First off let’s cover how undophisticated this translation is. There are too many instances where Blake turns into “black” and the names of Will Quake and other characters change into “wiquaker” or something similarly distorted. I question whether the translator simply MTLed it as “Dragon” frequently appears when the correct translation is “Dinosaur.” Let’s not even mention the “Baosaurs” which are presumably Ankylosauruses. There seems to be a clear lack of effort by the translator in my view. Past this point comes the story. The protagonist is a dinosaur with evolutionary capabilities on par with 2016 Shin Godzilla. That protagonist hasn’t really developed in the first 20 chapters but there are still plenty of opportunities for the author to develop him (I’m unwilling to waste my passes on this garbage, even if it’s trashy enough to earn a few chuckles from me). More atrocious are the side characters and the author’s description of them. There was a particularly jarring line describing the body of Garcia; it was unecessary, idiotic, and irrelevant. This is supposed to be a monster evolution story yet we focus on the humans characters more than half the time! The decisions they make are equally idiotic. Why do they say it would not be easy to subdue the dinosaurs because of their advanced weaponry in one line. Then proceed to exclaim that dinosaurs are not to be trifled with in another. Perhaps that is another translation error, but the author/translator (whoever) is clearly trying to paint a picture of American Nationalism, and among other things, stupidity. Characters like Will Quake feel useless since they contribute nothing to the actual story. Even more idiotic is that Arnold fellow who keeps attempting to attack the MC despite the overwhelming disadvantage of size and stength. Are their IQs room temperature? The world is okay but needs a bit more expansion on how they eventually reached their technological prowess, especially the weaponry. I find it really interesting that they had the major Asian powers and America join forces but completely sideline Europe in the exploration of the Cretaceous space. Overall the world is lacking, but still has potential for salvaging. Overall 2-3 stars. It could’ve been 3-4 with a good translation, but that’s obviously too much to ask for.
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