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Dr. Stone Anime's 1st Episode Gets Anime Expo Screening (Update)
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga revealed on Monday that the anime will have a world premiere screening of its first episode at this year's Anime Expo convention. Cruchyroll also revealed on Monday that the screening will be held on July 4 at 12:00 p.m. The anime's producer Shusuke Katagiri and Weekly Shonen Jump editor Hiroyuki Honda will attend the screening.
This year's Anime Expo will take place from July 4 to 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The anime will debut on Tokyo MX on July 5 at 10:00 p.m. before airing later that evening on KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. The anime will also air on TV Hokkaido, Tohoku Broadcasting, TV Aichi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting. The anime will also stream on 21 streaming services in Japan, but will stream first on d Anime Store. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs.
Shinya Iino (storyboards, episode director on Hanebad!, Revue Starlight, Made in Abyss) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment. Yuichiro Kido (episode scripts for Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, After the Rain, 91 Days) is in charge of series composition and is writing the scripts. Yuko Iwasa (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Yowamushi Pedal) is designing the characters. Tatsuya Kato (WorldEnd, Revue Starlight), Hiroaki Tsutsumi (Children of the Whales, Anima Yell!), and Yuki Kanesaka (Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond insert songs) are composing the music.
Burnout Syndromes (Gintama Season 4, Haikyu!! Second Season, Haikyu third season) will perform the opening theme song "Good Morning World!," and Rude-α will perform the ending theme song "LIFE."
Update: Screening details and guests added. Source: Crunchyroll email correspondence
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