Killing Bites
Killing Bites is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Murata and illustrated by Kazuasa Sumita. It has been serialized since November 2013 in Hero's Inc.'s manga magazine Monthly Hero's. Its chapters have been collected in 26 volumes as of January 2026. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired between January and March 2018 on MBS's "Animeism" programming block.
Plot
When attacked by some college students, Hitomi kills all of them except Yūya, who is shocked to see her transform into a beast and battle a lion monster at an abandoned waste facility. These strange people are "Brutes", fighters that have been created to combine the brains of humans and the fangs of beasts. The "Killing Bites" battles have been the decisive turning points in the Japanese economy since ancient times. Hitomi is assigned to protect Yūya.Characters
;Hitomi Uzaki;Yūya Nomoto
;Eruza Nakanishi
;Ui Inaba
;Ichinosuke Okajima
;Taiga Nakanishi
;Mai Shinozaki
;Reiichi Shidō
;Pure Inui
;Tasuku Kuroi
;Haiji Gotō
;Yōko Mitsukado
;Kaori Rikujō
;Kaede Kazama
;Yōzan Mitsukado
;Nodoka Uzaki
;Oshie Nodoguro
;Takeshi Kido
;Shōta Yabe
;Jerome Hongō
;Den Ōnuma
;Ryūji Shiina
;Yūgo Tani
Media
Manga
Killing Bites is written by Shinya Murata and illustrated by Kazuasa Sumita. It has been serialized in Hero's Inc. manga magazine Monthly Hero's since November 30, 2013. The magazine ceased publication on October 30, 2020, and the series was transferred to Comiplex website, starting publication on November 27, 2020. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on September 5, 2014. As of January 29, 2026, 26 volumes have been released.The manga has been licensed in English by Mangamo.
A spin-off manga series written and illustrated by Sumita, titled Hoshigarisugi Desho!? Inaba-san , was launched on Wild Hero's website on August 21, 2020. The series will focus on the character, Inaba.