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The Best Episodes of Solo Leveling

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The Best Episodes of Solo Leveling

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered...

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  1. 9.2/10(10.9k votes)

    #1 - If I Had One More Chance

    S1:E2

    Jinwoo and his party appear to have cleared a low-level dungeon, when a hidden path to an unfamiliar temple is revealed. There they encounter a set of commandments and a group of monsters that cause them absolute despair.

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    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Fuka Ishii
  2. 9.2/10(10.1k votes)

    #2 - The Real Hunt Begins

    S1:E6

    While the C-Rank dungeon raid by Jinwoo and the others seems to be progressing well, the moment they step into an area covered in mana stones with a sleeping dungeon boss, things take a wrong turn.

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  3. 9.2/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Don't Look Down on My Guys

    S1:E18

    The Hunters Guild strike team is confronting the high orc shaman Kargalgan when Jinwoo crashes the fight.

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  4. 9.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The 10th S-Rank Hunter

    S1:E19

    Jinwoo officially becomes an S-Rank hunter, allowing him to finalize his preparations for the Demon's Castle.

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  5. 9.2/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Are You the King of Humans

    S1:E24

    Jinwoo arrives at Jeju Island to save the S-Rank hunters, but to do that he'll have to face the Ant King.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 9.1/10(8.3k votes)

    #6 - Arise

    S1:E12

    Drained from endless battle, Jinwoo sees a phantom of his past self. To overcome his own past as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, he struggles to find a way to clear the job-change quest.

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  8. 8.9/10(7.4k votes)

    #7 - A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne

    S1:E11

    Out of the blue, a "job-change quest" pops up in Jinwoo's window. Feeling that it may help him get stronger, he enters the gate. Inside, he fights wave after wave of enemies, culminating in a knight who brings back memories of the Cartenon Temple.

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  9. 8.9/10(14 votes)

    #8 - It's Going to Get Even More Intense

    S1:E23

    As the S-Rank hunters continue fighting, they're confronted by a new magic beast resembling a humanoid ant.

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    Director:Kento Toya
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.8/10(12 votes)

    #9 - On to the Next Target

    S1:E25

    After no shortage of hardship, the 4th Jeju Island raid comes to a close. But for Jinwoo, the hunt never ends.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.7/10(7.6k votes)

    #10 - I've Gotta Get Stronger

    S1:E4

    Having entered the instance dungeon located inside the subway, Jinwoo levels up time and time again by fighting waves of magic beasts. As he gradually makes his way forward, he finds a long stairway leading deeper underground.

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    Director:Toru Hamasaki
  12. 8.7/10(7.2k votes)

    #11 - What Is This, a Picnic?

    S1:E10

    Jinwoo survives tragedy once again, but Woo Jinchul warns him that Hwang Dongsoo, an S-Rank hunter, may be after his life. Determined to grow stronger, Jinwoo teams up with Jinho to raid a succession of C-Rank dungeons, but they attract attention...

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  13. 8.6/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Still a Long Way to Go

    S1:E15

    Having completed his promise to Jinho to clear 19 dungeons, Jinwoo is stronger than he was when he fought the Cerberus. In order to gather the ingredients for the Elixir of Life and save his mother, he once again enters the S-Rank Demon's Castle dungeon.

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  14. 8.5/10(6.7k votes)

    #13 - Let's See How Far I Can Go

    S1:E7

    As Jinwoo continues his training, he completes a daily quest one day by doing more than the quest requires, and a key that leads to a certain item appears in front of him.

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  15. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #14 - It Was All Worth It

    S1:E21

    Jinwoo tries to cure his mother with the Elixir of Life while preparations for the 4th Jeju Island Raid begin.

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  16. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - This Is What We're Trained to Do

    S1:E17

    Before attempting to finish the Demon's Castle, Jinwoo decides to earn some money to help prepare.

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  17. 8.4/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out

    S1:E20

    Seeking the remaining ingredient for the Elixir of Life, Jinwoo continues his conquest of the Demon's Castle.

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  18. 8.4/10(11 votes)

    #17 - We Need a Hero

    S1:E22

    Sparks fly as the S-rank hunters spar in preparation for the Jeju Island raid.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.3/10(15 votes)

    #18 - You Aren't E-Rank, Are You

    S1:E13

    After a scheduled meeting with Jinah's teachers, Jinwoo is asked to talk to one of her classmates, Han Song-yi, who is working as a hunter. In an effort to show her the harsh reality of the job, Jinwoo takes her to a raid designated for new hunters of the White Tiger guild.

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  20. 8.3/10(13 votes)

    #19 - I Suppose You Aren't Aware

    S1:E14

    After being trapped inside of a red gate, Jinwoo has to contend with a bloodthirsty pack of ice elves who question his humanity.

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    Writer:Fuka Ishii
  21. 8.2/10(9.2k votes)

    #20 - I'm Used to It

    S1:E1

    Around ten years ago, gates that connected our world to another dimension began to appear, leading to the rise of hunters who would traverse these gates to fight the magic beasts within. Sung Jinwoo, E-Rank hunter, is the weakest of them all.

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  22. 8.1/10(6.9k votes)

    #21 - A Pretty Good Deal

    S1:E5

    Jinwoo joins a party led by Hwang Dongsuk to meet the headcount necessary for a C-Rank dungeon. Joined by another temporary hire, Yoo Jinho, the party defeats beasts without much trouble, but Jinwoo has suspicions about the group's lack of a healer.

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  23. 8.1/10(6.4k votes)

    #22 - You've Been Hiding Your Skills

    S1:E9

    At the D-Rank raid, Jinwoo is reunited with four of the Cartenon Temple survivors. Together, they explore the dungeon with Kang Taeshik and his men. After splitting up, they hear a scream, and then...

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  24. 8.0/10(7.4k votes)

    #23 - It's Like a Game

    S1:E3

    Jinwoo remains behind in the temple dungeon to save his few surviving party members, and with a swing from the god statue's blade, his life comes to an end—or so it seems, before he wakes up in a hospital bed.

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  25. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #24 - I Need to Stop Faking

    S1:E16

    Jinwoo realizes that he'll need to become even stronger in order to clear the Demon's Castle and decides to have his hunter rank reassessed.

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  26. 7.6/10(5.9k votes)

    #25 - This Is Frustrating

    S1:E8

    Jinwoo answers a Hunter's Association request to take part in the raid of a D-Rank dungeon, where he encounters a few familiar faces.

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Best Episodes Summary

"If I Had One More Chance" is the best rated episode of "Solo Leveling". It scored 9.2/10 based on 10932 votes. Directed by Yuya Horiuchi and written by Fuka Ishii, it aired on 1/14/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Real Hunt Begins".