Dinosaur Sanctuary

by Itaru Kinoshita

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction
Pages: 202
Series: Dinosaur Sanctuary #4
Rating:

Synopsis:

DINO ON THE LOOSE!

Suma Suzume is getting ready for her first winter as a dinokeeper at the struggling Enoshima Dinoland, but she’s got more to deal with than just keeping dinosaurs warm and cozy. When a report comes in that a Velociraptor is roaming the streets of Japan, Suzume and her coworker Kaido are sent to help! Can they bring the raptor back unharmed?

Aaahh, I loved some of the chapter opening images in vol 4 of Itaru Kinoshita’s Dinosaur Sanctuary — the Sherlock Holmes-esque one really made me laugh. We get a bit of variation here in that Suma ends up away from the dino-park, trying to track down a velocipraptor who escaped from smugglers. I love that the plots and how they work out are carefully based on trying to extrapolate how dinosaurs lived, and how they could live now.

The rest of the book gets back to the problem of the park’s social media somewhat, and pairs Suma up to work with yet another guy who is sceptical of her ability and seriousness about the job. I kinda hope that she doesn’t easily win him over within the next volume… though I get that her arc (inasfar as character development is happening) is all about proving herself. That doesn’t have to mean everyone likes her!

Still really fun, mostly-low-stakes, and full of dino-facts.

Rating: 4/5 (“really liked it”)