Solo Leveling’s Epic & Controversial Finale, Explained
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After three years, Solo Leveling, the Webtoon that took the world by storm with its epic action sequences and fantastic artwork, ended with 179 chapters. As a story about a weak Hunter who goes on to become the strongest in the world, the series’ protagonist, Sung Jinwoo, was forced to fight everything imaginable, from knights to orcs to the Gods of his Universe. In Solo Leveling‘s ending, Sung Jinwoo faced his toughest battle yet against Antares, the Monarch of Destruction.
Unwilling to allow more people to die, Jinwoo shouldered the burden of defending the entire world, but he didn’t stand alone — he had the full force of his powerful Shadow Army behind him. While many found the Solo Leveling manhwa’s epic final battle to be a satisfactory ending, other fans finished the series feeling conflicted. The series has a legion of fans who have followed Jinwoo every step of the way, so the fact that many of them still question how the Solo Leveling manhwa finished says a lot about how controversial it truly was.
Updated by Timothy Blake Donohoo on August 5th, 2024: Solo Leveling has become a huge anime property, but it didn’t start in this medium. Instead, it began as a novel and later manhwa, with both the novels and the Solo Leveling manhwa finished. Now, with Solo Leveling Season 2 on the way, some may want to skip ahead and see how the story comes to an end.
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