"An Absolute Masterpiece of an Episode" — Senku Finally Goes to Space! A Clever Countdown Parallel to Episode 1 in TV Anime "Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE" Episode 34

In Episode 34 of the anime "Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE," which aired on June 4, Senku Ishigami (CV: Yūsuke Kobayashi) finally headed for the Moon. A development that served as a parallel to the very first episode unfolded, deeply moving the hearts of viewers who remarked, "That was so incredibly clever!" and "It brings back so many emotions."

Senku and his friends had been preparing to go to the Moon to counter Why-Man. In Episode 34, "COUNTDOWN," the preparations were finally complete, and the story saw the launch of the rocket carrying the selected members.

Senku, who had temporarily turned to stone for the journey, could not hear any outside sounds, but he thought that if the plan was progressing smoothly, they would be counting down around now. Then, Senku smiled, saying, "How nostalgic," as he looked back on how he had kept counting the seconds when he was first hit by the petrification ray. From there, Senku proceeded with the countdown with deep emotion, saying, "And now, I'm counting in reverse. 3, 2, 1..." As Senku’s monologue played—"With human wisdom, with science, we turned the world's petrification back to zero, and now, we are leaping off from that Earth"—the count finally reached zero, and the rocket departed into space.

As the rocket, the culmination of everything they had built up so far, took off, a countdown that served as a parallel to Episode 1 was depicted. Viewers on social media were ecstatic, leaving comments such as "That was so incredibly clever!", "An absolute masterpiece of an episode," "Everything about this is so intense!", "It brings back so many emotions," and "The parallel was pulled off too perfectly!"