A New Solo Leveling Documentary is Coming to Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll announced an upcoming documentary centered on the rise of Solo Leveling from its conception as a webcomic to the major anime phenomenon it has become in recent years. With the highly-anticipated anime series hitting the right notes with fans, Crunchyroll's THE LEVELING OF SOLO LEVELING documentary will explore the journey of the prolific series from conception to the international screenings of the first episodes of the anime.
Crunchyroll's announcement of the Solo Leveling documentary formed part of the week-long IGN Fan Festival 2024, which kicked off on February 19. THE LEVELING OF SOLO LEVELING documentary will explore the various iterations of the Solo Leveling story, and is being produced by Crunchyroll and Paris-based production company, AllSo. No release date is available yet, but Crunchyroll has released a trailer to tease the upcoming documentary.
The documentary will be shot at locations in both Korea and Japan, featuring interviews of at least 20 people including fans of Solo Leveling. The first part, titled «A Hunter Rises» will follow webnovel and webcomic publisher D&C Media, before heading over to Redice, the biggest webtoon studio in the world, responsible for the conversion of Solo Leveling from webnovel to visual masterclass.
It's no exaggeration to say that Solo Leveling pioneered the international webtoon market.
The second part of THE LEVELING OF SOLO LEVELING is called «Second Awakening», and will be based in Japan, where producers from Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, as well as Solo Leveling director Shunsuke Nakashige (Director, Sword Art Online: Alicization), will take viewers through the production process of the anime adaptation. The second part will also feature interviews with staff working at Crunchyroll's Marketing and Production to discuss how they can help Solo Leveling reach even greater heights.
As previously mentioned, Crunchyroll has not yet provided a release date or window for either part of the upcoming documentary. The
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