Kakao Entertainment’s ‘Solo Leveling’ (나 혼자만 레벨업 or 나혼렙) made history by winning the top award at the ‘Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025,’ the world’s largest animation awards, in nine categories, becoming the first Korean animation to achieve this honor. With this achievement, ‘Solo Leveling’ has been recognized for its excellence in major categories including ‘Anime of the Year,’ solidifying its global presence and marking a significant turning point for the domestic animation industry’s global expansion. Crunchyroll, the largest streaming platform for anime with over 17 million subscribers, selected ‘Solo Leveling’ as the winner in multiple categories out of 48 competing works through fan voting and expert judging. Based on the original web novel and webtoon, both Season 1 and Season 2 of the series have been highly popular on Crunchyroll, topping the charts as the most popular works in their respectIVE quarters, and achieving the top ranking on major OTT platforms in Japan such as Amazon and Abema, enjoying explosIVE popularity across Asia. ‘Solo Leveling’ tells the story of Hunter Sung Jin-Woo as he transforms from the weakest hunter to the strongest, accumulating a total of 14.3 billion views. The game ‘Solo Leveling: Arise,’ released by Netmarble, also achieved global success by topping the download charts in 174 countries. Following this award, Park Jung-Seo, the head of Kakao Entertainment, is increasing efforts to expand the global presence of K-webtoons and web novels, expressing high expectations for the expansion of the ‘Solo Leveling’ IP.