Manga Review: Dr. Stone, Volume 3, by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi

Rating (Out of 5): ~2.5

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: January 2019

Volumes: 10+

Spoilers?: Light.

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Volume: 1. 2. 4.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone...

One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim—until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science!

Upon arriving at Kohaku’s village, Senku schemes to make allies out of the villagers. First up is Chrome, whom Senku wins over after beating him in a scientific battle of wits. Their first big task? Concocting a panacea to cure Kohaku’s older sister, Ruri.

Review:

Now that Senku has found a girl, he learns there's a whole village of people surviving, but they're not very welcoming to strangers.

This starts a test for Senku, as he wants to use this new knowledge, and decides to prove himself by pushing their technology forward. Thus, he decides to invent something to impress them all.

I really don't like this series. All of the characters are extremely dumb, so that it makes Senku look brilliant. I thought I was going to like this new girl, but she's just okay. I don't really care for any of the characters at this point, and am annoyed by a lot of them. I'm also really annoyed by the stereotypical characteristics and plots and how dumbed down everything is.

 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!