Review of Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow

Jin-woo is back and he is climbing his way up the ranks, now with his newly risen shadow army. In this season do we follow Jin-woo in moving up the ranks, while he starts to interact with the higher influenced people in Korea. This brings on new and stronger opponents and allies, as he looks towards curing his mother and conquering new enemies. The plot of the show goes through multiple arcs of the story, with some being shorter ones and others longer, which together builds upon the previous season. These arcs starts bringing us deeper into the lore of the world and pushes characters to newlimits, while introducing new faces to the cast. The plot still focuses around Jin-woo and his journey, so while the plot does highlight some stuff developing in the world, are most plot centered around Jin-woo. All of this results in a very linear story which is easy to follow but is not one with many twists and turns.

When it comes to the characters do we have the same tendencies as the previous season, which is high focus on Jin-woo and only a little time to the side characters. But even though we mostly see Jin-woo, does it not mean we don't get any progression on him. We see him having to face different situations, realise how he has changed and need to figure out his new priorities, though it could have been done with more detail so it would have had a greater impact. We also do get some more focus on the side characters, compared to the previous season, so we see more of their abilities and personality. But overall is it still mostly a one man show, with the occasional side characters to support him through the season.

Looking at the animation and art style of the show, are they as good as the first season. They do not hold back on any part, the detail level is high both in the high speed action scenes and outside of them. Which helps supporting each an every aspect of the show.

One thing that is important to note, is that the show puts a lot of focus on action, with many other aspects lacking behind. This is not necessarily bad, since it was like this in the previous season, but it is a choice and can be important to remember before watching this season.

So, overall is it a great continuation to the show, with it keeping the same level as the previous season and building upon what came before. So if you liked the previous season can I only recommend watching this.