Dr. Stone is back and its more of the sciencey goodness we have come to enjoy. After the events of the OVA Senku and gang are venturing out to sea to the other side of the vast world to try and understand more of the mysterious green light that petrified all of humanity. If you liked the previous seasons of Dr. Stone theres no reason to not like this one as its most of the same shenanigans but just in a different landscape. It continues to have a solid mixture of comedic elements and action elements and a good amount of meme material to it as well. If youve watched this far into Dr. Stone theres a good chance its because youve found the world fascinating. The restarting of civilization through creative and often times exaggerated use of science was quite an enjoyable premise. The goal of this cour of the series was to take strides in trying to find out who was behind the mysterious green light and we do get some answers. While the first half of the cour was a bit slow in its buildup the pacing quickened in the latter half to reveal some exhilarating things and it progressed the story in quite a solid way. One thing Ive always found a bit underwhelming however were the visuals. Its not bad by any means but it doesnt really pop out of the screen or have you left in awe by flashy animation. The real strong points of the art are the reaction faces which are quite expressive to leave you with a little laugh at times. The music still remains decent especially the opening and ending. Another thing that has gotten progressively glossed over as the story progressed is the creating of materials. With an increased pace of the story the time spent on the creation of materials and devices became less and less which I found made it a bit too easy for Senku and the gang to proceed in their mission. However I also do understand that the story cant use the same status quos forever so its focus must change to better advance the plot and its done that well. Its sort of an exchange of sorts we see less time spent on science and more time spent on strategizing on how to defeat enemies which isnt inherently a bad thing I just wish the creating of materials felt more earned rather than just rushing through their creation. The big strong point of Dr. Stone to me are the characters and the cast has been quite solid throughout the series. Senku is the ultimate driving force and mastermind behind the creating and strategizing and the supporting cast around him all play their roles in driving the plot forward and to keep the fans engaged rather its through comedy or suspense. There are quite a few characters that just havent done much though such as Ruri Taiju or Yuzuriha so to say the entire cast is interesting would not be fully accurate. The first cour of the third season of Dr. Stone has been a solid one and one focused on exploring a new landscape which provides a different type of intrigue than previous seasons but still nails the fundamentals of what made this show popular in the first place that being its silliness and the occasional tense moment. While there is some sacrificing of the science aspects its a trade off for more progression so take that as you will. Cour two should bring us nothing but more excitement for what is to come in this new world or as Senku would say This is exhilarating. 750https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/997637053200207903/1117613218358100109/ScreenShot20230611at8.35.22PM.png?width=1736height=976