The Solo Leveling director talks about one change in the anime that significantly differs from the manhwa – so here’s what you need to know.
Modern weaponization doesn’t work on these monsters. Hence, some humans are granted supernatural powers and are called “hunters.” The story follows Sung Jinwoo, the weakest hunter, who hunts monsters tirelessly in low-rank gates to pay for his mother’s medical bills and his sister’s education.
The changes are subtle, yet they have tangible effects on the story’s portrayal in an entirely new version. The narrative revises many scenes.
Solo Leveling Director Shunsuke Nakashige talks about not including the chibi scenes in the anime. Twitter userchromat1cfireshares the translated interview where the director says: “I thought this work required the high-end visuals that are trending these days. Therefore, I tried to avoid cartoon-like expressions as much as possible and tried to use compositions, colors, and shooting processing similar to live-action footage.”
“However, this would inevitably result in too much work and the video itself and could kill the uniqueness of each section. In order to come to terms with this, we had repeated discussions with staff from the reach section during meetings and video checks.”
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Solo Leveling anime studio A-1 Pictures was highly praised for its incredible adaptation. It’s clear that the studio was going for a more refined aesthetic in the story. Hence, they decided to remove the chibi scenes entirely. Additionally,creator Chugongalso helped the studio with several anime-only changes.
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Tulisha Srivastava is an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She is an expert on Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com
