Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 1 Reaction!

[@MrMightyMouse]

he was exercising in the middle of the episode, to avoid going to the punishment zone and leaving them alone for 4 hours

[@RyomenSukuna5646]

Extra content removed for the anime?

[@khaalmalki4039]

@@RyomenSukuna5646 Some content are removed yes.

[@Dertlecup]

5:26 "AAND HES FINE AS HELL TOO" Lmao shes so silly 😭

[@Duke_Of_Havoc]

Spoiler free trivia : When shadow soldiers die, they can be immediately respawned if Sung Jinwoo has enough MP left. If not enough MP is left, then they just get stored in Jinwoo's shadow (which is basically a pocket dimension) and once Jinwoo replenishes his Mana points by potions or naturally over time, they are ready to be summoned on the battlefield again. Also, the number of shadows he can store is directly tied to his intelligence stat. And the number of Mana points (MP) used per shadow depends upon the power level of that shadow.

[@avatardan93]

As a manga reader, the plot is going to begin this season. Last season was basically a prologue

[@깜장이-i6e]

"manhwa"

[@Shizud3lta]

Yes but she's right. I've read the manga too and it was very entertaining but there was really nothing "special" about it, it's just another op mc

[@Someone-dg8qt]

​@@Shizud3lta You probably read the manga with your eyes closed or turned off your brain, not even trying to understand what was happening. And I do not advise you to look at the main character so superficially. He is a much deeper character than you think

[@FateXO]

@@Someone-dg8qt no hes right dont get me wrong its entertaining and i loved it enough to read the novel but its not even in the top ten best manhwa's

[@heroinfather2669]

@@Someone-dg8qt lmao solo leveling is pretty surface level reading and in terms of meaning, basically a power fantasy typa story ( still a good power fantasy ngl props to the author , but he clearly didnt write it for a different meaning, thats the type it is and its fine being like that), ion think you ve read enough stuff to tell others their brains is turned off

[@psy_99]

To be completely honest, Solo Leveling is pretty much the rule of cool the anime. The story isn't that deep and emotional moments aren't that hard hitting but that isn't the focus of the story anyway. It's fun to watch and it scratches the power fantasy itch very well.

[@identity5196]

Yeah. Reading this and Tower of God at the same time ToG definitely had more of a story behind it but this adaptation is way better. I just hope they'll add some emotional or philosophical story elements, and from what I've heard the light novel does have some more of that so I hope they get more inspiration from that part rather than the webtoon. But we'll see.

[@psy_99]

​@@identity5196having read the LN, while there's more, it isn't substantially more that it changes my perception of the story. Hopefully they do but so far it seems that they're cutting content instead of adding to it.

[@identity5196]

@@psy_99 Ah shoot. Well, I'll take what I can get, it looks dope enough.

[@julesvr5205]

"Emotional Moments aren't that hard hitting" I know at least 3 moment that hit me pretty good

[@regressor1234]

@@psy_99 bro just wait some moments will hit so hard emotionally, the monarch war, jeju islaland, series has plenty emotional moments.

[@thecarismatik]

Why is it entertaining, it is because the show knows how to play with our emotions, making them more awake. Not only that, this show has a lot of symbols and so far as what it takes to enjoy it so it's a great anime.

[@Phreezer]

Fun fact the lady hunter in this episode that asks Sung Jinwoo "You aren't an E Rank, are you?" is Park Heejin. She first appeared in episode three in the flashback where the White Tiger guild goes into the area where the double dungeon had been to rescue Sung Jinwoo.

[@galakstiv]

Sung Jin-Woo used to be the weakest, so he could only rely on information gathering, strategizing, and such to survive. Now that he is strong, it's the best of both world.

[@Jdon2121]

When I was still in highschool me and my friends used to call Sung Jin Woo the “Drip God” cuz bro always had that shit on . He’s always fitted in high fashion😭

[@BabyCalisthenics]

Tbh when a game makes you tall as heck and have perfect facial features, at that point you gotta be a runway model.

[@اميرمادرا]

​@@BabyCalisthenicsl agree with you l love it❤

[@Lsw_1]

No he had no drip it was just aura

[@amatyst]

12:28 thats pretty accurate, you are not wrong... anyone selling it as a masterpiece is delusional, The series does it job to entertain and is good at it. Dont watch it expecting some master writing type of show, This is a power level fantasy from start to finish. The main reason people rate it highly is because it was one of the first manhwas to catch popularity and at the time, specially if you came from reading manga, going from black&white drawings to the manhwa experience with colors and art style it was like watching television for the first time. And again, solo leveling did really good at that.

[@hagamori2603]

Exactly. If we are gonna be honest, the writing for Solo Leveling is terrible, but its meant to be a flashy power fantasy and it does its job very well at that.

[@reijinvyskra1759]

​@@hagamori2603 "terrible" is kinda of a stretch. It's not bad.

[@Khay-77]

@@hagamori2603 Terrible is a dumb take, the overall story is not bad at all.

[@SenseiAgot]

@@hagamori2603”terrible” is what we say when something doesn’t make any sense. Derivative? Certainly. But it is well written. You don’t watch Solo Leveling expecting a gourmet meal from a Michelin Star restaurant, you watch it expecting fast food, but great fast food, mind you

[@khaalmalki4039]

It is as advertised. Exactly what it is. A power fantasy manhwa. It delivers on that. The story isn't great or groundbreaking but far from bad.

[@adelbechtoula]

The reason why he is sharper and smarter is because of the system points he has he can add points to his intelligence

[@bozidarkostoski9104]

not really intelligence just increases his mana and magic use his actual intelligence comes from him always being on the brink of death and reading every single weakness every single enemy ehat they do where they are located to avoid them when he was weak as fuck so now that hes way stronger he takes advantage of everything he knows to farm and lvl up and get stronger

[@اميرمادرا]

Me too my friend love it is amzing episode and love the ost in his battle❤

[@Dertlecup]

@@adelbechtoula I'm pretty sure the show is hinting at how smart he is because he has always been the weakest. So while other hunters just see a monster and kill it with ease without thinking anything of it, he has always had to strategise and find different/optimal ways of hunting them. This is also shown in the first episode where he basically became the leader and was giving instructions to everyone inside the double dungeon.

[@Duke_Of_Havoc]

The Red Gate Arc is the one of the best arcs in the whole series. Demon Castle Arc, Jeju Island Raid Arc, etc are super great too but I personally like this one more and I don't know why.

[@KohlClem]

I AM SO READY ! thank you everyone here for giving me a community to experience and share these shows with !

[@SungJinWoo97]

Peak Leveling is back! 10/10 animation, VA’s, fights and musics all sick, and we can’t talk about how cool and sexy is my boy Jin Woo.

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you iş amzing episode and ost iş fire too💗❤️

[@stsamurai_]

Keep in mind gates are portals to other worlds. It isn’t necessarily just transporting you across the known Earth - it’s a separate space/dimension entirely. Think of the dungeons as little pocket realities that can sometimes connect themselves to our world.

[@Khay-77]

Jinwoo about to show why he's one of the most badass MC's in all of anime.

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here he my favorite MC in new year❤

[@kevint4673]

That's why I love this channel, because you're not afraid to tell it like it is- like you did with Mushoku. Best part of Solo Leveling is A1 going HARD and the show showing some actual violence rather than cutting away, otherwise it's basically another seasonal power fantasy 😂

[@Timmycoo]

I love your shirt. Also, omg this ep gave me satisfaction that I needed this Winter season. I love Jinwoo patting Song-Yi's head lol..

[@angelgomez7081]

Orb on the movements of the earth is amazing. People say they want peak stories but let’s be honest pure fun action always sells more.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

So in rankings everybody sorta different. Think of it like high, mid, low in terms of scaling. Sung when we 1st met him was the lowest of the low in E rank. The sisters friend is either a low E rank too or high E rank, remember e ranks are several times stronger than people who aren't hunters. The 2nd in command for the association is probably high A rank seeing as he was sent to keep an eye on the S rank brother. The tanker this episode wouldn't have been assigned to that job. Now compare the brother to the chairman (the goat he's an old man and has scars to show he's a beast) there's a clear difference. I mean if you run the association you gotta be powerful. Or even the red hair or the tiger guilds leader. All would rank differently in comparison to one another.

[@lizardkirby1196]

We are so freaking back and i am so happy to see jin-woo back in action again ! 😁👍 ( and with the rizz too ! 😄lol )

[@Lucy-g4m1b]

Jinwoo is so cool 🔥

[@GinHindew110]

Solo Levelling is good because its an HONEST storyThere are tons of overpowered battle series where the characters are super dumb and carried by their powers, but the story insists they are all so smart and badass SL doesnt try to excuse itself and just runs with it, thats what makes it fun

[@alfiexnakama4678]

JinWoo choosing the bear too LESSSSS GOOOOOO

[@andrewxxx5898]

8:15 This is just his base form😂 Just wait until later on. @Awake_Productions will turn feral when she sees him🤣🤣

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

Also if you haven't played the game arise. Do so. It follows the manhwa and also has in game only content as well. So if you want to avoid some spoilers play at your own fun lol.

[@nadeeml9276]

I know what you're trying to say, it's not 'special' like Demon Slayer or JJK, it's a familiar premise, but near PERFECTLY executed. Excellent characters, especially the MC, realllllly cool leveling system, they dont shy away from blood and violence, and even that isn't gratuitous, it's there when it's needed. They have great motivations, there's a great plot, INCREDIBLE action and it's exciting and creative - I mean you really do get pumped for certain things. Again, I agree, not 'special' but SO good that it stands out far, far above the other shows with the same premise

[@MrKerev]

The girl from the intro is a demon, her name is Aisil I think and you will see her in the demon castle arc :)

[@bozidarkostoski9104]

7:14 his actual intelligence comes from him always being on the brink of death and reading every single weakness every single enemy what they do where they are located to avoid them when he was weak as fuck so now that hes way stronger he takes advantage of everything he knows to farm and lvl up and get stronger he has always been more aware of everything around him and his perception stat actually makes him a better radar and spotting those weaknesses easier

[@Louie23LA]

I gotta admit, this was a good episode. Some great music as well.

[@Bluegirlfriend]

What are you talking about girl, this is one of the best show out there. People are so much enjoying it.

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here l love them they are amzing❤️

[@tysopalcarzz1379]

Solo Leveling is the best thing out there, for me at least.

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here his show iş my favorite show after bleach and dan Da Dan💗❤️

[@Hamza-sn1xq]

12:52 100% True, because all manhwa mc are op Especially martial arts are like this, and this anime is the same.

[@Reaperherpderp]

Solo Leveling is a power fantasy through and through, it was always carried by the art and hype moments NOT the story lol

[@akobe4785]

They cut a lot of content for this ep I thought this'll end with Jin woo trying to get out of the red gate and telling Mr. Ahn to bring the main attack force, I guess the staff didn't want the first ep to be too slice of life. I really like the ending, imo it's better than the 2 openings and it even has a bleach tybw style title cards in the ending

[@QuantumFishFTW]

As someone who's read the light novel and manhwa reader I can't even remember what they cut so it's good.

[@akobe4785]

@@QuantumFishFTW not everyone's the same I for one have a good memory. Also I'm not making a big deal about the cuts.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

My only nit pick is that they cut the facial expression and hand gesture he made from the manhwa when the ice elf did the slice across the throat gesture.

[@BojackReacts]

Ep 13/14 both cover 10 chps, so the first part of 13 will seem rushed. However i think it’s because they wanted this to jump right back in rather than build up more. S2 is going to be action packed, and they could finish this all by s4

[@leethas]

Reactors thirsting over Jinwoo is highly entertaining, you don't have to censor yourself if you don't want to. 😁

[@jonnyhenson4072]

The girl in the intro is not the one you see at the end that is on the horse 12:24

[@dellxthe3rd]

My boy gettin serious now

[@mohamednasser5826]

The people who complain about the story is not the amazingly godly level type BS i think they same people who say show like demon slayer is mid because it doesn't have super duper deep complicated story but as u said show is still fun to watch and enjoyable people just need to accept the shit doesn't need to be super complicated to be cool as hell or fun simple story doesn't mean bad story and guess what solo leveling story is not that simple its actually more deeper than people think its not as deep as story like attack on titan but still so yea solo leveling still amazing show to watch

[@d112cons]

It's time to Wake Up and RESPECT the Tohru t-shirt!!!

[@keldios642]

He is exercising cause he needs to complete his daily quest, otherwise he would be teleported and the other people would be killed without him there

[@regressor1234]

" We meet again mysteries "

[@existential-man2]

Adam?

[@regressor1234]

@existential-man2 be wary of spectators

[@fazakastiby9887]

well it is deep but the show do not reveal the thruth behind all that is happening till the last quarter of the show and that will probably be in season 4 or 5; all of us who read the manga read it for the amazing artstile and realize how good the read was when we almost finished it:D

[@Erwinjvc]

Igrito ✨🔥🥵

[@shatanikdas8249]

If you want have interest then think about why the gates are appearing out of nowhere but don't Google it😂😂😂

[@vice696]

I appreciate and enjoy a well made home cooked meal, but I also get hyped up when somebody brings me taco bell. These two things are not exclusionary.

[@Kaine1215]

Ah, Sung Drip Woo has arrived.

[@itsyungjay1081]

😂

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here have nice day💗❤️

[@plum5913]

You should check out the first episode of Medalist. I think you'll like it.

[@MuerteVS]

[@Natsuki_Subaru-x]

The opening was amazing love lisa always and the animation was great too

[@AkaomeNanashi]

no they're not the same she resides in entirely different place which we have already seen

[@44sary]

it will never get deep its just cool to see the op mc

[@Someone-dg8qt]

It will, especially after Jeju Island arc

[@Yoh305]

wait so what do you people want for him 2g2 a library and read you the lore with glasses on?

[@windieskf2625]

Who was it that was saying this show is nothing special? How😭

[@Hamza-sn1xq]

ighris is amazing

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here he my favorite here in show💗❤️

[@tweestable]

13:15 To be completely fair, it only seems that way because this didn't get an anime sooner. Solo Leveling had a CRAZY influence on the manhwa scene when it got its manhwa adaptation, and the LN was so popular that it kind of kickstarted the "like a video game but in the real world" genre as far as I am aware of. It hitting (anime) mainstream so late is tragic, because a LOT of things that got inspiration from SL got animes WAY before SL, so SL looks generic in comparison. In a similar vein, that is why I did not find Squid Games to be as exciting as people made it out to be. The idea of a "death game" was new to a lot of people and they found it "crazy and innovative", yet here I am having watched/read Deadman Wonderland, Btooooom, Future Diary, and a bunch of other death game stuff, so the idea was not new or innovative in my perception. There's a joke amongst friends about manhwas that "They are either Solo Leveling clones, or soft core porn. If you don't see a UI screen within the first 2 Chapters, then you know what it is"

[@QuantumFishFTW]

reason why squid game is so popular is it simplifies the games so anyone can understand and instead focuses on character writing. A lot of death games can miss this.

[@psy_99]

Solo leveling didn't really do anything ground breaking narratively speaking. It uses a lot of Isekai power fantasy tropes and just excluded the Isekai portion. It's a power fantasy and power fantasies are popular in LNs in general. I'd credit a lot of its success in the manhwa scene to Dubu's artwork and his innovative use of paneling in the webtoon format (those panoramas are iconic). This isn't to say that it's bad or that it isn't engaging as it's still a fun power fantasy to follow but story and narrative itself isn't it's strong suit.

[@yaboi7232]

@@psy_99 i think the thing that kept solo leveling interesting was the shadow army before he got the army it was basically a by the book power fantasy with good art style fun to read but you have seen it a million times but when he got his army i and a lot of people instantly got interested and stuck around to see how they used it

[@FikrAshenafi-z9k]

Other hype serieses like jjk, demon slayer also doesn't have that much plot but still it is very good and fun and i think solo leveling has more plot than them especially in the later episodes so if you have a decent plot, god teir art, god teir action, and amazing characters what fuck more did you want? Yes if it also has god teir plot it will be absolute masterpiece but it is not that easy to creat that level of story. A good plot by itself is very great. And why are those people complaning as if there are a whole lot of animes with god level plot wtf

[@angelgomez7081]

The plot is okay not good but I think of it like dragon ball pure great action

[@FikrAshenafi-z9k]

@angelgomez7081 i am comparing it with all the animes out there this is not romance or slice of life or philosophy it is action so we need to expect plot that is sync with the action. And compared to other action animes out there its plot is good and believe me it will get even more complex and better in the future. So good plot(for action) + god tier animation + god tier character design + god teir fighting sequence + great pacing all this and if still people complain and spread hate, i don't know what more do they want

[@angelgomez7081]

@@FikrAshenafi-z9k I agree literally no reason to complain. The series is doing as intended and it’s just a great time

[@MakerrMatt]

tooo early to say girld this is just a warm up :) nxt will be godlike plot will begins

[@hikariizuki1693]

Solo leveling is a cliche story done right. The base story itself doesn't have anything special to it, but the author handle the story greatly

[@SeanSullivan-j5o]

Can anyone list 4 or more manga and or anime that has monarchs, ant kings, and nation level superheroes and villains??

[@psy_99]

HxH has 3 out of 4 of those

[@mazen73]

I was like u before abt that this anime is not special ..But be happy bcs I ll tell you from now as a manhawa reader , its deep story , u just know 10% until now , so wait its worthy

[@dbzking02]

9:30 She was like, "Yes, daddy." 🤣🤣

[@donatoferrante7740]

You should react to naruto instead of fairy tail

[@potironmaxime8025]

Dumb fun is fun. The animation is pretty. Yes it is not deep but you know sometimes just fun is enough.

[@noboplaying3468]

After watching Solo Leveling, I was so hooked that I ended up reading the entire manwha. It's incredible how powerful Jin-Woo became, rising to the level of a Monarch and ultimately taking control of the system itself. I really like Igris, but the ant from Jeju Island is on another level-way stronger than Igris and even capable of talking. The previous Monarch’s army was already impressive, but Jin-Woo’s growth surpassed all expectations. It feels like the author wanted to make him unstoppable, almost like Saitama, but couldn’t quite achieve that invincible vibe. Honestly, the moment Jin-Woo shows up, you just know he’s going to win. That takes away some of the tension. The anime might work for those who are too lazy to read, but the manwha is where the real experience is.

[@Duke_Of_Havoc]

Bellion is even more powerful than Beru - A gift from the original Shadow Monarch Ashborne.

[@quickie17]

This was top true fan girling haha

[@oubeibsassi8051]

People should ask themselves where these portals/gates are coming from.. where is the system that affects jinwoo's body came from...etc Don't just watch a cool animation like a dumb F.. ask questions

[@fabricio5029]

Sou Hetero, mas voi te dizer heim, dar prazer ver um protagonista bonitão!

[@dardafire2557]

10/10❤

[@TheBigHoffa0824]

Not gone lie been waiting for u to react to this one To not spoil he last was tryna get this thing it’s kinda like a phoenix down from final fantasy that cures any ailments and he tryna get it for his mama cuz she got cancer.. and folks high up is lookin for dude now…. don’t worry u watched all this b4

[@Bayard1503]

No, don't worry... this is a VERY shallow show... Very entertaining, the manhwa looks beautiful but other than that... Even Demon Slayer which is again a very simple show is leaps and bounds more sophisticated than this.

[@اميرمادرا]

@@Bayard1503 l love his show in new gen MC❤️