Novel Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig will end on March 8th

A Dengeki Bunko revealed that the 9th and final volume of the novel will be published on March 8, 2024 Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shir) by Takuma Sakai.

Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shir) began to be published with illustrations by Asagi Tōsaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Girly Air Force) in March 2020.

An ordinary otaku passes out from a stomachache after tasting raw pork liver and wakes up in a whole new world – as a pig, of all things! He is helpless trapped in his pen until Jess, a girl who can read minds, appears and rescues him. Our porcine hero will have to work to keep his gross thoughts to himself, but sweet Jess isn’t deterred.

Alongside Jess, it seems that life as a pig may not be so bad, but there is more to this strange fantasy world than meets the eye. Jess is a girl with many secrets and is in danger. But what can a mere pig with no special powers do to protect her from her cruel fate? Will her modern knowledge, quick thinking and sharp nose be enough to save her?

An anime series adaptation premiered on October 7, 2023, Masayuki Takahashi (assistant director on Higehiro, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon) directed the anime at the animation studio Project No.9 (Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS, Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, Higehiro). Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can’t Communicate, Flying Witch) oversaw the series’ script, and Susumu Watanabe (Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!, Yōjo Shachō R) is responsible for character design. The duo composed of Kenichiro Suehiro (Cells at Work!, Goblin Slayer, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) and MAYUKO (Cells at Work! theme songs) are responsible for the series’ soundtrack.