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Basics: Two high school kids -- one being a brainiac, the other a loveable oaf with unlimited stamnia -- wake from a stone slumber and set about rebooting humanity. Here's the first episode in a nutshell:

Yuzuriha: I'm here by this tree, Taiju. What did you want to tell me?

Taiju: That I lo- . . . crap, weird lights are turning me into stone.

[approximately 3,700 years later]

Senku: Hey! Looks like the big oaf is finally up! I've been using my manga-level smarts to keep myself alive!

Taiju: How did you know the date?!?

Senku: I basically counted seconds while I was stone. What part of "manga-level smarts" did you not understand?

Taiju: So we're the only two people alive?

Senku: [peeking at the opening credits, stuck at the end] Probably not. But, right now, we're gonna be the Adam & Eve of this new Stone Age!

Taiju: Wait, I didn't know you swung that way. Or any way-

Senku: I regret saying that out loud. New anime . . . GET EXCITED!!!

Taiju: . . .  pause?

Senku: DAMMIT!

I got the first two volumes of the manga from the library. One teeny bit from the first chapter got cut out, and I'm spoiler-texting it.

Spoiler

Donald Trump, turned to stone in the Oval Office. Or at least a Caucasian-looking guy closely resembling him.

Man I love Bochi's work and am glad that something is finally getting animated, although most of his other work is much more adult and probably couldn't make it onto TV well without a high parental warning.  I also love that in most of his works he focuses on something and really goes into detail about it, in Dr. Stone it's the science, in some of his other work it's food and I have never had a manga make me so hungry before!  Anyway I am super excited this is on Adult Swim now so I don't have to be lazy and try to find it online...

I'm on volume 3 of the manga. The last episode was in the middle of the middle, with the story on what Senku did after "waking." The phrase "naked shiny monkey" should be a thing.

Interesting that Tsukasa was billed as a primative, but he's not at all dumb. Also, he's voiced by Ian Sinclair. He also does Whis on Dragon Ball Super, so I was surprised.

43 minutes ago, lathspel said:

I love that we’re going to Robinson Crusoe this whole thing, but I can’t help suspect the brainiac is somehow the cause.  

Senku seemed as shocked as anyone else. My question is how Yuzuriha's metal headband stayed intact after being revived.

14 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Anyone else watching?

Also, for anyone going to Anime NYC in a few weeks, the creators of Dr. Stone will be appearing that weekend for panels and signings. I’d be good with a scrawled Senku looking all brainy in the face of a new Stone Age.

I am, and man I am jealous you will get to see Bochi, he is probably one of my favorite artisit...

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This is basically Dr. Stone:

Tsukasa Warriors: Ha ha! We're attacking the village! And since there's a storm, you can't use firepower this time!

Senku: [cocky grin] You're correct. You got us dead to rights, ten billion percent. But guess what we just made?

[Science Kingdom Fighters pop out of nowhere wielding . . .]

Senku: Katanaaaaaaaaaaaaassss!!!!!!

[celebratory airhorns sound off]

Senku: And airhorns. We made airhorns for this moment. Just because.

Gin: [to Suika] That's Senku . . . always so ocky-kay!

Suika: WHAT???!!!??? THIS NEW MELON DIDN'T COME WITH EAR PROTECTION!!!!!!!

And now . . . CELL PHONES! Reading that in the manga, I was taken aback. But how will he create useless apps and games?

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Welcome back, @Sandman87.

I don't know how many more episodes are left, but we're building to a few events that are shown in the credits.

Senku: Okay, so me and Chrome are going spelunking to acquire tungsten. I'll need a third person for the trip.

Kohaku: I need to train people for battle!

Kinro: I will go if I am needed.

Ginro: No thanks! I'm good here!

Senku: I dunno . . . if you stay, you might start shoving light bulbs up your ass.

Ginro: (outraged) HEY!!! (thinking for a bit) Wait . . . I can do that?!?

Gen: That's an image I'll never get out of my ind-may!

Kaseki: I ain't makin' anything for the butt! Unless you need me to. Then I can probably knock that out in about a day. I LOVE CRAFTING!!!!! (clothes explode from his old, muscular body)

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Bumping up because the finale is this Saturday. The first season will probably end before the heavy shit starts up. I advise reading the manga if you can. More characters, more Senku using science, and more unlikely 21st Century technologies coming to the Stone World.

Oh, and I got this sketch at a small con a few weeks ago. Not a bad likeness, right? I got references for Tsukasa and Chrome, and I might print up stuff for Kohaku and Gen next.

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Anyone see the new season premiere on Toonami? We're getting closer to the Stone Wars, with Senku re-inventing freeze-dried food and Gin planning on using Lillian Weinberg's record to fool Tsukasa's forces into thinking that the United States is back in operation and sending help to Japan. It's underhanded stuff . . . but it's from Gin, so par for the course from him. The effect of him transforming into Lillian was creepy and funny.

ETA: Oh, and I got this sketch today. Here's the artist. I had to explain the scars of those that woke up in the Stone World, and he did a good job with the references I gave him.

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Looking at Wikipedia . . . how is it that we don't get 24 episodes for this season? If you're watching on Toonami, I think are only 2-3 more episodes left. Hang on . . . pasting this here:

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A sequel to the TV series was announced after second season's final episode aired

I would hope. Maybe "Stone Wars" got clipped when it did because there's a lot more source material to work with. I've read ahead several volumes in the manga. Without spoiling, I will say that there is a lot of great stuff waiting to be animated.

Is anyone here watching? The Kingdom of Science wound up winning the battle for the cave with the Miracle Fluid, but then Tsukasa and Hyoga jumped in like bosses to shake their opponents. It's been a fun arc, especially with Chrome using science to escape imprisonment and the KoS building a friggin' tank. Even with the limitations of that world, it's still impressive.

Looking to see if anyone else has been keeping up. Ryusui is a pain in the ass, but he's oddly endearing. Hard to root for a guy who cops to being greedy, but he's greedy for all the right reasons. It's a pity that Tsukasa is under deep freeze, because you know he'd just hate Ryusui.

I consider this to be the official unofficial song of the third season:

 

5 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Looking to see if anyone else has been keeping up. Ryusui is a pain in the ass, but he's oddly endearing. Hard to root for a guy who cops to being greedy, but he's greedy for all the right reasons. It's a pity that Tsukasa is under deep freeze, because you know he'd just hate Ryusui.

It kind of helps that he's voiced by Cliff Chapin using his Bakugou voice. (I met him at Anime NYC a few years back, his natural voice sounds completely different, it was kind of shocking)

56 minutes ago, Galileo908 said:

It kind of helps that he's voiced by Cliff Chapin using his Bakugou voice. (I met him at Anime NYC a few years back, his natural voice sounds completely different, it was kind of shocking)

Right? “KILL YOURSELF, SENKU!” At least Ryusui has more calm moments.

I should catch up on the manga. I cleared the arc showing now, and I had just started the next one. Always fun watching Senku and his friends level up. I wonder if they had to ask permission to use the Minecraft visuals.

I decided to sign up at crunchyroll just to take in this show.  I freaking love it!!

I have no clue why this isn't as popular as other shows that were released around the same time like My Hero Academia et al.  It's a compelling story with great characters and makes even the most passive person interested in science and how things work.  One thing I love is how the stakes are high, and not everything goes the way the folks at the Kingdom of Science wants them to.  It's realistic in how the science and progress builds upon itself.

Not to mention the philosophical questions this show inspires!  Would you be able to do what Senkou did if YOU were the one to wake up after 3700 years?  Would you make the same decisions he did?  Was Senkou right about trying to bring everyone back and make things more or less as they were - or was Tsukasa right when he wanted to limit who to bring back?

I saw a recent story that the final season of the show will be released within a year or so - which is supposed to wrap up the story (which includes Senkou's plans to go to the moon to find out about Why -Man).  

 

On 2/5/2024 at 12:16 PM, desusperius said:

So when they repetrified Tsukasa, why didn’t the people who had their hands on the Medusa all get petrified too?

I wondered about this too (did the manga mention it?  I hadn't read it but I'm seriously thinking about getting it).  My guess it it was the device being almost out of juice and therefore a very limited range.

My question however was how Senku was able to wear that stun gun device (specifically, the battery plate taped to his chest) without being noticed!  He was knocked off the cliff with Tsukasa and dragged him to shore before facing Hyoga and he wouldn't have had to time to either carry it with him or put it on ahead of time.  The stun gun scene was worth it though!!  

I've been watching the show a few times and still enjoy the hell out of it!  Each time I notice something different I had missed the first time around.  Some of it has to do with spotting Senku's emotions.  In Episode 6 when he digs up Taiju, you see a closeup of his eye.  It has that look that says, "I'm so glad to see you buddy! " before he puts his cool science user face on and starts claiming how sick he was of his face and how 3700 years was a nice break!  Does anyone else think that Senku's desire for manpower (a legitimate need) was second only to wanting to revive Taiju because he needed a friend/company in Stone World as well?

 

 

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We have another trailer from TOHO!

There's also a date for the show's premiere in Japan - January 9th - but so far, no indications when it will be available here in the US (or when the English dubs will be broadcast).  I'm also a bit annoyed that there isn't a dub or subtitled version of the trailers.  Crunchyroll's YT channel should have that much!  Still, we have a great adventure coming up and I cannot wait!!!

 

This is the translation from the page:

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Anime “Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE” 4th and final season 1st season [Main PV] | Broadcast starts from 22:00 on Thursday, January 9, 2025

After the fierce battle on Treasure Island, Senku and his friends safely return to the Science Kingdom.

Using the petrification device they obtained, they succeed in reviving Tsukasa, who had been in cold sleep. Tsukasa becomes a member of the Science Kingdom!

After discovering that the base of Whyman, the mastermind behind the petrification of humanity, is on the Moon, Senku and his friends set off for the Moon!

In this Stone World, they embark on a big project to build a spaceship from scratch.

Senku and his friends immediately set out on the open seas in the Perseus to collect materials for the spaceship from all over the world.

In search of large quantities of corn, the raw material for the revival fluid, they head for their first destination, the Americas.

At the end of this epic voyage, where their courage, unity, and scientific ability are all put to the test, a threat that will shake Senku and his friends awaits them!

At last, Senku and his friends' adventure begins across the world and into space!

To save the future of humanity, Senku and his friends will do everything in their power to pave the way for science!

 

From the looks of things, Senku isn't the only one who can make guns and vehicles!  Not to mention more of them and more sophisticated versions!  Not to mention another girl added to the mix.  The mangaka that the crew depetrified last season is along for the ride as well so his drawing skills must be valuable for mapping. 

ETA:  there were two songs listed in the end credits of the trailer which may be the opening and end credits for Science Future;  One is "Rolling Stone" by Breimen , the other is "Casanova Posse'' by ALI (Alien Liberty International).  I suspect the latter is the opening credits tune, while the former will be closing credits - in keeping with the introspective nature of closing credits music.

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