Dr. Stone is a 2019 television anime series produced by TMS Entertainment based on the manga of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Boichi, and published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up. The series is directed by Shinya Iino, with Yuichiro Kido as scriptwriter, and Yuko Iwasa as character designer. Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and Yuki Kanesaka compose the series' music. The first opening was 'Good Morning World' by band BURNOUT SYNDROMES, and was used from episodes 1–12. The second opening, 'Sangenshoku' by band Pelican Fanclub, was used from episodes 13–24. The first ending, 'Life' by Rude-a, was used from episodes 1–12. The second ending, 'Yume no You na' by Yusuke Saeki, was used from episodes 13–24.[1] The first season aired from July 5 to December 13, 2019 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[2] The first season ran for 24 episodes.[3] The series is streamed by Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia,[4] and Funimation is currently producing a simuldub.[5] The English dub of the anime began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on August 25, 2019.[6]
A second season of the anime adaptation was announced after the first season's finale. The second season focused on the story of the "Stone Wars" arc from the manga series.[7] Officially titled as Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, the second season premiered on January 14, 2021.[8]
A sequel to the TV series was announced after second season's final episode aired.[9]
Series overview
Episode list
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [10][a] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [11] | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Stone World" | Shinya Iino | Shinya Iino | July 5, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "King of the Stone World" | Nana Harada | Benio, Yuki Ukai | July 12, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Weapons of Science" Transliteration: "Kagaku no Buki" (Japanese: 科学の武器) | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | July 19, 2019 | September 8, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Fire the Smoke Signal" Transliteration: "Noroshi o Agero" (Japanese: 狼煙をあげろ) | Oyunamu | Osamu Nabeshima | July 26, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Stone World The Beginning" | Tomomi Ikeda | Benio, Yuki Ukai | August 2, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Two Nations of the Stone World" Transliteration: "Ishi no Sekai no Futatsu no Kuni" (Japanese: 石の世界の二つの国) | Nana Harada | Benio, Yuki Ukai | August 9, 2019 | October 5, 2019[c] |
| 7 | 7 | "Where Two Million Years Have Gone" Transliteration: "Ni-hyaku-man-nen no Arika" (Japanese: 200万年の在処) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | August 16, 2019 | October 6, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Stone Road" | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | August 23, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Let There Be the Light of Science" Transliteration: "Kono Te ni Kagaku no Hi o" (Japanese: この手に科学の灯を) | Tomomi Ikeda | Norihiro Naganuma | August 30, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "A Flimsy Alliance" Transliteration: "Usuppera no Dōmei" (Japanese: 薄っぺらの同盟) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Yuusuke Onoda | Kentarō Kawajiri | September 6, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| 11 | 11 | "Clear World" | Nana Harada | Hideto Komori | September 13, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| 12 | 12 | "Buddies Back to Back" Transliteration: "Senaka Awase no Nakama-tachi" (Japanese: 背中合わせの仲間たち) | Hideaki Oba | Shunsuke Machiya | September 20, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
| 13 | 13 | "Masked Warrior" Transliteration: "Kamen no Senshi" (Japanese: 仮面の戦士) | Tokuji Kaneko | Kentarō Kawajiri | September 27, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
| 14 | 14 | "Master of Flame" | Osamu Nabeshima | Hideaki Oba | October 4, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Culmination of Two Million Years" Transliteration: "Ni-hyaku-man-nen no Kesshō" (Japanese: 200万年の結晶) | Tomomi Ikeda | Osamu Nabeshima | October 11, 2019 | December 8, 2019 |
| 16 | 16 | "A Tale for the Ages" Transliteration: "Ikusen-nen Monogatari" (Japanese: 幾千年物語) | Nana Harada | Shunsuke Machiya | October 18, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| 17 | 17 | "A Hundred Nights and a Thousand Skies" Transliteration: "Hyaku no Yoru to Sen no Sora" (Japanese: 百の夜と千の空) | Nana Harada, Kentarō Kawajiri | Ikuro Morimoto | October 25, 2019 | January 4, 2020[d] |
| 18 | 18 | "Stone Wars" | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | November 1, 2019 | January 11, 2020 |
| 19 | 19 | "To Modernity" Transliteration: "Soshite Gendai e" (Japanese: そして現代へ) | Shunji Yoshida | Daiki Maezawa | November 8, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Age of Energy" Transliteration: "Dōryoku no Jidai" (Japanese: 動力の時代) | Shizuka Sugawara, Tomomi Ikeda | Sakura Koyama | November 15, 2019 | January 25, 2020 |
| 21 | 21 | "Spartan Crafts Club" Transliteration: "Suparuta Kōsaku Kurabu" (Japanese: スパルタ工作クラブ) | Tetsuji Nakamura, Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | November 22, 2019 | February 1, 2020 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Treasure" | Nana Harada, Satoshi Kosaka | Daiki Maezawa | November 29, 2019 | February 8, 2020 |
| 23 | 23 | "Wave of Science" Transliteration: "Kagaku no Nami" (Japanese: 科学の波) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Hideaki Oba, Shinya Iino | Kentarō Kawajiri, Hideaki Oba, Shinya Iino | December 6, 2019 | February 15, 2020 |
| 24 | 24 | "Voices Over Infinite Distance" Transliteration: "Koe wa Mugen no Kanata e" (Japanese: 声は無限の彼方へ) | Tomomi Ikeda, Shinya Iino | Ikuro Morimoto, Shinya Iino | December 13, 2019 | February 22, 2020 |
Season 2: Stone Wars (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [14][a] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [15] | English air date [16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Stone Wars Beginning" | Nana Harada | Shinya Iino | January 14, 2021 | May 16, 2021[17] |
| 26 | 2 | "Hot Line" | Kentarō Kawajiri | Kentarō Kawajiri | January 21, 2021 | May 23, 2021 |
| 27 | 3 | "Call from the Dead" Transliteration: "Shisha Kara no Denwa" (Japanese: 死者からの電話) | Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | January 28, 2021 | May 30, 2021 |
| 28 | 4 | "Full Assault" Transliteration: "Zengun Shutsugeki" (Japanese: 全軍出撃) | Tomomi Ikeda | Shinya Iino | February 4, 2021 | June 6, 2021 |
| 29 | 5 | "Steam Gorilla" | Kentarō Kawajiri | Kentarō Kawajiri | February 11, 2021 | June 13, 2021 |
| 30 | 6 | "Prison Break" | Nana Harada | Masayuki Miyaji | February 18, 2021 | June 20, 2021 |
| 31 | 7 | "Secret Mission" Transliteration: "Gokuhi no Misshon" (Japanese: 極秘のミッション) | Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | February 25, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
| 32 | 8 | "Final Battle" | Nana Harada | Norihiro Naganuma | March 4, 2021 | July 4, 2021 |
| 33 | 9 | "To Destroy and to Save" Transliteration: "Kowasu Mono Sukuu Mono" (Japanese: 壊すもの救うもの) | Tomomi Ikeda, Shinya Iino | Shinya Iino | March 11, 2021 | July 11, 2021 |
| 34 | 10 | "Humanity's Strongest Tag Team" Transliteration: "Jinrui Saikyō no Taggu" (Japanese: 人類最強のタッグ) | Kentarō Kawajiri | Kentarō Kawajiri | March 18, 2021 | July 18, 2021 |
| 35 | 11 | "Prologue of Dr. Stone" | Nana Harada | Shinya Iino | March 25, 2021 | July 25, 2021 |
Notes
- ^ a b English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ a b c d Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^ Adult Swim premiered episodes 6 and 7 of Dr. Stone at 11:30 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT, respectively, on the night of October 5–6, 2019. While episode 6 actually aired on Saturday night, episode 7 effectively aired on Sunday morning.[12]
- ^ Adult Swim moved Dr. Stone from 12:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST/PST, making the airing dates from episodes 17 to 24 actually on Saturday night.[13]
References
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- ^ Valdez, Nick (December 22, 2018). "'Dr. Stone' Anime Releases First Teaser". ComicBook. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Stone Anime to Have 24 Episodes". Anime News Network. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Streams Dr. Stone Anime in July". Anime News Network. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 17, 2019). "Funimation Adds Dr. Stone Anime Simuldub to Summer Lineup". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 16, 2019). "Toonami Premieres Dr. Stone Anime on August 24". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
August 24 at 12:00 a.m. EDT (effectively August 25).
- ^ "Dr. Stone Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Stone Anime Season 2 Premiered in January 2021". Anime News Network. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Stone Anime Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Sutōrī | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" STORY | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [Story | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "On'ea | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" ONAIR | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [On Air | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Mark your calendars, Dragon Ball Super fans!". Facebook.com/Toonami. September 12, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "For the first Toonami Saturday of the new decade, we're switching up the schedule!". Facebook.com/Toonami. January 4, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Sutōrī | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳTＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" STORY | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [Story | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "On'ea | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" ONAIR | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [On Air | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Schedule - Adult Swim". Adult Swim. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 21, 2021). "Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Anime Debuts on Toonami on May 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
May 15 at 1:00 a.m. EDT (effectively, May 16).