Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 1 (manga) (Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense. (Light Novel))

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Third - our glorious hero needs to win more fights, so more fighting scenes, yay! They all look the same though, as no matter the enemy, all of the fights end after a character who has a fight casts the exact same set of skills. While it is how MMOs work, we aren't really playing one, you know. And replacing exploration and friendly banter of S1 with more of the same fights that still are cleared from the first try feels so dull that I can't help but wonder if they fired the only guy who knew what he was doing. Writer Fumihiko Shimo (best known for the Clannad anime) is once again providing the series composition. Composer Taro Masuda will be creating the music at production company MAGES. A second season of the anime was announced at the end of the first season's final episode, and was originally scheduled to air in 2022, [64] but was later delayed. [65] It aired from January 11 to April 19, 2023. [66] Junjō no Afilia performed the opening theme "Kono Tate ni, Kakuremasu" ( この盾に、隠れます。), while FRAM performed the ending theme "Step for Joy". [67]

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Season 2 does have some endearing moments. But the vast majority of the show is character interactions, and the And also, wouldn't it be interesting to see these characters, who formed so much of the team, meeting in real life, having a chat in a cafe or something? That might not be the best part, it also might beat the premise, but it's definitely important, to show that these characters are true friends and not just online buddies. Atleast, I want to see that. On the positive side, studio Silver Link beautifully animated those boss battles. When CGI is used during action scenes it looks great. Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 1". Yen Press . Retrieved January 2, 2021. Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press . Retrieved January 2, 2021.Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 11". Yen Press . Retrieved July 25, 2023. Season 2 of Bofuri is disappointingly mediocre, with it feeling like it was more fun for the writer to imagine and write it out than for the audience to watch. Bofuri essentially discards, or perhaps more accurately does not develop, a core part of its premise of being an MMO. Instead, it favours only dealing with aspects within the game itself, making it feel dangerously close to a banal isekai. While the first season barely factored in happenings in Maple's real life affecting her gaming, Season 2 somehow omits this even further. Instead of expanding on elements that would help genuinely differentiate it from an The BOFURI manga’s English translation was also announced by North American publisher Yen Press. The English manga was up to Volume 5 as of October 18, 2022. The BOFURI light novels and manga have their own distinct art style and character designs in comparison to the anime. Pic credit: Koin, Jiro Oimoto

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All in all, BOFURI Episode 12 found an ending in the Maple Tree guild battle of light novel Volume 4. That’s good news since this stopping point leaves plenty of light novel source material for the BOFURI Season 2 anime. Farris, Christopher (April 23, 2021). "How BOFURI Defies Gamer Expectations". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 23, 2021. The last time we watched Maple and Sally, the girls had defeated the two major guilds. This act earned the Maple Tree guild a lot of respect and now Maple has a chance to spend time with each guild master. is something most people don't understand. There are countless problems in both seasons, namely: having too many people, abilities and places. With a more concise story, it would be much easier to see everything good about this show. The best parts of the show for me are two things which many similar action manga fail at. First is the power scaling. Throughout the show, it never feels like the main character or any other characters are completely out of reach. Yes, it is clear that the main character is undoubtedly the best player, but the show repeatedly poses challenges to the characters which show the main character is not invincible and not much better than everyone else. The primary example of this is in the dynamics with the second main character (voiced by the best VA ima), where the main character is consistently outperforming her, but on many occasions, a threat, battle or challenge is shown to both of them which is only completed because of either the teamwork of each of their strengths or one of (either of) their strengths. The show is the same but worse, it is now that basically anyone through events can become an elite player that destroys everything regardless and they are surely full of themselves. It isn't really an adventure show anymore just a load of players benefiting from bugs that make them super strong.The pacing of S2 of Bofuri can feel fast-paced at times, especially at the beginning when the show switches to a new level within a short span of two episodes or less. Despite this, the show remains engaging and entertaining throughout. Although the season can become repetitive in the challenges that the characters face, the show's unique and unconventional approach to problem-solving keeps it fresh and interesting. Additionally, the animation quality improves significantly as the season progresses, although the early episodes suffer from poor CGI usage that can be distracting. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Dempsey, Liam (January 25, 2023). "BOFURI Season 2 English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date". Crunchyroll . Retrieved February 10, 2023. With season 2, we get functionally more of the status quo, which was already wearing thin by the end of season 1. The finale already long overstayed its welcome, spanning over a quarter of the season. Yet the guild-on-guild clash was still passable as a climax to the growing escalation of power then. The problem that is now glaringly obvious is that there is almost nowhere to go from there in terms of spectacle. A core part of Bofuri's identity and its central joke is Maple breaking the game, albeit unintentionally. To the point where scenarios meant to be gripping, edge-of-your-seat battles are reduced to either comedic encounters or overpowered in hilariously over-the-top ways. This means that Bofuri does not have the option of drawing on the outcome of its battles for its dramatic tension. The core narrative of season 2 opting to be nothing but continued combat encounters makes its entire run feel meaningless. With how incoherent, poorly explained, and frankly broken the game's systems are, there is no way to make battles feel like they are following a sense of internal logic. It is all reduced to feeling arbitrary or adhering to what the writer thought would be the most entertaining conclusion. This being a video game does not help things since failure, or even success, is largely a trivial matter without inherent stakes. was conquered it was a huge deal, and acquiring new skills on Maple felt like a genuine accomplishment.

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Why was the BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense Season 2 release date delayed to January 2023? Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 6 (manga)". Yen Press . Retrieved December 22, 2022. Another strength of the show is the development of the characters, particularly Maple and her close friends, and the heart-warming way they interact and support one with one another. The show also explores the different strategies and abilities of the various guilds and players, which is fascinating to see. I also appreciate how the show explores the different strategies and abilities of the various guilds and players, and how they adapt to new challenges throughout the eps. Silver Link still shows their promise in this show by pumping out the usual sakuga moments that are of its signature since Season 1, and it is replicated here to good effect, I'll give it this much if the studio's in-house directors Mirai Minato and Shin Oonuma (chief) knows what kind of game they are playing with Bofuri's adaptation. The one disappointment for me though, would be the OST. Junjou no Afilia's 2nd OP for Bofuri just sounds pedestrian when compared to the amazing 1st OP graced for Season 1 that's just as iconic and still having that whimsical effect, even 3 years later. The ED, like Season 1 however, is forgettable at best and isn't noteworthy.

Have you ever played an MMO where boss rooms are just randomly strewn across the map with hordes of protective minions nowhere in sight? No? Then maybe you understand why some light novel and manga readers are criticizing the anime. Funimation to Stream Nekopara, BOFURI Anime". Anime News Network. January 3, 2020 . Retrieved January 3, 2020. Still, the anime does get across the point that Maple is a walking absurdity in this game world. At the ending of each episode, the anime hints that Maple is generating buzz on bulletin boards and chat rooms. (In Episode 8, some poor rando laments being zapped to death Kazuma-style by a stray energy beam from Maple’s Machine God fight.) On September 20, 2022, it was confirmed that animation studio Silver Link is returning to produce BOFURI Season 2. The company is best known for anime like The Misfit of Demon King Academy, Masamune-kun no Revenge, Strike The Blood, and Strike Witches.