Solo Leveling’s mix of dungeons, leveling and a hero who climbs from the very bottom has a lot of cousins. These are the ten its fans recommend most.
Top 10 anime like Solo Leveling
Ten anime for Solo Leveling fans: towers, dungeons, game worlds and heroes who climb from the bottom.
Sword Art Online
Thousands of players are trapped in a virtual reality game where dying in the game means dying for real. It's one of the shows that defined the 'trapped in a game' genre.
Watch it if you like game worlds with real stakes.
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Tower of God
Bam enters a mysterious tower to follow his only friend, and every floor is a deadly test. Like Solo Leveling, it's adapted from a hugely popular Korean webtoon.
Watch it if you like climbing stories and big mysteries.
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The Eminence in Shadow
Cid wants to be a mastermind working from the shadows, so he invents a secret organization and a fake enemy. Then it turns out the enemy is real. It's a clever parody that still delivers on the action.
Watch it if you like overpowered heroes with a sense of humor.
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The God of High School
A martial arts tournament for high schoolers quickly turns into something much bigger and stranger. The fights are fast and flashy, and the power scaling keeps climbing.
Watch it if you want nonstop fights.
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Overgeared
Grid is unlucky in life and weak in the VR game Satisfy, until a rare item makes him the legendary blacksmith Pagma's Successor. Like Jinwoo, he starts at the bottom and climbs.
Watch it if you like a hero who earns his power.
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The King's Avatar
Ye Xiu, one of the best pro gamers alive, is forced out of his team and starts again from level one on a new server. It's a comeback story built on skill, not luck.
Watch it if you like esports and comebacks.
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Shangri-La Frontier
Sunraku is famous for beating broken, buggy games. In the hugely popular VR game Shangri-La Frontier, those skills make him a force, and the boss fights are spectacular.
Watch it if you like epic boss battles.
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Viral Hit
A bullied teenager learns to fight from online videos, and his own fights start going viral. It's a grounded, fun underdog story.
Watch it if you like street fights and underdogs.
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Kaiju No. 8
Kafka Hibino dreams of joining the force that fights giant monsters, then becomes a monster himself. Big creature fights and a likeable older lead.
Watch it if you like monster battles and second chances.
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The Daily Life of the Immortal King
Wang Ling is so powerful that he can barely keep it under control, and all he wants is a normal school life. It's a funny, relaxed take on the overpowered hero.
Watch it if you want an overpowered hero who just wants peace.
