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 series began airing in Japan on Tokyo MX on July 5, 2019. The series also aired on KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, BS11, TV Hokkaido, Tohoku Broadcasting, TV Aichi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting.

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 will make its Toonami premiere on May 15, 2021 at 1:00 AM. The series is rated TV-14-DLSV on Adult Swim.

Plot
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he's not alone! His science-loving friend Senku's been up and running for a few months and he's derived a grand plan to kickstart civilization with the power of science!

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 airs on several networks 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. In the United States, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block on August 24, 2019.
 * Japan (Tokyo MX) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019
 * Japan (KBS Kyoto) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019
 * Japan (Sun TV) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019
 * Japan (BS11) — July 5, 2019 - December 13, 2019
 * 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
 * Latin America (Cartoon Network) — November 9, 2020 - Present

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 will make its Toonami premiere in the United States on May 15, 2021 at 1:00 AM, replacing Fire Force in the lineup.

In Latin America, the series began airing weekdays on Cartoon Network's Toonami block at 12:30 AM on November 9, 2020.


 * Toonami (United States) — August 24, 2019 - February 22, 2020 ; May 15, 2021 - Present
 * Toonami (Latin America) — November 9, 2020 - Present

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