Dr. Stone season 1
| Dr. Stone | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Japanese cover art for the first home media volume of Dr. Stone as released by Toho Animation, featuring the main characters of the prologue story arc | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11, TVh, TBC, TVA, TVQ |
| Original release | July 5 – December 13, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
Dr. Stone is an anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Boichi, and published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up. The series is directed by Shinya Iino, with Yuichiro Kido as scriptwriter, and Yuko Iwasa as character designer. Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and Yuki Kanesaka compose the series' music.[1] The first season aired from July 5 to December 13, 2019, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[2] The first season ran for 24 episodes.[3] The season is streamed by Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia,[4] while Funimation produced a simuldub.[5] The English dub of the first season aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from August 25, 2019 to February 22, 2020.[6]
Used from episodes 1–13 is the first opening theme "Good Morning World!" performed by Burnout Syndromes, while the first ending theme is "Life" performed by Rude-α.[7] Used from episodes 14–24 is the second opening theme "Sangenshoku" (三原色, lit. 'Primary Colors') performed by Pelican Fanclub, while the second ending theme is "Yume no Yō na" (夢のような, lit. 'Like a Dream') performed by Saeki YouthK.[8]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [9][a] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [10] | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Stone World" | Shinya Iino | Shinya Iino | July 5, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "King of the Stone World" | Nana Harada | Benio, Yuki Ukai | July 12, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Weapons of Science" Transliteration: "Kagaku no Buki" (Japanese: 科学の武器) | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | July 19, 2019 | September 8, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Fire the Smoke Signal" Transliteration: "Noroshi o Agero" (Japanese: 狼煙をあげろ) | Oyunamu | Osamu Nabeshima | July 26, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Stone World The Beginning" | Tomomi Ikeda | Benio, Yuki Ukai | August 2, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Two Nations of the Stone World" Transliteration: "Ishi no Sekai no Futatsu no Kuni" (Japanese: 石の世界の二つの国) | Nana Harada | Benio, Yuki Ukai | August 9, 2019 | October 5, 2019[c] |
| 7 | 7 | "Where Two Million Years Have Gone" Transliteration: "Ni-hyaku-man-nen no Arika" (Japanese: 200万年の在処) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | August 16, 2019 | October 6, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Stone Road" | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | August 23, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Let There Be the Light of Science" Transliteration: "Kono Te ni Kagaku no Hi o" (Japanese: この手に科学の灯を) | Tomomi Ikeda | Norihiro Naganuma | August 30, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "A Flimsy Alliance" Transliteration: "Usuppera no Dōmei" (Japanese: 薄っぺらの同盟) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Yuusuke Onoda | Kentarō Kawajiri | September 6, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| 11 | 11 | "Clear World" | Nana Harada | Hideto Komori | September 13, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| 12 | 12 | "Buddies Back to Back" Transliteration: "Senaka Awase no Nakama-tachi" (Japanese: 背中合わせの仲間たち) | Hideaki Oba | Shunsuke Machiya | September 20, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
| 13 | 13 | "Masked Warrior" Transliteration: "Kamen no Senshi" (Japanese: 仮面の戦士) | Tokuji Kaneko | Kentarō Kawajiri | September 27, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
| 14 | 14 | "Master of Flame" | Osamu Nabeshima | Hideaki Oba | October 4, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Culmination of Two Million Years" Transliteration: "Ni-hyaku-man-nen no Kesshō" (Japanese: 200万年の結晶) | Tomomi Ikeda | Osamu Nabeshima | October 11, 2019 | December 8, 2019 |
| 16 | 16 | "A Tale for the Ages" Transliteration: "Ikusen-nen Monogatari" (Japanese: 幾千年物語) | Nana Harada | Shunsuke Machiya | October 18, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| 17 | 17 | "A Hundred Nights and a Thousand Skies" Transliteration: "Hyaku no Yoru to Sen no Sora" (Japanese: 百の夜と千の空) | Nana Harada, Kentarō Kawajiri | Ikuro Morimoto | October 25, 2019 | January 4, 2020[d] |
| 18 | 18 | "Stone Wars" | Hideaki Oba | Hideaki Oba | November 1, 2019 | January 11, 2020 |
| 19 | 19 | "To Modernity" Transliteration: "Soshite Gendai e" (Japanese: そして現代へ) | Shunji Yoshida | Daiki Maezawa | November 8, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Age of Energy" Transliteration: "Dōryoku no Jidai" (Japanese: 動力の時代) | Shizuka Sugawara, Tomomi Ikeda | Sakura Koyama | November 15, 2019 | January 25, 2020 |
| 21 | 21 | "Spartan Crafts Club" Transliteration: "Suparuta Kōsaku Kurabu" (Japanese: スパルタ工作クラブ) | Tetsuji Nakamura, Osamu Nabeshima | Osamu Nabeshima | November 22, 2019 | February 1, 2020 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Treasure" | Nana Harada, Satoshi Kosaka | Daiki Maezawa | November 29, 2019 | February 8, 2020 |
| 23 | 23 | "Wave of Science" Transliteration: "Kagaku no Nami" (Japanese: 科学の波) | Kentarō Kawajiri, Hideaki Oba, Shinya Iino | Kentarō Kawajiri, Hideaki Oba, Shinya Iino | December 6, 2019 | February 15, 2020 |
| 24 | 24 | "Voices Over Infinite Distance" Transliteration: "Koe wa Mugen no Kanata e" (Japanese: 声は無限の彼方へ) | Tomomi Ikeda, Shinya Iino | Ikuro Morimoto, Shinya Iino | December 13, 2019 | February 22, 2020 |
Home media release
Japanese
| Volume | Episodes | Artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–4 | Yuzuriha Ogawa, Senku Ishigami & Taiju Oki | October 16, 2019 | [13] | |
| 2 | 5–8 | Senku Ishigami & Tsukasa Shishio | November 20, 2019 | [14] | |
| 3 | 9–12 | Senku Ishigami, Ginro, Kinro, Chrome & Kohaku | December 18, 2019 | [15] | |
| 4 | 13–16 | Senku Ishigami, Ruri & Chrome | January 22, 2020 | [16] | |
| 5 | 17–20 | Senku Ishigami, Kaseki, Suika & Gen Asagiri | February 19, 2020 | [17] | |
| 6 | 21–24 | Byakuya Ishigami & Senku Ishigami | March 18, 2020 | [18] | |
English
| Part | Episodes | Regular edition release date | Limited edition release date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | 1–12 | September 22, 2020 | N/A | [19] | |
| 2 | 13–24 | December 1, 2020 | [20][21] | |||
| SteelBook | 1–24 | December 14, 2021 | N/A | [22] | ||
Notes
- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ a b Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^ Adult Swim premiered episodes 6 and 7 of Dr. Stone at 11:30 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT, respectively, on the night of October 5–6, 2019. While episode 6 actually aired on Saturday night, episode 7 effectively aired on Sunday morning.[11]
- ^ Adult Swim moved Dr. Stone from 12:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST/PST, making the airing dates from episodes 17 to 24 actually on Saturday night.[12]
References
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (March 17, 2019). "Dr. Stone Anime Reveals Main Staff, New Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Valdez, Nick (December 22, 2018). "'Dr. Stone' Anime Releases First Teaser". ComicBook. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 7, 2019). "Dr. Stone Anime to Have 24 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 29, 2019). "Crunchyroll Streams Dr. Stone Anime in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 17, 2019). "Funimation Adds Dr. Stone Anime Simuldub to Summer Lineup". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 16, 2019). "Toonami Premieres Dr. Stone Anime on August 24". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
August 24 at 12:00 a.m. EDT (effectively August 25).
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 2, 2019). "Dr. Stone Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 1, 2019). "Pelican Fanclub, Saeki YouthK Perform New Theme Songs for Dr. Stone Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Sutōrī | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" STORY | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [Story | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "On'ea | Anime "Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ (Dokutā Sutōn)" Kōshiki Eichipī" ONAIR | アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP [On Air | Anime "Dr. Stone" Official HP]. dr-stone.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Mark your calendars, Dragon Ball Super fans!". Facebook.com/Toonami. September 12, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "For the first Toonami Saturday of the new decade, we're switching up the schedule!". Facebook.com/Toonami. January 4, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.1【初回生産限定版】 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.2 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.3 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.4 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.5 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "第1期 Vol.6 - Blu-ray&DVD｜アニメ「Ｄｒ．ＳＴＯＮＥ(ドクターストーン)」公式HP". dr-stone.jp. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Stone: Season One - Part One [Blu-ray]". Amazon. Crunchyroll / Funimation. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. STONE - Season 1 Part 2 - Blu-ray + DVD". Crunchyroll / Funimation. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. STONE - Season 1 Part 2 - Limited Edition - Blu-ray + DVD". Crunchyroll / Funimation. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. STONE - Season 1 - SteelBook - Blu-ray". Crunchyroll / Funimation. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
External links
- Dr. Stone official anime website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Crunchyroll
- Dr. Stone season 1 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia