Solo Leveling Season 2 Explained: Key Plot Twists, New Hunters, and What’s Next
Solo Leveling Season 2 Arise from the Shadow is now complete. The anime season aired from Jan 5 to March 30 2025 featuring 13 episodes. The cast includes Shun Mizushino as Sung Jinwoo, Shizuku Kosaka as Cha Hae-in, Shin Mogami as Choi Jong-in, Taiga Shirakawa as Baek Yoonho. It continues Sung Jinwoo’s journey as he embraces his new powers as the Shadow Monarch. The whole season covers arcs like the Red Gate, Demon Castle, Retesting, Return to Demon Castle, and Jeju Island.
Before the season release a compilation film titled Solo Leveling: ReAwakening, launched in Korea on 28th November and was shown in Japan from November 29 to December 12, 2024. This take recapped Season 1 and enclosed the first 2 episodes of season 2. 6 new episodes have already been released for those who have been eagerly expecting the release of season 2 starting from 4th January till 8th February. The next episode(19th episode) was released on 15th February, 2025.You can watch the exclusive episodes on Crunchyroll Mod APK.
Who are the characters and voices of Solo Leveling Season 2?
Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow (Season 2) – Easy Episode Guide
Solo Leveling Season 2 picks up with Sung Jinwoo growing stronger as he uncovers darker secrets behind the dungeons. Each episode explained below brings intense battles, new enemies, and thrilling twists in his journey.
| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Chief animation directed by | Original release date |
| 13 | 1 | “You Aren’t E-Rank, Are You?” | Yūya Horiuchi | Shigeru Murakoshi | Yūya Horiuchi | Tomoko Sudo | January 5, 2025 |
| 14 | 2 | “I Suppose You Aren’t Aware” | Tatsuya Sasaki | Fūka Ishii | Makoto Muta | Chiaki Furuzumi | January 12, 2025 |
| 15 | 3 | “Still a Long Way to Go” | Kōji Furukawa | Noboru Kimura | Hiroki Hirano | Hirotaka Tokuda | January 19, 2025 |
| 16 | 4 | “I Need to Stop Faking” | Makiko Hayase | Noboru Kimura | Makiko Hayase | Tomoko Katasho & Hiromi Ogata | January 26, 2025 |
| 17 | 5 | “This Is What We’re Trained to Do” | Kento Toya | Shigeru Murakoshi | Kento Toya | Tomoko Sudo | February 2, 2025 |
| 18 | 6 | “Don’t Look Down on My Guys” | Takayuki Kikuchi | Fūka Ishii | Takayuki Kikuchi | Hirotaka Tokuda | February 9, 2025 |
| 19 | 7 | “The 10th S-Rank Hunter” | Hiromu Ōshiro | Yoshikazu Tominaga | Hiromu Ōshiro | Chiaki Furuzumi | February 16, 2025 |
| 20 | 8 | “Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out” | Tatsuya Sasaki | Noboru Kimura | Yuka Kuroda & Yoshihiro Kanno | Hiromi Ogata, Tomoko Katasho & Yukiko Busa | February 23, 2025 |
| 21 | 9 | “It Was All Worth It” | Yūya Horiuchi | Shigeru Murakoshi | Yūya Horiuchi | Chiaki Furuzumi | March 2, 2025 |
| 22 | 10 | “We Need a Hero” | Hirotaka Tokuda | Fūka Ishii | Hirotaka Tokuda | Hirotaka Tokuda | March 9, 2025 |
| 23 | 11 | “It’s Going to Get Even More Intense” | Kento Toya | Yoshikazu Tominaga | Kento Toya | Tomoko Sudo | March 16, 2025 |
| 24 | 12 | “Are You the King of Humans?” | Ryūtarō Suzuki | Noboru Kimura | Ryūtarō Suzuki & Yoshihiro Kanno | Hirotaka Tokuda | March 23, 2025 |
| 25 | 13 | “On to the Next Target” | Shunsuke Nakashige | Shunsuke Nakashige | Shunsuke Nakashige | Tomoko Sudo, Chiaki Furuzumi, Hirotaka Tokuda & Kento Toya | March 30, 2025 |
Episode 13: “You Aren’t E-Rank, Are You?”
Jinwoo joins a parent-teacher encounter at his sister Jin-ah’s school. There a teacher asks him to help a truant student Han Song-Yi. to prompt her, jinwoo invites her along a c-rank keep dispatch conducted away a-rank huntsman kim chul. However the dungeon suddenly turns into a deadly snowy trap. Kim chul leaves the weaker hunters seat and rushes to look at the head, Baruka. Sadly his team gets wiped out. Meanwhile Dongsoo arrives in Japan, so angry and looking for revenge.
Episode 14: “I Suppose You Aren’t Aware”
Outside the gate, Dongsoo and Baek Yoonho bear a bit of strain. However Dongsoo walks away thinking Jinwoo will die inside. Inside the dungeon, Kim Chul blames Jinwoo for the chaos and attacks him. This draws the boss Baruka’s attention. Baruka quickly senses a weird entity around Jinwoo. Using his Shadow Army Jinwoo fights back. He kills Kim Chul and revives him as a dark shadow called Iron”.Collectively they overcome Baruka. After escaping, Han Song-Yi feels inspired and decides to return to school.
Episode 15: “Still a Long Way to Go”
Meanwhile Jinwoo’s father, Sung Il-Hwan, breaks free from a gate after 10 long years. He arrives in Japan, warning Dongsoo about a development risk. But when Dongsoo mocks him, he fights back and escapes. After Jin-ho gets his guild license and asks his father to let him manage the company’s guild. His father agrees but only if Jin-ho can recruit Jinwoo. Meanwhile Jinwoo heads back to an S-Rank dungeon, looking for rare potion materials.
Episode 16: “I Need to Stop Faking”
Jinwoo undergoes an order run and at the end gets classified as South Korea’s 10thl S-Rank huntsman. Right after he receives many offers from big guilds and the Hunters Association. However, he turns them completely down. To stay low-profile he joins a mining team clearing an A-Rank dungeon. During the go he thinks about challenging the dungeon boss. However, S-Rank Hunter Cha Hae-In appears and stops him.
Episode 17: “This Is What We’re Trained to Do”
At Hae-In’s request, Jinwoo leaves the dungeon quietly. Hae-in notices something unique, unlike different hunters Jinwoo has a beautiful scent. Curious, she keeps a close eye on him. After that Jinwoo joins a different dungeon raid as a porter. Secretly, he helps during the fights. Suddenly, the gate closes housing them exclusive with the dungeon boss, a big orc called Kargalgan
Episode 18: “Don’t Look Down on My Guys”
During the fight, Kargalgan almost kills the team leader. Seeing no choice, Jinwoo reveals his true powers. He defeats Kargalgan and revives him as a fast dark shadow called “Tusk”. After that the hunters association warns everyone to keep Jinwoo’s abilities secret. Meanwhile Jin-ho invites Jinwoo to join his private company guild. elsewhere renowned player Lee Minsung awakens as a huntsman grabbing lots of mass media attention.
Episode 19: “The 10th S-Rank Hunter”
Jinwoo’s S-Rank break overshadows Minsung’s great press event. Baek Yoonho and Choi Jong-in try to recruit Jinwoo again but he says no. Then Jinwoo sells dungeon items and buys right pitch. He sends his Shadow Army into the S-Rank dungeon to handle monsters. Meanwhile he faces 4 knights, each looking like his old enemy Igris. At the same time Jin-ho’s father falls sick due to magic exposure and a flying ant appears in South Korea.
Episode 20: “Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out”
In the Demon Castle, Jinwoo teams up with Esil, a demon noble woman. She leads him to the last floor. There Jinwoo fights Demon King Baran who rides a massive white dragon. Subsequently, Jinwoo had a brutal fight and Jinwoo won. He gains a new skill: swapping places with his shadows. He too resurrects the dragon and names it Kaisel. Meanwhile the Korean and Japanese Hunters Associations start planning a joint attack on Jeju Island to deal with flying ants.
Episode 21: “It Was All Worth It”
After using the special potion, Jinwoo’s mother fully recovers. It’s an emotional moment for the whole family. Later, Baek tries once again to recruit Jinwoo for the Jeju Island operation. To convince him, Baek organizes a friendly 4v4 check between Korean and Japanese S-Rank hunters.
Episode 22: “We Need a Hero”
The Japanese S-Rank hunters advance the friendly duel. However, Jinwoo steps in to protect Hae-In during a tense moment. Goto Ryuji challenges Jinwoo but the struggle gets broken. Jinwoo still refuses to officially join the mission, yet secretly plants his shadow soldiers among the Hunters. When the mission starts, everything seems good until a terrific creature attacks the Japanese S-Rank hunters.
Episode 23: “It’s Going to Get Even More Intense”
The Korean S-Rank hunters tried to kill the Ant Queen. However, they soon discover she had given birth to a much stronger Ant King. The Ant King quickly injures Hae-In and kills respective hunters. Goto tries to stop the Ant King but struggles. Realizing the disaster, Jinwoo activates his dark shadow powers and swaps into the battlefield.
Episode 24: “Are You the King of Humans?”
Jinwoo uses potions to heal many Hunters but Hae-In wounds are too deep. While his shadow army holds away the ants, Jinwoo battles the Ant King and kills him. When the Ant King tries escaping, Jinwoo quickly ends him. Later, Jinwoo tries the Elixir of Life along Hae-In but it fails. Suddenly, he hears a strange voice calling him.
Episode 25: “On to the Next Target”
The voice turns out to be Byung-Gyu’s spirit. Jinwoo revives him as a shadow and Byung-Gyu heals Hae-In now. Meanwhile Jinwoo also revives the Ant King as a shadow, naming him Beru. With Beru and his regular army, Jinwoo wipes away the other ants. After the battle Jinwoo becomes a hero. LAter, on Jeju island a cleaning team finds 2 weird beings who defeat them well and vanish into a portal. Meanwhile Hae-In decides to get stronger to stand beside Jinwoo.
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Conclusion
We’ve covered all the key details for Solo Levelling Season 2: Arise From the Shadow, from the thrilling arcs like Red Gate and Jeju Island to the complete 13-episode run that aired from January 5 to March 30, 2025 . Now, it’s your turn to dive into the action!
Gather your family and friends, grab some snacks, and enjoy the epic journey of Sung Jinwoo as he rises from the shadows. All episodes are available for streaming on Crunchyroll. Happy watching, and may your weekend be filled with excitement and adventure!
