Dr. STONE reboot: Byakuya

Dr. STONE reboot: Byakuya
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Japanese Name	Dr.STONE (ドクターストーン) reboot (リブート) :百 (びゃく) 夜 (や)
Rōmaji Name	Dokutā Sutōn Ribūto: Byakuya
Author	Boichi
Publisher	Weekly Shonen Jump
Run	October 28 - December 23, 2019

Dr. STONE reboot: Byakuya (Dr.STONE (ドクターストーン) reboot (リブート) :百 (びゃく) 夜 (や) , Dokutā Sutōn Ribūto: Byakuya) is a spin-off manga that focuses on Byakuya Ishigami. The manga is both written and illustrated by Boichi. It was published in Weekly Shonen Jump.

It is considered a separate, non-canonical story to the main Dr. Stone series.

Volume Summary

Learn what happened when the world turned to stone in this special side story to Dr. Stone. As Senku and his friends are being turned to stone, his father Byakuya is on the International Space Station. This is the story of the crew as they try to survive as the only humans left unpetrified!

Chapters

• Z=1: Humanity's Support System
• Z=2: Quail Egg Toss
• Z=3: Space, Please
• Z=4: Humanity's Return to Mother Earth
• Z=5: Waiting for Byakuya is Hard Work
• Z=6: In Order to Protect the ISS, I Must Hunt
• Z=7: I Can See You
• Z=8: An Era Without Gray
• Z=9: I Am Here

Gallery

Proof of non-canon

Author's Comment

Riichiro Inagaki

An extravagant spinoff drawn by none other than Boichi Sensei! My only job was supervising character dialogue, and it was a task I performed with gusto. Anyhow, this is a completely original tale from Boichi Sensei. Sort of a "What if?!" story that takes place in an alternate universe, separate from the main Dr. Stone series. And within that grandiose plot is Rei the robot, who makes for a valiant and adorable hero! I got to enjoy this as a reader, just like you. Hopefully they'll make merchandise!

Boichi

The time spent putting together this spinoff felt short to me, but it was still intense and meaningful. It was my first work in Shonen Jump where I was also in charge of writing the story, and it's also Shonen Jump's first sci-fi series that makes use of hard sci-fi rules and principles. It even contains chapters without any humans. What's more, it's the product of consulting with a real-life astronaut who actually rode in a Soyuz module and visited the International Space Station. I'm beyond grateful to everyone who made this challenge possible, including the editorial department, my editor and of course Inagaki Sensei. And naturally, I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart and then some to the readers who gave me a change to work on something so moving and full of joy. I've gotten so much support from all of you! I have to confess, I feel the same way about you readers as Rei does about Byakuya. I hereby dedicate this work to those with the spirit to draw, those with patient souls and everyone with feelings buried deep inside their hearts.