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February 16 Brings Big News for ‘Solo Leveling’ Fans
February is shaping up to be a rare kind of win month for Solo Leveling fans: not a vague tease, not a merch drop, but a real new way to stay inside Jinwoo’s world while everyone waits for concrete movement on a third anime season.
The franchise has been expanding fast, sometimes in directions that feel adjacent to core anime fandom, but this particular update lands where the appetite is strongest: more story, more momentum, and a format you can jump into immediately without that whole rewatch homework. The audio drama has been rolling out since mid-2025, and it’s built as a premium, full-cast style production with a high-profile lead performance, exactly the kind of adaptation that can carry tension, humor, and power-scaling without needing animation to do the heavy lifting. As per ScreenRant, the audio drama currently sits at 648,000+ plays, which is a strong signal the audience isn’t “niche” at all, it’s just been underserved.
And now, to double down on it, Pocket FM is officially releasing the English version of Solo Leveling Season 2 audio drama on Monday, February 16, 2026. The production is described as a collaboration with K-audio producer Soundist Entertainment, and the English lead is Yuri Lowenthal as Sung Jinwoo. The simplest thing to do now, therefore, is to open Pocket FM anytime after February 16, find the Solo Leveling audio drama page, and you’re set — new season, same obsession, no waiting for court announcements or manga frustrations with abrupt endings.
‘Solo Leveling: Ragnarok’s Month-Old Surprise Finale Has Fans in Limbo
Back in January, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok abruptly capped Season 2 at Chapter 68 after D&C Media confirmed the early finale on X, an unexpected stop given how much shorter Season 2 was than Season 1. JIN then revealed inside the chapter that he’s stepping away for mandatory military service in South Korea, framing it as a pause and thanking readers after a four-year run that began with side stories and continued through Ragnarok. Jang Sung-rak (DUBU)’s legacy also looms large, with the publisher saying illustration duties will move to a successor trained in that lineage, while writer Brix remains attached. As of February 13, there’s still no firm return date, though Tapas has acknowledged the Season 2 hiatus publicly.
Solo Leveling audio drama will be available in English on Pocket FM starting February 16, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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2024 – 2025-00-00
- Network
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Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Directors
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Tatsuya Sasaki, Toru Hamasaki
- Writers
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Shigeru Murakoshi, Shingo Irie, Fuka Ishii
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Genta Nakamura
Yoo Jin-ho
