Over the last few years, Solo Leveling has become one of the most mainstream anime series. Solo Leveling Season 1 was already popular, but nothing could have prepared fans for the hype the second season brought with it in 2025. The series reached new levels of popularity and won many awards, which goes to show how successful the series is. However, on MAL, the series remains quite low-ranked, especially compared to new 2025 releases.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Might Not Be Coming Anymore
Solo leveling season 3 might not be coming anymore - but another project is on the way instead.
Solo Leveling Season 2 doesn’t even crack the Top 80 anime on MyAnimeList, and a new hit Chinese Superhero anime, To Be Hero X, has already far surpassed it in that regard. Fans have been loving all the new Chinese anime that have come out in 2025 and can’t wait to see what's in store for them in the upcoming years.
Solo Leveling Is Big, But To Be Hero X Has Received A Higher Rating On MAL
- To Be Hero X is 49th with a Score of 8.73
- Solo Leveling is 83rd with a Score of 8.64
Solo Leveling was crowned anime of the year in 2025, and fans have been obsessed with this new hit series based on a Korean manhwa since. While Solo Leveling is definitely big, the ratings based on fan opinion quite clearly show it is far from being the best anime out there.
Solo Leveling Season 2 was certainly good, but even just counting 2025 releases, it doesn't come close to the top. Solo Leveling Season 1 is the lower-rated of the two seasons, with a score of 8.22, putting it #394 on MAL. Solo Leveling Season 2 did much better and got a score of 8.64, placing it on the 49th rank, which is a lot better, but still low overall.
New Solo Leveling Movie Is Reportedly Coming In 2026
Solo Leveling is getting unexpected content - a brand new movie. This movie could be coming as early as 2026.
2025 has given the fans an incredible lineup of amazing anime, and one of the most recent ones that went on to beat Solo Leveling is a popular Superhero anime, To Be Hero X. To Be Hero X is a Chinese anime that is currently ranked 49th on MAL with a score of 8.73. This might seem like a small difference, but on MAL, even a slightly higher score can make a huge difference in rankings.
To Be Hero X And Lord of the Mysteries Are Outperforming Solo Leveling
To Be Hero X wasn’t the first hit Chinese anime, and it won’t be the last either, as these series are gaining a lot of traction, especially internationally. To Be Hero X has been praised for its incredible animation and direction, and so has Lord of Mysteries, another big Chinese hit. Both series went on to surpass Solo Leveling in ratings in 2025. These series will be returning stronger than ever in the upcoming years. Of course, Solo Leveling will also be back, revitalized, so the competition between these amazing anime over the next few years is going to be quite fun to witness. Undoubtedly, fans are looking forward to more Chinese and Korean anime series in the already massive pool of Japanese hits.
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. Solo Leveling can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
- 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
Cast
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Taito BanSung Jin-woo -
Genta NakamuraYoo Jin-ho
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.
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Creator
- Chugong
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
