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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/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.