Review of Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow

Solo Leveling is a manhwa adaptation that focuses on this guy named Sung Jinwoo and his gradual rise as the Weakest Hunter in his cinematic universe, to the Strongest One by accidentally hacking onto the system; I have to say it was a fun watch for what it is but, it's definitely not the most original concept that exists out there. Btw this is a review that combines both Season 1 and 2. Animation (8/10) - Oh, I think they did a great job with it. It's quality was very consistent throughout and it is quite noticeable that they did allot some buck for this project.The characters' movements are fluid especially on fight scenes, their motion highlights also stand out when utilized and it is definitely above average for an action show in this time and age.

Storyline (5/10) - This is where I found most of the issues that kind of held it back. It's a story that is easy to follow, yes. But it's just not that original. Prior to even the release of its well-renowned novel, a lot of concepts alike to this has already taken place. Regular/feeble guy discovers an anomaly and capitalizes on that to move up to the world.

Aside from that, it kind of lacks depth, although there's somehow a clear outline on what Jinwoo is trying to establish, but a lot of the times he's just put in a pedestal too much (aka glazed) and I can just feel him aurafarming on multiple occasions which is too unnecessary and makes his fight victories kind of unsatisfying. Because as the story progress, he just becomes way too overpowered which is another concern; But basically thats it too generic for a plot + Jinwoo's kinda broken and written too shallow.

Music (7/10) - As far as to their music, I have no complaints. Its thematics on how they create their songs remind me of Imagine Dragons, but more Japanese-centric and a bit of rock-techno centric; Which is really complimentary to its somewhat, fantasy-esque / action-packed nature and contemporary grit. Maybe my only criticism is their library is a bit limited.

Overall 7 out of 10