Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 5 Release Date & Time

The following contains spoilers for Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 4, “I Need to Stop Faking”.

Solo Leveling Season 2 has already gotten off to an amazing start, and it’s only just getting to the good part. Solo Leveling Season 1 detailed Sung Jinwoo’s swift climb to power. Its second season takes him to the next level. Season 2, Episode 4 finally confirmed just how far Jinwoo has come, as he was retested by the Hunter’s Association and confirmed as an S-Rank Hunter. Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 5 (Episode 17 overall), “This is What We’re Trained to Do”, sends Jinwoo on one of his final raids before being officially announced as an S Rank to the world, and it’ll be consequential in more ways than one.

Last week’s episode, “I Need to Stop Faking”, was far slower than any other in Solo Leveling Season 2 so far. The anime began the new year with a bang with some amazing fights in the first three episodes of Season 2. Episode 5 promises to pick up the pace once more, with the lead-up to what will surely be one of Season 2’s most exciting battles. When all’s said and done, Jinwoo will not only have drawn the attention of the biggest Guild in all of Korea, but he’ll have also caught the eye of the one person who can see him for who he really is.

When Does Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 5 Come Out?

Episode 3 of the English Dub Releases in Conjunction With Episode 5 of the Subtitled Version

The fifth episode of Solo Leveling’s second season will contain some iconic scenes from the source material that fans will not want to miss. Luckily, the anime’s release schedule won’t be making any surprises. Throughout the airing of both Seasons 1 and 2, new episodes of Solo Leveling’s have premiered every Saturday, and Episode 17 will be no different. Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 5, “This is What We’re Trained to Do”, will be available to stream in Japanese with English subtitles via Crunchyroll on February 1st, 2025, at 9:30 AM PST, 12:30 EST and 5:30 GMT.

The English Dub release also comes out on Saturdays as well, but because it began airing along with the third episode of the series, its new episodes are technically two weeks behind the Japanese, subtitled version. That means that the English Dub of Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 5 won’t come out until February 15th. Alongside the Japanese version of Episode 5 on Feb 1st, fans can expect to see the release of Episode 3 of the English Dub.

Solo Leveling Season 2 Release Schedule

With new episodes is Solo Leveling updated to Crunchyroll every Saturday, fans can expect the remainder of Season 2 to follow a predictable, set schedule.

Solo Leveling Season 2 Projected Release Schedule
Episode #	Expected Release Date
5 (17 overall)	February 1st
6 (18 overall)	February 8th
7 (19 overall)	February 15th
8 (20 overall)	February 22nd
9 (21 overall)	March 1st
10 (22 overall)	March 8th
11 (23 overall)	March 15th
12 (24 overall)	March 22nd

As long as the series doesn’t skip any weeks or hit any delays, Solo Leveling’s season 2 finale is set to release on March 22nd with Episode 24 of the series. With Solo Leveling’s English Dub two weeks behind the Japanese dub, fans can expect the English Dub’s finale to come out on April 5th.

Solo Leveling Season 2 English Dub Projected Release Schedule
Episode #	Expected Release Date
3 (15 overall)	February 1st
4 (16 overall)	February 8th
5 (17 overall)	February 15th
6 (18 overall)	February 22nd
7 (19 overall)	March 1st
8 (20 overall)	March 8th
9 (21 overall)	March 15th
10 (22 overall)	March 22nd
11 (23 overall)	March 29th
12 (24 overall)	April 5th

Solo Leveling Season 2, Episode 4 Confirmed Jinwoo as Korea’s 10th S Rank

Solo Leveling Episode 16 Adapted Manhwa Chapters 61 – 66

Solo Leveling Episode 16, “I Need to Stop Faking”, was an important turning point in Sung Jinwoo’s story. Ever since Jinwoo experienced his reawakening as the Player and started leveling up, he felt it best to keep his true rank a secret. The fact he could grow stronger only would’ve complicated things and raise questions among other Hunters. Despite the Hunter’s Association and White Tiger Guild having their suspicions, Jinwoo was (mostly) able to fly under the radar until the start of Season 2.

After the incident at the Red Gate, it became clear to the powers that be that Jinwoo was a False Ranker who had likely experienced a Second Awakening. Given the ever-increasing number of people who had become suspicious of him, as well as the fact that his ability to level up would be stagnated if he was forced to only go on low-ranking dungeon raids, Jinwoo finally decided to get his rank reevaluated. As expected, Jinwoo is definitely not the weakest E Rank Hunter anymore. Jinwoo’s Rank Retesting at the Hunter’s Association confirmed that he was now an S-Rank, and only the 10th such Ranking Hunter in all of Korea.

It’s not a malfunction. It’s saying he can’t be assessed. It means he’s got more magic power than can be measured with this machine! … He’s the tenth person ever in the country… to be an S-Rank.

– Hunter’s Association Employee

This immediately caught the attention of the major Guilds, including the top-ranked Guild, Hunters. Even the President of the Hunter’s Association, Go Gunhee, offered Jinwoo a job as the “top priority” of the Association, a position Jinwoo understood was of the utmost importance. Unfortunately, Jinwoo was forced to turn it down, as he understood he wouldn’t have much opportunity to level up in dungeons if he took a job at the Association. Despite being recognized by all the people with power in Hunter society, Jinwoo is still left with a three-day grace period before he has a final retesting to confirm his new rank, and his identity as one of Korea’s most powerful Hunters is officially released to the public.

With only a few days until he’s officially an S Rank, Jinwoo decides to take advantage of the time he has left as an E Rank. He signs up to take a job with the excavation team for a dungeon with the Hunters Guild in hopes of seeing how Korea’s top Guild handles raids. However, when Jinwoo steps a little too far into the dungeon, he’s confronted by the most powerful threat he has had to face yet: Cha Haein. Episode 4 was filled with nostalgic moments of reflection for Jinwoo, as he considered how far he had already come since the Double Dungeon. Come Episode 5, the strongest Hunters in Korea will recognize how far Jinwoo has come too.

Sung Jinwoo Will Formally Meet Cha Haein For the First Time in Season 2 Episode 5

Solo Leveling Episode 17 is Expected to Adapt Manhwa Chapters 67 – 71

As it’s done every week since the series first began, the Solo Leveling anime’s official website has been updated with some interesting preview images that hint at the next episode, as well as a description of what to expect. One of the preview images is perhaps one of the most memorable scenes in the manhwa, depicting the moment Cha Haein smells Jinwoo as the two walk past each other.

What’s so important about this is that Haein has a unique ability to smell the mana of other people, which is often an overpowering & disgusting stench for her. This is an ability that’s extremely rare in Hunters, with only one other Hunter in the series displaying it in a later arc. However, when she smells Jinwoo for the first time, not only does he not smell bad, he actually smells good to her. This is a profound moment that foreshadows the rest of the series, yet for now it remains a mystery to both Haein and the audience.

Two of the pictures previewed for Episode 5 depict brand new, never-before-seen Hunters in the anime. The main one seen in the images is Kihoon Son, Captain of the A-Rank Gate Strike Squad Jinwoo will inevitably join in the upcoming episode. There’s also an image of Son accompanied by the rest of the raid party, including Jinwoo, who lags in the back as per his role as their luggage carrier. Another notable preview image showcases a group of powerful-looking Magic Beasts. These are the High Orcs, whom Jinwoo will inevitably encounter on his second raid with the Hunters Guild, as the episode’s official description hints.

Jinwoo, who was suddenly assigned to accompany the Hunters’ second attack force as a baggage carrier, had an ominous premonition the moment he stepped into the dungeon. His premonition turned out to be correct, as a group of High Orcs attacked the attack force. Covered in wounds, the attack force returned to the entrance gate to withdraw, but a barrier had been set up there…

– Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 5 Official Description

As the description points out, Jinwoo’s mission into the dungeon with Kihoon Son’s Strike Team won’t exactly go smoothly, as they’ll be approached by a group of powerful High Orcs. This tribe of Orcs is extremely important to the series going forward, as their leader goes on to become one of Jinwoo’s most beloved Shadow Soldiers. Kihoon’s group is incredibly strong, but they won’t be prepared to face a group of high-ranking Magic Beasts like the High Orcs. As Episode 5’s title suggests, fighting powerful monsters is what Kihoon Son’s strike team was trained to do, but as Solo Leveling fans know: no amount of training can increase a Hunter’s Rank. That is, unless that Hunter is Sung Jinwoo.

Solo Leveling Season 2 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.