Series synopsis
Killing Bites, also known as キリングバイツ is a Japanese animation action & adventure crime television series that premiered on MBS on January 13, 2018. It ended on March 31, 2018. It stars Maaya Uchida, Wataru Hatano, Sora Amamiya and Sumire Uesaka.
Yuuya Nomoto was horrified to discover that the vehicle he was driving was being used to kidnap a high school girl, but he's even more shocked when the girl, Hitomi Uzaki, literally tears her kidnappers to pieces instead! Then she forces Yuuya to drive her to an arena where she bets the value of his organs on herself to win in a death match against a half-lion hybrid! Even more astonishing: Hitomi wins! That's because she's a Therianthrope, a genetically engineered fighter created specifically f ...
Premise
Yuuya Nomoto was horrified to discover that the vehicle he was driving was being used to kidnap a high school girl, but he's even more shocked when the girl, Hitomi Uzaki, literally tears her kidnappers to pieces instead! Then she forces Yuuya to drive her to an arena where she bets the value of his organs on herself to win in a death match against a half-lion hybrid! Even more astonishing: Hitomi wins! That's because she's a Therianthrope, a genetically engineered fighter created specifically for the underground death matches known as Killing Bites! And now that Yuuya has been pulled into this dark underworld, he has no choice but to continue working for Hitomi. Because who's going to fight against a girl who's part honey badger?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Uchida as Eruza Nakanishi (voice)
- Wataru Hatano as Yuuya Nomoto (voice)
- Sora Amamiya as Hitomi Uzaki (voice)
- Sumire Uesaka as Ui Inaba (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Taiga Nakanishi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 7, 2018 | January 7, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 12 | January 13, 2018 | March 31, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The one with the sharper fangs will win Yuya Nomoto, an ordinary college student, met a mysterious high-school student called Hitomi after being involved in an incident, and saw her transform into a beast and fight a Leo monster at a landfill. They're Therianthropes who have brains of humans and fangs of beasts. Hitomi is Ratel, a Brute with the strongest killer instinct. Nomoto gets involved in their battles called Killing Bites. |
January 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Shit, I Might Fall for You Nomoto, whom became the player for Ratel, got attacked that night by Rowdy. Rowdy tries to get information about Ratel from Nomoto, but Hitomi appeared, and it turned into a battle between Ratel and Rowdy. Nomoto is also targeted by Rowdy during that battle, but then, Okajima, the Giant, appeared. And Okajima, whom saved Nomoto, asks Hitomi to do him a favor. |
January 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
I really have no redeeming quality Hitomi learns about Killing Bites Destroyal (a battle between the top four zaibatsu) after a cat fight with Eruza Nakanishi. Hitomi decides to enter the game as Ishida zaibatsu with Okajima, but the Destroyal is a team battle for teams of three. They need one more member, but they have difficulty finding that person. Meanwhile, Okajima gets in touch with Ui Inaba, who's a Therianthrope of Rabbit. |
January 27, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2018 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2018 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |