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...

Dengeki Bunko held a few category votes for their 30th anniversary and their results were recently posted...

Heat the Pig Liver placed 4th in the "These First Three Volumes are Excellent" category, and Mister Pig placed 10th in the "Best Male Character" category.  Congratulations!

And as a bonus, Good Smile Company just revealed their scale figure prototype for Jess.  It's priced at ¥23,000 and is slated for a December 2024 release.  If you want a link, here's Amazon JP's preorder page. There's just Aniplex's Jess swimsuit ver. figure left to be seen now.