Solo Leveling was one of the most successful anime series of 2025. While its first season, which dropped back in 2024, blew up in popularity, Season 2 dwarfed even that in comparison. Solo Leveling is only going to grow bigger in the coming years, but unfortunately, it has been made quite clear at this point that Solo Leveling Season 3 will not be happening anytime soon.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Could Kill The Anime Forever
Solo Leveling season 3 has yet to even be confirmed. The long wait could kill the hype.
This is surely disappointing for the fans, but instead, they can turn to other anime series in the meantime, and the perfect replacement for Solo Leveling Season 3 has already been revealed. Just like Solo Leveling, another anime that is greatly focused on high-level battles is returning in January, and that is Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3. JJK Season 2 aired 2 years ago, and now it is making its official return bigger and better than ever before.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Isn't Coming, But Jujutsu Kaisen Delivers Culling Game
When Solo Leveling Season 1 ended, an announcement was immediately made for a second season. This is precisely why Solo Leveling Season 2 aired in Winter 2025, just about a year after the first season began. However, after the conclusion of Solo Leveling Season 2, there was no announcement about future projects for the series. Now, almost a year later, fans still don't know what the franchise is planning next.
As such, the safest assumption right now is that Solo Leveling Season 3 is not coming in 2026. Sad as that may be, other anime certainly are going to set the world alight in 2026, and Jujutsu Kaisen is the frontrunner in that regard.
JJK Season 3 will mark the beginning of the Culling Game arc, which will take the fans to the climax of the entire story. If the Shibuya Incident gave the fans big battles, then Culling Game will set up even greater fights, the likes of which fans couldn't even have imagined. Added to that is the fact that JJK has far greater stakes than Solo Leveling, and any character can die at any time. No one is truly safe in this series, and that only adds to the excitement and makes the story even better than Solo Leveling.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Will Be The Best Anime Of 2026
If all the intensity and the big battles of JJK Season 3 aren't enough for fans to consider it as the best anime, then they should also keep in mind that the production for JJK Season 3 is absolutely top-notch. Visually speaking, JJK Season 3 will be one of the best anime series to air next year, and that is largely thanks to Shota Goshozono.
Based on the popularity of the series, the incredible production that's been promised, and the content of the upcoming arc, it can safely be said that JJK Season 3 is going to be the anime of the year for 2026 and no other series can even come remotely close to it.
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I am the record of your struggles, the evidence of your resistance, and the reward of your sufferings. I am death, I am eternal rest, I am terror. — Ashborn to Sung Jinwoo, Solo Leveling Manhwa
All these things considered, JJK Season 3 is going to be the perfect replacement for Solo Leveling Season 3, which might still take some time to finally be released.
Solo Leveling Could Get A New Movie In The Future
While Solo Leveling Season 3 might not happen in 2026, there are multiple reports that suggest a movie is in the works. For now, this movie is reportedly in pre-production stages, which means that an official release date cannot be given just yet. But the projected release date for this movie is late 2026.
In other words, if everything goes according to plan, the new Solo Leveling movie, which is going to be absolutely massive, should be released in late 2026.
As a Japanese person living in Japan, the anime is not at the level of Dragon Ball, One Piece, or Naruto. But if season three happens, that's when I want to truly break that boundary. — Solo Leveling Producer
Of course, if there are any delays, this Solo Leveling movie could be pushed back to 2027 as well, which is why it's way too early to say anything about when it could be released. However, one thing that can be said with absolute certainty is that if Solo Leveling does get a movie, it is going to shatter many records and set a new standard when it comes to battles in anime movies. Either way, fans will get some phenomenal fights to enjoy next year, be it through the Solo Leveling movie or JJK Season 3.
Solo Leveling has two seasons out right now, one with 12 episodes, and the other with 13, for a combined episode count of 25 episodes available to watch right now. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll for fans to enjoy while awaiting any more news concerning the third season. There have been no major announcements about a third season so far. Fans can get more Solo Leveling content via the Manhwa.