Dr. STONE, Vol. 27

Dr. Stone #27

by Riichiro Inagaki, Boichi (illustrator)

Senku and pals are determined to build the ultimate scientific creation—a time machine! But one day, they receive an ominous message from the future. This unexpected occurrence makes the time machine seem more possible than ever, but what’s the real reason behind the transmission?

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Fiction, Shonen, Adventure, Comics, Graphic Novels

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2024

About the author

He is a mangaka from Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in October 2001 with Nandodemo Roku Gatsu Jū San Hi, and also wrote for the magazine Square Freeze and Love Love Santa, published in November 2001 and in February 2002 respectively. He later moved to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, in wich he won the 7th "Story King" section in the same year.

Reviews

[Agnese Rosengren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dopo quasi un anno, ho finalmente terminato Dr.STONE con l'ultimo volume uscito.
In generale mi è piaciuto e mi ha commosso rileggere di tutti i personaggi che ho amato, penso che abbia aggiunto qualcosa in più al finale e ci sta, non l'ho trovato forzato.
Senku e Gen bellissimi come sempre.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

WAIT! HOLD UP, THERE’s A VOL 27 EXISTING AND I DIDN’T KNOW THIS AND THIS IS PUBLISHED LIKE 4 MONTHS AGO?? I need this 😫

[Alex's Version · Rating 3 out of 5]

They never miss the chance of hitting Senku with the "memories-of-your-dead-father" beam, huh?

[Cristhian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unnecesary epilogue but ok.

[Sol · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Dr. Stone? Say no more!



More inventions, some character moments we were denied before, and elaboration on what time travel means for these characters. All good stuff, surely?



Well, mostly. The first chapter has no reason to exist (KoS expedition to Norway crashes on way back, Senku must re-rebuild his crew and ship up from scratch). That leaves just a quarter of this final volume to explore the quest for a time machine, meaning a signal from the future at a specified moment in the past/present. Consequently, this volume is very abbreviated, even compared to the previous accelerated volumes. The only part that is given any space to breath is the final revelation, which is great because otherwise this volume would completely fall apart.



Chrome and Suika finally, finally come up with an idea that the old world didn't create first. This, even more than Chrome and Ruri's wedding, or Kaseki's decision regarding petri-sleep, was the most rewarding moment for me. At some point it felt demeaning for them to keep coming up with ideas and Senku to go "old news". Not only that, they actually get to contribute to its roadmap.



The ending would be stronger if Why-man had had more time to develop as a character. He's around for such a brief period, it's a bit hard to feel his sorrow at having to inevitably live past the mortals. Senku says that he's spent so much time around Why-man, but how much of that do we actually see? Very little. The concept is really beautiful, as is the panel of Why-man crying. In a different world, this is a Phos-re-meeting-Adamant level gut punch...but it's not.

I'm also really, really baffled about the decision to not show what was found in Byakuya's grave. The two possibilities aren't of equal narrative value. If they find him petrified, that's it. It's all going to work out and Senku even gets to meet his dad. If they find his bones, they have to grapple with the failure of the signal to arrive a third time, and what that means for their hopes and actions. The failure of the first signal ended up not mattering because babby Senku couldn't have picked up the signal anyway. The second one is dispiriting because they theoretically should have been able to, so it means Senku himself almost certainly doesn't achieve it. The failure of the third would be exponentially worse, because it would mean either the endeavour's ultimate impossibility or the extinction of humanity. But on the other hand, as NASA-Hitler said, they don't have perfect knowledge of how it all works, it's possible there's some split timeline where it did arrive and Senku and Rei will get to meet Byakuya again. Isn't that ambiguity more dramatic than the one we were actually left on?



Unless Boichi wheedles Inagaki into letting him write Hotel 4.0(!) as a further coda, I think we're done here. Thank you two (and Kurare) for the good times.

[rory (jess' version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

i can't believe this is over. it felt for me that they skimmed a lot when the went around the world to procure materials for their rocket, but it did not made my interest dwindle so i can overlooked it. overall, what a great read. I WISHED THEY ADD MORE TO THE TIME TRAVELLING STUFF i'm so curious. but alas, i could only wish.

[Casey Sánchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't say I really love the time-travel stuff, and I've felt that way since volume twenty-six. But it was fun to see everyone again and see how they work together in the new world they all created together. There were still great bits, and of course, heartbreaking bits. As always, my love for this series runs deep and will never fade.

[João Carvalho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Final Volume.
Overall 4 ⭐️

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buenísimo al diez mil millones por ciento

[Nata de leche · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le doy un 8 de 10 a toda la historia. Definitivamente, los autores hacen un buen trabajo acercando a los jóvenes a la ciencia.

Una historia entretenida, con un buen misterio (que en lo personal, la resolución de este no fue nada de lo que yo creía en un principio) y buenos personajes. Tiene al mejor padre del shonen.

[Gabriel Quintana · Rating 4 out of 5]

El final es muy satisfactorio.

Queda el horizonte, el futuro, a lo que siempre apunta la ciencia, al avance, con pruebas y error, este final te hace pensar que la humanidad realmente es capaz de cualquier cosa y que solo el tiempo y el trabajo duro nos abrirán los ojos a cosas inimaginables.

Gran cierre.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 Volume 27 contains a bonus chapter called “Terraforming” and a 3 chapter prologue called “4D Science” none of them were particularly great or added anything to the story. They weren’t bad but they felt pretty skippable.

The entire gang on the cover of volume of 27.

Read 10/9/2024

[Jovan Champ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Boichi art style didn’t disappoint along with an amazingly executed premise to a story. Characters while not deep never really got old and the story progression kept things constantly new and exciting

[Fernanda M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

La mera verdad no sé de donde salió este último tomo ajsjajsj, pero bueno, mi amor a esta seria he quedado más que claro en los últimos 26 tomos, esperando algún día tenerlos en físico, me despido.

[Picoli_13 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esto sí que es un final y lo demás son tonterías

[Maëlle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ça y est, c’est fini :(

[Justin Decloux · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent finale to the Dr. Stone series, in that it highlights the thesis of the story, as well as leaves things open, not for a continuation, but the possibilities of science.

[Yoshiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

POPKULTUROWY KOCIOŁEK: Fani serii czytając 26 odsłonę myśleli, że to koniec historii. Autorzy tego dzieła mieli jednak inne plany, czego efektem jest tomik 27, którzy przedłuża naukową przygodę.

Wprowadzenie krótkiej przygody z katastrofą jest lekkie i zabawne, lecz niewiele wnosi do głównej linii opowieści. To otwarcie działa raczej jako humorystyczny dodatek niż kluczowy element narracji. Scenariusz rozwija tu głównie ideę podróży w czasie, która pojawiła się wcześniej, lecz dopiero teraz otrzymuje pełniejszy kontekst. Twórcy stawiają tu na dynamiczne tempo, które podsyca ciekawość czytelnika, ale czasem prowadzi też do pewnych skrótów fabularnych.

Koncepcja budowy wehikułu czasu pozostaje fascynująca i dobrze wpisuje się w DNA serii. Autor potrafi połączyć naukowy żart z poważną refleksją, co nadaje tej części wyjątkowego klimatu. Dużym atutem jest rozwinięcie tematu ojca Senku oraz roli przyszłych pokoleń w realizacji wielkich marzeń.

Sam finał podkreśla słodko-gorzką prawdę o ograniczeniach ludzkich możliwości, ale czyni to w sposób wzruszający. Tytuł skończył się dość otwartą nutą, pozostawiając wiele wątków na przyszłość. Może być to więc pewna furtka na przyszłość do ewentualnych kontynuacji. Część czytelników może być jednak zawiedziona brakiem konkretnego zakończenie niektórych wątków. Ostatecznie jednak tomik potrafi być scenariuszowo satysfakcjonujący.

Tom 27 to doskonała okazja, by ponownie zobaczyć dużą część postaci. Możemy obserwować ich współpracę w nowym świecie, co jest bardzo satysfakcjonujące. Nie dla wszystkich się tu jednak znalazło miejsce, co może niektórych zawieść.

Senku nadal dominuje jako centralna postać, lecz tym razem autor pozwala błysnąć także innym. Chrome i Suika otrzymują wyjątkowo ważny moment, który wzmacnia ich znaczenie w zespole nauki. Xeno ponownie pokazuje, jak inspirująca potrafi być współpraca dwóch geniuszy, nawet jeśli rywalizują na każdym kroku. Mały minus to dość niszowa rola Tsukasy, który sprowadzony został głównie do roli statysty.

Pewne drobne zastrzeżenia można mieć również do postaci Why-man, który jako postać finałowa ma tu zdecydowanie za mało czasu na rozwinięcie. Koncepcja tej postaci jest naprawdę ciekawa, lecz została skrócona. To powoduje, że potencjał emocjonalny nie jest w pełni wykorzystany....

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[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

After waiting so long for this... I really wanted to rate this more highly. Problem is, it feels like it wanted to keep going but then abruptly ended at a non-ending, without even a "THE END" sort of message to indicate it's definitely done *OR* a "next time.../continued" sort of message. The introductory comments from Inagaki and Boichi (or, Boichi, mostly) state that this is definitely the last volume, but the abruptness suggests otherwise *OR* that they don't know how to end a thing.

It's also a bit here and there about what they're actually accomplishing in this volume. Sure, the stated goal is the time travel mission from the prior book, but it goes back and forth so much that it definitely felt like it wouldn't "end" in time. Strange pacing and that.

Still, it's about on par with almost every other book from the series, and I do still like Boichi's art a little more than I maybe should (particularly given how basically all the women are given the same weird body, just with different breast sizes). I guess at least it's not Shokugeki no Soma Season 5 (I've forgotten which volumes of the manga that corresponds to, or I'd link, though maybe you're better off not knowing beyond "when you get to a character named Asahi, stop reading").

[Vail Chester · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is what happens when you write yourself into a corner because you wanna adhere to (somewhat) real world science: A JARRING CLIFFHANGER!
After a particularly thrilling survival of a plane crash (good thing stone bodies are a lot better at surviving splash crashes than fragile meat bodies), in which, they do the friggin' impossible and craft a mobile lab/boat from the flotsam of the ocean, it goes on to the prospect of colonizing the moon for the intent of harvesting some of their stuff for a theoretical time machine. But that's the kicker since I look up at the night sky and know that we primitive beings who would rather be famous on Tiktok instead of colonizing the moon know we don't have the means to do it yet. Heck, their own pseudo-science workaround runs into a snag and the book ends with them trying to find proof if humanity will actually succeed in building a time machine. We the audience don't know if they find that proof but based on their faces when they unearth it, I think they do.
So yeah, I love seeing the characters one last time (some of which were severely pushed to the wayside in later books), but your canon ending can be volume 26 no problem.
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AND STILL NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THERE'S A ROBOT STEPMOM IN EARTH ORBIT! WHAT EVEN WAS THE POINT OF THE BYAKUYA SIDE STORY?!

[The Book Dragon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The promise of "future science" is being fulfilled! Even if it's (currently) more science fiction than reality at the moment. But the general underlying message is that "Science is a process of steady progress passed from one generation to the next."

It leaves the ending a little ambiguous, which is realistic, because we (as of now) we can never really know what the future holds.

Stellar series, love me some good science and science fiction. Totally worth the read. A+

This series has 27 volumes.
Also, don't miss this extra: Dr. STONE Reboot: Byakuya

[D0sg3_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aunque todo llega a sentirse acelerado haciendo que la revelación final sobre Why-man no tenga el impacto que pudo haber tenido ya que no tuvo el desarrollo necesario el concepto sigue siendo bueno, el final te hace sentir como si todo terminara en medio de una aventura de los protagonistas y no como si fuera el verdadero final, no necesariamente siendo nefasto.



Posdata: Me encanta el diseño de why-man

[Raj · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember being so impressed when I read this during the pandemic. It has such a refreshing story it tells. Sure, it does get heavy at certain points, and there is an arc where things do become serious, but the majority of the story lets the reader to just chill.

I will always love stories that showcase progress, and this manga showcased progress hella well. World building stories will always be my favorite type of stories.

[Pierre Lab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce tome 27 est ce qu'on peut appeler une sorte d'épilogue de cette incroyable aventure. Était-il indispensable ? Je ne sais pas. En tout cas j'ai pris un grand plaisir à replonger dans cet univers, à retrouver ces personnages.
Maintenant c'est à nous d'imaginer ce que peut devenir la "Team Science". Après personnellement je ne serais pas contre une suite plus ou moins dans le futur ou avec de tous nouveaux persos.

[Daniela Canessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

El mejor final de manga que he leído hasta ahora.
Gracias Riichiro Inagaki por esta increíble historia de un niño que sueña con ir a la Luna. Su aventura me inspira a seguir con mi sueño y que no estoy sola.
De ahora en adelante, iré con la filosofía de Senku. Darlo todo, al 10 mil millones por ciento, siempre!!!!

[Moira Leal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh what an amazing journey this was. I can't explain how surreal and achieve-vable this all feels. I couldn't hope for a better MC than Senku and all the kingdom of science. 10.000.000 billion % GET EXCITED.

[D. Gomes · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 estrelas.

[Mangekyou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ce dernier tome était follement excitant

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought that by byakuya being in the future was a crazy plot twist, but then it being a fake?! AND made by why-man? Wowww :0

[Judith Vazquez H · Rating 5 out of 5]

No suelo leer manga, de hecho el último que había leído completo fue el de Tsubasa RC, pero esta historia tuvo algo que simplemente me enganchó.

Tras ver el anime y tener que esperar la segunda parte de la 4ta temporada, no podía con tal amnsiedad, así que decidí leer el manga y lo devoré en 1 semana.

Qué buena historia, me encantó, amé a Senku con todo mi corazón y a Byakuya <3

Ahora para reponerme de este vacío existencial, creo que leeré Kimetsu no Yaiba, sólo para volver a sufrir :(

Cabe destacar que este tomo extra de Dr Stone es ORO... lo amé completamente.