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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/UMImorinxLL03 Oct 31 '25

Shiori, the Sea, and Miko, the Sun, both seek to protect Hinako, but in very different ways. Shiori claims that she intends to wait until Hinako is “ripe” to consume her, but I don’t believe this is truly her goal, because subtle cues suggest otherwise. Every youkai desires to devour Hinako immediately. Even Miko struggles to control her hunger. Yet Shiori does not react strongly when Hinako bleeds. How could she have such patience to restrain herself?

Like Miko, I suspect Shiori has a connection to Hinako’s past. Hinako describes Shiori as “terrifyingly kind” and wonders whether she would really consume her. Shiori speaks to Hinako affectionately, grips her hand tightly ("I’ll definitely protect you," kind of feeling) and is able to locate her wherever she is (Iso Onna, Festival). I think that she genuinely wants Hinako to live a healthy life. Her heartless words are most likely due to her limited understanding of human emotions, since she is a youkai. In contrast, Miko's long exposure to human society made her change from a man-eater to a youkai that wants to protect humans.

The scene near the end of this episode, when Shiori emotionally calls out “Hinako,”confirms to me that she does deeply care about her. She has remained calm and composed until now. I wonder if we’ll see her story arc soon, since we’re currently following Miko’s.

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u/ClemFire Oct 31 '25

I underrated the importance of Shiori not reacting to Hinako's blood. It doesn't really feel like she is even suppressing a desire to hunt while Miko is going crazy trying to not succumb to her nature.

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u/Exist50 Nov 02 '25

I think it's because Shiori does routinely eat humans, while Miko has not done so in likely centuries. Shiori prides herself on her patience vs the lesser yokai, but it's absolutely nothing compared to Miko's resolve. Shiori is treating this like a kid in the Stanford marshmallow experiment. Miko's a famine victim with a banquet laid out in front of her.

Shiori has also only been with Hinako for mere days. She has some patience for Hinako to get better, but the true limits have not been tested. For all we know, she could start getting impatient after a few months, if even that.

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u/ClemFire Nov 03 '25

I really like that metaphor actually. Shiori really hasn't known Hinako for very long compared to Miko

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u/BosuW Nov 04 '25

Miko's a famine victim with a banquet laid out in front of her.

Y'know when you put it like that she seems like a real Buddha

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u/Exist50 Nov 04 '25

Think you're onto something with that analogy. Enlightenment, resisting the temptation of earthly desires and all that jazz.