This Monster Wants to Eat Me

This Monster Wants to Eat Me
First tankōbon volume cover
私を喰べたい、ひとでなし
(Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi)
Genre
Manga
Written bySai Naekawa
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Comics NEXT
MagazineDengeki Maoh
Original runAugust 27, 2020 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Naoyuki Kuzuya (chief)
  • Yūsuke Suzuki
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
Music byKeiji Inai
StudioStudio Lings
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS NTV, eat
Original run October 2, 2025 – scheduled

This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Japanese: 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし, Hepburn: Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Sai Naekawa. It has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 2020, and is licensed in English by Yen Press. The series follows Hinako, a regular girl, and Shiori, a mermaid who wishes to one day eat her. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Lings is set to premiere in October 2025.

Synopsis

Since losing her family in an accident, Hinako has had a vague wish to die, though she feels that she cannot go through with it herself. One day, she meets a mermaid named Shiori who tells Hinako that her flesh and blood are especially delicious to yōkai. Wanting to eat Hinako herself, Shiori promises to protect her from other yōkai until she is at her most delicious, at which point Shiori will eat her. Due to her feelings regarding the accident, Hinako accepts this fate.

Characters

Hinako Yaotose (八百歳 比名子, Yaotose Hinako)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[2]
Shiori Oumi (近江 汐莉, Oumi Shiori)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[3]
Miko Yashiro (社 美胡, Yashiro Miko)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Sai Naekawa, This Monster Wants to Eat Me has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 27, 2020.[4] The series has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of May 2025.

The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.[5]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 27, 2021[6]978-4-04-913658-6June 18, 2024[7]978-1-97-539048-8
  1. "Wanting to Die, She Waits for the Sea" (死にたがりの彼女は海を待つ, Shinita gari no kanojo wa umi o matsu)
  2. "The Unknown Beneath the Dappled Light" (木漏れ陽の下に未知, Ki-more yō no shita ni michi)
  3. "Sunset Beast and Festival Music" (斜陽の獣と祭囃子, Shayō no kemono to matsuri hayashi)
  4. "Bloom by Night, Scatter to the Sea" (夜に咲く海に散る, Yoru ni saku umi ni chiru)
  • Bonus Comic
2 June 25, 2021[8]978-4-04-913873-3September 17, 2024[9]978-1-97-539050-1
  1. "Sea of Hope" (希望の海, Kibō no umi)
  2. "That Which Changes, That Which Doesn't" (変わるもの変わらないもの, Kawaru mono kawaranaimono)
  3. "Memories of You by My Side" (君の隣と思い出と, Kiminotonari to omoide to)
  4. "Ephemeral Bond" (泡沫の結び目, Utakata no musubime)
  5. "What Remains of a Prayer is a Promise" (約束は願いの残滓, Yakusoku wa negai no zanshi)
  • Bonus Comic
3 November 27, 2021[10]978-4-04-914079-8January 21, 2025[11]978-1-97-539052-5
  1. "Huddled Light" (寄り添う光, Yorisou hikari)
  2. "Affectionate Beast" (親愛の獣, Shin'ai no kemono)
  3. "Dividing Deep-Sea Trench" (別つ海溝, Betsutsu kaikō)
  • Intermission: "The Shape of Affection" (親愛の形, Shin'ai no katachi)
  1. "Clear-Skied Summer and Far-Off Clouds" (夏晴と遠い雲, Natsu Haru to tōi kumo)
  • Bonus Comic: "Drifting Shadows of Summer" (揺蕩う夏の影, Tayutau natsu no kage)
4 May 27, 2022[12]978-4-04-914429-1May 27, 2025[13]978-1-97-539054-9
  1. "Warm Rains on Scars" (傷跡に温い雨, Kizuato ni nukui ame)
  2. "Where the Heart Lies" (心の在処, Kokoro no arika)
  3. "A Kind One" (優しいひと, Yasashī hito)
  4. "True Nature's Hidden Side" (本性の裏側, Honshō no uragawa)
  5. "Within the Obscurity" (不明瞭な内側, Fumeiryōna uchigawa)
  • Bonus Comic
5 September 26, 2022[14]978-4-04-914606-6November 25, 2025[15]978-1-97-539056-3
  1. ひび割れの起点 (Hibiware no kiten)
  • Intermission: 後悔の傷口 (Kōkai no kizuguchi)
  1. 紐解く指先 (Himotoku yubisaki)
  2. 焼け付いた祈り (Yaketsuita inori)
  3. 棚引く境目 (Tanabiku sakaime)
  • Bonus Comic
6 March 27, 2023[16]978-4-04-914947-0——
  1. ひとりの波間 (Hitori no namima)
  2. 祈りを込めて (Inori o komete)
  3. 庶幾の裏目 (Shoki no urame)
  • Intermission: 在りし日 (Arishi hi)
  1. 落陽 (Rakuyō)
  2. 冷たい朝 (Tsumetai asa)
  • Bonus Comic
7 August 25, 2023[17]978-4-04-915196-1——
  1. 愛し子 (Itoshigo)
  2. 再構築 (Sai kōchiku)
  3. 温かな海底 (Atatakana kaitei)
  4. 傷付けあい (Kizutsuke ai)
  • Extra: わたたべつ！ (Wata tabetsu!)
  • Bonus Comic
8 February 26, 2024[18]978-4-04-915531-0——
  1. 昔日の足音 (Sekijitsu no ashioto)
  2. 罪過 (Zaika)
  • Intermission: 社美胡 (Yashiro Miko)
  1. 慚愧の轍 (Zanki no wadachi)
  2. 陽を緑取るもの (Yō o midori toru mono)
  3. 変化 (Henka)
  • Extra: わたたべつ！２ (Wata tabetsu! 2)
9 October 25, 2024[19]978-4-04-916065-9——
  1. 執着点 (Shūchaku-ten)
  2. 花の枷 (Hana no kase)
  3. 慈愛の獣 (Jiai no kemono)
  • Intermission: 隠神刑部 (Komo kami osakabe)
  • Extra: わたたべつ！３ (Wata tabetsu! 3)
  1. 先へ、その先は (Saki e, sono-saki wa)
  2. 真心の傷 (Magokoro no kizu)
  • Bonus Comic
10 May 27, 2025[20]978-4-04-916495-4——
  1. 夏の終わり (Natsunoowari)
  • Extra: わたたべつ！４ (Wata tabetsu! 4)
  1. ニ律背反 (Ni ritsu haihan)
  2. それはよく似た愛の首 (Sore wa yoku nita ai no kubi)
  3. 残照 (Zanshō)
  4. 夕景、その向こう (Yūkei, sono mukō)
  • Bonus Comic

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 21, 2024. It is set to be produced by Studio Lings with Infinite handling general production and directed by Yūsuke Suzuki, with Naoyuki Kuzuya serving as chief director, Mitsutaka Hirota writing the scripts, Sō Ikuyama designing the characters, and Keiji Inai composing the music.[2][21] The series is set to premiere on October 2, 2025, on AT-X and other networks.[3] The opening theme song is opening theme song "nie" (Sacrifice) performed by Yoshino, while the ending theme song is "LiLy" performed by Reina Ueda as her character Hinako Yaotose.[22] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[23]

Reception

The series has been well-received. It featured in MyAnimeList's 2025 “You Should Read This Manga” list within the Unique Art/Story category.[24]

Rebecca Silverman writing for Anime News Network praised the series, believing it to be an "interesting combination of genres that works better than it should."[25] Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume an overall positive review, noting that the end of the first volume "contains a scene so creepy and violent that I ought to have been both startled and a little grossed out, but both art and story work so beautifully that it was merely a breathtakingly excellent scene."[26] Adam Symchuk of Asian Movie Pulse wrote of the series that it was a "perfect companion piece to the acclaimed BL horror title The Summer Hikaru Died," and that due to their close release dates it may be difficult for readers not to draw comparisons between the two. He further expanded that This Monster Wants to Eat Me is a "slightly less profound and visually striking version [of The Summer Hikaru Died but] will be a welcome treat for many still salivating for more terror twisted with romance."[27]

References

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  2. ^ a b 「私を喰べたい、ひとでなし」2025年TVアニメ化！比名子役は上田麗奈. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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  8. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ２ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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  10. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ３ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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  12. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ４ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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  20. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし 10 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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