Warning! This article contains spoilers for Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode #13
With the release of Episode 13 titled “On to the Next Target,” Solo Leveling season 2 came to an end after cementing itself as a standout manhwa adaptation and one of the best anime of Winter 2025. Furthermore, Solo Leveling Season 2 exceeded viewers’ expectations every Saturday with its nerve-wracking cliffhangers, so its ending after a short course leaves a great void in the hearts of fans. However, this goodbye is probably only temporary since there is still a long road for fans to enjoy Solo Leveling’s story with another season.
With Solo Leveling’s original web novel and manhwa being completed, there's still plenty of available material for those fans who were left craving more. Moreover, the international success of the adaptation by A-1 Pictures hints that Solo Leveling’s anime is far from over. So here’s a guide to Solo Leveling season 3 that fans should know before the anime’s big comeback.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Release Date
There Is Still a Long Wait Ahead for Fans of the Series
Fans are eagerly awaiting confirmation of Solo Leveling Season 3, but unfortunately, so far neither the series’ producer Aniplex, nor Studio A-1 Pictures (who produced the first 2 seasons) have confirmed the renewal of the anime. However, due to the success of the series and the compilation film Solo Leveling –ReAwakening– which premiered worldwide, everything indicates that it's just a matter of time before Solo Leveling Season 3 releases.
The animation producer of Solo Leveling, Atsushi Kaneko, recently stated that Episode 25 will mark the end of the series for the time being, and whether this end is temporary or definitive isn’t settled yet, but the series’ continuation will depend on the public's support. This statement hints that the gap between Solo Leveling Season 2 and 3 will be longer than in previous seasons.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Studio
Solo Leveling’s Studio A-1 Pictures Is Currently Working on Other Projects
It's mostly certain that Solo Leveling Season 3 will be produced by the same studio from the first two seasons, A-1 Pictures. However, the words of Atsushi Kaneko hint that A-1 Pictures might take a break from the series while the team works on other anime projects. For example, Fate/Strange Fake, whose first episode aired at the end of 2024 and hasn’t released any more information about it since.
Also, even though being renewed seems like a certainty for Solo Leveling Season 3, there is also the possibility that the project will pass into the hands of another studio like it happened in the past with other anime. A-1 Picture also has several other projects for this year, including Fate/Strange Fake, a compilation film Aldnoah.Zero (Re+), the film Uta no Prince-sama Taboo Night XXXX, and Lycoris Recoil short movies, and while they are not that many, could still delay Solo Leveling Season 3 production
Solo Leveling Season 3 Story Details
Solo Leveling 3 Will Start With the Ahjin Guild Arc
There haven’t been any story details officially released so far, but fans can expect Solo Leveling Season 3 to continue Jinwoo’s journey as he levels up and faces even stronger opponents and meets news hunters while unveiling the secrets surrounding the gates in the world. Solo Leveling Season 2 introduces many new characters who also play a role in the upcoming story arcs, especially those whose plot lines are still far from being completely explored, like Jinwoo's father, Sung Il-Hwan, Hwan Dongsoo, the National Level Hunter Thomas Andre, and the mysterious beasts that appeared in front of the Knights guild.
Moreover, it's still unknown if Solo Leveling Season 3 will include more original content and if it will follow the same 13-episode formula or rather go with a two-cour adaptation. Solo Leveling’s first season adapted 45 chapters of the manhwa, covering seven arcs up to the Job Change Quest, where Jinwoo gained the Job Class Monarch of Shadows after fighting the Blood Red commander, Igris, who became one of his shadow soldiers. Likewise, Solo Leveling season 2 also covered seven story arcs from the Red Gate Arc up to the Jeju Island Arc (skipping the short Recruitment Arc) ending in chapter #110 of the manhwa and #132 of the web novel.
