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The Best Episodes of Solo Leveling Season 1

Every episode of Solo Leveling Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Solo Leveling Season 1!

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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 by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 24 - Are You the King of Humans
    9.5/10(32 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ryutaro Suzuki
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 18 - Don't Look Down on My Guys
    9.3/10(29 votes)

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Takayuki Kikuchi
    Writer:Fuka Ishii

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  3. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 6 - The Real Hunt Begins
    9.2/10(12919 votes)

    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.

    Director:Takashi Sakuma
    Writer:Norimitsu Kaiho

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  4. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 2 - If I Had One More Chance
    9.1/10(13888 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Fuka Ishii

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  5. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 12 - Arise
    9.1/10(11127 votes)

    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.

    Director:Shunsuke Nakashige
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  6. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 11 - A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne
    8.9/10(9913 votes)

    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.

    Director:Takayuki Kikuchi
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  7. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 23 - It's Going to Get Even More Intense
    8.8/10(32 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Kento Toya
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 20 - Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Tatsuya Sasaki
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  9. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 4 - I've Gotta Get Stronger
    8.6/10(10037 votes)

    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.

    Director:Toru Hamasaki
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  10. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 10 - What Is This, a Picnic?
    8.6/10(9430 votes)

    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...

    Directors:Takashi Sakuma, Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Yoshikazu Tominaga

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  11. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 14 - I Suppose You Aren't Aware
    8.6/10(28 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tatsuya Sasaki
    Writer:Fuka Ishii

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  12. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 15 - Still a Long Way to Go
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    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.

    Director:Koji Furukawa
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  13. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 25 - On to the Next Target
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Shunsuke Nakashige
    Writer:Shunsuke Nakashige

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  14. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 13 - You Aren't E-Rank, Are You
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  15. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 19 - The 10th S-Rank Hunter
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Hiromu Oshiro
    Writer:Yoshikazu Tominaga

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  16. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 7 - Let's See How Far I Can Go
    8.4/10(9055 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  17. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 1 - I'm Used to It
    8.1/10(11871 votes)

    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.

    Director:Shunsuke Nakashige
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  18. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 9 - You've Been Hiding Your Skills
    8.1/10(8756 votes)

    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...

    Director:Hirotaka Tokuda
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  19. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 17 - This Is What We're Trained to Do
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Kento Toya
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  20. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 5 - A Pretty Good Deal
    8.0/10(9273 votes)

    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.

    Director:Makiko Hayase
    Writer:Norimitsu Kaiho

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  21. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 21 - It Was All Worth It
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  22. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 22 - We Need a Hero
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    S1:E22

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

    Director:Hirotaka Tokuda
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 3 - It's Like a Game
    7.9/10(9843 votes)

    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.

    Director:Takayuki Kikuchi
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  24. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 16 - I Need to Stop Faking
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    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.

    Director:Makiko Hayase
    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  25. Solo Leveling Season 1 Episode 8 - This Is Frustrating
    7.5/10(8172 votes)

    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.

    Director:Hiromu Oshiro
    Writer:Shunsuke Nakashige

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Are You the King of Humans" is the best rated episode of "Solo Leveling" season 1. It scored 9.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Ryutaro Suzuki and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/23/2025. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Don't Look Down on My Guys".