5 Anime To Watch If You Love Solo Leveling

If you're still hyped after finishing Solo Leveling Season 2 and want more anime with overpowered leads, dungeon crawling, and a mix of action and mystery, these five picks should be next on your watchlist. From magic academies to monster-infested towers, these shows deliver the same vibe—fast-paced fights, cool powers, and characters who don’t stay weak for long.

5. Overlord

Momonga is a player stuck inside his favorite MMORPG after the servers shut down. Instead of panicking, he embraces the role of Ainz Ooal Gown, an undead overlord with god-tier magic. He controls the Great Tomb of Nazarick and commands powerful NPCs like Albedo and Shalltear.

Ainz doesn’t level up—he starts maxed out—but the story focuses on his strategies, his hidden plans, and how the world reacts to a being that powerful. If you liked the way Jin-Woo used brains and brawn, Ainz will feel familiar in a very different setting.

4. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Satoru Mikami is an office worker who dies and wakes up in a fantasy world—as a blue slime. Sounds goofy, but he’s not a joke for long. He can absorb any ability from enemies he eats (very similar to Sung Jin-Woo’s system).

He gains names, forms, and allies fast, eventually becoming Rimuru Tempest—a powerful leader who builds his own nation of monsters. The world is massive, and the characters are memorable. It mixes action with fun, but Rimuru's growth from nobody to a respected ruler hits the same satisfying notes.

3. Tower of God

Bam enters the mysterious Tower to find his friend Rachel, but the Tower doesn’t welcome people kindly. Each floor is a deadly test—riddles, fights, and weird powers called “Shinsu” that change how people fight.

Bam’s power isn’t clear at first, but as he climbs, his hidden potential starts to show. The fights aren’t just flashy—they’re clever, and the side characters like Khun and Rak help build a strong team vibe. If you liked watching Sung Jin-Woo climb dungeon ranks, this show has a similar step-by-step progression with bigger mysteries.

2. The Rising of the Shield Hero

Naofumi Iwatani gets summoned to another world as the Shield Hero, the weakest of the four legendary heroes. He’s quickly framed for a crime he didn’t commit and abandoned by everyone, including the kingdom that summoned him.

From there, Naofumi starts building his strength from scratch—learning how to absorb monster energy into his shield, crafting gear, and taming a demi-human named Raphtalia who fights by his side. His journey from outcast to powerhouse shares that same underdog energy that makes Solo Leveling so fun to watch.

1. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest

At first glance, Hajime Nagumo is your average high school student—until he’s transported with his classmates to a fantasy world and betrayed by one of them during a dungeon mission. Left to die in the abyss, Hajime survives by eating monsters and absorbing their abilities.

His transformation is brutal and fast. He ditches his former self and builds powerful weapons, crafts armor, and fights his way through every level of the dungeon. Think Sung Jin-Woo, but with guns, magic, and a vampire girl companion named Yue. The show leans into power fantasy but has enough danger and world-building to keep it interesting.