Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi

After an accident sent her family to their deaths in the ocean, Hinako Yaotose keeps returning to the thought of sinking forever into the sea herself. With Miko Yashiro as her only friend, Hinako manages to keep up a semi-happy facade, but whenever Miko leaves her side, she slips into despair. Everything changes one summer when she meets a mysterious girl with eyes as deep and clear as the sea, drawing Hinako in like nothing else has in a long time.

During her absent-minded search for the girl, Hinako is suddenly pulled underwater by a beastly deep-sea creature, only to awaken to the presence of the girl—Shiori Oumi—who takes on a monstrous form and kills Hinako's attacker. Despite this heroic act, Shiori's intentions are no different from any other monster's: she wants to eat Hinako.

The following morning, Shiori walks into Hinako's class as a transfer student, and Hinako cannot help but smile—at last, someone who could fulfill her quiet wish for death has appeared before her.

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Yaotose, Hinako Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Oumi, Shiori Main

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Yashiro, Miko Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Chiba, Ayame Supporting

Fujita, Saki Japanese

Nishimae, Ayaka Producer

Arimizu, Soujirou Producer

Hamabe, Ena Producer

Asakawa, Tetsu Producer

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Oct 17, 2025

NouycEats

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

Now with the release of The Summer Hikaru Died as the definitive yaoi of the year it was only natural that the Yuri gods would bestow it's counterpart with This Monster wants to eat me. The only surprise is that it came this early.
So far the anime is exceptionally well produced and directed being able to match the manga in tone and seamlessly adapt the panels into motion. The music in particular is a standout with it being to elevate moments of suspense and Hinako's monologues, with the latter being my favourite sequences so far. As a manga reader I can attest that the ... story will keep on getting better and better with each episode if they maintain the same quality.

And don't worry if this is not Yuri enough yet. You need to be patient but the Yuri will Yuri.
Oh my will the Yuri Yuri.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 11, 2025

KuroNekoAlchemy

Mixed Feelings

Funny

Preliminary (6/13 eps)

Look at the character list. Three. Just three. You know what that means, right?
Yup, love triangle!! Yayy.
AHem.

Ok, so you know these anime/dramas where two people fight for one person's affection, and the person in question can't chose whom to marry in the end? It's the same here but replace "marry" with "get eaten" and you have Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi. Sounds like a black comedy, but despite the ridiculous premise this anime takes itself VERY, VERY seriously. And tbh, after you suspend disbelief you can kinda get into it.

If only it wasn't so repetitive, sometimes the characters are just saying the same thing ... over and over again and the plot barely moves forward.
And as far as originality is concerned.....well, you have
1. The fl who is depressed and indecisive, and just lets the others drag her around
2. The self-sacrificng childhood friend who just wants fl to be happy
3. The bad boy...I mean, girl.....psychopath who keeps being abusive to fl but secretly cares a lot

You don't have to have a master's degree in love triangles to know how it will go.

But hey, the opening is nice, and overly descriptive dialogs of Shiori talking in detail about how she's gonna literally eat Hinako while Hinako is blushing are pretty good too, if you have guro/vore fetish that is.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 21, 2025

Kalokagathos

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

With The Summer Hikaru Died as its inevitable comparison, this yuri version feels like it was written by a sixteen-year-old. It’s full of edgy moments and clumsy dialogues that try to sound profound, but everything is too incoherent to pass as serious drama: "In order to die, I need to work harder to live?" The yokai theme is completely unoriginal—while Hikaru shines precisely because it gives a clever twist to this topic, This Monster Wants to Eat Me makes no effort to infuse any originality or meaning into the idea of Japanese monsters. They’re just a pretext to move a story that never stands out ... in comparison with Hikaru.
The show is full of convenient moments—like how the monsters’ blood conveniently never appears, allowing the characters to go party as if nothing happened. What initially seems like a serious or dramatic situation is often resolved with the dullest, most tasteless joke… and this kind of childish convenience and lazy resolution repeats throughout the story.
The animation is mostly static, with direction that seems to be absent altogether. I really don’t see why anyone would watch this series just for the yuri aspect, which doesn’t add anything to the main story. If you haven’t seen Hikaru—a series that feels like the work of a mature author expressing genuine passion—watch that instead and don’t waste your time with this teenage version of mystery and romance made for edgy yuri fans.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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