Judging it by its premise alone, everyone thought Butareba was going to be the peak of stupid isekai. However, if I learned anything from Reborn as a Vending Machine, the more stupid the premise, the more effort the author puts into making it actually good.
Lo and behold, Butareba was actually… Really quite good, and unexpectedly heart-breaking.
Where To Start The Butareba Light Novel After The Anime?
If you finished the Butareba anime and wish to continue the story with the light novel, you can do so at Novel 2.
Is The Butareba Light Novel Over?
The Butareba light novel is complete. It ended in 2024 with Novel 9.
Where To Start The Butareba Manga After The Anime?
Butareba also has a manga series. If you finished the Butareba anime, you can pick up the manga at Chapter 22. You will have seen a bit of the chapter in the final episode, but there is a bit of it that wasn’t adapted.
Is The Butareba Manga Over?
The Butareba manga is still ongoing. Since launching in 2020, it has usually released about two volumes per year.
What to Expect From The Butareba Source Material Compared to The Anime?
Butareba, as it only adapts the first novel, skips very little and is a pretty diligent adaptation. It does re-order some events, but there is nothing that merits reading the series from the beginning unless you want to.
That said, the source material does have a bit more ecchi.
Will There Be A Butareba Season 2?
There has been no official announcement of a Butareba Season 2 anime.
As the anime coincided with the end of the light novel, that means this anime was a purely promotional project. If it does turn out to be a profitable series, a season 2 will come. However, given the sizable production delays, that definitely hurt its potential for profit.
