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

It is great. And I'm a bit sad that it ended. The anime sort of starts as a slice of life comedy like yuushiki. Cute girls doing cute things..... in a VRMMO. But. The protagonist approaches the game in a very unorthodox way, acquires odd and unusual abilities and, suddenly, there are fight scenes. Amazingly done dynamic and well animated fight scenes. So starting with a simple premise we have a bit of comedy, amazingly well done battles, and at the same time non of this has any dark drama, because it is a game. And that makes the anime outstanding. In greater detail. Story: 7/10. There's not much ofa world building here, it focuses on the protagonist and her abilities/behavior, but this is handled extremely well, and following her progression is fun. So it does the job.

Art: 7/10.
The characters are a bit on generic/simplistic side, for example, faces have relatively low amount of detail. However, this anime has great animation, and this is demonstrated in boss fights. This is sight to behold. Actually I'd say that animation would be 8/10 while art is 7/10, but there's no category. The anime also uses CG on occasion, and handles it relatively well, only in a very small number of instances it is noticeable that character is not a hand-drawn one, but a CG model.

Sound: 7/10.
Some great tunes here, especially closer to the end they introduce certain "machine theme", and this is amaziung.

Character: 6/10.
Given that the series focus on protagonist's antics, the character portrayal is a bit on shallow side, they have simple personalities. However, they're fun to watch, and their reaction to things happening in the game are fun to watch to.

Enjoyment: 8/10.
I didn't expect much, seeing that I read the source material for a bit before, but, boy I was surprised. The battle and action sequences were amazing, even though the story content is a bit light, this is a great example of protagonist progressin in power. At the same time, there are no darkness here, no forced drama, as all of this is a game. It started a bit on slower side, but even in the first episodes there were amazing moments I greatly enjoyed. IT is a pity that there are only 12 episodes, but it is done well.

Overall: 8/10.
I highly recommend it. The action is something that is definitely worth checking out.