Dr. Stone: Stone Wars

Synopsis

Taiju Oki is a 16-year-old high school student who has long been in love with Yuzuriha Ogawa. One day, he tells his friend, a science geek named Senku Ishigami, that he will finally confess his love to her. Just as he is about to do so, a mysterious bright light comes down from the sky and petrifies all of humanity to stone. While humans are still alive after being petrified, their consciousness gradually fades away. Thousands of years pass, and modern civilization decays.

Taiju, determined to some day save Yuzuriha, keeps his mind sharp while he is petrified. Eventually, he breaks free. He reunites with Senku, who has also escaped from his stone imprisonment. The two develop a cure for the stone petrification called nital and begin trying to rebuild civilization. They form the Kingdom of Science and begin bringing technology back to the stone world. But there is another faction who resists them, the Empire of Might, and it seems a war is brewing...

Background

Dr. Stone is a manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki, the author best known for creating Eyeshield21, with illustrations done by Boichi. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump on March 6, 2017 and has since been awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award. It is available in English through Viz Media and on Shueisha’s Manga Plus app. A limited spin-off manga titled Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya written and illustrated by Bochi also debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in October 2019 and ran until December of that year.

The second season of the anime adaptation was announced after the finale of the first season and is once again being animated by TMS Entertainment. The anime features returning staff from season 1 including Shinya Iino as director, Yuichiro Kido handling series composition, Yuko Iwasa handling character designs, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Tatsuya Kato, and Yuki Kanesaka composing the music. The anime premiered on Jan. 14, 2021 on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and other channels. It is available to stream online through Crunchyroll.

Characters

Senku Ishigami (Voiced by: Yusuke Kobayashi)
Senku Ishigami is an 18-year-old male and the main protagonist of the story. His hair springs upward like a plant and his eyes are red. Although Senku lacks physical strength, he is scientifically intelligent; he is able to solve the stone formula for de-petrification as well as several gadgets for survival in the post-petrified world. A born leader and the founder of the Kingdom of Science, Senku’s goal is to rebuild civilization. He often says “Ten Billion Percent.”

Taiju Oki (Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa)
Taiju Oki is a 16-year-old male and a protagonist alongside Senku in Dr. Stone. He is an incredibly determined individual. His motivation to save the girl he loves keeps him conscious for thousands of years as a petrified human. He has short hair that stands up straight and a scar over his eye. Taiju possesses impressive strength, endurance, and stamina. He is also very outgoing.

Yuzuriha Ogawa (Voiced by: Kana Ichinose)
Yuzuriha Ogawa is the 15-year-old female love interest of Taiju and a friend of Senku. The three grew up as childhood friends. Yuzuriha’s hair is short and brown. She excels at crafting, sewing, and leatherwork.

Tsukasa Shishio (Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura)
Tsukasa Shishio is the 18-year-old main antagonist of Dr. Stone. He is tall and slender with long brown hair and two scars that run over his face. A skilled MMA fighter, he is able to take on the physically strongest opponents in the story and even wild animals. Pessimistic about civilization, Tsukasa does not want the world to return to modernity. He establishes the Kingdom of Might.

Chrome (Voiced by: Gen Sato)
Chrome is a 16-year-old male with short hair and wears a rolled up cloth around his head as a headband. He is considered a sorcerer by others because of his extraordinary resourcefulness. He is a curious person and loves to learn about science. He is part of Senku’s Kingdom of Science.

Kohaku (Voiced by: Manami Numakura)
Kohaku is a 16-year-old girl and a resident of Ishigami Village. She is blonde, curvaceous, and likely Japanese-American. Extremely agile and strong, she is considered a Master Hunter.

Kinro (Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno)
Kinro is a muscular 18-year-old male. He acts as guard to the village. His brother is Ginro.

Ginro (Voiced by: Ayumu Murase)
Ginro is Kinro's 16-year-old brother and a fellow guard of the village. Unlike his brother, he is not known for being physically strong. He can be cowardly at times and regrets when this affects his friends.

Music

• Opening Theme Song: "Rakuen" by Fujifabric
• Ending Theme Song: "Koe" by HATENA

International Streaming

Crunchyroll

• Anime Site (Japanese)
• Twitter (Japanese)

• Original Creators: Boichi (art), Riichiro Inagaki (story)
• Director: Shinya Iino
• Series Composition: Yuichiro Kido
• Character Design: Yuko Iwasa
• Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Tatsuya Kato, Yuki Kanesaka
• Animation Production: TMS Entertainment