Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Solo Leveling Episode #2!
Solo LevelingSeason 2 - Arise from the Shadow - entered full swing into more action-packed scenes with the release of episode #2, titled “I Suppose You Aren’t Aware” on January 11., 2025. Furthermore, the last episode successfully wrapped up the Red Gatearc, showing an incredible pace inadaptingSolo Leveling’s manhwa, covering chapters 45-55 so far in season 2. This meansthe anime is about to launch into a new story arc with the upcoming release of episode 3.
Episode #2 ofSolo Leveling Season 2continues with the hunters trapped inside the Red Gate’s dungeon, proving Sung Jinwoo’s powers asthe monarch of shadows, now in front of several witnesses. Since Jinwoo previously stated in episode #9 that once he had an army at his command, he might be able to clear a B-rank dungeon or higher by himself,Solo LevelingSeason 2 episode #3 might put further to the test how far Sung Jinwoo can go with his new allies and abilities.
How to Watch Episode #3 of Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
Anime Produced by A-1 Pictures, Based on the Manhwa Written by Chugong, Adapted by h-goon & Illustrated by Dubu
Solo LevelingSeason 2’s new English-subbed episodes release every Saturday on Crunchyroll, airing earlier in Japan at 7:00 AM Pacific Time (PST). However, viewers can expect the release ofepisode #3, titled “Still a Long Way to Go” to drop later on the streaming platform Crunchyroll on July 21, 2025,at 9:30 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST), 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), and 5:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time. Solo Leveling Season 2 also has a simulcast available on Prime Video.
Unfortunately, while fans were waiting for a simulcast release forSolo Leveling Season 2dub episodes, it’s evident that the production team will follow the same schedule as during Season 1, a two-week delay for the dub version. This means thatthe dubbed version of Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 1 will probably reach Crunchyroll on August 14, 2025. Also, there’s currently no information about a worldwide release on Netflix for the series so far. Netflix has simulcast for this season only in select Asian countries like South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
What Happened inSolo LevelingSeason 2, Episode 2?
Sung Jinwoo Gets A New Shadow Soldier
InSolo Levelingepisode #14, the raid leader Kim Chul tries to attack Sung Jinwoo’s group but is stopped, and it’s revealed that the A-Rank hunter was followed by a horde of iced elves.Sung Jinwoo has obviously upgraded his abilities after his job class change, as he can understand the dungeon’s boss, Baruka, and although he offers to spare his life in exchange for the rest of his group, Jinwoo chooses to face them with his new shadow army, which gained powerful soldiers with the addition of ice bears turned into shadow beasts.
Solo Leveling Season 2 Just Censored One of Jinwoo Darkest Scenes From the Manhwa
Solo Leveling Season 2 low-key cut one of the darkest scenes from the manhwa that proves how Sung Jinwoo has become a more ruthless hunter.
Sung Jinwoo is not powerful enough to defeat Baruka, so he decides to provoke Kim Chul into attacking him.Jinwoo kills Kim Chul by summoning Igrisand then uses shadow extraction on him, calling him Iron. As a tank, Iron withstood strong attacks from Jinwoo’s shadow mages while holding Baruka, which in turn allowed Jinwoo to attack him while he was distracted. The dungeon boss was finished after being struck by Iron, repeatedly.Sung Jinwoo’s group is able to successfully clear the dungeon and get out of the Red Gate, and the episode ends with him, JInhoo and Song Yi heading to a new dungeon.
What Will Happen inSolo LevelingSeason Two, Episode #3?
Solo LevelingSeason 2 Prepares Sung Jiwoon’s New Dungeon Raid
Although Sung Jinwoo couldn’t use shadow extraction on Baruka due to his level, he successfully added to his army several shadow beasts and a new shadow with the rank of knight, the same as Igris. Furthermore, it would be impossible for him to go unnoticed now with so many people who know about his power.Solo Leveling Season 2’s episode #2 ended with Jinwoo heading to a dungeon with Jinho, and given the time that has passed in the story, it’s safe to predict that the 19 C-Rank raids promised between the two in episode #7 are close to being finished.
Additionally,the pending storyline from season 1 is the Demon Castle, the S-Rank instant dungeon that Sung Jinwoo needs to clearto get the rare potion that could cure his mother’s illness. Moreover, the way Baruka highlights Sung Jinwoo is different from the rest of the humans, and how the dungeon’s boss glitches while answering hints at another mystery of the system that Sung Jinwoo will uncover as he continues to get stronger. Either way, fans should tune in to the next episode to keep following Jinwoo’s power journey.
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Solo Leveling follows Sung Jin-woo, the world’s weakest hunter, who gains extraordinary powers through a mysterious program after surviving a brutal monster attack. As he navigates his newfound abilities, Jinwoo embarks on a quest to uncover the secrets of his powers and the dungeon that altered his fate.
