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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Bang! Zoom! ...Straight to the Moon!
The final arc of Dr. Stone is the most bizarre manga ending I've read with solely straightforward plot developments. The acceleration of pace was already clear in the war against the Americans, and it continues increasing right up to the end. What makes it strange is that it was very clearly planned and not axed, as Inagaki purportedly didn't want the manga to run for years and years more. There was certainly more than enough material to extend the manga twice as long. Just one of the megaprojects depicted in this final arc (rocket engines, computers, spacesuits, trans-oceanic communications) could have yielded months of material. Computers get more detailed information about their construction and functioning than the others (showing the creation of primitive parametrons and magnetic core memory) probably because they're a bit more relevant to the lives of Japanese children than rocket engines, which don't even get a cursory explanation of how they work.
The characters fare little better. The secondary characters like Taiju and Ruri appear very little and the truly minor characters like Kirisame and Homura are lucky if they appear onscreen at all. Such is the way with these large-cast stories, you've got to pick and choose your attachments. Not every minor villain turned hero needs to tell their story. Suika comes out very well, and the "Dr. Suika" sequence will be well-remembered even by those who find the conclusion otherwise lacklustre. It's in some ways the final conflict of the story, the vindication of Senku's principles, and everything after that is a victory lap, even the confrontation with Whyman. Chrome is the most shafted major character in terms of emotional moments, though he does contribute a lot to the technological effort.
The actual conclusion of the story wasn't terrible, even if it comes and goes in the blink of an eye.
The time machine is a bit silly, but it's the exact kind of thing Senku would try. He's never been one to let plausibility to stop him. The implication that Rei in the Byakuya spinoff was a product of Senku's efforts at time travel is a sweet little touch, as was the Rei-like capsule they put the treasure island medusa in. It's hilarious that every single villain but Ibara was redeemed. Magma, Tsukasa, Hyoga, Xeno and Stanley, even one of the Whymen turned to Senku's side. But not Ibara. He'll remain petrified forever despite the fact that Hyoga and Tsukasa also killed people.
The romantic development (or lack thereof) was also funny. Taiju and Yuzuriha, the only ones who were straightforward get married, Chrome and Ruri plan to get married, and nobody else gets anything, least of all Kohaku or Luna because Senku will not rest until ALL petrification is reversed. Well, it's not like romance was ever a huge part of this series, bar occasional ship baiting.
In the end, 99% of my complaints would boil down to "there isn't enough of it", which is one of the best things you can say about a story. I might wish that it had gone on a year or two longer, but I had five years of great fun with Dr. Stone.
The final arc of Dr. Stone is the most bizarre manga ending I've read with solely straightforward plot developments. The acceleration of pace was already clear in the war against the Americans, and it continues increasing right up to the end. What makes it strange is that it was very clearly planned and not axed, as Inagaki purportedly didn't want the manga to run for years and years more. There was certainly more than enough material to extend the manga twice as long. Just one of the megaprojects depicted in this final arc (rocket engines, computers, spacesuits, trans-oceanic communications) could have yielded months of material. Computers get more detailed information about their construction and functioning than the others (showing the creation of primitive parametrons and magnetic core memory) probably because they're a bit more relevant to the lives of Japanese children than rocket engines, which don't even get a cursory explanation of how they work.
The characters fare little better. The secondary characters like Taiju and Ruri appear very little and the truly minor characters like Kirisame and Homura are lucky if they appear onscreen at all. Such is the way with these large-cast stories, you've got to pick and choose your attachments. Not every minor villain turned hero needs to tell their story. Suika comes out very well, and the "Dr. Suika" sequence will be well-remembered even by those who find the conclusion otherwise lacklustre. It's in some ways the final conflict of the story, the vindication of Senku's principles, and everything after that is a victory lap, even the confrontation with Whyman. Chrome is the most shafted major character in terms of emotional moments, though he does contribute a lot to the technological effort.
The actual conclusion of the story wasn't terrible, even if it comes and goes in the blink of an eye.
Spoiler
Whyman and the medusae are one and the same. In a vacuum the medusae are intelligent and capable of levitation and independent activation. They act as civilizational parasites, travelling across space and petrifying intelligent species, using the immortality of petrification to convince them to produce more medusae. While this answers the big picture question of "who petrified Earth and why", it relies on the awkward device of the medusae having odd priorities to explain other things, such as why they didn't completely petrify treasure island but later singlemindedly tried to petrify the kingdom of science. Why did they send billions of medusae to die in South America when one fully charged medusa can petrify the whole planet? Why they didn't skip town after they realized that humanity was too primitive to make more medusae? The weird part is that the massive medusa pyramid was a relatively late addition to the story, so the final explanation must've already been in the works by then, if not from the very beginning.The time machine is a bit silly, but it's the exact kind of thing Senku would try. He's never been one to let plausibility to stop him. The implication that Rei in the Byakuya spinoff was a product of Senku's efforts at time travel is a sweet little touch, as was the Rei-like capsule they put the treasure island medusa in. It's hilarious that every single villain but Ibara was redeemed. Magma, Tsukasa, Hyoga, Xeno and Stanley, even one of the Whymen turned to Senku's side. But not Ibara. He'll remain petrified forever despite the fact that Hyoga and Tsukasa also killed people.
The romantic development (or lack thereof) was also funny. Taiju and Yuzuriha, the only ones who were straightforward get married, Chrome and Ruri plan to get married, and nobody else gets anything, least of all Kohaku or Luna because Senku will not rest until ALL petrification is reversed. Well, it's not like romance was ever a huge part of this series, bar occasional ship baiting.
In the end, 99% of my complaints would boil down to "there isn't enough of it", which is one of the best things you can say about a story. I might wish that it had gone on a year or two longer, but I had five years of great fun with Dr. Stone.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
خب دیروز ۲۳۲ رو خوندم و تموم شد. حالا اول آپدیت کنم ولوم های این رو اینجا تا یادمه، بعد میام مینویسم.
خب اومدم.
چهار سال هر هفته دنبالش کردم و با ذوق میخوندم جزییاتشو.
(میدونم حدود پنج ساله اومده ولی من چهار ساله دنبالش میکنم)
خیلی چیزای خوبی یاد گرفتم ازش.
از جزییات به درد نخور تا کلیات خیلی مهمی که کسی نمیگه چطور کار میکنن و حس میکنی نباید بپرسی رو توضیح داده بود.
از علم گفته بود و تاریخ.
از ارتباط آدم ها با هم، از بحث های روانشناختی اجتماعی.
از آرزو ها و تلاش های بشریت .
تم کلی داستان های شونن هم که داشت، تلاش کن و بدون تنهایی کاری نمیتونی کنی و دوستات کمکت میکنن و هیچوقت گیواپ نکن.
نمیدونم بیشتر از بویچی ممنون باشم که ارتش باعث شد جذب این بشم تا بفهمم داستان چیه، یا ایناگاکی که از یه سری آدم متخصص برا هر چیز علمی ای که میخواست بگه مشورت گرفته بود و توضیحات عالی داده بود.
ممنون آرت جذاب و پر از دیتیلش باشم، یا آرت خنده دار و سیمپلش.
هر چی بود ترکیب خیلی خوبی بود و دوران لذت بخشی بود خوندش.
خیلی حجم خوبی داشت و به موقع و زیبا تمومش کردن.
غصه میخورم که منتظرش نمیمونم دیگه ولی خوشحالم که خوندمش.
خب اومدم.
چهار سال هر هفته دنبالش کردم و با ذوق میخوندم جزییاتشو.
(میدونم حدود پنج ساله اومده ولی من چهار ساله دنبالش میکنم)
خیلی چیزای خوبی یاد گرفتم ازش.
از جزییات به درد نخور تا کلیات خیلی مهمی که کسی نمیگه چطور کار میکنن و حس میکنی نباید بپرسی رو توضیح داده بود.
از علم گفته بود و تاریخ.
از ارتباط آدم ها با هم، از بحث های روانشناختی اجتماعی.
از آرزو ها و تلاش های بشریت .
تم کلی داستان های شونن هم که داشت، تلاش کن و بدون تنهایی کاری نمیتونی کنی و دوستات کمکت میکنن و هیچوقت گیواپ نکن.
نمیدونم بیشتر از بویچی ممنون باشم که ارتش باعث شد جذب این بشم تا بفهمم داستان چیه، یا ایناگاکی که از یه سری آدم متخصص برا هر چیز علمی ای که میخواست بگه مشورت گرفته بود و توضیحات عالی داده بود.
ممنون آرت جذاب و پر از دیتیلش باشم، یا آرت خنده دار و سیمپلش.
هر چی بود ترکیب خیلی خوبی بود و دوران لذت بخشی بود خوندش.
خیلی حجم خوبی داشت و به موقع و زیبا تمومش کردن.
غصه میخورم که منتظرش نمیمونم دیگه ولی خوشحالم که خوندمش.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The final volume did exactly what was needed to wrap up the series. :)
I did not realise this was the final volume of Dr.Stone! Like I knew it would be ending soon with how the story was going but this was a wow moment for me.
What a fantastic ride, I loved every moment of this series, the characters, the science, everything!
I was shocked with the final "boss" I really didn't see that coming! But it was a great twist!
Shame it's over but I will read it all again one day!!!
What a fantastic ride, I loved every moment of this series, the characters, the science, everything!
I was shocked with the final "boss" I really didn't see that coming! But it was a great twist!
Shame it's over but I will read it all again one day!!!
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
[Dr. Stone, Volume 26- Riichiro Inagaki → ☆☆☆☆]
Well, the end has arrived. It’s been fun. That’s all I’ll say because spoilers otherwise.