Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING Sequel Anime Announced at Stone Fes. 2026
The announcement continues the property after the anime adaptation had already covered the manga's final chapter, using a sequel story from the 27th volume as the basis for further animation.
Key Facts
- Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING was announced at the Stone Fes. 2026 event on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- The anime adapts the "Terraforming" story from the 27th volume of the Dr. STONE manga.
- The Dr. STONE television anime ended on June 25, 2026 with the conclusion of Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE.
- Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi wrote and illustrated the Dr. STONE manga, which ran from March 2017 to March 2022 with 232 chapters.
- A teaser promotional video with newly recorded Senku dialogue and a commemorative illustration by character designer Yuko Iwasa were released with the announcement.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Corner.
The Dr. STONE anime franchise is getting a sequel. An event called Stone Fes. 2026 announced on Saturday that production has been green-lit on Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING, which adapts the "Terraforming" story set after the main narrative and included in the 27th volume of the original manga. The announcement came from the official anime account on October 10, alongside a teaser promotional video featuring newly recorded dialogue from the character Senku. A commemorative illustration by Yuko Iwasa, who handled character design for the television anime, was also released. Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, the manga's writer and artist, both issued comments. The release timing and other details were not revealed. The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from March 2017 to March 2022, and Viz Media published it in English. The television anime concluded on June 25, 2026.
The sequel adapts a story that appears in the 27th volume of the Dr. STONE manga, which ended in March 2022 after 232 chapters. The television anime had already adapted the manga through its final chapter, and the fourth and final season, Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE, concluded on June 25, 2026, so the new project draws on material that sits after the main narrative rather than an unadapted stretch of it.
Both creators responded to the announcement. Inagaki said the anime had reached the original manga's final chapter and joked that the finale being the finale was a lie too, while Boichi thanked attendees and stream viewers and said he is happy to share the news. The teaser video uses newly recorded dialogue from the lead character, and Yuko Iwasa, the television anime's character designer, contributed a commemorative illustration. No release date or further production details were given.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Dr. Stone TV Anime Gets Terraforming Sequel
- Denfaminicogamer 『Dr.STONE』新作アニメ『TERRAFORMING』の制作が決定！テレビアニメ最終回のその後を描く、千空たちの新たな科学冒険
- Anime Corner Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING Sequel Anime Announced