Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya (manga discussion so SPOILERS)

seiryu

Dr. Stone Reboot Byakuya's Side Story (by Bochi!) Please use this thread to discuss the Byakuya side story for ease of posting without having to worry about spoilers for those that have not read it yet.

seiryu

Hey angellucy: here ya go. What was your favorite part of the side story?!

angellucy

Aah, sorry for being so late.. Nice! The story is worth its own thread The best part would be probably when Rei invented the lightning signal, that switched on everytime the station was above Japan. It was interesting, how the story showed Chrome's got the message Rei sended through the singals, but doesn't understand it yet. Senku did catch it too, but didn't belive after thousands of years it's sth possible, so it's still waiting to be discovered in his case And Byakuya in his final moments probably did manage to notice it in the reflection in the end, aaah, that was very heart breaking moment T.T Rei is such a hardworking robot, remarkable, Byakuya would be proud <3 Can't wait, when Senku meets Rei :)

seiryu

> Aah, sorry for being so late.. Nice! The story is worth its own thread The best part would be probably when Rei invented the lightning signal, that switched on everytime the station was above Japan. It was interesting, how the story showed Chrome's got the message Rei sended through the singals, but doesn't understand it yet. Senku did catch it too, but didn't belive after thousands of years it's sth possible, so it's still waiting to be discovered in his case And Byakuya in his final moments probably did manage to notice it in the reflection in the end, aaah, that was very heart breaking moment T.T Rei is such a hardworking robot, remarkable, Byakuya would be proud <3 Can't wait, when Senku meets Rei :) No worries, and yes it is such a great story despite being so short! Yes, I think the side story shows Byakuya seeing a light reflection that is not the sun or moon right before he passes. I am remembering this because it makes the smile on his face all that more meaningful: he not only trusts 100% in Senku but he also is happy about Rei being safe and still worrying about him. The Chrome part was huge because all the characters were still 100% dependent on Senku. This implies Chrome will be one of the potential six people to go to space (3 on Senku's side and 3 from Xeno's side). And the moment that Senku and Chrome realize the message they saw is from Rei...that's going to be the best chain reaction of emotional events in the entire series for me (since this leads to the main Byakuya and Senku connection and emotional cascade). So I really, really hope that this encounter happens at the very end of the series (after Why-man is defeated). Xeno being their takes away from the moment for me, so only Senku's group fits the best. Ah, I completely forgot which country. Do you remember the one panel on a Middle Eastern country? That's probably the part of the side story that affects the main plot the most.

angellucy

> Ah, I completely forgot which country. Do you remember the one panel on a Middle Eastern country? That's probably the part of the side story that affects the main plot the most. Not sure which chapter you mean? O.o

seiryu

> Not sure which chapter you mean? O.o I had to browse through almost half the chapters since I forgot where it was, but I found it. It's chapter 1 page 15. 1.jpg So it goes on to say how "Baikonur Cosmodrome is thoroughly equipped with highly advanced scientific equipment". I don't remember the name of "Baikonur Cosmodrome" from the raw, but that's what's showing up in on the page. I'm assuming this is the name of the base in Kazakhstan. This almost has to be a point on the space world map, and it is probably the most important.

angellucy

seiryu Kazakhstan, huh. That's cool, thanks for sharing. I wonder, how will Senku find about this clue

seiryu

> Kazakhstan, huh. That's cool, thanks for sharing. I wonder, how will Senku find about this clue You're welcome. So the most important breadcrumb is how Senku knows about classified information for the Japan equivalent of NASA (the benefit of a business credit card to use for any research). Senku knows world secrets, and likely through hacking or a shared science network. If Senku knows something that Byakuya, who is in the astronaut program, doesn't know we can safely assume the most important base in the entire series is already known to Senku. This is his dream utopia. So this directly ties to the chapter discussion where purposefully looking for breadcrumbs increases the enjoyment because ALL of the major breadcrumbs fit perfectly together. Inagaki clearly has a plan for the major arcs, and Kazakhstan is going to be the most important. Inagaki is grooming Bochi to be a full-fledged mangaka and gave him full control over this side story. Bochi had to discuss all details with Inagaki, so Kazakhstan is directly from Inagaki. The fact that it is the base where the latest technology is present (and it is exactly what Senku needs: production facilities so both resources and likely mass production facilities are going to be present). Knowing Kazakstan's importance should immediately increase your expectations for the rest of Dr. Stone. It is when going to space becomes a reality. Skimming through/not looking for the details/breadcrumbs is why you are underrating Dr. Stone despite liking it a lot. I can 100% guarantee it is all there, and all of these discussions directly reflect that. And again, Dr. Stone will continue to exceed your expectations for climax twists because of the teamwork of Inagaki with Kurara. Kurara is probably the true most valuable member of the team because she has to give the science twist that is the climax. Maybe Inagaki can describe a situation, but based on how specific the science twist is a perfect counter to guarantee a win, this implies the action is created backwards (Kurara is the creative genius). Hopefully seeing what I'm talking about fully bridges the perspective difference. Again, it is the 6 vs. 9. Both are correct, but seeing the opposite perspective helps bridge the gap much faster.

angellucy

seiryu Will see how it goes, can't wait for future inventions in that arc :)

Marco Polo

I really enjoyed this side story when it came out. Byakuya was a very big part of the Ishigami village parts of the story, and I’m sure once space travel becomes a possibility again he’ll be mentioned. The interesting part is REI - I wonder how she’ll fit into the story in the future? Since it’s implied she’s still hanging around out in space, carrying out maintenance etc.

seiryu

> I really enjoyed this side story when it came out. Byakuya was a very big part of the Ishigami village parts of the story, and I’m sure once space travel becomes a possibility again he’ll be mentioned. The interesting part is REI - I wonder how she’ll fit into the story in the future? Since it’s implied she’s still hanging around out in space, carrying out maintenance etc. Yup, it's hard to not milk the popularity of a character that is super popular despite minimal panel time. The real question is how well it stays connected without ruining the intrigue/mystery/whatever makes the character popular. The "essence" of Byakuya is set, so I think we have a solid set of characteristics and expectations that make it easy for the manga team to do. I wonder if Rei is going to come up before the ending. Hopefully Senku sees Rei's message for himself rather than just Chrome.