Heat the pig liver: the story of a man turned into a pig., ถ้ามีเธออยู่ เป็นหมูก็ไม่เลวนะครับ, Didihkan Saja Lever si Babi, Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro, Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-, 豚のレバーは加熱しろ, Heat the Pig Liver: The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig, ButaLiver, Butareba -The Story of a Man Who Turned into a Pig-
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?
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
42.2
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 2.00 further cours
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 9,147 likes / 9,378 reactions on recent episodes
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (BS11, KADOKAWA, Aniplex…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 20%, above the catalogue average of 14%
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- has a 42/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- be renewed?
- Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- currently scores 42 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-'s renewal probability?
- Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-'s CourScore is 42 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 214 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 18,395 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 231 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,147 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,187 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,473 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,237 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.73 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 20,133 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 51,776 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 17,180 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 813 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 5,836 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 250,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.19 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 119 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 99,501 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,801 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,558,761 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.46 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 11,115 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 9.27 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 30,116 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -92 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 989 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 9,878 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 33 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 1,307 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 70,305 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |