Kemonozume (ケモノヅメ)

Ancient times.

When the gods still had human forms.

A man kidnapped a woman who was about to be sacrificed to the gods.

The two were struck by divine wrath...

and immediately turned into terrible monsters that could only survive on human flesh.

Cursing their fate, they carried on with their lives.

Their descendants intermingled with humans, and even now live quietly amidst humanity.

KEMONOZUME

UMI WA ARETERU

THE SEA IS ROUGH

FUKAI FUKAI BASHO NO

IN A DEEP DEEP PLACE

IRO WA TOTEMO NIGOTTE IRU

ITS COLOR IS VERY MUDDY

HISHOCHI NO KAMOME GA

THE SEAGULL OF THE SUMMER RESORT IS

ZUTTO NAITERU

CONTINUALLY CRYING

MASUTO NO UE ATARI DE

FROM THE TOP OF THE MAST

MOE AGAKU UNJOU NO SORA NO GOGO

STRUGGLING IN THE BURNING AFTERNOON SKY ABOVE THE CLOUDS

AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE

AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE

AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE BLUE BLUE

AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE

AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE

AUVERS, AUVERS BLU-BLUE

I only eat girls.

You don't say? No need for a diet, then.

I won't eat anything else. I just subsist on cute girls.

You sure you're okay?

Gourmet food or slops, it's all the same to me.

Once I ate one, I just didn't care about anything else. I just can't stop.

That so?

In fact, I had a very cute girl today.

And my belly is still full.

Where do you find these girls?

Ah, today's girl was really my type.

Slanted eyes, slim, big breasts! She liked me...

and so she really responded to me from the get-go.

Ah! Stories like that make me want to take some risks.

Yeah, I didn't want it to end as a one-time thing.

But I just couldn't let it go. The needs inside of me just exploded.

What a waste.

You're lucky you're so popular with girls.

You should do it, too! Why don't you?

Its my face. Even if I try to be cool...

Then change it.

Don't say that so casually!

Not the face. Your self-confidence. Self-confidence.

You just have to make your desires come true.

That's so scary, though.

You can't do anything if you let your fears hold you back.

Why do you think your body's made the way it is?

You shouldn't die without experiencing this feeling.

You should try it at least once!

Then you'll change, too!

You'll never get what I'm saying unless you experience it for yourself.

Won't you get caught?

You're too much of a coward.

It's not like you go after just anyone.

If you come up with the perfect time and place and get close to her, then... wham!

Well, your girlfriend is always making trouble. You're too soft on her.

She's cute, though.

That's dangerous!

If you like a girl, you believe anything she says. You're that kind of guy.

You're quick to shoot your mouth off about anything.

You even buy those expensive organic foods.

My women won't say anything. Or can't, rather.

They don't even leave the hotel any more.

When I'm in tip-top condition, one smell and I'm off.

My head goes blank like a bomb went off!

When I regain my senses, it's amazing! I'm surrounded by a sea of blood!

You can't tell who or what was there any more!

Anybody who sees the scene loses their lunch on the spot!

And sometimes there's arms dangling from the coat hangers!

Keep it down!

Sometimes there are scraps of intestine left over.

But the outer skin is always there.

I'm all about eating the innards!

So much that I just want to rip their skin apart!

You could never do that at home, could you?

A stain like that would never come out.

You're going at it like a maniac.

Don't worry. I always change my location.

No, you'll get caught eventually...

By those guys.

Stepping off the path of light that is humanity.

Lurking in shadow, searching for flesh and blood.

You should rue your dark deeds.

This is divine judgement! Accept your invitation to the underworld.

What are you guys talking about?

What a relief!

Take this!

Brilliant!

Now for the coup de grace.

I'm your new mother!

Here come the claws!

Wait!

No need to kill him!

Got him.

I guess he's no good.

That damned smell!

You must become great swordsmen of the Kifuuken.

Damn it...

THE FIRST TASTE

I apologise for calling you up at this hour.

Don't mention it.

How old are you going to be now, Rie?

Twenty-seven.

That is a good age to be.

What we decide to do with Toshihiko is an independent matter.

There is no need for you to carry on helping our blood-soaked order.

I like you and Toshihiko, gramps, but I also just like being here.

You would be wasted on him.

It can't be helped. We lack sufficient combat experience.

Chief aside, it's only been a little while since our first engagement.

It is the same for everyone. You lack experience.

It's been twenty-five years.

Our only choice is to adapt to it.

Concentrate on training the new arrivals.

Understood! But we've already had four injuries.

With summer and the attacks increasing in frequency, there's a higher risk of death.

There are those who think the medical treatment is insufficient.

Understood. I'll try and put it in my report.

The Flesh Eaters arrived in March. Between April and June, we had two to three reports a month.

But since the beginning of July, they've appeared two or three times a week and are increasing rapidly in number.

They have four large claws, a body significantly larger than a humans, strong muscles...

and large, powerful, shark-like jaws with strong teeth.

They lack eyes, and have bumps and horns that we suspect are alterations of the skull.

All in line with previous reports on the Flesh Eaters.

But as the sightings have increased, we're getting reports of a different kind of Flesh Eater.

A kind never seen by our predecessors.

They have eyes, a body size much like our own, and delicate bones.

Their severed arms have no powers, and they return to human form after death.

The Corpse Disposal Department reports that they're identical to humans once dissected.

A new species?

That's what we suspect.