Showbiz has a knack for capitalizing on projects brimming with potential even if the source of genesis is a masterpiece on its own. Especially in the realm of animation, more or less every top-performing show and film undergoes an expansion in the creative universe. Despite consistent opposition and skeptical onboarding of such ventures, the entertainment capital shows no signs of slowing down. The latest report around Solo Leveling’s live-action adaptation has anime fans abuzz and not in a good way, as the news has stung like a swarm of angry bees.

According to Kakao Entertainment’s latest scoop, in addition to the ongoing second season of Solo Leveling, the company has been developing a live-action drama of the anime by A-1 Pictures. A post shared on their website notes the live-action project’s progress on its various stages of planning. The specifics of a release date, cast, and staff remain under wraps for now. However, the news has sent fans on a skeptical rollercoaster, seeking answers to the need for it.

Solo Leveling is a South Korean anime web novel written by Chugong and serialized in Kakao’s comic and fiction platform KakaoPage in 2016. The television series is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige. Noboru Kimura oversees the script with Tomoko Sudo designing the characters and Hiroyuki Sawano, is its music composer. While the first season had fans hooked, the recently released second installment had them craving more.

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Though a live-action adaptation may cater to the latter part, fans are currently not sold on the idea with their doubt-filled minds strongly against the move.

In the last few years, several streamers have tapped into iconic anime to continue their narrative in the live-action format. Despite the uptick of the phenomenon, fans have consistently struggled to come to terms with it even after some of the most successful adaptations. While fans also had their reservations about an upcoming live-action adaptation, the director confidently transformed those doubters into believers. But with the latest report on Solo Leveling’s new turn, fans are back to square one.

Of course, the news had a good deal of anime fans losing their calm in anticipation.

Yet, on the flip side, fans also floated with the idea with forecasts of what could go wrong instead. With some objecting to the development as unnecessary, the live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling already suffers from a polarized reaction from fans. Although the creators always have the opportunity to flip the script with an adaptation worthy of epic proportions, only time will tell if the project’s potential outranks the deadbeat enthusiasm.

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