Dr. Stone

Dr. Stone is a Japanese anime series, adapted from the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi. The anime series was animated by TMS Entertainment, with Shinya Iino as director, Yuichiro Kido as scriptwriter, and Yuko Iwasa as character designer. The first season aired in Japan on Tokyo MX and several other channels from July 5, 2019 to December 13, 2019. The second season, titled Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, aired in Japan from January 14, 2021 to March 25, 2021. After the conclusion of the second season, a third season was announced that covers the "Age of Exploration" arc of the manga.

Outside of Asia, the series streamed with subtitles on Crunchyroll, as it aired in Japan, and Funimation also streamed an English simuldub of the series.

The first season premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block from August 24, 2019 to February 22, 2020. The second season made its Toonami premiere from May 15, 2021 to July 24, 2021. Reruns of the series' second season returned to Toonami from September 4, 2021 to December 11, 2021. The first half of the third season made its Toonami premiere from June 3, 2023 to August 26, 2023. The second half of the third season made its Toonami premiere on November 11, 2023. The series is rated TV-14-DLSV on Adult Swim.

Season 1
After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa. Just when Taiju begins his confession however, a blinding green light strikes the Earth and petrifies mankind around the world—turning every single human into stone.

Several millennia later, Taiju awakens to find the modern world completely nonexistent, as nature has flourished in the years humanity stood still. Among a stone world of statues, Taiju encounters one other living human: his science-loving friend Senkuu, who has been active for a few months. Taiju learns that Senkuu has developed a grand scheme—to launch the complete revival of civilization with science. Taiju's brawn and Senkuu's brains combine to forge a formidable partnership, and they soon uncover a method to revive those petrified.

However, Senkuu's master plan is threatened when he realizes he has awoken someone whose ideologies differ from his own. All the while, the reason for mankind's petrification remains unknown.

Season 2: Stone Wars
Senkuu has made it his goal to bring back two million years of human achievement and revive the entirety of those turned to statues. However, one man stands in his way: Tsukasa Shishiou, who believes that only the fittest of those petrified should be revived.

As the snow melts and spring approaches, Senkuu and his allies in Ishigami Village finish the preparations for their attack on the Tsukasa Empire. With a reinvented cell phone model now at their disposal, the Kingdom of Science is ready to launch its newest scheme to recruit the sizable numbers of Tsukasa's army to their side. However, it is a race against time; for every day the Kingdom of Science spends perfecting their inventions, the empire rapidly grows in number.

Reuniting with old friends and gaining new allies, Senkuu and the Kingdom of Science must stop Tsukasa's forces in order to fulfill their goal of restoring humanity and all its creations. With the two sides each in pursuit of their ideal world, the Stone Wars have now begun!

Season 3: New World
With the Stone Wars over, the former members of Tsukasa's Empire of Might join forces with the Kingdom of Science to build a ship capable of sailing across open ocean to seek answers on the mystery of the global petrification. However, before they can begin their voyage Senku and his friends need to find some key resources and push some new scientific advancements to build the type of vessel they need.

Characters
Senku Ishigami — Senku is highly intelligent and excels in multiple fields of science, with a special love of astronomy and space exploration. After awakening in the "Stone World", he sets about trying to revive humanity by reinventing their lost technology and discovering a "cure" for the petrification. Though somewhat arrogant, he is actually very noble and kind-hearted, seeing science as a means to elevate all people and having unshakable faith in his friends.

Taiju Ōki — Senku's best friend, whom Senku refers to as a "big oaf" or "muscle-head". He has incredible strength and seemingly limitless stamina, but is a pacifist who's never thrown a punch in his life. He is in love with Yuzuriha and will do anything to take care of her, especially when she's in danger.

Yuzuriha Ogawa — Taiju's love interest, a cheerful and kindhearted young woman. She enrolled in her high school's handicraft's club to pursue her goal of becoming a fashion designer, and is exceptionally talented at arts like stitching and clothwork.

Tsukasa Shishio — A young man who rose to fame in mixed martial arts as "The Strongest Primate High Schooler". He resents adults, viewing them as a greedy, corrupting influence on the world, and thus wants to create a new society in the "Stone World" by only reviving young people.

Broadcast History
In Japan, the series aired on several networks from July 5, 2019 to December 13, 2019 including: Tokyo MX every Friday at 10:00 PM, KBS Kyoto every Friday at 10:30 PM, Sun TV and BS11 every Friday at 11:30 PM, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting every Monday at 2:00 AM, TV Aichi every Monday at 2:05 AM, and TV Hokkaido every Tuesday at 2:35 AM. The second season aired on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN TV, and BS11 from January 14 to March 25, 2021.

In the United States, the first season aired on Adult Swim from August 24, 2019 to February 22, 2020 and the second season aired from May 15, 2021 to July 24, 2021. The third season premiered on June 3, 2023 at 12:30 AM. The first two seasons also aired on Cartoon Network in Latin America from November 9, 2020 to January 22, 2021.


 * Japan (Tokyo MX) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019 ; January 14, 2021 - March 25, 2021
 * Japan (KBS Kyoto) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019 ; January 14, 2021 - March 25, 2021
 * Japan (Sun TV) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019 ; January 14, 2021 - March 25, 2021
 * Japan (BS11) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019 ; January 14, 2021 - March 25, 2021
 * Japan (TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting) — July 8, 2019 - December 16, 2019
 * Japan (TV Aichi) — July 8, 2019 - December 16, 2019
 * Japan (TV Hokkaido) — July 9, 2019 - December 17, 2019
 * United States (Adult Swim) — August 24, 2019 - February 22, 2020 ; May 15, 2021 - July 24, 2021; September 4, 2021 - December 11, 2021; June 3, 2023 - August 26, 2023; November 11, 2023 - Present
 * Latin America (Cartoon Network) — November 9, 2020 - January 22, 2021

Toonami Broadcast History
The first season of Dr. Stone premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block in the United States on August 24, 2019 at 12:00 AM. On January 4, 2020, the series was moved from the 12:00 AM time slot to the 11:30 PM time slot. The first season completed its run on Toonami on February 22, 2020. The second season made its Toonami premiere in the United States on May 15, 2021 at 1:00 AM, replacing Fire Force in the lineup. The series moved to the 12:30 AM time slot on May 29, 2021. The second season completed its Toonami run on July 24, 2021 and was subsequently removed from the lineup. However, reruns of the second season returned to the lineup on September 4, 2021, replacing Attack on Titan in the 3:00 AM time slot. Following the December 11, 2021 broadcast, the series was pulled from the Toonami lineup.

The first part of the third season made its Toonami premiere on June 3, 2023 at 12:30 AM. On July 8th, the series aired at 1:00 Am, for one week only, due to the premiere of My Adventures With Superman from 12:00-1:00 AM. The following week it returned to the 12:30 AM time slot. During the broadcast of Dr. Stone on July 15, 2023, episode 42 ("Ray of Despair, Ray of Hope") was mistakenly aired instead of episode 41 ("Treasure Box"). To remedy this mistake, Toonami aired episode 41 during the July 22nd broadcast and re-aired episode 42 on July 29th. After the broadcast of episode 46, "With This Fist, A Miracle", on August 26, 2023, the series was removed from the Toonami lineup.

The second half of the third season made its Toonami premiere on November 11, 2023 at 1:00 AM. The following week, the series moved to the 12:30 AM time slot.

In Latin America, the series began airing weekdays on Cartoon Network's Toonami block at 12:30 AM on November 9, 2020, replacing Mob Psycho 100 in the lineup. The series completed its run on January 22, 2021 and was subsequently replaced in the lineup by Radiant.


 * Toonami (United States) — August 24, 2019 - February 22, 2020 ; May 15, 2021 - July 24, 2021; September 4, 2021 - December 11, 2021; June 3, 2023 - August 26, 2023; November 11, 2023
 * Toonami (Latin America) — November 9, 2020 - January 22, 2021

Toonami Marathons
Dr. Stone only had one marathon appearance during its run on Toonami, the Dr. Stone Marathon on December 28, 2019.