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Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (豚のレバーは加熱しろ, Buta no Rebā wa Kanetsu Shiro), also known as Heat the Pig Liver, is a Japanese light novel series written by Takuma Sakai and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. ASCII Media Works have published nine volumes since March 2020 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Minami has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh since August 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Project No.9 aired from October 2023 to February 2024.
| Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig | |
First light novel volume cover | |
| 豚のレバーは加熱しろ (Buta no Rebā wa Kanetsu Shiro) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Isekai[1] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Takuma Sakai |
| Illustrated by | Asagi Tōsaka |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | March 10, 2020 – March 8, 2024 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takuma Sakai |
| Illustrated by | Minami |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher |
|
| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 27, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Takahashi |
| Written by | Deko Akao |
| Music by | |
| Studio | Project No.9 |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, ytv, CBC, AT-X |
| Original run | October 8, 2023 – February 6, 2024 |
| Episodes | 12 |
In September 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the novels for English publication.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 10, 2020[8] | 978-4-04-913013-3 | December 7, 2023[9] | 978-1-7183-0944-9 |
| 2 | August 7, 2020[10] | 978-4-04-913217-5 | February 22, 2024[11] | 978-1-7183-0946-3 |
| 3 | December 10, 2020[12] | 978-4-04-913455-1 | May 19, 2024[13] | 978-1-7183-0948-7 |
| 4 | May 8, 2021[14] | 978-4-04-913835-1 | August 6, 2024[15] | 978-1-71-830950-0 |
| 5 | October 8, 2021[16] | 978-4-04-914045-3 | November 19, 2024[17] | 978-1-71-830952-4 |
| 6 | May 10, 2022[18] | 978-4-04-914351-5 | — | — |
| 7 | December 9, 2022[19] | 978-4-04-914749-0 | — | — |
| 8 | October 6, 2023[20] | 978-4-04-915080-3 | — | — |
| 9 | March 8, 2024[21] | 978-4-04-915438-2 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Minami has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh since August 2020. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes as of April 2024.[22]
During their Anime NYC 2023 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.[23]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 27, 2021[24] | 978-4-04-913657-9 | February 14, 2024[25] | 978-1-7183-3304-8 |
| 2 | September 27, 2021[26] | 978-4-04-913982-2 | May 15, 2024[27] | 978-1-7183-3305-5 |
| 3 | July 27, 2022[28] | 978-4-04-914318-8 | August 14, 2024[29] | 978-1-7183-3306-2 |
| 4 | February 27, 2023[30] | 978-4-04-914883-1 | November 27, 2024[31] | — |
| 5 | September 26, 2023[32] | 978-4-04-915254-8 | — | — |
| 6 | April 26, 2024[33] | 978-4-04-915744-4 | — | — |
On December 11, 2021, during the "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021" livestream event, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[1] It is produced by Project No.9 and directed by Masayuki Takahashi, with scripts written by Deko Akao, character designs handled by Susumu Watanabe, and music composed by Kenichiro Suehiro and Mayuko.[34][35] The series aired from October 8, 2023, to February 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[lower-alpha 1] The anime series mainly covers the first volume of the novel series.[37] The opening theme song is "Watashi ga Warau Riyū wa" (私が笑う理由は, "The Reason I Laugh Is") by Asca, while the ending theme song is "Hitori Janai yo" (ひとりじゃないよ, "I'm Not Alone") by Myuk.[6] In December 2023, it was announced that the 12th and final episode would be delayed, which was eventually broadcast on February 6, 2024.[38]
In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America,[39] and streamed by Crunchyroll outside of Asia.[40] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[41]
| No. | Title [42][43] | Directed by [42] | Written by [42] | Storyboarded by [42] | Original air date [44] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Otakus Enjoy Being Treated Like Pigs" Transliteration: "Otaku wa Bishōjo ni Buta Atsukai Sareru to Yorokobu" (Japanese: オタクは美少女に豚扱いされると喜ぶ) | Kentarō Tanaka | Deko Akao | Masayuki Takahashi | October 8, 2023 |
| 2 | "Even a Pig Will Dance If You Flatter Them Enough" Transliteration: "Buta mo Odaterya Dansu Suru" (Japanese: 豚もおだてりゃダンスする) | Akira Katō | Yūsuke Kaneko | Yū Nobuta | October 15, 2023 |
| 3 | "You Must Not Fall in Love with Your Oshi" Transliteration: "Oshi ni Gachikoi Shite wa Naranai" (Japanese: 推しにガチ恋してはならない) | Michita Shiraishi | Yūsuke Kaneko | Mie Ōishi | October 22, 2023 |
| 4 | "Be Careful How You Ride a Pig" Transliteration: "Buta no Nori-kata ni wa Chūi Shiro" (Japanese: 豚の乗り方には注意しろ) | Shin'ichi Fukumoto | Deko Akao | Chihiro Kumano | October 29, 2023 |
| 5 | "Nearly All Handsome Guys Are Scumbags" Transliteration: "Ikemen wa Jutchūhakku Gesu Yarō" (Japanese: イケメンは十中八九ゲス野郎) | Ying Chen Lin | Deko Akao | Masayuki Takahashi | November 5, 2023 |
| 6 | "Honest Feelings Should Be Shouted Out Loud" Transliteration: "Omoi wa Sunao ni Sakebu Beshi" (Japanese: 想いは素直に叫ぶべし) | Takashi Kojima Masato Uchibori | Yūsuke Kaneko | Noriaki Saitō | November 12, 2023 |
| 7 | "No Two Flowers Are the Same" Transliteration: "Hitotsu Toshite Onaji Hana wa Nai" (Japanese: 一つとして同じ花はない) | Shinji Itō | Yūsuke Kaneko | Yasuyuki Ōishi | November 19, 2023 |
| 8 | "Don't Laugh at Someone's Prayers" Transliteration: "Hito no Inori o Warau na" (Japanese: 人の祈りを笑うな) | Kimihiro Satō | Deko Akao | Noriaki Saitō | November 26, 2023 |
| 9 | "Live and Go Set Your Feet on that Ground" Transliteration: "Ikite Sono Tsuchi o Fumi ni Ike" (Japanese: 生きてその土を踏みにいけ) | Masayuki Takahashi | Unknown | Kai Hasako | December 10, 2023 |
| 10 | "There's Always a Reason Why Things Are the Way They Are" Transliteration: "Kimari ni wa Kanarazu Riyū ga Aru" (Japanese: 決まりには必ず理由がある) | Masayuki Takahashi | Unknown | Masayuki Takahashi | December 17, 2023 |
| 11 | "Keep Rewards for When They Really Count" Transliteration: "Go Hōbi wa Koko zo Toiu Toki ni" (Japanese: ご褒美はここぞというときに) | Masayuki Takahashi | Unknown | Masayuki Takahashi | December 24, 2023 |
| 12 | "Heat The Pig Liver" Transliteration: "Buta no Rebā wa Kanetsu Shiro" (Japanese: 豚のレバーは加熱しろ) | Masayuki Takahashi | Unknown | Chihiro Kumano | February 6, 2024 |
The light novel series won the gold prize (effectively second place) in the 26th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2019.[45]
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