Dr. Stone Announces Terraforming Sequel Anime Production

The world of Dr. Stone will return in a new anime adaptation of Terraforming, a sequel story set after the main narrative. Announced on October 10, 2026, the project adapts material from the manga's 27th and final volume, although the production team has not yet confirmed the anime's format.

According to reports from Anime Trending and Final Weapon, the announcement followed the conclusion of Dr. Stone: Science Future, the franchise's fourth and final anime season. The adaptation will bring the manga's post-story chapter to animation, extending the franchise beyond its completed main storyline.

Terraforming appeared in volume 27 of the manga as a continuation set after the central story. Neither report specified whether the adaptation would take the form of a television series, a special episode, a film, or another format.

The announcement coincided with news of a Dr. Stone exhibition at the Kingdom of Science Museum. The exhibition is scheduled to open at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro on December 10, 2026.

Created by writer Riichirou Inagaki and illustrator Boichi, Dr. Stone was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2017 to 2022. Its story follows humanity's recovery after a mysterious phenomenon petrifies people around the world, leaving high school student Senku Ishigami to use scientific knowledge to rebuild civilization.

The television adaptation began airing in 2019, with TMS Entertainment handling animation production. Shinya Iino directed the first two seasons, while Shuhei Matsushita directed the later seasons, including Science Future.

Dr. Stone: Science Future concluded in June 2026 with its third split cour, according to Anime Trending. The final installment featured music by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, which performed the opening theme Skins, and BURNOUT SYNDROMES, which performed the ending theme ROCKET.

The final season's voice cast included Yūsuke Kobayashi as Senkū Ishigami, Makoto Furukawa as Taiju Ōki, Gen Sato as Chrome, and Kana Ichinose as Yuzuriha Ogawa. Other cast members included Kengo Kawanishi as Gen Asagiri, Manami Numakura as Kohaku, and Ryōta Suzuki as Ryūsui Nanami.

Additional performers included Akira Ishida as Hyōga, Akira Sekine as Luna, Atsumi Tanezaki as Niki Hanada, Ayumu Murase as Ginrō, Karin Takahashi as Suika, Kenji Nojima as Dr. Xeno, Kenshō Ono as Ukyō Saionji, and Kōji Yusa as Stanley Snyder.

The cast also featured Maaya Sakamoto as François, Mariko Higashiuchi as Maya, Megumi Han as Chelsea, Mugihito as Kaseki, Reigo Yamaguchi as Leonard Maxwell, Tomoaki Maeno as Kinrō, Yōhei Azakami as Matsukaze, Yōko Hikasa as Minami Hokutozai, and Yūichi Nakamura as Tsukasa Shishiō.

Other performers were Chiharu Sawashiro as Carlos, Taishi Murata as Max, Hiroki Yasumoto as Brody, Minami Hinata as Charlotte, and Seiichirō Yamashita as SAI. The production staff included series composer Kurasumi Sunayama, character designer Yuko Iwasa, and music composers Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Tatsuya Katō, and Yuki Kanesaka.

Additional staff members included art director Shunichirō Yoshihara, sound director Jin Aketagawa, director of photography Chiyuki Kojima, art setting designer Tomoyuki Aoki, color designer Fusako Nakao, designer Yoshio Mizumura, and editor Kumiko Sakamoto.

The original manga's central premise follows Senku as he awakens thousands of years after a mysterious flash turns humanity to stone. With his childhood friend Taiju Ōki and other allies, he works to restore civilization through scientific discovery and technological development.

The entire Dr. Stone anime series is available to stream on Crunchyroll, according to Final Weapon. Further details about the Terraforming adaptation, including its release schedule and format, have not been announced in the cited reports.