Was this written by 12 year old with internet access? While the manga's initial premise is mad interesting, the utter lack of nuance when treating themes of civilization, war, violence, and community is honestly embarrassing. The presumptuous and erroneus assumption that violence is the central pillar of civilization is lame, tired, insufferable. I hear they develop this eventually (cell phones, wow...) but I dropped this 8 chapters in. I was initially drawn to Dr. Stone bc someone described as the 'new hope of Shonen Jump' (and so I recognize and understand that this is a manga for kids!!!!) but the series does not live up to the hype.
The characters are all extreme caricatures, and worse, some are caricatural morons - not only one-dismensional but also unnervingly grating. The humor....weird facial expressions and characters yelling at each other.
The art is lovely and detailed. EXCEPT for the tropey girl character who LOOKS LIKE ASTROBOY TO A DISCONCERTING EXTENT!?
Writing this review has actually convinced me to continue reading Dr Stone if only to indulge in the so bad its goodness of the series.
