Anime
Episode 30 – Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE
©Kome Studio, Boichi/SHUEISHA, Dr.STONE Project
As much as I’ve enjoyed Dr. Stone‘s sprint to the finish line in its final season, this week’s episode does unfortunately come a cropper of the show’s haste to move all of its players into endgame position. Taking the wrong kind of lessons from Game of Thrones’ final two seasons, here we have Senku and friends racing across the globe, barely stopping off for a moment before launching off somewhere else. There’s breathless pacing, and then there’s exhausting pacing. It’s like there’s a massive checklist of tasks that must be achieved as fast as (super)humanly possible, storytelling be damned.
In previous reviews, I’ve praised the show for its emotional moments; however, the long-delayed return to Chrome and Kohaku’s village fell a little flat for me. Perhaps that’s because they’d just previously been reunited with Soyuz and the others on Treasure Island, prior to which they’d stopped off in Malaysia for a bit of rubber sap harvesting and rice farming. (Presumably they stayed there for a full rice harvest cycle, which at three times per year in an equatorial country, must have meant a stop-off of four months. Not that you’d know it from the frenetic pace.) Of course, their journey started in the southern hemisphere, in Australia, where they mined enough Bauxite (aluminum ore) with which to build a space rocket, and their reason for heading all the way up the Pacific Rim to Japan is to use that naturally mountainous country for hydroelectric power. It makes sense that Senku’s had this all planned out, and when they arrive, the dam’s already been built. Should all of this incredible progress feel quite so effortless, though?
I do like the moments where the characters slow down to bounce off one another, whether that’s Senku making his usual bold claims that make everyone’s eyes pop out of their heads, or the brief interludes where everyone stops to enjoy a slap-up meal together. As a majority-Japanese crew, they’re beyond overjoyed to be able to sample simple joys like onigiri and sushi again, and Francois is literally fired up to cook them. Senku’s usually all about the big picture, but he shows he’s a good leader by looking out for his friends, providing for their material and emotional needs with “soul food.”
Chrome and Suika’s determination to learn complex mathematics from Sai is inspiring, too. They’re on a clock, aiming to build a safe return rocket by the time Senku builds his own one-way craft. I’m pretty sure Senku already knows what’s up with them, smiling as he watches them use applied mathematics to calculate the areas of new rice paddies. While it’s all well and good being a genius, is there anything more satisfying than watching your proteges strive to one day exceed you?
I’m absolutely not sold on the silly plotline of Suika’s little dog and boar pets building a massive wall to protect the petrified village people. Animals generally don’t have the sustained drive and attention, not to mention cognitive capabilities, to complete such a plan. It’s one of the more daft aspects of the show that’s probably best to let slide. Although Dr. Stone loves to revel in all forms of science, mathematics, and engineering, in the end, it’s a silly shonen sci-fi rather than a deeply serious drama. That’s ok, I’ve stuck with it this long, I can forgive such brazen indulgences, as long as they don’t start to overshadow everything else.
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The 157th issue of Kadokawa‘s Dengeki Daioh G magazine launched Mozukuzu‘s new Kemomimi Miko no Isekai Jinja Saikō-ki: Kami-sama ga Kureta Kiseki no Chikara no sei de Matsurare Sugite Komattemasu (The story of a shrine maiden with animal ears reviving a shrine in another world: I’m Troubled by Being Worshipped Too Much Because of the Miraculous Power a God Gave Me) manga on Monday. The manga is an adaptation of writer Mizuho Itsuki (Management of a Novice Alchemist (light novel) and illustrator risumi’s novel of the same title.
©Mozukuzu, Mizuho Itsuki, risumi
The story centers on high school girl Suzuka Mimori, who works as a shrine maiden at her family’s shrine. One day, she gets caught up in a mysterious vortex and is transported to another world. There, she receives a letter from the enshrined deity. The god, who was once worshipped as a divine beast but is now forgotten, wants Suzuka to serve as a shrine maiden and gather worshippers again. For Suzuka to do that, the god gives her a mysterious power that lets her perform “miracles,” plus fox ears and a tail (based on the god’s preference?).
Kadokawa published the original novel in September 2024.
Mozukuzu launched the manga adaptation of Ryūichi Suzuki‘s Dungeon Farm: Kicked Out of My Home, So I’m Homesteading in a Dungeon! light novel series in Square Enix‘s Gangan Online website in August 2023. The manga ended with its fourth compiled book volume that shipped in October 2025. Square Enix‘s Manga UP! Global service published the manga in English digitally.
Source: Dengeki Daioh G issue 157 and X/Twitter account
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Anime
Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor Anime’s English Dub Debuts on October 4 – News
©Okumaro/Suiseisha Inc.
WWWave Corporation‘s anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Monday that the English dub of the television anime of Okumaro‘s Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor, I’m Gonna Click Away On The Girls! (Mouse Cursor de Genjitsu o Sōsa Dekiru Yō ni Natta node, Onna no Ko o Ippai Click Shima~su, or Click Me All Over) manga will debut on the service on October 4 alongside the Japanese television premiere.
The company revealed the English dub cast:
The dub staff includes:
The anime is part of the AnimeFesta programming block in Japan. The anime will debut on television in Japan on October 4 at 25:00 (effectively October 5 at 1:00 a.m.) on Tokyo MX and BS11. The anime began streaming in Japan earlier on AnimeFesta starting on September 11. OceanVeil also began streaming the anime on the same day.
OceanVeil describes Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor, I’m Gonna Click Away On The Girls! anime’s story:
Takumi, an ordinary otaku, is sitting in IT class when he notices something impossible: his computer mouse cursor has sprung right out of the screen and into the real world! Panicked, he asks his bossy childhood friend Mone if she can see it, but she just brushes him off. Realizing the cursor is completely invisible to others and under his control, Takumi decides to test it out by slipping it between the gaps in Mone’s clothes and clicking away!
As Mone writhes from the unfamiliar sensation, Takumi uncovers a floating real-life context menu featuring incredible controls like “Cut”, “Paste”, “Double Sensitivity Mode”, and even “The Real Deal” (if he can earn enough Click Points!). But keeping his new powers a secret isn’t easy. Between accidental wardrobe malfunctions caused by ‘Cut’, mysterious classmates pursuing him, and art club presidents who might actually see the cursor, Takumi’s clicking spree is about to set off a wild, slapstick chain reaction!
Kazuya Nakamura is the anime’s planning and executive producer, Reiga Goto is the producer, Studio Hōkiboshi is producing the anime, and Suiseisha is credited for production. Makoto Sokuza is the director, Eeyo Kurosaki is overseeing the series scripts, Minakawa Akapiv is the character designer, and Harimasu is the chief animation director.
Other staff members include:
Okumaro began serializing the manga on the ComicFesta service in March 2024, and Suiseisha published the manga’s fourth volume on September 18. Coolmic is publishing the manga in English under the title Click Me All Over.
Source: Press release
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Manga launched on Monday
Manga creator Katsuwo launched a manga adaptation of Renren Ii’s Ōja no Ban Kuruwase: Net Shōgi no Teiō, Real Taikai de Chōjō o Mezasu (Underdog Upsets the King) light novels in the November issue of Kadokawa‘s Dengeki Daioh G on Monday. The issue’s front cover will also feature the manga.
© Kadokawa
© Renren Ii, Fujiko, Kadokawa
The story centers on Mikado Watanabe, an introverted high school student who maintains a double identity online as the so-called “King of Self-Destruction,” a high level online shōgi player who makes even pro players shudder. Mikado joins his high school’s shōgi club after a series of strange events, enter the amateur shōgi tournament Kōryūsen, and begins his rise in the game outside of the Internet, alongside his fellow club members.
Renren Ii launched the originals story’s serialization in Kadokawa‘s Kakuyomu website in December 2023, and the story is ongoing. Kadokawa published the story’s first print volume on March 21, with illustrations by Fujiko. The third volume shipped on August 24, and the fourth volume will ship on November 20.
Katsuwo launched the #Zombie Sagashitemasu (#ImLookingForZombies) manga in Kadokawa‘s Comic Dengeki DaiohG magazine in June 2022. Kadokawa published the third and final compiled book volume in January 2024. Yen Press licensed the manga. The manga is getting a television anime that will debut on October 3. Crunchyroll will stream the anime.
Katsuwo‘s Mitsuboshi Colors manga inspired the television anime of the same name, which premiered in January 2018. Sentai Filmworks streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
Katsuwo launched the Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (Solitary “__” Life, or Hitori Bocchi’s “__” Life) manga in the inaugural issue Comic Dengeki DaiohG in September 2013, and ended it in April 2021. Kadokawa published the manga’s eighth and final volume in June 2021. The manga inspired a television anime adaptation in April 2019. Crunchyroll streamed the anime.
Source: Dengeki Daioh G November issue and website
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