The countdown is on for Senku’s space program. With the arrival of Dr. Stone Science Future episode 26the anime enters a phase where the conquest of the Moon is no longer just a scientist’s dream but a structured global roadmap.
After the end of the war between the Kingdom of Science and the camp of Dr. Xenopeace remains fragile. The previous episode, “Future Engine”, recalled the threat with the new message of Why-Mana sinister “DO YOU WANT TO DIE?” which transforms the rocket project into a real survival issue. In episode 26, “FIRE”, this pressure results in a total reorganization around the space program.
Dr. Stone Science Future episode 26: what date and where to see it in France?
Future Science corresponds to the season 4 of Dr. Stone and its part 3, broadcast in spring 2026, serves as a finale. Episode 26 is released in Japan on Thursday April 9, 2026 and arrives in simulcast on Crunchyroll around 4 p.m. in France (international timetable conversion).
This part 3 should have around 12 episodes and definitively conclude the anime. Note: in France, specialized sites do speak of “season 4”, even if some fans continue to search for “Dr Stone season 3 episode 26” because of the old cuts.
Senku’s Space Program: How Episode 26 Changes the Scale of the Project?
Since the discovery that the source of the petrifying waves and messages from Why-Man is on the Moonthe objective is clear: to rebuild a sort of NASA of the world of stone, capable of building a rocket. So far, Senku has laid the industrial foundations and sealed a technical alliance with Dr. Xeno, an aeronautics expert.
In “FIRE”, the Kingdom of Science moves up a gear by splitting into three large specialized teams. The team of Senku Ishigami embarks on the New Perseusa ship significantly faster and packed with technology compared to the first Perseus, to launch a real world tour. Objective: explore each accessible continent, awaken key specialists and secure rare resources for the rocket.
On the American continent, the Dr. Xeno takes the lead Superalloy Citywhere it pushes “dark science” focused on high-risk materials and heavy R&D. Its superalloys, ultra-strong metals essential to space engines and hulls, are crucial but its methods flirt with the ethical limit. Finally, Taiju directs Corn Citya logistical lung that provides food, alcohol, fuel and raw materials to feed the scientific machine.
Why is episode 26 a key step towards the Moon and Why-Man?
By combining the chilling message of Why-Man and the division into three poles, episode 26 transforms the rocket project into a real planetary space program. The anime should now alternate between the New Perseus tour, the risky experiments of Superalloy City and the industrial rise of Corn City, with Senku’s team at the center of the screen.
Behind this build-up lies another tension: the way Senku and Xeno view Why-Man. The first sees it as a threat to neutralize, while the second could perceive it as a technology to exploit. If episode 26 does not yet deliver the final confrontation, it clearly sets the playing field for the final stretch towards the Moon and prepares the difficult choices that await the Kingdom of Science in the coming episodes.