Short Post on Heat the Pig Liver

I recently came across something interesting that seemed worth sharing, so here you go.

I found some of the storyboarding that was done for episode 12 of the anime, namely the anime original sequence that took place after Jess confessed why Mister Pig was brought over to her world.  It's really good!  Just watching this as is with the BGM adds a lot to the bittersweet feeling, and if these scenes were actually animated when the episode aired, I might not have been miffed by how their confession of love to each other was pushed to a separate scene instead of at the emotional climax it was supposed to happen at.  I especially like how the capital gave off a more lively feel, and how there was that small bit of focus at the end with there being a lot of couples around the place (read the novel for more insight on this!).

My only hope at this point is that No. 9 went back and reanimated these moments in the Blu-ray/DVD release.  I suppose this will either be answered or dashed once I receive vol 5, as that will contain the infamous episode 9...

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Heat the Pig Liver V1 Anime SS – Hope and Prayer 《Ys’ Situation》

★Anime Special Short Story “Hope and Prayer 《Ys’ Situation》”

No matter what, never lose hope.  I lived my life believing such.

And I’ve conveyed those words to Mr. Nott countless times.

The first time I spoke to Mr. Nott was when he was six or seven years old.  It was around two years after I had come to Bapsas as a Yesma.

Mr. Nott is an orphan, and was raised by huntsmen.  Because they hunt while traveling, they don’t have a fixed home.  The lone village of Bapsas, located inside the Dark Forest, was a frequent stop for them.

Despite being 10 years old at the time, I still saw Mr. Nott as a small child.  The first words we exchanged were “Please enjoy.” and “Thanks.” when I handed him some rabbit soup.  If someone had told me then that this boy would become my first love, I wouldn’t have believed them.

Heat the Pig Liver V1 Anime SS – You Don’t Need an Attendant When Getting Changed

★Anime Special Short Story “You Don’t Need an Attendant When Getting Changed”

“I need to get changed, so could you please come with me?”

 

I doubted my ears when I heard Jess utter those words.

When a girl gets changed, isn’t the guy supposed to wait somewhere else?

Plus, I’m a scrawny four-eyed shitty virgin who’s not had a girlfriend in his life before.  I’m just your ordinary science otaku college student that women would ignore.  Or at least, that was the case up to yesterday.

It seems my life has completely changed since becoming a pig.  I mean, I just got told “I need to get changed, so could you please come with me?”!  It appears that being a lovable piggy helps lower the vigilance of cute girls.  Reincarnations to another worlds are the bomb!  I should enjoy myself being a pig here.

Heat the Pig Liver Volume n & Lumiere Released

Today marks the true final novel volume of Heat the Pig Liver.  And with it, Asagi-sensei has also released an artbook containing many of the illustrations drawn for the series.  Go and order your copy if you haven't already!

I had a lot of fun with this series these past 4 years, and really enjoyed its combination of mystery and humor.  It's sad to see it finish, and I really don't want it to be over so soon, but it's time to accept reality.

I look forward to reading what story Takuma-sensei comes up with in the future.

To celebrate the completion of Heat the Pig Liver, three short stories written for the anime + the first chapter of Takuma-sensei's next novel will be posted over the next few days!  You can read more about it here.