It has been announced that the TV anime "Dr. Stone," based on the manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will collaborate with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center. A visual of Senku, whose goal is to go to space, wearing a blue suit has been released.
A collaboration with the Space Dome, an exhibition hall at the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center, will be held from April 4th to August 31st. Tsukuba Space Center is the base of Japan's space development, and is responsible for controlling the International Space Station (ISS) Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo," training astronauts, developing rockets, and conducting technological research to establish the foundations of space technology. The collaborative exhibition is planned to be centered around the Space Dome, which displays a life-size model of "Kibo."
"Dr. Stone" is written by Inagaki Riichiro (Eyeshield 21) and illustrated by Boichi (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. Senku Ishigami, a boy with a superhuman intellect and a natural scientist, awakens and, in a desperate situation, resolves to search for his allies and take back the world. Senku uses science to try to build a civilization from scratch. The comics have sold over 19 million copies in total.
The first season of the TV anime aired from July to December 2019, the second from January to March 2021, the TV special "Dr. Stone Ryusui" in July 2022, and 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 fourth and final season, "Dr. Stone Science Future," is split into three cours, with the first cour airing from January to March 2025 and the second cour airing from July to September of the same year. The third cour will begin airing on April 2nd at 10 PM on TOKYO MX and other channels.
