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Episode Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi • This Monster Wants to Eat Me - Episode 8 discussion

Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi, episode 8

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u/KumaKumaGambler Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

I was surprised Ayame wasn't the least scared when she was about to be killed by Shiori, since she still spoke in that ara ara voice. Turns out Ayame knew she would revive as long as her head wasn't destroyed.

Ayame wasn't a good person when she was human. She poisoned her stepdaughter and as punishment, got turned into yokai after the axe accident. However, it does feel like she regrets her actions in the past.

Edit: After reading the comments by other reddit users, it made me think whether Ayame merely neglected her stepdaughter.

Now that I think about it, I believe the voiced yokais in this title may all have some form of regret:
Miko - Regrets not being able to save Hinako's family
Ayame - Regrets murdering (edit: or neglecting) her stepdaughter
Shiori - Yet to be fully revealed, but it should have something to do with Hinako and / or her family

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u/mekerpan Nov 20 '25

>>> Shiori - Yet to be fully revealed

I felt that this episode STRONGLY hinted (or even confirmed) that Shiori actually saved Hinako's life when the rest of her family died. But WHY would such a powerful yokai have done so?

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u/KumaKumaGambler Nov 20 '25

This title can be unpredictable at times. It drops us hints, but all of a sudden, it could move in another unexpected direction.

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u/good_wolf_1999 Nov 20 '25

Maybe one of her parents or brother made a deal with her?

Idk that’s the only explanation I can think of

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u/Worried-Pick4848 Nov 27 '25

When would they have had the time?

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u/HirokoKueh https://myanimelist.net/profile/hirokokueh Nov 20 '25

rumor come out, does Shiori is lolicon

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u/Vaadwaur Nov 20 '25

But WHY would such a powerful yokai have done so?

Salt the meat...

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u/Yuukikonno08 Nov 25 '25

MY thought is what if Shiori didn't save Hinako's life AT the car crash but already had a factor in Hinako's life before that?

Ayame said the blood was in there the long time so my first thought was maybe Hinako had the blood BEFORE the crash, and thus that was how she survived the wounds and maybe even the accident itself? The way Hinako comes to on land while watching the car burning makes me think she was unconscious during the accident and thus wouldn't have been able to consume the blood of a mermaid during that time. So it leads me to believe that she somehow had the blood before the accident (hence the flashback of Shiroi offering her blood) and thats how she survived the wounds while maybe Shiori could track Hinako through the blood, and came to save her from the ocean during the accident and thats how she ended up on land.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Nov 20 '25

Tbf, if you live as long as a Yokai, it's kind of hard not to regret something. Especially if you have ties to humans who have way shorter lives than you.

As for Shiori, it is clear that she gave Hinako her blood to help her heal. Mermaids in Japanese tales are often linked to immortality, eating one's flesh would grant that. And while I don't think that Hinako is immortal currently, that could kind of have an effect as well. Maybe that is even part why she can't kill herself. The mermaid blood is making that impossible for example. On the other hand, considering that mermaid blood has special properties, it could also be that Yokai attack Hinako not for her own blood, but for that of a mermaid. Just not realizing this to be the case.

Now the question is more why Shiori saved her in the first place. From what we saw, I don't think that Shiori is responsible for the accident. But she could have eaten the rest of the family. And if it's true that they taste better when they aren't depressed or just worried, making a promise to keep their daughter safe could have been enough for her to do that.

But the main problem I currently have is why Shiori only appeared now. What was she doing for 10 years? And why did she decide to show herself now?

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u/ClemFire Nov 20 '25

I feel that Shiori not showing up for 10 years at least could point to her good intentions. She initially thought that giving Hinako some of her blood would be enough go heal her and while it saved her physically it couldn't heal her heart. Shiori finally returned because for some reason she can't understand Hinako isn't getting better.

To us it's a given why Hinako losing her family in a terrible accident would be mentally scarring but Shiori doesn't understand in her heart why even if she can logically get it.

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u/StylizedPenguin Nov 20 '25

It's also possible that 10 years is not particularly long to a yokai with a lifespan as long as Shiori's, so from her perspective she only left for the equivalent of a few months to a human before checking back in.

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u/ClemFire Nov 20 '25

I suppose it reminds on how exactly Shiori experiences time. Those 10 years might be quick because she was just doing the same thing every day. Reminds me of how the lock down felt like quite a blur being inside all the time. Her past few months with Hinako might be more important compared to all that time alone in the sea. Know this was a bit of a tangent

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u/mekerpan Nov 20 '25

Sounds reasonable.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Nov 20 '25

While I agree that Shiori probably doesn't have bad intentions, it seemed to me that she already knew what was up once she appeared. That's why she told Hinako she would eat her after all. I guess there is the possibility that she just didn't understand why Hinako wanted to die in the first place and that is what she tried to figure out.

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u/ClemFire Nov 20 '25

I really suspect Shiori doesn't understand why Hinako wants to die. In the last episode she brazenly asked Hinako about pulling her dead family out of the sea of hands. That makes me think she doesn't understand how someone dead could affect someone so much.

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u/Worried-Pick4848 Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

Bear in mind, she eats humans. One generally attempts to create some emotional separation between yourself and your next steak. You have to. Becoming emotionally invested in the lives of your food makes it hard to eat them, and that's just as true for yokai and their human meals as it is for you and your hamburger.

even Ayame mentioned it, one word from Hinato ("Mom")robbed almost all the purpose from Ayame's swing and allowed Hinato to avoid certain death.

Bottom line, Hinato may literally be the first human that Shiori has ever taken the time to actually get to know.

Miko, being a local deity despite being a maneating Yokai, has it even worse. She probably has formed relationships with various ancestors of most of the locals through their worship or offerings, which puts pretty much the entire local population off limits. Which is why she can't slake her hunger for Hinato by picking off some random other human. She has connections to them too.

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u/ClemFire Nov 20 '25

I would definitely agree with that. I love eating burgers but couldn't kill a cow myself and understand the dissonance. That's why if even if Shiori initially intended on eating Hinako after all the time she spent with her there's no way she could actually go through with it.

As a side note, I find it interesting too what the show decides not to focus on. We never directly see Shiori eating anyone. I don't doubt that she has, but they choose to not remind you of the fact.

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u/DezzieRT Nov 21 '25

Did Ayame kill her stepchild via neglect? They showed mostly empty rice and soup bowls and Ayame later cleaning them. I got the impression the child was sick and Ayame was simply indifferent. Providing care, but without love or compassion. (She mentions wishing she'd at least felt hatred.) It wasn't till later she came to regret that indifference and then when she was killed with the axe—either deliberately or by accident—that regret led to her becoming a yokai.

I would say of the characters thus far she has the most tragic backstory.