| Here to ask before it gets old. To clarify, I’m not asking if this anime will be better than Solo Leveling. Rather, I’m wondering if fans of the novel/manwha believe that this will be comparable to Solo Leveling’s success and popularity. I haven’t read the manwha myself, but I saw the trailer on YouTube and thought that it looked interesting. I have no clue what it’s about other than what the trailer showed. So for people who did read it, thoughts? |
| As someone who likes ORV more than Solo Leveling, i kinda doubt. Most people who don't know the novel would say "this is just cheap Solo Leveling" it doesn't bring anything new and well the introduction of orv is quite the power fantasy shit we all see every anime season. I'd like to get decent animation and to be as famous as Solo Leveling but just idk. |
| Clueless reader's viewpoint |
| solo leveling is much more popular but when the anime releases (and if it has a good production) I can guarantee you all the heads will turn to ORV. The story and the characters are so much better. |
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| Look at how many members Solo Leveling has and how many memebers any other manhwa has. The difference is insane, Solo Leveling is like Dragon Ball of webtoons, the one that started it all: it would take years, maybe even a decade, for the Big 3 of this medium to show up. P.S. I guess, Tower of God is something like Astro Boy and ORV can be like Yu-Yu Hakusho. |
| Imagine normies saying: "Peaky Blinders is mid and overhyped. Just another typical crime drama show. Breaking Bad is much better.". Or: "Without action choreography no one would've cared about John Wick. Kingsman, on the other hand, is not like other action franchises!". |
| I love ORV and dislike Solo leveling... so it sounds a little offensive for me haha |
netta9581 said: I read all of Solo Leveling and almost catching up with ORV. Objectively I have to say I really think ORV is better. The story is more complex, many more interesting round characters, we get much deeper into the MC’s feelings and emotions, which makes it easier to connect with him and with other characters. I found myself excited, surprised, touched and even laughing out loud countless times while reading ORV. The problem is - that’s not what the crowd wants, I guess. I have no idea why Solo Leveling got so big as it lacks in so many basic things… I guess the majority of the people these days prefer good action and fast pacing over complexity, deep emotions and smart writing? I may sound like a boomer but as someone who grew on classical long running shounen anime, this is what I think. Most people watch multiple shows at once. Sometimes people are in the mood for a mystery show, a horror show, a romance show and sometimes they are in the mood for action and hype. That’s just the way it is. I don’t think it’s that surprising that Solo Leveling is getting that popular. Just look at the damn team working on it, they are making miracles! |
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| I've read the manhwa for both Solo Leveling and ORV, so I'll give my two cents. Solo Leveling is the epitome of a power fantasy, in which the protagonist goes from being a worthless nobody to someone with the abilities akin to a god. The storyline is completely linear and predictable, the protagonist barely faces any huge obstacles after a couple of episodes, the worldbuilding is completely lackluster, and literally every single character aside from the protagonist is fodder-like and unmemorable. Solo Leveling is enjoyable if you don't care much about anything aside from amazing animation and fights. Also, the protagonist is basically a Gary Stu so I guess people love that he's not dumb and everything goes his way, which is satisfying to watch since you're supposed to root for the protagonist. Now, as someone who's not that big of a fan of ORV either, I will say that it at least has a hell of a lot more good points compared to Solo Leveling. I don't really understand why so many people compare the two manhwa, aside from how both manhwa art styles look somewhat similar. The protagonist is also pretty damn OP, but at least he faces a lot of struggles and there's actual tension that something bad will happen to him or the other characters. The worldbuilding is good, and a lot of the side characters are likeable and memorable. It took me quite a few chapters to start warming up to the manhwa (75+ chapters) since I thought the storyline wasn't anything special until a certain point, but there are some twists later on that make it actually worth the read later on imo. Anyways, if the quality of the anime is at least somewhat comparable to Solo Leveling, I could see it easily reaching at least Oshi no Ko's level of popularity....not sure about Solo Leveling, since there's not as much mindless fighting. But if the production quality is on the same level as the anime adaptation of literally any other manhwa but Solo Leveling...RIP. Considering Aniplex is one of its producers though, there's a very good chance it'll get a solid anime adaptation. |
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| Absolutely not! They are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! |
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