The This Monster Wants to Eat Me TV anime has received a “global visual.” In contrast with the fluffy visual from May, this new illustration goes dark and sinister with its color and lighting, as well as the sight of the character Shiori Oumi brandishing her lengthy claws and seemingly covered in blood.
It was also announced that the first episode of the anime will have its US premiere at Otakon in August, with a talk session attended by the manga’s Sai Naekawa, the manga’s editor Takumi Kamemaru, and producer Ena Hamabe. Other international appearances include Paris’ Japan Expo on July 5 and Anime Expo via the PONY CANYON booth.
This Monster Wants To Eat Me is set to premiere in Japan in October. The TV anime is based on the manga by Sai Naekawa, which began serialization in KADOKAWA’s Dengeki Maoh in October 2020 and has 10 tankoubon volumes as of May 27, 2025 JST. Yen Press describes the story as:
Hinako, a high school student with a dark past, lives alone in a town by the sea. Haunted by a constant sensation of drowning, she can barely go through the motions of her tedious life…until the day a monster tries to eat her! After passing out in the struggle, she awakens to find she’s been rescued by a beautiful mermaid. However, salvation comes at a cost—the mermaid’s protection will last only until Hinako has matured into the perfect meal! Hinako’s first instinct isn’t to run or scream, though, and an unlikely relationship between monster and prey unfolds… “I’ve come to devour you.”
Staff
• Director: Yusuke Suzuki (Duel Masters WIN)
• Chief director: Naoyuki Kazuya (Sweet Reincarnation director)
• Series composer and screenwriter: Mitsutaka Hirota (Days with My Stepsister series composer and co-screenwriter)
• Character designer: Nozomi Ikuyama (Yuri Is My Job! OP et al. co-animation director)
• Music composer: Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
• Animation production: STUDIO LINGS
Cast
• Reina Ueda as Hinako Yaotose
• Yui Ishikawa as Shiori Oumi
• Ai Fairouz as Miko Yashiro
Source: Press release
