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The summer anime season is just around the corner, butSolo Levelingseason 3is still unconfirmed. With no concrete release date, fans are getting impatient on social media, with most of them looking for a new anime to watch instead. That’s why more and moreSolo Levelingfans are drifting away, eagerly anticipating the upcoming summer release of theLord of Mysteriesanime adaptation.
WhileSolo Levelingoriginated in Korea,Lord of Mysteriesis widely known in China, poised to be the nextAnime of the Year awardeethat will put more global attention on donghua, or Chinese animation, sooner or later. With so much hype surrounding Lord of Mysteries, many fans are already comparing it to Solo Leveling, not just in terms of animation but also in plot, power system, world-building, and more.
Fans Are Losing It with Lord of Mysteries Trailer
BeforeLord of Mysteriesdrops on June 30, 2025, as part ofthe summer anime season, its 2-minute trailer has already captivated fans around the world. Boasting a movie-like animation quality, it quickly stormed the internet, with many fans calling it “peak” and “absolute cinema” even before the first episode aired. This level of anticipation clearly rivalsSolo Leveling’s pre-release hype, as it rapidly gains momentum with each passing day.
B.CMAY Pictures, formerly known as G.CMAY Animation & Film, a Chinese studio renowned forvisually impressive donghua likeThe King’s Avatar,Mo Dao Zu Shi, andA Will Eternal, to name a few, oversees the animation ofLord of Mysteries. Therefore, fans can truly expect a flawless animation with exceptional and detailed background designs, solid fighting scenes, and expressive character esthetics, especially after its producer confirmed they did 1,000 frames per minute for every episode in aninterview.
With this,Lord of Mysteriesis expected to become a global hit, faithfully adapting theweb novel of Cuttlefish That Loves Diving(Ai Qianshui de Wuzei), who’s directly involved in the adaptation. The summer season is the perfect opportunity to tell Zhou Mingrui’s story, as he transmigrates as Klein Moretti into a mysterious Victorian world filled with occult lore, steam machinery, dreadnoughts, and a Lovecraftian atmosphere. The Chinese novel boasts over 400 million reads on Qidian, easily making it one of the most read and most popular Chinese web novels that are available internationally.
Free things cost the most.—Klein Moretti
Lord of Mysteries Is Coming to Crunchyroll
It Will Be Available in Multiple Languages
Solo Levelingholds the reins in Crunchyroll, being hailed as the platform’s most-watched anime of all time. However, this title might not be for long as Lord of Mysteries is set to arrive on Crunchyroll on June 28, making it available to millions of viewers around the world. Thanks to this, Lord of Mysteries will be put on an equal footing, not just with Solo Leveling and many other mainstream anime not plagued by region-lock problems that mostly affected donghua’s attempt at Western penetration.
As announced,Lord of Mysterieswill receive atwo-episode premiere on Crunchyrollon its debut, releasing in Chinese dub with English subtitles. It will also be available in different languages, like English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish on debut and in Japanese later on. On top of that, the anime will also be available on Tencent Video, Muse, and more platforms set to be announced soon.
Could Lord of Mysteries Overshadow Solo Leveling?
It’s Not Impossible to Happen
Seeing the hype surroundingLord of Mysterieseven before its debut episode airs, there’s a good chanceit could overshadowSolo Leveling. Now that it has Crunchyroll’s support and massive platform, it’s a no-brainer that it will become even more popular and gain more fans, likeSolo Levelingexperienced, if not more. It could become a game-changer in the summer anime season, where it is set to compete against more popular series likeKaiju No. 8,Dan Da Dan, andSakamoto Days.
Fate never repeats itself indefinitely. It always brings us some surprises.—Klein Moretti
With its intricate world-building, unique story, and rich Lovecraftian universe,Lord of Mysteriescould easily steal the attention of fans waiting for therelease date ofSolo Leveling season 3. While both are top-tier fantasy series,Lord of Mysteriesis more complex, with every chapter building on suspense. It’s also unpredictable, as it allows the readers to solve well-thought-out mysteries alongside the protagonist, unlike Solo Leveling, which has a simpler and more linear approach, almost repetitive, with Jin-Woo growing stronger than anyone else.
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A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong’s popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System.
