Dr. Stone

This manga is one of my favorites, It's about a man named Senku manage to make incredible things from scratch in a stone world, and also it's comedic flavor, I highly recommend reading this manga, it will give you an exciting feeling when they just finished their inventions, and also the characters are good too. It has now 150+ plus chapters and it never ceases to amaze every arc in the story. Bunch of cool inventions great character development and has an amazing plot. Well I think you can somehow gain some scientific knowledge when reading the manga cuz the mc always talks about the contents in the table of elements and some scientific things (spoiler) right now i think they plan to go to the moon to defeat the enemy.

God, in how many ways can I say that I love this manga. If I could rate it 20 I would, it's just so perfect.

It subverts the normal "Shounen Fights" by using rebuilding science as it's form of progression, which makes the whole story feel powerfully fresh compared to most other shounen manga.

The characters are fun and energetic, and the art perfectly backs it up. With moments of just pure beauty due to how detailed it can be.

The writing is just perfect, I love it. The jokes always make me laugh, and the chat between characters is natural and feels like a real conversation.

The first few chapters are more of a 17, but it quickly builds to the 20 rating that it sorely deserves.

Read this, you won't be disappointed!

Dr. Stone is a very unique manga. Not just because of it's unique premise and setting, but also because of the unique storytelling technique.

Story: 9/10
At first glance, the story may look simple (ie, good vs bad, standard shonen) but go into a little bit of depth and you realize that the overarching plot isn't what makes Dr. Stone enjoyable. After the first arc, which is a good introductory arc, the story shifts narrative. Each of the later arcs have a definite end goal (except a few). And, to achieve each outlandish and seemingly impossible end goal, the characters work, fight, and slowly but surely, mature. So, I think that Dr. Stone should be viewed and enjoyed as a semi-episodic manga, where the different methods they use, paths they take and the fun they have while achieving the goal is the main focus, not the advancement towards the overarching story. or the 'deep philosophy'. And, there's also lots of foreshadowing, which is always good.

Art: 10/10
Boichi.... do I need to say anything else. Well, this is a review, so of course I do. Boichi is definitely a master artist. Sure, a weekly manga has taken its toll, and the art is not as good as what you see in, say, Sun-ken Rock. But still, it is very well done. Also, Boichi pulls of the humorous faces perfectly. But I am not really an art connoisseur, so I shouldn't say much.

Character: 7/10
This is where Dr. Stone takes a hit. The episodic narrative of Dr. Stone doesn't allow for a lot of character development. However, I still think Dr. Stone handles most of its characters in a good way. Each character is unique and provides an interesting contribution to the story. My favourite characters are Ryusui and Chrome. The first is a 'charismatic and leader-like' stereotype, and the second is, surprisingly, a 'standard shonen protagonist' stereotype: humble beginnings but a ton of character development. In that sense, I like to think of Senkuu as the 'aged master' of Chrome, and I have a feeling that Chrome is set to surpass Senkuu in the future.

Now, let's talk of a character that I don't like: Tsukasa. Tsukasa is a character that doesn't fit into the narrative of Dr. Stone. He sets a philosophical background of the story, and hence serves as a villain on a moral basis. Howewer, not only is he a bad villain (his philosophy is pretty crazy, and I doubt anyone agrees with it), but also he is an inappropriate one to the story. This is because to defeat such a morally ambiguous villain, you need the infamous 'Talk-no-Jutsu', and this really doesn't fit well with manga that are like Dr. Stone. The villain in the second major arc is much better: he is simple, and yet is mysterious and scary.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Like I said, the story is extremely enjoyable once you look past Tsukasa's bs and focus on the episodic narrative.

Overall: 9/10

(Spoiler Free Review) From Chapter 19

Now Dr Stone as it is has a huge amount of potential but it takes a while to start up and get into it, which is one of the reasons why I believe a many people are not keeping up to date with it and dropping it after a while. Now don't get me wrong its far from perfect but I think its got potential and I hope that people give the manga enough time to start up and create a unique personality from itself that it deserves

The Story -8- The story revolves around a typical high school scene with your overly hyper main character with unrivalled strength with that of a Silver-Back Gorilla Taiju, your cute female romantic interest of your main character Yuzuriha and last but not least one of the most interesting characters shown in Shonen Jump Manga for a fairly long while is our science loving nerd Senku who has an unparalleled knowledge and love to science a bit of a throwback to Albert Einstein if you will. The manga quickly changes when everyone is suddenly turned to stone as if God wanted to do a restart and only Taiju and Senku are released 3,700 years later into a world uninhabited by humans with Senku and Taiju trying to rebuild civilisation again using science.

The Art -7- I actually quite enjoy the art but it does take some time to get used to the main thing that I dislike about the art is the fact that many of the female characters look the same just with a slightly longer or shorter hair than the others but the male characters especially Senku have a very different style to the characters, the landscapes and backgrounds are drawn very well and my favourite aspects of the manga is the comedic style art that is used as comic relief but changes to a more serious tone as the mange continues through.

The Characters -7- Now its too early for me to judge all the characters but the main characters Taiju is very cliched a bit stupid but has overwhelming strength,not scared of any situation, Taiju is also used as a comic relief character which I believe is done very well overall but I would like to see him developed more in the future as the manga develops as of yet Taiju has not been seen for around 4 chapters so his development is yet to occur. Senku is where this manga shines, he is a great character and has a unique personality that is unique to his character which is nice to see. The idea of Senku using science as a weapon instead of brute strength or a form of magical power is a nice change to Shonen Jump manga which is a pleasant read instead typical manga archetypes.

Enjoyment -8- I am really enjoying Dr. Stone at the moment but I will say when it was featured in Jump Start I was reluctant to vote for its continuation as I thought it was going to be boring and go no where, but was pleasantly surprised when it continued on the lineup and am continuing to hope for its next chapter after finishing the last.

Overall -7- I think people need to give these newer style and different manga a longer time to develop as characters a plots like these are unique to it own genre on itself now don't get me wrong its a very interesting manga and I understand that not everyone will Like it as it is but I'd definitely say give it a go wait until chapter 5-6 to drop or continue as it does get moving on faster after that point.

P.S. Thanks for reading this review its the first one I have written and is a little bit long but I will try to keep this review updated as the manga continues and will write more in the Future, Thanks, Hashiyan

I don't remember feeling so proud of humanity while reading a manga. Sure, we've done an awful lot of damage to the environment and to ourselves but we've turned our desire for an easier life into an amazing opportunity and yes, Dr Stone utilises just that.

I still remember screaming CATHODE RAY OSCILLISCOPE halfway through a chapter and I'm sure I've never involved myself with the usual shonen plots before.

Story 9/10
What can I say? I used to love science (before I met Math) and Dr Stone rekindled that love. It's simple and straightforward. On a seemingly random day, all of mankind had turned into stone. 3000 something years later after erosion, bacterial decay, and possible mutations among other things decided to change the world (I'm saying for the better), Science boy wakes up and proclaims that he's going to rebuild civilisation to how it was before. So we follow him (and equally likeable side characters) as they try to fit 2 million years of mankind's progress into a span of a lifetime.
So why didn't I give this a 10? Well, as the story progressed, I located a HUGE plot hole. Not really a plot hole but it still bugged me anyway. I don't want to spoil anything so let's see if this seemingly random reader would manage to spot it. In terms of realism, what Senku tries to do doesn't seem to be realistic but then again, realism is boring. I'm not calling his endeavours impossible but when you really really really think about, Senku is OP. Even 103 chapters later, I don't want to make any rash decisions so we will have to wait till we come to a point where all these achievements come to a staggering halt and the pressures of real life take a toll on everyone.

Art 8/10
I wouldn't call this art unique but it's refreshing to see some almost normally proportioned characters (without spindly arms and legs). When it comes to the women however, I don't think the clothes at that time would make them look like what they look like.
I would've given a 10 but I hate fan service so that's minus two for you! (Again, this is my opinion)

Character 8/10
The character development in this story is rather enjoyable to see, my favourite being Chrome, and I hope to see our protagonists have some development as well.

Enjoyment 10/10
I know I enjoy a manga when I stop studying just to read. Dr Stone may not be everyone's cup of tea, what with all the scientific details in nearly every chapter. But for someone who knows these things beforehand, it feels almost like a journey through my favourite textbooks (can I say this without sounding weird?). Dr Stone isn't unique. Scientific reasoning and smartass youngsters can be found in some shonen titles (I'm looking at you FMAB), the same going for waking up in a weird place without knowing exactly how one ended up in such a state. Dr Stone keeps you on edge at times and reminds you how amazing humans really are to have gone far and wide on their quest for knowledge.

Overall 9/10
Yes, there's a lot of room for improvement but seeing as we still have a lot of unanswered questions, I'm sure this manga will be sitting around for quite some time. Until then, I'm a billion percent sure that it's heading in the right direction.

Give this a read, you won't regret it.

Dr.Stone manga got a winning concept and a mediocre execution.

The characters are flat, generic and boring - unrealistic and extroverted (and so is the story!)

The story follow "Dr.Stone" a character that all it purpose is to spout science words from chemistry and to glorify science every 5 minute, and its sidekick an idiot shounen boy, that apparently isn't very smart at all.

I think I almost dropped the manga when Senkuu caught an arrow with his hand (that flys in 200 km?...)
But I tried to overlook it, because manga logic.
Senkuu character is boring, edgy and inhuman - I mean really all the dialog from this character is just random bad guy cliche. (and his vision for mankind or what ever is stupid and egocentric)

The first village is where I dropped the manga, in it 40-what people that calls trowing sulfur and other material into a fire "magic"
Its a boring arc about them trying to create antibiotic filled with random dialog about how "Dr.Stone" want to create the "Kingdom of science".
Do you honestly want me to believe that people will be stupid again (I mean really stupid, not just undeveloped) after an apocalypse, that's just bullshit.

I'm sorry about my harsh review, but its my honest review, I wanted to give this manga a shot, mainly because the anime is near by, but I can't recommend it to anyone.

Waste of time.

Might fit kids - ages 13-17 I guess.

Some settings are quite exaggerated (catching belt, beating lions, knowing how to make literally everything) but those where necessary to even start the story so I omit longer complain.

Author lacks in very basic knowledge and replaces that with long chemical sentences and general confusion of other characters.

Manga challenges readers with more and more ridiculous ideas with each arc (it's hard to review this part without spoilers so here are some):

1. Village started by 6 ppl (at least 5 of them were fairly or very intelligent) 3700 years ago. (Forget about extinction caused by to small number or genes poll) They didn't develop anything, didn't use any of modern time devices and there is only 40 of them

2. Phones (communication) as response to enemies overwhelming advantage in numbers and individual strenght (even though mc already created crossbow in 1st arc and new ones could be much more powerful and even children can use crossbow pretty efficiently)

3. Rival wants to replace corrupted civilization with his paradise where civilization doesn't exist (resurects only muscles to create civilization based purely on strenght)

It must go worse with time but I already dropped it

Was this written by 12 year old with internet access? While the manga's initial premise is mad interesting, the utter lack of nuance when treating themes of civilization, war, violence, and community is honestly embarrassing. The presumptuous and erroneus assumption that violence is the central pillar of civilization is lame, tired, insufferable. I hear they develop this eventually (cell phones, wow...) but I dropped this 8 chapters in. I was initially drawn to Dr. Stone bc someone described as the 'new hope of Shonen Jump' (and so I recognize and understand that this is a manga for kids!!!!) but the series does not live up to the hype.
The characters are all extreme caricatures, and worse, some are caricatural morons - not only one-dismensional but also unnervingly grating. The humor....weird facial expressions and characters yelling at each other.
The art is lovely and detailed. EXCEPT for the tropey girl character who LOOKS LIKE ASTROBOY TO A DISCONCERTING EXTENT!?
Writing this review has actually convinced me to continue reading Dr Stone if only to indulge in the so bad its goodness of the series.

I rarely like to review ongoing series, but I think Dr Stone is an interesting story, and I wanted to put my thoughts out there for the zero people who care.

Dr Stone is about a genius kid rebuilding society with the power of science. Many people compare this series to Minecraft, and I think that's an interesting idea, because my enjoyment is reflected by that comparison. In my opinion, the best parts of Minecraft are when you begin and have this humble home with humble yields. Dr Stone begins the same. Senku begins with these science-fair like inventions made with his small friend group, but now Senku has hundreds in his science nation. In many ways, this is an interesting way to apply the shounen formula, but it has its shortcomings.

There are now too many characters in Dr Stone. Honestly, very few of these characters are interesting in any way. Senku is a very simple shonen protagonist. He loves science and is kind of cynical. The Villain Tsukasa is much more interesting, but I feel like the interesting part of him is often thrown around. In the first arc of Dr Stone, Senku has to earn the trust of others, but *spoiler* eventually, villains of the series just kind of join him and act like best buds with everyone. Not every character needs to be super great, but we need more depth to our characters.

The science stuff is pretty awesome though. I'm not an expert on science, but I'm pretty sure most of the science in the show is accurate. Don't be fooled though; There is a good amount of dramatization, and the tone is far from grounded and realistic. This is a lighthearted manga, and it doesn't always seem to take place in the real world. Death Note feels more realistic than this, honestly. Nevertheless, the science stuff is the best part of Dr Stone.

The art ranges from really great to 'it works'. Boichi has worked well in the weekly format to make some great art. Sometimes it's goofy and light, othertimes it's detailed and realistic. There's also some great facial expressions. Oh, but there is some fanservicey stuff, which always annoys me.

Dr Stone is good, but I honestly can't see it getting any better unless big changes are made. I recommend reading it, but if you don't like it by like 50 chapters, you should probably drop it.

Interesting characters, original history, extremely beautiful art, BUT misused and badly executed script.

Reasons:

Because it is a story that takes place in the past and the protagonist is extremely intelligent, it creates from scratch the current technologies, so far so good, it is interesting, but the script pushes this idea to the limit making each chapter (manga) and each episode (anime) boring with each new discovery/ideia in all, exactly, all episodes.

It looks like they are pushing the main arch away, because of that it causes spaces between mini-archs and main arch.

Although they introduce new characters, they give a lot of importance to it and they waste time giving each one a arch and again, they push everything, a lot of the times this doesn't contribute to the progress of the script.

If you have the patience not to lose interest because of this, it's a good request.

But even when they explain the main arch, it shows a lack of complexity and script preparation, thus making everything very shallow and cliché.

As I said at the beginning, for all these reasons, you can summarize Dr. Stone:


"A history of modern society's growth in prehistory misused"


It had everything to be good, good art, original history and innovative ideas, but they have a terrible screenwriter.

Final grade: 6/10