Summary
A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special offers time travel elements and a strong protagonist, similar to Solo Leveling. Tomb Raider King uses the concept of urban fantasy with dungeon-like structures and a unique power-up system involving relics. The Player Who Can’t Level Up portrays a powerful protagonist who defies ranking logic, similar to Sung Jin-Woo in Solo Leveling.
The The best manhwa that everyone admires Level up alone need to read are series that will convey the essence of strong protagonists like Sung Jin-Woo, create colorful settings like Solo Leveling’s fantasy Seoul landscape, and weave stories of redemption and villains. weakness, among other things.
Even though Solo Leveling is a manhwa with terrifyingly original concepts, it still draws much from trends and its predecessors. Likewise, there are series that follow Solo Leveling, whether intentionally or not. As a result, a subtle cultural web is created between series similar to Solo Leveling, because the series does not continue indefinitely, leaving fans constantly wanting more. The following series is a manhwa that can quench the thirst of any Solo Leveling fan, opens up new branches of discovery.
10 Returner spells should specifically rewind time during the magical apocalypse
By Yu So-nan and Uk-jakga
A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special is a manhwa series that is slowly gaining success through its magical settings that incorporate urban elements and its manhwa reincarnation premise. Its success recently peaked with an anime adaptation in the fall of 2023. The story follows Desir Arman, who survived the world’s magical disaster called the Dark Labyrinth, only to return become one of the defeated and killed humans. However, the story really begins when Desir has the opportunity to travel back in time and carefully prepare for the impending apocalypse.
Although the energy system and urban structure of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special are different from Solo Leveling, there are still many similarities. Firstly, Desir’s reincarnation is very reminiscent of Sung Jin-Woo’s awakening process. Even though Desir is a pure time travel regression and Sung Jin-Woo needs to work on being the underdog, both share the same nature of the overpowered protagonist. Second, both stories have a sense of impending chaos. Where Returner’s Magic should be special, it’s the Dark Labyrinth, and in Solo Leveling, it’s the portals across space.
9 Tomb Raider King reinvents the dungeon concept
By Sanji Jiksong and 3B2S
Tomb Raider King is a popular manga series produced by Redice Studio, the same studio that adapted the Solo Leveling manga. The story is an urban fantasy about Seo Joo-Heon, a tomb raider or grave robber, who is given a second chance at life. Taking advantage of his memories, Joo-Heon becomes stronger than ever through collecting magical items known as relics from the magical tombs that have invaded the modern world.
Besides Tomb Raider King’s art being similar to Solo Leveling and Seo Joo-Heon’s character bearing an uncanny resemblance to Sung Jin-Woo, Tomb Raider King also leans towards an urban fantasy concept that seems to be influenced by the Solo Leveling portal. Tombs spawn and merge with real-world structures in the same way that portals appear, and the internal structures of tombs are similar to dungeons. However, Tomb Raider King’s valuable differentiator is its initial use of relics as a power system, as each item is equipped with unique lore and abilities.
8 Players cannot level up mirroring elements of the leveling game alone
By GaVinGe and Park Jeongjae
The Player Who Can’t Level Up is a manhwa with heavy game elements and a fantasy aspect heavily influenced by the foundation established by Solo Leveling and other fantasy manhwa. The story follows Kim Kigyu after he awakens the power of a player who climbs the Tower and defeats monsters to close magical gates around the world. However, despite receiving a unique ability, Kim Kigyu was still unable to level up.
The concept of this manhwa seems to contradict Solo Leveling’s idea of the main character being the only one who can level up in his universe. However, both lines have the ability to level up exclusives and exclusives to the extreme when portraying an overpowered protagonist. While Sung Jin-Woo started out as the lowest-ranked hunter and worked his way to less success, Kim Kigyu also defies the same ranking logic as a low-level player is capable of achieving. extraordinary victories.
The 7 Great Mages returned after 4,000 years of overcoming their past lives
By Nakhasan and Kim Dok-yong
The Archmage Returns After 4000 Years is a series of secret comics, a rapidly developing protagonist, and subtle use of dramatic irony. The series is a reincarnation manhwa that incorporates isekai elements and tells the story of the reincarnation of the legendary magician, Lucas Trowman, who was considered the strongest magician in history, but fell into the hands of the world’s demigods. gender. However, Lucas is given a second chance through the body of Frei Blake, as he takes his hidden identity and memories to start over from the basics of magic school.
Of course, Lucas will not follow the traditional path laid out for him, especially since he has ancient knowledge of magic from 4000 years ago. As a result, he progresses with rapid growth and creativity, much just like how Sung Jin-Woo took advantage of his game system. Furthermore, the art in The Archmage Returns After 4000 Years is dynamic and sharp, much like Solo Leveling’s, a direct result of Redice Studio’s production hand.
6 I Am the Wizard King is an urban fantasy story
By Decaspell and Miro
I Am the Sorcerer King is a neat little magical tale that doesn’t quite match the same vibe as Solo Leveling, but evokes extremely similar emotions and thematic character developments. The film tells the story of Lee Sunghoon, an ordinary young man in an urban fantasy world who awakens his memories of his previous life as the Witch King.
In a setting parallel to Solo Leveling, with monsters, multidimensional dungeons, and magic, I Am the Sorcerer King creates a protagonist who stands outside the established system, At the same time, it is also Lee Sunghoon’s advantage. In addition to the game interface for all awakened humans, Sunghoon also developed his own magic system in addition to the power of the mysterious Director Ahkasha. Through this, the manhwa creates a plot about the growth of an overpowered protagonist similar to Sung Jin-Woo, but with magical twists and its own art style.
5 Tower of God is a classic tower climbing fantasy game
By SIU
Tower of God is one of the original classics of the manhwa genre considering its impact on the genre’s international popularity. The tower climbing fantasy series began publication in 2010 and reached an all-time peak when it paved the way for manhwa adaptations into anime. The first season aired in 2020, while the second season is scheduled to air in Summer 2024, as the story of Bam and his unraveling of the Tower’s mysteries continues.
While Tower of God’s story is not the same as Solo Leveling’s and each series has its own distinct yet vibrant art style, any Solo Leveling fan will benefit from a look Tower of God. Despite the lack of obvious parallels and metaphors used, Tower of God brings a fresh take on manhwa to the mainstream, perfectly complementing Solo Leveling does not overlap in its areas of influence.
4 Nano Machines Using Powerful Technology for Murim Martial Arts
By Hanjung Wolya and Geumgang Bulgoe
Produced by the same art studio that brought color to Solo Leveling, Nano Machine is a more recent adaptation of the all-time favorite web novel of the same name. Nano Machine is a martial arts manhwa with a technological twist. The film begins with the persecution of Cheon Yeo Woon, an unfortunate child of the martial arts world whose enemies are rooting for him to extinguish his life. However, a time traveler claiming to be Yeo Woon’s deceased came to his rescue and injected Yeo Woon with the most advanced Nano Machine.
As the story of the Nano Machine develops, it turns out that the piece of futuristic technology that Yeo Woon was gifted with is the perfect tool to rapidly progress in martial arts and facilitate real-time combat. The result is, Yeo Woon’s path is extremely similar to Sung Jin-Woo’s, each had a technological awakening, although their stories follow two different paths through their respective separate universes.
3 Second Life Ranker gives new meaning to remakes
By Sadoyeon and Nongnong
Second Life Ranker is a manhwa that showcases all the best aspects of the isekai and reincarnation genres, but does so without following the traditional premise of either genre. The story follows Cha Yeonwoo as he endeavors to uncover the mysteries and exact revenge for his brother’s death in the Tower of the Sun God, or Obelisk. Armed with a stopwatch containing his brother’s notes and memories, Cha Yeon-woo is ready to enter the tower that took his brother’s life and does so with overwhelming abilities.
In Obelisk, Yeonwoo attempted to achieve transcendence in a rather failed manner due to the cheat-like mechanism Yeonwoo obtained from his brother’s legacy. Therefore, Yeonwoo also needed to carefully identify himself in the tower because unexplained phenomena were rampant. In this way, Yeonwoo’s character is extremely similar to Sung Jin-Woo’s character. Furthermore, Second Life Ranker establishes similar fantasy elements in the tower, Almost like a combination of Tower of God and Solo Leveling.
2 A wise reader’s perspective attracts readers – Literally
By singing N and Sleepy-C
The omniscient reader’s perspective is that a popular manhwa series has begun to penetrate the industry thanks to the incredible support from the web novel’s fan base. Produced by the same Redice Studio that produced Solo Leveling, there is no doubt that this is a good series to enjoy after completing Solo Leveling.
The story is about Kim Dokja, a young employee whose biggest hobby is reading the latest chapter of an online novel called Three Ways to Survive After the Apocalypse every day on the train. However, on the day the series ends, Kim Dokja’s world is merged with the world of the novel, starting an enchanting adventure by rewriting the stories. Kim Dokja’s character not only resembles Sung Jin-Woo but also both series carry a similar atmosphere of chaos and gradual appropriation of the status quo.
1 SSS-level revived Hunter recounts his fresh journey to power
By Bill K and Sinnoa
SSS-Class Revival Hunter is a fantasy action manhwa that revolves around the premise of time travel, but creates a universe and narrative flow extremely similar to Solo Leveling. The film tells the story of Kim Gong Ja in a world of hunters and a magical tower called Babylon. He witnessed the power and fame of the world’s strongest, and developed jealousy so strong that he had an S-rank skill, what he always wished for. However, it is worth noting that if he uses it, he will die.
Armed with a seemingly useless skill, Kim Gong Ja quickly met his death at the hands of the overwhelming Fire Emperor, but in his final moments, Kim Gong Ja activated his skill, copying the skill. Fire Emperor’s ability: the ability to travel back in time until death. With this ability, Kim Gong Ja traverses a fantasy world similar to Solo Leveling, but does so in a fresh way that involves mental battles like never before. He faces his fear of death while also planning around the Flame Emperor. This is a must-read series after completing Solo Leveling.