Summary
- The success of Solo Leveling's anime adaptation could lead to more manhwa and other foreign comics receiving adaptations, adding variety to the medium.
- The quality of future adaptations could improve thanks to Solo Leveling's success, with more competent handling of the source material and higher production values.
- There are plenty of foreign comics deserving of an anime on the same level as Solo Leveling like Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint and Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!
It’s hard to see the Solo Leveling anime as anything other than a massive success. The original manhwa has already been incredibly popular for its engaging storytelling and stellar art and action, and the incredible direction of the anime has brought that out in the most bombastic and gorgeous manner possible.
Solo Leveling is already the biggest anime of the winter 2024 season, and its success could pave the way for a big change in the anime industry. Anime, like any other medium, tends to try and capitalize on whatever the current trends are, so with Solo Leveling being such a massive success, that could lead to a criminally underrated medium finally getting the representation in anime it deserves.
That sort of turnaround would be great to see, especially with all the great stories available for adaptation, and an anime like Solo Leveling is the perfect vehicle to make it happen.
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Solo Leveling Can Lead To More (& Better) Anime Adaptations Of Foreign Comics
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The biggest takeaway from Solo Leveling's success is how it can relate to other adaptations of foreign comics. Anime adaptations have, naturally, been primarily Japanese productions, and while there have been occasional adaptations of things from outside of Japan, there aren’t that many to speak of, especially manhwa adaptations. However, Solo Leveling being such a big hit among fans and critics could lead to more manhwa and other foreign comics receiving anime adaptations over the years, and that could add a lot of variety to anime that the medium would more than benefit from for years to come.
Solo Leveling's success can also do a lot to help with the quality of those adaptations. Most adaptations of manhwa and other foreign comics have had average production values at best, and even some of the more standout adaptations, like Tower of God and The God of High School, have received criticism for their subpar direction. Solo Leveling's success, however, is the biggest evidence of there being a market for foreign comics, and that could lead to future adaptations handling the source material far more competently than their predecessors and doing much to prove the worth of the medium, overall.
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Solo Leveling's success could usher in a new wave of foreign comic adaptations, and there are plenty of comics that deserve a quality adaptation. Between intense action stories like Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint and The Breaker and touching romance stories like Seasons Of Blossom and Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!, there are plenty of great East Asian comics outside of manga that have been winning fans and critics over for years to come. Each of these and others are more than deserving of a superb anime adaptation, and if Solo Leveling continues its incredible success, that day might not be too far off.
Solo Leveling releases new episodes Saturdays on Crunchyroll.
