This Monster Wants to Eat Me - Ch. 48 - In the Blink of an Eye

[MangaDex]

 

[ThanatosKaiAnastasi]

Guys I still don't see any signs of this being yuri yet. The main characters so far showed no romance whatsoever. I might have to drop this series soon.

 

[Sp00kyier]

I still don't see any signs of this being yuri yet. The main characters so far showed no romance whatsoever. I might have to drop this series soon.

Ever hear of a slowburn? Akebi-chan's sailour uniform had no yuri until like the late 60s. And that turned out to be one have some of the cutest romance in a yuri ive seen.

 

[ThanatosKaiAnastasi]

Ever hear of a slowburn? Akebi-chan's sailour uniform had no yuri until like the late 60s. And that turned out to be one have some of the cutest romance in a yuri ive seen.

Idk man, as we are all aware a work is only true yuri when it tells you on your face on every page that the girls are in love or something, otherwise apparently we cannot say it's actual romance even if they kissed.

 

[agolloh]

I'm really liking Hinako's happy arc, hope it lasts..

 

[zairaner]

Ever hear of a slowburn? Akebi-chan's sailour uniform had no yuri until like the late 60s. And that turned out to be one have some of the cutest romance in a yuri ive seen.

If you look again closely, you might find some slight traces of sarcasm in the comment you responded to.

 

[shemper]

Thank you for your work!

 

[Narrator003]

This is absolutely the best Yuri I've ever read

 

[beThereShortly]

I really hope the way Shiori "blocks out" Hinako's family from the photo with her fish-hands before saying "i''ll become the person most important to you" isn't an ominous sign of fuck-ups to come.

 

[5hijima]

awww is the fish feeling possessive???

 

[tohka_la]

Seeing hinako smile throughout the whole chapter is just sooo fjaiynshsjdjjehwjwhsh (＾ω＾≡＾ω＾)

 

[KZO]

Ever hear of a slowburn? Akebi-chan's sailour uniform had no yuri until like the late 60s. And that turned out to be one have some of the cutest romance in a yuri ive seen.

This already has yuri. But wasn't Akebi love at first sight?

 

[mangaburner1979]

This already has yuri. But wasn't Akebi love at first sight?

That comment missing the point of OP's sarcasm aside, Akebi was a romance starting in Volume 3/4, pretty much love at first sight like you said. It was conveyed more through body language, facial expressions, and actions before it was put to words later on, so I sort of get why some readers miss that, especially those who didn't binge read it.

 

[Yuri_Enjoyer_Deluxe]

Family.

 

[DioBrandoXVII]

Seems like she's already in love with Hinako and realizes it. Or at least wants to be as close/closer to her than her family. That's adorable. But I see this ending in a really tragic way. Might end up being possessive towards her.

 

[HansumNapolean]

I really like the direction and portrayal of Shiori’s love. A large theme has been transient mortal existence; Hinako’s life is only a brief period compared to Shiori’s immortality. It’s only natural that a monster will view love to be all-consuming because humans are so vulnerable.

Not only is Hinako targeted by other monsters (which Shiori takes responsibility for), Hinako is constantly contemplating suicide. Even if she manages to live until old age, what’s a hundred years compared to thousands? Shiori wants Hinako to only look at her due to a mixture of guilt, selflessness, and selfishness.

Hinako showed Shiori that there was a life outside of just being a monster; Shiori is not condemned to permanent loneliness and fear simply because of her birth. To repay this kindness, Shiori wants to overwrite Hinako’s sadness even if it’s distorted by a monster’s sense of possessiveness. This is the only way that Shiori understands love and can love, since she never had a family herself.

It’s also noted that Shiori never really does anything monster-like. She’s like one big dog that follows Hinako around. She doesn’t go around eating or terrorizing people because she’s too busy trying to flash a bright neon sign to Hinako’s ultra dense black hole denial.

Edit:

Taking a second read: Shiori and Miko keeps noting Hinako’s smile. It’s not coincidental that after Shiori’s conversation about wishing her happiness, Hinako begins to smile more often. A shallow read would be to assume that Hinako is simply becoming happier, but it seems more like she’s trying to show that she’s happier. This goes back to if Hinako really understands Shiori’s desires. It’s cute (Hinako is a little emotionally unaware) because Hinako is really trying even if she doesn’t quite understand it.

 

[NIPHY]

RUN! THERE'S A YANDERE!!

 

[Sp00kyier]

Idk man, as we are all aware a work is only true yuri when it tells you on your face on every page that the girls are in love or something, otherwise apparently we cannot say it's actual romance even if they kissed.

Now I see you were being sarcastic, mb, I was in an angry mood

 

[Nekotofu]

Soon™

Also, can't wait for the anime adaptation.

Thank you for the translation

 

[yanderecoverl]

We're almost at chapter 50! Maybe we'll be close to chapter 55 once the anime is out! And I hope hinako realizes that shiori is trying to make her fall for her