Who Voices Senku in Dr. Stone Season 3 Episode 9? Complete Dub & Sub Guide
By Sophia Al-Mansoor
The widespread suspicion regarding Senku’s English voice actor during Season 3 did not emerge in a vacuum. In early 2022, Dismuke suffered severe vocal cord strain that forced him into an extended, medically mandated vocal rest period. The injury temporarily sidelined him from several prominent simuldubs, most visibly forcing ADR director Clifford Chapin to fill in for him as Miyuki Shirogane in the third season of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.
When the one-hour TV special Dr. STONE: Ryusui aired in mid-2022, dub enthusiasts braced for another emergency fill-in. Crunchyroll production delays allowed Dismuke sufficient healing time, ensuring his return for the special and the full production run of Dr. STONE: New World across 2023. By the time Episode 9 went into the booth, Dismuke was fully cleared and in peak form.
In a retrospective interview alongside Gen Asagiri's voice actor Brandon McInnis, Dismuke discussed the series' enduring themes of human resilience. The duo stressed how grueling the ADR sessions for Dr. STONE can be compared to typical action anime. Senku rarely speaks in simple battle cries. Instead, Dismuke must rattle off multi-clause chemical formulas, thermodynamic equations, and sarcastic one-liners across relentless four-hour recording blocks. A voice actor's larynx absorbs immense punishment during these dense exposition cycles, occasionally altering an actor's natural timbre from one recording session to the next.
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