Anime
Dragon Quest Fan Is Literally Counting Down to XII’s Release – Interest
A Dragon Quest fan who simply goes by the name “Pu” is patiently waiting for the 12th installment of the Dragon Quest, and unlike most of us, is doing something about it. On April 20, Pu posted a photo of a wall clock, with the hour marks replaced with the mainline Dragon Quest game boxes.
今日エアコンの清掃業者さんが来てくれたんだけど、玄関入ってから
『ドラクエ好きなんですねー』リビング入って
『私もナンバリングシリーズは全部やってるんですよ！』時計見て
『Ｘで見たことある…！！！え？……聖地ですか！？』って流れから終始ドラクエトークで盛り上がった🫶 pic.twitter.com/4YBYhZgGn9
— ぷ (@DQaka_pupupusun) April 20, 2026
Pu made the new post after receiving a house call by an air conditioning unit cleaner. According to Pu, the cleaner said upon seeing the decorations in the entrance, “You must love Dragon Quest.” Upon walking into the living room, the cleaner added, “I’ve played all the numbered games.” After spotting the clock, the cleaner exclaimed, “I’ve seen this on X! Wait, is this some sort of fan pilgrimage site?!”
Naturally, Pu and AC unit cleaner proceeded to geek out about Dragon Quest.
Square Enix teased Dragon Quest XII in May 2021. Since then, the company has released few details. However, franchise creator Yūji Horii stated on a May 9 stream that he would announce the next Dragon Quest projects on May 27, Dragon Quest Day.
On Dragon Quest Day, Horii made his fateful announcement, a new trailer for the long awaited Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate — or rather, the re-conceived, renamed Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams. The trailer introduces the game’s hero who is described as “beset by strange visions in their sleep.” Horii stated that what lies beyond dreams is “surely not a world of darkness,” but a “bright and exciting future.”
With Dragon Quest XII on the way, Pu will finally be able to finish out the Dragon Quest wall clock. But until then, we’ll just have to do with a … pfft … Final Fantasy wall clock.
Sources: @DQaka_pupupusun’s X/Twitter account, Nintendo Switch Sokuhō and Hachima Kikō, Yūbo to Mashirito no Kosokoso Hōsōkyoku YouTube channel via Nintendo Switch 2 Jyōhō Blog
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Based on story in 27th manga volume
The “Stone Fes. 2026” event announced on Saturday that production has been green-lit on Dr. Stone Terraforming, a sequel to the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi‘s Dr. Stone manga. The new anime will adapt the “Terraforming” sequel story, set after the main story, from the 27th manga volume.
The first television anime premiered in July 2019. Crunchyroll streamed the first season as it aired, and Funimation streamed a dub of the season. The anime premiered on Toonami in August 2019.
Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, the anime’s second season, premiered in January 2021. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide except in Asia, and Funimation streamed an English dub. The anime debuted on Toonami in May 2021.
The one-hour Dr. Stone: Ryusui anime special aired in July 2022.
The first cours (quarter of the year) of Dr. Stone: New World, the third Dr. Stone anime season, premiered in Japan in April 2023, and ended with its 11th episode. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and also streamed an English dub. The anime began running on Toonami in June 2023. The anime’s second cours premiered in Japan in October 2023. The 22nd and final episode of Dr. Stone: New World aired in December 2023.
The first cours of Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the original Dr. Stone anime series, debuted in January 2025. The season’s second cours premiered on July 10, 2025 and ended on September 25, 2025. The Dr. Stone: Science Future season ended after its third part on June 25.
Boichi (Sun-Ken Rock) and Riichirou Inagaki (author of Eyeshield 21) launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in March 2017, and ended the series in March 2022. Viz Media published the manga digitally and in print. MANGA Plus also published the manga digitally in English.
Source: Comic Natalie
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A marathon re-airing of the 10th season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:20 p.m., and it earned a 4.5% rating.
The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko anime film aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. and it earned a 0.8% rating.
The television ratings above are an estimate of the percentage of the population that watch a given program, based on data from a survey of households in Japan’s Kanto region. The ratings do not count recordings that viewers watch later.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)
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The Stone Fes.2026 event at Yokohama Buntai announced on Saturday that a sequel anime subtitled Dr. Stone: Terraforming is in production. The official website also revealed a new anime logo (pictured above) and an announcement promo.
The new anime will adapt the Terraforming one-shot episode included on volume 27 of the original manga. The story is set after the conclusion of the main series and the final episode of Dr. Stone: Science Future, which aired in June 2025.
Produced by TMS Entertainment, the first anime season premiered in 24 episodes in Summer 2019, followed by the 11-episode second season Stone Wars in Winter 2021, and a special episode Ryuusui in July 2022. The third season New World aired in two parts, the first 11 episodes in Spring 2023, with the second part aired in Fall 2023. The fourth and final season Science Future aired in three split cours from January 2025 to June 25, 2026. Crunchyroll streamed the anime series with English subtitles and dubs worldwide, excluding Asia.
Dr. Stone adapts Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi‘s post-apocalyptic adventure sci-fi manga, which ran in Weekly Shounen Jump from March 2017 to March 2022. Shueisha published the 27th volume, which includes the Terraforming one-shot, in April 2024.
A nine-chapter side story, titled Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya, was serialized in the same magazine from October to December in 2019. The manga has a cumulative 20 million copies of its volumes in circulation.
VIZ Media licensed the manga in English and shipped the 27th and final volume in June 2025. Shueisha is also releasing the manga and side story digitally in English on its Manga Plus platform.
The manga won the 64th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category in 2019. It ranked second in the comic category of the 2018 Next Manga Awards, was selected as a Jury Recommended Work in the Manga Division at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival, and was nominated for the 54th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2023.
Announcement
Official site: https://dr-stone.jp/
Official X: @STONE_anime_off
Source: animate Times
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