As of writing this post, I just finished Dr. Stone and wow! Just wow! Another incredible anime I’m happy to complete!

I’ve always believed that there is a perfect time and mood for every story. Sometimes a series finds you exactly when you need it and for me this time was Dr. Stone. Thankfully, the entire series is complete, which made marathoning it such a satisfying experience.

I remember falling in love with Dr. Stone when the manga started in 2017. Science was always one of my favorite subjects as a student, especially biology and physics. There was always something fascinating about understanding how the world works. So when I saw a story about rebuilding human civilization from nothing through science, I was immediately hooked.

But as time passed, and one new (short-term) obsession came after another, my excitement sorta faded. I stopped reading around the beginning of the treasure island arc, which was also where I stopped watching the anime. But when my timeline was suddenly filled with people celebrating the anime’s ending, I knew I had to return. After finishing Kuroko no Basket, I knew the next series had to be Dr. Stone.

And honestly? The nostalgia hit me hard!

Watching Senku restart everything from absolute zero was such a surreal experience. The modern world had disappeared for 3,700 years, and nature had reclaimed everything we built. But beneath Senku’s rough personality and uncouth mouth (which sadly, the translation wasn’t able to fully capture), there was always this unwavering determination to bring modern civilization back—with zero exceptions!

Seeing him progress from creating his first fire to eventually launching a rocket toward the moon was absolutely incredible. What made it even better was seeing how a journey that began with Senku alone eventually became a massive ensemble of amazing characters who were also experts in their own fields, each contributing something essential to humanity’s revival.

Like I said, I didn’t continue reading the manga anymore. So watching the treasure island arc, where the source of petrification was introduced, was almost new to me. Seeing how they infiltrated the island, and how the rest of the kingdom of science crew had complete faith in Senku’s knowledge of science that they allowed themselves to be petrified just to test their hypothesis regarding the mechanics of the petri-beam/medusa—that was teamwork at its best!

What I love about Senku’s character is that he welcomes everyone. We know he’s an amazingly intelligent guy, but he also admits that he can’t do everything by himself. That’s why he admires Kaseki’s craftsmanship, and even Chrome’s ingenuity. Despite not knowing about 21st-century modern science, Chrome was still able to come up with ideas on his own. Senku acknowledges every kind of expertise.

It wasn’t all science, it has action, too! I was not prepared for the South America arc. The standoff between the crew and Stanley’s elite soldiers was intense, brutal even. When Chelsea understood what was going to happen, I almost got teary-eyed too. Knowing nothing about what was going to happen myself, I was at the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next!!! 😱

When they finally entrusted Suika with the revival, I was like, “they’re really gonna leave everything to this little girl?” But your girl was brave! It took her years, but seeing everyone finally unpetrified again was another favorite moment! I love the integrity of the story—that everyone can be a scientist (or Science user). Everyone can be an expert in something, and their expertise always has a place in the evolution of mankind.

Speaking of experts, I wasn’t too fond of Dr. Xeno and Stanley at first. Their bond, um, yeah, how do I describe it? It was heavily implied but remained ambiguous. Oh, not that I’m assigning meaning to it (or maybe I am? 😊), but they were close on a completely different level. While Senku had Taiju, Xeno and Stanley had this almost unwavering affection and devotion toward each other. Maybe I’m just reading too much into it. Admittedly, I love this kind of relationship where one person has absolute faith in another and is willing to protect them no matter what (like Hak to Yona).

And whether that was amorous or not, well, it’s up to our imaginations! But one thing’s for sure: Dr. Xeno will always view science with elegance, and he also has that same magnitude of faith and loyalty toward his equally elegant friend? partner? in Stanley.

It also dawned on me how Earth would survive without us. A lot of the things we built only remain because humanity exists and is able to preserve them. But nature is really the true dominion of the Earth. She can engulf everything and reclaim it should she want to.

Nothing but amazement at how Earth continues to live on its own, even without humans around. It will still prosper without us.

Pseudo-philosophical thoughts aside, while I was making my way through the last few episodes, I was feeling really emotional. Senku started by creating fire, building his lab, experimenting with how to make the revival fluid, befriending the small village of his father’s descendants, then creating the Kingdom of Science brick by brick, finding the Medusa, traveling across the world, petrifying the whole world once again, reviving one country at a time, launching the spaceship, and successfully booting why-man off the moon!

What a fucking absolute badass journey!!!

Gosh, when they were launching Senku 11, I was proud as fuck, because they went from almost nothing to launching a massive spacecraft. That was one huge leap from the stone age to modern science.

I just can’t help but think about the resilience and desire of humankind when we truly set our minds to something. While sometimes I lose faith in humanity, it’s undeniable that we have built incredible and marvelous things born from the human mind.

(Apologies for the long-ass post, this was my post-watch ramblings, raw and unfiltered! 🙈)