Solo Leveling Artist Jang Sung-rak, also called as Dubu, passed away on July 23 after experiencing a brain hemorrhage due to a chronic illness.
The Official announcement of Dubu’s death came from Redice Studio.
It is a Webtoon adaptation company that the artist Dubu worked for.
In Redice’s statement, it was stated, that the very popular artist Jang Sung- rak was infected with a chronic illness and died on July 23 from a brain hemorrhage which was direct result of illness.
Redice Studio, the company of Webtoon animations of Solo Leveling, had displays concerns on how Dubu’s death would affect Solo Leveling in the future.
A private funeral service, which was attended by Dubu’s family and close friends, has was been held and everyone got emotional including Dubu’s Fans.
The studio thanked fans for supporting Jang Sung-rak, and stated that the artist deeply loved to do his work and the fans who appreciate and love his work.
About the Artist:
Dubu had begun his career by working on a diverse range manga and manhwa, and some of the manga adaptations are Space Dandy and series Beautiful Legends.
The artist’s work was mainly attributed to his studio, Redice.
One of the Dubu’s biggest hit came in 2018, when he started drawing the webtoon adaptation of writer Chu-gong’s web novel series, Solo Leveling.
Dubu’s art was widely applaud for its stylish visuals and kinetic action, which was not only got popular globally, but was recognized as one of the bestest manhwa till date.
According to the statistics original Korean webtoon has been viewed over 48 million times, while its English translation, hosted on Tapas, has earned an addition 9.8 million views.
About the Solo Leveling Manhwa:
The Solo Leveling webtoon had released its final chapter in December 2021 with the publication of its 179th chapter which was the end of most epic story of Sung Jinwoo.
The Manhwa is set in a world where humanity is protected from constant attacks by deadly monsters by professional warriors known as hunters.
Solo Leveling is the story of Sung Jinwoo, a young man who has been known for being the weakest hunter among all.
But things changed for Jinwoo when he discovers a program which was called as System, which allowed him to level-up his abilities beyond anything he can even imagine.
As he level-up his strength grows as he becomes one of the greatest hunter of all time.
Anime Adaptation:
In anime adaptation the work of Chu-gong and Dubu’s is currently in production from A-1 Productions and Crunchyroll.
When the anime was officially announced at this year’s Anime Expo, Dubu gives a statement by showing his excitement that he wanted to see his work get an anime adaptation.
He said “Solo Leveling is finally making its anime debut. It feels like only yesterday that we got the offer for the anime adaptation. I feel so overwhelmed when I think that the anime is really being created right now”
He further added “This is all thanks to your fans who love and support Solo Leveling. I’m filled with gratitude. Thank you very much. Also, please support the animation production team. If this anime gives new enjoyment to the readers, I’ll be very happy”
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