This Monster Wants to Eat Me

This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Japanese: 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし, Hepburn: Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi), also known as Watatabe (わたたべ) for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sai Naekawa. It has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 2020, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. The story follows Hinako, a girl who wishes to die after her family's death, and Shiori, a mermaid who promises to fulfill Hinako's desire by eating her, but only when Hinako is at her happiest moment.

An anime television series adaptation directed by Yūsuke Suzuki and produced by Studio Lings aired from October to December 2025. Suzuki became interested in the series for its themes of life and death as well as Hinako's unique personality. Together with the studio's producers, he focused on having the series carefully portray character emotions. The production involved recording four pieces of theme music and animating water in detail, along with close collaboration with Naekawa.

The story's themes of relationship dynamics and depression were widely discussed by critics, with several opining that the latter was realistically depicted. In addition, the story's treatment of LGBTQ themes was the subject of extensive and mostly positive commentary. The manga was well received, with praise for its characters, emotional atmosphere, and artwork. The anime adaptation garnered positive reviews for its narrative, while its production value generally received mixed-to-positive assessments.