Source: Sumio (@tempkinder) - image reproduced with permission
Kindergartner obsessed with Dr. Stone wows Japanese Twitter users with science learned from the series
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When you’re young and obsessed with certain anime or manga series, there’s a tendency to try to learn things from the series that you might find cool. In my case, it was learning all the different hand seals from Naruto, but in a Japanese kindergartner’s case, he was learning how to write down chemical formulas after he was inspired by the science-based manga and anime series, Dr. Stone.
Dr. Stone is an ongoing manga series first written by Riichiro Inagaki in 2017, which received an anime adaptation two years later. The story takes place over 3,000 years in the future, where the 18-year-old genius protagonist, Senku Ishigami, finds himself suddenly awakened in a world of petrified humans and no traces of civilization. Science serves an important role in the series, as it holds the key to Senku’s revival and is his only tool in his mission to rebuild society.
Japanese Twitter user Sumio (@tempkinder) mentioned their son’s obsession with the show when they shared images of notes that their son had written down. He was said to have written down the different chemical formulas for the medicine they received after a trip to the hospital.
The Tweet translates as: “[My] child got too addicted to Dr. Stone and started to bug out. He's searching for the name of the medicine he got from the hospital and is writing down the chemical formula. What the hell is this (lol)?”
Sumio explains in a later Tweet that their son is in kindergarten (age 4-6 in Japan) and is unable to read kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, learned from elementary school age), so Sumio explains that their kid became obsessed with Dr. Stone from watching the anime. The kindergartner’s notes became incredibly popular, reaching over 95,000 likes and 17,000 retweets from Japanese Twitter users.
Image reproduced with permission from Sumio (@tempkinder)
Image reproduced with permission from Sumio (@tempkinder)
Many of those who responded online were impressed with the kindergartner’s notes and how he’s already showing interest in the sciences from a very young age, through comments like, “This is a wonderful talent. I hope you will always cherish that feeling of love!” Other users also mention that they look forward to what the future holds for Sumio’s son, saying, “I think this interest and ability to take action is great. His future is exciting.”
It truly is impressive that someone so young can show a deep fascination for the sciences, and here’s hoping that (unlike the hand seals I tried to learn) Sumio’s son can bring this valuable knowledge and love with him to the future.
By - Jen Laforteza.