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NYCC 2025: Ize Press announces Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, the sequel to the global phenomenon Solo Leveling

Fans of the global phenomenon Solo Leveling rejoiced at the news of the official English print release of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok during New York Comic Con 2025. As the current print publisher of the Solo Leveling comic, Ize Press will be publishing the long- awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling series in June 2026. Set years after the epic conclusion of Solo LevelingRagnarok follows Jinwoo Sung’s son as he discovers the truth behind his lineage and the weight of the legacy he never asked for. Packed with high-stakes action, intense character development, and breathtaking artwork, this new installment expands the Solo Leveling universe and continues the saga of humanity’s battle against monstrous threats. Solo Leveling: Ragnarok features an original story by Daul with art by JIN(REDICE STUDIO) and adapted by Brix(REDICE STUDIO).

In a world of gates, monsters, and hunters galore, Sooho Sung is…well, he’s just an ordinary college student. Sure, his parents went missing right before the gates started appearing three years ago, and he occasionally had a weird dream where he could battle monsters and level up like a video game, but other than that? There’s absolutely nothing special about him. So when a sudden monster outbreak occurs on his campus, he must fight back every instinct screaming at him to run away as he takes a page out of his dad’s book and rushes to save his cornered classmate. The chances of making it alive are looking bleak, until—PING! [Congratulations on becoming a Player.]

Following the unprecedented global success of its predecessor, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok is an ongoing action fantasy comic that has been serialized digitally on Tapas with over 1 million views as of September 2025. Solo Leveling has been elevated to heights never before seen for a Korean comic series in the U.S. market, topping charts on the global stage. Now readers can look forward to owning the sequel to this trailblazing manhwa powerhouse in print and experience a new beginning to a beloved franchise. While the eager fandom of this international juggernaut waits for the next season of the record-breaking anime adaptation, the final volume of the main series will release in March 2026, just before the sequel series debuts. Solo Leveling: Ragnarok will be available at major bookstores, online retailers, and comic book shops nationwide Summer 2026.

Solo Leveling: Ragnarok

MBC Group and Tokyopop announce two Anime Productions – Kami.App and Protocol: Rain

MBC Anime – a strategic initiative by MBC Group and Tokyopop have announced investments in two original anime productions scheduled to debut in Japan and worldwide this month. They are Kami.App and Protocol: Rain.

The shows, which are produced by Fuji TV and TV Asahi, will stream exclusively on Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic-streaming platform by MBC Group. To cater to current and future anime enthusiasts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), MBC Anime is also now part of the production committees of both Japanese broadcasters.

Kami.App

Streaming this week as a simulcast on Shahid, “Kami.App” is a battle-royale twisted action story where high school student Goro is pitted against rivals in a bid to become the ultimate kami, wielding the power to manipulate the cause and effect of the world. Jaded by everyday life, Goro must confront his high school crush Honoka as part of the deadly competition, revealing the deepest secrets of each kami candidate.

This original production brings together a remarkable creative dream team in the world of anime. Created by YOKO TARO (video game director of “Nier”), written by JIN (creator of “Kagerou Daze”), and directed by Hiroyuki Seshita (known for “Knights of Sidonia”, “Ajin” and “Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters”), “Kami.App” also features character designs by Atsushi Ohkubo, the manga author behind “Soul Eater” and “Fire Force.”

All 13 episodes of Season One are set to stream this year, with a second season planned for 2024.

Kami.App

Protocol: Rain

Also streaming this week as a simulcast on Shahid, “Protocol: Rain” tells the story of Shun Tokinoya, a high school student working part-time at an esports café. He must participate in the “Xaxxerion Championship” to win prize money, which he needs to save the one passion that keeps him going after the loss of his father.

Directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto (“Aharen-san wa Hakarenai”, “Nekopara”) and written by Katsuhiko Takayama (“The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat”, “ALDNOAH.ZERO”), all 12 episodes will stream on Shahid this year. Original character designs are done by booota (“Penguin Highway”) and Kanna Hirayama (“Rent A Girlfriend”, “【OSHI NO KO】”).

Protocol: Rain