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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” marks the finale of the second season of this anime. Alas, it’s a finale that begins and ends with curbstomp after curbstomp. Such things might be entertaining as an opening act, but by this point, it feels more boring than anything else.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”: Details
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” is the 13th and final episode (you can read my review of the anime film containing Ep. 13-14, and then Ep. 15, Ep. 16, Ep. 17, Ep. 18, Ep. 19, Ep. 20, Ep. 21, Ep. 22, Ep. 23, and Ep. 24 here) of the second season of this dark urban fantasy and portal fantasy action anime, and the 24th episode overall. You can read my reviews of all 12 episodes of the first season here.
Said anime series is the anime adaptation of the South Korean web novel and webtoon of the same name by writer Chugong and featuring illustrations by Jang Sung-rak (aka DUBU), with h-goon adapting it into a manhwa form later. A-1 Pictures (Black Butler, Sword Art Online, Lycoris Recoil) is the animation studio behind this anime film. Crunchyroll is the company licensing this anime film for its global release. Save for in SEA region, where Medialink is the company licensing this anime film there.
Production Crew
Shunsuke Nakashige is the director, writer, and storyboarder behind Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”, with Tomoko Sudo, Chiaki Furuzumi, Hirotaka Tokuda, and Kento Toya all co-directing as the chief animation directors.
As for Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- as a whole, Shunsuke Nakashige is still the director, and Noboru Kimura is still the screenwriter. Yasuhiro Okumura is the background art director, Yuji Kondo is the editor, Tomoko Sudo is the character designer, Hirotaka Tokuda is the monster designer, Toshitaka Morioka is the CG director, Naomi Nakano is the color designer, Ryo Tanaka is the sound director, Daichi Iseki is the VFX director, Sotaro Shiriaishi is the prop designer, Hiromu Oshiro is responsible for motion graphics, and Hiroyuki Sawano composes all the music we hear in the anime.
Speaking of that music: the opening theme song for this second season is “Reawaker” by Lisa (feat. Felix of Stray Kids). Meanwhile, “Un-Apex” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure is the ending theme song.
Voice Cast
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” features the voice of Taito Ban (Aleks Le in English dub) as Sung Jinwoo.
Other notable voice roles in this episode include Hiroki Tōchi (Christopher R. Sabat in English dub) as Baek Yoon-ho, Reina Ueda (Michelle Rojas in English dub) as Cha Hae-in, Daisuke Hirakawa (Ian Sinclair in English dub) as Choi Jong-in, Akio Otsuka (Brent Mukai in English dub) as Ma Dongwook, Junya Enoki (Lee George in English dub) as Min Byung-Gyu, Kohsuke Toriumi (Johnny Yong Bosch in English dub) as Lim Tae-Gyu, Banjō Ginga (Kent Williams in English dub) as Go Gun-hee, Haruna Mikawa (Rebecca Wang in English dub) as Sung Jin-ah, Yuri Amano (Colleen Clinkenbeard in English dub) as Park Kyung-hye, Genta Nakamura (Justin Briner in English dub) as Yoo Jin-ho, Miyu Tomita (Emi Lo in English dub) as Han Song-Yi, Rina Honnizumi (Dani Chambers in English dub) as Lee Joo-hee, and Eiji Hanawa (Sean Hennigan in English dub) as Song Chi-Yul.
And finally, we have our first Shadow voice role in the form of Akira Ishida (Jason Liebrecht in English dub) as Beru.
When and Where to Watch
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” made its airing and streaming (aka. simulcast) debut on March 29, 2025. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch this entire anime series only on Crunchyroll due to it being an exclusive there.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”: Synopsis
Alas, this second season of Solo Leveling has only just come to an end. In fact, Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” only just made its debut three days ago as of this writing. Thus, I shall give you the official synopsis from Crunchyroll in place of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can check synopsis that out below:
“After no shortage of hardship, the 4th Jeju Island raid comes to a close. But for Jinwoo, the hunt never ends.”
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”: The Good
Despite my issues with the action in Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”, it’s still by far the best thing about this finale episode. Mostly because the fight scenes still look quite gorgeous. Credit where credit is due, A-1 Pictures’ animation team continues to produce a very good-looking anime. With a combination of highly detailed animations, very good lighting and reflections, and fluid action sequences (more or less); they manage to make the action look amazing. All regardless of the quality of the action itself, which is the real thing that I have issues with.
Oh, and the music certainly helps sell the action sequences. Hiroyuki Sawano has done an amazing job with the music throughout the entire anime, not just in this finale episode. If nothing else, you can turn off your brain and just groove to the action. Now with that said…
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target”: The Bad
Alas, the action sequences that are the strongest parts of Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 “On to the Next Target” are also one of its weakest points. They have nowhere near the intensity of the earlier action sequences all because it feels like there’s no stakes in them. Jin-woo just easily crushes all the enemies in this finale, and in the previous episode too. At no point does it ever feel like Jin-woo is in any danger. He’s just crushing bugs (literally in this case), and as a result, there’s no struggle to his fights, and thus no tension.
A big part of this is because of the lack of meaningful characters in not just this finale, but the entire anime as well. Jin-woo feels like the only character who matters. Everyone else is insignificant, and frankly, they act in ways that really tests your suspension of disbelief. As an example: one character in this finale watched Jin-woo revive his dead friend as a newly undying servant, and his reaction feels a bit…flat. Maybe it’s because the poor guy is stunned and shocked, but I feel like he should be a bit more angry that his friend just got turned into a mute servant. Might be a case of your mileage may vary here.
Honestly, I feel like this anime overall is serviceable, but you will find better ways to get your action fix elsewhere. Might I suggest checking out Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, Zenshu, and/or Blue Box if you want good action and good story?
What do you all think? Do you agree with me about this second season of Solo Leveling? Do you think it’s worth your time? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
