NO.369ANIMEOOTDNikki Hanada
NO.369ANIMEANIME OOTD / CHARACTER ARCHIVE
Nikki Hanada
Dr. STONE ↗ / 2018
Tsukasa Empire guard / Kingdom of Science ally
AI-assisted illustrations · Not official anime stills








Nikki Hanada is one of the people revived by Tsukasa in Dr. STONE. Her introduction belongs to the manga’s 2018 material, with early scenes collected in Japanese volume 8, released on December 4 that year. The series began serialization in 2017, a separate date from Nikki’s arrival.
Nikki’s seriousness extends from physical action to the music she treasures. Her judo background is one part of her character, while her response to a familiar song reveals another. One way to watch her story is to notice what earns her trust and what moves her; this is a reading of the character, not additional canon.
Stone Wars spoilers: Nikki’s devotion to Lillian lets her see through Gen’s impersonation. Senku then plays the real voice preserved on a record, and Nikki recognizes that the singer she loves is gone. Protecting Lillian’s last surviving song gives her a reason to support the Kingdom of Science, changing her place in the conflict.
Nikki initially watches Taiju and Yuzuriha while they are undercover in Tsukasa’s empire. Once a telephone links them to Senku’s group, she becomes the first target of Gen’s persuasion plan. Their encounter gives the invention a personal dimension: a device can carry a voice across a distance, but the listener still has to decide whether to trust it.
Atsumi Tanezaki voices Nikki in the anime. Stone Wars episode 3, released in January 2021, focuses on her bond with Lillian’s music. Twin blond braids, green eyes and distinctive eyebrows define her face, with purple bows finishing her Stone World braids. This page’s AI illustrations are unofficial fan art, not original anime artwork.
A reader can see Nikki’s story as a reminder that rebuilding civilization also means preserving music and memory. That is an interpretation, not a declared authorial message. The wider franchise has a recent audience signal: on June 4, 2026, ABEMA reported manga circulation above 20 million copies. The figure describes the series, not Nikki’s individual popularity.