Title: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 5
Author: Itaru Kinoshita
Series: Dinosaur Sanctuary #5
Pages: 200
In this volume we finish Suzume’s time working with Katase and learning about how to take care of citipati. In the end of the previous volume we see Suzume and Katase at odds but we see her come back the next day ready to work and apologize for her actions. I think its great that we are seeing growth in her and that she is able to accept her mistakes and learn from them. Katase also learns to not judge people so quickly, which is good.
We then move onto Suzume working with Kirishima again. The ceratopsian couple are still being watched over in the hopes of them breeding. But things are not going as expected because Umeko is sick and it’s serious. I was not expecting to be so emotionally upset by a dinosaur in a manga but I am. I hate that I have to wait until the next volume to find out what will happen next with Umeko and her future.
Overall, this was a very emotional volume but I enjoyed it. I continue to like that we are getting more backstory for the other characters and that Suzume isn’t the main focus all the time.
TW: animal with cancer
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