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That immediately brings to mind my two favourite tanks.

From "BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defence", the character Maple (Honjo Kaede).

And from "Log Horizon", the character Naotsugu (Naotsugu Hasegawa).

#animangafoundit #loghorizon #BOFURI #anime

@TheZeldaZone I need more #BOFURI before I'm forced to read the web novel.

@TheZeldaZone

#Bofuri is the generally accepted hashtag.

Fun show btw, I hope you enjoy it.

I wanted to practice my satin stitch, and just watched Bofuri, so of course I decide to try my hand at the rose sigil Maple has on her armor. I made it too large I think, it's taking three million years to make, but progress is progress and I plan on finishing it.

I really, *really*, think an embroidery hoop will make my life so much easier

embroidered on some light blue cotton poplin i had laying around

#blorbo #bofuri #bofuri_anime #embroidery #rose

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Web Novel Publishes Final Chapter

The web novel series "BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense." has reached its conclusion, marking a significant milestone for fans of this popular series. Originally seriali...

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#BOFURI #MaxOutMyDefense #WebNovel #FinalChapter #anime

Started watching BOFURI last night, and got to episode 8. The light novel didn't click for me, but I expected the anime to work better for the story, and glad I was right.

I'm really enjoying it so far, as it's just really stupid and funny.

Looking forward to finishing season 1, then jumping in to season 2.

#Anime #Bofuri #Bofuri_anime

In 2020, Kakuma got to smash things up a bit as one of the Hammer Twins, May, in #bofuri. Part of Maple Tree's general insanity, Kakuma provided a softer voice to May that only hid her brutal strength.

Lately, I’ve been distracted from watching anime. Yes, partly because of real-life obligations, like college stuff. But, there is also another culprit that I am more than willing to blame them. Video games.

In the past, I’ve struggled with video game addiction, especially with Starcraft 2. Well, I’ve got better, but there are always pitfalls here and there when I find other interesting games. This time, it’s Albion Online that got my attention.

Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG game made by Sandbox Interactive. It has a massive popularity, especially in Asia. What piqued my interest in this game was how similar it is to an anime that I watched years ago, BOFURI. A slice of life anime about a girl gaming with her friends, and that’s pretty much it.

The whole premise of BOFURI is so simple, we follow Kaede in a game. She unwittingly chooses to level up her character in a very out-of-the-meta way, pilling up her points straight to her defense trait. Her happy-go-lucky personality eventually drives the developer mad because she always unintentionally finds a way to break the game.

Gaming is one niche in anime that relates to many anime fans. After all, people who watch anime often play games intensively too. But, isn’t BOFURI just an anime, and sandbox MMORPG is just a genre in the vast gaming ocean, what’s so special about them? I have a couple of points here.

What I Found Unique In MMORPG

Firstly, what even is MMORPG? For those who are unfamiliar with video games, MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Essentially, it’s any game that involves a huge number of players, and they’re free to interact with each other, however they see fit. Be it collaborating in PvE (player versus environment) content, or competing against each other in PvP (player versus player) content.

More often than not, we’re free to make our own guild with friends or even a bunch of strangers we meet on the game. It’s what Kaede does, too. She learned about the game she plays through a close friend, she got to know a random good samaritan player who helped her. And then, they formed a guild together, with Kaede as the chief.

Some games offer different degrees of freedom on how you can affect the character. For example, Albion Online specifies each piece of equipment and weapon has its own levels. It means if you’re good at using a one-handed battleaxe, it doesn’t mean you can just pick up any other axe and be as good. It’s quite different from games that allow you to be a weapon master as long as you have one generic proficiency level maxed.

This aspect plays a vital role in making the character build. Character builds are the typical or the meta way people would arrange their in-game abilities, spells, etc. Another great example of MMORPG is Word of Warcraft. This Blizzard’s game is almost as old as I am, but people still love it. Frankly, I think if there is a game genre that will outlive a generation, that would be MMORPG.

That brings us to the type of game our protagonist is playing in BOFURI. Kaede, or as she calls herself in the game, Maple, dives into the world of New World Online, a fictional virtual reality MMORPG game. While she might come off as just another player, she quickly makes her name known as one of the top players.

Maple’s Game Breaking Hijinks

Typically, people would build their characters in a more balanced way. You know, in video games there are often attributes that can be improved over time such as agility, offensive, and defensive power. All sorts of fun stuff like that. But, Maple, is built different.

Maple puts most, if not all, her character points into defense. Just pure defense, nothing else. In turn, she then gradually becomes a slow moving, undefeated juggernaut. This is what we call a game exploit. It’s when a player found a way to make the most for themselves without following the established goals and quests made by the developer.

How does she come up with this idea? Honestly, she’s just going for what she feels. She doesn’t spend twelve hours warming up for a dungeon boss, nor does she calculate the most cost-effective way to upgrade her gears. Her main motivation is her joy in playing the game and extreme curiosity.

How Mapple plays is the one thing that most gamers seem to dream forever. She interacts with the in-game environment based on her intuition, she solos dungeon bosses with her early equipment, and when she opens that fancy dungeon loot, she gets one of the most overpowered gear.

This is a gaming anime done right in my opinion. There is no mortal danger to face, and there is no isekaid protagonist trapped in the game. Everyone is just enjoying their time, and it just so happens that she finds a unique way to frustrate the developers. Seriously, after she won third place in her first PvP event, the developers patched the game to nerf her power.

Game design is challenging, and not everyone has the knack for it. Even a triple AAA game developer doesn’t always guarantee a great game. So, how this fictional game and Maple’s hijinks play out in this anime, is pretty accurate, I’d say.

So far, we know that this anime did a good job of showing how engaging MMORPG can be. There is so much freedom that Maple and her friends have in this game. But, there is one thing that’s completely unreal here. It’s how the game’s VR system works. This game essentially makes you feel you’re actually in the game. Like being isekaid without dying. Especially, with the release of Apple Vision Pro, I can see more of this tech will eventually become more geared toward gaming.

A Prediction On Futuristic Gaming?

Okay, this is gotta be the most exciting part of the anime for fans who are also tech enthusiast. The earliest game that I remember playing is, unsurprisingly, Starcraft: Broodwar. While the game still holds its charm, it’s an old game from 1998, isn’t it like when the velociraptor was still around? Joking aside, the graphic is admittedly awful compared to modern games.

As I grew up, there were more and more technological breakthroughs that I couldn’t wrap my head around. We got better open world games, better game engines, and naturally, better graphics. I still remember the first time I played Modern Warfare 2. That was mind-boggling.

And, we didn’t stop there. Nowadays, we have VR devices. The thing is, they don’t exclusively make games for VR, but game developers also update their old games, and bring more realism into the experience, like what they did to Skyrim.

If in the future we have half of what the game in BOFURI has, then gamers will go wild over this for sure. I wonder what could be the next technological advancement for the near future. Yes, the VR we have now might not be perfect and still need optimization for the gaming niche. But, hey, we’re getting closer and closer to literally getting transferred into our games.

So, What’s The Final Verdict?

BOFURI shows us heaven in terms of gaming, not just technologically, but also how it translates the soul of MMORPG into an anime. After all, gaming isn’t all about the visual. The content quality will triumph over all those futuristic bits. And, it’s true in New World Online, the game in BOFURI.

What I found most appealing from these two is the freedom they show and offer. MMORPG games have a lot of content to do while setting very little limitations for the players. Moreover, they create a whole new environment where players around the world can, not just communicate with each other, but also play the game together from all places around the world.

Of course, there is no such thing like a perfect anime. Admittedly, there are a lot of characters, not everyone gets to shine, and BOFURI may have many other shortcomings. Some character development, or in this case leveling up, seems to be forced just so Maple’s guild can get on top. But hey, counterpoint, Maple is not just a gamer, she’s a gamer who find exploits in the game. I think that’s

While today’s games already have some of the technology in the anime, well, the general consumers always find something wrong. Designing game that satisfy everyone is beyond difficult, it takes a great creativity and dedication to make one that’s actually good. Even then, good games are not free from haters, see Palworld for example. Maybe that’s what BOFURI is missing, just a guy malding over the game and absolutely losing it. Haha, that will make the anime closer to reality.

https://seinenrider.com/2024/03/12/bofuri-and-mmorpg-gaming-in-anime/

#Anime #AnimeReview #BOFURI #Gaming #MMORPG

Welcome back to the final day of the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're looking at Season 2, Episode 12, "Defense and the Big Final Battle."

The season and current anime ends, appropriately, on a huge big boss fight that involves all of our major characters finishing the event with a bang. I'll admit that I think I like this final arc of Season 2 more than Season 1's final arc; it's kinda more fun to see our characters fight together using new strategies rather than fight against each other. I will dock points here for the weird CG, though it's not as bad as Episode 3.

My #bofuri #rewatch will finish in a few hours, which means it's time for my next rewatch poll. The options this time are:

#AkebisSailorUniform
#chainsawman
#CyberpunkEdgerunners
#DoItYourself
#LycorisRecoil

The poll will last for three days. You can vote for as many options as you'd like.

#anime #akebichannosailorfuku #cyberpunk

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 11, "Defense and New Parties".

This episode is primarily watching the main characters kick us and setting up for the finale. I'll admit I was dreading this arc coming into it but it's better on a rewatch, primarily due to the delays it had in its original airing and for the short time period playing better in a day-to-day rewatch.

#anime

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episodes 9 and 10, "Defense and Setting Up a Base" and "Defense and New Teams."

The eighth event turns out to be more fun that I remember it being (likely because of the delays we had around this time). While things like the splitting of guilds go by a bit too quickly, it's still cool to see different groupings than normal and the strategies that come from that. Plus, you get shit like Maple exploding herself as a signal - what more could you want from Bofuri?

#anime

Apologies for the lack of post today; wi-fi was out for a long while. Tomorrow will cover Episodes 9 and 10.

#bofuri #animedon #rewatch

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 8, "Defense and the Eighth Event."

The event itself gets off to a fun start as we see the rest of the major characters' Pokemon- I mean, tamed monsters. Highlight is obviously Mii and Payne's pretty cool fight immediately being undercut by Maple and her gator- you know, a normal Tuesday in NWO.

#anime

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 7, "Defense and Crystal Hunt."

A pretty basic plot as Maple and Sally find themselves in the middle of a quest that unlocks a new gameplay mechanic, but it's well done with a pair of fun boss battles that gives us a breather between the monster taming and the final arc of the season.

#anime

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 6, "Defense and Tame Monsters."

Another solid episode as the last three members of Maple Tree gain their companions. Kanade gains a ditto, Iz gets a biblically accurate angel with Maple and Mii's help, and Chrome becomes a Metal Hero... you know, normal stuff.

#anime

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 5, "Defense and Tentacles."

Now we're cookin' again. This episode really feels like the first season with exploring the seventh floor and looking for animal companions. Kasumi and the twins' segments are nice in demonstrating one of the most vital things about video games: the loop. Nothing should come easy at first; otherwise, you'd get bored. Even Maple had to git gud before becoming a god. Watching Kasumi, Mai, and Yui struggle so much before getting their comfy companions is nice to see.

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 4, "Defense and Tower Climbing."

Boss rush episode, not much to say here.

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today, we're on Season 2, Episode 3, "Defense and the Seventh Event."

We start off with Maple causing more grief for the devs and having some fun with Mii that continues the nice relationship they develop throughout this season, then it's onto the seventh event. The fights in this episode are alright, if nothing special for Bofuri standards... but we gotta talk about the CG fight. I still don't know why they went that route. It can't be because of the difficulty of the sequence since they've done more complicated stuff.

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today we're on Season 2, Episode 2, "Defense and Floors 5 and 6."

Once again, another mixed bag. I do like the design of Floors 5 and 6, along with the Kaede and Risa moment at the end, showing just how strong their friendship is. However, this episode's pace feels way too fast, basically jumping over Floor 5 to get to the next part. I always wonder what Season 2 would've been like if it was 13 episodes that gave us more time to breathe between moments.

#anime

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today we're on Season 2, Episode 1, "Defense and Christmas." (A bit late for that one.)

This is a pretty decent start to Season 2 that does show some of the issues I have with this outing. I do like the aesthetic of Floor 4; sure, it's just feudal Japan, but they do it well and I love the constantly falling sakura petals. It's fun to see Federica get her ass kicked again, along with Maple and Payne's team up.

Welcome back to the #bofuri #animedon #rewatch. Today we're on Season 1 Episode 12, "Defense and Bonds."

The first half deals with Maple quickly gaining their ground and eating the shit out of Holy Sword. This fight has always felt a step down from Flame Emperors and this rewatch gave me a theory as to why. When the Flame Emperors fight Maple, they all fully aware that they could honestly lose this fight, whereas Holy Sword is a lot more smug towards their fight. While it does have more emotional satisfaction to watch their shit wrecked, it's not as interesting as with the Flame Emperors.

#anime

Well, the winter season has turned out drier than I expected, so I'm gonna be hosting a #rewatch sooner than I thought. The 5 choices for y'all to vote on this time around are

#Revenger
#Magirevo
#Bofuri
#theiceguyandhiscoolfemalecolleague
#kainaofthegreatsnowsea

You can vote for as many options as you want. The vote will be up for up to 7 days.

#anime #animedon #themagicalrevolutionofthereincarnatedprincess

Well, the winter season has turned out drier than I expected, so I'm gonna be hosting a #rewatch sooner than I thought. The 5 choices for y'all to vote on this time around are

#Revenger
#Magirevo
#Bofuri
#theiceguyandhiscoolfemalecolleague
#kainaofthegreatsnowsea

You can vote for as many options as you want. The vote will be up for up to 7 days.

#anime #animedon #themagicalrevolutionofthereincarnatedprincess

@ami_angelwings Well, this is my #TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryAnimeGirls roster:
1. Maple (Kaede Honjo) from #Bofuri.
2. Kozakura from #OthersidePicnic.
3. Mitsuha Yamano from #Saving80000GoldInAnotherWorldForMyRetirement.
4. Holo from #SpiceAndWolf.
5. Ariel from #SoImASpiderSoWhat.

Other shows I follow include #BocchiTheRock, #Konosuba, #NewGame, #Bofuri, #SpyXFamily, #Trigger, #Komi, #Takagi

You can find me elsewhere over at http://rainshadow.me.

Also trying to be active on #Lemmy #KBin now. You can find me there @[email protected]

I run the [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] communities there.

More pics of Taomon at MCM London ComicCon May 2023
With @MarioMeta_Cos (Twitter), @jillydutchie (Twitter) and @Miziki_Rika (Twitter)

#mcmccomiccon #digimon #furry #cosplay #kigurumi #taomon #genshinimpact #bofuri #bennett #maple #fursuit

I mean here are the #Winter2020Anime shows that I’m still watching:

#TheTaleOfOutcasts
#Saving80000GoldInAnotherWorldForMyRetirement
#TheAngelNextDoorSpoilsMeRotten
#StrongestExorcist
#RebornToMasterTheBlade
#CampfireCookingInAnotherWorld
#NingenFushin
#SugarAppleFairyTale
#ReincarnatedPrincess
#Bofuri
#HandymanSaitouInAnotherWorld
#TheIceGuyAndHisCoolFemaleColleague
#InSpectre
#KanColle (assuming it solves its scheduling issues and actually delivers another episode) (Shigure still needs all the hugs)
#FarmingLifeInAnotherWorld (Yes it’s a harem show, but pleasant enough for what it is)
#IpponAgain
#KuboWontLetmeBeInvisible

I mean here are the #Winter2020Anime shows that I’m still watching:

#TheTaleOfOutcasts
#Saving80000GoldInAnotherWorldForMyRetirement
#TheAngelNextDoorSpoilsMeRotten
#StrongestExorcist
#RebornToMasterTheBlade
#CampfireCookingInAnotherWorld
#NingenFushin
#SugarAppleFairyTale
#ReincarnatedPrincess
#Bofuri
#HandymanSaitouInAnotherWorld
#TheIceGuyAndHisCoolFemaleColleague
#InSpectre
#KanColle (assuming it solves its scheduling issues and actually delivers another episode) (Shigure still needs all the hugs)
#FarmingLifeInAnotherWorld (Yes it’s a harem show, but pleasant enough for what it is)
#IpponAgain
#KuboWontLetmeBeInvisible