Shinya Murata and Kazasa Sumita's Killing Bites manga ended its serialization on October 23. The 145th and final chapter marked the end of its nearly 13-year run. The 28th and final volume is scheduled to be released on December 25.

In the commemorative message, Murata expressed his gratitude to readers who had followed the manga throughout its nearly 13-year serialization. He also reflected on the central question behind the story, "What is the strongest beast?" Describing it as a question whose answer belongs to the readers and is reflected in the manga's conclusion. Murata encouraged readers to continue contemplating the question and find their own answers.

Sumita also shared a commemorative message, reflecting on the manga's journey, recalling how the story began with Hitomi and gradually introduced numerous animal characters. He also noted that he had initially envisioned Nomoto, an ordinary college student, as a character whose personal growth would signify the story's success. Sumita expressed his gratitude to the readers, assistants, and editorial staff for their support throughout the manga's 13-year serialization.

Murata began writing the action ecchi manga illustrated by Sumita in Monthly Hero's magazine in November 2013. Following the magazine's discontinuation in October 2020, the series moved to the Comiplex website in November of that year. Hero published the 27th volume on June 29. The manga has a cumulative 500,000 copies of its volumes in circulation in October 2017.

A spin-off manga, titled Hoshigari Sugi desho!? Inaba-san, was serialized on the Wild Hero's from August 2020 to November 2022. The third and final volume went on sale in December 2022.

MediBang Global licensed the manga in English in January 2023. Comikey also released the manga in March 2023.

A 12-episode television anime adaptation produced by LIDENFILMS aired in Winter 2018. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime in North America and released it on home video in October 2020.

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Source: Official X