Solo leveling Since its debut season premiered in January 2024, produced by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, it continues to grow in popularity at a dizzying pace. Within two years, Solo leveling has become a global phenomenon that can rival the best of anime.
While Solo Leveling has always had a huge following internationally and has been Crunchyroll's most popular anime, the series is now growing in Japan as well and is now expanding into the manga market. With so much going on, new projects keep popping up, including a new video game known as Solo Alignment: Karma. Solo Leveling Karma is officially coming in 2026, and as an advertisement for the series, it is officially receiving a short manga release known as 'Moments in Between.'
Solo Leveling: Karma is officially getting a new short manga series called Moments in Between
Solo Leveling by Chugong ran as a web novel between July 25, 2016 and March 13, 2018. With so much hype behind it, the series was adapted into a manhwa by Redice Studio and turned into the world's most successful manhwa of all time, serialized in South Korea from March 4, 2018 to December 29, 2018. 2018. that on January 7, 2024, Aniplex and A-1 Pictures finally released the first season of the Solo Leveling TV anime.
The success of this franchise is hard to ignore, and thanks to its spectacular run with seasons 1 and 2, it has even seen video game adaptations. On July 5, 2025, the biggest Solo Leveling video game to date was announced in the form of Solo Leveling: Karma. This video game from Netmarble Studio will be released sometime in 2026 and is set for PC, iOS and Android. Huge ads can be expected for this new project, and Solo Leveling has found the perfect way to promote it to fans. On June 18, 2026, Solo Leveling Karma's official account revealed that a new manga is being planned specifically for the game.
This short manga has an unknown release date, but will be released sometime in the coming weeks and months, as the official post states that it is scheduled to drop soon. Fans should stay tuned for updates regarding this new manga. We don't yet know who is writing the story of Solo Leveling: Karma's short manga, but the illustration showing Jinwoo and his shadows posted by the official account was credited to @1228cjrb on X. As with Solo Leveling: Karma itself, this short manga should be considered non-canon as it shows no story credit or involvement with the original creator Chuong.
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“Moments in Between” focusing on Jinwoo and his shadows in Chibi Art style
The short manga is exciting news for fans Solo leveling. After all, it's been a while since Sung Jinwoo has his own webcomic. With that being said, fans might be wondering what this new short manga serialization is for Solo Leveling Karma is going to cover. At this point, we can say everything based on a single official post Solo Leveling Karma the account is that it will be tied to the game. Moments in Between will take place in the world Solo Alignment: Karma and will specifically focus on the short stories between Sung Jinwoo and his Shadows.
The art featured in the post seems to indicate that the short manga will have a chibi art style, suggesting light-hearted stories, despite the dark nature of Karma, which sees Jinwoo fighting the Monarchs after turning back time in what is called the 27 Year Monarch War.
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Karma's solo leveling explodes as the game nears its release date
Solo Leveling has already been released by video games, esp Solo Alignment: Stand Upand Solo Leveling Arise OVERDRIVE. Those games were released in 2024 and 2025, but they might pale in comparison to Solo Leveling: Karma. The scale that Karma has promised to tackle is much bigger, and it's set to be the IP's biggest game yet. Furthermore, to explore 27 Year Monarch is to delve deep into many traditions that were left uncovered for 8 years in the original story. Because of all this, we are all very excited, especially after seeing the stunning gameplay through some trailers.
While we know the game will be released in 2026, we still don't have an exact release date. But with each passing day we are getting closer to the big release Solo Alignment: Karmaand it might just be the biggest IP project this year since the anime is on hiatus.
