TV Series · 2020

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

24 min · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Animation · Ended

Composite

8.1

IMDb

7.3 / 10

3,358 votes

TMDB

7.5 / 10

174 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

Kaede Honjou is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.

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Cast

Kaede Hondo

Maple (voice)

Ruriko Noguchi

Sally (voice)

Saori Hayami

Kasumi (voice)

Satomi Arai

Kanade (voice)

Ai Kakuma

May (voice)

Nanaka Suwa

Yui (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Kuromu (voice)

Satomi Sato

Iz (voice)

Kensho Ono

Payne (voice)

Takumi Yamazaki

Dread (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Frederica (voice)

Nobutoshi Canna

Drag (voice)

Rina Sato

Mii (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Shin (voice)

Akira Ishida

Markus (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi

Misery (voice)

Sakura Tange

Dorazou (voice)

Crew

Art

Minoru Maeda Art Designer
Yuuki Sawairi Prop Designer
Kaori Sato Prop Designer
Yuki Araki Art Direction

Camera

Atsushi Satou Director of Photography

Directing

Shin Oonuma Series Director

Editing

Yuji Kondo Editor

Production

Ten Kimura Producer
Takayoshi Ishiguro Producer
Yukihiro Sugitani Executive Producer
Sou Yurugi Executive Producer
Chiho Shibayama Producer
Sho Tanaka Executive Producer
Shigeki Fukaya Producer
Hayato Kaneko Producer
Takashi Watanabe Executive Producer
Satoru Shimosato Producer
Takaaki Ichihara Executive Producer
Chiyomaru Shikura Executive Producer

Sound

Junjou no Afilia Theme Song Performance
Taro Masuda Original Music Composer
Kisuke Koizumi Sound Director
Shinichi Enomoto Sound Mixer
Urara Takai Music Producer
Kiyotaka Kawada Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Maejima Mechanical Designer
Arisa Fujii Creature Design
Mitsuaki Hori Creature Design
Hiroyuki Honda Supervising Animation Director
Kazuya Hirata Supervising Animation Director
Natsumi Hirama Color Designer
Hirohisa Kitamura 3D Director
Mako Aboshi Creature Design
Kazuya Hirata Character Designer
HB2P Creature Design
Shinpei Aoki Mechanical Designer

Writing

Yuumikan Novel
Fumihiko Shimo Series Composition

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (12 ep)

1. Defense and First Battle

Jan 8, 2020 · 23 min

Convinced by her friend Risa to try "NewWorld Online", Kaede begins her VRMMO adventure by going all-in on defense because she doesn't want to get hurt.
2. Defense and Friends

Jan 15, 2020 · 23 min

Maple enters a battle royal and is hunted down by a horde of players. Risa uses her swimming talent to explore an underwater cave with her character Sally.
3. Defense and Reaching Second Level

Jan 22, 2020 · 23 min

After Maple gets nerfed, her and Sally do some exploring before challenging the dungeon that leads to the second level. Can they clear it in time for the second event?
4. Defense and Second Event

Jan 29, 2020 · 23 min

Though Maple and Sally get off to a clumsy start in the second event, their tenacity and teamwork is rewarded in more ways than one.
5. Defense and Spoils of War

Feb 5, 2020 · 23 min

Maple and Sally make new friends and fall into more trouble as the second event winds down. But to reach their goal of 20 medals, they may have to resort to PvP.
6. Defense and Reinforcements

Feb 12, 2020 · 23 min

Maple leaps at the chance to create a guild and searches for a place to call home. But to compete in the upcoming event, they'll need to recruit more help.
7. Defense and Upgrades

Feb 19, 2020 · 23 min

Everyone in the guild is hard at work leveling up and preparing for what's to come. Maple manages to "cheese" her way through a quest to help a sick NPC.
8. Defense and Third Event

Feb 26, 2020 · 23 min

The third event is packed with people making it hard to compete for cowbells. Following the event, Maple gets into gear to explore new content on the third level.
9. Defense and Fourth Event

Mar 4, 2020 · 23 min

Guilds prepare for all-out war as the big competition finally begins. But sneaky Sally has some tricks up her sleeve that hopefully gives them the upper hand.
10. Defense and Attack

Mar 11, 2020 · 23 min

Sally faces certain death and there's trouble back at the base. Despite having a good start, if the guild hopes to place top ten, Maple Tree must go on the attack.
11. Defense and Mighty Foe

Mar 18, 2020 · 23 min

Maple Tree is vastly outnumbered and struggles to stay on the board. As guilds get wiped out left and right, they must face a mighty foe that may be their undoing.
12. Defense and Bonds

Mar 25, 2020 · 23 min

Maple may have maxed out her defense, but can she protect her friends and base from a legendary player? This time, Maple may have met her match.

Season 2 (1 ep)

12. Maxing Defense and the Big Final Battle

Apr 20, 2023 · 23 min

The third and final day of the eighth event brings the strongest monsters yet. Maple Tree, Flame Emperors, and Order of the Holy Sword work together to fight off the final onslaught. The goal is to make it to the end of the event alive...