Solo Leveling was recently named 2025 Anime of the Year, and while it was certainly one of the most exciting anime of 2025, the series beat out the likes of The Suitor was not well received by all anime fans around the world. Solo Leveling faced stiff competition this year from the likes of Dandadan, The Apothecary Diaries and most notably, The Suitor: Beyond Journey's End.
With an ever-growing popularity, Solo Leveling and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End have definitely proven to be very competitive on the overseas market. The two series are very different, but both are worthy of the hype and have fans deeply invested in their respective stories. But now Solo Leveling's biggest rival is out of the running for now as The Frieren manga officially went on an indefinite hiatussomething that makes fans very worried. Fans don't know when the Frieren manga will return, but at least, The Bachelor Season 2 is still coming in 2026.
The suitor and Solo Leveling have had fierce battles
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The suitor goes on a break
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Solo Leveling doesn't face the same problem since the story is already over
Year 2024, The Suitor: Beyond Journey's End and Solo Leveling was the most popular anime series worldwide. It was also when both anime series debuted and fans were captivated by their intense, yet very different, stories. While Solo Leveling was all about the battles, Frieren had both flashy fights and an interesting story.
Solo Leveling and Frieren have been competing on the top stage ever since its debut, but now Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has a lot of bad news for fans. The The Frieren manga goes on indefinite hiatus. This was announced recently, and fans are very worried, as rumors suggest that the hiatus is due to the author and illustrator's health issues.
This is not only a concern for manga fans, but also for anime. If there is no content to animate, fans can say goodbye to future Frieren seasons.
Because the current is so strong, if we focus too much on it, only that aspect is highlighted as the anime's defining character. Before it gets to that point, I feel it's important to share anime's multifaceted appeal with the world. I have a desire to create works that can draw the world's attention through a variety of approaches.” — Keiichirou Saitou, Director of Frieren
In the meantime, Solo Leveling has not suffered from a similar problem. Solo Leveling has already finished a while ago, and the studios can fully adapt not only the story of Sung Jinwoo, but also the story of his son, Sung Suho, from Solo Leveling: Ragnarok. Solo Leveling will not run out of content anytime soon.
When is Frieren Manga coming back?
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Hiatus is indefinite
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Fans have Season 2 to look forward to
Many Frieren fans are wondering how long the manga hiatus will be, and at the moment the truth is that no one knows when the series will return. When the hiatus was announced, it was pretty clear that the hiatus is indefinite and depends on the severity of health issues the creators are facing, so the resumption may take some time.
The last time The suitor took a break at the end of Decemberand it took the manga about seven months to return. This was a very long break, and now it seems that the author's health has not improved. Fans can only hope that the creators' health improves in the coming months while they wait for the manga to return.
Solo Leveling has two seasons out right now, one with 12 episodes and the other with 13, for a combined episode count of 25 episodes available to watch right now. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll for fans to enjoy while they wait for news about the third season. For fans who can't wait for Season 3 to come out, checking out the manhwa might be a good option.
- Release date
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September 29, 2023
- Network
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Nippon TV, YTV, FBS, Chukyo TV, RNB, FCT, STV, KNB, HTV, YBS, RAB, TVI, YBC, UMK TV Miyazaki, TSB, MMT, TeNY, RNC, NIB, KKT, KTK, NKT, ABS, JRT, Daiichi-TV, KBCY, RKCRY,
- Directors
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Kento Matsui, Kota Mori, Takahiro Natori, Morio Asaka, Lim Ka-hee, Taku Kimura, Ken Ando, Hirotaka Mori, Ayaka Tsuji
- Author
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Tomohiro Suzuki
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Atsumi Tanezaki
The Suitor (voice)
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Kana Ichinose
Fern (voice)
