A new trailer for the third season of Dr. STONE was unleashed onto the world at the series’ Jump Festa 2023 stage today teasing the adventures of Senku and his friends as they travel to the new world. Alongside the trailer, it was also announced that Maaya Sakamoto (Mari Illustrious Makinami in Evangelion) will be joining the franchise as Francois, Ryusui’s butler in the pre-petrification times.

Maaya Sakamoto (Mari Illustrious Makinami in Evangelion) as Francois

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Based on the manga written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi, the third season of Dr. STONE is directed by Shuhei Matsushita who returns from the RYUSUI special episode at studio TMS Entertainment, starring Yusuke Kobayashi (Subaru in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) as the genius Senku Ishigami as he reboots civilization thousands of years after its petrification.

Both TV anime seasons and the RYUSUI special episode of Dr. STONE are streaming right here on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such:

Several thousand years after a mysterious phenomenon that turns all of humanity to stone, the extraordinarily intelligent, science-driven boy, Senku Ishigami, awakens.

Facing a world of stone and the total collapse of civilization, Senku makes up his mind to use science to rebuild the world. Starting with his super strong childhood friend Taiju Oki, who awakened at the same time, they will begin to rebuild civilization from nothing…

Depicting two million years of scientific history from the Stone Age to present day, the unprecedented crafting adventure story is about to begin!

Dr. STONE NEW WORLD TV anime sets sail in April 2023.

Sources: Official Website, Jump Festa 2023 stage

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.