Solo Leveling Episode 19 will be released next week on 15th February. The Hunter’s Guild Gate Arc is finally over and episode 18 ‘Don’t Look Down on My Guys‘ became the highest rated Solo Leveling episode so far. But with the Jeju Island Arc coming up the Ant King vs Sung Jinwoo fight might break this record.
Now, the Return to Demon Castle Arc has officially started. This arc will probably take around 3-4 episodes to fully adapt all 14 chapters.
Sota Furuhashi, the producer of Solo Leveling, confirmed that the anime will cover the Jeju Island Arc as well. Fans even spotted Beru hidden in the key visual of Season 2, which pretty much confirms it.
With this, only two major fights are left before the season ends:
- Sung Jinwoo vs. Baran, the Demon King (Return to Demon Castle Arc)
- Sung Jinwoo vs. Ant King (Jeju Island Arc)
The Kargalgan fight was so hyped that it crashed multiple streaming sites, including Crunchyroll. So you can imagine what these next boss fights will do.
Solo Leveling Episode 19 title has been revealed to be “The 10th S-Rank Hunter”. This episode will show Sung Jinwoo finally being recognized as Korea’s 10th S-Rank Hunter.
After becoming the S-Rank officially, Korea’s strongest guilds will try to recruit him. Then he will return to the Demon Castle to complete his original mission and get the final item required to craft the Holy Water of Life, a cure-all item that can cure Jinwoo’s mother Eternal Sleep Disease.
But to get the final item, he must clear the 100th floor, where the strongest dungeon boss is waiting for him.
When Will Solo Leveling Episode 19 Release?
According to the official release schedule on Crunchyroll and the official website of the anime, Solo Leveling Episode 19 will be released on Sunday, 16th February, at 12:00 AM JST.
While in other regions, the episode will be released at 9:30 AM PT on 15th February, Saturday. I have attached the complete release schedule of the upcoming episode!
- Japan (JST): February 16, 2025, at 12:00 AM — Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV
- South Korea (KST): February 16, 2025, at 12:00 AM — Animax
- Pacific Time (PT, USA): February 15, 2025, at 9:30 AM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Eastern Time (ET, USA): February 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- British Time (GMT): February 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Central European Time (CET): February 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Indian Standard Time (IST): February 15, 2025, at 10:30 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
Where To Watch?
You can watch Solo Leveling Episode 19 on Crunchyroll and Prime Video. Some Netflix regions also have Solo Leveling Season 2, but it depends on your location.
The best place to watch the new episode is still Crunchyroll, since it gets the episodes first and has the most reliable streams.
Major Spoilers From Solo Leveling Episode 19
Sung Jinwoo Becomes Korea’s 10th S-Rank Hunter in Solo Leveling Episode 19
The latest episode introduced Lee Minsung, a famous Korean actor who showed up on the same day as Sung Jinwoo to get his rank reevaluated.
Since he is a celebrity and the son of Yoojin Construction’s vice chairman (one of the biggest sponsors of the Hunter Association), a lot of reporters came to cover his ranking.
Sung Jinwoo’s Real Rank Goes Public
As the title of Solo Leveling Episode 19 suggests, this episode will finally reveal Sung Jinwoo’s rank to the public.
The Hunter Association and Korean guild masters already know his real rank, but this 3-day delay gave them time to approach him with offers. Jinwoo rejected every single one.
The Hunter Association’s chairman will personally escort Sung Jinwoo inside the building and into the room, while Lee Minsung will be forced to wait. He won’t like that at all and will feel humiliated.
During the evaluation, Sung Jinwoo will reveal his shadow summoning skill in front of the Hunter Association so they can classify his abilities. After that, he will officially receive his S-Rank Hunter License, which lets him enter high-ranking dungeons.
Return To Demon Castle
With the license in hand, Jinwoo will start looking for a new weapon before heading back to the Demon Castle dungeon. Since he already defeated the 75th-floor boss, Metus, he will skip straight to floor 76. The full backstory of the Demon Castle ruins will be revealed later, but not in Season 2.
Solo Leveling Episode 19 will fully adapt chapters 77,78,79,80 and half of 81 as well. The official synopsis of the episode was also released just now:
Jinwoo, who cleared a top-tier A-rank dungeon all by himself and became the 10th S-rank in the country after a reassessment, once again challenges the “Demon Castle,” unfazed by the attention from Gotou, Saejima, Shirakawa, and many others.
Upon reaching the 80th floor, Jinwoo notices that his shadow soldiers, which he had dispersed for an early conquest, are being destroyed by someone.
Solo Leveling Episode 19 Staff
- Screenplay: Yoshikazu Tominaga
- Storyboard: Takamune Oshiro (Production I.G)
- Director: Takamune Oshiro (Production I.G)
- Chief Animation Director: Chiaki Kozumi
- Animation Directors:
- Mitsuaki Hori
- Ryoko Kawamura
- Akari Abe
- Aika Sato
- Facu Escobedo
- Sora Ishizuka
- Kwon Hyun Ae
- Kaku Yushi
- Assistant Animation Directors:
- Reiaki Nihei
- Takeru Nakajima
- Ayaka Konno
What Happened in Solo Leveling Episode 18?
Solo Leveling Episode 18 picks up right where the last one left off. Kargalgan, the boss of the dungeon, forces Squad B of Hunter’s Guild into the throne hall, using High Orcs to drag them in. He wants to play with them before killing them.
As soon as Son Kihoon sees the boss, he rushes in to attack, but the rest of his team is frozen in fear. Kargalgan uses his levitation skill to toy with Son Kihoon, while the others can only watch.
Sung Jinwoo Joins the fight
Seeing Son Kihoon injured, Sung Jinwoo grabs him and asks for permission to fight. Since this dungeon belongs to Hunter’s Guild, he did not want to interfere, but without him, they were all going to die.
Son Kihoon begs for help, and Jinwoo summons his shadow soldiers, who start tearing through the High Orcs.
The Strike Squad is completely shocked, how could an E-Rank be this strong? And why would someone this powerful be working as a porter?
Kargalgan Falls
Sung Jinwoo and his shadow soldiers wipe out the High Orcs with ease, Iron and Igris were major assists in the fight. Kargalgan finally joins the battle, but Jinwoo is immune to his poisons and curses, making his abilities useless.
Desperate, Kargalgan turns into a giant and tries to stomp Jinwoo, but that only makes him slower. Jinwoo takes advantage, using chains from the dungeon to trip him and take him down.
After defeating Kargalgan’s guards, Jinwoo revives them as shadow soldiers, and they finish off Kargalgan.
Tusk, Elite Knight Grade Soldier
After the fight, Sung Jinwoo revives Kargalgan as a shadow soldier and names him Tusk. The Hunter Association, who arrive at the dungeon, ask the Strike Squad and Cha Hae-In to keep everything confidential, his rank is going to be revealed in the news tomorrow anyway.
As they all leave, Son Kihoon thanks Jinwoo and heads back to report everything to the Hunter’s Guild master, while Jinwoo reunites with Yoo Jinho.
Solo Leveling Episode 18 is now streaming on Crunchyroll and Prime Video.
Source: Solo Leveling Official Website.
