Dr Stone

[H03nn89]

Just would like to know what everyone’s thoughts are.

i am personally loving it! Currently read all the manga- just got three episodes of the anime to watch

was determined to read the manga first- I’m not disappointed.

[Zekken]

surprisingly enough, i am actually enjoying this. I just saw it come up on crunchyroll and thought i would give it a go. definitely different to what i am used to which is good

[H03nn89]

It is! Plus if it follows the manga which it is so far, then it is really good

[vendetta041990]

I just gotta watch this! I just don't have the time... huhu

[H03nn89]

I know the feeling- there’s so much anime I need to watch...but this is definitely worth a viewing

[Nishizono Shinji]

I love the science incorporated into each episode.

[H03nn89]

Indeed! I’ve learnt quite a bit from it tbh.

[Expendable]

Watched the first episode tonight, it's an interesting premise. Has me curious as to why they all got petrified and preserved.

[H03nn89]

Believe me the manga is still figuring this out too lol. But yeah- I’m really curious as to why

[Expendable]

It affected birds in flight as well as humans, but not any other animals. Weird.

[H03nn89]

Indeed...don’t want to spoil it- so won’t say what it is, but we are still awaiting the reasons in the manga too

[Endynyp]

[mention=107568]unoduetre[/mention] Continuing from the recommendations thread... It is really refreshing to see a Shonen Jump like this. It doesn't seem to be following the normal Shonen Jump formula. Granted there are other examples of Shonen Jump not going to formula, but I still give them bonus points every time they do it.

[unoduetre]

[mention=111587]Endynyp[/mention]

Are there any other reasons, besides that it is a bit different from the usual Shounen Jump anime? What are some good elements?

[Endynyp]

[mention=111587]Endynyp[/mention]

Are there any other reasons, besides that it is a bit different from the usual Shounen Jump anime? What are some good elements?

Different is often good enough, but I like that they are trying to include some science. I actually like some of the characters (the mentalist fellow and the apprentice scientist, for example). I also really like that the drama isn't always about fighting. Sometimes it's just about getting what they need. I'm not a huge fan of the character design, though it's pretty standard fare for Shonen Jump, but I think the world is so pretty. What don't you like about it? And what expectations did you have that made it such a disappointment?

[unoduetre]

[mention=111587]Endynyp[/mention]

I saw only 2 or 3 first episodes. Maybe things changed a lot after that. If the answer is yes, please, let me know.

Below is a very critical opinion of this show, but I don't want to spoil the fun for people, I only want to answer [mention=111587]Endynyp[/mention], because he asked. So it's inside spoiler tags (but it only spoils some minor things in the first 2–3 episodes). Most people here probably shouldn't read it.

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Based on what I saw and based on my memory (which might not be 100% correct, but if you need the details I can suffer and watch the first couple of episodes again )

This show is known for its "science". Unfortunately, instead of science I saw a guy who fought with lions barehanded. And people resurrected after hundreds (thousands?) of years after being petrified or whatever it was (does the author know? ).

Also a lot of "science" there seems to be just bullshit. So this show (because it is advertised as containing some science) actually promotes pseudo-science. People watching this show probably feel smart, but they're just misguided.

Characters are very poorly constructed. They don't feel real. Instead they feel more like tokens to act as specific roles. They don't need names. They can be called: "the brain", "the muscles" etc.

The "romance" couldn't be more schematic. The girl seemed to be retarded or something (and the boy was not much better).

The main character is presented as if he knows all branches of science, but he actually doesn't know too much. As far as I remember, even the scientific method and the process of scientific discovery is not done right, not only the details of particular sciences.

In this season we have Ascendance of a Bookworm. Science, crafts and technology there are mostly legit (despite it being a fantasy isekai). The girl is weak, she doesn't know everything. But she knows ENOUGH, and that makes a difference. Ascendance of a Bookworm is much closer to what Dr Stone should be as far as the scientific part is concerned. Have you seen when she attempted to make pseudo-papyrus and how she failed? Yes, she FAILED at that, because it required too much time and work, which is true. She didn't have tools, she tried to do it fully manually. Instead as far as Dr Stone is concerned, we got pseudo-scientific gibberish and a pretty bad shounen.