Solo Leveling Season 2 now has an official release date and a brand-new trailer! This highly anticipated anime, set to be one of 2025’s biggest hits, gave fans a glimpse of what’s coming this January, and there are even more reasons to get excited about the new season.
Sung Jin-Woo, the protagonist of Solo Leveling, has gained new powers and abilities, thanks to the System’s assistance. With these enhancements, 2025 could be the year Solo Leveling makes a major splash in the anime world. To help you prepare, we’ve compiled a quick guide to Solo Leveling Season 2, also known as Arise from the Shadow. This guide covers the confirmed release date, the latest trailer, expected episode count, and what to anticipate from the upcoming season’s storyline and manga adaptation.
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Release Date for Solo Leveling Season 2:
Solo Leveling Season 2 will premiere on Crunchyroll for premium subscribers on Saturday, January 4, at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET). The show will be available to viewers across North America, Central America, South America, India, CIS, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. New episodes will stream weekly, every Saturday.
How To Watch Solo Leaving Season 2:
To watch Solo Leveling Season 2, you’ll need a premium subscription to Crunchyroll, where the series will stream exclusively. The highly anticipated season premieres on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET), with new episodes released weekly every Saturday. Crunchyroll will stream the series across multiple regions, including North America, Central America, South America, India, CIS, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. To access the series, you can visit the Crunchyroll website or download the app on platforms like iOS, Android, Roku, PlayStation, Xbox, and more. A premium account is required for ad-free viewing, early access to the latest episodes, and offline viewing options. This subscription ensures you won’t miss any of Sung Jin-Woo’s thrilling adventures as the series progresses through its new arcs. Crunchyroll’s platform makes it easy for fans worldwide to stay connected to the action, keeping up with each new challenge and development in Jin-Woo’s journey.
When are new episodes of Solo Leveling season 2 out?
We’re expecting new episodes of Solo Leveling to be released every Saturday on Crunchyroll. That means the release schedule currently looks like this:
- Episode 1 – You Aren’t E-rank, Are You – 4th January 2025
- Episode 2 – I Suppose You Aren’t Aware – 11th January 2025
- Episode 3 – 18th January 2025
- Episode 4 – 25th January 2025
- Episode 5 – 1st February 2025
- Episode 6 – 8th February 2025
- Episode 7 – 15th February 2025
- Episode 8 – 22nd February 2025
- Episode 9 – 1st March 2025
- Episode 10 – 8th March 2025
- Episode 11 – 15th March 2025
- Episode 12 – 22nd March 2025
- Episode 13 – 29th March 2025
Solo Leveling Season 2 Story
If you’re new to Solo Leveling, the storyline is quite unique. According to the official English synopsis: “Over a decade has passed since a ‘gate’ connecting our world to another dimension suddenly appeared, and individuals with superhuman abilities, known as ‘hunters,’ were awakened. These hunters use their powers to conquer dungeons within the gates to earn a living. Sung Jin-Woo, a hunter of the lowest rank, is infamously known as the ‘Weakest Hunter of All Mankind.'”
Solo Leveling Season 2 is set to continue from where the first 12 episodes concluded. It follows Sung Jin-Woo, the “world’s weakest hunter,” as he survives a near-death experience in the Double Dungeon, alongside the System, a program that assigns quests and allows him to level up.
With the newfound ability to level up—and later switch classes, in classic RPG style—Jin-Woo fights alongside other hunters in various new dungeons. As the season progresses, he encounters a knight commander named Igris, who unleashes a wave of monsters on him. Jin-Woo eventually triumphs, gaining the title and abilities of the ‘Shadow Monarch,’ which enables him to recruit defeated foes into his Shadow Army. Meanwhile, a dungeon break, which disrupts the barriers between the real world and the system’s world, leads to S-rank monsters invading the Korean mainland.
What’s next? Season 2 is expected to adapt the Red Gate Arc (chapters 46-55), set up by the ReAwakening movie that combines the first two episodes of the new season. Given the series’ fast pace through Chugong’s source material, it’s likely we’ll see the adaptation of the Demon Castle Arc (chapters 56-75) in the first half of the season. Without giving away spoilers, this arc presents Jin-Woo with his most formidable challenge yet as he ventures into an S-rank dungeon.
While there’s no official confirmation, it wouldn’t be surprising if Season 2 also adapts the Return to Demon Castle Arc (chapters 76-110). We’ll learn more about the series’ direction from January to March. It might even pave the way for the Jeju Island arc, potentially setting up a third season.