There's going to be one more chapter in the summer, but just wanted to get out something small before it came out.
About the final arc, I've mostly enjoyed it. There are some parts I wish we had gotten to see fleshed out more (The satellite invention, we didn't see a roadmap. We saw them make solar panels and it was just kinda....there in the end), and I also agree with Beno, it would have been better if we got a coherent timeline of things. Senku told the Medusas that it took 10 years for humans to get from the stone world to the moon, but I wish we saw some dates for the other events, such as the rocket lift off (Kinda like how we got a date when the Perseus set off for the first time out to sea). I also kinda wish the manga was longer, if we had gotten 2 extra volumes it would have ended at chapter 250. Which feels like a perfect number to me. 232 feels imperfect, and I like being a perfectionist
But in that regard, I agree with Buulord as well. This is probably the first time I'm reading a manga that I didn't want to end in its latter stages (Current MHA and Tokyo Revengers comes to mind). Ending right after the WM reveal would be like if AOT ended immediately they learned what was in the basement
I loved the WM reveal a lot, but I wish the manga did last a bit longer. Actually been feeling down since the last chapter came out, but I'm happy it ended on a high note.
Dr Stone in general was not really a mainstream manga, despite running in WSJ for 5 years. There were actually a few chapter threads on here that barely hit 10 comments, and I remember I used to feel a bit envious when I saw the likes of MHA and One Piece average over 100 posts with each new chapter thread. But after a while I started realizing that having a small, dedicated fandom isn't so bad. There's less toxicity, and the discussions while small, tend to be more grounded? Kind of like having a small clique in school of people you've gotten used to over the years.
In that regard, I wanted to thank the regulars in here who have made this community what it has been over the years. I had already thanked Demonspeed for being the one to make us spoiler threads all the time (I might have been a bit naggy about it in PM's sometimes, I hope I did not overdo it
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But aside from him, I also wanted to shout out the following members:
@Wookitake -I think you are the one member I have interacted the most on this section, I remember when we had both noticed the inconsistency in Xeno and Senku not recognizing each other's voices when they got to USA, and Inagaki proved us wrong the next chapter
@Seraph and
@kkck -You guys have been with the manga since the early days, I remember when we were wondering how Ruri knew Senku. Those village chapters for them picking iron from the river seem a long time ago now, wow.
@Sanity Check and
@BD_Beno - You two joined in the fandom later on, when were already in South America, but it was still very nice seeing your input in the chapter threads. Sanity, your science explanations did help me understand some of the inventions a bit more. Like the motorcycles they made powered with wood. Genuinely had no idea that was a thing.
@lexx ,
@Midak and
@Buulord - You guys tended to chip in from time to time with your inputs and opinions over certain story elements, which were very much welcome.
I am not sure if all the tags work, there might be a few I am missing, but still, I wanted to thank you guys wholeheartedly.
This has been my favorite manga to follow over the past few years (It's kind of exciting having discussions on a manga that aren't completely based on power levels), so if any sequel or spin off is announced (Fingers crossed), I hope we can continue being the stoners we have been this whole time.
TL : DR, what I'm trying to say is basically
manatoki123.net
mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp
