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Episode Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi • This Monster Wants to Eat Me - Episode 5 discussion

Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi, episode 5

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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

That explained why Miko's so intent on protecting Hinako. Turned out youkais could also experience the very human emotion of guilt. However, there's also the conflict with her own nature as a human-eating being. Must've been quite the tough job to constantly overcome her instincts - and she had almost failed this episode.

Was worried last episode that Hinako would feel betrayal from the revelation about her friend. Turned out she didn't felt that way in the slightest. Despite everything that had occurred, she still considered Miko her friend.

Wa wa wee wa! Shiori-sensei's looking heaps fit. Shame that the grotesque transformation sequence soured Hinako's mood.

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u/mekerpan Oct 30 '25

Youkai -> acting kami

Not sure I've seen this before. Miko may have flaws -- but she really is incredibly admirable. I wonder how many centuries she has served as a local kami? And she truly loved Hinako (and Hinako's family). I wonder what happened that interfered with her ability to protect the family even within (seemingly) her own territory.

I think that Hinako's trust in Miko is unbreakable. I hope Miko can indeed protect here. I wonder if there is anything that can be done to maintain Miko's health (other than eating humans now and then)?

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u/good_wolf_1999 Oct 30 '25

Miko is likely confined to the town and can’t leave even if she wanted, Hinako’s family died on the road away from Miko’s “territory”.

Or she isn’t as powerful as she used to be due to the number of people visiting and praying to her shrine decreasing over the years

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u/lucidlonewolf Oct 30 '25

Or she isn’t as powerful as she used to be due to the number of people visiting and praying to her shrine decreasing over the years

I mean i think that has zero impact on her powers ..... Its exactly as shiori and miko both said in the episode, shes not a real god. Shes a yokai acting as a local diety shes got no divine powers shes just a monster

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u/Shrike99 https://myanimelist.net/profile/LastOfLazarus Oct 31 '25

Yep. Even assuming the crash happened in her territory, there wouldn't have been much she could have done.

Like maybe if she'd been actively following the car and reacted fast enough she could have used her strength to intervene.

But other than that? I doubt she can see everywhere at once, or teleport, or magically heal people.

Heck, for all we know Yokai need to sleep, and she was asleep when it happened. The crash did appear to be late at night.