Butareba: 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 eight 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. Characters

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Light novel
In September 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had 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. 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  by Asca, while the ending theme song is  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. Reception
The light novel series won the gold prize (effectively second place) in the 26th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2019. See also
 Girly Air Force, another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator
 The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator
 Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote, the winner of the grand prize (effectively first place) of the 26th Dengeki Novel Prize

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2020 Japanese novels
2023 anime television series debuts
Animated television series about pigs
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