Dr. Stone anime creators discuss upcoming season 3 finale and "foreshadowing" the end of the entire series

The best-selling manga series Dr. Stone, created by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, has spawned a popular anime adaptation of the same name, which is in the midst of wrapping its third season. Carrying the subtitle New World after the manga story arc of the same name, the characters discover the source of the global petrification that kicked off the series. Split into two cours, Dr Stone: New World expands to a global scope as its characters cross the ocean to learn more about the cataclysmic event that impacted humanity.

Dr. Stone is set in a far-future where humanity was mysteriously petrified into stone for over three millennia, with teenager Senku Ishigami suddenly revived in the year 5738. Navigating a world where all major traces of civilization have since become overwhelmed by nature, Senku begins studying the petrified humans to learn what occurred over 3000 years ago and develop a cure to save the human race. However, as Senku begins to revive humans, some people act less than nobly as humanity attempts to rebuild in the face of this extended ordeal and collapse of modern society.

In a roundtable interview at Anime NYC 2023 attended by Popverse, Dr. Stone director Shuhei Matsushita, producer Shusuke Katagiri, and character designer Yuko Iwasa reflected on twists and turns throughout Dr. Stone: New World. The creative team talks about the characters introduced in Season 3, explain how they brought the manga story to life for the anime series, and reflect on the big moments concluding the season.