Currently, moviegoers can admire the new Marvel-film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The film even features a character who is a big anime fan.
Where does Solo Leveling appear? In the first act of the film, during the housewarming party in Ned Leeds’ room, posters of two different animes can be seen. One poster features the official key visual of the first season of Solo Leveling. The other poster shows the key visual of Naruto.
You can watch the scene, among others, in a video by WeebDyewell on YouTube. There, a comparison between the blurred posters from the film and the real key visual can be seen.
The Easter egg did not go unnoticed. The producer behind the anime of Solo Leveling, Atsushi Kaneko, also reacted on X to the Easter egg:
In the new Marvel film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” there is a “Solo Leveling” poster visible on my level.
People, please make sure to spot it in the cinema!!
A “Solo Leveling” poster appears in the new Spider-Man film!! A big thank you, Marvel Comics!!
Apart from the two anime posters, no further references can be found. But these two anime posters can be explained.
Anime posters are no coincidence
Why do they appear? The Naruto poster is easy to explain. The director Destin Daniel Cretton will also direct the upcoming Naruto live-action film.
But Solo Leveling also appears for a specific reason: Sony and Crunchyroll have entered into a partnership in the past, and Sony is now the parent company of the anime streaming service. Crunchyroll is involved in the production of the new Solo Leveling film, hence the connection to the Solo Leveling poster.
Additionally, the actor Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned Leeds in Spider-Man, revealed that he himself is also a big anime fan. Solo Leveling is in his top 3. Other favorites include Sakamoto Days, Seven Deadly Sins, and Kaiju No. 8. You can watch the interview on X.
One episode of Solo Leveling divided the internet at its time. However, there are other animes that have made a big impact during their primetime. This can occur both positively and negatively. MeinMMO shows you 5 anime episodes that broke the internet.
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