Light Novel 'Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro' Gets TV Anime

by Vindstot
Dec 11, 2021 7:26 AM | 42 Comments

The first day of the Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021 event announced a television anime adaptation of Takuma Sakai's Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro (Heat the Pig Liver: The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig) light novel on Saturday.

Synopsis
An unappealing otaku awakens in the body of a pig after he passes out while eating raw pig liver. The pig finds himself in the company of Jess, an innocent girl who can read people's minds, and she accepts him despite his boorish thoughts... although she does plan to eat him. When Jess is in danger of succumbing to a dark destiny, can Pig save her using only his quick wits, wisdom, and refined sense of smell? (Source: MU, edited)

Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro, also known by its short title ButaLiver, won the Gold Award in the 26th Dengeki Novel Awards in 2019. Sakai began penning the comedy fantasy light novel on the Kakuyomu website last February.

Dengeki Bunko began printing the series featuring illustrations by Asagi Toosaka (Girly Air Force, Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai) last March and released the fifth volume on October 8 (pictured right). ButaLiver has a cumulative 100,000 copies of its volumes in circulation.

Monthly Dengeki Maoh began serializing a manga adaptation by Minami last August. Kadokawa released the second volume on September 27.

Novel special site: https://dengekibunko.jp/special/butaliver/

Source: Dengeki Online

Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro on MAL

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They had me at "pig." I can't say no to that face. :')

Sep 7, 2022 3:44 AM by AriaTheCat

Why does premise this LN sound like a very pervy metaphor with femdom?

Dec 16, 2021 1:31 PM by RobertBobert

This is going to be great, def watching this

Dec 16, 2021 2:17 AM by RobinTK

why would anyone eat raw pig liver? interesting anime for sure

Dec 14, 2021 2:04 PM by Catalano

The isekai subgenre really does find creative ways to hit new lows lol.

Dec 14, 2021 8:32 AM by animejas

Well, this is certainly unique, but i'll have to pass, i can already tell by the name and synopsis alone i won't like it, there's probably running jokes about eating pigs too, so no thanks!!!

Nero_Moonlight said:

Tokoya said:
I am fucking DEAD....This guy reincarnated as a PIG

These authors must be stopped lol....I thought the vending machine thing was hilarious but boy was I wrong to think that it couldnt get funnier than that xD

There's also a manga about a researcher reincarnated as a virus and an isekai manga about Vladimir Putin.

Now those i might consider watching if they get an anime adaptation lol.

Kinofhera said:
So happy to see this gets animated! Finally we have a non-generic and unique isekai too!

If you didn't read the LN, it’s really a case of “don’t judge a book by its cover”. It’s not as fluffy and cutesy as you see from the artwork…

All the more reason not watch it then for me, the last thing i need to see is pig gore.

Dec 12, 2021 10:13 AM by Dauphine

She lookin' kinda cute tho.
Imma try it lol.

Dec 12, 2021 6:46 AM by KiR4T

Echi, Isekai anime with a pig MC and cute girl. Holy cricket! No way I will sip them .

Dec 12, 2021 6:45 AM by removed-user

Nero_Moonlight said:

There's also a manga about a researcher reincarnated as a virus and an isekai manga about Vladimir Putin.

I am fucking DEAD lol

Dec 12, 2021 4:29 AM by Tokoya

This is definitely something new.

Also why did ya call this isekai, it's just reincarnation, not only he doesn't change worlds, but he doesn't even change timelines. That's 100% not isekai.

Dec 11, 2021 9:42 PM by FullyCharged

Some dudes overacting as if japan never made wtf tier shit all the time

Dec 11, 2021 8:13 PM by AnimeFA78N

Eh, the pig actually looked cute in the first pic, but then the cuteness disappears after seeing it full body.

Dec 11, 2021 3:54 PM by Punkero

Isekai keeps on giving, that girl is a red herring though,

Dec 11, 2021 3:52 PM by ichii_1

Okay Japan, if this shit can get an anime just give us the vending machine isekai already

Dec 11, 2021 12:39 PM by Jokuc

Sucks that Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, and Tomori Kusunoki who voice Pig & Jess from the PV got changed, but if it's good I definitely going to watch it.

Dec 11, 2021 12:32 PM by GrymKryzel

So happy to see this gets animated! Finally we have a non-generic and unique isekai too!

If you didn't read the LN, it’s really a case of “don’t judge a book by its cover”. It’s not as fluffy and cutesy as you see from the artwork…

Dec 11, 2021 11:36 AM by Kinofhera

Surely the last thing we as a humanity needed.

Dec 11, 2021 10:42 AM by Softhenic03

Hope we can get to see pig banging girl in thumbnail.

Dec 11, 2021 10:41 AM by _aLiez_LIN

BUTA YAROU Senpai this ain't one...

And all the pig comments gotta rage now.

@RobertBobert please advise our kind souls :)

Dec 11, 2021 10:34 AM by KANLen09

Nachtwandler_21 said:

ZXEAN said:
Is this going to be a romance anime !? 🙋‍♀️ x 🐖

You know. considering pigs... mmm.... anatomy, it may be dangerous.

It's going to be daijoubu, according to doujins 👌

Dec 11, 2021 10:19 AM by Genoard