Girls-love anime fans rejoice! The popular yuri manga “This Monster Wants to Eat Me” by Naekawa Sai is finally getting an anime adaptation this year, and if you’re a fan of girls’ love anime, you should definitely check it out. As it stands, the anime community really lacks good yaoi and yuri anime, so this announcement is huge.
In this article, we will reveal everything you need to know about the upcoming release of the anime “This Monster Wants to Eat Me”, including its release date, cast, visuals, and more.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Release Date and Visual
This Monster Wants To Eat Me will be released in October 2025. The exact date of release hasn’t been released yet, but we will be back with an update on it as soon as it is out.
The anime will be handled by Studio Lings and is directed by Kuzuya Naoyuki, who has contributed to several other anime like Rent a Girlfriend and Parasyte. The anime is sure to turn out great as it is in great hands. Here’s the trailer of the anime if you want to get hooked:
This Monster Wants To Eat Me Cast
This Monster Wants To Eat Me has a great lineup of staff, all of whom have contributed to other popular anime, which is a clear indicator that this anime would likely turn out well. Here’s the list of all the staff concerned with the anime:
| Staff | Role | Other Popular Works |
| Kuzuya Naoyuki | Chief Director | Rent A Girlfriend, Parasyte, Yuru Camp |
| Suzuku Yuusuke | Director | Dandadan, Apothecary Dairies, Horimiya |
| Ueda Reina | Yatose Hinako | – |
| Ishikawa Yui | Oumi Shiori | Mikasa Ackerman (Attack On Titan), Violet (Violet Evergarden), Tawata Kanae (Solo Leveling) |
| Fairouz Ai | Yashiro Miko | Shinomiya Kikoru (Kaiju No.8), Power (Chainsaw Man), Jolyne (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) |
| Mitsutaka Hirota | Series Composition | Rent A Girlfriend, Eden’s Zero, Hunter x Hunter |
What Is This Monster Wants To Eat Me About?
Hinako is a high school girl who lives alone in a town by the sea, and happens to have a body that monsters find enticing. One fine day, she was attacked by a monster, a mermaid named Shiori. Shiori thought it would be a waste to immediately eat Hinako, so she decided to protect her from other monsters until she matured into the perfect meal. However, will Shiori be able to eat Hinako at the end of her maturation period? Or will she be confused by her own feelings for the woman she protected?
This anime is a very emotional one, with a slow-burning romance. Besides the theme of turning from enemies to lovers, it also has many matures themes like tragedy, disability, body horror, and more. If you’re looking for something that will tug on your heartstrings, then this is what you’re looking for.
About This Monster Wants To Eat Me
This Monster Wants To Eat Me is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Naekawa Sai. 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.
Since losing her family in an accident, Hinako has had a vague wish to die, though she 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.
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