by “Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow” is the second season of the TV anime series “Ore Level,” which has been gaining popularity worldwide. It has exceeded 650 million domestic page views on the digital manga and novel service Piccoma.
Season 1, which aired from January to March 2024, gained worldwide popularity, becoming the “most viewed new anime in 2024” on Crunchyroll, which distributes anime and other content in over 200 countries and regions, including the United States. Season 2, which started in January, is gaining even more momentum.
It has ranked first on streaming services such as Prime Video (Top 10 (Japan), Hulu (General), U-NEXT (Anime), Bandai Channel (Broadcast-linked works), TELASA (General), ABEMA (Anime), DMM TV (Anime), d Anime Store (Anime viewership numbers), and Lemino (Anime).
On Crunchyroll, over 480,000 people have given it the highest rating of “5 stars,” the series’ TikTok account has seen its follower count increase by about 10 times in just two months, creating great excitement both in Japan and overseas.
Episode 18, “Don’t Look Down on My Guys,” which aired on TOKYO MX and other stations on February 8, has been getting much attention. It features an intense action scene between the main character, Shun Mizushino, and the great orc sorcerer Karugarun. Due to its beautiful drawings and passionate plot, it is dubbed a “divine episode.”
After the broadcast of episode 18, there was a tremendous response, with the number of followers on the TikTok account increasing by over 10,000 for two consecutive days. Producer Furuhashi Souta of Aniplex, who is in charge of the series, said, “We are now in Season 2, and since the first episode, we have seen an even greater response domestically and internationally than Season 1. Episode 18 had some spectacular action scenes, and I feel the excitement is greater than ever.”
