Dr. Stone - Stone Wars

My predictions regarding the second season became real, and it is now really more of a shonen anime than a serious scientific one. The processes for making new scientific advances have been cut down, so sometimes it almost seems like some things can be done in minutes (which seems pretty unrealistic). While we still occasionally get some of the detailed step-by-step instructions on how things should work, the actual workings do not get as much attention. Instead, it is like a struggle and everything is just about "my science is better than your natural selection"! Likewise, I have a pretty big problem with how quickly characters change their minds and how weird it feels. So, a guy wants to kill you, and so you tell that guy you can help them with what is really bothering them, and the next thing you know you and your arch-enemy are best friends (because even Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War was really just a nice guy who was misunderstood!) and now there are some heart-warming moments between you (accompanied by wistful music), and you could not have predicted that during the previous episode, which left me feeling a bit sick. There are two more things I somehow cannot stomach! - the science is not as believable anymore (I think it is more like MacGyver now), and the relationships and emotions change on a whim! On the other hand - it is a lot more action-packed, there are a lot of new characters and most are pretty memorable, it does not get boring, as it is mostly still funny and dynamic. Of course, when there are more characters, then in practice that means there has to be that classic shonen cliché, that when the show hits an important moment, every character has one line to give their opinion on it, and so you have a five-minute cut to every character getting their screen time. I did not think Dr.Stone - Stone Wars was as good as the first season, so I am only awarding this a strong three stars, however, I will look out for the next season. 6.4/10 (03/25/2021)