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Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone.... One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim - until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science!. Senkus father, the astronaut Byakuya, returned to Earth shortly after humanity turned to stone. What did he leave behind for his son to discover thousands of years later? In the meantime, Senku and the villagers have to contend with attackers from the Tsukasa Empire. The dire situation calls for drastic measures, so they start work on their strongest weapon yet...
About the Author
He is a mangaka from Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in October 2001 with Nandodemo Roku Gatsu J? San Hi, and also wrote for the magazine Square Freeze and Love Love Santa, published in November 2001 and in February 2002 respectively. He later moved to Shueisha's Weekly Sh?nen Jump, in wich he won the 7th "Story King" section in the same year.