In a world where shonen protagonists usually resolve everything with their (possibly magical) fists, Dr. Stone uses science and thinking as his main weapons, always in a constant psychological battle to advance the story and change the world.

Reminding of works like Breaking Bad, the series uses Science in the most creative way, and in an original setting, presenting something different to what we’re accustomed seeing in the genre.

If you are craving for a freeze of fresh air, this fun and delightful manga will present something different to any of its Jump’s colleagues.

Still undecided? Then hear me out, I’ll be brief!

So, what’s this thing about?

Dr. Stone takes place in a world where all humans have been suddenly converted to stone by a mysterious force. With no one to take care of all the buildings and the civilization constructions, earth reestablishes to its former nature with the pass of time. So, after several hundreds of years, our protagonist, Senku, emerges from its stone prison. Senku is a genius and a science lover so he will put his mind to work in order to restore the grandiloquent civilization, thus, building his kingdom of science from scratch.

So, after several hundreds of years, our protagonist, Senku, emerges from its stone prison. Senku is a genius and a science lover so he will put his mind to work in order to restore the grandiloquent civilization, thus, building his kingdom of science from scratch.

Okay, cool, but what’s interesting about it?

Brain over brawn. As I mentioned before, this manga puts the earth in a prehistoric level, and the interesting thing is how Senku is able to reduce complex scientific concepts to small steps, so he and the rest of the characters are able to create what they need, and plan the revival of a science civilization, and all of this, with just what the nature is able to provide. See him creating amazing things with only “nature’s junk” and his scientific knowledge seems like magic (as ironic as this sounds).

On top of this, let’s not forget that this is a survival shounen, it’s a frenetic adventure where problems can arise at any moment, a good cooked story packed not only with smart parts but also with fun and some action in a dynamic bundle.

Ah, also, don’t get me started on Boichi’s drawing, those god-like hands have created a beautiful world with a great set of amazingly good designed charismatic characters. Too good to describe, just take a look and you’ll love them.

If it’s so good, how come it’s not more popular?

Well, Dr. Stone is a baby manga. With only 24 chapters and one volume at the moment, it’s a pretty recent story with a short publication on its back, so it doesn’t have that much quantity content.

But think about it the other way around, you have a great quality short story to follow, something nice and quick to consume.

Summarizing

Dr. Stone is fun, is different, and is super interesting. A new original story with a fantastic drawing. Still an infant, with only a few chapters out, but if it’s so great with only that, I expect great things from this in the future.