Solo Leveling 2026 Release Date Update, New Upcoming Projects Explained

If there’s one anime series that has taken the world by storm, it’s definitely Solo Leveling. Solo Leveling is a massively popular series that blew up in 2024 with its grand anime debut. Since then, it has received another anime season in 2025, which was quite clearly just big, if not even bigger than its predecessor. Solo Leveling went on to win big awards, such as Anime of the Year, and Best Main Character of 2025. Overall, it’s clear that Solo Leveling is a series fans can’t wait to see more of next year.
For now, major news for Solo Leveling’s next projects remains scarce. Solo Leveling’s third season is nowhere to be seen, but that doesn't mean the studio doesn't have other exciting things planned. Anime aside, Solo Leveling also has a new video game project in store for the fans, which is incredibly exciting, given that some of them are extremely ambitious, to say the least. Finally, Solo Leveling also has more manhwa content coming through Solo Leveling: Ragnarok. In other words, 2026 should be an incredibly exciting year for fans of Solo Leveling.
Solo Leveling Season 2 aired in early 2025, and since then, it has been almost a whole year. Fans were expecting that before the end of the year, news concerning Solo Leveling Season 3 would drop. After all, Solo Leveling Season 1 and Season 2 dropped within a year of each other, so it was only logical to assume that it would be the same case for subsequent seasons.
However, it’s become amply clear that Solo Leveling Season 3 isn’t coming in 2026 at all. Aside from small comments made by producers about wanting to make a Solo Leveling Season 3, nothing else has been revealed. If Solo Leveling Season 3 were coming in 2026, even if later it was later on in the year, an announcement would’ve been announced by now.
Solo Leveling Season 3 has been delayed, but it might be for a good reason. It seems that the Solo Leveling studio is aiming for a different project to succeed and reach sky-high levels in 2026, and that's a movie.
Solo Leveling Season 3 is on hold for now, but that doesn’t mean that fans of the series won’t get any new animated content from the series. If anything, something even bigger could be in the works. A few months ago, a leaked production committee report for the series was found by fans. In that report, it was revealed that, instead of Solo Leveling Season 3, the studio has a movie in store for the fans.
A Solo Leveling movie would be absolutely massive, and it would feature even better animation than Season 2. Fans are definitely excited to see what the studio could pull off with this movie, and they hope A-1 Pictures can release it in 2026, as is anticipated. The Solo Leveling movie could, however, be potentially pushed back to 2027, depending on how production goes.
As far as the contents of the Solo Leveling movie go, it remains to be a mystery for now, and fans await more information from the studio on the matter. One thing that fans know is that the decision to make a movie instead of a third season seems to stem from the major success of the Demon Slayer movie, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 — Akaza’s Return. As such, the implication is that the next Solo Leveling movie will be canon, and adapt the Manhwa from where Season 2 left off.
Speaking of Solo Leveling Season 2, an exciting release is headed fans' way later this year, and collectors will especially love it. As fans know, Solo Leveling Season 2 dropped almost a year ago now, and its first anniversary is approaching. With that, fans are excited for the release of the Blu-ray DVD for Solo Leveling Season 2 on March 17, 2026.
This will be a major collectible item for all Solo Leveling fans, and it could make for an amazing gift that many would enjoy.
The Blu-ray DVD for Solo Leveling Season 1 is already available, as it was released in mid-2025. With the Solo Leveling Season 2 now dropping as well, fans can complete the set.
New animated content would be great, but when it comes to fully confirmed projects that will drop in 2026, fans should look towards Solo Leveling’s biggest video game yet, Solo Leveling: Karma.
Solo Leveling Karma is coming sometime in 2026, with the exact release date to be determined. This game won't just be another normal adventure for the fans. Solo Leveling: Karma will instead unveil major lore about the world that was never explored in the Solo Leveling story.
Solo Leveling: Karma will cover the details of the 27-Year Monarch War that the Manhwa glossed over. This will be exciting, and fans can’t wait to learn what truly unfolded with Sung Jinwoo during all these years.
Solo Leveling Karma will be available to play on PC and Mobile.
Solo Leveling might be getting a movie in 2026, as well as a video game, but that's not all. Fans know that there is an existing project that will continue in 2026.
Solo Leveling’s sequel Manhwa, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, will deliver new and exciting chapters this year as well. Fans will be able to enjoy new chapters of this Manhwa almost weekly. Sung Suho is dear to all the fans, so it is nice to know that his series won't face any delays.
This full Manhwa adaptation of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok comes after the conclusion of the novel earlier in 2025. Fans do hope that, someday, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok gets an anime adaptation as well, just like the original Solo Leveling series.
Solo Leveling has two seasons out right now, one with 12 episodes, and the other with 13, for a combined episode count of 25 episodes available to watch right now. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll for fans to enjoy while awaiting any more news concerning the third season. There have been no major announcements about a third season so far. Fans can get more Solo Leveling content via the Manhwa.