Right after the end of its third season – Dr. Stone: New World, the beloved science fiction anime announced the development of its 4th and presumably final season titled Dr. Stone: Science Future. With several questions about the future of the series leaving fans anxious, we will be looking into everything we know about the final season of Dr. Stone.
When Will the Final Season of Dr. Stone Come Out?
While a release date for Dr. Stone Season 4 has not yet been revealed, the anime has been following a pattern of releasing new content close to a year after the end of the previous season. Hence, we can expect Dr. Stone: Science Future to come out near Winter 2025.
Story of Dr. Stone
Dr. Stone is set in a world where humanity has been turned to stone due to an unexplainable phenomenon. In the far future, a genius by the name of Senku manages to escape his petrification and finds himself in these new surroundings devoid of humanity.
Rather than feeling fear, however, Senku resolves himself to restore civilization using his scientific prowess. His path is far from easy as he will face several enemies who have their own objectives and wish to stop Senku’s progress.
With a mixture of action, adventure and science, Dr. Stone is one of the most popular anime to come out in the new generation.
Dr. Stone Source Material
The Dr. Stone anime is based on the manga which ended in 2022 with 233 chapters. Currently, there are worries that there is too much content left to animate since an accurate manga adaptation will require at least 35 – 40 episodes in the anime.
These can either be fulfilled by splitting the final season up into several parts or having a 24 episode season followed by a special episode or a movie.
Fans will be hoping that these are the potential outcomes and the series does not choose to rush its ending or skip out on material.
Dr. Stone Season 4 Story
Dr. Stone Season 4 will continue Senku and his gang’s adventures as they go to locations such as South America and North America to find out the truth behind the petrification. This will also eventually lead to them attempting to travel to space in search of answers.
With all our dying questions finally being answered as well as several more scientific innovations, there are plenty of reasons for fans to be excited about the conclusion of this amazing anime.
Dr. Stone Season 4 Teaser
The 4th season of Dr. Stone was announced on December 21st with a video released by TOHO animation. While there has been no official confirmation, we can assume that TMS Entertainment, who have animated the series so far will also see it through for its finale.
Dr. Stone Season 4 Expectations
While currently most of the worries regarding season 4 are on whether it will remain faithful to the manga and pace its episodes properly, there are also several expectations from it. The main one is to finally get the mystery behind the petrification solved. We will finally be able to find whether there were any supernatural forces involved in this disaster or if it can all be answered with science.
What will Senku and his gang do after finding the source of all their struggles? Will they be able to restore everything back to the way it was? We cannot wait for these questions to be answered as we head into the ending of this memorable anime.
