It has been revealed that voice actors Nojima Kenji and Yusa Koji will appear in "Dr. Stone Science Future," the fourth and final season of the TV anime series "Dr. Stone," based on the manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha). They will play characters who will be new threats waiting for Senku and his friends in the final season, with Nojima playing the role of Dr. Zeno and Yusa playing the role of Stanley Snyder.
The main visual and teaser PV featuring Dr. Zeno and Stanley Snyder have been released. The teaser PV shows fragments of Dr. Zeno and Stanley, the new threats that threaten Senku and his friends as they advance to their first destination, the American continent, in search of large quantities of corn, the raw material for the revival liquid that will save all of humanity.
Nojima commented, "I've been given the role of Dr. Zeno in the anime Dr. Stone. It's been a while! I'm happy to play such a cool villain! I think you'll be curious to see how he interacts with the main character, Senku. I hope you enjoy the original work as well as Dr. Zeno in the animation. Please look forward to it!"
Yusa said, "I've been given the role of Stanley Snyder. He's a very capable character, so I feel a lot of pressure. However, I'm also worried about the role, wondering, 'Is it okay for him to smoke so much?' But you don't have to worry. You can rest assured if you leave it to him. Please look forward to it!"
It was also announced that the final season will premiere at the pop culture event CCXP (Comic Con Experience) to be held in Brazil in December. An advance screening of the final season will be held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) from 4 pm on December 28th. Appearing on stage will be Kobayashi Yusuke, who will be playing Ishigami Senku, Sato Gen, who will be playing Chrome, Numakura Manami, who will be playing Kohaku, and Takahashi Karin, who will be playing Suika.
"Dr. Stone" is written by Inagaki Riichiro, who also worked on "Eyeshield 21," and illustrated by Boichi, who also worked on "San-Ken Rock" and "Origin." It was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from March 2017 to March 2022. Thousands of years have passed since all of humanity was instantly turned to stone by a mysterious phenomenon, and a boy with a superhuman intellect and a natural scientist, Ishigami Senku, awakens in a desperate situation, and decides to search for his friends and take the world back... This is the story. Senku uses science to try to build a civilization from scratch. The comics have sold over 18 million copies in total.
The first season of the TV anime aired from July to December 2019, the second from January to March 2021, and the TV special "Dr. STONE Ryusui" in July 2022. The first cour of the third season aired from April to June 2023, and the second cour from October to December of the same year.
The first cour of the final season will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other channels from January 2025.
