豚のレバーは加熱しろ
Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-
🚪 Often abandoned
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?
Names
| Original | 豚のレバーは加熱しろ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro |
| English | Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- |
| Chinese | 豬肝記得煮熟再吃 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Heat the pig liver: the story of a man turned into a pig. · ถ้ามีเธออยู่ เป็นหมูก็ไม่เลวนะครับ · Didihkan Saja Lever si Babi |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2023-10-08 → 2024-02-06 (Autumn 2023) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | project No.9 |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyFantasy |
| Themes | IsekaiMale ProtagonistConspiracyMagicSlaveryClass StruggleSurvivalReligionAmnesia |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Bilibili TV |
Reception
| Community score | 5.83 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.23 / 10 |
| Composite | 35.5 |
| On lists | 18,082 |
| Favourited | 218 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 53.5% |
| Drop rate | 23.0% |
| In backlog | 33.4% |
| Score spread σ | 2.10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | project No.9 | E | 34 of 42 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2023 | E | 93 of 95 |
| Year | 2023 | E | 317 of 327 |
| Source material | Light novel | E | 894 of 927 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,524 of 1,596 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | E | 1,838 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,049 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,498 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,155 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 3,350 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,802 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Masayuki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hitomi Mieno |
| Character design | Asagi Tosaka, Susumu Watanabe, N Nei Kurahashi |
| Original creator | Takuma Sakai, Asagi Tosaka |
AniList id 142599 · MAL id 50583 · record updated 2026-08-27