This Monster Wants to Eat Me

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Synopsis

The ocean took everything from Hinako Yaotose, her entire family, and now she can't stop thinking about following them down. She keeps things together around her best friend Miko, but the moment she's alone, that pull toward the water comes back. Then one summer she meets Shiori, a girl with impossibly deep, clear eyes who turns out to be a mermaid yōkai. Shiori's deal is straightforward: Hinako's flesh is apparently irresistible to supernatural creatures, and Shiori wants to be the one who eventually eats her. In exchange, she'll protect Hinako from every other monster that comes sniffing around. And Hinako, who's already halfway to not caring whether she lives or dies, agrees. That's the foundation of this 13-episode TV series from Studio Lings, and it only gets more tangled from there. The relationship between Hinako and Shiori is where the show lives, it's tender and unsettling in equal measure, blurring the line between someone who wants to devour you and someone who wants to keep you alive. The water animation is genuinely gorgeous, which matters because the ocean is basically a character here. If you liked the emotional gut-punches of Puella Magi Madoka Magica or the way Devilman Crybaby wove love into something horrifying, this hits a similar nerve. Fans of Elfen Lied's blend of beauty and brutality will find familiar ground too. It's a yuri story wrapped in mythology and grief, and it earns every bit of its emotional weight.

Episode Guide

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Characters

Hinako Yaotose

Ueda Reina

MANGA BRIDGE

This season covers Chapters 1-23 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 23.

Manga cover

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Someone and 6 others rated 8.5
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chasing_rabbitVerifiedEP 11

Yo tengo muchas preguntas pero sobretodo dos principales ¿La tía nunca considero llevarla a un psicólogo? Y ¿Los yokais pueden sufrir depresión? Creo que más un capítulo tranquilo, es un capítulo en tensión, donde todo está mal y un movimiento en cualquier dirección va a dañarlo todo de una forma u otra, lo que me parece magistral de este anime por lograr tal atmósfera con lo que consideraríamos la cotidianidad y un par de metáforas visuales, este nivel de tensión solo los veo en una batalla de shonen. Mis dieces.

chasing_rabbitVerifiedEP 4

Tremendo plot twist, no lo ví venir, o sea, pensé que iba a ir por otro lado completamente diferente, no espere que tomarán ese camino y me re fascinó, toda la tensión que se construye hasta el punto culmen fue maravilloso. Además me sentí medio tonta por todas las pequeñas pistas que habían mostrado y yo las ví pero no les di importancia. También me gustó el ending y como le cambia totalmente el tono al anime si otro personaje fuera el centro además de que lo visual era muy lindo, más tradicional pero igual de cuidado.

yonahimeVerifiedEP 13

It was a satisfying ending for me. Despite their relationship restored because of the promise made, beneath all that is still a heavy feeling they're bringing to themselves. Their Hot Spring trip was wholesome and despite the light banter of Shiori and Miko, it really still feels heavy. This anime is not for the faint of heart since it includes self-harm and depression. Yuri enjoyers would also love this. As for me, I'm gonna watch something light-hearted or better yet comedy to get me back on track. LOL. 😂