New Solo Leveling x Frieren Crossover is Exactly What The World Needs Right Now

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and became fierce rivals after competing at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Both were strong contenders for Anime of the Year, so a winner was always likely to cause some debate. However, almost no one predicted how much disagreement ‘s victory would create within the anime community.

For months after its release, fans of *Solo Leveling* were bombarded online with negative comments, with people calling it average, low-quality, or even artificially popular. This kind of heated debate isn’t unique to anime fans, though. The anonymity of the internet often encourages people to express strong opinions using harsh language they wouldn’t use in person, and this happens with pretty much any controversial topic today.

While anime fans are generally reasonable, disagreements can become toxic when people strongly identify with a particular group – just like with any other subject. It’s okay to have your own opinions, but pretending *Solo Leveling* didn’t have qualities that made it popular isn’t honest. That’s why the new team-up between *Solo Leveling* and *Frieren* feels so significant. It’s more than just two popular anime joining forces; it shows a way to bridge divides and connect with others.

Frieren Officially Joins Sung Jinwoo’s Party in Solo Leveling: Arise

I’m so excited! Netmarble just announced that *Solo Leveling: Arise* is getting a collaboration with *Frieren*! They dropped a trailer showing that Frieren, Fern, and Stark will all be playable characters, which is amazing. The trailer had this awesome image of Sung Jinwoo and Frieren standing together, looking like they’re about to embark on a new journey. And the best part? It all launches on October 23rd! As a fan of both series, I can’t wait to jump in and play!

Details about the upcoming crossover are still limited to just the release date and which characters will be included. However, given how *Solo Leveling: Arise* has consistently added story content for even characters exclusive to the game, it’s likely a short, original story will be created to bridge the worlds of *Frieren* and *Solo Leveling*. This is particularly interesting because the *Frieren* manga has only recently concluded, meaning this crossover could be the closest fans get to new *Frieren* content until the anime’s second season premieres in January.

It’s a bit strange to think that new content for *Frieren* might only come from connections to *Solo Leveling* for the rest of 2025. While it might seem unexpected, fans of both series likely predicted something like this. Despite some early disagreements between the fanbases in 2025, a positive outcome quietly emerged.

Solo Leveling: Arise’s Sung Jinwoo x Frieren Connection May Have Been Inspired By The Fans

Despite the negativity surrounding *Solo Leveling* after it won Anime of the Year, not all *Frieren* fans joined in the criticism. Instead, some fans responded with positivity, hoping to balance out the hate. This unexpectedly led to a surge of fan content pairing Sung Jinwoo from *Solo Leveling* with Frieren.

Almost immediately after the release of both *Frieren* and *Solo Leveling*, fan art depicting the characters Jinwoo and Frieren together exploded across social media. The artwork showed them enjoying casual outings or sharing intimate moments. Conversations quickly moved from debating who was stronger—Frieren or Jinwoo—to speculating about the potential power of their child. Fans of *Frieren* grew to love Jinwoo’s strong, yet gentle personality, and *Solo Leveling* fans began to appreciate Frieren’s unique blend of quirkiness and incredible fighting ability, which rivaled Jinwoo’s own.

Despite losing at the anime awards, fans transformed what could have been disappointment for *Frieren* into a heartwarming display of community. Even though discussions continue about whether *Solo Leveling* truly deserved the win at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the situation has surprisingly brought the two fandoms together, creating a sense of unity they might not have otherwise shared.

The World Could Learn a Thing or Two From the Solo Leveling and Frieren Fandoms

I’ve been watching the buzz around the *Solo Leveling: Arise* and *Frieren* collaboration, and it’s interesting to wonder if it came about because fans were already pairing Sung Jinwoo and Frieren together. Regardless, it’s a great example of what can happen when groups put aside their differences. There was some negativity between the *Frieren* and *Solo Leveling* fanbases after the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, but this collaboration, fueled by that popular fan pairing, really shows how much more enjoyable things are when people come together instead of constantly fighting.

Both *Frieren* and *Solo Leveling* are fantastic anime, and it’s better to focus on what makes them great instead of nitpicking their weaknesses. The upcoming crossover in *Solo Leveling: Arise* could help fans of each series come together. It’s a powerful idea – different groups working together to achieve something bigger than they could alone – and it’s a lesson the world could really use.

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2025-10-16 03:41