This Monster Wants to Eat Me: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"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. What will become of Hinako's feelings as this looming unjust death closes in on her...?

Series details

• Title: This Monster Wants to Eat Me
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
• Premiere date: 2025-10-02
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80462
• IMDb ID: tt35936938
• TVDB ID: 455749

Cast and credited roles

• Reina Ueda — Hinako Yaotose
• Yui Ishikawa — Shiori Oumi
• Ai Fairouz — Miko Yashiro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-02; final listed air date 2025-12-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from This Monster Wants to Eat Me on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.