Official synopsis: A runofthemill otaku collapses from stomach pain after tasting raw pig liver and wakes up in a whole new worldas a pig of all things Hes helplessly trapped in his pen until Jess a girl who can read minds comes along and rescues him. Our porcine hero will have to work to keep his boarish thoughts to himself but sweet Jess isnt deterred. In fact she wants to spoil this little piggy rotten By Jesss side it seems like life as a hog might not be so bad after all yet theres more to this strange fantasy world than meets the eye. Jess is a girl of many secrets and shes in danger. But what can a mere pig with no special powers do to protect her from her cruel fate? Will his modern knowledge quick thinking and sharp nose be enough to ham it up and save her? First the literal translation of the Japanese title should be Heat Up the Pork Liver or Pork Liver Should be Thoroughly Cooked. I will explain why I brought this up in the Fun Fact paragraph at the end. I just realised its very hard to write a proper review without spoiling the story. Volume 1 ends with a huge plot twist and the real fun only begins from there. So I will just write a post introducing some interesting features of this series so you can check if this interests you. Its a dialogueheavy story. Since the protagonist is a pig there isnt much he can do. Most of the time he is just chatting telepathically with Jess the deuteragonist also his love interest. Okay okay I will further elaborate on the romance a bit later before you scream OMG is this bestiality? Because of this character building of both leads is done really well delicate and beautiful despite it is also plotdriven with lots of focus on action and adventure. Its full of ecchi humour. To be honest I am not a big fan of ecchi but cant deny the author has quite a wicked and witty sense of humour employing this. I guess I only find it despicable when a guy says lewd things to girls to humiliate them. But not in this series as Jess isnt a bit humiliated. On the contrary she could say even lewder things to Mr Pig to make him feel ashamed This dynamic reminded me a lot of Mai and Sakuta Rascal Does Not Dream as Mai often shuts Sakutas mouth by saying lewd and nasty things. ? Coincidentally another Buta series there. Its dark and gruesome. I guess this would be the most WTF reaction of new readers. The cover illustration and the synopsis might give you a cute and fluffy fairytale vibe but they are all just baits. The main plot might remind you of these anime: From the New World 86 EIGHTYSIX or Puella Magi Madoka Magica. I definitely wouldnt recommend this if you are looking for a lighthearted read. This series contains quite a lot of heavy drama and is a big tearjerker. I guess this might also be why I was okay with the ecchi contents as they are really good comic relief. About the romance two things first: Beauty and the Beast is also a romance and its wellloved by a lot of people. Period. Also they are in a sword and sorcery world where its quite safe to assume they will be looking for some kind of magic spell or alchemy ritual which can turn an animal back to a human being? Kind of like Grimoire of Zero right? To be honest I think the romance in this series is really well executed at least it didnt feel weird reading. In fact I think its very touching and probably you might be crying over them if you get yourself immersed deep in their platonic relationship. And the big bonus is romance begins right away in volume 1. You dont need to wait volumes after volumes for that to happen. Fun Fact: If you have read The Detective is Already Dead you should know the series title is actually a running joke. Almost every volume of the LN ends with this phrase but depends on the story progression the context of it might change. And so is this series Almost every volume ends with Heat Up the Pork Liver but its meaning could change drastically depends on the plot. Last but not the least I would really love to recommend everyone to at least give volume 1 a try. It has way more to offer than meets the eye. Despite it ending with a huge plot twist as I mentioned above it also wrapped up the first arc nicely which you could just consider it a oneshot if you ended up not liking it.