Author: Chugong
Artist: Dubu
Letterer: Abigail Blackman
Publisher: Ize Press
Released: August 22, 2023
Find it on Goodreads | More Manwha | Solo Leveling
Summary:
Jinwoo Sung has a reputation among the other hunters and dungeon adventurers – he’s known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind. However, one job changed everything. It should have been a regular dungeon, but it quickly became life-or-death. Somehow Jinwoo survived – but he’s forever changed. Now, he’s working hard to level up and change the game.
The stakes have never been higher. Jeju Island is invested with giant ants, and if the hunters don’t stop them, they will quickly overwhelm Korea (if not the world). Jinwoo is still undecided on whether he should sit this one out or not, though, given that he’s finally gotten his family back together.
Review:
Okkaaaay. It’s safe to say that the stakes have changed in Solo Leveling, Vol. 7. It’s no longer about Jinwoo trying to cobble enough resources together to save his mom. Now, it’s about Korea (and possibly the world?).
The scale shift was probably necessary, given Jinwoo’s power level. However, I’ll be curious to see the long-term fallout for this plot (is there a long-term fallout? I don’t even know).
I’m a bit conflicted about some of the fights in this volume. On the one hand, seeing other high-level hunters battle was pretty exciting. On the other hand, a few of the designs were a bit too similar, so I got lost in the action in a couple of places.
Solo Leveling, Vol. 7 totally ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. One could argue that every volume has ended with one, but this one felt different. Maybe because everything is changing so quickly?
Highlights:
- Manwha
- Originally on Tapas
- Dungeon Adventures
- Video Game Mechanics
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