'' Dr. Stone'' is an

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based on the

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and illustrated by Boichi. Set 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 anime series is directed by Shinya Iino, with Yuichiro Kido as scriptwriter, and Yuko Iwasa as character designer.

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, and Yuki Kanesaka composed the series' music. The first season aired from July 5 to December 13, 2019 on

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and other channels. The first season ran for 24 episodes. The series is streamed by

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. The English dub of the series began airing on

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programming block on August 25, 2019. A second season of the series was announced following the broadcast of the first season finale. The second season focuses on the "Stone Wars" story arc from the manga. Titled ''Dr. Stone: Stone Wars'', the second season aired from January 14 to March 25, 2021, and ran for 11 episodes. A sequel to the television series was announced following the conclusion of the second season. At the

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2022 event, it was revealed that a TV special set immediately after the second season would premiere in 2022 and that a third season would premiere a year later in 2023. The television special, titled ''Dr. Stone: Ryusui'', focuses on the character Ryusui Nanami and premiered on July 10, 2022. Shūhei Matsushita directed the special, while the rest of the main staff returned from the previous seasons. 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 cours aired from April 6 to June 15, 2023, while the second cours aired from October 12 to December 21 of the same year. Immediately following the conclusion of the third season, a fourth and final season titled ''Dr. Stone: Science Future'' was announced. The season will have a total of three split cours, with the first cours airing from January 9 to March 27, 2025. The second cours premiered on July 10, 2025.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2: ''Stone Wars'' (2021)

''Dr. Stone: Ryusui'' (2022)

Season 3: ''New World'' (2023)

Season 4: ''Science Future'' (2025)

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