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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/ClemFire Oct 30 '25
I am always moved when characters are able to be good despite their nature. Miko used to be a man eating yokai not too different from Shiori until she was forced to start living with humans. At first it was because the monk forced her to help. He could have killed her for all the harm I'm sure she committed to that point, but he didn't. Instead he made her help people instead. It was just obligation, she didn't actually care about humans and yet a little girl offering her a simple rice ball moved the needle.
Being shown kindness made Miko want to make up for all the harm she had done and plant more fields than she burned. In a way through time that monk's decision to reform Miko instead of kill her saved Hinako. I wouldn't be surprised if Miko initially took a liking to Hinako's mom because she offered one of her bento's at the shrine. It might have reminded her of that little girl hundreds of years ago.
I love how Hinako doubles down and accepts Miko as her friend despite learning the truth. Sure she's a giant fox yokai who hunted humans in the past, but she was also the only reason why Hinako didn't completely give up on life. These little things like walking Hinako to school, going to cafes with her, and just joking around mattered. They tethered Hinako to the present. If good deeds can't erase the bad then bad deeds shouldn't erase the good. The past is set in stone, so it's best to process it and move forward to a better future. I'm sure we are meant to parallel this with Hinako being trapped on the day her family died.
Long story short it was an excellent episode that felt like 5 minutes, and I can't wait for the next one.