The story is overall nice and thrilling and the animation has been great by A1 Pictures.
Taking into consideration that I have already read the Solo Leveling manhwa when it was on the releasing state, I gotta say that some things have been changed though i can't exactly put a finger into it.
If I exclude the them, one thing I feel is that the protagonist (Sung Jin-woo's) face or rather his whole animation is little different from manhwa. In manhwa, he was more sharp looking unlike here where he still has his somewhat soft looks. Also, the healer girl from the raid (I forgot her name), her looks have also been changed. Yeah, this may not affect the anime watchers, but these are the differences that I find from manhwa to anime. There maybe some other minor differences which from manhwa but, that doesn't concern a normal anime watcher.
If I were to talk about animation, it's simple awe-inspiring by A1 Pictures. In my opinion, it was the right thing for A1 to animate this masterpiece as they are indeed known for their animation quality and the soul in each of their works however low rated it maybe. The fight scenes are great and the main part where the Grin of the King in the Double Dungeon and Sung Jin-woo's unwillingness to lose despite being on losing end at that dungeon when all the others left has been done greatly and is mesmerizing. They have taken into account the exact feeling of manhwa and the exact will of the author in my opinion. The emotions of the story and Sung Jin-woo as the lead has been done greatly, including all the factors of the mental state of every character present in the story.
Talking about the title song(opening song), I think it indeed fits Solo Leveling anime and the music of it is great. I would like to extend my gratitude for selecting this song as the opening. But when I turn my attention to the closing song(ending song), I would say that I am disappointed. The ending song doesn't actually suit the action oriented anime like this one.
In conclusion, this anime is great and is a must watch. Despite its differences from manhwa, animation team has done a great job and made it a resounding success.
It is a worth watch and you won't feel bored of watching the anime. Yeah, the animation could have been made better like if it was Ufotable, it would indeed have been great but mind you, the soul of the work has been brought out nicely by A 1 Pictures. It's also appreciable of their selection of Music and Theme songs of this anime except the Ending song which I beg to defer is good for it.
Note: All these are my personal opinions and I apologize if any of this hurts feelings or are inaccurate. Thanks.
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