Only I Level Up (Novel) - Recommendations

Luckypanda192 says...

Both start with weak MC getting stronger and stronger. And the MC are carismatic and the action is very run to read.

Halfpicture says...

They start out incredibly similar. They both have the same motivation (mom is in a coma and I need to pay her medical bills). They both start out incredibly weak and get hurt all the time, and become a busted, unbalanced badass over time. They both even use some of the same terms for things like Hunters and Awakened. They both take place in South Korea. I feel like they are too similar for it to just be a coincidence, but I can't figure out which one came first. Then again I don't really mind all that much since they're both good, and maybe I am Sorcerer King will actually have developed characters.

LadyMew says...

Both are Korean manga that have weak to strong protagonists. They are both constantly working to get stronger.

Alvaaruus says...

They both follow the dungeon popping out of nowhere setting, also both MC's become the strongest in the world. The greatest difference is that Solo leveling focuses on Sung Jin Woo creating a great army of shadows and the Sorcerer King on him developing a nation, combat team and controlling the world flow through this measure. They are very similar, if you like one I can almost garantee that you will like the other

metellus1982 says...

I read up to chapter 59, I love reading these stories about someone being reincarnated and that they make big changes in their life. I can't wait for more of these chapters to come out

DarkDarpan says...

Character is weak at first and gets laughed on but later gets reborn and gets super strong and protects his friends with his new found powe4r and also searches for the true mystery behind his rebirth.

Glassblower45 says...

This is copied from my recommendation for the webtoon adaptations of these stories:

As a reader of Solo Leveling--the webtoon adaptation and the original Webnovel (multiple times)--one of the things I liked about the story was how details gradually revealed themselves over time. There was enough information in the beginning to walk alongside the protagonist Sung Jin-Woo, but enough questions that kept popping up to keep me interested and invested. Trash of the Count's Family has been great in the same fashion.

This dynamic makes it a nice read amongst other stories where the protagonist is now living in a story they have read before. This is not a romance story. But for an omniscient reader there are still unknowns that are affecting how things play out. If you pay attention, readers will also notice that the protagonist of Trash of the Count's Family has read only a portion of entire series he was reading. He knows a lot. But only up to a point.

Where mysteries, surprises and questions keep you interested, Solo Leveling and Trash of the Count's Family both fill that itch in a way that satifies me and keeps me into it.

You also get to read a protagonist--and others in Trash of the Count's Family--who gets to do cool things as they become very powerful over time and events.

One more comparable point for both stories is what we don't know about both protagonists. There is no omniscient "the protagonist is like this" descriptions. Even if we know some of their thoughts we have to infer what their personalities are like through their actions instead. This means we don't know if they will become more twisted down the line, keep a moral code, develop a moral code, or perhaps draw the line in places that are seen in their actions as circumstances present themselves in the story. Sung Jin-Woo and Cale Henituse/Kim Rok Soo both need to "survive" and we are not entierly sure what their moral code is, what choices they will make with the power they have.

I know who Sung Jin-Woo turns out to be as a character from beginning to end. I love his character. Cale/Kim Rok Soo has continued to be an interesting character over the course of his story. I still think I don't quite have his character down, and that is nice for his story.

Universe126 says...

Both of the main protagonists have a similar advantage in their respective worlds with their leveling systems, have somewhat similar personalities, and have many other similarities without spoiling. both are very enjoyable to read and hard to put down. the main difference is that only i level up is more down to earth while the legendary mechanic world feels much bigger. if you enjoyed one for the fun and quirky mc, worldbuilding, power system, fight scenes, and more, you will likely enjoy the other.

byVentic says...

Yeah, both feel similar and arr good to read, read it if you want............................................

EmperorGrid says...

I Recommend reading Only I Level Up or Tomb Raider King (Novel) if you like one of them. I liked it I might as well rope some people out.

Magika says...

The setting for both worlds is very similar. The only difference is that ranks can change in S-classes that I Raised, while Hunter levels in Solo Leveling can't.

Both also have elements of creature gathering stories (though strangely Solo Leveling feels more like a creature-gather between the two, despite The S'classes that I Raised having a literal magic pet daycare in it). 

Frankie99 says...

both are hunters and dungeons novels

both MCs go from weak to strong and become overpowered

both MCs work their asses off to prevent the apocalypse 

both MCs become gods

both are amazing stories I gave full stars to (two of the very few), the characters are well written, plots are intriguing, supporting characters are well developed, they are overoll really worth reading.

both have a manhwa, although Thumbs up's translation has been dropped. (Solo Leveling manhwa is complete)