Killing Bites
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. Media. Manga. "Killing Bites" is written by Shinya Murata and illustrated by Kazuasa Sumita. It has been serialized in Hero 's Inc. "seinen" 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 "tankōbon" volumes. The first volume was released on September 5, 2014. As of July 29, 2021, eighteen volumes have been released. A spin-off manga series written and illustrated by Sumita, titled "Hoshigarisugi Desho!? Inaba-san " (Desire Overload, Right Inaba!?), was launched on "Wild Hero's" website on August 21, 2020. The series will focus on the character, Inaba . Anime. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from January 13 to March 31, 2018 on MBS TV's "Animeism" programming block. The opening theme is "killing bites" by fripSide, and the ending theme is by Kitsunetsuki. Amazon Video streamed the Director's Cut version worldwide. The four Blu-ray releases were released from March 28, 2018 to June 26, 2018. Each release has three episodes inside the disc for a total of 12 episodes. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for home video release in North America. Video game. A video game adaptation for the  PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was announced in 2015, developed by Nex Entertainment. The game was delayed in 2016 after the developer was dissolved, and the game's development was later suspended.