This series is mostly going to appeal to those who like the power fantasy aspect. I try my best not to bring up comparisons, but My Hero Academia is essentially a power fantasy with Deku, who has a cliché main character/shounen protagonist archetype, a weak character as well who gets blessed with an above-average super power. But the difference between MHA and Solo Leveling is I actually care about Deku. He does have a turning point where he decides he's going to get vicious and stop being walked over, i guess. Still, Jinwoo’s giving me nothing.


I also hope Healing Girl differs from Urakaka, who started out with promise before becoming a shadow of herself.

On the positive side, I like that Jinwoo thinks before he acts.

Because I don’t care about any of the characters, everything fell flat to me. I think I’m more of a character-driven reader than a plot-driven one, so there’s that. The way the Webtoon is divided/decided how to package the first few chapters could be a factor as well; we haven’t seen many character-defining moments. MMORPG/RPG players will probably get more mileage out of this. If this were in an animated form, I might have more of a connection with the voice-acting and a music score. But yeah, I don’t think this one’s for me, and I most likely won't be continuing.

Volume 1 Review:here ( )

Not as fun as the first volume, but still enough to hold my interest. I'm worried the hero is growing too powerful too quickly to leave any suspense in the outcomes of his battles, but the new characters may shake things up before that happens. I'm sticking with it for now. ( )