You Aren't E-Rank, Are You?

Wow.. this first episode of the second season was an absolute blast, with things quickly going from calm to intense, thrilling and actionpacked!

The episode starts of slow... but oh boy does that change! The story quickly develops with some unexpected and welcome development! It gives you the feeling that this season is gonna be a wild journey as a lot of things were set up in season one, and this season could just take things further!

I am still in love with Jinwoo's development and its nice to see the outcome of season lne come into play! We can see that everyone is paying more and more attention to him!

Animation was somehow an improvement from season one, which is incredible when the first season was incredibly animated too!

Opening and ending... straight up fire!!

I mostly watch regular tv-shows and dont write many reviews, but this anime is so amazing i have to make an expection: Far better start as season 1. This episode has everything: mystery, new enemies/monsters and ACTION! For me its almost on the level of S1E2!

Jin-Woo is back for good and so much powerful and confident as at the beginning of last season. Its worth to watch this episode for the last 5 minutes only. I dont want to reveal to much, but: the shadow army will finally get something to do and this warriors really fabricate some iconic scenes.

And animation is even better than season 1 which was already high level. Can't wait to see what happens next in Red Gate Part 2...

Similar start as Season 1: Team enters a portal for an easy task/ mission, but the portal/dungeon keeps some surprises and shows up as an extremely difficult and lethal mission.

So far, solid start, but formulaic and not that suspenseful, because we know, it's the first episode of this second season and the main protagonist will survive this mission and level up again.

I'm a big fan of the mangas and the show. I'm glad about the second season and am hooked.

But: The episode is ok, but not a 10/10 or 9/10. That would mean, it's a (nearly) perfect episode and it's not getting better. It's a solid, fast paced episode with known tropes.

Relax and enjoy.

Season 2 of Solo Leveling kicks off with the highly anticipated Red Gate Arc, setting the stage for an action-packed season rumored to conclude with the epic Jeju Island Arc.

The very first episode delivers an excellent balance of action and gore, providing a thrilling glimpse of the chaos and massacres that lie ahead. The animation is smooth, visually stunning, and truly elevates the experience.

What stood out the most for me in this episode was the incredible character development of our protagonist, Sung Jin-Woo. Once known as "the weakest hunter in the world," with an unremarkable and timid personality, he has transformed into a confident, powerful, and undeniably charismatic figure. His evolution from the humble beginnings of Episode 1 to now is remarkable. Sung Jin-Woo is no longer overlooked; he's admired by both his peers and the audience. Officers now humorously tell him to "stand back and give the newcomers a chance," while his newfound charm begins to captivate everyone around him.

This episode is undoubtedly better than S1E1. The pacing of the episode was spot on-I didn't even realize how quickly 24-25 minutes flew by. It's a fantastic start to the season, and this episode undoubtedly deserves a solid 10/10.

This anime by A-1 picture studios has by far out shine anything I have been watching since 2009. I have to give a huge hat tip to the author and manga and anime creators to help bring this amazing jaw dropping story to life. We bow to all of you deeply. Thank you Aleks Le for putting in such hard work into the English voice of this great story. We hope to hear more of you in the future good sir. I have been following this story since season 1 episode 1 and boy it hasn't disappointed me not once but smash every expectation for every episode. But now that Season 2 has started even more so. Thank you for bring this story to life. Keep up this great work.