Dr. Stone is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Boichi, and published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. 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.[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 produced 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 series 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] Titled Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, the second season aired from January 14 to March 25, 2021 and ran for 11 episodes.[8]
A sequel to the TV series was announced after the second season's final episode aired.[9] At the Jump Festa 2022 event, it was revealed that a third season would premiere in 2023. A television special titled Dr. Stone: Ryusui that focuses on the character Ryusui Nanami premiered on July 10, 2022. Shūhei Matsushita directed the special, while the rest of the main staff returned from the previous seasons.[10][11] After the airing of Ryusui, the third season's title was revealed to be Dr. Stone: New World, with Matsushita returning from the special to direct. It consisted of two split season cours consisting of 11 episodes each. The first cour aired from April 6 to June 15, 2023, while the second cour aired from October 12 to December 21 of the same year.[12][13][14][15]
Immediately following the conclusion of the third season, a fourth and final season titled Dr. Stone: Science Future was announced.[16] It is set to premiere in 2025 and will run for three split cours.[17]