Monster Eater
Monster Eater is a Japanese light novel series written by Renkinō and illustrated by Kawaku. It began serialization online in March 2023 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, who published two volumes between August 2023 and January 2024 under their Earth Star Novel imprint. A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Kei Ichimatsu and Tanako Tanao and produced by whomor has been serialized online via Line Corporation's Line Manga website since June 2024 and has been collected in two digital volumes. A manga adaptation with art by TATE has been serialized online via Square Enix's Manga Up! manga website since August 2024 and has been collected in two volumes. A "light anime" television series adaptation produced by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
Despite being an adventurer, Rude has little combat experience and only posses one skill: Status Abnormality Nullification. To make a living, he gathers medicinal herbs in miasma-filled dungeons, which earns him the scorn of many other adventures. In order to change that, he explores a new labyrinth, but is betrayed by his companion and is caught up in the labyrinth's collapse. Without supplies, he finds himself eating monster meat, despite the strong taboos associated with it. But he realizes that the more he eats, the more powerful he becomes and the more skills he knows.Media
Light novel
Written by Renkinō, Monster Eater initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on March 31, 2023. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who published the series with illustrations by Kawaku under their Earth Star Novel light novel imprint in two volumes from August 18, 2023, to January 17, 2024.Webtoon
A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Kei Ichimatsu and Tanako Tanao and produced by whomor began serialization on Line Corporation's Line Manga website on June 29, 2024. Two digital volumes have been released as of January 15, 2026. The webtoon is published in various languages by Webtoon.Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by TATE began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga service on August 21, 2024. The manga's chapters have been collected into two volumes as of July 2025.The manga's chapters are published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service.