Is Dr. Stone Over? Every little thing You Want To Know About Anime And Manga

Dr. Stone left an enduring mark on followers with its science-driven storytelling and larger-than-life characters. Because the anime continues its last season and the manga volumes nonetheless flow into broadly, many are left questioning what the present state of the collection actually is. Right here’s what you might want to know.

The Dr. Stone manga collection, a collaboration between author Riichirō Inagaki and illustrator Boichi, formally ended on March 7, 2022. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Leap from March 2017, the manga ran for 5 years and spanned 232 chapters throughout 26 collected volumes. 

A particular additional chapter was later launched, titled Dr. Stone: Terraforming. A twenty seventh quantity, together with the epilogue tales and the Dr. Stone: 4D Science mini-series, was launched in Japan in April 2024 and is scheduled for an English launch in late 2025.

Though the core manga has concluded, followers can nonetheless interact with the world of Dr. Stone by way of its anime adaptation. Produced by TMS Leisure, the anime started premiering in 2019 and has continued steadily by way of a number of seasons. 

The fourth and last season, Dr. Stone: Science Future, started airing in January 2025 and can run throughout three cut up cours. The second half will likely be airing this July 2025, although an actual launch date has but to be introduced.

Spin-offs and particular tasks have expanded the story in different methods. Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya, a nine-chapter collection targeted on Senku’s adoptive father, and Dr. Stone: 4D Science, set after the primary story’s conclusion, provide followers extra content material—although Reboot: Byakuya is thought to be non-canonical.

In North America, Viz Media licenses the collection, providing bodily volumes and digital entry by way of its web site and app. MANGAPlus and Shonen Leap+ additionally host the collection, although a subscription is required to learn the whole library.

Those that want to begin the manga after Dr. Stone Season 4 Half 1 can start studying from Chapter 170. This chapter begins the South America Arc, which picks up precisely the place the anime left off and continues till the tip of the collection at chapter 232.

For extra updates from the Dr. Stone collection, keep tuned to Pinkvilla.

*The discharge dates and instances offered are correct on the time of writing and are topic to alter on the discretion of the creators.

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