Even three years after the end of the original Solo Leveling manhwa , the work continues to receive great recognition. Recently, Solo Leveling won the Grand Prize at the World Webtoon Awards , an event that took place at the end of September 2024.
As reported by The Korea Times, this award was part of the first edition of the World Webtoon Awards, an initiative of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in partnership with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). The objective of this award is to strengthen the global presence of webtoons, one of the country's biggest cultural exports.
The ceremony took place during the World Webtoon Festival, an event that also saw the participation of other popular webtoons, such as Lookism and Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. Lookism has already received an animated adaptation produced by Studio Mir, released on Netflix in 2022, while Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint revealed its first trailer at this year's Anime Expo.
Redice Studio CEO Jang Jung-sook received the award and paid tribute to the manhwa's founder, Jang Sung-rak (DUBU), who passed away in 2022. In his speech, Jung-sook reinforced the studio's commitment to creating webtoons of high quality for readers around the world.
Finally, Solo Leveling has already been read more than 14 billion times, consolidating itself as a giant in the universe of webtoons. Additionally, the franchise continues to expand. Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, the long-awaited sequel, debuted in Korea in August and has already generated great interest.
Source: The Korea Times
