In a moment of extraordinary timing, Yen Press has just announced that they have licensed this series as This Monster Wants To Eat Me, with Volume 1 headed our way in June. I can’t wait for you all to read it! Thank you Yen Press, I’m so pleased. I reviewed Volume 1 in Japanese in 2021 here on Okazu in which I made an entirely inappropriate fish pun, if you want to cringe. ^_^

But today we gather together to look at Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi, Volume 7 (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし). We thought all the secrets were out, surely, by now…but nope. Shiori is worried about Hinako, who still has the scent of death upon her.Hinako is…well, she is trying, but she really does not find life all that appealing and the guilt of surviving her family’s deaths is not getting easier. Every day is a burden for her. Miko and Shiori take Hinako on a trip to try and distract her. We learn more about how Miko navigates the world, once again.

Eventually, everything that is not being said between Shiori and Hinako comes out (again.) And now Hinako has to decide if she can trust Shiori (again.) Miko tries to pick up the pieces (again), but as the volume comes to a close, a mysterious little girl pegs Miko instantly for what she really is.

Naekawa Sai’s art has evolved so much since the first volume of this series. I will give this praise to Kadokawa, their editors really know how to help their artists level up. Every image is tight, the closeups of Hinako’s dead eyes are heartbreaking, Shiori having emotions she’s not used to is fascinating. I really like angry Miko…the human. You can just get a glimpse of the creature she is when she gets angry.

In another series I might wish it wrapped up about now, with – apparently – nothing left to say between Shiori and Hinako, but I know better with this story. Hinako’s grief is as deep as the ocean…and there’s still a lot of it to dive into.

Ratings:

Art – 9 really, really good
Story – 8 An unquiet interlude
Characters – 8
Service – 0
Yuri – One kiss that is more a promise than a romantic gesture

Overall – 8

I’m really just so pleased Yen picked this up. If you like psychological horror, youkai, stories of grief and/or schoolgirl Yuri, you’ll like this. This series really does everything right.