History YMMV / DrStone

* LoveToHate: Minister Ibara exemplifies this more than any other character, in part because he is the only antagonist who is [[VilerNewVillain completely irredeemable]]. He's an [[HateSink absolute bastard, vulgar, petty, misogynistic and arrogant jerk]] who has no redeeming qualities, but fans love to hate the jerk because these traits also make him a unique character who manages to make everyone jump for joy when he finally got what he deserved.

* LoveToHate: Minister Ibara exemplifies this more than any other character, in part because he is the only antagonist who is completely irredeemable. He's an absolute bastard, vulgar, petty, misogynistic, arrogant jerk who has no redeeming qualities, but fans love to hate the jerk because these traits also make him a unique character who manages to make everyone jump for joy. when he finally got what he deserved.

** On the one hand, there are those who enjoy how passionate Minami is about her work as a reporter, the {{Fanservice}} she provides and her ShipTease with Tsukasa. On the other hand, there are those who consider her a FlatCharacter whose only purpose is to be a walking fanservice object. Others like her character but find the fanservice itself irritating, because it is supposedly often more frequent than necessary.

*** Some have wondered if Gen is AmbiguouslyGay, either secretly or obliviously. During his introduction, he goes on to say that all he really wants is to find a cozy place to stay and cute girls to keep him company, but after choosing Senku's side Gen never brought back idea of getting harem and he don't even flirt with girls. He never says anything about having had a relationship with a girl in the past and it is incredibly extravagant fitting a certain [[CampGay gay stereotype.]]. He is also very attached to Senku when the two become friends and his best moments as a person are about him. Does Gen only feel friendship/admiration towards Senku or [[ShipTease something else]]?

** On the one hand, there are those who enjoy how passionate Minami is about her work as a reporter, the {{Fanservice}} she provides and her ShipTease with Tsukasa. On the other hand, there are those who consider her a FlatCharacter whose only purpose in the story is to be a walking fanservice object. Others like her character but find the fanservice itself irritating, because it is supposedly often more frequent than necessary.

*** Did Gen's CharacterDevelopment as doing a HeelFaceTurn make him a better person, or [[WhatYouAreInTheDark was he always like that]]? While teaming up with the Kingdom Of Science clearly had a positive effect on him, he never actually stops his ManipulativeBastard behavior. This ''does not'' stop him from giving Senku a telescope on his birthday or putting himself in danger in order to help his allies. It's entirely likely that he's simply a multifaceted character or that he has always had a HiddenHeartOfGold so as not to appear weak.

*** Some have wondered if Gen is AmbiguouslyGay, either secretly or obliviously. During his introduction, he goes on to say that all he really wants is to find a cozy place to stay and cute girls to keep him company, but after choosing Senku's side Gen never brought back idea of getting harem and he don't even flirt with girls. He never says anything about having had a relationship with a girl in the past and it is [[CampGay incredibly extravagant]]. He is also very attached to Senku when the two become friends and his best moments as a person are about him. Does Gen only feel friendship/admiration towards Senku or [[ShipTease something else]]?

** Tsukasa. Many consider him to be one of the best villains in the manga due hisintimidating aura and being a WellIntentionedExtremist who deep down wants the best for the Stone World, gaining sympathy from his defenders due his tragic backstory. His detractors think that he's too over the top and dramatic or consider his motivations unrealistic, as well as UnintentionallyUnsympathetic due to the extent of his actions.
** Kinro and Ginro, especially the latter. Some like Kinro for being [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]] and the responsible to Ginro's foolish, while others find his seriousness boring or dislike him for putting HonorBeforeReason. As depending on the moment, he is depicted either as a lovable CowardlyLion or as a mere perverted [[TheDitz goof-ball]], Ginro has a mostly mixed reception as he is considered one of the most funniest or annoying characters in history.
** Minami. On the one hand, there are those who enjoy how passionate she is about her work as a reporter, the {{Fanservice}} she provides and her ShipTease with Tsukasa. On the other hand, there are those who consider her a FlatCharacter whose only purpose in the story is to be a walking fanservice object. Others like her character but find the fanservice itself irritating, because it is supposedly often more frequent than necessary.

** Minami. On the one hand, there are those who enjoy how passionate she is about her work as a reporter, the {{Fanservice}} she provides and her subtle ShipTease with Tsukasa. On the other hand, there are those who consider her a FlatCharacter whose only purpose in the story is to be a walking fanservice object. Others like her character but find the fanservice itself irritating, because it is supposedly often more frequent than necessary.

** Homura, Hyoga's right hand, gained popularity since her debut despite her minor role thanks to her appearance and being a DarkActionGirl.

* LGBTFanbase: The manga has gathered a good queer fanbase, which can be separated into four groups. The first is those who are fans of the pretty male and female characters. The second is those who like characters with androgynous designs that have come to be interpreted as genderfluid or non-binary. The third is those who believe Senku is asexual and/or aromantic. The final group are those who are fans of HoYay moments between some characters.

** It's hard to find a character who ''hasn't'' been shipped with Senku. [[HoYay Gen]], [[OddCouple Kohaku]], and [[FoeYayShipping Tsukasa]] are the most popular options, but he's also been shipped with [[ChildhoodFriends Taiju, Yuzuriha]], [[BirdsOfAFeather Chrome]], [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Ryusui]], [[AccidentalMarriage Ruri]], [[MRSDegree Amaryllis, Luna]], and [[EvilCounterpart Dr. Xeno]].
** Ryusui has been shipped with ''a lot'' of characters, both in story and fanworks. So far with [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Ukyo, Tsukasa]}, [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Senku]], [[BirdsOfAFeather Gen]], [[OddCouple Minami]], [[UndyingLoyalty Francois]], [[{{Foil}} Stanley]], and [[IncestYayShipping Sai]].

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Senkuu has been shipped with ''a lot'' of characters, both in story and fanworks. So far with [[FanPreferredCouple Gen]], [[OddCouple Kohaku]], [[HoYay Taiju]], [[ChildhoodFriends Yuzuriha]], [[BirdsOfAFeather Chrome]], [[FoeYayShipping Tsukasa]], [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Ryusui]], [[AccidentalMarriage Ruri]], [[MRSDegree Luna]], and [[EvilCounterpart Dr. Xeno]].

* ShipMates: Kohaku/Senku get along well with Ruri/Chrome and Yuzuriha/Taiju shippers.
** For the HoYay shippers, the usual combination is Ryusui/Ukyo with Senku/Gen.

* {{Moe}}: Suika is adored by the fandom for being an enthusiastic and an endlessly sweet little girl who is useful to the story to boot.

** Despite having only a brief role as one of Tsukasa's subordinates, Hyoga placed much higher than his master in the first popularity poll.
** [[DarkActionGirl Homura]] had her fans right after her debut.

* CryForTheDevil: No matter how one [[BaseBreakingCharacter feels about Tsukasa]], it's hard not to feel pity for him. His younger sister was declared clinically dead forcing him to become a wrestler in order to financially support his sister's medical care, all while he was still a kid. However, no adults bothered to try to help him and instead were cruel to him or simply ignored him, causing his view of humanity to darken. [[spoiler:When he finally reunites with sister, his second-in-command betrays him and attempts to kill Mirai to force Tsukasa to take the hit, resulting in him being seriously injured and put into cryosleep]].

* FanNickname: According to [[Website/FourChan /a/]] the manga has received several, all of them, puns:
** Professor Pyrite
** Granite Graduate
** Dr. Fluorite
** Dolomite Doctorate
** Ferrous Faculty
** Rock Doc
** Azurite Academic

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Senkuu has been shipped with ''a lot'' of characters, both in story and fanworks. So far with [[OddCouple Kohaku]], [[ChildhoodFriends Taiju, Yuzuriha]], [[BirdsOfAFeather Chrome]], [[FoeYayShipping Tsukasa]], [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Gen, Ryusui]], [[AccidentalMarriage Ruri]], [[MRSDegree Luna]], and [[EvilCounterpart Dr. Xeno]].

** Tsukasa as the first BigBad. Many consider him to be one of the best villains in the manga due hisintimidating aura and being a WellIntentionedExtremist who deep down wants the best for the Stone World, gaining sympathy from his defenders due his tragic backstory. His detractors think that he's too over the top and dramatic or consider his motivations unrealistic, as well as UnintentionallyUnsympathetic due to the extent of his actions.

*** Why exactly did Gen join the Kingdom Of Science? Was it just for his own benefit and he knew that this was the winning side? In reality, he was never interested in the Empire of Might and did he miss things from the old world like cola? Did he [[EveryoneHasStandards dislike Tsukasa's ambitions]] to destroy the petrified adults (as seen in the war arc)? Or is it a combination of everything?

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Ginro suffers from this the most. Depending on the episode, he is depicted either as a lovable CowardlyLion or as a mere [[TheDitz goof-ball]]. As a result, his reception is mostly mixed.

*** Some have wondered if Gen is AmbiguouslyGay, either secretly or obliviously. During his introduction, he goes on to say that all he really wants is to find a cozy place to stay and cute girls to keep him company, but after choosing Senku's side Gen never brought back idea of getting harem and he don't even flirt with girls. He never says anything about having had a relationship with a girl in the past and it is incredibly extravagant, [[CampGay fitting a certain homosexual trope]]. He is also very attached to Senku when the two become friends and his best moments as a person are about him. Does Gen only feel friendship/admiration towards Senku or [[ShipTease something else]]?

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: How some people view Tsukasa's StartOfDarkness. Yes, the fisherman who attacked Tsukasa overreacted, and getting violently assaulted as a child like that would be pretty traumatizing. However, even if Tsukasa didn't know that he was trespassing, you can't ignore the fact that his Luddite views and desire to kill all adults formed just because [[DisproportionateRetribution one was a]] JerkAss [[RevengeBeforeReason to him once when he was a kid]]. The story does later provide more context to try and explain this better, showing it wasn't just because of a single bad moment in his past that caused it, but because of the nature of how it is done, it doesn't work for everyone as an explanation.
** There's also the fact that, despite his murderous opinion of adults, most of his kingdom appears to be made up of them. Yo himself was a police officer, a job known for systemic abuse and corruption. As a result, Tsukasa comes off as either painfully deluded or irritatingly hypocritical.

** Another rare pair is the Nikki and Ukyo ship, who have only a few interactions during the Stone Wars arc, the two being the first HellFaceTurn from Tsukasa's empire.