Dr. Stone: Stone Wars - Kaisen Zenya Special Eizou

A recap of the first season and a small preview of the beginning of the second, Dr. Stone makes its return to the anime stage in light of the second season, starting at the beginning of next year. I am hyped for S2, I've heard great things about it story-wise, I've even made the effort of putting the manga on hold as to not spoil myself for the upcoming Stone Wars Saga. Dr. Stone was one of the better shows of last year, and with its increase in manga sales and its reception among anime fans has spurred a sequel series in the making. Shonen Jump's Special Anime Festa 2020 released this episode onto Crunchyroll's YouTube channel with English subs, so you can watch it there. For about 19 minutes of the video, we revisit the events of season 1 with commentary from Senkuu and Ruri, glossing over the major achievements Senkuu and the village were able to achieve in preparation of the fight against Tsukasa and his army. They reused old scenes of the show, so the animation and artwork hasn't changed. It was nice to hear some of the songs used in the first season, as they were able to use the soundtracks properly. It was overall a very nice refresher to re-jog our memories. Moving onto the last quarter of the episode, we get new content that leads up to the beginning of season 2, seeing a couple new inventions from Senkuu, as well as the start of the operation. I'm buzzing to start S2. Overall, this was a good refresher of season 1, and as a way to build up hype for season 2. I hope that season two improves to solve the technical issues that it faced last year. 6/10.

This recap episode for the first season did a fantastic job at going over the main events of Dr Stone. I wasn't expecting much as recaps in general tend to feel rushed due to it's nature, but with this, I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the recap and would probably watch it again. The pacing was good and most of the important/key scenes were included. The only thing missing was some of the backstory events, but we see visual references of that anyway. The recap felt short and sweet so it was overall an easy watch. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a quick refresher in preparation for the next season. Plus there is a preview from the next season which I thought was nice to include.

I almost started counting seconds to the second season release, but it seems that 2021 is yet to arrive, and then this recap dropped, then I thought, cool, it's a recap, but at least it's something. While a cool and condensed screening of everything that happened in the first season, it did contain some original animation at the end of the episode, and probably scenes from the second season which made it more hyped up for us on the waiting bench. Looking at this again, the animation is great, still missing the point from people criticizing it when it was still being aired, the OSTs are as amazing as I remember them to be too. Senku's confident voice is here as well with all of the rest of the cast. All in all, a decent recap that covers the real prize that is the last 3 minutes which gives you an idea of what they might be facing in the next season.

(Quick Review) This was just recap of the entire season one of Dr stone. Since this is a recap the story is the same but near the end, we get some minutes of the second season on how Senkuu is with his allies and is takin the phone he's created to Tsukasa territory to give it to his two friends who's been infiltrating Tsukasa area for a while. The recap wasn't bad as it just had the same art, sound, and characters from last season and the preview at the end was a really good way to get us hyped for the next season. Story 7/10 Art 8/10 Sound 7/10 Character 7/10 Enjoyment 7/10 Overall 8/10

Dr. Stone: Stone Wars - Kaisen Zenya Special Eizou (2020) Recap episode which actually is pretty well done. It begins with nice formatting for retelling the story to future generations like with Senku's dad. It is actually a really nice way to make a recap seem more like an episode. The recap itself was very informative and enjoyable. I would say it is kind of bad that a whole 2 cour show can be summarised so quickly. It does have a great structure and it nice to watch. Art is the same due to it being mostly cut scenes, even the new bits like the start are very well done. Sound is the same quality as before. Characters are the same as before. It is alright in the end but a recap is a recap and they will never be as good and always seem a bit pointless. It would be much better to throw a couple of minute recap since the last episode onto the first episode of the new season like with most non-anime shows. Feels like a bit of overkill to produce a full episode for this purpose. If you want people who haven't seen season 1 to come to join the season 2 watchers giving them 22 minutes as a full recap probably isn't great as an idea as now they can skip it.

I watched it right after i finished Season 1 of Dr. Stone so the first half was useless to me, because it is only a recap. There is some other stuff at the end which is new but it was not THAT good, could have just as well been in the TV series instead of being a standalone thing, for that reason im giving it a low score. You should still watch this if you haven't watched Season 1 in a long time and you don't remember everything fully, this is quite a good recap. Also watch this if you are crazy for new Dr. Stone content while you wait for Season 3

There isn't much to say about this one. This is essentially a recap of the first season, but also a teaser for the next one. As far as recap/teaser trailers go, this was done VERY well. Usually, they are incredibly boring and sitting through them can just feel painful - but this was enjoyable and scenes were shown briefly before moving on since this is the length of a single episode. It ends with what will either be at the start of Season 2 or Season 2 will follow immediately after it. Either way, enjoyable like the rest of the series.

Another recap... No matter how well-produced or well-integrated into the franchise it is, a recap is ultimately just a recap. After watching so many specials of this kind for MyAnimeList reviews, I’ve developed a certain aversion to the format. Perhaps at another time I’d be more understanding, but today I simply can’t get excited about this type of production. Dr. Stone: Stone Wars - Kaisen Zenya Special Eizou does exactly what it sets out to do: summarize the key events of the first season to prepare the viewer for the events of Stone Wars. Technically, it fulfills its purpose. The editing is solid, the scenes are well-chosen, and the narrative manages to condense an entire season into a short runtime without becoming completely confusing. The problem is that, for anyone who has just finished watching the series, there is practically no new content. For almost its entire duration, the special simply rehashes important moments the audience already knows. There are no new revelations, relevant unseen scenes, or significant expansions of the story. It is literally a fast-paced review of past events. For someone binge-watching the series, this ends up being a rather tedious experience, as you spend a good chunk of time re-watching exactly what you saw just a few hours earlier. Of course, I understand why recaps exist. When there is a long gap between seasons, they really help refresh the audience's memory without the need to re-watch dozens of episodes. In that regard, they play an important role, and there are certainly people who enjoy this type of special. The issue is that it has never really worked for me. After consuming so many recaps, they’ve all started to feel the same. The anime changes, the characters change, but the feeling remains: I’m just wasting time re-watching familiar scenes without getting much of anything in return. That ends up making the experience quite dull. If it’s been a long time since you watched the first season of Dr. Stone, this special might be useful for recalling the events before starting Stone Wars. Now, if you’ve just finished the previous season or everything is still fresh in your memory, I honestly don’t see much reason to watch it. You can move straight on to the continuation without missing a thing. Ultimately, this special isn't bad from a technical standpoint. It simply suffers from the same problem as practically every recap: it delivers exactly what it promises, but rarely manages to be engaging for those who already know the story. Rating: 5/10. =================================================================================================================Versão em Português===================================== Mais um recap... Por mais bem produzido que seja ou por mais bem encaixado que esteja dentro da franquia, no fim das contas um recap continua sendo apenas um recap. Depois de assistir tantos especiais desse tipo para fazer reviews no MyAnimeList, acabei criando uma certa resistência a esse formato. Talvez em outro momento eu fosse mais compreensivo, mas hoje simplesmente não consigo me empolgar com esse tipo de produção. Dr. Stone: Stone Wars - Kaisen Zenya Special Eizou faz exatamente aquilo que se propõe: resumir os principais acontecimentos da primeira temporada para preparar o espectador para os eventos de Stone Wars. Tecnicamente ele cumpre sua função. A edição é boa, as cenas foram bem selecionadas e a narrativa consegue condensar uma temporada inteira em pouco tempo sem ficar completamente confusa. O problema é que, para quem acabou de assistir à série, praticamente não existe conteúdo novo. Durante quase toda a duração, o especial apenas reapresenta momentos importantes que o público já conhece. Não há novas revelações, cenas inéditas relevantes ou qualquer expansão significativa da história. É literalmente uma revisão acelerada dos acontecimentos anteriores. Para quem está maratonando a obra, isso acaba sendo uma experiência bem cansativa, já que você passa boa parte do tempo revendo exatamente aquilo que assistiu poucas horas antes. É claro que entendo por que recaps existem. Quando existe um intervalo grande entre temporadas, eles ajudam bastante a refrescar a memória do público sem a necessidade de reassistir dezenas de episódios. Nesse aspecto, eles cumprem um papel importante e certamente existem pessoas que aproveitam esse tipo de especial. O problema é que isso nunca conseguiu funcionar muito bem para mim. Depois de consumir tantos recaps, todos eles começaram a parecer iguais. Muda o anime, mudam os personagens, mas a sensação permanece a mesma: estou apenas gastando tempo revendo cenas conhecidas sem receber praticamente nada em troca. Isso acaba tornando a experiência bastante sem graça. Se você faz muito tempo que assistiu à primeira temporada de Dr. Stone, talvez esse especial seja útil para lembrar dos acontecimentos antes de começar Stone Wars. Agora, se você acabou de terminar a temporada anterior ou ainda tem tudo fresco na memória, sinceramente não vejo muito motivo para assistir. Dá para seguir diretamente para a continuação sem perder absolutamente nada. No fim, esse especial não é ruim tecnicamente. Ele apenas sofre do mesmo problema de praticamente todo recap: entrega exatamente aquilo que promete, mas dificilmente consegue ser interessante para quem já conhece a história. Nota: 5/10.