Dr. Stone 's review

Animecrazy_V11
Mar 26, 2021
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.

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Dr. Stone
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Autor Inagaki, Riichiro
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