A fourth season of Dr. Stone, titled Dr. Stone: Science Future, has been announced. It will be the anime’s final season.
The news comes after the end of the second cour of the latest series, Dr. Stone: New World.
Dr. Stone is based on the Shueisha-published manga written by Riichirou Inagaki and drawn by Boichi, which ran from 2017 to 2022 in Weekly Shonen Jump and has 26 tankoubon volumes. Viz Media describes the plot as:
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he’s got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
The first season of the anime debuted in 2019. Dr. Stone: New World ‘s first cour premiered in April 2023 while the second cour started in October. Crunchyroll, Bilibili, and iQIYI streamed New World overseas.
As of New World, the staff includes Shuuhei Matsushita as director, Yuuichirou Kido as series composer and scriptwriter, Yuko Iwasa as character designer, Hiroyuki Horiuchi as main animator, and Tatsuya Katou, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and YUKI KANESAKA as music composers. Shinya Iino directed the first two seasons. TMS Entertainment is the animation production company.
Source: @STONE_anime_off
