The final season of Dr. STONE titled Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE will air in three parts starting in 2025! This marks the concluding chapter of the anime, and excitement is building as the teaser visuals have just been released. Additionally, to celebrate the anime's fifth anniversary, an original art exhibition will commence touring in November 2024.
The teaser visual for the fourth season, revealed along with the broadcast announcement, features Senku gazing up at a vast starry sky and the moon—a symbol of his childhood dream to reach it. Overcoming countless challenges with his friends, Senku's gaze is set on the future as the story heads into its climactic final season. What twists and turns await Senku and his companions in the grand narrative unfolding in the Stone World?
Set thousands of years after a mysterious phenomenon suddenly petrifies humanity, Dr.STONE follows the super-intelligent science prodigy Senku as he awakens and uses his brilliant scientific skills to tackle the challenges of the Stone World, where civilization has been obliterated.
The original manga, created by Riichiro Inagaki with illustrations by Boichi, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 14 in 2017 to issue 14 in 2022. It garnered significant acclaim, securing second place in the "Next Manga Awards 2018" Comics Division and winning the Shogakukan Manga Award for the boys' category. The manga series has surpassed 17 million copies in circulation.
The anime kicked off with its first season in July 2019, followed by a second season in 2021. It expanded further with a TV special in 2022 and a split cour for the third season in 2023. The production of the final fourth season, Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE, was announced in December 2023 and has been a hot topic ever since.
In addition to the anime's fifth anniversary, the announcement of the original art exhibition has also been set. Starting in Tokyo (Yurakucho) in November 2024, the exhibition will travel to Fukuoka (Hakata) and Osaka (Namba), with further details to be announced on Dr. STONE Official X (formerly Twitter) Account.
As we approach the broadcast of the fourth season, let's look forward to both the upcoming episodes and the art exhibition. The saga of Dr.STONE reaches its epic conclusion!
