Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE, the highly anticipated fourth and final season of the Dr. STONE anime series, premiered its first cour on Thursday, January 9, 2025, with a second cour launching on July 10, 2025. This season continues Senku Ishigami’s ambitious quest to rebuild civilization and confront the mastermind behind humanity’s petrification, who is believed to reside on the moon.
The Mission: Reaching America and Beyond
The core of Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE revolves around Senku and the Kingdom of Science’s transcontinental journey to America. Their primary objective in this new territory is to secure crucial resources, particularly corn, essential for their ultimate goal: constructing a spaceship to reach the moon. The previous season concluded with the Kingdom of Science setting sail on their ship, the Perseus, towards the Americas.
Navigating New Challenges and Landscapes
The journey to America itself presents a myriad of scientific and survival challenges for Senku and his crew. They face the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, where decisions about navigation, such as choosing between a faster but more dangerous Great Circle Route or a longer, safer rhumb line, are made through unconventional means like a game of poker between Senku and Ryusui. Upon arrival in San Francisco Bay, the team immediately sets about gathering resources and facing unexpected dangers, including encounters with wildlife like crocodiles. The search for corn becomes a central plot point, revealing further mysteries and the presence of other revived individuals.
Encountering New Adversaries and Allies
The new continent introduces significant new elements to the narrative, including the emergence of Dr. Xeno, a brilliant scientist from Senku’s past and a former NASA mentor who helped ignite Senku’s passion for rockets. Dr. Xeno, leading an American colony, presents a formidable intellectual and strategic challenge to Senku’s Kingdom of Science. The season also introduces new characters like Dr. Chelsea, a geographer whose expertise proves invaluable, and explores the complex dynamics of new alliances and betrayals.
Season Structure and Availability
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE is structured as a final season, divided into three split cours. The first cour aired from January 9 to March 27, 2025, and consisted of 12 episodes. The second cour premiered on July 10, 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the new season, with episodes available in various time zones shortly after their Japanese broadcast. Netflix also carries the series.
The Road Ahead: The Moon Mission
As the series progresses, the focus remains firmly on Senku’s overarching ambition to develop a space program. The resources gathered in America, particularly the corn for revival fluid, are critical steps toward this grand endeavor. The ultimate confrontation with “Why-Man,” the entity responsible for the petrification, is set to take place on the moon, promising a climactic conclusion to the Dr. STONE saga.
