"God-tier Episode!" "Their Brotherly Love is Dazzling" — SAI and Ryūsui Finally Understand Each Other... "Let's Go, Together": Fans in Tears Over SAI Joining the Crew in Dr. STONE Season 4, Episode 28 | ANIME NEWS

[Photos/Images] "God-tier Episode!" "Their Brotherly Love is Dazzling" — Sai and Rysui Finally Understand Each Other... "Let's Go, Together": Fans in Tears Over Sai Joining the Crew in Dr. STONE Season 4, Episode 28 1st

In Episode 28 of the anime "Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE," which aired on April 23, a significant emotional shift occurred in SAI (CV: Seiichiro Yamashita), who had long been avoiding his younger brother, Ryūsui Nanami (CV: Ryōta Suzuki). The touching portrayal of SAI choosing to walk the same path "together" with his brother moved viewers deeply, sparking comments such as "Seeing Ryūsuis 'I want you' finally reach him made me cry" and "This episode was a total tear-jerker."

Since childhood, SAI had been fleeing from Ryūsui, who constantly overwhelmed him with demands like "I want your power" and "Train me in chess." In Episode 28 of the "Dr. STONE" anime series, titled "Computer Dawn," Ryūsui—who is busy with departure preparations—invites SAI to head to their next destination together, but SAI initially refuses. However, after Gen Asagiri (CV: Kengo Kawanishi) asks him, "Did Ryūsui-chan ever tell you to 'do' something specifically for him?", SAI realizes that Ryūsui simply wanted to do something "with" him all along.

Soon after, Ryūsui visits SAI’s room and invites him to a game of chess. SAI starts to decline as usual, but changes his mind and accepts with a simple "Sure." As the game begins, Ryūsui says in a serious tone, "It's going to be boring. I want a formidable rival to battle against on board the ship," once again extending the invitation to his brother.

Finally, the moment of departure arrives. With SAI nowhere to be seen, Ryūsui wears a somewhat lonely expression. Just then, SAI appears late to the docks and declares, "Let's go, Ryūsui. Together."

Following SAI's emotional decision to join the team, the internet was flooded with praise: "What a god-tier episode!", "I'm crying because Ryūsui's 'I want you' finally reached his brother SAI," "Their brotherly love is dazzling," and "This was such an emotional episode."