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
MagazineDengeki Maoh
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 27, 2020 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Naoyuki Kuzuya (chief)
  • Yūsuke Suzuki
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
Music byKeiji Inai
StudioStudio Lings
Original run 2025 – scheduled
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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 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 2025.

Synopsis

Since losing her family in an accident, Hinako has had a vague wish to die, though feels 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)
Miko Yashiro (社 美胡, Yashiro Miko)

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.[3] The series has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.

The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.[4]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 27, 2021[5]978-4-04-913658-6June 18, 2024[6]978-1-97-539048-8
2 June 25, 2021[7]978-4-04-913873-3September 17, 2024[8]978-1-97-539050-1
3 November 27, 2021[9]978-4-04-914079-8January 21, 2025[10]978-1-97-539052-5
4 May 27, 2022[11]978-4-04-914429-1May 27, 2025[12]978-1-97-539054-9
5 September 26, 2022[13]978-4-04-914606-6——
6 March 27, 2023[14]978-4-04-914947-0——
7 August 25, 2023[15]978-4-04-915196-1——
8 February 26, 2024[16]978-4-04-915531-0——
9 October 25, 2024[17]978-4-04-916065-9——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 21, 2024. It is set to be produced by Studio Lings 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. The series is set to premiere in 2025.[2][18]

Reception

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."[19]

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."[20]

References

  1. ^ a b Silverman, Rebecca (June 21, 2024). "This Monster Wants to Eat Me Volume 1 Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  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.
  3. ^ 豚転生作品「豚のレバーは加熱しろ」マンガ版＆苗川采の新連載がマオウで開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 5, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses 7 Manga, 1 Light Novel Series for June 2024 Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし １ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  13. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ５ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  14. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ６ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  15. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし ７ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  16. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし 8 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  17. ^ 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし 9 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  18. ^ Chapman, Paul (October 21, 2024). "This Monster Wants to Eat Me TV Anime Announced for 2025". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  19. ^ Friedman, Erica (September 21, 2021). "Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 1 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし)". Okazu. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  20. ^ Symchuk, Adam (June 11, 2024). "Manga Review: Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord Vol. 1 (2023) by Yodokawa". Asian Movie Pulse. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.