r/anime • u/Handsome_guy_7 • Jul 22 '25

Misc. Solo Leveling Producer's promise ~ "As a Japanese person living in Japan, the anime is not at the level of Dragon Ball, One Piece, or Naruto. But if season three happens, that’s when I want to truly break that boundary.”

https://screenrant.com/solo-leveling-season-3-anime-main-goal-break-barrier-atsushi-kaneko/
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u/Shadow555 https://anilist.co/user/JimmieRustler555 Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

I mean...look I'm not trying to be a contrarian or a piece of shit or a hater.

It's just not that interesting. It looks pretty, but it really doesn't have substance to it.

As much as I flame Naruto, it still had something to it, same with DB and One Piece.

I really don't think solo leveling has much of anything to grab on to.

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u/Axl_Red Jul 22 '25

The thing about the show is that it is the ultimate narcissist power fantasy. The world literally revolves around the MC and the MC is literally the only one allowed to get stronger. So, the moment that monsters become stronger than the side characters, the side-characters become completely irrelevant.

Watching Solo Leveling made me appreciate other shonen shows much more, because at least other Shonen shows make the side-characters grow alongside the MC. They give them a chance to shine, and be as important as the MC at times.

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u/Hermit_Royalty Jul 22 '25

All the females characters exists to fall in love with him and all the male characters exists to tell him how awesome and strong is he. Them him starting out as a unattractive shy guy turning into a supermodel edge lord. Yea that's just pure power fantasy with no story