Killing Bites

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A 2013 manga about half-human hybrids fighting.

Yuuya Nomoto is just another common university student driving for his friends while they pick up girls. And by "pick up", it means literally kidnap them to rape and then kill them. But the victim they chose is secretly an half-human, half honey badger fighter, that slaughter Yuuya's "friends" with no mercy. She tells him to drive to a nearby location unless he wants to die. There Yuuya stumbles on the savage, underground world of half-human hybrid fighting, an event known as "Killing Bites".

Written by Shinya Murata, illustrated by Kazasa Sumita. Serialized on Shogakukan's Monthly Hero.

Tropes used in Killing Bites include:
  • Accidental Pervert: Nomoto has this serious problem with touching Hitomi's breasts accidentally.
  • Beary Cute: Enforced: the Giant Panda Brute Wang Aizhen uses the panda's adorable characteristics to appeal to the Killing Bites tournament's audience while showing the same strength and brutality of a bear. She's a decently powerful martial artist, but not enough to be a proper contender in the tournament thanks to her lack of experience in fighting other Brutes.
  • Berserk Button: King Leo really dislikes when someone calls him an "idiot".
  • Distracted by the Sexy: An hedgehog hybrid caughts Yuuya out of guard by exposing her naked body to him.
  • Going Commando: Hitomi's panties get stolen by a female stalker and, well, she has to walk around like this for some time.
  • Half-Human Hybrid: In this case, they had their DNA mixed with one of a specific animal, like lion.
  • Innocent Cohabitation: Hitomi's guardian decides she must live with Nomoto while the tournament happens,serving as his bodyguard.
  • Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Nomoto is impaled by the spikes of an hedgehog hybrid that catches him by surprise.
  • Panty Shot: We get to see a shot of Hitomi's panties under skirt in chapter 4.
  • Potent Pheromones: Rikujou Kaori, aka the Brute Civet, can unleash pheromones with her musk to act as an aphrodisiac for other Brutes, leaving them in a state of uncontrollable lust.
  • Rain of Arrows: Basically the ending result of hedgehog hybrids throwing their spikes while on the air.
  • Spikes of Doom: Hedgehogs hybrids have lots of them, that can both serve as shield and projectiles.
  • Super Toughness: Hitomi's skin is invulnerable to the spikes of a hedgehog hybrid, that easily pierce human skin.