During Germany’s AnimagiC 2025, Crunchyroll announced a slate of new anime acquisitions. There were a lot of surprise titles in the panel’s announcement, but This Monster Wants to Eat Me stood out immediately. Animated by STUDIO LINGS, who previously worked on fan-favorite Yuri is My Job, the series is a supernatural drama based on the work of mangaka Sai Naekawa.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me’s key art posters and trailers evoke a supernatural romance of sorts, and one that will be something to tune into when it premieres in October 2025. If you haven’t read the manga, the official synopsis begins with a quote: “I’ve come to devour you.”
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In the series, Hinako is a girl who lives alone by the sea. One day, a mermaid girl named Shiori takes her hand and gently speaks to her. Hinako’s flesh and blood are said to be exceptionally delicious—so much so that it attracts countless monsters.
Shiori vows to protect Hinako until Hinako matures and reaches her most perfect state so that Shiori can devour her in the end. But in that moment, a deep heartfelt hope wells up in Hinako’s mind: “Perhaps she can finally make my dream come true.”
Another Yuri series from STUDIO LINGS, This Monster Wants to Eat Me also boasts a phenomenal production crew and cast of voice actors. For the full list of revealed talent, read below.
Characters and Japanese Voice Cast In This Monster Wants to Eat Me
- Hinako Yaotose voiced by Reina Ueda (Kanao Tsuyuri in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Shiori Oumi voiced by Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan)
- Miko Yashiro voiced by Fairouz Ai (Power in Chainsaw Man)
STUDIO LINGS Production Staff
- Chief Director: Naoyuki Kuzuya (Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire)
- Director: Yusuke Suzuki (Hayate the Combat Butler!!)
- Series Composition and Script: Mitsutaka Hirota (Rent-a-Girlfriend Seasons 1-4)
- Character Design: Nozomi Ikuyama (Yuri Is My Job!)
- Art Director: Yoshitaka Kudo (Sorairo Utility)
- Director of Photography: Kenji Takehara (Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire)
- Music: Keiji Inai (The Misfit of Demon King Academy Seasons 1-2)
Watch the Trailer
This Monster Wants to Eat me | Official Trailer | Crunchyroll
This Monster Wants to Eat me is coming to Crunchyroll October 2025! 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!
This Monster Wants to Eat Me is streaming on Crunchyroll in October 2025.
