Science is an interesting subject. Studying the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world. In anime, a lot of shows use fantasy and creative ways to wow the audience, such as popular shows like Attack on Titan, One Piece, Black Clover, and Dragon Ball. There are other anime shows that do dig into the realm of science: Full Metal Alchemist, Steamboy, and Cells at Work. However, there’s one show that goes deeper into the world of science, Dr. Stone.
Dr. Stone, written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by the South Korean artist Boichi, revolves around a 15-year-old genius named Senku Ishigami. The modern world was sent a mysterious flash petrified nearly all human life. 3,700 years later, Senku is suddenly revived and finds out he now lives in a stone world where human civilization have been eroded by time. To Senku, a perfect opportunity to his genius brain to use his science experiments to slingshot the stone world into forming a new scientific civilization.
The anime goes deep into explaining how to create gunpowder, batteries, steam engines, and more. Kari Byron, well known for being on popular science show Mythbusters and host of Crash Test World, watches footages from the Dr. Stone series to see if the anime is on-track on their experiments. How does she react to quirkiness and the knowledge of Senku? Let’s just say at the end, she’s a new fan of the show.
The science anime was one of the biggest panels in Crunchyroll’s 2020 virtual event. Dr. Stone‘s first two anime seasons available on Crunchyroll.
Source: Crunchyroll