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Popular Korean web novel turned anime Solo Leveling has received a nomination for ‘Best Anime Series’ at the 2024 Astra TV Awards. While the anime category is brand-new, The Astra Awards had previously honored Attack on Titan in the ‘Best Streaming Animated Series’ category.
The Astra TV Awards have officially announced their nominees for their upcoming annual show, which includes the new category of ‘Best Anime Series’ aimed at honoring outstanding works from the previous year. Aside from Solo Leveling, the awards show has also recognized works such as Netflix’s adaption of Naoki Urasawa’s Astro Boy murder mystery Pluto, the Western-produced Blue Eye Samurai and the animated follow-up to cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Crunchyroll is represented by Solo Leveling, as well as the fantasy anime series Frieren: Beyond Journeys End. Adult Swim’s Ninja Kamui has also received a nomination in this category, bringing the total number of nominees to six.
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The Astra Awards, previously known as the Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, are held annually by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. The mission of the awards show is to spotlight diverse and inclusive rising talent that might not be recognized by traditional awards shows such as The Emmys and Golden Globes. This is the first year the awards show has had a category dedicated to anime; Attack on Titan had previously scooped up the award for ‘Best Streaming Animated Series’ last year. At the same show, Hayao Miyazaki received the award for ‘Best International Filmmaker,’ while the coming-of-age fantasy anime movie Suzume lost out to Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse for ‘Best Animated Feature.’ The 2024 Astra Awards are set to be live-streamed from the Avalon Hollywood on Aug. 18, 2024.
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What Fans Can Now Expect From Solo Leveling Season 2
The power fantasy series has been a massive hit with fans, particularly internationally, with many eagerly awaiting the release of Season 2. Solo Leveling’s brand of overpowered absurdity and complex and fluid fight scenes seem to resonate with viewers because of its earnest approach to storytelling. Season 2 has yet to receive a release date, but fans were recently treated to a first trailer at Anime Expo 2024. The trailer featured a showdown between Jinwoo’s shadow and enemies, accompanied by a new song, “4eVR” by Hiroyuki Sawano.
Producer Sota Furuhashi has previously indicated that Season 2 will place greater emphasis on exploring the many side characters that have often been overlooked, while ‘leaked’ images from Crunchyroll’s own Solo Leveling documentary suggest that viewers might be seeing an adaption of the “Jeju Island Arc.”Solo Leveling Season 2 will be streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll, which also currently streams the first season.
Solo Leveling
In a world of gifted hunters and monsters, a weak hunter Sung Jin-Woo gains extraordinary powers through a mysterious program, leading him to become one of the strongest hunters and conquering even the strongest dungeons.
- Release Date
- January 7, 2024
- Cast
- Aleks Le , Taito Ban
- Main Genre
- Action
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Creator
- Chugong
- Writers
- Noboru Kimura
- Main Cast
Source: The Astras
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