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Let's start with the positives. Out of all the aspects of Solo Leveling, the art is definitely the best. The artwork is visually appealing and the most enjoyable part of the reading experience.

Unfortunately, the rest of manwha leaves much to be desired for the reader. The worst part of the manwha is easily the characters. Any character besides Jin-Woo is pointless and simply serves to further the point that Jin-Woo is the strongest character. They are very one-dimensional and hard to get attached to or feel anything for the characters. Jin-Woo is not much better. He is your stereotypical manwha badass that defeats every villain ... and attracts people towards him romantically or platonically. He doesn't have any redeeming qualities besides being a badass that the readers desire to be like.

The story is also very uninspiring. It is a very repetitive manwha where Jin-Woo enters a dungeon, clears it, gets an upgrade, and becomes even more overpowered. Besides the beginning where there was at least some struggle, there are very few obstacles for Jin-Woo to overcome as he is way too overpowered to beat. There is no tension and no suspense as everyone knows the outcome. Jin-Woo will beat whatever big antagonist the author throws at him and saves the day. This formula creates a very mediocre story that becomes more and more uninteresting as the story continues. It is just your regular boring power fantasy that serves a specific audience that enjoys reading someone absolutely owns and destroys everything in their path.

Overall, Solo Leveling is not this spectacular game-changing manwha that promises something amazing for new readers. It provides the same thing that many other manwha provide. A mindless power fantasy that fails to present anything of real substance to the reader to take away besides the badass MC will win because he is the MC. If that is something you enjoy then that's perfectly fine, but I can't help but feel disappointed after reading.