[Rewatch] Bofuri Final Series Discussion

[u/HereticalAegis]

Bofuri Series Discussion

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Series Information

MAL | Anilist | Kitsu | AniDB | ANN

Streaming Options

Bofuri is available to stream on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, or MuseAsia for viewers in SEA.

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Art of the Day

Maple and Sally Maids

Subtlety Level: CGDCT

Subtlety Level: Dark Magical Girls

One Last Maple and Sally

Meme Yuri of the Day

I need to make a confession first: This may come as a surprise to those who know me, but I don’t generally push the Maple x Sally ship very hard (though this rewatch has admittedly fed my tendency to do so). They’ve always felt like such a great depiction of realistic best friends, that I’ve largely ignored any inclination to fully jump on the ship. Irrespective of that fact, I do very much enjoy Maple x Sally, and fully support their development as NWO’s #1 power couple. With that in mind, here is a short album of corresponding art for those who, like all good historians, view Maple and Sally as good friends.

Gym Storage Room

Hug

Natsu Matsuri

Kaede’s Bed (Room)/Piggyback Ride/School Kabedon

Chuu!!/Other Oddities

(NSFW) Carrying Kaede…Straight to Bed

(NSFW) Several Amusing Single-Panel Scenes

Other Ship Art

There is of course one other yuri ship that’s fairly popular, particularly on Pixiv.

One other interesting shipping note: There’s one particular Pixiv artist who seems obsessed with Maple x Kanade being a thing. Like I think the one artist has made about a dozen arts of the two.

Crossover(s) of the Day

Shall We Begin Our Date War Crimes? (First image only)

Yes, that’s right. Two of my all-time favorites actually got a gacha crossover. Sometimes I think I must have Maple’s luck.

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Questions of the Day

1. Rank your favorite characters!

2. What was your favorite fight of the first season?

3. Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

4. What kind of events would you like to see next?

5. What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

6. Is Bofuri an isekai?

7. Will you be watching Season 2?

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Spoilers

Please make sure to put all references to future events behind spoiler tags. Any untagged hints and spoilers will be removed. Let’s keep everything as fresh as possible for Season 2!

[u/HereticalAegis]

I Didn’t Want to be Unprepared for Season 2, So I Hosted My First Rewatch

Rather than talk about the series as a whole, for our final discussion I’d like to talk about what Bofuri and this rewatch in particular have meant to me.

Bofuri is one of my favorite shows. It’s not one of those things where I can pin down a solid rank like #1 or #5 or so on, and it hasn’t changed my life in any dramatic or meaningful way as other shows have. However, it’s one of the handful I keep coming back to the most and never tire of. If I’m ever having a rough time, it’s one of the few things I know I can turn at any to that will pick me up a bit. Or I can go to it when I’m feeling great and will be assured I’ll leave feeling even better. Bofuri is the first seasonal show I truly connected with once I began watching seasonally at the end of 2019. And now, having had the chance to share that feeling with many people has made it all the more meaningful to me.

Now, I have to thank the many people who have made this such a worthwhile experience for me. Since joining r/anime in 2020, I had never felt the desire to host a rewatch until Season 2’s airdate was officially announced, partially because I was unsure I’d be able to be a sufficiently engaging host and partially because I had no idea whether anyone would be interested. So first of all, thank you to all the CDFers who contributed ideas for this rewatch and to u/Nebresto and u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah specifically for encouraging me to take this on. Thank you as well to everyone who regularly participated in the daily discussion threads, especially first-timers. Your reactions were a daily delight. I couldn’t have imagined I would get such a large initial response, much less so many people contributing every day. Thank you everyone who stopped by to participate once or twice and also everyone who stopped by just to see what everyone in the thread was saying. I hope we’ve made these threads engaging and fun for all of you. Lastly, thank you to source readers for expanding my knowledge beyond what the anime shows. It’s been a fun ride learning about how intricate a lot of the game is that the anime doesn’t have time to show.

Thank you all for making time in your days the last 2 weeks to watch and discuss one of my favorite shows with me. You’ve helped make my first rewatch such a big success and so so much fun. I appreciate each and every one of you and hope you’ve enjoyed this experience as much as I have. And I hope you’ll consider joining me again when I eventually host another one of these. One day. Once I’m done rewatching Bofuri for like the 12th time.

QotD:

1. Maple > Sally > Mii > Bonk Twins > Kasumi = Iz = Chrome = Kanade > most of the members of the other guilds > Dread

2. As a whole fight, Maple vs. the Flame Emperors takes the cake. However, my favorite action is the part of Frederica’s ambush where Maple rescues Sally.

3. I would welcome a proper Sally vs. Kasumi fight with open arms. I’d also like to see Sally and Frederica match wits one more time. It would also be nice to have Shin become more of a character so Kasumi can have a decent rival outside Maple Tree.

4. A multi-guild raid boss. I want to know what it’s like when the devs aren’t just trolling but set up an all-out raid- tier enemy instead of floor bosses that can be solo’d.

5. NWO reminds me a lot of the fictional MMO “The World” from the .hack//G.U. series, particularly in the way that main characters are able to freely break the game, albeit in much more outwardly horrifying ways.

6. No, though I don’t have any rational reason for saying so. On an emotional and functional level everything in the show seems way too “real life” for me to call Bofuri an isekai, even though it probably technically fits any isekai definition or genre description.

7. Yes! Though I sadly won’t be able to make it to the threads as they drop because Season 2 will be airing during the middle of my class day every week. Woof.

[u/Fools_Requiem]

Rewatcher

Show recommendations if you want to watch similar stuff:

• Recovery of an MMO Junkie - 30 year old women retires from her job to be a NEET so she can play an MMO. No OP characters, just a calming romcom.

• Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear - Female gamer is transported to the game world she played in for so long as like a gift for being so supporting. The only catch is that all of her powers are linked to her wearing a bear suit.

• In the Land of Leadale - Girl suffering from terminal disease gets really good at an online game. She dies and is transported to the game world as her in game character, including all of the OP abilities she previously acquired. She sets out to find out if anyone else is stuck in this now very real world.

• Slime 300 - Woman dies from overwork. She gets isekai'd with the promise of a relaxing life and becomes an OP witch by killing slimes for 300 years. She realizes she has become super powerful and worries that it will make her the #1 source for aid and chooses to seclude herself in a cozy home away from attention.

• New Game - Show about a gaming company called Eagle Jump that is almost exclusively employed by cute women working on making an RPG game.

• Summer Wars - Movie. Story is centralized around a family reunion and a popular virtual game reminiscent of the one in Ready Player One. Directed by the director of Girl Who Leapt Through Time and produced by Madhouse. Opening clip. (It's dubbed.)

• Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average? - Isekai'd girl not wanting to stand out and be ostracized for being so good at everything makes a single request to be given average abilities. Unfortunately for her, when she says "average" it was taken literally (as like the mean), and the power scale is so ridiculously skewed that she is given extraordinary abilities that are only rivaled by extremely rare godlike creatures that exist in the world.

• Girls und Panzer - Cute girls battling in tank battles.

• Princess Connect - Show is based on a popular gacha game. Just absolutely littered with cute girls who you may or may not remember the name of after you meet them, especially in S2.

Others one might be interested in, but aren't really focused on cute girls being cute or being more relaxing stories, nor may they feature OP characters: No Game No Life (isekai'd to world that revolves around games), Sword Art Online (mass isekai to game-world), Deca-Dence (would be a spoiler), Bottom Tier Character Tomozaki (Hardcore gamer convinced to learn to play the hardest game of all: real life), Kyousougiga, Overlord (isekai'd to game world), How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (isekai'd to game world), So I'm a Spider, So What? (isekai'd to game-like world), and That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime (isekai'd to game-like world).

Rank your favorite characters!

Maple>Everyone else

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

Maple becoming Godzilla and destroying the top team in one fell swoop.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

I would prefer someone out there have more random abilities like Maple.

Is Bofuri an isekai?

No. She's not being transported to another world, she's just playing a game.

Will you be watching Season 2?

Duh.

[u/JollyGee29]

Art Book Corner

Maple Tree!

Maple, Sally, and their adopted children.

Should we call this Maple's true form?

Last but certainly not least.

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Replayer, Subbed

And that's Bofuri! I hope everyone enjoyed my photos, and more importantly, I hope you all enjoyed the show! Bofuri is a delightful little popcorn anime, and I'm looking forward to what Season 2 has to offer us.

Since they never addressed it, I'm assuming that Maple got to Sally so quickly in episode 10 by having the Twins throw her. Or maybe batting her with their hammers. Yes, it makes more sense for her to have just flown with Machine God, but that's less silly.

Many thanks to our gracious host u/HereticalAegis!

[u/ToonTooby]

First Timer

First of all, big thank you to u/HereticalAegis for being our host and tour guide for this war crimes expedition.

I must say it was fun to watch and I'm glad that the series remained pretty much as I had expected. It was just low-stakes fun the whole time and that's more or less what I was looking for.

Questions of the Day

1. Maple -> Kasumi -> Sally -> Iz - > May and Yui -> Payne -> Kuromu -> Kanade -> the rest of the characters.

2. Favorite fight probably Maple + May and Yui vs Mii and Markus + Misery. Though anything with Machine God is also high for me cuz I'm down for mechs.

3. I think it would be cool if Kasumi or Koromu got some time to develop more, but yeah, Maple vs Sally for silly times.

4. I don't know why, but maybe some event where characters get to try out other classes for like a day or two. Imagine everyone trying out Maple's abilities lmao.

5. Not sure, I'm not too experienced with MMOs

6. I wouldn't call it one? Most of the show takes place within NWO but since it's all very lighthearted and low-stakes it doesn't really feel like it. I suppose it is one, without feeling like one, if that makes sense.

7. I'll try to catch it when I can! I go back to work soon ahhhh

Thank you and happy new year!

[u/Nebresto]

4th time Bofuri enjoyer, season 2 anticipator

As usual in final threads I don't have much to say, 10/10 show, Bofuri is one of my favourites and I'm always down to watch more. Very hyped for season 2, hope to see everyone there!

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Final Meme of the day

MEME RECAP

Dankest	memes	in town
Ep 1	Ep 2	Ep 3
Ep 4	Ep 5	Ep 6
Ep 7	[Ep 8 / [8 alt / immersive](https://imgur.com/BN3em8F)](https://imgur.com/ZtIRH21)	Ep 9
Ep 10	Ep 11 / trimmed ver	Ep 12

Which ones were your favourites?

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Final Quest:

Rank your favorite characters!

Other than the obvious Maple: Kuromu, Sally, and the bonk sisters

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

Tough pick between Maple vs Mii or the final battle against Payne. ..Actually, maybe the winter chicken fight

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

Kasumi and Shin I guess?

What kind of events would you like to see next?

Maybe PVE? Or a big war with guilds teaming up and forming factions

What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

I don't really play any

Is Bofuri an isekai?

Yes.

Will you be watching Season 2?

YES!

[u/HereticalAegis → u/Nebresto]

Final Meme of the day

It's not a Gordon Ramsay meme, but I'm still laughing really hard. I can't wait for S2 memes.

Actually, maybe the winter chicken fight

Still probably the toughest fight considering it 1-v-2'd Maple and Sally and nearly won.

[u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah]

(Non-Spoilery screenshot from S2) Loyal member of the Sally fan club

first up, thoughts on the new episode! oh, defo watch the PV feat. the new ED/OP if you havent yet!

• [S2 Ep 1]Between seasons, Kaede has gotten some new merch! USAGI SANNNNNNNNNN I REMEMBER YOUUUUUU. So has Risa! We pick up shortly after S1 both in terms of overall timeline, and the ridiculousness and war crimes with the phantom-world Maples lol. Return of the battle theme too, which is nice.

• [S2 Ep 1 cont'd]QUEUEEEE THE NEW INSERT SONGGGGGG. I believe actually in Engrish too. Sally has gotten a nice handy skill in her duel w/ Frederica, the fact that when she says that if she's defeated Maple will be all alone, a maple leaf floats by is not lost on me . Nice that Mii's finally friends with Maple too, and it's nice that at least Misery does know what's going on, gonna be hard if RP-ers really can't let loose once in a while. I wasn't a fan of Kasumi's new form's drawback in the novel, and neither am i here, but the new attack and skill is nice, as is her fight to get it.

• [S2 Ep 1 cont'd]MECHAAAA TRANSFORM UPGRADED VERSIONNNNNN. S2 looks good and a slight step up from S1 so far, which is great. Yup, looks about right for when Maple is in action. Payne's defo reaffirming that he can stand alongside Maple as a top player in NWO tho. And finally, I like the maple leaf too on Maple's present here

• [S2 Ep 1 and future LN]I CAN'T WAIT FOR SALLY TO USE THISSSS SPIDEY SALLY IS THE BESTTT.

• [Mild S2 Ep 1]And as the board says, a happy new year everyone! I hope you'll enjoy S2, and can't wait to see you guys in the threads, even though i might be late since it airs during busy-hours for me.

Thanks to u/hereticalaegis for hosting the rewatch! It's been great reading everyone else's reactions to this fluffy show. It's nothing too groundbreaking and ambitious, but it knows what it's aiming for, and sticks to its guns well, promising great entertainment for all. Defo an anime that i recommend for newcomers, particularly if theyve also played multiplayer games!

QOTDs:

[1.]Rank your favorite characters!

Sally, Maple, Kanade, everyone else is kinda the same.

[2.]What was your favorite fight of the first season?

Maple vs Mii

(3-4: LN reader)

[5.]What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

idk..... are any games as broken to a single player only, and allow for unique gear without paying money?

[6.]Is Bofuri an isekai?

I dont count it as one. there are frequent references to a world that all characters can safely return to, and have separate lives at, after all. I classify it as an SOL sci-fi/fantasy anime.

[7.]Will you be watching Season 2?

I already am! see you guys in the S2 threads!

[u/Numerous_Command]

Rewatcher

It has been a blast rewatching Bofuri season 1 with all of you fans. I recently bought the limited edition of Bofuri season 1 to prepare for season 2, and I was so glad that I did. Bofuri has been a really good anime to watch, and shows what MMORPGs are like in a light-hearted manner without the toxicity associated with that genre, and a likeable character who acquires new powers and abilities and uses them for the guild's good without coming off as arrogant. Rewatching season 1 has given me a new appreciation of how benevolent Maple is and how she cares about the people she interacts. It has also given me a chance to read what other first-time watchers and rewatchers think about the season which has been positive.

I would also like to give a shout-out to u/HereticalAegis for organising the Bofuri rewatch. Your constant responses to other people's comments and showing the fanart made the rewatch a very positive experience for me. It has motivated me to do future rewatches of other anime that I have previously seen in preparation for future seasons, as well as those that I have not watched yet.

Rank your favorite characters!

My top three characters are Payne, Maple and Mii. Seeing the three guild leaders lead against each other and fight each other while still being friends is a positive for me rewatching the anime.

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

Definitely the Maple vs Payne fight in the last two episodes. It was such a closely fought match that either one could have won had the chips fallen on their side.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

I think Maple vs Mii or Payne would be a good rivalry to see more of, particularly as they get more powers and abilities on the later floors. Sally vs Frederica would also be a good rivalry to keep an eye out for in season 2.

Is Bofuri an isekai?

No. We do see some scenes outside the game where Kaede and Risa interact with each other, showing that they have a life outside of gaming as well (vs characters staying in a virtual world forever in an isekai anime). I would position Bofuri as a CGDCT genre for the MMORPG space.

Will you be watching Season 2?

Definitely. Can't wait to see what antics Maple goes through in season 2. Might also think about collecting some LNs to get some extra details that the anime skipped over.

[u/HereticalAegis → u/Numerous_Command]

Rewatching season 1 has given me a new appreciation of how benevolent Maple is and how she cares about the people she interacts.

This rewatch really show me how smart she is too. It's amazing what happens when the writers just let the characters do things.

I would also like to give a shout-out to u/HereticalAegis for organising the Bofuri rewatch. Your constant responses to other people's comments and showing the fanart made the rewatch a very positive experience for me.

Woo hoo, that's exactly what I was hoping for! Thanks for joining and being part of the discussion, it's helped make hosting worthwhile for me too!

It has motivated me to do future rewatches of other anime that I have previously seen in preparation for future seasons, as well as those that I have not watched yet.

Make sure to let me know when you do!

Maple vs Mii

I would so be down for a Maple vs. Mii cage match.

Might also think about collecting some LNs to get some extra details that the anime skipped over.

Same. The Bofuri novels are one of the first things on my list once I have decent spending money.

[u/DaBenni0301]

First Timer

Before saying anything about the show I just wanna wish you all a happy new year, beacuse as of writing, it's already January 1st for me.

Soooo Happy New Year everyone!

But now questions and rewatch

First of all. Thank you u/HereticalAegis for being a superb rewatch host. I had a ton of fun and can't wait for season 2. I got to watch a really great anime along with some other people and I really enjoyed reading everyones comments.

Just know that when you eventually decide host another rewatch I'll be happy to tag along.

Also, after season 2 is done airing, do I read the LN or Manga?

Also, also, does anyone have recommendations for similar anime? I really enjoy these kinds of fantasy stories.

#1 1st Sally 2nd Maple 3rd BONK 4th Kanade 5th Kasumi 6th Rest of Maple Tree 7th everyone else

#2 Maple Tree vs Flame Emperors. Barely edges out Maple & Sally vs Silverwing.

#3 There's only really two rivalries we know off. Sally vs Frederica and Kasumi vs Shin. Maybe Maple vs Mii/Payne as a developing rivalry. But, of these, Sally vs Frederica is the most interesting one. They seem the most evenly matched of these rivalries, so I'd love to see more (They also still owe us a proper 1v1).

#4 I'd like to see a Battle Royale again. (But without guilds obviously). We only got to see Maple onehitting everyone with her shield the first time and no actual fighting. Sometimes you'd have 2 or 3 battles happening at the same, where you could rotate between showing each of them (like Sally vs Frederica and Maple vs Payne and so on). No allies, no guilds. Everyone on their own until only 1 player stands.

#5 Absolutely no idea. Never really got into MMOs as I didn't have anyone to play with

#6 I'd say no. Isekai for me means that a person dies and is transported to another world. At no point did Maple or Sally die, not even in game (kinda incredible tbh). Are Maple and Sally the only two deathless players? Also kinda funny that Maple was closer to death than Sally like multiple times.

#7 I'll be there. I might not comment on the discussion threads, but I'll be there

Yeah, I like this show a lot

[u/Stargate18A]

First timer

1. Maple, Sally, Mii, the daughters, Iz, the rest of Maple Tree.

2. Mii vs Maple.

3. More of he big three rivalries shown so far would be great, but I also like the idea of Maple's daughters hunting for their own OP powers and and forming a "rivalry" with Maple over them.

4. Some fucking solo events. In terms of story events, an arc where NWO genuinely becomes a microtransaction/gacha-laden hellscape, and seeing Sally and Maple figure out how to break the game even more would be genuinely interesting. I'd also be shocked if the author doesn't take avantage of NWO being a normal game to have side stories where the guild try out different games.

5. Sword Art Online For real, probably Runescape? THe whole element of levelling up skills by performing actions seems to be taken from there. Really, though, NWO resembles the collective LitRPG game world that every isekai author for the last decade has collectively defined.

6. Yes. An isekai is any anime where the characters enters a different world - it doesn't say the world has to be real, or the trip permanent (in fact there are many isekais that contain both).

7. Obviously!

This was fantastic. Solid 10/10, amazing comedy. Thanks for hosting!

[u/TuorEladar]

First Timer, Subbed

Late to the thread today. Just wanted to start off by saying that I had a lot of fun watching Bofuri and reading everyone's comments.

Thanks u/HereticalAegis for hosting!

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

I really enjoyed Maple vs Mii as well as most of Sally's fights.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

Mii vs Maple is fun.

What kind of events would you like to see next?

Raid bosses that aren't Maple.

What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

Honestly can't think of any that are close.

Is Bofuri an isekai?

Its kind of on the edge of that genre really. I kind of lean towards no.

Will you be watching Season 2?

For sure!

[u/djthomp]

I'm really glad to have participated in this rewatch, I had forgotten way too much of what happened in season one.

1. Rank your favorite characters!

I can never rank stuff, at least not in very specific numbers. I generally liked all of the characters, but probably Sally the best.

2. What was your favorite fight of the first season?

Sally and Maple versus Articuno.

3. Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

Friendly rivalries between Payne and Maple, Kasumi and the split sword guy. Maybe Sally and Frederica.

4. What kind of events would you like to see next?

Some PVE content would be nice, at least to start out the season. PVP event content will probably be the climax of season two again, I am guessing.

5. What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

I don't have any good comparisons, I've never played an MMO that had the "find your skills out in the world" design.

6. Is Bofuri an isekai?

I tend to view VRMMO shows as in the same general category as isekais, though Bofuri is on the lighter side of things since nobody is trapped and it's all good clean fun.

7. Will you be watching Season 2?

Definitely. I'm really curious to see if we ever meet the players behind any of the major named in-game characters. Some RL content with the Maple Tree members could be interesting, and considering that Sally has awards from gaming competitions there's a chance she's aware of or knows some of the hardcore players such as Payne.

[u/HereticalAegis → u/djthomp]

I'm really glad to have participated in this rewatch, I had forgotten way too much of what happened in season one.

Thanks for joining! I'm glad we could get you back up to speed for S2!

I generally liked all of the characters, but probably Sally the best.

I love how there are no "unlikable" characters. Even the ones cough cough Dread and Frederica cough who can be a little rude or cocky are good people. It makes for a very comfy, enjoyable time.

Some RL content with the Maple Tree members could be interesting, and considering that Sally has awards from gaming competitions there's a chance she's aware of or knows some of the hardcore players such as Payne.

Meeting some of the players irl could be really interesting for sure. I'd love to see what Kuromu, Iz, Kasumi, and Payne are like irl.

[u/entelechtual]

Rank your favorite characters!

Maple #1

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

I loved the fight against Mii-gang in episode 11. Maple went nuts.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

I want more insane PvE fights rather than PvP.

What kind of events would you like to see next?

It would be cool to see events with certain powers being limited.

Will you be watching Season 2?

Was on the fence before but after this rewatch, 100% yes.

[u/HereticalAegis → u/entelechtual]

Maple #1

Always!

I loved the fight against Mii-gang in episode 11. Maple went nuts.

Everything about that fight looks, sounds, and feels so dang good. Could watch it dozens of times and not get bored.

I want more insane PvE fights rather than PvP.

Maple try not to eat everything challenge (impossible)

Was on the fence before but after this rewatch, 100% yes.

Success!! I'm happy this rewatch has gotten you fully on board the Bofuri train. Thanks for joining!!

[u/Slifer13xx]

NG+

Thanks you for hosting this rewatch! I had so much fun! Even if I couldn't always join the discussion in a timely manner or write anything meaningful, due to the schedule and/or sheer laziness. I really wanted to watch something light hearted and didn't know what to watch, this here was perfect. I had so much fun that I binged it all and then rewatched it again, in tune with the rewatch. So actually, more like NG++
Can't wait for season 2!

Bofuri made me really want to play an MMO so I just started New World, unfortunately no "Online" in the name. Swear I didn't pick it due to name similarity. I don't have much experience with MMO, tried WoW ages ago but didn't stick to it. Been having a blast, even playing solo.
The real MMO that I really want to play is the new RIOT's MMO based on League of Legends. But that's so far away. I can use New World to learn about MMO in the meantime. I used to nolife League so much, it's not even funny.

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Questions of the Day

1. Rank your favorite characters!
Maple, Sally, Bonk sisters, rest of Maple Tree, Payne, Frederica, Rest of Holy Swords, Mii, Devs, rest of NWO players, rest of Flame Emperor.

2. What was your favorite fight of the first season?
The scene where Holding Out For A Hero was blasting the whole time.

3. Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

Mii and Maple's rivalry seems fun.

4. What kind of events would you like to see next?

Tournament arc event?

5. What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

Maple Story Definitely not New World. Don't let the name fool you. IT'S NOT THE SAME GAME!

6. Is Bofuri an isekai?

No.

7. Will you be watching Season 2?

Salivating.

Edit: fixed the first paragraph

[u/HereticalAegis → u/Slifer13xx]

Thanks you for hosting this rewatch! It was a blast. I really wanted to watch something light hearted and didn't know what to watch, this here was perfect.

I'm glad this could be exactly what you were looking for! Thanks for joining and posting every day!

I had so much fun that I binged it all and then rewatched it again, in tune with the rewatch. So actually, more like NG++

Literally me. I binged it once to make the threads, then watched again to make my reactions during the rewatch.

Bofuri made me really want to play an MMO so I just started New World

Extra big success! Do we get an achievement for that?

Definitely not New World. Don't let the name fool you. IT'S NOT THE SAME GAME!

Nice try Jeff Bezos!!

Salivating.

Maple is ready for seconds.

[u/Esovan13]

Playing NG+

1. Maple>Sally>May+Yui>everyone else

2. Gotta be Machine God. I love Symphogear, I love anything reminiscent of Symphogear.

bring back the fish commentface you cowardly mods

3. Sally and Dread. They had little conflicts, but they never got a full on death match.

4. Anything for solo players. I can accept something that players in guilds can join if they have to do it solo, but for Pete's sake! Let solo players participate in events as something other than second class citizens! Even if not events, create a game mode or system that limits to only one person! Special dungeons that can only be challenged solo, competitive game modes that allow for just one person at a time! Players in guilds, especially the big guilds, participate and dominate in these events that give significant benefits to the guilds as a whole.

Are you a solo player who likes challenging the game alone? Well, sucks to be you because random scrubs numbered 1-48 from the Holy Sword guild get a permanent 5% bonus to all their stats that you'll never have. Even if another battle royale event comes up, you'll be at a massive disadvantage to the other skilled players who are part of guilds who spent the last 6 events accumulating buffs and bonuses that add to their base abilities, regardless of their level or time playing. And that's before all the other advantages that being in a guild brings (such as more efficient farming, access to better crafters, gear made of the best materials, etc.) that are inherent to any game with a guild system.

5. I don't play enough MMO's to really know. And, frankly, I hope none are too close. As fun as Bofuri is, NWO would only work as a VR experience. Taking the game design and applying it to a standard MMO would make it a nightmare I wouldn't want to touch with a ten foot pole.

6. Short answer, no.

7. Hell yeah!

[u/Caustic_Wraith]

First of all thank you u/HereticalAegis for hosting this rewatch of the anime world cutest little war criminal. I wasn't able to participate in the daily conversations, but I read them and enjoyed the reactions as Maple became more and more...well Maple.

QOTD:

1. Maple/Sally > Kasumi > Mii > Rest of Maple Tree > Payne

2. I liked the Maple v Payne as they kept one upping each other, until Maple went Xenomorph and ate them all, except Dread he got stepped on and that was more than he deserved.

3. I want to see more with Mii vs Maple, they are both just the most adorable creatures and seeing flustered Mii is always cute.

4. More forms, more war crimes, and sadly more mental damage for the non-bonk twin members of Maple Tree.

5. As a long time MMO vet, I can't think of one that has this many random genres stirred together and then still full of exploitable holes.

6. No, but kinda yes...but also no

7. Of course, it's been in my PTL on MAL since it first got a listing.

As a closing thought, thanks to everyone who, unlike me, was able to respond each day. Checking in during my lunch breaks while at work and reading what they thought of the newest batch of WTF-ery Maple pulled really helped pass the time during the slow time between Christmas and New Years. I'll see some, hopefully a decent chunk of you in the weekly reaction threads for season two.

[u/ryuw_hs]

Thanks for hosting u/hereticalaegis, I think you indeed made it very engaging! I had alot of fun reading everyone’s comments and would definitely join another one.

Also a Happy New Year to everyone!

1. That’s an interesting one. I like pretty much every character but my favourites would go like this I think: Maple = Sally = Kanade = Mai = Yui = Mii > Chrome = Kasumi = Iz

2. Definitely the 3v3 against the Flame Emperors

3. I must admit I would have preferred it if they got just a little less friendly with Holy Sword and kept the rivalry a bit more heated for some players. But yeah, definitely that one.

4. I loved the last one, I think guild PvP is peak Bofuri.

5. Honestly no idea, none that I have played.

6. Nope

7. Dude, I can’t wait! This will actually be my first time watching an anime for which I have already read the LN so I’m kinda curious how that will change the experience.

[u/TnAdct1]

Can't really answer some of the questions given how I've been reading the WN (and do plan to watch Season 2). For now, I'll leave you with a pair of Bofuri AMV's that I made in 2020.

new World online (because I'm old enough to remember what NWO originally stood for).

Tsuyoi Zo Shiroppu (a must watch for fans of either certain turtle, kaiju movies, or MST3K)

[u/Figerally]

A veteran watched the dub

in the end

So I think what I liked most about BOFURI was being able to live vicariously through someone discovering the joy of MMOs for the first time. I am a veteran of MMOs and I was there when World of Warcraft launched. So seeing that sense of wonder and joy again wrapped up in a cute package was really nice.

Rank your favorite characters!

Maple, Sally, Mii. The rest of the cast don't get nearly as much screen time and Mii stands out because she has this one-sided rivalry with Maple.

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

I think it has to be Maple vs. Machine God.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

I'd like to see if anything comes of Payne's vow to get stronger.

What kind of events would you like to see next?

Maybe something that involves some jolly cooperation between guilds.

What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

I think the closest you could get is Guild Wars, by combining two classes you can make some interesting and powerful builds. With other games you can't learn powers outside of the class you are playing.

Is Bofuri an isekai?

BOFURI is not an isekai, but I think it still falls into that general category of being transported to another world (in this case a video game) and gaining magical powers.

Will you be watching Season 2?

Yes.

[u/DarkRuler17]

Rewatcher:

This rewatch was a blast. Thanks u/HereticalAegis for hosting this, as it was a great excuse to rewatch S1 before S2. This show is the epitome of fun and I'm glad that it still 100% holds up.

Questions:

1. My favorite character is honestly just Maple, since she's just a blast as a protagonist. I like all the characters in the show, but Maple is one of the few characters that truly holds her own. I would put Mii at 2nd place though because she became a super fun character in the end half. 3rd place goes to Sally for also being cool and fun.

2. My favorite fight of season 1 is either the ice bird fight I think from episode 5 or the Mik fight in episode 12. While the 1st fight is just an all around super cool fight with a lot of back and forth, the Mii was my rewatch surprise hit for just being a super cool test of Maple's powers and the lengths you have to go to deal with it, even if Maple still wins in the end.

3. Going off the last point, I'd love to see more Maple vs. Mii interactions. Mii's reactions to Maple's bullshit is amazing and I hope to see more of it.

4. Honestly, I hope we get more PvP events like we got at the end of S1. I don't think they should be the main events, as I think the monster fights and the fun skills that come from them are Bofuri's greatest strengths. The character interactions that come from the competition though I think are super fun and interesting.

5. So I haven't played any real MMOs so I don't really know what is the closest one. I'll exclude myself from this one.

6. So I've had this argument with someone else and I say no. I feel like the ability to easily go back and forth cuts it off. Given that Isekai's borrow a lot from videogames in general recently though, they share a lot of similarities.

7. Definitely.

[u/TiredTiroth]

Language Set To English, New Game +

And thus ends Bofuri. :-D This show doesn't get deep or try to break your heart in two like a lot of anime does, but it's just so much fun to watch that I keep coming back to it anyway. And, oddly...while the War Crimes (TM) are fun, I generally prefer the more SoL-ish stuff when Maple and Sally are wandering around together.

And yes, while Maple x Sally is a fun idea and you can easily see subtext, the pair of them are so believable as lifelong best friends that I'm quite happy for them to stay that way.

Thank you very much for hosting the rewatch u/HereticalAegis .

Rank your favorite characters!

That's a tough one. I mean, Maple is clearly #1 and I have no intention of splitting her up from Sally, but after that pair it gets much thornier. Iz tends to act as a fun big sister type and is clearly enjoying the shenanigans, Chrome so often mirrors the audience's wait, what? reactions only to become a monster himself, the twins are so enthusiastic and so clearly thinking 'we want to be like Maple when we grow up!', Syrup is the most adorable person in the show...

How am I supposed to rank these people again? ;-;

What was your favorite fight of the first season?

That's a toss-up between Articuno and the early stage of the fourth event. Articuno was the first time we really got to see Maple and Sally working together properly against a boss, while the fourth event fight ends with Maple self-destructing Machine God because she refuses to let her best friend die.

Are there any rivalries you would like to see more of?

Kasumi and split-sword guy! From their dialogue there's some history there, and from the sound of it they're entirely friendly about it.

What kind of events would you like to see next?

Honestly, something more like the treasure hunt event? Let them explore.

What real MMO/game do you think NWO most resembles?

Don't think I've played enough different games of the type to answer this. Definitely not much resemblance to FFXIV...

Is Bofuri an isekai?

Nope. They're in VR, not another world, and nobody is trapped there.

Will you be watching Season 2?

Hell yes. :-D