Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig

Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (豚のレバーは加熱しろ), 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.

Characters

 * Pig (豚)
 * He was previously a 19-year-old man who finds himself in another world as a pig after falling unconscious after eating pork liver. He has a somewhat perverted personality. When he returns to the real world after being put to death in the other world, he writes the story of his adventures as a web novel, which gains popularity online. However, he ends up returning to the other world.
 * He was previously a 19-year-old man who finds himself in another world as a pig after falling unconscious after eating pork liver. He has a somewhat perverted personality. When he returns to the real world after being put to death in the other world, he writes the story of his adventures as a web novel, which gains popularity online. However, he ends up returning to the other world.


 * Jess (ジェス)
 * A 16-year-old girl who aiming to visit the king. As a member of the Yethma people she is always wearing a collar. She is able to telepathically understand Pig's thoughts and feelings, and is aiming to help him turn back into a human.
 * A 16-year-old girl who aiming to visit the king. As a member of the Yethma people she is always wearing a collar. She is able to telepathically understand Pig's thoughts and feelings, and is aiming to help him turn back into a human.


 * Ceres (セレス)
 * A 13-year old girl and a member of the Yethma people. She has feelings for Nott and is opposed to him accompanying Jess and Pig to the capital.
 * A 13-year old girl and a member of the Yethma people. She has feelings for Nott and is opposed to him accompanying Jess and Pig to the capital.


 * Nott (ノット)


 * Brace (ブレース)

Light novel
In September 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the novels for English publication.

Manga
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 five tankōbon volumes as of September 2023.

During their Anime NYC 2023 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.

Anime
On December 11, 2021, during the "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021" livestream event, an anime television series adaptation was announced. 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. The series aired from October 8, 2023, to February 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The anime series mainly covers the first volume of the novel series. The opening theme song is "Watashi ga Warau Riyū wa" (私が笑う理由は) by Asca, while the ending theme song is "Hitori Janai yo" (ひとりじゃないよ) by Myuk. In December 2023, it was announced that the 12th and final episode would be delayed, which was eventually broadcast on February 6, 2024.

In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America, and streamed by Crunchyroll outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

Reception
The light novel series won the gold prize (effectively second place) in the 26th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2019.