Dinosaur Sanctuary

by Itaru Kinoshita

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction
Pages: 200
Series: Dinosaur Sanctuary #7
Rating:

Synopsis:

Suma Suzume, the newest dinokeeper at the struggling Enoshima Dinoland, stops by the lab to see her old friend Benkei...but will he have a place to stay much longer? Back at the park, the crew from a local TV station that's hoping to capture a day in the life of a rookie dinokeeper gets more than they bargained for when an unexpected visitor shows up in the Dilophosaurus paddock! And to top it all off, it's time for Suzume to learn the ropes at the park's facilities for disabled dinos...

Volume seven of Itaru Kinoshita’s Dinosaur Sanctuary is the last one that’s already out in translation at the time of writing, and I feel bereft. I love this series and how sweet it is, with Suma’s deep care for the dinosaurs, the supportiveness of (most of) her coworkers, and the sheer enthusiasm of the series’ consultant in the fact files between chapters!

This particular installment includes Trom, a blind Deinonychus, who has been trained with a clicker! He doesn’t go on display because he’s blind, so the park just takes care of him, and Suma learning to understand that he’s not necessarily to be pitied is pretty neat. We also get a bit with the psittacos in the petting zoo, which is so cute.

But really, the fact files are full of such enthusiasm, they especially made me smile in this volume.

Rating: 4/5 (“really liked it”)