One day, a very long time ago,
there was a strange
flash of light.
It appeared suddenly,
out of nowhere,
covering the entire world.
[GEN]
In the blink of an eye,
that wave of light turned every
man, woman, and child to stone.
Afterwards, everything
began to collapse.
Buildings decayed into rubble,
and over time, all traces of
civilization disappeared.
What humanity had
spent millennia building
was gone forever.
What a shame!
However, there was one man
who refused to give up.
Though he was petrified,
he never lost consciousness.
He figured that
the date and time
were far too important
to lose track of,
so he stayed awake, counting
the seconds one by one.
He's one ad-bay dude!
That man, you know him.
It's our friend, Senku!
And one summer day,
thousands of years after
humankind was petrified,
Senku woke up, all alone.
He found himself in an
empty, primitive Earth.
Now, I probably
would've just d*ed
from shock right then and there,
but since Senku is a brilliant
scientist with an amazing mind,
he figured out how to make his
own food, clothing, and shelter.
[GEN] Eventually, he
developed the miracle fluid
that could undo
the petrification.
Senku is so awesome!
[BOY A]
I want to be just like him!
Wow. You kids certainly
do love him, don't you?
I know, let's hear a word from
our antastic-fay leader.
He must have some
wisdom to share.
Well, Senku?
[SENKU] What can I say,
that was absolutely riveting.
I mean, how could I hope
to top all of that?
Your super stone world
foundation story was epic.
Just trying to hold
back my tears.
So, Gen, maybe you should
quit running your mouth
and put your hands to work.
[laughs]
Got me. I admit, I was
procrastinating a bit.
[GEN snickers]
Anyway, before long,
he used the miracle fluid
to bring back this super
tough guy named Tsukasa.
We live in the stone world now--
a paradise that hasn't
been ruined by greed.
I think we should only revive
the young and pure-hearted,
and make sure that we
keep this world natural
and not owned by anyone.
This is our chance
to purify humanity.
Don't you agree with me, Senku?
No, I don't. That speech
didn't move me one millimeter.
I'm going use the awesome
power of science
to rescue every last person.
[GEN] To put it lightly, this
was an ajor-may disagreement.
So, while Tsukasa is all like,
"Let's build a new world!"
and revived the strongest
people to join him,
Senku decided to build
a kingdom of science
right here in this village
in order to fight him.
[CHILDREN gasp]
[BOY A]
The kingdom of science rules!
[BOY B]
Tsukasa stinks!
By the way, Senku,
the reason we worked so
quickly on the cell phone
was so we could execute a
preemptive strike on Tsukasa.
We should get
moving soon, right?
Spring's around the corner
and they're gonna come knocking,
so what's next?
What's next?
Well, we gotta finish our
ridiculously awesome
science project and
make this super item.
And what is this super item?
It's gonna take
agility and speed
to defeat the Tsukasa empire.
That's why we'll need
plenty of humanity's
greatest survival
science creation.
We're whippin' up
some space food!
--Huh?
--Space food?
What's that?
[GEN]
Yep, here we go again!
Senku's got another craft
that could never exist
in the stone world.
[KASEKI chuckling]
So, what is "space"?
I was wondering.
Up there. It's that bad place
way, way above the sky!
Woo-hoo!
I'm starting to
get excited again.
I can barely contain myself!
But it's just food,
though, right?
Kinda. But with an upgrade.
We're making our favorite
foxtail millet ramen
battle ready.
[OTHERS gasp]
Ooh, me! I can help you, Senku!
I want ramen so bad right now!
Really! Like, super bad!
Ginro, calm down,
this is serious.
Okay, but why do
we need this, uh,
"space ramen" for the battle?
Is the plan of att*ck to launch
lots of steaming hot bowls of it
at the enemy?
Good guess, but I doubt
it's that, Father.
Ah!
There isn't any gravity
way up in space--
not to mention any room or
time to sit down for a meal.
This stuff is quick to prepare
and mega-nutritious.
It's also small, light,
and ultra-portable.
I'm talking about
the ridiculously
well-thought-out scientific
delicacy that is space food.
I see.
Tsukasa won't att*ck
in the winter
partly because he
wants more men,
but that's not the only
reason for him to wait.
[SENKU]
It's a pretty obvious problem.
In this stone world,
an ice-cold winter b*ttlefield
is a frozen version of hell.
But to us, that's
just another hurdle
we can clear by using science.
Once we develop a
warm, proper meal
that we can prepare instantly,
then we'll have a ten
billion percent advantage.
A winter battle's
ultimate w*apon.
[SUIKA] Warm science food is
gonna keep us powered up.
It'll give our bodies and our
spirits the boost we need!
[CHROME]
Space food sounds baad!
[SENKU] This is it,
the final super item we need
for our att*ck on
the Tsukasa empire.
Let's get started!
Ha! Leave it to us to
make the ramen, Senku!
Now that everyone in the
village has come together,
we can be more efficient
than ever before.
Yeah! The maker team's
gotta keep up with you,
so we're gonna have to
build some kinda machine
to turn regular ramen
into space ramen!
How will that work, exactly?
Looks like you have a plan.
We're gonna vacuum the ramen.
Take all the air out,
just like before.
[KASEKI] Ah! Like when we
built the cell phones.
Those vacuum tubes were
a real pain in the neck.
Wait, did you say vacuum
the ramen? I'm lost.
[chuckles]
[SENKU, CHROME yelp]
Okay, this batch
of ramen is done!
[GINRO gasps]
Now, we just gotta put it in
some bowls and soup's on!
Not true. That won't
be necessary.
We're gonna be freezing
it all solid.
[ALL gasp]
[GINRO]
It's cold,
so why do we have to freeze
all this delicious ramen?
[KINRO]
The rules are the rules.
Stop your whining
and get to work, Ginro!
So this is space ramen?
Not quite. It's just
frozen right now.
The goal is to lighten
the hell outta this stuff
so our troops can be super
well-fed while on the go.
[GEN] You want to "lighten
the ramen"?
You mean--?
Oh, yeah. You know it.
We're making cup noodles.
This'll be the birth of freeze-
dried food in the stone world.
[GEN]
Freeze-dried, huh?
I mean, I've heard
of it, of course,
but how exactly are we
supposed to do that?
[SENKU]
Just like it sounds.
By literally freezing it
and then drying it.
That's really all
there is to it.
When you freeze food, the
moisture inside turns to ice.
[GEN] Yeah, obviously.
I get that part. So then what?
[SENKU] Then, you put the
frozen food in a vacuum,
and the total lack of air
in the environment
will sublimate the ice.
Poof! Turning it
directly into vapor.
Thus, completely
drying out the food,
which makes it ultra-tiny
and lightweight.
All this stuff is way
too complicated for me.
So how exactly do we
pull off the "poof" part?
[chuckles]
Well, that's where the
maker team comes in.
Ha-ha! Our team's done it again!
Yo, check this!
We went through hell to make
our water wheel before,
but we were able to use it here
to power our
freeze-drying machine!
[ALL gasp]
I'm impressed, Chrome
and Kaseki, way to go!
Everything we have is
made by using things
we all built together
with Senku.
[SENKU] Yeah. That's the
same thing humanity did.
Working away for thousands
and thousands of years.
That's science.
[VILLAGERS chattering]
Feast your eyes, everyone!
Freeze-dried ramen acquired!
Hell yeah! Hold on,
what is that stuff?
Well, it does look
small and lightweight.
But, uh, it looks
totally disgusting.
Like it's all tough and spongy.
[chuckles] Yeah? Just watch.
[GIRLS gasp, chuckle]
[KOHAKU] Can you actually
eat that, though?
Fine, I'll be the guinea pig!
Science users are
naturally brave people.
We're not afraid to
try out new things.
You've said something
like that before.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure
you just wanna
eat the ramen before we do.
So good!
So bad!
And I mean that in the
best way possible--
it's so steamy and delicious!
[CHROME]
Here ya go.
[inaudible]
[MAGMA laughs]
Can hardly believe I can
fight with one hand
and eat with the other!
Oh, yeah, it's arvelous-may.
However, doing them each
separately may be a good idea.
I really don't want
anyone to get hurt.
[SENKU]
Hm?
We can't avoid fighting
them anymore, can we?
Nobody's going to die, if that's
what you're worried about.
The condition for a kingdom
of science victory
is actually remarkably simple.
We just wanna capture the
cave with the miracle fluid
so we can revive everyone.
By using our cell phones
to connect with my friends
on the other side,
we can do it all without
spilling a single drop of blood.
[KASEKI]
Senku, are you positive
that these friends of
yours are actually safe?
They've been embedded with
the enemy army the whole time.
Sounds dangerous to me.
Relax. I don't have one
millimeter of worry.
They're fine, I'm sure.
There's no way
Taiju and Yuzuriha
would let themselves
croak that easily.
[gasps] I wonder
what they're like.
They're Senku's
friends, after all.
They're probably super
smart, just like him!
Who the hell are these guys?!
They look nothing like that!
Taiju's a simpleton who
handles all the brawny stuff!
Huh?! You gotta be kidding me!
[music playing]
[LILLIAN]
♪ I know that times are tough ♪
♪ Just down and out ♪
♪ Putting my faith
in tomorrow ♪
♪ I am ready to go, but... ♪
That song's like the constant
background music, huh?
Wow. Who'd've thought?
Dear Lillian's still
the world's diva.
Even in this age,
everyone's in love.
I could never get
tired of a voice
that was so full of beauty.
I think Tsukasa's army
should get to hear
her beautiful singing, too.
It's so beautiful,
it's making me cry!
Hey, maybe if they did hear it,
they would decide to throw
their weapons away.
Although I wish that
were the case,
the song is way too familiar
to people from our age.
So I don't think it
alone will be enough
to bring them to their knees.
Besides, with this
audio quality...
Wait, the audio quality.
[LILLIAN] ♪ I'll be thinking of
the same thing I always do ♪
♪ Always you ♪
Just come up already.
Tell me what you want.
Heya.
Sorry, but I didn't want
the innocent, pure-hearted
ones to hear this.
Kinro and Kokuyo
wouldn't approve.
[chuckles]
I can sense an underhanded
scheme brewing here.
Well, you know me.
[GEN] All we need is the record
and our pair of cell phones.
With my plan, we can defeat
the Tsukasa empire
and save seven billion people
with a bloodless siege.
But if God really
is watching us...
...then surely Ishigami
Senku and Asagiri Gen
will be keeping each other
company in hell forever.
I'm not worried.
God hasn't been a part
of the world of science
for practically ten
billion years.
So whatcha got, eh, mentalist?
[GEN]
Sorry, but I didn't want
the innocent, pure-hearted
ones to hear this.
Kinro and Kokuyo
wouldn't approve.
[SENKU]
I can sense...
It sounds like Senku and Gen
are meeting in secret?
Quiz time! Can you name the
key to the Tsukasa empire?
Which of the following three
options is the unifying force
that holds the people
within it together?
A: Food.
B: Hot chicks.
C: Tsukasa himself.
C, obviously.
[GEN]
Bingo! Ten billion points!
Tsukasa himself.
He was already a charismatic,
popular celebrity,
thanks to his "strongest
primate high-schooler" title.
So what I think, is that in
order to break them apart,
we simply need to enlist
a celebrity of our own.
Someone who's as famous
and popular as Tsukasa.
Hey! I'm Lillian
Weinberg, y'all.
[CHROME] A woman's voice?
From that record!
[coughs]
Not bad, eh?
I can fake it somewhat.
Far from perfect, though.
You know, that was close.
Very close, actually.
Even so, it's still ten
billion percent obvious
that you're a dude,
so that's a problem.
Yes. It is.
However, hearing it over a phone
with poor sound
quality like ours...
[gasps]
[SENKU] And with the voice on
the record as authentication.
[GEN]
Bingo! A hundred billion points!
[CHROME]
What are they talking about?
They'll hear the raw power
of Lillian's live singing
over the phone.
A voice so unmistakably
ovley-lay,
it could only belong to her.
Well, yeah, it does
belong to her.
They won't have a choice.
They'll have to believe
that Lillian's alive
on the other end of the line.
From America, this is
Lillian Weinberg.
People of Japan, please listen.
The world hasn't
really collapsed.
In fact, the United States
has already recovered.
Help is on the way to Japan,
so please stand by.
I see.
You'll deceive everyone on the
other side with false hope,
offered by a zombie Lillian
created to tell a big, fat lie.
[chuckles]
Oh, yeah, we're definitely gonna
wind up in hell for this.
Okay, got it.
We'll settle the details later.
Let's go with that plan.
That quick?! No way!
Ah! "Got it," huh? Well,
I don't get it at all!
I think you're gonna need to
spell out the plan from the top,
mentalist, real slow.
Step by step, then.
One: Get the phone to
Taiju and Yuzuriha.
Two: They show it
to Tsukasa's army.
And three: We play
them Lillian's song.
Then, the trick.
Howdy! Calling from America.
The world hasn't actually
collapsed, y'all.
[SENKU chuckles]
They think the old
world's been destroyed
and every country wiped out.
That's the only reason
they're following
their great leader, Tsukasa.
Well, to be fair,
it was destroyed.
But if they think that
America's back in action
and help is on the way,
then that'll change
their entire calculus.
Once the bulk of Tsukasa's
army has switched
from his side to ours, we
coordinate using our cell phones
and conquer them
in one swift move,
without spilling
a drop of blood.
[chuckles]
Wait, won't they figure out
you lied at that point?
Yeah, but who cares?
With Tsukasa and Hyoga down,
we can worry about sorting
the rest of the mess out later.
Leave it to the
mentalist to come up
with a ten billion percent
underhanded plan like that.
So exciting!
[GEN] Naturally, everyone
in the Tsukasa empire
is going to hate our guts
for playing such a
cruel trick on them.
There's no helping it, though.
Keep this a secret from the
rest of the villagers, okay?
I don't think we
need any villains
besides the two of
us old-worlders.
[CHROME]
Sure, great idea.
Except now that you've told me,
I'm an accomplice.
Hey, you were the one who barged
in on our private conversation.
Quite literally.
Well, I'll be the one carrying
out the plan, anyway.
You'll need a technician on hand
to set up that giant-ass
cell phone, won't you?
They'll recognize you. Not me.
[CHROME] We'll go to hell
together--the three of us.
But in exchange, we'll save
seven billion people.
[SENKU] All right, mission
team's set and ready to go.
Three people with three jobs.
Chrome, the engineer.
Magma, the hauler.
And Gen, the guide.
Huh. Seems like there's a
problem you're forgetting.
The Tsukasa army scout, Homura.
From the lack of snow
on the branches,
I think it's safe to assume
she's been keeping watch
from that hill over there.
You can see that?
How's that possible?
Smart place to watch from.
It's right on the path between
here and the Tsukasa empire.
If they find out we're
planning a preemptive strike,
or even worse, learn that we
managed to create a cell phone,
then it's all over.
[gasps] What if we have
the team set out
in the middle of the night?
We're carrying vacuum
tubes, though.
If we trip in the dark,
then they'll break.
Think you could outrun her?
Hauling all this stuff? No way!
And Homura is rather ast-fay.
An easy fix.
We're gonna lure the empire's
scout away from her position
with the help of a
super science gadget.
While she's distracted,
the mission team moves.
[CHROME] And what exactly is
this super science gadget?
[SENKU] If you run
electricity through water,
it sends hydrogen and
oxygen bubbling out.
The mixed gas you get is
called a detonating gas.
Use it to inflate a deer
bladder like a balloon
and you've got yourself a w*apon
that'll make a wimpy expl*si*n
but a ridiculously loud nose.
In other words, a sonic b*mb.
Right, here we go.
Time for our preemptive strike.
Detonate... sonic bombs.
Move! Now! The other side!
Go!
[SENKU] We're bringing the
battle to the Tsukasa empire.
The epic Stone Wars
are about to begin.
[SENKU]
This is exhilarating.
Get excited!
02x01 - Stone Wars Beginning
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Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.
Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.