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Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (2020)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Kaede Honjou is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (3,362 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Hulu · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.20 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.7 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Defense and First Battle	7.2	157
2	Defense and Friends	7.2	148
3	Defense and Reaching Second Level	6.6	136
4	Defense and Second Event	6.9	134
5	Defense and Spoils of War	7.0	133
6	Defense and Reinforcements	7.0	127
7	Defense and Upgrades	7.2	129
8	Defense and Third Event	7.3	123
9	Defense and Fourth Event	7.4	122
10	Defense and Attack	7.4	122
11	Defense and Mighty Foe	7.5	125
12	Defense and Bonds	7.7	139

Season 2 (2023)

7.70 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Maxing Defense and Christmas	7.7	88
2	Maxing Defense, Level 5, and Level 6	7.6	76
3	Maxing Defense and the Seventh Event	7.1	77
4	Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest.	7.8	71
5	Maxing Defense and Tentacles.	7.7	70
6	Maxing Defense and Tame Monsters	7.7	67
7	Maxing Defense and Hunting for Crystals	7.6	63
8	Maxing Defense and the Eighth Event	7.8	64
9	Maxing Defense and Setting Up a Base	7.8	63
10	Maxing Defense and New Teams	7.9	62
11	Maxing Defense and New Parties	7.8	64
12	Maxing Defense and the Big Final Battle	7.9	70

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (2020)

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