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.