| ANIME - Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense |

SYNOPSIS: A story about a girl who started playing an online game and focused on maxing out her defense stats because she doesn't want to get hurt.

RATING: 8.8/10

I had so much fun watching this anime. There wasn't any real story. It just focused on Maple and her friend's adventure in the game world. Their adventure was very entertaining. It made me laugh a lot. You would always wonder how Maple could top her current overpowered-ness. There are times when I got stressed out of what is currently happening because it was quite absurd, but it was still hilarious. Also, it was funny to see the developers get stressed out because of Maple. 

Also, I liked the animation. The sceneries in the game were lovely, and the skills and powers of the different characters were amazing. 

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SOME SPOILERS AHEAD

FAVORITES, REACTIONS AND RANDOM THOUGHTS:

• The reactions of the different players at the end of each episode were funny. I just wished that it moved a little slower.
• I love the community of players that was shown in the game. They're very supportive of each other, unlike the players in real life. 
• I wish that there was an actual game like the one in the anime. It seemed fun. It's funny that there's no like upper bound to the skills you can acquire. Also, I want to try eating the foods in the game.
• Being a computer science major, it's funny to me whenever the developers get stressed out because of Maple's weird combination of skills. She is a glitch that most developers would cry over. It's funny that they added some boundaries to the skill that she gained.
• I love Maple and Sally's friendship. They are supportive of each other. Sally was supposed to be the veteran player, but she's just having fun playing with Maple. 
• I love Syrup! He's a wonderful addition to the team, and it was funny how Maple put an amazing skill combination on him. I bet the developers never expected that. 
• The combination of Maple, May, and Yui was perfect. Although, I dislike May and Yui on their own because pure strength build is a liability since they can't properly defend themselves. At least with the defense build, it will take a long time to kill you.
• There are moments where even I can't handle the level of the absurdness of the skills that Maple acquired. As if the angel-skill wasn't enough, she had to go get a mecha and predator-ish skill. That predator skill is the definition of overpowered, and she can duplicate them using Sally's skill? How unfair is that? I felt bad for the other players, but it was fun. 
• I love the scene where Maple defeated the giant squid monster in the sea by poisoning the whole ocean. Like who thinks that way? Only Maple I assume.
• I can't handle the parts where Maple eats her enemies to defeat them. She eats them raw! Again, who thinks like that? Only Maple I assume.
• It was funny to see that Syrup had faster agility than Maple.
• It's funny that Maple thinks she's just playing the game normally. There is nothing normal about anything that she did throughout the game. 
• I love the fights that Maple had with the different guilds. Even though she only had trouble because she was supposed to be hiding her OP-skills, it was entertaining. The other guilds had their chance to shine and try to defeat. Too bad she still had OP-skills. 
• I don't know what would happen in a future scenario because Maple's current arsenal is already very powerful. What more could they add? Even her guildmates are getting shocked at the appendages she keeps on getting.

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SUMMARY OF EVENTS

1. Maple started playing an online game. She focused on increasing her defense because she didn't want to get hurt. She defeated a boss that gave her powerful equipment. 
2. Maple joined a battle royal event. She used her shield and poison attacks to defeat a large number of enemies and ended up getting third place.
3. Maple's friend in real life, Sally, decided to play the game too. They explored the game together, and Sally also managed to defeat a powerful boss and got herself powerful equipment. They also managed to defeat the floor level boss.
4. Maple and Sally joined a treasure hunt event. They met a new player, Kasumi, along the way, and together they searched for medals.  They managed to defeat another powerful boss, Silver Wing, much the admin's dismay. They also found companion eggs.
5. Maple and Sally made a guild and invited Kasumi, Kanade, Kuromu, and Iz. They also invited Yui and May, players who focused on their strength.
6. Maple managed to get an angel, monster, and mecha skill.
7. The Maple Tree guild joined the guild competition. They managed to defeat the two powerful guilds. They destroyed most of the guilds to end the guild competition and ended up in the top 10.