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“Arrogant scientist reincarnated as pig in fantasy world, indebted to telepathic servant girl Jess facing discrimination.”
Butareba -The Story of a Man Who Turned into a Pig-
豚のレバーは加熱しろ
6.29
9,021 rank · 49,973 viewers · 101 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Isekai
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Synopsis
Arrogant scientist reincarnated as pig in fantasy world, indebted to telepathic servant girl Jess facing discrimination.
An arrogant scientist awakens in the middle of a muddy pigpen, and the last thing he remembers is eating a raw pig liver and collapsing in the subway. He quickly gathers that he has turned into a pig and is now in a strange fantasy land. As he struggles to grasp reality, a young girl named Jess comes to his aid. Jess happens to be a Yesma—a discriminated class of servants distinguished by their telepathic abilities and the silver collars around their necks. Despite his inappropriate thoughts about her, Jess makes sacrifices for his sake, and the pig resolves to repay her the best he can within the limits of his new body. But Jess' generosity does not absolve her from the prejudice the Yesmas face daily, and the pig begins to suspect that Jess is in greater danger than she thinks. While he wants to visit the royal capital and beg the king to change him back into a human, the pig realizes that he cannot simply turn his back on his kind savior.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 40 viewers settled on.
63%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.37
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.37 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.60
Running avg · Oct 2023 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The charming characters, simple story, and uniquely fun premise of a man transformed into a pig make this anime enjoyable, with an art style that fits perfectly and characters who respond to...”
- 10 “Should I watch this? It's look like a weird Isekai with another form other than human. Well yeah, that's what I thinking before start watching it. I'm hoping a comedy from this anime. But I got...”
- 8 “Small scope isekai in which MC is a simple pig. No cheat powers or abilities. The main theme here is survival in hostile oppressing human world. The more you get into the story the darker it gets....”
Verbosity
Short · 53%
Medium · 35%
Long · 13%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 Fall 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21499 catalog
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor