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Solo Leveling volume 2 by Chugong

11 reviews

adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This series is mostly going to appeal to those who like the power fantasy aspect. I try my best not to bring up comparisons, but <i>My Hero Academia</i> is essentially a power fantasy with Deku, who has a cliché main character/shounen protagonist archetype, a weak character as well who gets blessed with an above-average super power. But the difference between MHA and Solo Leveling is I actually care about Deku. He does have a turning point where he decides
he's going to get vicious and stop being walked over, i guess.
Still, Jinwoo’s giving me nothing. 

I also hope Healing Girl differs from Urakaka, who started out with promise before becoming a shadow of herself. 

On the positive side, I like that Jinwoo thinks before he acts.

Because I don’t care about any of the characters, everything fell flat to me. I think I’m more of a character-driven reader than a plot-driven one, so there’s that. The way the Webtoon is divided/decided how to package the first few chapters could be a factor as well; we haven’t seen many character-defining moments. MMORPG/RPG players will probably get more mileage out of this. If this were in an animated form, I might have more of a connection with the voice-acting and a music score. But yeah, I don’t think this one’s for me, and I most likely won't be continuing.

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