The Anime of Solo Leveling is in production at A-1 Pictures. The animation studio incurred heavy losses. But now the big rescue has come.
Why is A-1 Pictures doing so poorly? As Gamebiz reports, A-1 Pictures incurred heavy losses for the first time in the last financial year. Since 2014, the studio had always made a profit. However, in the financial year ending in March 2025, a loss of 1 million euros was reported.
By comparison: In the previous year, the company was still able to achieve a profit of around 140,000 euros. But despite the great success of Solo Leveling, A-1 Pictures did not end up in the positive numbers. The studio worked on:
- Too Many Losing Heroines!
- NieR:Automata Ver.1.1a
- Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
- Solo Leveling Season 2
- Goddess of Victory: Nikke Old Tales Special Animation
The financial situation could also be one of the reasons why a 3rd season of Solo Leveling has still not been announced, even though the anime was so successful. But now there is finally hope that season 3 is coming.
Season of Solo Leveling is financially covered
What is the rescue? As The Bell reports, Netmarble has invested around 1.3 million euros in A-1 Pictures. In return, the company receives a 20% stake. The investment took place shortly after the announcement of A-1 Pictures’ losses.
By the way, Netmarble is no stranger to the anime: The video game company is responsible for Solo Leveling: Arise, the gacha game based on the anime. In the past, the team developed games like Lineage 2: Revolution and Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross.
With the large sum of money, the animation studio A-1 Pictures can be saved from a possible financial ruin, and the team can now fully concentrate on season 3.
By the way: Solo Leveling did not start as an anime, but as a web novel. From that, the manhwa developed. In the past, there have been several major announcements that MeinMMO does not want to withhold from you: If you are fans of Solo Leveling, then we now have a good and a bad news for you
