Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi’s Dr. Stone manga series has officially ended with the release of Chapter 232 at the Weekly Shōnen Jump Vol. 14 published on March 6.
It was also announced that the 26th and final volume of the manga will release on July 4, and a special chapter of the Dr. Stone manga will be published in 2022 at Weekly Shōnen Jump to coincide with the broadcast of the Dr. STONE Ryusui original anime series.
In addition, a 25-page “digital manuscript print” of the final episode will be given away along with a special manuscript bag for all applicants. Those who wish to receive a copy should check the magazine and apply by April 4.
The creator of Dr. STONE, Riichiro Inagaki, shared his thoughts on his personal Twitter account. The message, translated, read as follows:
With today’s issue of JUMP, Dr. STONE reaches its final chapter!
Thank you for all your reading and emotional support over the past 5 years. We’ve reached Edition No. 14 (Ishi) thanks to all of your support! This is not the end yet. There’s a little more to come!
▍Z = 232 Kizuato Trailer
Jump Comics posted a trailer titled “Z = 232 no Kizuato” or “The Trajectory of Z = 232” in their official YouTube channel. In the description, a ciphered message, likely morse code, can be seen, but even after trying multiple translation methods, we were unable to decipher the message.
The trailer shows various manga panels of the story’s timeline, and ends with the phrase “I just want to know the truth behind this world”.
▍About Dr. STONE
Written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by the South Korean artist Boichi, Dr. STONE was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 2017 to March 2022, with its chapters collected in twenty-five tankōbon volumes as of March 2022.
The story follows teenage scientific genius Senku Ishigami, who plans to rebuild civilization after humanity was mysteriously petrified for 3,700 years. Viz Media licensed the manga in North America. Shueisha began to simulpublish the series in English on the website and app Manga Plus since January 2019.
An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired from July to December 2019. A second season of the anime series focused on the “Stone Wars” arc aired from January to March 2021. A third season is set to premiere in 2023. A television special titled Dr. Stone: Ryusui will premiere in July 2022.
As of April 2021, the Dr. Stone manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. In 2019, Dr. Stone won the 64th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category. It has also been noted for being scientifically accurate.
