Bofuri Review

Something a bit more wholesome now.

Kaede Honjo is persuaded into joining a virtual mmorpg by her best friend, taking on the in game name Maple she sets about sorting all her stats and to quote the subtitle "I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense" is exactly what she does, keen to stick to that promise along with natural curiosity and an unorthodox approach to gaming mechanics, Maple soon becomes the most overpowered player in the game who can pretty much no sell any attack. Joined by her friend whose in-game name is Sally and a number of other players who form a guild with her, the poor game mods have their work cut out as Maple tears down the limits of the game world every time she logs in.
This anime is extremely laid back even if the situation looks dire, there's always a real feel that she really is just playing a game and it envokes the same feelings that games are supposed to do, unwind and relax, the experience reminds me of watching a vtuber play games; I also appreciate the absence of politics which ruined Dot Hack for me so I do appreciate Bofuri doing that.
Even with season 2, it felt like more of the same as early as episode 9 on season 1, I already feel they exhausted all the ways Maple can be overpowered, plus there's not really a plot, you are just watching cute anime girls play a video game. It's not for everyone as the genre relies on you tolerating the cuteness in the first place and Maple is hardly the type to snap and do Shonen Rage mode.
Dub is meh, sub is best experience.
Final Verdict: It's just a nice series to watch, devoid of politics, relaxed atmosphere and a protagonist too cute for her own good.

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