Ena Hamabe is a producer at Infinite, Inc. working on This Monster Wants to Eat Me and I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day. She is active in interviews, discussing production and her aim for dark anime to leave viewers ready for tomorrow.
Ena Hamabe, a producer at Infinite, Inc., has two recent projects in the public eye. This Monster Wants to Eat Me has concluded, with the manga continuing, and Hamabe confirmed a collaboration with Ehime prefecture for its fireworks festival. The other project, I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, screened its first episode at Anime Expo and streams on Crunchyroll.
Hamabe's stated approach links the two series. She wants sad stories to leave viewers feeling ready to face tomorrow. This thread runs through both the concluded This Monster Wants to Eat Me and the newer I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, which follows a girl named Sheena in a school that trains children as weapons.
Coverage of Hamabe has centered on her production work and her public statements. The Anime Herald interview focused on early production of This Monster Wants to Eat Me, where she credited a trust-based team-building process. The Anime Expo interview framed her recent work around the deliberate pairing of heavy sadness with a hopeful outlook.
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Aug 16
At Anime Expo, Infinite, Inc. producer Ena Hamabe discussed her recent projects This Monster Wants to Eat Me and I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day. The latter, about a girl named Sheena in a school that trains children as weapons, screened its first episode at the convention and streams on Crunchyroll. Hamabe said she wants sad stories to leave viewers feeling ready to face tomorrow.
Aug 7
Producer Ena Hamabe discussed the early production of This Monster Wants to Eat Me in an interview with Anime Herald. She credited a trust-based team-building process and noted the anime has concluded while the manga continues. Hamabe also confirmed a collaboration with Ehime prefecture for its fireworks festival.