Buta No Gotoki Sanzoku Ni Torawarete ((full)) -

Exploring the Dark Fantasy of "Buta no Gotoki Sanzoku ni Torawarete"

So, the phrase "" roughly translates to "Being Captured by a Mountain Bandit Like a Pig" or "Being Taken by a Rugged Fellow Like a Swine". The implication seems to be that someone is being taken or controlled by another person in a somewhat forceful or unrefined manner, likened to how one might handle or treat an animal. Buta no Gotoki Sanzoku ni Torawarete

The title’s metaphor is the series’ most critical literary device. To the bandits, Serena is no longer a person; she is an animal— buta (pig). This dehumanization is explored in three harrowing stages: Exploring the Dark Fantasy of "Buta no Gotoki