Batuque is a manga by Toshio Sako, first published in Young Jump in July 2018. It follows Ichiri Sanjou, a skate-boarding high-schooler who chafes under the restrictions set on her by her parents. A chance encounter in the park, followed by a convenience store robbery, introduces her to a seemingly homeless Brazilian man who practices Capoeira (later revealed to be named Mestre Buscapé). Ichiri and her friends begin tutelage under him, and Ichiri seems to be a natural at it, embracing both the combat and also the message of freedom in the art. However, there is more going on beneath the surface than she realizes, as parts of her early life start coming back to her and she begins to realize that her family has secrets they have been keeping from her about their origins...
The manga exhibits the following tropes:
- An Arm and a Leg: One of the ways Lança punishes failure is by limb removal. Betrayal results in all limbs being removed, as well as the head. Just messing up results in "just" a single limb being removed. B.J. has an artificial foot due to failing to prevent Pedro and Aruna from running off with Ichiri.
- Attempted Rape: Ichiri is attacked by two thugs who attempt to rape her unconscious body. They are foiled by the Mestre. Later, Ichiri's father is seen tracking them down and further attacking them.
- Black Comedy Rape: After defeating Inari Ryou, the Aikido practitioner, Ichiri asks a bystander to take care of him. When he wakes up, he can barely move from the pain, and learns that this bystander is one of his former victims and he is without pants. Implied sexual assault happens just off-screen as the chapter ends.
- Dance Battler: The manga. The manga is a tribute to the author's love of the martial art of Capoeira and as such goes into detail of history and the many facets of it.
- Finger in the Mail:
- Arana and Pedro decide to go on the run when asked to provide one of Ichiri's fingers to be mailed as proof of her being a hostage.
- Later, B.J. uses the threat of sending their body-parts to Ichiri to motivate her to train.
- Hellish Pupils: B.J. has slit pupils.
- Hopeless Boss Fight: Played with in a non-video game example. Ichiri is tasked with fighting Ogun Tetsuma, whom she thinks is her first ‘Duro’ level opponent. In truth, he’s actually ‘Guerrero’ level. B.J. deliberately set up the fight to be unwinnable for Ichiri, as he wanted her to be strengthen by losing and have a rematch with Tetsuma in future. In a way, the fight goes as he planned: Ichiri loses (though B.J. doesn’t witness it), has her resolve tested, then fights and beats Tetsuma. The twist is that this all happens within the same night.
- Poisonous Captive: Ichiri's birth father, while held hostage, took over the Lança organization.
- Raised by Rival: Ichiri is the daughter of the heir to the Bandeira mafia, being raised by two members of the Lança mafia.
- The So-Called Coward: An early appearance of Ichiri's father has him being bullied by a pair of thugs as he refuses to fight back. Later, it's shown that he's an incredibly talented fighter but trying to avoid notice.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: The Jogo arc is a big one of Capoeira's effectiveness in reality. 3 masters of Capoeira attempt to defeat an MMA champion Yusa Haruma and get trounced. Mestre Mao's complex and trickery style of Capoeira Angola gets dismantled by Yusa's simple MMA strikes, and Mestres Koizumi and Rua are defeated by his grappling, getting finished by his ground strikes and submission holds respectively once they hit the ground. Ichiri holds her own against him as she has co-trained grappling alongside her own Capoeira and at best, she manages a draw against the MMA champion.
- Undercover as Lovers: It's revealed that Ichiri's parents were originally told to pose as a married couple while holding Ichiri hostage. And in fact, Arana isn't even interested in men.
