Solo Leveling Feature Film Announced Instead Of Season 3

Whelp. Those of you who feared that the delay over Solo Leveling‘s next season announcement meant a possible transition to features have just had those fears confirmed. This afternoon Crunchyroll revealed that the next arc of the manga will come in the form of a movie, not a season. A ticket, not a stream. And it’ll probably take longer to get here — all conditions of the recent trend of today’s successful anime hitting it big at the box office.

Maybe you should be flattered and grateful Solo Leveling is so much of a success that this is possible. But on the other hand…the waiting.

The movie will be called Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, and Crunchyroll will co-produce it alongside Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C MEDIA and Kakao Piccoma. It’ll be animated by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, the first two seasons of SO). As for the plot, all the involved parties are shutting their lips for now. Exactly how much of the manhwa this movie is meant to adapt is a mystery, but we do know the story will kick off right where Season 2 left off, with no gaps.

The world of Solo Leveling is one that has been transformed by a portal to another dimension. The anomaly gave certain people superhuman powers, who are now referred to as “Hunters” because they make their living venturing through dungeons, slaying monsters that threaten humanity. You’ve seen a shonen or two before, so you can probably guess the protagonist of this story wishes he was a good Hunter but is incredibly weak, UNTIL he discovers a unique ability only he can possess. It’s the ability to “level up,” which means Sung Jinwoo can increase his power through fighting experience, just like in a video game.

Again, no date on when this film is happening but the existing seasons of Solo leveling are on Crunchyroll right now.

Splash image ©Solo Leveling Animation Partners