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Solo Leveling S1E16 — I Need to Stop Faking
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Solo Leveling•Season 1•Episode 16

I Need to Stop Faking

7.8/10 · 26 votesJan 26, 202524 min

Ranked #24 of 25 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byMakiko Hayase
Written byNoboru Kimura
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Season 1 Episodes25

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It's Like a Game

I've Gotta Get Stronger stillE4 8.6

I've Gotta Get Stronger

A Pretty Good Deal stillE5 8.0

A Pretty Good Deal

The Real Hunt Begins stillE6 9.2

The Real Hunt Begins

Let's See How Far I Can Go stillE7 8.4

Let's See How Far I Can Go

This Is Frustrating stillE8 7.5

This Is Frustrating

You've Been Hiding Your Skills stillE9 8.1

You've Been Hiding Your Skills

What Is This, a Picnic? stillE10 8.6

What Is This, a Picnic?

A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne stillE11 8.9

A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne

Arise stillE12 9.1

Arise

You Aren't E-Rank, Are You stillE13 8.5

You Aren't E-Rank, Are You

I Suppose You Aren't Aware stillE14 8.6

I Suppose You Aren't Aware

Still a Long Way to Go stillE15 8.6

Still a Long Way to Go

I Need to Stop Faking stillE16 7.8Now viewing

I Need to Stop Faking

This Is What We're Trained to Do stillE17 8.1

This Is What We're Trained to Do

Don't Look Down on My Guys stillE18 9.3

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The 10th S-Rank Hunter stillE19 8.5

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It Was All Worth It stillE21 8.0

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We Need a Hero stillE22 8.0

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Are You the King of Humans stillE24 9.5

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On to the Next Target stillE25 8.6

On to the Next Target

Cast8

Taito Ban

Taito Ban

Shun Mizushino (voice)

Genta Nakamura

Genta Nakamura

Kenta Morobishi (voice)

Haruna Mikawa

Haruna Mikawa

Aoi Mizushino (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Shizuku Kousaka (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Shin Mogami (voice)

Hiroki Touchi

Hiroki Touchi

Taiga Shirakawa (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

Kiyoomi Goto (voice)

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Akira Inukai (voice)

Crew12

N

Noboru Kimura

Writer

A

Akari Abe

Animation Director

M

Makiko Hayase

Storyboard Artist

M

Makiko Hayase

Director

A

Aika Sato

Animation Director

T

Takaaki Tanabe

Animation Director

T

Tomoko Sudo

Supervising Animation Director

K

Kumiko Ozawa

Animation Director

外

外崎虎徹

Animation Director

T

Tomoko Katasho

Supervising Animation Director

H

Hiromi Ogata

Supervising Animation Director

G

Guan Qi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"I Need to Stop Faking" is episode 16 of Solo Leveling season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 26 votes, ranking #24 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Makiko Hayase and written by Noboru Kimura, it aired on January 26, 2025.

Next: E17 · This Is What We're Trained to DoBest of Season 1