Dr. Stone

"Ten billion percent" is how sure Senku Ishigami is that he can rebuild the world, and he's going to need every one of those percentage points. A mysterious flash of light turned all of humanity to stone in an instant, and when Senku finally breaks free some 3,700 years later, civilization is gone and nature has swallowed what's left. Instead of despairing, the science-obsessed teenager sets out to restart human progress from scratch, with only his knowledge and his friend Taiju, a strong-hearted, easygoing teen who helps with the heavy lifting. They start small, with fire, tools, and simple chemistry, and work their way up toward bigger inventions and the mystery of what caused the petrification. Not everyone who wakes up shares his vision, though, and rival ideas about how to shape the new world put Senku's science to the test. It's a clever, fun, and surprisingly hands-on adventure that makes inventing things from raw materials feel as thrilling as any battle.