Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro

Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro (豚のレバーは加熱しろ, Heat the Pig Liver: The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig) 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 seven 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. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Project No.9 premiered in October 2023.

Synopsis
An unappealing otaku awakens in the body of a pig after he passes out while eating raw pig liver. 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?

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Novel
written by Takuma Sakai and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. ASCII Media Works have published seven volumes since March 2020 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. In September 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they 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.

Character
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TV Anime
On December 11, 2021, during the live-streamed "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021" 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 premiered on October 8, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. 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.

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.
 * Staff
 * Original work - Takuma Sakai
 * Director - Masayuki Takahashi
 * Series composition - Deko Akao
 * Character design - Kanade Watanabe
 * Sub-character design – N. Kurahashi
 * Prop Design - Hirata Ryo
 * Color design - Shuya Kirisato
 * Art setting/art director - Yoshihiro Nakamura
 * CG Director/2D – Toshiro Hamamura
 * Director of Photography - Daiki Sugiyama
 * Editing - Tansako
 * Sound Director - Yayoi Tateishi
 * Music - Kenichiro Suehiro, MAYUKO
 * Music production - Aniplex
 * Music producer - Shinji Yamauchi
 * Chief Producer - Masanori Miyake
 * Producer - Tsukasa Jingu, Yuki Fukada, Hiroshi Anan, Tomoyuki Owada
 * Animation producer - Satoshi Kojiya
 * Animation production - project No.9
 * Production - Aniplex, KADOKAWA, BS11

Web Radio
The web radio "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" by Sadashijo Matsuoka as Pig and Tomori Kusunoki as Jess is scheduled to be distributed every other Friday from October 13, 2023 from Onsen and Youtube Aniplex channel.

Related projects
The PV and 8 episodes of the voice drama have been released on the official Dengeki Bunko channel on YouTube. Below are the release titles and distribution start dates.

Voice Drama

 * 1) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 1  (October 10, 2021)
 * 2) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 2  (October 10, 2021)
 * 3) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 3  (November 11, 2021)
 * 4) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 4 (November 11, 2021)
 * 5) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 5  (November 11, 2021)
 * 6) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 6  (November 11, 2021)
 * 7) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 7  (December 12, 2021)
 * 8) [Dengeki Bunko Voice Drama] "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Episode 8  (December 12, 2021)

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

External Link

 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Work information (Light novel official website) | Dengeki Maoh (in Japanese)
 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Work information (Manga Official Website) | Dengeki Maoh (in Japanese)
 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Other Manga Website | ComicWalker (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" Official (@butaliver_anime) - Twitter (in Japanese)
 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Wikipedia  JP 
 * Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro ─ Wikipedia  EN 

Trivia
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