The anime series Dr. Stone has had two seasons out and we know a third one is coming. As part of the Jump Festa 2022 event earlier this year, it was revealed that the third season is now set for a 2023 debut. With the way productions are running these days and the ongoing rolling fallout of COVID-19, this is not a surprise. With the new special out that focuses on Ryusui already out, the main focus is on the new spring 2023 series going under the subtitle of New World.
The third season saw an April 6th, 2023 premiere for it and TOHO is handling the home video releases for it. The distributor is going for box sets for it where the DVD sets are priced at 24,000 yen and the Blu-ray sets at 27,000 yen. The first set is listed with eleven episodes. Check out the full schedule and details below.
While the second set was previously scheduled for a January 24th, 2024 release, it’s now been rescheduled for a February 21st, 2024 release date. No details regarding it have been released yet as to what to expect with it.
Shinya Iino directed the series based on the series composition by Yuichiro Kido. Yuko Iwasa handled the character designs for it.
The Japanese cast includes Yusuke Kobayashi as Senku, Makoto Furukawa as Taiju Ōki, Kana Ichinose as Yuzuriha Ogawa, Yūichi Nakamura as Tsukasa Shishio, Gen Sato as Chrome, Manami Numakura as Kohaku, Tomoaki Maeno as Kinro, Ayumu Murase as Ginro, Karin Takahashi as Suika, Reina Ueda as Ruri, Kengo Kawanishi as Gen, and Mugihito as Kaseki.
The English dub is directed by Clifford Chapin and based on the scripts by Tyler Walker. The main cast includes Aaron Dismuke as Senku Ishigami, Ricco Fajardo as Taiju Oki, Brittany Lauda as Yuzuriha Ogawa, Felecia Angelle as Kohaku, and Ian Sinclair as Tsukasa Shishio.
Check out our review of the first volume of the Dr. Stone manga series from Riichiro Inagaki and Boich
The first volume landed on September 4th, 2018 and the publisher is offering up the first chapter for free viewing here. The original work is by Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi.
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Plot Concept: One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim—until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science!
When every human on Earth is turned to stone by a mysterious phenomenon, high-schooler Taiju is also petrified the moment he’s about to confess to his high-school crush. Flash forward several thousands of years later, Taiju awakens and joins up with his friend Senku, who has ambitious dreams. His plan: to restart civilization from square one with the power of science!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/19/23 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Promos, Commercials, Web Previews, Special W/Audio Commentary, Screening Digest Video |
| 2 | 02/21/24 |
[Source: Dr Stone]
