The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Sai Naekawa’s yuri manga, This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi), has revealed its October 2025 premiere date, along with additional cast members and a new promotional video. This dark yuri series is produced by Studio Lings and promises a unique blend of horror and romance.
New Cast Members Announced for “This Monster Wants to Eat Me”
Alongside the previously announced lead, Reina Ueda as Hinako Yaotose, the series will feature:
- Yui Ishikawa as Shiori Oumi: A mermaid who desires Hinako’s flesh and blood.
- Fairouz Ai as Miko Yashiro: Hinako’s kind-hearted childhood friend.
These cast additions promise to bring depth to the complex relationships at the heart of the story.
Production Staff and Creative Team
The anime is being brought to life by a talented team:
- Chief Director: Naoyuki Kuzuya (Saiyuki Gaiden)
- Director: Yūsuke Suzuki (Duel Masters Win, Duel Masters King Max)
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Mitsutaka Hirota (Bibliophile Princess, Rent-a-Girlfriend)
- Character Design: Nozomi Ikuyama (Duel Masters King)
- Music: Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
- Sound Director: Ryōsuke Naya (365 Days to the Wedding, Love Is Indivisible by Twins)
- Animation Production: Studio Lings
- Production: Infinite
Additional staff includes Taeko Mizuno (Color Design), Yoshitaka Kudō (Art Director), Kenji Takehara (Director of Photography), Zishiro Shida (3DCG), and Michiyo Saito (Sound Effects).
Story Synopsis: A Dark and Twisted Love Story
This Monster Wants to Eat Me tells the story of Hinako, a high school student who has a dark past and lives alone in a seaside town. She meets Shiori, a mermaid who reveals that Hinako possesses an unusually delicious body that attracts monsters. Shiori vows to protect Hinako from other monsters, but with the ultimate goal of devouring her when she is at her most “delicious.” Hinako, who harbors a wish to die, accepts this strange arrangement, leading to a complex and potentially tragic relationship. Yen Press, which publishes the English version of the manga, describes the story as follows: “Hinako, a high school student with a dark past, lives alone in a town by the sea. Haunted by a constant sensation of drowning, she can barely go through the motions of her tedious life…until the day a monster tries to eat her! After passing out in the struggle, she awakens to find she’s been rescued by a beautiful mermaid. However, salvation comes at a cost—the mermaid’s protection will last only until Hinako has matured into the perfect meal!”
Manga Origins and Availability
The original This Monster Wants to Eat Me manga has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 2020. Yen Press is also releasing the manga in English.
