# Dr. Stone season 4
**Dr. Stone season 4**, titled *Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE*, is the fourth and final season of the *Dr. Stone* anime television series, adapted from the manga by writer Riichiro Inagaki and illustrator Boichi. A direct sequel to season 3, it continues the Truth of the Petrification Saga and the Stone to Space Saga and is split into three cours (three-month broadcast blocks) airing from January 2025 to June 2026.[1](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Stone_Season_4)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title and position | *Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE*, the fourth and final season, a direct sequel to season 3[1](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Stone_Season_4) |
| Episode count | 37 episodes, adapting manga chapters 143 to 232 (volumes 17–26)[2](https://www.animefillerguide.com/anime/dr-stone/) |
| Broadcast structure | Three cours: cour 1 from January 9, 2025 (12 episodes), cour 2 from July 2025, cour 3 from April 2, 2026[3](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes) • [4](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/el-final-de-dr-stone-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-el-anime-se-despedira-presentando-a-un-personaje-inedito-f202603-n/) |
| Japanese broadcast | Thursdays at 22:00 on TOKYO MX from January 9, 2025, also on BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and Animax[5](https://dr-stone.jp/news/4999/) |
| Story arcs | New America City (episodes 1–12), South America (13–22), New Stone World (23–37)[6](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2026/6/28/dr-stone-watch-order) |
| Series finale | Episode 37 aired June 25, 2026, ending the anime at 94 regular TV episodes plus the *Ryusui* special, 95 animated episodes total[7](https://animecorner.me/dr-stone-anime-ends-after-seven-years-and-95-episodes/) |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, subbed and dubbed[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/dr-stone-season-4-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll-science-future/) |
## Broadcast and production
The season was announced as the final season, and its split into three cours across 2025 and 2026 was confirmed before the premiere.[1](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Stone_Season_4) The first cour began on January 9, 2025 at 22:00 on TOKYO MX, with same-week slots on BS11 (24:00), Sun TV (25:00), KBS Kyoto (22:30), TV Aichi (25:30), and a later run on Animax from January 31, 2025.[5](https://dr-stone.jp/news/4999/) Shuhei Matsushita directs, with Yusuke Kobayashi as Senku Ishigami, Makoto Furukawa as Taiju Oki, Kana Ichinose as Yuzuriha Ogawa, Yuichi Nakamura as Tsukasa Shishio, and Gen Sato as Chrome.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/dr_stone_2019/s04) • [18](https://www.oricon-group.com/news/2664/)
**The three cours ran with long gaps between them.** Cour 1 aired 12 episodes from January to March 2025.[3](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes) Cour 2 premiered on July 10, 2025 and concluded on September 25, 2025 with episode 24, "WHOLE NEW WORLD".[8](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/dr-stone-season-4-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll-science-future/) • [10](https://thetvdb.com/series/dr-stone/seasons/official/4) Cour 3, the finale, was announced in March 2026 and began on April 2, 2026, six months after cour 2 ended.[4](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/el-final-de-dr-stone-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-el-anime-se-despedira-presentando-a-un-personaje-inedito-f202603-n/) Counting the whole series, the season covers episodes 58 through 94.[11](https://skipthefiller.com/dr-stone-arcs)
## Story content
The season adapts the final stretch of the manga, chapters 143 to 232, covering volumes 17 through 26.[2](https://www.animefillerguide.com/anime/dr-stone/) Its three arcs follow the Kingdom of Science's voyage to America in search of corn, a confrontation in South America, and the final push toward space.[6](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2026/6/28/dr-stone-watch-order) In the third cour, the Kingdom of Science joins forces with its former enemy Dr. Xeno to build a moon rocket, the highest-difficulty project of the stone world, and confront Why-Man, the source of the petrification mystery hidden on the moon.[12](https://www.sega.jp/anime/)
Cour 3 introduces Sai, a mathematics genius and Ryusui's brother, who had not appeared in the anime before; he helps Senku and the others build the shuttle that can carry them to the moon, and he is voiced by Seichiro Yamashita.[4](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/el-final-de-dr-stone-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-el-anime-se-despedira-presentando-a-un-personaje-inedito-f202603-n/) The production also ran a collaboration with JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center for the final cour.[13](https://dr-stone.jp/news/page/2/)
## Music
Each cour has its own opening and ending theme. The openings are "Casanova Posse" for episodes 1–12, "Supernova" for 13–24, and "Skins" by [Asian Kung-Fu Generation](https://www.edgepedia.org/asian-kung-fu-generation) for 25–37; the endings are "Rolling Stone" by BREIMEN, "No Man's World", and "Rocket" by BURNOUT SYNDROMES.[2](https://www.animefillerguide.com/anime/dr-stone/) • [13](https://dr-stone.jp/news/page/2/) • [14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Dv8mfvOB4)
## Reception and aftermath
Viewer response to the season was divided along its cours. A review of cour 3 judged it the weakest part of the series, criticizing pacing that felt both compressed and slow, while crediting it with bringing the story to a close.[15](https://animewarcrimetribunal.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/review-dr-stone-science-future-part-3/)
The finale aired on June 25, 2026, closing an anime run that began with the first season in 2019, roughly seven years in total.[7](https://animecorner.me/dr-stone-anime-ends-after-seven-years-and-95-episodes/) • [16](https://www.toho.co.jp/anime/news/2026/10/drstone-terraforming.html) In October 2026 a follow-up anime project, *Dr.STONE TERRAFORMING*, was announced.[16](https://www.toho.co.jp/anime/news/2026/10/drstone-terraforming.html) A commemorative exhibition, the TV Anime "Dr. Stone" Exhibition Science Kingdom Museum, was scheduled for December 10, 2026 to January 4, 2027 at Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.[17](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002047.000002610.html)
## References
1. [Dr. Stone: Science Future, Dr. Stone Wiki (Fandom)](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Stone_Season_4)
2. [Dr. Stone Filler List, Watch Order & Episode to Chapter Conversion, Anime Filler Guide](https://www.animefillerguide.com/anime/dr-stone/)
3. [List of Episodes, Dr. Stone Wiki (Fandom)](https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Episodes)
4. [El final de 'Dr. Stone' ya tiene fecha de estreno, MeriStation (AS)](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/el-final-de-dr-stone-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-el-anime-se-despedira-presentando-a-un-personaje-inedito-f202603-n/)
5. [『Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE』放送情報＆配信情報解禁！, Dr. Stone official site](https://dr-stone.jp/news/4999/)
6. [Dr. STONE Watch Order and Episode List (2026), Crunchyroll News](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2026/6/28/dr-stone-watch-order)
7. [Dr. Stone Anime Ends After Seven Years and 95 Episodes, Anime Corner](https://animecorner.me/dr-stone-anime-ends-after-seven-years-and-95-episodes/)
8. [Dr. Stone season 4 Science Future release schedule, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/dr-stone-season-4-release-date-time-schedule-crunchyroll-science-future/)
9. [Dr. Stone: Season 4, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/dr_stone_2019/s04)
10. [Dr.STONE - SCIENCE FUTURE - Season 4, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/dr-stone/seasons/official/4)
11. [Dr. Stone Arcs Guide, SkipTheFiller](https://skipthefiller.com/dr-stone-arcs)
12. [アニメ・映像, SEGA](https://www.sega.jp/anime/)
13. [NEWS, Dr. Stone official site](https://dr-stone.jp/news/page/2/)
14. [Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE - Ending | Rolling Stone, Crunchyroll (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Dv8mfvOB4)
15. [Review: Dr. Stone – Science Future (Part 3), Anime War Crime Tribunal](https://animewarcrimetribunal.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/review-dr-stone-science-future-part-3/)
16. [『Dr.STONE TERRAFORMING』制作決定, TOHO](https://www.toho.co.jp/anime/news/2026/10/drstone-terraforming.html)
17. [TVアニメ「Dr.STONE」展 科学王国ミュージアム, PR Times](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002047.000002610.html)
18. [oricon-group.com](https://www.oricon-group.com/news/2664/)
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