So today I decided to figure out when Solo Leveling actually drops because everyone keeps asking me about it. Started by googling release times early morning while chugging coffee. First ten results were total garbage – clickbait articles repeating “early 2024” without specific dates.
Remembered Crunchyroll usually handles simulcasts, so I dug through their announcement blog posts from last month. Took me three tries to find it because they keep redesigning that damn website. Finally spotted the tiny text saying January 6, 2024 at 17:00 JST buried in paragraph eight.
Now the annoying part – timezone math. Grabbed my phone converter while scrambling for my reading glasses. JST is UTC+9, right? My zone is EST which is UTC-5 during winter. Did the subtraction: 5pm Japan minus 14 hours = 3am EST.
Double-checked using this method:
- Created calendar alerts for both JST and EST
- Asked my Discord group what time they’re setting alarms
- Searched “Solo Leveling countdown timer” to verify
Turns out most international viewers are catching it:
- West Coast US: midnight Saturday PT
- UK/EU fans: 8am Saturday GMT
- Southeast Asia peeps: 3-4pm Saturday local
Almost screwed up forgetting daylight savings exists elsewhere. Thank god for Reddit threads where Australians confirmed they get Sunday 6pm AEDT. Triple-confirmed everything and set my alarm for 2:45am Saturday EST so I don’t miss the opening scene.
Final tip: if you’re streaming, load the platform 10 mins early – servers always crash during hyped premieres. Going to sleep now before my all-nighter!
