Pony Canyon has confirmed that the Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi (This Monster Wants to Eat Me) manga by Naekawa Sai has been green-lit for a TV anime in 2025. A teaser video and teaser visual for the anime have been released, along with an illustration by Naekawa.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ljk5QVa5MA]
Suzuki Yusuke is directing the anime at Studio Lings, with Kazuya Naoyuki acting as chief director. Hirota Mitsutaka is in charge of the series composition and screenplay, Ikuyama Nozomi is in charge of character design, Naya Ryosuke will act as sound director, and Inai Keiji will compose the music. The anime will star Ueda Reina as Hinako Yaotose .
Naekawa started the Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi manga in August 2020 in Kadokawa’s Dengeki Maoh magazine, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in February 2021. The latest volume, number nine, will be released on October 25th, 2024. Yen Press published the manga in English, and it will release the third volume on January 21st, 2025.
“I’ve come to eat you,” so softly utters the mermaid Shiori as she emerges from the sea and takes high school girl Hinako by the hand. Hinako lives alone in a town by the sea and possesses an unusually delicious body that is irresistible to nearby monsters. To ensure that she matures to the best condition, Shiori seeks to protect Hinako—all so that someday, she can devour every piece of her. A longing thought comes to Hinako’s mind; “Maybe this monster can make my wish come true.”
