This Monster Wants to Eat Me anime released the creditless opening and ending theme song videos after the premiere of Episode 1 on Thursday. Yoshino sings the opening theme song, “Sacrifice,” while Hinako Yaotose (VA: Reina Ueda) performs the ending theme song, “Lily.”
Read our review for Episode 1:
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Episode 1 Review – A Hauntingly Beautiful Debut
The anime stars:
- Reina Ueda as Hinako Yaotose
- Yui Ishikawa as Shiori Oumi
- Fairouz Ai as Miko Yashiro
The staff includes:
- Original Work: Sai Naekawa
- Chief Director: Naoyuki Kuzuya
- Director: Yusuke Suzuki
- Series Composition and Screenplay: Mitsutaka Hirota
- Character Design: Nozomi Ikuyama
- Color Design: Taeko Mizuno
- Art Director: Yoshitaka Kudo
- Director of Photography: Kenji Takehara
- 3DCG: Zishiro Shida
- Editor: Misato Takikawa
- Sound Director: Ryosuke Naya
- Sound Effects: Michiyo Saito
- Music Composer: Keiji Inai
- Animation Producer: Hideo Takagi
- Production: infinite
- Animation Studio: STUDIO LINGS
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. The synopsis is as follows:
Hinako lives alone by the sea, quietly drifting through life after losing her family years ago. One day, a mermaid named Shiori saves her from a monster and says she’s come to eat her—just not yet. Until then, Shiori will stay by her side and keep her safe. In that moment, a deep hope swells in Hinako: Maybe this girl can finally grant her the ending she’s been waiting for.
Source: Official Website
©2024 Sai Naekawa/KADOKAWA/Project Watatabe
