Solo Leveling is mid

tldr solo leveling is good if you're looking for a brainless power fantasy w/ action-packed fights w/ an op gary stu but fails in every other area.
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The first few chapters with the statues were good. It showed how smart and quick-witted the mc is despite being a coward and the stakes were high but all that went of the window.

First of all, why tf did sung jin woo need a damn near-death experience for him to start working out LMAO. I thought it would be common sense for a hunter to work out. The story goes on about him being the worst but he doesn't try to improve himself by keeping fit.

Second, the system is literal plot armor. I get that every mc needs plot armor bc there would be no story w/o it but the system makes it way too obvious. Sung Jin Woo gets hyped up by the fandom and characters and thinks he's hot shit but he wouldn't have never gotten far w/o the system. It would have been more interesting to have him achieve higher ranks w/o it.

Third, Sung Jin woo goes from cowardly straight to edgy gary stu. His character arc/development is very flat. Ironically, he was more interesting when he was a coward.

Fourth, the side characters get shafted for Sung jin woo. They're nothing more than props to make him look so ~cool~ and ~strong~.

The plot itself is decent. It's not terrible but there are better written stories out there.

It's not a masterpiece by any means and I wish people would stop using that word so easily. SL is a 6.5/10 a 7 if we're being generous.