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Fujifabric, Hatena Perform Theme Songs for Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Anime
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
This year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday the theme song artists for Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, the second season anime of Boichi and Riichirou Inagaki's Dr. Stone manga. Fujifabric (Space Brothers, Boruto, Silver Spoon season 2) will perform the opening theme song "Rakuen" (Paradise), and Hatena will perform the ending theme song "Koe?" (Voice?). Weekly Shonen Jump will reveal more cast members for the show in the 51st issue on November 21.
The anime will premiere in January 2021. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide except in Asia, and Funimation will stream a dub.
Boichi (Sun-Ken Rock) and Inagaki (author of Eyeshield 21) launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in March 2017. Viz Media is publishing the manga digitally and in print, and it describes the manga's first volume:
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he's not alone! His science-loving friend Senku's been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
The first television anime debuted in July 2019. Crunchyroll streamed the first season as it aired, and Funimation streamed a dub of the season. The anime premiered on Toonami in August 2019.
Shinya Iino (storyboards, episode director on Hanebad!, Revue Starlight, Made in Abyss) directed the first season at TMS Entertainment. Yuichiro Kido (episode scripts for Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, After the Rain, 91 Days) was in charge of series composition and wrote the scripts. Yuko Iwasa (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Yowamushi Pedal) designed the characters. Tatsuya Katō (WorldEnd, Revue Starlight), Hiroaki Tsutsumi (Children of the Whales, Anima Yell!), and Yuki Kanesaka (Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond insert songs) composed the music.
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 50
