A-1 Pictures has produced over 100 anime titles across various genres over the years, but one genre stands out for its outstanding execution: action. From Fairy Tail to Sword Art Online and then Solo Leveling, A-1 Pictures knows how to adapt action series into fantastic anime.
Speaking of Solo Leveling, it is one of the most successful anime adaptations that A-1 Pictures has ever created. This studio clearly understands how to adapt manhwa like Solo Leveling effectively, making it likely that they will adapt more action manhwa in the future.
Below are some of the excellent action manhwa that A-1 Pictures should consider adapting after Solo Leveling.
7. The Knight Only Lives Today
This story revolves around Encrid, a low-ranking soldier who finds himself living in a time loop, reliving the day he dies on the battlefield. Instead of falling into despair, Encrid uses this opportunity to hone his swordsmanship skills.
The Knight Only Lives Today offers a captivating narrative where audiences can deeply connect with the protagonist, making it even more engaging to read.
6. Pick Me Up!
Pick Me Up! is an exciting action-adventure game where players control their hero battling monstrous enemies on every level of a 100-story tower. Han Seojin, during a major game event, finds himself transported into the game world. He becomes a new one-star hero named Han Yslat. Without any explanation, he is thrown into the harsh world of Pick Me Up! and must fight against fierce beasts to survive.
The premise of Pick Me Up! is somewhat similar to the popular series Sword Art Online, but the gameplay is more exciting and dynamic compared to Sword Art Online, making the action sequences feel more intense and engaging.
5. SSS-Class Revival Hunter
This story centers around a weak hunter named Confucius Kim, who struggles to survive the first level of a tower. However, just as he is about to fail, the tower grants him a unique ability that allows him to copy the abilities of others to reclaim his own life.
Fortunately, the first ability he copies allows him to reverse time whenever he dies. With this newfound skill, Confucius Kim can use his unique ability repeatedly without worrying about dying. This sets the stage for his rapid rise to becoming an SSS-class hunter.
4. The Breaker
The Breaker tells the story of a high school student named Siwoon who unintentionally gets involved in the martial arts world known as Murim. After moving faster than a car to save a building from destruction, this boy will soon learn everything about this mysterious martial arts world.
With action-packed sequences and thrilling moments, The Breaker has it all. If any manhwa deserves an anime adaptation, it is definitely The Breaker.
3. Return of the Blossoming Blade
After a bloody battle that claimed the lives of many warriors from the 20 most powerful martial arts sects on Earth, Cheongmyeong—a member of the Hwa Son sect—was forced to pay the price for his actions. A hundred years after that fateful battle, Cheongmyeong has been reborn, but this time he is born into a world that has forgotten everything he did and the existence of the Hwa Son sect he once loved. This marks the beginning of Cheongmyeong’s long journey to restore the Hwa Son sect to its former glory.
2. Eleceed
In the world of Eleceed, certain individuals possess superhuman abilities. To maintain peace, they hide their identities and integrate with ordinary people. One of the strongest superhumans in South Korea is a boy named Kayden.
After a series of events, Kayden finds himself hunted by other superhumans. To escape and pursue them, Kayden decides to turn into a cat. Not just any cat, but a fluffy, red-haired one. Fortunately for Kayden, he meets Jiwoo, a kind boy who loves cats and unknowingly takes care of this fluffy red cat that is actually a powerful superhuman in disguise. This fateful encounter changes the lives of both of them forever.
1. The Legend of the Northern Blade
After witnessing his father’s death—who was the commander of the Northern Heavenly Sect—at the hands of a traitor, Jin Mu-Won is forced to bear the burden of grief and becomes a recluse in his own home. The sect he belongs to is the last surviving group of the Northern Heavenly Sect, but he cannot wander outside the vicinity of his home.
Although he does not know much about his lineage, Jin Mu-Won is not a weakling like his father. He struggles to control his own Qi while secretly investigating the secret martial arts of the Northern Heavenly Sect every day. He only waits for the right moment to take revenge on those who have harmed his family and restore the Northern Heavenly Sect to its former glory.
Source: Gamerant
By Bảo Lâm
