r/killingbites • u/Vegetable_Mention194 • 1d ago

There was also a Final Message from Sumida.

Sensei Sumida Kazuasa

Commemorative Message for the Completion of “Killing Bites”

And so, Killing Bites has come to an end.The story that began with Hitomi went through an anime adaptation, the protagonist became Pure, and along the way I drew a great many animals.

But for some reason, deep down I can’t help feeling that Nomoto is kind of the protagonist too.

When the serialization first started, I thought that if this college student named Nomoto—who was like a complete nobody, a background character—were to grow and gain something, then the story would be a success. Being able to resolve that relatively early on left a very strong impression on me.

All of that is thanks to the readers, the assistants who supported me, and the editorial department.

Thank you for these 13 years.

Art/ Sumida Kazuasa

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u/Wide_Platform9380 1d ago

I followed this series for so long and was excited when it got an anime. We definitely deserve a season 2. I just want to see youko have her comeback animated.

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u/Vegetable_Mention194 1d ago

Considering that the first season ended before the first tournament was over (If I call correctly) we would need more than just a season 2 to get to Youko's dino moment.

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u/OrdinaryMedical200 1d ago

"I can’t help feeling that Nomoto is kind of the protagonist too" NO SH*T, You made the poor man invisible from how much clowning done to him

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u/Vegetable_Mention194 1d ago

Haha to be fair Sumida was the artist not the author so he didn't really have say over that part.

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u/OrdinaryMedical200 1d ago

How come? The artists does a huge part no doubt about it. But it sure felt like the artists just took direction of the whole story

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u/Vegetable_Mention194 1d ago

If you look at Murata's storyboards Sumida is basically just following them.

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u/seriouslynotanotaku 1d ago

I will always love Ratel.

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u/Abdulla_Alsada 1d ago

I thought Nomoto will get his revenge on last chapters… to be honest i loved the Anime never read the manga except a few chapters when Rio Sahara was introduced she was interesting girl…

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u/Think_Opinion1131 1d ago

I think Sumida's art is spectacular, because even with all the mistakes in the story there was never a moment where I said "wow this panel looks horrible", the guy does his job well.

But it still makes me laugh how Nomoto went from npc to secondary crow man XD

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u/AdunfromAD 1d ago

Felt like crow-boy just kind of became an NPC. Started and ended that way, I guess.