Summary

  • President of Crunchyroll hints at Season 3 of Solo Leveling, shaping future series strategies.
  • Producers address Season 3, hint at possible 2028 release, aiming for high quality.
  • While not officially confirmed, Crunchyroll seems to be internally discussing plans for Season 3.

Over the past few days, Solo Leveling fans have been excited to hear news about Season 3 is coming now — and now even the president of Crunchyroll has spoken about it. The production of the season hasn't been officially confirmed yet, but with producers and major executives talking about Solo Leveling.

Season 2 aired earlier this year and was a massive hit, even bigger than the previous season and certainly bigger than anyone could have expected. Solo Leveling is definitely up there with Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen as one of the most important anime of the 2020s.

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Has The President of Crunchyroll Confirmed Solo Leveling Season 3?

Rahul Purini was recently interviewed by Deadline and talked about many of the company's series and plans, including the production of Solo Leveling. According to him, the series is such a game-changer that it is shaping the company's strategies for future series and experimenting more — the production of a Ghost of Tsushima anime adaptation is an example of this.

As for the production of Solo Leveling Season 3 specifically, he made a vague comment and hasn't confirmed it yet, and that the producers have other projects as well:

We hope so. (...) The creators want to work on lot of shows. Anime is really popular, so there’s a lot of demand, and so we have to find the right time to get started on the next season.

Although he didn't confirm anything, his statement makes it clear that Crunchyroll is looking at it and wants to continue producing the series.

What Do We Know About Solo Leveling Season 3?

While no one has officially confirmed that Season 3 has been greenlit, Solo Leveling producers have recently addressed this issue. They first said that they need the support of the fans to produce Solo Levleing Season 3, but later Shota Furuhashi added that he would like to wait for the 2028 Olympics before talking about it - which soon led fans to believe that Season 3 will be released in 2028.

I think, more than anyone, I am anxiously awaiting a Season 3! But in truth, between Season 1 and Season 2, 220,000 frames of animation were created. So, if it were up to me, I’d say let’s wait until the next Olympics (2028) to see what’s going to happen with a Season 3. But I think that’s more up to Kaneko and A-1 Pictures.

However, Furuhashi's statement should not be taken too literally. What he seems to be saying is that Solo Leveling is demanding and that he wants more time to produce it properly, which is actually great news - they want the next season to be amazing and live up to expectations.

It could also be a possibility that they're talking about releasing Solo Leveling Season 3 in a few years instead of the yearly schedule, and they could release something else between Seasons 2 and 3, even if it's a compilation movie. Considering what Solo Leveling has become, it would be natural for Sony and Crunchyroll to want to bring it to the big screen.

So, while Season 3 hasn't been officially announced, everything seems to indicate that they're at least talking about it internally and maybe coordinating plans on how to proceed with the series from here on out.

Source: Deadline

Solo Leveling is available to stream on Crunchyroll, subbed and dubbed in many languages.

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Solo Leveling
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TV-14
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Fantasy
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Release Date
2024 - 2025-00-00
Network
Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV
Directors
Tatsuya Sasaki, Toru Hamasaki
Writers
Shigeru Murakoshi, Shingo Irie, Fuka Ishii
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    Taito Ban
    Sung Jin-woo
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    Genta Nakamura
    Yoo Jin-ho
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A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong's popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System. 

Seasons
1
Studio
A-1 Pictures
Based On
Manhwa
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll
Creator(s)
Chugong
Where To Watch
Crunchyroll