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) is a Japanese light novel series written by Takuma Sakai and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. ASCII Media Works have published six 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 two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro won Gold place in the 26th Dengeki Novel Awards.

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
Takuma Sakai (Author), Asagi Tohsaka (Illustration) "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" KADOKAWA , 7 volumes already published (as of December 9, 2022)

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 four tankōbon volumes as of February 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 will be 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 is set to premiere in October 2023.


 * Staff
 * Original Author - Takuma Sakai
 * Director- Masayuki Takahashi
 * Series composition - Deko Akao
 * Character Design - Kanade Watanabe
 * Music - Kenichiro Suehiro, MAYUKO
 * Animation production - Project No.9

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.

PV

 * 1) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka x Tomori Kusunoki "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" PV [Dengeki Novel Grand Prize "Gold Award"]  (March 9, 2020)
 * 2) "Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro" (Reading by: Rie Kugimiya) [I tried reading it from Dengeki Bunko]  (December 12, 2020)

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 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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