SUMMARY
  • Episode 9 ended on a high note, leaving fans wanting for more.
  • Can the Korean S-Ranks stand up to the might of the Japanese?
  • Will Sung Jinwoo join his fellow S-Rankers to Jeju Island?

The second season of Solo Leveling has been absolutely incredible, with fans around the world being consistently impressed by its animation, voice acting and pacing. A-1 Pictures, the studio that has been producing the anime has received wonderful acclaim from fans of the manhwa, who are quite happy with how their favorite story is being adapted.

A 'Key Visual' for Solo Leveling Season 2 released by Crunchyroll that shows Sung Jin-Woo and his Shadow Army
Key Visual for Solo Leveling Season 2 | Credits: A-1 Pictures

All the effort that the studio has put into the anime right from its translation to its animation has gotten fans absolutely hyped for the upcoming raid on Jeju Island.

The fans who have followed the manhwa are ecstatic about the combat and story that will take place on Jeju Island, and their excitement only grows as the Season approaches the raid.

Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 10: Release date and time

Episode 10 of Solo Leveling‘s Season 2 will be released on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 12 AM JST (Japanese Standard Time), and will air on Japanese streaming sites like ABEMA, and channels like GYT, BS11, and Tokyo MX.

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For fans living outside Japan and wondering when they will get to enjoy the episode, we have you covered. Shortly after airing in Japan, the episode will be available to watch on Crunchyroll. This, however, is subject to the time zones that you reside in.

Here are the release dates and times based on the different time zones:

According to Pacific Time, the episode releases on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7 AM, and according to Eastern Time, the episode releases on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10 AM, running behind the Pacific Time release.

Sung Jin-Woo and his Shadow Soldier Igris the Knight, who is standing his master.
Sung Jinwoo and Igris from Season 2 Episode 1 | Credits: A-1 Pictures

Where did Episode 9 leave off?

Episode 9, titled It Was All Worth It, saw Sung Jinwoo curing his mother’s Eternal Slumber by using the Elixir of Life that he had crafted after defeating Baran, the Demon Monarch. We get to see the miraculous power of the Elixir, as Jinwoo’s mother awakens from her slumber, and meets her children for the first time in four long years.

Sung Jin-Woo's mother, Park Kyung-Hye wakes up from her Eternal Slumber after drinking the Elixir of Life.
Sung Jinwoo’s mother, Park Kyung-Hye wakes up from her Eternal Slumber | Credits: A-1 Pictures

After that heartwarming moment, the episode shifts to a meeting between Chairman Go Gunhee and Sung Jinwoo, where the Chairman invites Jinwoo to participate in the Jeju Island Raid that is being organized jointly by both Japan and Korea.

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Just as Jinwoo is about to make up his mind about the raid, the intense magical aura of all the S-Class hunters, who stand at the peak of the Hunter hierarchy, distracts him. It is then revealed that all the S-Class Hunters, including the ones from Japan, have gathered at the Hunter’s Association to train for the raid.

S-Class Hunters from Japan's Draw Sword Guild with their Guild Master, Goto Ryuji.
S-Class Hunters from Japan’s Draw Sword Guild from Season 2 Episode 9 | Credits: A-1 Pictures

This training ultimately culminates into a friendly training match between the Japanese Hunters and the Korean Hunters, but before anything else is revealed, the screen fades to black and the episode ends.

Season 2 Episode 10: Spoilers and What to Expect

Caution: Spoilers for Solo Leveling Episode 10 and Manga

Solo Leveling‘s Season 2 Episode 10, titled We Need A Hero, will start off where Episode 9 ended, with the friendly training match between the Japanese and Korean Hunters. As seen in Chapter 92 of the manhwa, the match would eventually put the Korean Hunters at a disadvantage, with only White Tiger Guild’s Baek Yoonho, and Hunters Guild’s Cha Hae-In left standing against the rest of the Japanese Hunters.

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Sung Jinwoo would eventually need to interfere to protect Cha Hae-In from a ferocious attack, which in turn leads to him fighting Goto Ryuji, the Guild Master of the Draw Sword Guild.

Goto Ryuji, the Guild Master of the Draw Sword Guild, looking at Sung Jin-Woo who is standing above him.
Goto Ryuji, the Guild Master of the Draw Sword Guild from Season 2 Episode 9 | Credits: A-1 Pictures

This fight between the two S-Rankers, and the subsequent reactions of the other hunters, have both been hinted at by the preview images that have been posted by an X User “@SoloLevelAnime”.

From the above post on X, it is quite evident that while the fight between Jinwoo and Ryuji with both the S-Rankers testing each other’s power, the subsequent scenes will have a shocking effect on the others present there. Fans of the manhwa definitely know that the anime-only fans are in for.

Overall, we can expect to see an intensely choreographed combat sequence between Sung Jinwoo and Goto Ryuji, which is sure to be exhilarating and one that will cement Jinwoo’s status as a Hunter who cannot stop leveling.

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