The anime Solo Leveling Season 2 has recently captivated fans with its thrilling battles, and it has truly lived up to the expectations set over time. The latest episode has featured a fight between Jinwoo and the King of Ants, which has been rated as one of the highest in Season 2 and is currently breaking records for viewership on Crunchyroll.
However, Episode 12 of the anime has cut out a crucial scene from the manhwa. While it may seem negligible at first glance, it could potentially alter a significant plot point regarding Jinwoo’s strength.
The anime Solo Leveling Episode 12 has omitted a scene that originally occurred in Chapter 101 of the webtoon. In that scene, Jinwoo utilizes his ability to extract the shadows of fallen ants, adding them to his army before the King of Ants returns after absorbing Goto Ryuji’s powers. In both the webtoon and the light novel, this entire sequence has been recorded on cameras and broadcast live nationwide.
Despite the omission, this scene highlighted Jinwoo’s powers as a necromancer, which could still remain a mystery to those who have not read the source material. The greater implication of this cut scene is that Jinwoo might not have any shadow soldiers at all until this moment is added to the final chapter, where Jinwoo uses his own power against the King of Ants, the Queen, and Byung-gu.
Anime Solo Leveling: Jinwoo Transforms Ants into Shadow Soldiers
In the webtoon, Chapter 101, Jinwoo’s scene was captured by a hidden camera, and the broadcasting channel immediately decided to continue the live broadcast as soon as he arrived on the scene.
Upon his arrival, Jinwoo resolved a significant dilemma regarding the remaining ants using his unique abilities. After defeating a few more, Jinwoo summoned his shadow army from the fallen ants and prepared to engage in battle against the King of Ants.
The film crew clearly captured the moment when Jinwoo used his shadow extraction technique on the ants, and the broadcast commentary noted the fighting ants when they were in action, making it clear that the entire nation was tuning in.
The light novel elaborates on this scene more clearly than the webtoon. Even Baek Yoonho expressed his shock upon seeing the new commanding presence, while the light novel explicitly states the names of the new shadow soldiers joining Jinwoo’s army, which shifted the dynamics and ultimately controlled the situation.
However, in the anime, Jinwoo does not use the shadow extraction technique on the fallen ants but resolves the situation with the current shadow soldiers he has. Instead, in Episode 12, Jinwoo focuses on transforming the ants into his shadow soldiers, but he quickly decides against it due to the large audience watching. Subsequently, the episode transitions to the scene of Beru appearing, creating two main storylines for the anime.
