BUTA is an anime film that premiered in winter 2012.

About the production: the story comes from an original script, the film runs about 25 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure and comedy, with themes such as Historical, Fugitive, Animals and Swordplay.

On AniList, BUTA has an average score of 61%, an average score, and appears on 2,493 users' lists.

Buta the sword for hire is recruited by the Tufugu Pirates on their voyage to seek a stockpile of treasure. On board he discovers the child Kitsune locked away below deck. After some misunderstandings and with the promise of more money, the two of them go on their own adventure. (Source: BakaBT) Note: Buta is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$470,000) from the "2011 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Official synopsis from AniList.