恐竜はじめました
Our take
A gentle town where small dinosaurs and people share everyday life together.
- Warm tone
- Deep time
- Varied scenes
The setup
In a town called Hakua, dinosaurs have come back to life and live peacefully alongside their human neighbors. The series follows small, quiet moments where ancient creatures and modern routines intertwine.
Why read it
- Warm tone The town's people and dinosaurs treat each other with gentle, everyday kindness throughout.
- Deep time Small domestic scenes keep connecting back to a hundred million years of history.
- Varied scenes Stories move between a flower, an ancient sea, a kitchen, and a wandering dinosaur.
For fans of
「恐竜はじめました」imagines a town called Hakua where dinosaurs have returned to life and settled quietly among the human residents. Rather than treating this as a fantastical disruption, the work leans into the ordinary: people go about daily routines while small dinosaurs wander through kitchens, beaches, and gardens as familiar companions.
The stories move gently between different corners of this town. One piece lingers on a flower that has bloomed since a hundred million years ago, tying the present moment to an impossibly distant past. Another recalls a prehistoric sea filled with ancient squid, framed as something remembered rather than witnessed, blurring the line between history and present-day wonder.
Domestic warmth runs through much of the book. A household finds that life has become an adventure since a small dinosaur joined their family, turning the kitchen into a space where the extraordinary feels completely natural. Elsewhere, a dinosaur comically chases after someone, adding a light comic beat to the otherwise soft, unhurried atmosphere.
What makes the work distinctive is its insistence on scale without spectacle. The hundred million years separating the dinosaurs from the present town never becomes a dramatic device; instead it quietly deepens small, cozy scenes, suggesting that even a kitchen or a walk along the shore carries traces of deep time. Readers who enjoy slice-of-life stories with an unusual premise, and who like their fantasy served calmly rather than loudly, will find this town an easy, comforting place to spend time in.
Overall, the appeal lies in contrast: enormous spans of geological time folded into small, affectionate moments between neighbors, families, and their dinosaur companions. It is a book about coexistence, memory, and the comfort of shared routines, built on the simple idea that the ancient and the ordinary can live side by side.
5 volumes in print / Volume 1 to the latest
Oct 5, 2026恐竜はじめました５
Official synopsis
This is Hakua Town, a town where dinosaurs have been brought back to life. The kind-hearted townspeople and the small dinosaurs live together in harmony again today. 'Magnolias have been blooming since a hundred million years ago,' from "Flowers of 100 Million Years Ago." 'Did you know? The Cretaceous seas were full of squid,' from "About the Sea of Long, Long Ago." 'Since this little one arrived, every day feels like an adventure, and I'm so happy,' from "The Hamabe Family Kitchen." 'Wait, Ponkichi is chasing me?' from "Lost and Found." Includes 43 pages of the new long-form story "Chippoke's Great Adventure." Memories intersect across a hundred million years. [Table of Contents] This is Hakua Town, Recap, Character Profiles, Chapter 1: After Coming Home, Chapter 2: Winter in Hakua Town, Chapter 3: Flowers of 100 Million Years Ago, Chapter 4: Chippoke's Great Adventure.
Nov 6, 2025恐竜はじめました４
Official synopsis
This is Hakua Town, a town where dinosaurs and humans still live together in harmony. Small baby dinosaurs, brought back to life through some kind of research, live freely alongside the townspeople. Blowing dandelion seeds, munching on freshly boiled corn, and celebrating birthdays together. Such small, daily moments are more precious than anything else. The long-awaited fourth volume of the heartwarming story featuring kind-hearted townspeople and dinosaurs!
Dec 20, 2024恐竜はじめました３
Official synopsis
This is Hakua Town, a town where resurrected baby dinosaurs live. In addition to the familiar faces like Bab-chan, Niko, and Kabosu, new friends like Komachi and Shiba appear. Includes 39 pages of new material, such as "You Are My Friend," which depicts the secret of the spider who is always with Bab-chan, and "Let's Go on a Trip," where Komachi goes on an overnight trip. *Please note: This e-book does not include the limited edition first-print illustration card included with the physical book.
Feb 2, 2024恐竜はじめました２
Official synopsis
This is Hakua Town, a town where dinosaurs still live today. A heartwarming story of kind-hearted townspeople and innocent, free-spirited dinosaurs. The long-awaited second volume! Includes 41 pages of new material, including "Dakko's Story" and "The View Bab Sees." 152 pages, all in full color.
Apr 13, 2023恐竜はじめました
Official synopsis
When Kurata, an office worker living alone, returned home one day, a baby Triceratops was sitting in front of her house. Watching the news, she sees reports that dinosaurs have been found all over town... Recorded here is a story of the warm lives of kind-hearted people and small dinosaurs. In addition to the wildly popular 4-panel comics on social media, this volume includes new material detailing how the dinosaurs appeared in town. Table of Contents: A New Morning Has Come, Chapter 1: That Was the Beginning, Chapter 2: The Day I Found a Dinosaur, Chapter 3: A Dinosaur's Dream, Chapter 4: The Town Where Dinosaurs Live, Good Morning.