Dinosaur Sanctuary

by Itaru Kinoshita

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction
Pages: 206
Series: Dinosaur Sanctuary #3
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Synopsis:

THE NEWBIE LOOKS FOR HER DINO HOME.

Suma Suzume, the newest keeper at struggling Enoshima Dinoland, has reached the end of her three-month orientation period. It’s time for a new challenge: working alongside each of the department heads to find her permanent place on the staff! First on the list is Igarashi Keisuke, and Suzume will learn what makes him tick as they care for the park’s pachycephalosaurs and stegosaurs.

Each volume of Itaru Kinoshita’s Dinosaur Sanctuary is pretty similar because it’s mostly “dinosaur has problem, solve it, dinosaur is happy”, but I’ve been enjoying that somewhat predictable format.

Volume three has pachycephalosaurs, which was exciting! I used to adore them as a kid. I didn’t know we think maybe (probably? I need to look this up more) Dracorex was just a juvenile form of Pachycephalosaurus, or that we have little skeletal evidence below the wrist for their anatomy. I’ve seen so many reconstructions, I’d assumed they were based on a greater number of bones!

It also delves into some realistic stuff about how to keep a dinosaur park afloat, positioning it as very akin to a zoo. If dinosaurs are commonplace, does the shine fade? Given the success of zoos, I kinda doubt it, to be honest — but combined with the accident previously mentioned, maybe that would be enough? Or maybe if you don’t have any of the most glitzy, high status dinosaurs? Perhaps yes.

Rating: 3/5 (“liked it”)