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Johnny Yong Bosch, famous for being the voice of Ichigo Kurosaki fromBLEACH, as well as Nero in theDevil May Cryvideo games and Dante in theDevil May Cryanime coming in April, revealed on his Instagram account on Monday that he has joined the cast of the English dub ofSolo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-.
The last time the veteran voice actor was in an anime together with Sung Jinwoo voice actor Aleks Le was the second season of yet another manhwa/WEBTOON adaptation,Tower of God.Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-has been immensely popular this Winter 2025 anime season, and the involvement of JYB in the series is a great addition to the series' English dub.
JYB’s Solo Leveling Role
An S-Rank Voice Actor For an S-Rank Hunter
The role that Johnny Yong Bosch will be playing inSolo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-is that of Korean S-Rank Hunter Lim Tae Gyu of the Reapers Guild, which means that the voice actor will be heard primarily inthe Jeju Island Arc, which is currently in its early stages in the anime. His addition brings yet another big name to theSolo Levelingcast, and is emblematic of the care being taken in the production of the Solo Leveling English dub, which has been brilliant overall despite its recent snag during the sixth episode ofSolo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-,the reactions to which were overwhelmingly negative.
The casting of JYB as Lim Tae Gyu makes perfect sense, and it’s very likely that the actor will draw from the same bag he did when he played Izaya Orihara fromDurarara!!given Tae Gyu’s calculating, pragmatic but ultimately laid-back personality; rather than the more empassioned performances JYB gives in roles like Ichigo Kurosaki or Jonathan Joestar.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- is available onCrunchyroll. New episodes are released on Saturdays.
Solo Leveling
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A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong’s popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System.
