Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense. - Season 1

There is so much I can find fault with regarding this anime series, as I am a regular fantasy RPG player. It centers around a game I know does not really exist, yet I still find myself really annoyed with the idea that anyone would even consider releasing a game like this sometime in the future. The anime’s creators have clearly never heard the word "balance" (or the well-known English phrase "balanced game"), and so the main female protagonist Maple gradually gets to the point where she becomes more like the final boss with advanced skills that leave you scratching your head. Then there are the methods Maple uses to come by those abilities. You would have thought that this girl, if she were in The Legends of King Arthur, would have discovered Excalibur just by tripping over it on her way to the bathroom. Rationally speaking, I found it completely unconvincing, because nothing could ever happen in the way they portray stuff, and there are an incredible number of coincidences that take place, pushing everything to ever more absurd levels, the skills all add up to completely cover over any possible real limitations our main female protagonist may have, and unexpectedly - it is really entertaining! It is like watching a small child who really enjoys burning ants with a magnifying glass. Something inside you is screaming - damn it, this is so wrong, however, when you see the passion and unconcealed delight of that little innocent human being, it is strangely heart-warming... Everything in this show is insane, light-hearted and playful, so at times I just did not know whether I was watching Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense, Pokémon, Godzilla or some new season of Mobile Suit Gundam. In addition, the high standard of animation is to be commended, the fight scenes are especially praiseworthy as they are extremely detailed. In other words, it is good to watch, very entertaining and imaginative, with lots of likable characters. That is the reason why I am joining the Maple fan club. "Cute girls are breaking my game!" 7.8/10. P.S I was going to throw in a cheesy Bethesda joke and compare some scenes from this anime series to, say, the Fallout 76,  when the giant airship Prydwen appears… well, maybe next time. (01/12/2022)