Matt Schley
August 11, 2025 
News keeps rolling in for the anime adaptation of Sai Naekawa’s manga This Monster Wants to Eat Me. Now we’ve got a fresh (English-subbed) trailer and news that the series will debut on October 2.
The video previews the anime’s opening song, “nie” by Yoshino. The ending theme, “LiLy,” will be performed by Reina Ueda in character as Hinako.
Alongside Ueda, Yui Ishikawa plays Shiori Oumi, and Fairouz Ai plays Miko Yashiro.
The show is being made at Studio Lings, with Yusuke Suzuki of Duel Masters Win and Duel Masters King Max helming the project as director. Handling series scripts is Mitsutaka Hirota, known for working on Bibliophile Princess and Days With My Stepsister.
Yen Press is publishing the This Monster Wants to Eat Me manga series, and gave this description:
“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…?
The first episode debuted this weekend at Otakon — anyone catch it?
Source: ANN
