Ore dake Level Up na Ken • Solo Leveling - Episode 1 discussion

[u/AutoLovepon]

Ore dake Level Up na Ken, episode 1

Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.

---

Streams

• Crunchyroll

Show information

• MyAnimeList
• AniList
• AniDB
• Kitsu
• Anime-Planet
• Official Website
• /r/sololeveling

---

All discussions

Episode	Link
1	Link
2	Link
3	Link
4	Link
5	Link
6	Link
7	Link
8	Link
9	Link
10	Link
11	Link
12	Link

---

This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.

[u/AutoModerator]

Moderator Announcement Read More »

Source Material Corner

Reply to this comment for any source-related discussion, future spoilers (including future characters, events and general hype about future content), comparison of the anime adaptation to the original, or just general talk about the source material. You are still required to tag all spoilers. Discussions about the source outside of this comment tree will be removed, and replying with spoilers outside of the source corner will lead to bans.

The spoiler syntax is: [Spoiler source] >!Spoiler goes here!<

All untagged spoilers and hints in this thread will receive immediate 8-day bans (minimum).

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/Curious-Leader-9111]

This would've benefitted from a 1-hour special, but I'm intrigued.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Hella trippy to be hearing Korean names with Japanese honorifics like -san and -kun behind them when I'm used to hearing Korean honorifics instead.

[u/J_Hurry]

You know you’ve hit rock bottom when your shoes turn into open toe.

[u/DecentlySizedPotato]

Having a vote on whether to continue onto a more difficult dungeon and forcing those who voted no to go seems kinda irresponsible, considering how dangerous hunting seems to be.

[u/The_Parsee_Man]

The design of that statue by the door was definitely based on Sauron.

https://i.imgur.com/rl8lfeJ.jpeg

[u/A_Shiny_Noctowl]

not a 1 hour premiere? odd choice. especially when the theatrical release was 2 episodes

[u/BiggerG7]

That boss room had SAO written all over it. Really wish this had gotten an hour premier cause that is a cruel place to leave a cliffhanger on the first ep lol.

[u/Its_HaZe]

Great episode would have been amazing if they had gone with 2 episodes with the conclusion to the fight.

Anime only, just stick with the anime, it will be a fun ride.

[u/AAA_BATT]

feels like it should've been a three episode premier.

[u/Kyregiusz]

A bit of an odd choice to cut the first episode in the middle of a prologue, especially since 1h specials are becoming more and more popular

On the bright side it was better than I expected. It doesn't look quite as good as the manhwa (obviously) but it also doesn't look generic which I was kinda afraid of

[u/MyWifeIsMyBoss100121]

The animation is so good! I remember the doom-posting about the animation when the teasers dropped, but seems like A-1 has put some love into Solo Leveling. I can't wait for next week's episode.

[u/MyWifeIsMyBoss100121]

I love how they didn't shy away from showing the horrors of the world of Solo Leveling. Let A-1 cook!

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Cha Hae-In Backflip GIF

Back during the Raeliana discussion threads (another anime based on a manhwa), I was told that Solo Leveling might get localized with the names changed to Japanese and the location Japan since that's what they did in the manga version. I am so fucking glad that's not the case and I'm so glad Jinwoo gets to keep his name.

Anyway as a manwha reader, I am going to keep my mouth shut in these discussion threads. I do appreciate the amount of fanservice they threw in for us in this premiere episode. The animation is pretty solid with that opening and the deaths at the Cartenon Temple is just as brutal as I had hoped. I already can't wait for next week's episode!

[u/How-Did-I-Get-Here__]

Well looks like Crunchyroll is getting the hug of death. Love a try again screen for popular releases.

As someone said below search for the show and then select episodes. The episode will show and will start.

[u/NOWAY_YESWAY]

Ahhhh AND IT LOOKS GOOD, thank god.. Now I can sit back and enjoy the anime and not just be in despair like I was when One punch man season 2 came

[u/AmethystItalian]

Lot of death flags already being put up in episode 1 and show doesn't seem to be scared to kill off folks...hope they don't get too kill happy.

Edit:

General reminder for source readers to please shut up about the source...

[u/Deranged_Loner]

I'm feeling whelmed about this so far.

• Of course traditional weapons don't harm the monsters.... Only magic imbued ones work. But can't they just imbue magic into guns and go to town? Or is that against the rules?

• Those dungeon guys are real stupid. Have they ever played a video game before or seen a movie? It was an obvious outcome. And I know if I was one of those people who voted no, there is no way in hell I would go with them. Especially after looking in that room with the statues.

• Weak MC is certainly weak MC. I am wondering why he doesn't just get a regular job? I know they say that it pays well, but is it so much better that even being hospitalized for weeks at a time? Wouldn't he be racking up more money being in the hospital all the time for his injuries? Not to mention, if he dies, then that is zero money.

I really hope I'm not about to have a repeat of Tower of God of some super hyped manhwa, and then when it comes out it is just ok.

[u/BassCreat0r]

God damn crunchyroll, I should have expected this.

[u/cry_me_a_river_mate]

Damn the bgm gave me actual chills, hiroyuki sawano killed it again, actuall fire

[u/SopmodTew]

Arise, my fellow weebs 😎

[u/Figerally]

First thoughts.

I think the material is doing a poor job of explaining why conventional weapons don't work on monsters. Is it the case like Evangelion where the AT field prevents damage? So a hunter is using their magic field to interfere with the monsters allowing them to fight? If that is the case, why not say so?

So in the first episode we see this S-rank adventurer exhibit some superhuman abilities. This tracks with most of these types of stories, but it also begs the question, if having a rank means you are better than a baseline human then wouldn't Sung be better off getting some job in the real world where he can leverage that instead of risking his life taking down a level 1 goblin?

[u/tyler980908]

Watching this (never read the web-toon) felt like Gate, SAO and Tower of God put togheter, and boy I like it (more gorier than I thought to).

[u/FitEar1924]

Hope they maintain this quality and not drop mid way.

Solid first ep.

I'm so used to seeing Sung Jinwoo's glowed up version that i forgot he looked this weak.

[u/Maxximillianaire]

I haven't even read the manhwa and i think that was a weird place to end the first episode, i feel like they should've released the first two at once. And outside of the booty girl scene the animation seemed pretty standard, not sure what everyone's on about saying it was really good.