Review of BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
One of the most fun shows this season, and probably will be for the whole year, comes to its monetary end. Sort of picked this up just because I saw the main girl used a shield and the animation looked cute, couldn't have made a better decision. Had an absolute blast with this show over these past months. Bofuri I didn't expect much going in but honestly from the first episode I enjoyed it. Maple immediately captured my heart with how is it plain adorable she is. Even before becoming a powerhouse she was just so cute. Trying her hardest with that little shield notwanting to get hurt even in a game. She was a fantastic lead to follow throughout this show.
Entire cast of characters I had a great time with. The whole guild of what would become Maple Tree had variety in the characters. Sally a great right hand woman for Maple, Kasumi the badass swordswoman, Yui and May almost equally adorable to Maple with their hammers, Kanade with his badass book, Koromu a great big brother to them as the veteran player and Iz a great support. Suffice to say I loved every single character, not a single one to dislike with how they're written. Even the enemy guilds with Flame Emperors and Holy Sword had great members, loved Payne and Mii.
Story itself isn't that concurrent other than just following Maple and eventually her whole guild through their adventures in the game but that's honestly fine. Every episode had some degree of fun with Maple getting a new overpowered skill. With how this game works her gaining skills is so fun to see cause it could go on so many exciting ways. Each one being so crazy it makes you scratch your head but still be in awe at how crazy powerful she can be while only dumping her points on it vitality. She plays the game her own crazy way and it's a blast.
The big events later in the show really cemented how enjoyable the show really is. Once the game events started and the entirety of Maple Tree formed it got rolling. All the battles they had to fight were awesome. Especially of course The two bouts against Flame Emperors and Holy Sword. Payne and Mii were worthy adversaries. The animation always looked incredible with how Silver Link did it, can tell they put care into this show to make it shine. Every fight and crazy skill looked fantastic. Couldn't praise the visuals enough.
That's about how I feel about most things in this show. Couldn't say enough positive things about it. Maple is a great lead, the action is entertaining along with a dynamic cast. Even with her crazy skills I'm excited to see the challenges that come her way. So glad a second season was immediately announced! Cannot wait to step back into the game with Maple!!
9/10