutely no sense when compared to the available information. It's like he was given the script and decided to read what comes next. 2. The MC is unbelievable stupid. He makes the wrong choice just to add drama or create an avoidable conflict. And just like in Mushoku Tensei we see Rudeus test how much mana he can use, whether chanting is needed to use magic, etc; we see Sung Jin Woo try the limits of his powers. How far he can use his shadows, how his abilities and that of the special bosses compare to official rankings. He waits until it's safe for him to find out what penalties for certain items are. If we compare it to Kirito instead, he just activates dual sword and immediately knows how to use it and what to do; even though it's his first time. What if there had been a penalty? What if there was an input lag? a combo limit? In Solo Leveling, we learn about the world alongside SJW. And we learn about what SJW can do at the same time as he does. And unlike many stories, there's a sense of progression around an overarching story about an looming threat that slowly crawls into the main center of the stage.
Bro... Kirito had dual swords for 6 months before he showed them off to anyone. Also, the writing in SL is mid at BEST, and if your taste puts that at the top, I believe you just need to grow up a bit more and mature and you will enjoy thing behind the monke bain battle,battle,battle,battle,battle,battle on repeat with no substance, character development outside of the MC getting more emotionless (which is a convenient lazy writing tool the author used so he would have to do absolutely 0 character development after the halfway mark). Also, please never compare this mid garbage to a masterpiece like Mushoku Tensei. You will never get even 1% as emotional reading SL as you would in MT, in fact I know more about the MT world than the fucking SL world and its setting is Fing EARTH!
I can’t wait for season 2. And when you mentioned the part about how it didn’t really do anything different you have to think more about the fact that as jinwoo is leveling, he is reliving his past trauma, all while letting go more and more of his emotions and then you realize just how clear that jinwoo is the player of a permadeath fantasy game.
Yeah, an anime adaptation would be almost impossible to do right, considering just how much of Solo Leveling's appeal is visual. You'd need an enormous budget, a lot of time, and some incredible animators.
@@encapsulatio by that regard thats like saying Canelo Alverez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Gervonte Davis, & most welterweight boxers look they like "sorta" train cause they arent massive and aesthetic & cant see their muscles when they are wearing hoodies lol. Everyone has different goals dude.
I've been reading My Dad is Too Strong (Manhwa with the same rift mechanic). It's more comedy centric, also it's just about the main character being OP from the 2nd chapter and dunking on everything. It's great if you enjoy very relaxed stories with no real meaning (And hilarious side characters!)
Legend of the Northern Blade and Omniscient Reader's Perspective are also absolute masterpieces. Webcomics are just absolutely killing it at both Isekai and PowerFantasy.
@@leonelmerad4612 I'd definitely call it a power fantasy, its just that he power in question is knowledge/insight/empathy rather than brute force. And honestly, where the webcomic is he's leveraged all of his ill-gotten wealth to soft-cap pretty much all of his stats.
@@dan240393 Agree with first part. Second part is just because it's the beginning so stats matter a lot, later on Stigma and another type of power are a lot more important :) And even with massive stats well... He can't do a one man army stuff all alone. But yeah I see the powerfantasy argument thx!
@@leonelmerad4612 Its honestly the smartest way I've seen power fantasy written. He has an immeasurable power... but needs others in order to actually leverage it. Its a great way to avoid the usual issues of power fantasy plots.
I don't know what Garnt was on this time, but the jokes and overall humour were best I've ever seen from this channel! I love all your vids and somehow this tops them all - great job!❤
Nah there's better necromancer stories. Only I Am The Necromancer has awesome strategy type and power ups - manhwa is currently at ch 14. Then there's Seoul Station Necromancer - MC gives zero fucks the story is good till about 60% but then goes to shit after the stupid revelation.
"hit the nail" in what aspect? If you means the "arise" yes they hit the nail. But if we talk about how it actually works and how ridiculous it is then no.
@@syaondri A wrong way to do necromancy? At funerals. At least wait till they're buried. Don't just tap your foot and keep checking your watch or shovel either, it'll get you lots of dirty looks!!! XD
I have been waiting for the solo leveling anime for so long after the announcement. So long that I gave up and just read the manhwa, I finished the 200 chapters in less than 24 hours I didn't expect to finish it that fast. Yes it's that good.
I felt that they rushed lot of things in season 2, not to mention the ending The whole leveling things was broken after he broke the system And it's become OPM for the rest of the story
You have to read "Omniscient Reader Viewpoint" after this. I was recommended that after I read solo levelling. I got into it thinking it was another op Manhua but it is so much more. I didn't think I'll like a manhua more than Solo levelling but it goes many times better than that. A better story, a same level of art and a stellar ending.
@@KaiUndMoritz Manhua creator just don't have the right mindset yet, they still cannot adapting their own country novel properly. Majority of their novel is already better than Korea novel. If you tell me which one I choose between some Hunter society crap or cultivation crap, I will take cultivation crap anyday lol.
I wish they slowed down his progress between A and S Rank so that he could begin to tag along with the others and gradually outpace them while they got character development.
Then read The Gamer, the OG all of these are based off of, and have your mind changed with sometimes entire chapters just dedicated to the mc grinding and killing mobs in a dungeon.
Another Manhwa I recommend is “Trash of the Counts family.” Although the Manhwa is not that far in the story, the book is really well written. It takes the classical tropes in these isekai’s and twists them into something amazing. The beginning is sort of slow, but the pace quickens later in the novel. The world building is seriously insane, like the further you read the more things start to connect and make sense. Really recommend this one.
I genuinely hope it stays that way but I’m a little fearful that they brought out the budget for the first time they showed up, I think named soldiers like igris will always be done well though
@@noname8354 Ok are there any of those stories that are actually good? Genuinely interested, because I've seen dozens of those and they all just look like the female version of isekai.
@@drumo2273 I'd recommend "If you touch my little brother, you're all dead," because I think the comedy in it is way better than any other "otome isekai/villainess" I've read so far, but that's about all I've got.
the funny thing is that solo levelling fits into this category even more niche than isekai; the 'gate' genre. there exist dozens upon dozens of manwha entailing 'portals open up and monsters come out spelling the start of the apocalypse. some people gain powers, and main character has some opportunity to get stronger way faster than those around him (like some op skills, or by being stuck in limbo for 1000s of years or something)'. I've read quite a few of these myself like limit breaker, advanced player of the tutorial tower, omniscient reader's viewpoint, sss class suicide hunter, along with many that I am glad i've forgotten. the success of some of these 'gate' manwhas has led to a lot of cookie cutter copycats, thinking that decent art + generic op levelling fantasy will rake in endless sums of money. the ones that stick out, and more importantly, stick *around*, are the ones with dynamic characters, ones you hate, ones you love or empathize with, intricate world-building, plot progression that makes sense, well-choreographed fights, ones that make your heart go doki-doki. of the manwha i've listed, limit breaker is one where the end result is quite poor. artwork far superior to the average manwha artist, but writing on the level of a high schooler (although, the writer of the martial peak WN was in high school when he began writing that so maybe not even that level), terrible power scaling, nonsensical dialogue, incredibly contrived drama. that's what makes a manwha sink to the bottom of the metaphorical barrel
He should review Suicide Hunter it's one of my favourites because of its main character. He's a good person with a charming and witty personality that's practically the perfect foil to the antagonist we get introduced to very early on. The time travel/future knowledge to fix the apocalypse genre that's everywhere in the manhwa scene is mixed with MC fixing the antagonist's mistakes and it becomes so satisfying to watch an arrogant prick gets justice served before he gains any power.
This honestly sounds pretty cool and the art is absolutely beautiful. Definitely gonna give it a try Edit: read all that’s currently out and I really liked it, particularly the lore and the characters. Hope it gets an anime soon. The only 2 problems I have with it are 1) it has a tendency to rely on fridging (like seriously, SO MANY named characters die unceremoniously or off screen) and 2) a good chunk of the characters are way more interesting than Sung Jin-Woo but are given little to no attention (although to be fair, that’s a problem with most power fantasies)
It’s pretty good, although something Giguk forgot to mention that Solo Leveling has a hobby of introducing great side/supporting characters and then forgetting them.
The reasons I think its good: 1. The story is about him understanding and coming to terms with his powers and place in the world. It's not about if he can beat the next boss with how awesome he is. 2. We are explicitly told he is special and OP - they aren't pretending like there is dramatic tension in the fights, just good build up (Hellsing Ultimate is a good parallel). 3. The fights are mental games with existing information (like JoJo), and not full of ass-pulls or power of friendship. 4. While he gets some girls, there is no shitty excuse for a harem to follow him around, and the female characters aren't treated like crap. 5. I don't think you mentioned it, but THE ART IS FREAKING AMAZING! 6. The art is super edge-lord (in a cool way) but the character isn't.
@@youknownothing9556 I mean, it's not death note. But at least it usually comes down to him realizing something or coming up with a new attack. And also if you're not current the latest arc had some interesting Force on Force tactics.
@@Wizzanker NGL, seemed boring and bland to me. I think it is hard carried by Korean style literature and story telling. Overall its lackluster to me in thematics. Korean literature is really good at drawing you in and keeping you glued, and the art style is great. This is great and all, but I feel no depth. Just that things are happening and its interesting, but I can't find deep rooted lore, poetic symbology, or great comedy. It sorta just rides basic themes using good writing. Nothing wrong with that, but it hits me pretty weak because of it.
@@yummychips_ You are right my friend, this story literally has no other merits apart from its art and its fighting scenes. It does the ''good guy beats previously unbeatable bad guy/dungeon and everyone is amazed trope'' very well and that's it. Nothing else. But I'll give it credit where it's due, it does that trope DAMN well.
I think Solo Leveling managed to create a character(although stacked) who earned his way up to the power he ended up with. And they continuously upped the stakes in a realistic/believable way that maintained the immersion. Each episode rarely left you feeling like it was a filler and yet didn't feel like too much was happening constantly, and although each chapter/arc was similar, they managed to be creative as to how he used his massive powers.
There's little to no stakes or tension after he reaches level 100. Every chapter after that we just wait for him to either arrive late to a mass casualty or arrive just in the nick of time to obliterate the dungeon bosses or Monarchs, no in between.
I can see why it's popular now, I've been binge reading every chapter after this vid, the simplest way to put it, is it's just so fun to read solo leveling, oh and Beru is best boy
YES! YES!! Solo Leveling is the gateway into Manhwa/Manhua/Webtoon drug, now you should read other ones like the Northern Blade, SSS suicide hunter, Overgeared, Her Summon, TBATE, Omniscient Reader... etc... etc.... Next thing you know you're waiting for updates on a ton of them every GOD DAMN week!
or the 8000 chinese i was the strongest cultivator, then i got betrayed, And now im back to being a kid again who know everything about the future and cultivation, and i will return to godhood in 3 years copy paste that all have 1000 chapters each
@@bird5119 waiting till next week??? just start reading another one, and in a months time you can re read em all because you will have forgotten every detail!
I recommend the manhwa titled Legend of the Northern Blade. It's an underrated manhwa that has a well-written story, bad ass MC, awesome art style, and it's pretty much just top tier quality. I hope Gigguk would check and review this manhwa and I hope it gets the attention that it deserves because I don't see many people talking much about it or atleast that's what I think.
While SL has the art style of a AAA game, Northern Blade is more similar to a cool indie game; its unique, but still excellent. Personally I prefer Northern Blade
I'd like to recommend a manhwa called Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, which is based on a novel which my sister read the entirety of and gushed to me about. It's about a man named Kim Dokja who one day finds himself living through the events of a webnovel he read, wherein monsters start attacking and people become capable of gaining skills. The protagonist of the webnovel is a man named Yoo Jonghyuk who returns to the start of the scenario every time he dies. Kim Dokja has to survive both the scenarios and Yoo Jonghyuk. It's a lot more complicated and interesting than what I just described, and it has my favorite trope in it which is found family. The manhwa has great art to go along with the (very good in my opinion) story, so I definitely recommend it
Yess, finally someone talking about ORV, I really like Solo Leveling but it sometimes feels too one dimensional and I think Omniescent reader has a similar concept but done better
Your sister is a woman of culture Omniscient Reader only gets better the more you read of it I can’t wait for some of the arcs they have down the line.
Thanks for the recommendation for ORV. I binged it in a day and a half. I had read Solo Leveling before but stopped (I think because I ran out of chapters to read) and feel no compunction whatsoever to go back to read it again. ORV (up to free reading chapter on Webtoons) is fun. Though it does feel a bit meandering because I'm not sure if Dokja has a firm idea for how this whole thing should end and is working toward it, or if the author is keeping the end goal vague so that random side stuff can be added in that ultimately do nothing for that goal other than be a point to grind through for Dokja.
These “Dungeon/Level-Up” manhwas, from what I’ve noticed on my reads, are the equivalent to isekais. A lot of these manhwas follow the same formula, sometimes even getting OP so quickly. Like Solo-Max Level Newbie, where the streamer is a protaganist, but can do flips, and one punch other players. But if you’re interested in these type of series, that aren’t as blatant with some tropes while still maintaining the badass protagonist I’ll recommend these series. - Overgeared (Grid takes more time to become overpowered but the cast still have their chance to shine and Grid is just a fun character to watch. - SSS Revival Hunter (or SSS Suicide Hunter depending on translations) - The Beginning After the End (technically American webcomic, but still a great read with a more balanced ensemble cast) - Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint feels like a response to all the genres problem. The supposed OP “protagonist” is a side character that the main character, Kim Dokja is a fan of. Unlike most of its competitors, the main character has to use his party members abilities to the fullest and focuses more on character exploration. Edit: I’ve read 8th Class Mage, Eat what I level up, and Tomb Raider King, but they’re just the same for me with different gimmicks. Like everyone besides the main character is useless or just insanely smart that everyone is behind. If you take away the decent art, theyd just be passable power fantasies. That’s my hot take.
The worst part about the Dungeon/Level-up manhwas is they are even more formulaic than isekai anime. There is not a single unique, good, or even interesting one out there. They all have an edgy MC, an ill mum, a younger sister and an absent dad. 70% of them end up as necromancers and all of them end up waaayy more OP compared to the rest of the world.
Overgeared and TBATE (The Beggining After The End) are so freaking good, you can binge these manhwa so easily. Second life ranker is really good aswell. Dungeon reser is good too.
Ufotable gets thrown around alot these days with every manga ever, but I genuinely think it would be a perfect fit for the artstyle of solo leveling. Those shadow soldiers would look fucking awesome with ufotable's cg skills.
"The returning hunter who returned again after leveling up to level up again after returning." Sums up many Manhwas and they're still somehow fun to read.
The studio that illustrates this novel is called DICE and they have another webcomic (that I know about) called omnicent reader on webtoon, it is just as good. Edit: Also solo leveling was first a webnovel, with 270 chapters it is short but all around extremely well written, if reading actual paragraphs is more your thing you should try it.
What I noticed in the comic was that sometimes it seemed like I missed some minor facts or conversations. Cool graphics in the comic is a double edged sword, they cut A LOT of MC's inner monologue and conversations. Both are great, but for me novel was so much better.
@@Aldinth exactly, novel much better to me and for emotions unfortunately i can't understand them from pictures its so hard with pictures and short dialouges
It was only a matter of time until Garnt covered this series. Kitchen Nightmares is one the best TV shows out there.
Legit top 5 anime.
Anyone else prefer the UK version of KN? The US version is so obviously scripted and formulaic. The UK restaurants had different problems he had to solve, like poor marketing, portion size and pricing, too much bought-in over seasonal ingredients, rats in the fridge. And Gordon had more of a warmth to him, only yelling when he needed to break down someone's ego. It was far more interesting to watch.
@@verdigo1 I remember hearing about a restaurant where Gordan cleaned his plate, & the only problem was some bookkeeping or something. It's too bad her restaurant closed because she got too old to run it.
I thought this was a joke comment
@@verdigo1 UK version is better, but the US version works pretty well on youtube. I don't think I could handle the sound effects and editing on a full episode uninterrupted
Solo Levelings character design is mental. Even some random dude in the background wears armour that would be a legendary item in in any other manga. The art is just so good.
:o
Another aspect is they literally show "grinding" not just kill some ogre with meteor shower to show you're the mc. This story can combine grinding aspect and still mantaining the story progress
Art is inversely proportional to the quality of plot
for something made on a shoestring budget by a group of college students its absolutely ridiculous how good the art is. truly shows that they care
The art inspired me.. I loved the drawings
Solo Leveling is a prime example that execution is one of the most important aspects in creating a great comic (or any story-based medium).
Not really
@@sakatagintoki9322 Can you elaborate? Why wouldn't execution matter for a story? Doesn't how things are executed, tropes for example, help to distinguish anime from one another - and the way these tropes are executed fit to one group of viewers taste affect how successful that story is?
@@adamhayche8412 I think he meant solo leveling isn't the prime example. The biggest issue I have with solo leveling is the fact nobody else can get powerful, around like 160 I think in the manhwa he's already way more powerful than the 2nd most powerful human so you know nobody else can truly help him later except his summons. If other people's mana or something could be increased through training their stamina it would help at least make it feel like he's not completely alone now. Although I will admit I was obsessed with solo leveling when I first read it, but imo overgeared is way better
@@meetra5073 Also solo levelling has a pretty average story with forgettable characters when there's not that many to begin with. I can understand why people love it as it has phenomenal art but even then there's no detail to that art. If you were to read the solo leveling novel compared to the overgeared novel most people would enjoy the latter.
@@shadelightss overgeared novel is amazing, same with the art style in manhwa also (pretty sure its made by the same people). Overall overgeared just has better characters, progression, and more of a payoff even tho its not even over yet. Also the original ending for solo leveling is fucking awful lmao
Its the sao of webtoons, meaning it's almost a unique idea that ended up spawning a billion copycat protags and stories. Dungeons invade Korea is basically Korean isekai at this point, lol
Yup
i mean actually no,cause if you go to where it originate there where a million more that where systems to level up,but you know people will always say that everythigh is a copycat just because it more famose and came whit the same consept,cause there were always about dungeon in korea its just that solo leveling was the one that bought it to the world
yup on webtoons theyre everywhere
But tbh there are some good manhwas like that
it's called reverse isekai
"I'm so hype cant wait anime adaptation"
"CG Shadow"
"Shit...he's not wrong"
Nice ff14 pfp!
Can someone give me the names of the animes which were shown in the video from 2:25 to 2:29
@@toastandoatmeal7085 Can someone give me the names of the animes which were shown in the video from 2:25 to 2:29
*Overlord CGI Goblin army flashbacks*
@@xprgaming4460 first wave top left to down right: Sao , Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?,overlord,mahoka koko no reitousei,no game no life , Kenja no mago
The thing I love about solo leveling is that he's a necromancer. So seeing him completely overwhelmed his enemies, kill them, and then resurrect them to join him is just so satisfying
He's a dark lord actually next level of necromancer
@@Kittiesftw not dark lord, shadow monarch. Thats 3-4 lvls higher than necromancer
@@Apostle_47 I know that I was talking about the early stages where he had to Pick his job
@@Apostle_47 I read it but holy fuck spoilers. can you edit in spoilers?
@@d4s0n282 Here's a trick to not get spoiled by anything anymore, don't search or watch videos related to a story you are currently invested and have not finished in.
"CG SHADOWS"
When he said that. I felt it very deep in my existence with a vietnam flashback to all the terrible CGs in the anime for the past decades.
We can only hope for ufotable cg... pray for it! PRAY FOR IT!
Same! The cold sweat and adrenaline spike of fight or flight reaction I got with a side serving of absolute dread...
PLEASE NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
You could hear glass shattering in the backround.
@@hehhehehohohoe8807 nah never gonna happen SL's author doesn't what to work with Japanese studio
Honestly cant be believe im saying this but i hope a Japanese stduio does not touch this like how Record of rangnork was cheaped on. I would prefer an American studio with a big budget like the guys who did castlevania on netflix.
What's great about Solo Leveling is that we see him start from the bottom and earn his OP status one step at a time through blood and sweat, unlike Kirito, and unlike almost all other shonen mcs, he does it QUIETLY. He doesn't make speeches about friendship, dreams, and determination, or scream about he'll never forgive the bad guy. He overcomes obstacles with quiet dignity, which is something I just love.
Not quiet dignity. He hated that he was betrayed. He wanted to live too. That was one of his motivations to get stronger
@@zenoxiong3434 Yeah, but he wasn't constantly screaming it.
Almost all other shonen protagonists? Like who?
It's like Arifureta but without chicks lol
Japan isekai and shounen animes are cringe shit compared to Solo Leveling.
To me, solo levelling is like the best 'filler content' between the more sophisticated, story-driven reads. Its got its own content and plot but I enjoy it so much more for the top-tier use of the web-comic formatting combined with the art quality.
Which one you into? I have Trash of the Count's Family, Regressor Instruction Manuel, and Second Comming of Gluttony as my main story-driven series.
I agree, this pretty much sums it up for me.
That's why you dont ever EVER go read ahead the novel. Cuz that's how you lose about 80% of what makes Solo Leveling good.
The thing about solo leveling and most power fantasy manwha is that they are focused purely on the mc and its story. Solo lvling is inoffensive while Japanese isekai purely for fap material
I read the webnovel...
Also, Solo Leveling was one of my gateway Manhwa's. You guys be careful. Manhwa is a super addicting drug and can lead to several serious conditions such as:
- Staying up all night to keep reading
- Jumping back to chapter 1 tor reread once you catch up with the current chapter
- lead you to going to other Manhwas to once again feel the invigoration of watching some poor mislead character become reborn into a higher level of being who can wipe the floor with anyone
I feel you
Except the first point.
I can control to stop. Need my sleep haha
But yeah lately I am a bit invested in webtoons, Mamhwa etc
Yup.... That's exactly what happened to me.
i totally agree though i moved on to webnovels as i already read all the good manhua (ofcourse i do sometimes randomly find sometimes good stuff)
ive caught up with the ones im reading im having withdrawals from lack of new series help
I've been reading Solo Leveling, Tower of God, Omniscient Reader, Your Throne and used to God of High School until it went on a break. Manhwas are addicting.
"The rule of cool, on crack" is the most accurate thing to say about Solo Leveling... I love it so much, but it's 100% power fantasy, just done so well due to the sick fucking art, lmao
while it is true i feel alot forget about the interesting mystery of the monarchs and all that + his father coming out of a dungeon as well
@@The_Chunky_Panda Yeah, it's a good manwha but I've read better. Gotta say though solid 8/10 def up there in my top 15.
@@The_Chunky_Panda People forget because they didn't care about it.
True, I read the web novel before the manhwas started and enjoyed it, but the manhwa's art truly elevated it to another level. I'd be super excited for each new chapter even though I already knew what was going to happen.
Unlike other Power Fantasy, Sung Jin-Woo earned his power!
He trained hard, almost died multiple times and despite his OP power, he still couldn't save everyone!
He knows the pain of being weakling and bullied, thus he work hard to become strong.
Jeju Island Arc was probably the best arc in the whole series, ofc the final awakening arc was also epic but jeju island had its vibes on a whole different level. The whole feeling of reading this amazing artwork was summarized in this vid, really epic work!
"his eyes would do the glowy thing" I felt that bro. That hit deep
sans
@@loser4182 amogus
yus
i call it the Hellsing effect because they use it all the time there too lol
It was only a matter of time until Garnt covered this series. Solo Leveling is one of the best Manhwas that you’ll invest your time in.
Facts
I’m early wow
yes
Ahem have you read, S E X E R C I S E?
Yeah but this is like every other comment why tfyall liking this
Solo Leveling is good. The first 2/3 is definitely stronger than the conclusion. The weakest element is just how underdeveloped and useless most if not all side characters are compared to the MC.
I mean, you can only compare them so much XD
Agreed. Heck even some of the shadows have more character development than human side characters
where can i read it
Yeah for sure don’t even know the girls name as she has no personality. The best side character is the head of the hunters association rn
The conclusion at the moment is so underwhelming do not care about the final villian at all. I've always just read for the fights and the cathartic resolution. But the final fight while it has world ending stakes has no emotional impact making it hard to be invested in anything that happens.
I like the manhwa but it shouldn't even be in the top 100 manga on Mal.
Who's rewatching this after watching episode 1 of the anime? Arise!
Yup, that's me!
It's been 6 eps
And i can tell the adaptation is Mid
🏃
I found solo leveling which made me find Garnt which made me find trash taste and now I cannot wait for the boys minus possibly Joey to review this on trash taste!
@@kiwoxgen9929bait used to be believable
@@kiwoxgen9929 mid ? Unless you didn't like the manhwa, there's no reason for you to hate the adaptation, it's literally a 1:1
Solo Leveling does not try to be super "New" and "Fresh", it just sticks to what it is and tries to perfect it without trying too much flashy new stuff that doesn't work. Thats what makes it great.
It isn't great. Frankly any show with no side character I can remember being any use isn't great. It is merely above average. Maybe good. But calling it great is an insult to the true greats like One Piece
@@rajsanghvi5664 thats your opinion.
@@cocobard1928 I am pretty sure that the fact that it is worse than DBZ for side characters means something.
Even DBZ had Vegeta and Gohan.
@@rajsanghvi5664
Your word isn’t law bud. Just because it’s missing something that’s usually important for a good story doesn’t mean it can’t be one. The characters are interesting, the storytelling is pretty good, and the fights are great too. It could be a lot better but I don’t particularly mind watching one guy steamroll all opposition with no help. Stop being weird lol
@@user-sx4qu4dz9z I am not denying that it maybe good. But it is definitely not great. And not very memorable either.
I think the reason it's "Kirito done right" is because it feels like Sung earned his obscene amount of strength. You get to see him fight and train tons of times, and early on the stakes are still high because he is so weak that he is constantly against the wall. All of Kirito's strength is earned off screen, even his biggest plot device of Duel Wielding is just pulled out of nowhere with no hints that he did anything to deserve that strength. It would be like if we watched everyone struggle on Namek, and then Goku showed up and was already Super Saiyan and just killed Frieza immediately.
Didn’t kayaba talk about that later or something? I don’t remember
Isn't that like every isekai/power fantasy now,,..., getting OP powers of thin air cuz he's the main character. sao is simply the black sheep cuz it popularized the new wave of power fantasy. There are still many that resembles or flows like sao because that formula works as long the consumers keep eating it like hotdogs
another series that does the "earning" part right is "kumo desu ga nani ka?" but the anime adaptation is kinda awful at times I would recommend the novels
I guess it really comes down to origin stories vs implied origin stories. Kirito had been a serious gamer his whole life before entering SAO, so its just implied that he is "that guy" when he enters into the story, because the story is actually about the technological world they are in and how gaming is interacting with AI and human consciousness and neurology. I agree with you in some sense that it would have been better if they had showed him leveling up in SAO (or even flashbacks or arcs showing how he got into gaming), but if you can just imagine it would be the same as happened in solo leveling, we really aren't missing much.
OH, and no, duel wielding is given to the player in SAO with the fastest reaction time (Kirito mentioned it when fighting Yuuki). So I guess he didn't deserve it, but that's kind of like how Sung didn't "deserve" being chosen by the shadow monarch. The are the MC's in power fantasies so they get better stuff than other characters, like all power fantasy stories.
heck even bofuri did it better than most isekai by making the mc OP through combination of many slightly OP skills that might still make sense to have in a game but when used together absolutely broke the game, having the devs try to nerf her adds a little bit of fun to it too
R.I.P
To the artist of solo leveling who quit this world and let us see is amazing work
I wonder if that's why the ending seemed so rushed...
RIP Dubu. I am so sad to miss out on more beautifully choreographed fight scenes. Thank you for your hard work in creating this beautiful gem. (T^T)ゞ
@Amalthea Kate Nope. ^‿^ But given how well-paced they were able to portray the rest of the story (and the comments of those who did read the light novel) I can't help but wonder if would have been able to better pace the ending of the manhwa if Dubu hadn't been in the process of dying at the time. Especially since the rest of the manhwa had done such a good job of consistently keeping me eager to see the next chapter and that was noticeably less true for the last few chapters.
Bruh. I just recently started reading that shit and it fucking slaps. Damn. RIP.
Rip
@@kalilak9701 the novel was pretty rushed as well
what I love about this series, is that the shadow soldiers are not just a hollow beings they actually have character and personality.
shadows have more personality than people around him.
yeah sounds like real life
i love beru and igris lol
While the whole side characters cast have a collective personality of a cardboard box 😂. Even MC girl is useless af, bish got glazed as one of the strongest rank S hunter, but got zero feat. Every time she came out, she need to be rescued by the MC, always.
@@backpackpepelon3867don't disrespect our queen like that
@@TDVeldorano no he got a point, she was weak af
If you like Solo Leveling, I HIGHLY recommend Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. Both SL and ORV are made by Redice Studio, but have both different yet similar plot points. It’s satisfying to see your protagonist grow through hard work and their own efforts, that brings not always 100% perfect outcomes.
Oh, and if you do decide to read, prepare yourself. Mentally.
The weird thing about omniscient reader’s viewpoint is that I read the whole thing, loved it, was blown away by it, yet I don’t have the mental fortitude to re-read it like solo levelling lmao. Solo levelling, omniscient reader’s viewpoint and against the gods are all incredible web novels though
Solo leveling is incredibly mid, at first it was 8/10 at around chapter 100+ its become 5/10 at best. ORV, is great, at first it was an 8/10 now its a 9/10. ORV has a great mc, great supporting characters, great mystery, plot, art, worldbuilding, etc. Solo Leveling has great art, great uhh... great... umm meh "emotionless mc", side "characters" (could honestly take most of them out and still would be the same story), there's no tension.. i just dont get how its *still* popular, at first it *was* amazing, now its so so fucking mid. Just my opinion tho
@@enteredyournamecorrectly9682 same thought
@@enteredyournamecorrectly9682 it did definitely fall off tbf
I HIGHLY AGREE. I adore the light novel and the manwha just makes it even better. I dare say even better than solo levelling because there are way more characters. MC Protagonist is such a smart ass but it isn't annoying. HIGHLY recommend the manwha and lightnovel.
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel, just make it a blast to drive.” Sun Tzu
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy by being absolutely overleveled" - Sun Tzu
@@Tartar "And casually achieve godhood"
-Sun "Jin" Tzu
“Git gud “ Sun Tzu
"This joke is overused" Sun Tzu
"I never said that" - Sun Tzu
I’m sure everyone here can agree that the art is so phenomenal that it effortlessly plays as an anime in your head when you read it.
I hope if they animate it, they do it with a huge budget otherwise it will be a fucking mess.
There so cool I crank my self up of joy( and extreme admiration to the sword lord igris every time he appears it's fing cool!!!!)
I basically won't give Manwha, Manhua, Webcomics, webtoons a chance, but I will admit that is a HUGE advantage. Like seriously, I don't think I've ever had a panel transition in manga be effective because of how awkward it can be. Why are they not ripping this off?
@@alastor8091 Because manga and manhwa are made to very different origin philosophies. Manga was first made in physical media, i.e. paperback books, and therefore the panels obviously have to fit into that format. Whereas manhwa was made for digital media and thus allows for the long scroll format they use.
Note that as with all things, the long scroll format's effectiveness is based on the artists working on it, as sometimes manhwa can have entire long pages filled with nothing but white, whereas manga try to make sure that every page has something in it.
@@StrikeNoir105E yeah, but with the rise of online manga sales and whatnot, youd think some authors would give it a shot. It could help a lot with page pacing. Maybe I'm in an atom sized minority when it comes to that problem though. If Korea is gonna rip off the worst parts of manga, manga should rip off the best parts of Korea, or at least do a little something with them you know? At least one guy has got to get the idea to experiment right?
Reason Solo leveling is world wise phenomenon was that its storylined was not disturbed by harem harabages just a simple yet a beautiful romance story and the character development of a protagonist simply just amazing and moreover the art in this manhwa was out of the world
@kapu7064ruins it. In some series it seems alr but not most
@kapu7064harems are tasteless because none of the women have dignity nor are worth having when they want to share or the man can’t be a man
@kapu7064 harem would have dragged it down.
Are you being serious with the "simple yet a beautiful romance"? It's one the weakest elements in the story and the girl barely has a personality.
you're lying if you think the romance is "beautiful". that's one of the weakest shit about this series. make sense bc SL is all about action but damn raise your standard and read SSS class suicide hunter for a real power couple, will you?
Spreading the gospel that is solo leveling and simultaneously korean Manwha.
Its my king
Tower of God is better don't @ me
And kitchen nightmares
@@jojonta2119 true
@@jojonta2119 Been reading like 3 years. But when the writer took a break. I couldn't be bother to read more, it's not that great. Too many character, plots are all over the place. They keep adding new power system every few arcs.
"I read all of Solo Leveling, in a day"
well that's what everybody does, find me someone that managed to not do that because of time constraints lmao
I was reading the LN and that shit took a few days.
Not me, having school, work, gym and other hobbies to do, that took me 2 weeks to reach -150 episodes
I read it in 3 days nerd
I wanted to savor it, so I read it over 2 weeks. Sometimes it was so hard to put it down lol
I woulda did it in a day, however I started reading it at like 5pm and got really close by 5am but fell asleep.
Honestly, I unironically think that one of the big things that helps Solo Leveling feel different from normal power fantasy isekai manga is that there isn't a stupid harem, and the mc is actually cool. A lot of power fantasy isekai manga have bland lame MCs that are supposed to look like normal nerds, and then they get a big harem of fanservicey annoying girls following them around, with lots of time given to MC just interacting with the girls. Solo Leveling doesn't do that. The MC is super cool looking, and acts like it. He isn't a meek submissive nerd who just happens to be strong, he's a cool powerful guy who knows it and acts like it. There isn't a lame harem taking up time that could be spent on more rule of cool awesomeness.
On another note, Solo Leveling has in turn done to the Korean manhwa scene what SAO (or debatably Mushoku Tensei, or debatably both) did to the manga scene. There's lots of manhwa somewhat like Solo Leveling, some actually good, taking the premise and adding unique twists and interesting concepts and characters, and others.... just being Solo Leveling ripoffs that aren't as cool as it. Also, there's lots of other awesome Manhwa that deserve more recognition, Solo Leveling derived and otherwise.
I completely agree! 👏🏻
i agree...now gib sauce to other similar manhwa
Gimme the sources
@@bldrun1504 I've read every popular Korean Manhwa so here are just some that I personally liked, the stuff is similar and the art is good too. Idk if you'll like it but I'll just share it!
-SSS-class suc*de hunter
-The Return of the crazy demon (I had a good laugh reading it lmao)
-Chronicles of the heavenly demon (The beginning is good but it does get a little repetitive but overall a lot better than the trash out there)
-Omniscient Readers viewpoint (I think you must have heard about it a lot and it's really good I liked reading it!)
-How to live as a Villain (The MC just does not care lmao)
These are some of them lol IDK if you've read them but anyways! I have a lot more! In the beginning, it'll be fun to consume the same stuff like solo leveling but then it'll get boring cuz like everything is the same and it'll be hard to find a good one so the ones I've given have a variety to not get bored easily lol! btw The return of the crazy demon is my personal fav!
@@---ks7in damn, you got good taste good sir, love you c:
For me, the reason Solo Leveling was so special (considering all the genres it combines), is the fact that the hero genuinely feels human at the beginning. He gets anxious, he worries about his family, he sucks at understanding social queues and other things even tho he can keep increasing his intelligence levels. He just felt like he could actually be your friend and you would love him for that. What happens with other content (being isekai(sh) or just shounen), is that it seems as though the hero has infinite potential and has a set goal. Luffy wants to be the king of pirates and keeps growing because he has a set goal and a heart of gold, regardless of what happens, same with Gon, Deku, or whomever else. Jin Woo also feels consistent as a character. He doesn’t want the world destroyed because the people he loves live in it, and he feels genuine empathy and care for others, regardless of his strength. He legitimately feels like a person, and he feels like a person who’s path you want to follow along because you’re seeing them grow, but also remain human (setting apart his abilities, of course).
he starts out human, then he just turns into an edgelord- in a good way. Like you said, he still keeps that humanity in him, which keeps him from becoming TOO unrelatable.
@@BurntSushi. in what way can you relate to sung jin woo?. after he gets used to the system he becomes the epitome of inhuman; he's perfect in everyway and literally never fails.
@@kingn_n3198 true, thats the main and only reason i dropped that
@@kingn_n3198the only perfect thing about him is the strength and nothing more which is pretty useless in the human world aside from being able to lift some heavy groceries or something. He still has to struggle to learn social etiquette, make friends and family, form bonds with others, he even struggles while studying. If you remember, in the side story Igris is teaching him something from his school book. He is just like any other human.
@@Fallen_Core He doesn't know how to make friends? Am I misremembering, i feel like every subordinate he gets for the most part easily becomes his subordinate... ie: the young rich D-rank hunter, the girl hunter who smells stuff, and even the demon girl.
In the latest episode of the show, it literally shows that just his becoming stronger (and, you could argue, this newfound fearlessness; but I would include this in his getting stronger) substantially improves the relationship he has with his little sister. To the point that it goes from a relationship where she scolds him and is always worried for her-- to the older brother who looks out for his younger sister in a sort of nanny-ish way. (I like this development but i'm just pointing out that this change he has with his family isn't a "struggle".
I think saying strength is only useful for lifting heavy stuff is incredibly disingenuous, even in the latest episode the girl who likes sung jinwoo is literally shown having a moment where she is in awe noticing a seemingly new appeal to sung. This appeal being his newly found incredible strength.
What social etiquette does sung have to learn???
He is not like any regular human, that is totally proven to be the case when the architect shows how sung was the greatest candidate to become the vessel of the S. M. (I'm assuming you know what that means)
I'd agree about him having to study, but it's kind of irrelevant when you take into account that it is happening in a side story after the series has already come to an end. It's something cool for the reader, but I don't think it's fair to say that this "need to study" is somehow an integral piece to sung jin woos character development such that it is one of his imperfections.
Honestly, solo leveling is just a perfect hype cycle.
Train, grind, level up, beat boss. Repeat
First three are basically the same, so its actually grind, beat boss, repeat.
Remove the train and you have terraria
@@ziglaus Eventually he just starts grinding the bosses and it just ends up being beat boss, repeat
Well now he skipping most of those and just beat boss, repeat.
Current solo leveling? Lol not anymore. Just "beat boss" and that's it
Everyone: "Talking about Solo leveling"
me: *"Kitchen Nightmares? Everyone? Nothing? Oh ok"*
Raw!!!! Fck raw!!!!!!?
Spoiler alert:
Ramsay protagonist was the villain all along! F for Marco Pierre White
I'm definitely with you too brother
i dont understand lol
@@Franpowah you havent read the LN?
It said he became a villain cause he ate his mother's shitty food
the fight scene in the manhwa, even if its just a static image, it gave me chills, thats how good the art are 10/10
Exactly! Waiting every week for solo leveling was the best, it’s honestly so good and I recommend it
Is*
@@purplesky5298 yup it "was"...
@@purplesky5298 solo leveling? we are talking about kitchen nightmeres
Sung jin woo: ARISE
Reader Brain: *neuron activition*
Also, Reader Brain: *dopamine release*
Just like the recommendation for Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, I'd also recommend A Returner's Magic Should Be Special and Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World. Both are taking time to delve into how their world works, the power structure of their respective kingdoms and governments, and have power fantasies work because their characters earned it.
you might like Worn and Torn Newbie
orv is soooo good, I've read the light novel and oh boi am I hyped for how they do this justice
return if the archmage after 4000 yrs and latna saga!
Well 4 cut hero is awesome
Well with the stacked list above me, ^ just gotta say you should also check out Overgeared, the title sums it up but it's hilarious how he flies in the face of the developers game balance by dumb luck and ironically being a "bad" gamer
Just read Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint at this point, it has the same art studio behind, but in addition to it, it has one of the best story among the webtoons.
Though as its not a power fantasy, it is not as famous as solo leveling[and being the one that was released way later than solo leveling too]. But its seriously worth it.
And being a series thatll take another 3 years to get into the story
@@KaiUndMoritz I am still surprised how behind the webtoon of the ORV is... I completed the novel long ago and just waiting for chapters to accumulate for a binge read to experience my hyped moments once again.
But man is this taking time.
@@GauravKumar-jr2rd yea but imo its not a good read as a comic. Just not enough insight into his brain when he does things. Like tbate. The manhwa just cant convey the highly detailed descriptions of hiw the chars feel. Thats why im happy with it being slow cuz alot of ppl will jump to novels
"It's not a power fantasy". Yeah sure bro lol
@@s.aslahahmadfaizi4687 *cough*cough... its truly is not a power fantasy. As the strongest character was never the MC for most part.
Also to add, its not as calculating as Regressor Instruction manual as well. A perfect balance of both worlds.
Honestly I enjoyed the Review within the Review more than the actual Review.
Kitchen Nightmares pretty good.
I cant believe one of the best car related youtubers here
fancy seeing a car guy here
The guy has a waifu on his car why are you surprised
Car community has officially merged with the anime community
Guy literally drives Itasha around, why are people so surprise like it was something unheard of
Gigguk: "CGI- SHADOWS"
A1: "And I took that personally"
I was looking for this comment 🤣. Big Gigguk L in this video. Season 2 is going to kill 🤯.
If you enjoyed Solo Leveling, give these ones a shot as well:
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (Ongoing)
Overgeared (Ongoing)
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (Ongoing)
SSS-Class Suicide Hunter (Ongoing)
Max Level Returner (Ongoing)
The Beginning After The End (Ongoing)
Nano Machine (Ongoing)
And the Lone Necromancer
Ohh don't forget rooftop swordmaster
Eleceed is pretty good too
That moment when you've read all of these
Nano machine is so fire 🔥
"I don't know what kind of black magic the webcomic industry has cast to allow us to enjoy full colour weekly chapters."
Solo Levelling is made by an entire studio of artists, not just a single artist like most mangas are. Since webcomics are so popular in Korea, it's actually pretty common for them to be made by studios, usually based on a webnovel that was written by a single author. You can think of webnovels being like the manga and the webcomic being the anime of the story.
You know manga aren't made by a single person as well, right? At least after they reach a certain lvl, they get assistants to do certain works, like do the shadows or the setting for the place, the mangaka does the story and the main artwork but the details are often done or at least helped by the assistants, also because they not only have to do it in 1 week or 2 weeks, but also because they make several drafts. At least according to what I know.
@@anubis9151 But his stance still stands that compare the usual manpower of manga, webcomic have a larger manpower with actual studios doing it. But another thing I think that we have glossed over is the fact that most webcomic and manhuas don't much use use paneling as much as in the manga industry. Because like Gigguk explained, the medium itself is catered to smartphone's scroll down viewing. So besides the huge manpower (studio) compared to your usual manga one, the focus on paneling is divert to more intricate art style and coloring.
@@anubis9151 well... assistants does the background and background characters and SOMETIMES the effects but 95% the mangaka itself does all the line work. Mangaka job is actually inhumane. The manwha studio is the same as American comic where every part is shared so that none is pushing themself to their own grave yard *cough* mangakas
Japan does that too-most notably with CLAMP-and I think a lot of comics would benefit from the approach. A weekly comic is too much for one person to deal with, no matter how hardworking.
GRANT ITS HAPPENING, SOLO LEVELLING IS GETTIN AN ANIME ADAPTATION WOOOO
what?????????
CG SHADOWS!!
(I hope not)
2023!!! (Time to be anxious for a whole year)
Hiroyuki Sawano :))))))))))))
When i saw the announcement i literally panicked and i prayed to all gods that they won't fuck this up like they did to God of highschool
"Arise" just hits different
CG shadows literally just ruined my hopes for a solo leveling anime
Same bro, went from 100 to 0 faster than Jin Woo clearing the gates
What's ch shadows?
Depends which studio does it and how much budget they have. Vinland Saga has good CG
i get that it would pretty trash knowing what level of budget they could have but cg shadows can be do nicely given the fact that they are not actually shadows but solidified darkness
@NEELALA HEMANTH MANI VARDHAN NITAP what do you mean?
I think the biggest thing that gives me a hard-on about this series is how there’s only like 3 characters that get any screen time, accept the shadows which are all entertaining, fun, and cool
And ALL of them are good. The hunter woman with the nose problem is good, his well-meaning-but-dumb rich friend is good, his sister is great, and all the characters I don't want to spoil are good. Even characters that seem to be portrayed as asshats, like the American national-level guy, are eventually filled out as characters.
I do love them shadows. I swear they have better personalities than half of the top ten anime's side kicks. And they don't even speak. Well, most don't anyway.
Iron igris and tank best og shadows tusk my is cool too tho
Shadows are hilarious, especially with Igris and that bug warrior that i forgot the name of
Where do I read it ?
That’s why i enjoy reading Manhwa, especially fantasy and action genres. They put so much effort into adding details to the backgrounds and effects which is very visually pleasing.
Great review as always👍
I love manga but hate manhwa. The language is terrible. With names like "Hwang Dong-Suk" it's hard to take seriously, let alone keep track of.
@@maybehuman4 Were you not like that the first time you started reading manga or watching anime? While it fits in English speaking mouths less comfortably than Japanese for sure all It takes is some getting used to. I know I couldn't wrap my head around the pronunciation of Japanese characters names when I started, and especially with the honorifics too. Korean manhwa, even Chinese manhua (or any other language really, even English for non-native speakers) are _exactly_ the same.
Not all. Solo Leveling is a pretty standout example in overall quality.
While the main characters representations are almost always great the unnamed background characters can be incredibly featureless or rough to the point they stand out like sore thumbs rather than blend in.
The backgrounds themselves can be literally copy pasted from a shared asset pool. I have seen the exact same 3d castle/mansion model across at least 10 or so separate titles.
Generally these are the dime a dozen "shoujo" romance stories but while manga usually doesn't have recognizable copied assets between one another the level of quality and detail for them are largely similar if you look past the most marketed and popular titles from either.
@@OrionKaelinClips No, I've never had this issue with Manga. Names are much easier to distinguish and remember, even with the -san/-chan honorifics. Hwang Dong-Suk or Huan Dong-Su etc are a pain in the ass to tell apart and keep track of.
@@maybehuman4 Can agree but that doesn't stop you from enjoying a Korean manhwa if it's good.
The format between manhwa & manga also shows the approach of their respective countries: Japan sticking to some traditions (printed, black white , page flip) and Korea embracing the tech/future (made for phone/tablet, colour, scroll format).
Man I love manhwa. It was like discovering manga/anime again for the 1st time!
True, i read manga for 5 chapter and my eyes already tired
On the contrary when i read manhwa it's just scrolling competition 🤣
The visual is amazing
As time passes 30 chapter in no time
I’ll be honest, as cool as op Sung Wu is I kinda miss how strategic little Sung Wu have to fight at the beginning
100% agree. I really really loved the earlier chapter, it has character progression and personality. But i dropped it after he keeps going all cocky and self aware of his OP-ness. It's cool and all, but its just repetitive and has no substance.
Like yeah, remember when he was using his daily quest reward to restore during a fight?
@@nikmerkulov2790 the thing he did 20 chapters ago when fighting the monarchs?
@@altrazh_xd also the fact that the S rankers are literally useless in the later chapters. Didnt like that setting the author did, i don't even know anymore why other S rankers exist if they cant even scratch the later enemies :v.
But he still does have you read the latest chapters?
I think you put it perfectly at Solo Leveling being a "Turn your Brain Off" fun sort of thing. Both the characters and art style have me completely hooked.
solo level = blow your brain. best manga of all time
@@masternobody1896 noob spotted
Ikr, literally everything I comment on it is "LETS GOOOOOOOOO" my brain does a system restart after every new chapter 😂😂
@@masternobody1896 read the novel and you will realize without the art the story got nothing special. I hope the artist was paid more than the author. Cause he is breaking his back carrying the mahwa.
@@muhammadsyafiq1004 personally i thought the novel was good. Not the best, but at least you can read it without losing braincells like you do with literally almost anything else available.
Garnt’s relationship with Isekai is pretty much the quote of “just when I thought I was out they pull me back in”
(Yes I took 30 minutes to realise how badly I forgot his name lmao)
And pretty much for every Isekai enjoyer. Here is the cycle: You start to find it meh, then you try to go for other genres, and BOOM, another anime/manga that pulls you back in the hole.
Gaunt lol
WHO
Whos gaunt?
you mean Gunta?
Two years later,
AND IT'S HAPPENED!
*LET'S GOOO!!!*
Yeah dude this series is insane. I love how the mc pinpoints all the wrong things, smacks some sense into the others and then see everything flourish under his supreme guidance. The way they all talked shit about him and then he showed them his skill, and then they all suddenly listen to him is amazing. Sadly the series has ended though I hope there will be a season 2.
10/10 would watch kitchen nightmares again.
Had me in the first half ngl.
@@acraze2287 cough, what are you talking about? Isn't he talking about kitchen nightmares?
@@thanosnoctem4473 😂😂😂😂
@@acraze2287 there's a lightnovel of kitchen nightmares?!
@@thanosnoctem4473 LMAO i didn’t even read the last part
Gigguk going on a full tangent to hell's kitchen was interesting none the less
"CG Shadows"
Honestly considering Solo Leveling's art style, you could actually make this work without it being obvious or bad. It'd just take a good Director and some solid art direction.
But also, they're *shadows.* Bar some of the more complex ones, traditionally animating them isn't like animating, say, a mecha.
They could take either route and I could see it working.
Let's see if attack on Titan can do cg thousands colossal Titan then we can hoped for it.
Give it to Orange, after Land of the Lustrous and Beastars, you can trust those guys to make some god damn heavenly CG
@@ArceusDX yaw beastars is fine with everything cg but power fantasy will not work that way. The closest I can think of they can get it right with is jujutsu kaisen team or fate series team. I don't want to give credit to studio for example mappa. Did great on jujutsu kaisen on the other hand mediocre animation on attack on Titan.
It's one thing for it to be possible for CG shadows to be done well; but its a completely different thing to trust an anime studio to actually do competent CG.
@@ArceusDX nah, if orange did it the entire thing would be CG and I’d rather a mix of CG and 2D. How about Ufo-table? They did Demonslayer I think and their use of CG was pretty seemless
I find that solo levelling is pretty unique in the lack of objectification of women in comparison to other male power fantasy isekais. It’s one of the only ones I can enjoy. The MC feels genuinely likeable, solid moral compass and the amount of hard work he puts in feels really admirable. He feels more like those villainess reincarnated MCs than most male-focused isekai MCs to me tbh.
yea there was barely a single love interest, no love triangles, no love interest used as a weakness or sold as randsom, non of the overdone cliche bs
BAHAHA the “villainess reincarnated MC.” I love reading those
That's because there's not enough character development for there to be any romance or sexism.
In the world of isekai that's not something that helps. Also it does do it, it's just more subtle, but it just adds to what makes it great.
Precisely, that & they give you at least one moment of human emotion - which is something that made Slime one of my top isekai (alongside the worldbuilding, politics, etc. & to be fair, next to most isekai the objectification isn't quite as bad - still bad). It's a tremendous help to an isekai to not have a machine-gun barrage of tits & no characterisation turned on 24/7 & at least give us a glimpse into our protagonist being a real person once in a while.
the word that you missed that makes solo leveling work is simply its pacing.There is not a draggy moment in the entire series.It's like watching an action flick.Simple but entertaining.
this is exactly how i felt while reading it
the last ten chapters had horrible pace i reread solo levelling 3 times and only on the third did i finish those 10 chapters, but the rest goes incredibly fast.
@@ashflake5318 ye i liked the beginning more than i liked the ending
Pacing is the weakest part of the story because its paced way too fast. MC start at the bottom and instantly become stronger than the strongest people in the world then author start ass pulling stronger enemies for him to face off against. All the side character get introduced and instantly thrown away. Its fine if you just want mindless action to go through but if you stop to think about the story you find a lot of issues.
@@RexZShadow The pacing is excellent because it doesn't give you time to stop and think about the story. It's doing exactly what it should do, except for the last few chapter as mentioned above by others.
Gigguk: I read all of Solo Leveling in a day!
Me who is reading for months now: Oh, well, then I guess, YOU LEVELED UP!
Yo where did you read it? I may be interested in it
@@moldysporks2233 asura scans
@@moldysporks2233 just search solo leveling manwha
This series is one of the most enjoyable rides anyone could ever experience. Solo levelling is good too I guess.
It's phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥
I'm so happy they finally started drawing the epilogue. It definitely makes the conclusion much more satisfying
For those who don't know, an entire Korean Studio handles the art for Solo Leveling. That's why it looks great every week. Many people work on each chapter. It's not just one overworked person like in Japanese Mangas like Naruto or Bleach.
i think it's reddice studio... they also did art for many other good and famous manhwas.
Indeed it is, it's written at the end of every single chapter too.
Also, weekly mangas are not being drawn by a single person either, they usually have at least 2 to 5 assistants.
Usually main author focus on the characters, the dialogues/story and the overall layout (with a rough of the backgrounds), and then assistants do the inking, the greys, the backgrounds and details.
It's the same thing with webtoons btw, there is still a main author even for Solo Leveling doing basicaly the same things as said above (that's why you can get no chapter if he is sick) and they still get overworked like hell too, but the team behind him is bigger and quite literally a company business (while mangas is more "homemade", the author is the one hiring his staff and giving them a workplace).
@@ClemAparia It is at the end kinda same then, as manhwas need colours, making it harder to get something good looking.
@@Skemmm Redice also does Overgeared if i'm not wrong.... the art is beautiful
Wish Tower of Gid author can work with these guys. He is the best ir one of the best artist but is over worked to death.
TOG's art explodes halfway through the comic during the Hell Train arc.
It helps when nearly every single female character isn't throwing themselves at him including is cousin.
There are literally only two "romantic" interests, one more more heavy handed with the hints than the other in an almost cringe way but its not over done.
He's a great bother (apart from having no incesty undertone) and son working from the beginning, before his power up, to support his absentee-farther household. and (Minor SPOILERS incoming) part of his powering up is to find a cure for his bedridden mother.
He may be like Kirito but only in that he's at the base a power fantasy self-insert but the situations he is in for himself and his relations set him making him is own character that more enjoyable to follow than Kirito.
two? do you mean esil?
@FBI jisoo and cha
You know what, I think you just convinced me. I hate the harem aspects of so many power fantasy shows. So that's a very good point for solo levelling
@@Cake-o-mancer dud you know that esil is dead right... (spoiler) those tower that the "Administrator" or System gives are fragments and experiences of The Shadow Monarch
Dont forget Beru!! 😂
Solo Leveling:
The artwork is just fantastic, many of the pages are just pure artistic masterpieces. Even after taking a bit of a break from it since the end of the first season, I forgot about just *how good* it was.
I recommend this series to everyone that wants to get into manga and manhwa generally. I’ve yet to receive anything except “when is the next chapter and what drug did they lace into my screen for this”
What chapter was that when they were fighting the ants? I wanna get back into it again
@@throwaway205 Probably about around chapter 85 or so. I could be wrong tho.
@@retouru8345 thanks
Amen brother
solo leveling does the same thing as other isekai/shonen but the way they play it out and the way the art style compliments the story and action makes is so much better than the same typical "oH mY GoD tHe dEMon kINg exIsTs wE gOt To gO kILL hIm, then make the demon king a woman to add to the mc's harem" it just feels like a breath of warm crisp air because of the new concept and ideas put into characters
its because solo leveling is just a dungeon based RPG with a slightly better story
it would be really good if it was a game
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Art style and a sense for epic scenes. That's what Solo Leveling does better than anyone else.
Disagree but okay?.
True, reading it feels like reading smth grander than anything... and thats it.
Does great ok, but better than anyone else? Takes quite the Guts to say that.
@@larsdragerl I see what you did done donered there
tbh solo really just get boosted by artstyle. its a generic power fantasy.
I really hope Garnt does more off topic segments like he did about Kitchen Nightmares, it just makes the video interesting in how he ties it all back at the end
OK I've just read Solo Leveling from start to finish.
IMO what stands it apart (aside from beautiful art) is that the character makes logical choices.
Power Fantasies often go to extremes:
1. The MC makes the right choice but that makes absolutely no sense when compared to the available information. It's like he was given the script and decided to read what comes next.
2. The MC is unbelievable stupid. He makes the wrong choice just to add drama or create an avoidable conflict.
And just like in Mushoku Tensei we see Rudeus test how much mana he can use, whether chanting is needed to use magic, etc; we see Sung Jin Woo try the limits of his powers. How far he can use his shadows, how his abilities and that of the special bosses compare to official rankings.
He waits until it's safe for him to find out what penalties for certain items are.
If we compare it to Kirito instead, he just activates dual sword and immediately knows how to use it and what to do; even though it's his first time. What if there had been a penalty? What if there was an input lag? a combo limit?
In Solo Leveling, we learn about the world alongside SJW. And we learn about what SJW can do at the same time as he does.
And unlike many stories, there's a sense of progression around an overarching story about an looming threat that slowly crawls into the main center of the stage.
but unlike mushoku tensei in solo leveling mc is pretty much the only strong human.
Damn
@@BigFootTheRealOne but he was being trained by the strongest. Shadow monarch is pretty much a god, he was choosen to become one.
Bro... Kirito had dual swords for 6 months before he showed them off to anyone. Also, the writing in SL is mid at BEST, and if your taste puts that at the top, I believe you just need to grow up a bit more and mature and you will enjoy thing behind the monke bain battle,battle,battle,battle,battle,battle on repeat with no substance, character development outside of the MC getting more emotionless (which is a convenient lazy writing tool the author used so he would have to do absolutely 0 character development after the halfway mark).
Also, please never compare this mid garbage to a masterpiece like Mushoku Tensei. You will never get even 1% as emotional reading SL as you would in MT, in fact I know more about the MT world than the fucking SL world and its setting is Fing EARTH!
I agree! the biggest issue it had was around the mid way point. Once he got the potion, it became aimless for too many chapters.
I can’t wait for season 2. And when you mentioned the part about how it didn’t really do anything different you have to think more about the fact that as jinwoo is leveling, he is reliving his past trauma, all while letting go more and more of his emotions and then you realize just how clear that jinwoo is the player of a permadeath fantasy game.
With art like this Solo Leveling doesn't need anime adaptation i think.
Unless Ufotable takes it on.
@@SupahNerd If they did, it would be beautifully legendary
Yeah, an anime adaptation would be almost impossible to do right, considering just how much of Solo Leveling's appeal is visual. You'd need an enormous budget, a lot of time, and some incredible animators.
@@sod0m it wouldnt get one anyway because of the hits it keeps giving to japan
Yea...korean novels kinda love to put Japan as the supreme jerks of the universe. Kill the Hero is in the same style and does the same thing
The “Hunter” joke was unironically funny every single time
4:38 HE TRAINS?!
I'm Sold!!
Only in the beginning...
Yo Jax...you should train more yourself, your physique just looks like you "sorta train" but not at the level that you could coach someone .
@@encapsulatio by that regard thats like saying Canelo Alverez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Gervonte Davis, & most welterweight boxers look they like "sorta" train cause they arent massive and aesthetic & cant see their muscles when they are wearing hoodies lol. Everyone has different goals dude.
Dont get your hope high jax
He will do the One punch man training, so he will get buff in no time
I've been reading My Dad is Too Strong (Manhwa with the same rift mechanic). It's more comedy centric, also it's just about the main character being OP from the 2nd chapter and dunking on everything. It's great if you enjoy very relaxed stories with no real meaning (And hilarious side characters!)
Legend of the Northern Blade and Omniscient Reader's Perspective are also absolute masterpieces. Webcomics are just absolutely killing it at both Isekai and PowerFantasy.
Try doom Breaker too it is awesome.
Is ORV really a PowerFantasy though? :/ I mean, the light novel emphasize that Dokja sucks
@@leonelmerad4612 I'd definitely call it a power fantasy, its just that he power in question is knowledge/insight/empathy rather than brute force. And honestly, where the webcomic is he's leveraged all of his ill-gotten wealth to soft-cap pretty much all of his stats.
@@dan240393 Agree with first part. Second part is just because it's the beginning so stats matter a lot, later on Stigma and another type of power are a lot more important :) And even with massive stats well... He can't do a one man army stuff all alone. But yeah I see the powerfantasy argument thx!
@@leonelmerad4612 Its honestly the smartest way I've seen power fantasy written. He has an immeasurable power... but needs others in order to actually leverage it. Its a great way to avoid the usual issues of power fantasy plots.
I don't know what Garnt was on this time, but the jokes and overall humour were best I've ever seen from this channel! I love all your vids and somehow this tops them all - great job!❤
I love necromancers as a concept in fantasy sethings. And Solo leveling hits the nail on the head perfectly with how they do necromancy.
Really? I feel it's really unbalanced as usually while Necromancers can have physical skill it shouldn't be equal to their skill in Necromancy
Everyone always picking on the necromancer, when all he wants to do is raise a family!!! XD
Nah there's better necromancer stories. Only I Am The Necromancer has awesome strategy type and power ups - manhwa is currently at ch 14. Then there's Seoul Station Necromancer - MC gives zero fucks the story is good till about 60% but then goes to shit after the stupid revelation.
"hit the nail" in what aspect? If you means the "arise" yes they hit the nail. But if we talk about how it actually works and how ridiculous it is then no.
@@syaondri A wrong way to do necromancy? At funerals. At least wait till they're buried. Don't just tap your foot and keep checking your watch or shovel either, it'll get you lots of dirty looks!!! XD
I have been waiting for the solo leveling anime for so long after the announcement. So long that I gave up and just read the manhwa, I finished the 200 chapters in less than 24 hours I didn't expect to finish it that fast. Yes it's that good.
I felt that they rushed lot of things in season 2, not to mention the ending
The whole leveling things was broken after he broke the system
And it's become OPM for the rest of the story
You have to read "Omniscient Reader Viewpoint" after this.
I was recommended that after I read solo levelling. I got into it thinking it was another op Manhua but it is so much more. I didn't think I'll like a manhua more than Solo levelling but it goes many times better than that.
A better story, a same level of art and a stellar ending.
Pls differentiate between manhwa and manhua. Because there isnt a single manhua worth reading. and solo leveling is def worth reading
@@KaiUndMoritz ancient tales of demons and gods is ok
@@eresoup7229 nah. Its a low budget mobey farm. The story is acceptable but the manhwa looks janky af
@@KaiUndMoritz Manhua creator just don't have the right mindset yet, they still cannot adapting their own country novel properly. Majority of their novel is already better than Korea novel. If you tell me which one I choose between some Hunter society crap or cultivation crap, I will take cultivation crap anyday lol.
@@KaiUndMoritz there are some decent ones
Ravages Of Time
Feng Shen Ji
Tales Of Demons And Gods
I’m An Evil God
Detective VLOG
What can I say it's fun to see the characters progressing and not just doing some "Off Screen Mining" and be op the next episode
I wish they slowed down his progress between A and S Rank so that he could begin to tag along with the others and gradually outpace them while they got character development.
Then read The Gamer, the OG all of these are based off of, and have your mind changed with sometimes entire chapters just dedicated to the mc grinding and killing mobs in a dungeon.
Another Manhwa I recommend is “Trash of the Counts family.” Although the Manhwa is not that far in the story, the book is really well written. It takes the classical tropes in these isekai’s and twists them into something amazing. The beginning is sort of slow, but the pace quickens later in the novel. The world building is seriously insane, like the further you read the more things start to connect and make sense. Really recommend this one.
Oooooo I recommend another of the Holy Trinity! Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint yall 🎉
I recommend tomb raider king and villain to kill
I recomment the beginning after the end
I recommend second life ranker
Then I shall recommend SSS-class Suicide Hunter
Fun fact. The show came out and the shadow's are not CG. So he was completely wrong on that front.
I genuinely hope it stays that way but I’m a little fearful that they brought out the budget for the first time they showed up, I think named soldiers like igris will always be done well though
It’s worth noting that the “hunters setting” (idk if it has an official name) is about as ubiquitous in Korea as Isekai is in Japan, lol.
Not to mention villainess lmao.
@@noname8354 villainess is popular in japanese, korean, chinese and probably every asian novels/mangas/stories though
@@noname8354 Ok are there any of those stories that are actually good? Genuinely interested, because I've seen dozens of those and they all just look like the female version of isekai.
yea can confirm
@@drumo2273 I'd recommend "If you touch my little brother, you're all dead," because I think the comedy in it is way better than any other "otome isekai/villainess" I've read so far, but that's about all I've got.
the funny thing is that solo levelling fits into this category even more niche than isekai; the 'gate' genre. there exist dozens upon dozens of manwha entailing 'portals open up and monsters come out spelling the start of the apocalypse. some people gain powers, and main character has some opportunity to get stronger way faster than those around him (like some op skills, or by being stuck in limbo for 1000s of years or something)'.
I've read quite a few of these myself like limit breaker, advanced player of the tutorial tower, omniscient reader's viewpoint, sss class suicide hunter, along with many that I am glad i've forgotten. the success of some of these 'gate' manwhas has led to a lot of cookie cutter copycats, thinking that decent art + generic op levelling fantasy will rake in endless sums of money.
the ones that stick out, and more importantly, stick *around*, are the ones with dynamic characters, ones you hate, ones you love or empathize with, intricate world-building, plot progression that makes sense, well-choreographed fights, ones that make your heart go doki-doki.
of the manwha i've listed, limit breaker is one where the end result is quite poor. artwork far superior to the average manwha artist, but writing on the level of a high schooler (although, the writer of the martial peak WN was in high school when he began writing that so maybe not even that level), terrible power scaling, nonsensical dialogue, incredibly contrived drama. that's what makes a manwha sink to the bottom of the metaphorical barrel
It seems more like litrpg / "Progression Fantasy" IMO.
He should review Suicide Hunter it's one of my favourites because of its main character. He's a good person with a charming and witty personality that's practically the perfect foil to the antagonist we get introduced to very early on. The time travel/future knowledge to fix the apocalypse genre that's everywhere in the manhwa scene is mixed with MC fixing the antagonist's mistakes and it becomes so satisfying to watch an arrogant prick gets justice served before he gains any power.
Gate? Niche? Are you serious?
Omniscient reader 👍
Ah yes. Gate genre. Fitting lmao. Literally just isekai but korean. The gate genre.
“Everything’s Gonna Be Daijoubu”
Solo Leveling: Are You Sure About That?
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Real fucking curveball you threw there gigguk
Also Solo Leveling: Yes.
For sureeee...
You're videos are the best not only do you keep us up to date on great anime and anime news you do it in such an entertaining way.
This honestly sounds pretty cool and the art is absolutely beautiful. Definitely gonna give it a try
Edit: read all that’s currently out and I really liked it, particularly the lore and the characters. Hope it gets an anime soon. The only 2 problems I have with it are 1) it has a tendency to rely on fridging (like seriously, SO MANY named characters die unceremoniously or off screen) and 2) a good chunk of the characters are way more interesting than Sung Jin-Woo but are given little to no attention (although to be fair, that’s a problem with most power fantasies)
It’s pretty good, although something Giguk forgot to mention that Solo Leveling has a hobby of introducing great side/supporting characters and then forgetting them.
Yeah, give it a try, its kinda thing that u just need to turn off ur brain,be relax, and spoiled by the great art and light stories
@@RED-sl2le or killing them
read the beginning after the end as well
Lol finished all chapter less an a day when this came out... Uhh I need help
The reasons I think its good:
1. The story is about him understanding and coming to terms with his powers and place in the world. It's not about if he can beat the next boss with how awesome he is.
2. We are explicitly told he is special and OP - they aren't pretending like there is dramatic tension in the fights, just good build up (Hellsing Ultimate is a good parallel).
3. The fights are mental games with existing information (like JoJo), and not full of ass-pulls or power of friendship.
4. While he gets some girls, there is no shitty excuse for a harem to follow him around, and the female characters aren't treated like crap.
5. I don't think you mentioned it, but THE ART IS FREAKING AMAZING!
6. The art is super edge-lord (in a cool way) but the character isn't.
THE ART IS ACTUALLY AMAZING
Nah, I could possibly agree with most of them, but not 3, there are no mental games.
@@youknownothing9556 I mean, it's not death note. But at least it usually comes down to him realizing something or coming up with a new attack. And also if you're not current the latest arc had some interesting Force on Force tactics.
@@Wizzanker NGL, seemed boring and bland to me. I think it is hard carried by Korean style literature and story telling. Overall its lackluster to me in thematics. Korean literature is really good at drawing you in and keeping you glued, and the art style is great. This is great and all, but I feel no depth. Just that things are happening and its interesting, but I can't find deep rooted lore, poetic symbology, or great comedy. It sorta just rides basic themes using good writing. Nothing wrong with that, but it hits me pretty weak because of it.
@@yummychips_ You are right my friend, this story literally has no other merits apart from its art and its fighting scenes. It does the ''good guy beats previously unbeatable bad guy/dungeon and everyone is amazed trope'' very well and that's it. Nothing else. But I'll give it credit where it's due, it does that trope DAMN well.
“I read all of solo leveling in a day.” I personally feel this quote sooo fcking much .
I had trouble sleeping from the excitement after catching up to the then current chapter (162) a couple of months back
@@shunsuu89 haha same whenever I re-read solo leveling I just forget to sleep
I caught upto season 1 in effin 8 hours lol
where do you read it?
@@DarkDFrosti that's odd, I thought I posted the link but it got deleted??
I think Solo Leveling managed to create a character(although stacked) who earned his way up to the power he ended up with. And they continuously upped the stakes in a realistic/believable way that maintained the immersion. Each episode rarely left you feeling like it was a filler and yet didn't feel like too much was happening constantly, and although each chapter/arc was similar, they managed to be creative as to how he used his massive powers.
There's little to no stakes or tension after he reaches level 100. Every chapter after that we just wait for him to either arrive late to a mass casualty or arrive just in the nick of time to obliterate the dungeon bosses or Monarchs, no in between.
"Ability to level up while everyone is at a fixed level cap" ooh didn't realize Solo Leveling was basically Pokemon lol
My mind went to the stats of Aqua from Konosuba tbh lol
I can see why it's popular now, I've been binge reading every chapter after this vid, the simplest way to put it, is it's just so fun to read solo leveling, oh and Beru is best boy
I hated him at first but then he has become Best Boi indeed
Indeed Beru is Best Boi
And Esil best girl 🙌
beru best girl
@@Beaniesofree Her only character traits are "clumsy" and "not massacred by Sung"
That's a low bar for best girl
YES! YES!! Solo Leveling is the gateway into Manhwa/Manhua/Webtoon drug, now you should read other ones like the Northern Blade, SSS suicide hunter, Overgeared, Her Summon, TBATE, Omniscient Reader... etc... etc....
Next thing you know you're waiting for updates on a ton of them every GOD DAMN week!
And suddenly all your entertainment budget is blown on new episodes because you're impatient
Her Summon is so unique and amazing, with real character growth and some sexy background art. I don’t see it getting talked about enough
or the 8000 chinese i was the strongest cultivator, then i got betrayed, And now im back to being a kid again who know everything about the future and cultivation, and i will return to godhood in 3 years copy paste that all have 1000 chapters each
@@andrewolds6048 and each chapter is like 7 panels long/takes you 30 seconds to go back to waiting for the next week
@@bird5119 waiting till next week??? just start reading another one, and in a months time you can re read em all because you will have forgotten every detail!
coming back to this after season one just finished, it has been everything i could have hoped it to be and more. Jinwoo remains goated
"From being a little baby man to becoming an oooh Baby, MAN." I straight up laughed out loud at work with this
One year ago and no comments? Nuh uh.
I replayed that part so many times. Funny as fuck 😂
my honest reaction to seeing his glowup
Garnt is ascending into the next form of the Anime watcher: The Manga reader.
that’s manhwa dude
@@lexxx89 thats the next evolution of a manga reader
@@SpacedogD then its the light novel reader :D
@@SpacedogD but what about Manhua readers?
@@luk4s195 they're called trash readers and I was one of them
I recommend the manhwa titled Legend of the Northern Blade. It's an underrated manhwa that has a well-written story, bad ass MC, awesome art style, and it's pretty much just top tier quality. I hope Gigguk would check and review this manhwa and I hope it gets the attention that it deserves because I don't see many people talking much about it or atleast that's what I think.
I was looking for something to read thx!
Yep, peeps need to stop sleeping on that manhwa... It's one of the few great ones 👌
Its SL but not inane lolw
@@sid6645 it isn't an isekai or back to my old self at least LOL
While SL has the art style of a AAA game, Northern Blade is more similar to a cool indie game; its unique, but still excellent. Personally I prefer Northern Blade
Well, that "CG Shadows" statement surely hasn't aged well (but it might be early...)
I'd like to recommend a manhwa called Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, which is based on a novel which my sister read the entirety of and gushed to me about. It's about a man named Kim Dokja who one day finds himself living through the events of a webnovel he read, wherein monsters start attacking and people become capable of gaining skills. The protagonist of the webnovel is a man named Yoo Jonghyuk who returns to the start of the scenario every time he dies. Kim Dokja has to survive both the scenarios and Yoo Jonghyuk. It's a lot more complicated and interesting than what I just described, and it has my favorite trope in it which is found family. The manhwa has great art to go along with the (very good in my opinion) story, so I definitely recommend it
Yess, finally someone talking about ORV, I really like Solo Leveling but it sometimes feels too one dimensional and I think Omniescent reader has a similar concept but done better
Fucking sunfish
Your sister is a woman of culture Omniscient Reader only gets better the more you read of it I can’t wait for some of the arcs they have down the line.
@@sapphirezz3002 true. it's pretty fucking crazy not gonna lie, and im only passed halfway
Thanks for the recommendation for ORV. I binged it in a day and a half. I had read Solo Leveling before but stopped (I think because I ran out of chapters to read) and feel no compunction whatsoever to go back to read it again. ORV (up to free reading chapter on Webtoons) is fun. Though it does feel a bit meandering because I'm not sure if Dokja has a firm idea for how this whole thing should end and is working toward it, or if the author is keeping the end goal vague so that random side stuff can be added in that ultimately do nothing for that goal other than be a point to grind through for Dokja.
"he works his way to power up"
*Yeah, say that when he gets the Arise ability. the fights ended up revolving around which pokemon to catch next.*
It would've been cool if he kept the 30 summon limit
Lmao no
This is the problem with power fantasy, the MC eventually reaches a certain point where he's so op everything feels pointless and predictable
@@aychazyt6987 this didn't age well
@@holycrusader8856 yeah, the appearance of the monarchs have made things interesting but I don't feel like reading it
These “Dungeon/Level-Up” manhwas, from what I’ve noticed on my reads, are the equivalent to isekais.
A lot of these manhwas follow the same formula, sometimes even getting OP so quickly. Like Solo-Max Level Newbie, where the streamer is a protaganist, but can do flips, and one punch other players.
But if you’re interested in these type of series, that aren’t as blatant with some tropes while still maintaining the badass protagonist I’ll recommend these series.
- Overgeared (Grid takes more time to become overpowered but the cast still have their chance to shine and Grid is just a fun character to watch.
- SSS Revival Hunter (or SSS Suicide Hunter depending on translations)
- The Beginning After the End (technically American webcomic, but still a great read with a more balanced ensemble cast)
- Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint feels like a response to all the genres problem. The supposed OP “protagonist” is a side character that the main character, Kim Dokja is a fan of. Unlike most of its competitors, the main character has to use his party members abilities to the fullest and focuses more on character exploration.
Edit: I’ve read 8th Class Mage, Eat what I level up, and Tomb Raider King, but they’re just the same for me with different gimmicks. Like everyone besides the main character is useless or just insanely smart that everyone is behind. If you take away the decent art, theyd just be passable power fantasies. That’s my hot take.
There's also "I only level up while eating". It feels like the next overgeared.
As a reader of all three... they're all bangers
The worst part about the Dungeon/Level-up manhwas is they are even more formulaic than isekai anime.
There is not a single unique, good, or even interesting one out there. They all have an edgy MC, an ill mum, a younger sister and an absent dad. 70% of them end up as necromancers and all of them end up waaayy more OP compared to the rest of the world.
Does Omniscient reader counts like that? Protag kind of knows future events and gets kind of op, but we also see him suffer a lot cuz yea
Overgeared and TBATE (The Beggining After The End) are so freaking good, you can binge these manhwa so easily. Second life ranker is really good aswell. Dungeon reser is good too.
Dear gigguk,
You introduced me to Solo Leveling. THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG I LOVE YOU!!!!
Ufotable gets thrown around alot these days with every manga ever, but I genuinely think it would be a perfect fit for the artstyle of solo leveling. Those shadow soldiers would look fucking awesome with ufotable's cg skills.
Yeah only Ufotable's animation matches with Solo Leveling artsyle and honestly can do it justice
now EVRYONE can be Lancelot from fate zero :D
Been saying this a year now 💀
"The returning hunter who returned again after leveling up to level up again after returning."
Sums up many Manhwas and they're still somehow fun to read.
Hype is real.
The return of the 8th circle max level looser demonic master defeats the demon king in the villainess's world.
Press X to doubt
The studio that illustrates this novel is called DICE and they have another webcomic (that I know about) called omnicent reader on webtoon, it is just as good.
Edit: Also solo leveling was first a webnovel, with 270 chapters it is short but all around extremely well written, if reading actual paragraphs is more your thing you should try it.
Omniscient reader is pretty solid
WAIT I DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE FROM THE SAME COMPANY that makes so much sense now that I think about it lmao
What I noticed in the comic was that sometimes it seemed like I missed some minor facts or conversations. Cool graphics in the comic is a double edged sword, they cut A LOT of MC's inner monologue and conversations. Both are great, but for me novel was so much better.
@@Aldinth exactly, novel much better to me and for emotions unfortunately i can't understand them from pictures its so hard with pictures and short dialouges
@@Zoomin69 i remember reading some of that ages ago. what happened to it.
just finished ep 12 of the anime adaptation, I’ll just say that you don’t have to worry about “CG Shadows” it’s fucking amazing and they look great