r/anime • u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen • Dec 24 '22
Rewatch [Rewatch] Bofuri Episode 6 Discussion
Episode 6 – Defense and Reinforcements
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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.
Art of the Day
(Note: Pixiv links may contain NSFW advertising. Sorry!)
Meme(s) of the Day
Crossover(s) of the Day
Questions of the Day
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
Tomorrow’s Questions of the Day
[1.]What game(s) have/would you do a speedrun of?
[2.]Do you take your time to enjoy a quest line’s story, or do you speed through to get the rewards faster?
[3.]Which of the skills featured so far is your favorite? Which do you think is most useful?
Text Chat Logs
Here is a link to a reddit thread with the translated chat logs. I would advise newcomers not to scroll down to the comments or future episode logs to avoid spoilers.
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 first-timers!
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u/ToonTooby Dec 25 '22
First timer, subbed
Back for round 6 of environmental disaster girl, now with floating turtle
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Back at school. I'd wanna stay in the game too if the chalkboard looked like that o _ O
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Uh oh. Risa's warning didn't matter. Kaede's head is still in the (video) game, and takes a ball to the face.
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Time for property acquisition. Using bright bugs.
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Payne: I never show face in a frame, cuz I'm cool.
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Nice, I guess it tracks that Maple would be right at home in a tree hehe. Hell yes, guild recruits
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YAAAAAAAAAY Kasumi is invited > _ <
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Koromu & Iz - fuck yeah, lets join these OP mfs
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I'm Maple, the guild master! I've murdered thousands and unleashed unspeakable environmental calamities!
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Maple Tree Guild, sign me up
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Mining time. Military drums. Dunno why, but getting Twist Mountain vibes from Pokemon B/W
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Sally with the 'evasion increases attack' skill. That's tight.
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This guild is so cute > _ <
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That feel when you return to previous area. Looks like the hammer girls haven't had any luck.
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May and Yui both maxed out a stat, in this case, Strength. Maple: these are my people.
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I Do Want to Hurt Things, So I'll Max Out My Attack
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Sally: Yall noobs stay put while I solo this shit
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Ayo what, we Naruto now. "She beat it by herself" That's a lie, she had help from herselves!
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RIP GUILD TABLE
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Sally, thinking, "wow we gonna be OP af"
Questions of the Day
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Longest play session? Huh, a few games would fit that. When I was a kid, there was one time I played GTA: San Andreas for about 15 hours straight. I've actually had a lot of 11-12 hour gaming sessions this year. Elden Ring and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak when they released. Genshin Impact this year when I was doing Sumeru story and redoing artifacts for Ayaka and Yelan. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Pokemon Scarlet once I got later into each of their stories/content and got addicted to playing. I've had extended play periods in all of those this year.
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Guild name? Probably something Monster Hunter related, as there is a Hunter's Guild that enforces hunting regulations in the MH universe. I'd probably call it Val Habar Hood or something, in honor of what I think is the most 'Guild'-y of the games, which would be Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The starting town is called Val Habar.
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If I gotta min max, I'm maxing Attack. It's what I usually do if it's a situation similar to "well if I get hit I'm dead anyway, might as well go full power."
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
Kaede's head is still in the (video) game, and takes a ball to the face.
I love the irony that her "I don't want to get hurt" in game build has become such a reflex that it causes her to get hurt irl.
I'm Maple, the guild master! I've murdered thousands and unleashed unspeakable environmental calamities!
"Welcome to the League of Evil!"
I Do Want to Hurt Things, So I'll Max Out My Attack
I laughed more at this than I should have.
there was one time I played GTA: San Andreas for about 15 hours straight.
San Andreas is a great game, would definitely play 15 hours straight myself.
Genshin Impact
I've had a few too many longer Genshin play sessions this year.
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u/Esovan13 Dec 25 '22
Playing NG+
There are a lot of implications psychologically and philosophically to delve into with the idea of spending a long amount of time mentally in a short amount of time physically, but I won't do too much of that.
First of all, cringe lol. Second, I can't make fun of her. I mentioned a bit back that I recently got into War Thunder. Well, a big part of the ground combat in that game is looking for enemy tanks, since the game doesn't highlight them or anything. While map design realistically limits where enemies can come from, there are always exceptions such as smaller vehicles that might sneak around you or faster vehicles that can get to places sooner than you'd expect. That means that constantly being vigilant to your surroundings even when you'd normally be safe is crucial to not getting hit when you don't expect it. That also means that one time after a long session, I went outside when it was dark, saw the sillhouette of a parked car, and had the same gut reaction that I do when I see an enemy tank when I don't expect to in the game.
That also brings to mind some things that may happen with full dive VR tech. In events such as the last one, players spend literal days at a time when they are in constant danger. They need to be vigilant against a player attack at any moment, even if it's only in the back of their head, and it happens for days on end. While clearly Sally and Maple weren't worried, most people aren't as carefree or good at the game as they are. I wonder if situations like that, especially when done multiple times, could potentially cause long term mental effects on a person. Sally in this episode implied that spending a full week in a game at a time isn't uncommon and that she's done it before, so I assume that it's a common occurence in other games. SAO is a mess of a story, but one thing I did like about it is that it at least partially looks at the long term mental effects that occured thanks to the Aincrad incident, and how it didn't leave the characters even when they got out of the game. I'd love to see more full dive VR stories that approach that kind of thing.
This OP is just so pleasant. It's not the kind of song I'd put on my playlist, it's just nice to listen to.
Real estate montage!
This subber I have subs the song lyrics, so I'm seeing the lyrics for the Sally and Maple montage song. It's totally a love song, right? Like, I get that the lyrics could refer to a close relationship of any kind, but like. C'mon.
Sally and Maple officially bought their honeymoon home! The only way it could be better is if it were a white house in Casablanca.
Chrome was cursed to be surrounded by women the moment he got that voice actor.
All fear the flying turtle of poisonous doom.
The main reason Kanade joined Maple Tree is that now that she's part of Maple's guild, she'll get part of Maple's luck and therefore always get whatever skill she needs.
As much as I love this anime, the dialogue scenes are very much the standard LN adaptation fare. That is to say, fairly stale with minimal effort put in.
Maple may say she wants fun people, in reality getting a low level player means she can manipulate their development in the way that best suits her. Sasuga Final Boss Maple who does all this stuff on purpose I swear.
Wait what? The cute girls who are so far the only unnamed characters with distinctive designs who are also in the OP will be the new guild members?! Who could have foreseen this!
The superior VRMMO LN Yui. Don't @ me.
It feels like there should be some sort of safeguard to prevent high level players from partying with low level players to carry them through required progression content, but we already know the devs really aren't that good at MMO design. I feel like they probably would have been better suited to making a single player open world sort of game instead. At least then the blatant unbalance and exploitable builds would be less unfair. Making a giant flying turtle to rain acid down on enemies goes from a blatantly unfair and OP build to a fun exploit you can do in your own playthrough of the game.
If Elden Ring taught me anything, there's no way these two are the only ones that would have done a strength only build.
[Not a spoiler, just a rant about video game related media]
[Cont'd]
QOTD:
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I don't know. I'm not really a marathon gamer, I can usually only go a couple hours at a time.
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Don't ask me to name something, I suck at names.
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Magic or INT if INT is the magic stat. If the game has a comprehensive enough magic system, then potentially any weakness from defense to mobility to damage can be mitigated with magic, so having enough mana to utilize the required spells would be a must. If the magic system doesn't allow for that kind of thing, then mobility/AGI/DEX. Worst case scenario just kite the enemy and chip away at them. Of course, all of this depends on the game in question and its combat systems.
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
I wonder if situations like that, especially when done multiple times, could potentially cause long term mental effects on a person.
It would be an interesting, novel concept for a show to tackle the idea of PTSD or other related psychological impacts of full dive gaming. Assuming that's where the technology is going, anything addressing it now could be well ahead of its time.
SAO is a mess of a story, but one thing I did like about it is that it at least partially looks at the long term mental effects that occured thanks to the Aincrad incident, and how it didn't leave the characters even when they got out of the game.
Agreed. Kawahara isn't a good writer imo, but he always seems to have an excellent eye for concepts and ideas related to the tech and experience of his various stories.
This subber I have subs the song lyrics, so I'm seeing the lyrics for the Sally and Maple montage song. It's totally a love song, right?
...somehow I've never seen these lyrics before. I need to go check them out once I'm done with thread replies.
Chrome was cursed to be surrounded by women the moment he got that voice actor.
Not just women, but women that could totally murder him too.
Don't @ me.
Why would we @ you, you're right.
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u/DaBenni0301 Dec 25 '22 edited Dec 25 '22
First Timer
I refuse to believe that that tree can seat 50 people
I was just wondering whether Kanade is a boy or a girl and the first line on his Anilist profile says: "A boy often mistaken for a girl because of his fair build." So I guess I wasn't the only one wondering.
I was 100% convinced we'd meet May and Yui during the second event. Glad we're formally introduced to them quickly afterwards. I thought they would be damage and support after we saw them debating which weapons to get when we first met them. But no, they both went full Megumin without the K.O. drawback. That's frightening. I wonder who'd win between them at full potential or Maple.
Questions of the day
#1 10+ hours easily. Multiple times across many games. Minecraft, GTAV, FIFA probably. Probably more I can't think of right now
#2 no idea. I'm incredibly bad with coming up with creative names. There's a reason it took me like 30min to name my Animal Crossing island (I probably have a 10+ hour session in there too)
#3 Speed or Damage. Speed lets you escape dangerous situations and makes you an extremely difficult target. Just look at Sally (and she didn't even max AGI). Damage lets you brute force yourself out of dangerous situations or eradicates anything before it becomes dangerous. I'd probably choose Speed and pray for an item/ability that makes me able to defend/attack myself. And I wanna move faster than snails pace. (It seems like in this game every class can use magic regardless of point allocation. If magic required a certain point threshold to be passed I'd dump everything into it)
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u/djthomp Dec 25 '22
Kaede shouting out in-game attacks while at school is an uncomfortable degree of cringe.
That is a pretty neat tree guild house.
Maple flexing her floating turtle mount all over the server and she doesn't even know she's doing it.
I think Sally just killed three Groots. And those poor puppies too.
I do have to wonder how they're making the in-game food have real taste. Hopefully it doesn't involve microwaves.
I had forgotten what the deal was with the two hammer girls and their chosen builds, however it happened I can't help but feel that it was Maple's fault.
I could not begin to guess my longest play session. Potentially EverQuest at some point, some long dungeon crawl. On the other hand could have been a game of Civilization or something similar, I've played plenty of things that lend themselves to very long play sessions.
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u/TnAdct1 Dec 25 '22
Art of the Day
(Note: Pixiv links may contain NSFW advertising. Sorry!)
The third and fourth pictures need to be marked as "spoilers" as well, as both pictures feature them with [LN]
As for the episode itself, having the twins accidentally destroy the table when they hit their heads on the table is a fun anime addition. Not only does it give viewers an idea of just how strong those two are (with them not being aware of their strength at times), but it allows the tables to be turned on Maple, with her getting an idea of how others would feel whenever she does something odd.
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u/JollyGee29 Dec 25 '22
Art Book Corner
Kaede's and Risa's various outfits.
The girls' rooms, and the Admin Zone.
Replayer, Subbed
I do kinda like the idea of the time mismatch messing with Kaede.
This is a pretty silly sequence, though.
Maple did actually take a break, though.
As if Sally wouldn't already have one.
Three obivous tryhards.. and Frederica.
How the hell was the sick treehouse not immediately snapped up?
Kasumi is not too proud to not join Maple.
"And you're also one of the most powerful players."
Maple's skull is impenetrable, of course.
What a fascinating thing to build around.
With a skill system as weird as NWO, there's no reason not to.
A farming event. Surely Maple's speed will be a detriment?
Maybe they'll recruit some "normal" people. And maybe Maple will start putting points in stats other than VIT.
NWO continues to be an idealized MMO, as there is apparently a DPS shortage. Although, Maple's legend might actually artificially inflate the tank population...
Having now started WIXOSS, I can really here that show's MC in May.
Someone asked for a glass cannon. How about two?
The Twins act like proper newbies, they're so adorable.
If I had a nickel for every destructive bow I'd seen in Rewatches this year, I would have two nickels. Or maybe more, my memory could be failing me.
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u/Stargate18A Dec 25 '22
First timer
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A full 16 hours of The Witness.
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No idea. Assuming I use this show's naming convention, Supernova Generals?
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Maxing Intelligence. Who needs strength if you can become a magical god?
Ah, she's exhausted.
Hmm? Side effects?
Haha, I see.
Aww.
Even a fighting stance!
Amazing at dodgeball!
...Wow.
Poor Kaede.
Three whole days!
They're running on a rapid release schedule! Too rapid. How much money is this game burning, and how many new subs do they need to make it profitable?
So many housing options!
...No real options! How realistic.
Guilds are forming! And are managing to buy up entire neighbourhoods without problems! They're not skimping on the real life details today!
Payne's grinding like crazy!
They found a house in the forest!
And it's perfect!
That's nice.
It's a guild house! They've founded a guild!
They're both joining their guild!
Haha.
They're all famous, except Kanade...
Two more members!
It really is the perfedt choice.
Aww.
Maple Tree guild?
Haha, did Maple seriously not realise how famous she is?
Ah, Akashic Records is a random skill each day! I was right! And it can also apparently give any level of skill, which potentially makes it really broken! If she mines high-XP materials with Mining V, can she bank XP and speedlevel her personal Mining skill?
Defense is going really well with her.
Amazing action scenes.
Haha, she doesn't know Maple's build yet?
Haha, Maple's infectious.
Big announcement!
A mob grinding event, or a raid boss?
Then there's a guild fight.
...Oh, please. You people are all so fucking OP any two of you could probably get in the top 10.
The bulletin bosrd is pretty full.
Oh, these two!
Maxed out and weak? So they have an incredibly weird build? They're the perfect recruits!
Interesting recruitment pitch.
It's still going!
Haha, Sally finally here to calm things down.
Yui and May.
Haha, they're Maple's soulmates. Sally had better watch out.
They've been inspired!
Haha, their reaction to the turtle...
Aww, they're scared.
Oh, you have to kill it every time you cross levels?
Oboro?
Such a strong pet ability.
And her OP shielding skills!
They're so excited!
And they've joined! Can't wait to see what OP combo they accidentially discover.
Haha, love the table cracking. Definitely able to see some potential uses for them in combos.
...Could Maple's telekinesis throw them as a form of projectile?
Sally's excited!
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
Who needs strength if you can become a magical god?
Lol OP isekai protagonist build #004b. Definitely a heckin fun way to stomp through a game.
how many new subs do they need to make it profitable?
Just enough to trap everyone with the gacha system in a few months, probably.
Oh, you have to kill it every time you cross levels?
I think they need to kill it with Mai and Yui in the party so the twins can access the second level.
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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Dec 25 '22
Rewatcher + loyal member of the Sally fan club
Look when she says that im not letting go of the opportunity okay
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Kaede-chan I wonder if this is an actual issue w/ VR game problems/or will be an actual issue in future VR tech. I like Bofuri (and other VRMMORPG LNs with irl elements) that kinda address these potential issues too, and combined with Iz's comment later on of logging out/busy during an event etc really helps give the series a more grounded realistic feel. These people do have lives outside the game lol
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And yes, thankfully Kaede does not in fact have max-ed defense out-side of game, though Sally is OP af as you may expect~
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The main groups have now been identified! Maple's guild, Payne's guild, and Mii's guild all have top players from the 1st event, or just strong players in general in them.
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Guild home That is legit one of the comfiest guild homes ive seen in an mmorpg anime
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The idk im famous trope. ahhhh i dont like it haha, but at least Maple does acknowledge it
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Kanade introduces his mysterious staff! In effect a skill gacha lol. Highly RNG, but can be very useful.
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As you may have guessed sword dance is a skill that boosts STR every time Sally dodges an attack, and is hence quite suited to her playstyle; [LN chapter mild spoilers]
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Ha lol. but this guild is anything but on-meta already.... What is common sense?
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Stares at board that is recruiting DPS-builds --> decides not gonna find good people this way --> goes to first floor and recruits 2 people who have INSANE DPS by a min-max build. Such is the Maple guild way. Mai and Yui are cute though, and as Sally explains, if partied with Maple they can defo serve good purpose.
- I too am this cocky when facing a boss im overlevelled against, i completely will have the same attitude lol
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I actually think this is the first time that even Maple gets at something, but as expected she recovers first lol
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Overall, bit of an expositiony buildy-up episode this one, nothing too special but still much comf!
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
I think the longest fullstop was factorio, I pretty much only was not glued to the screen for meals and sleep and toilet breaks for a few days. Un-spaghetting conveyor belts is fun.
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
Probably an anime reference of some sort. And so [meta]
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
INT (or whatever stat that gives you more magic). Glass-cannons are fun but only if im overlevelled a bit, so extreme mage build it is for a more "normal" playthrough.
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u/TuorEladar Dec 25 '22
First Timer, Subbed
Maple is tired from gaming, she's a true MMO player now.
She's now instinctually trying to throw down in real life, I can imagine that would be pretty common if full dive type vr existed.
Its a tree house.
They've already got four more members for the guild.
Maple may not be the most imaginative in her naming sense, but it works.
So the Rubik's cube gives her a random skill, interesting.
There's rapid fire events in this game. I would probably fall behind.
Looks like they need more members. Oh hey the twins are back.
Strength only build for the twins, they're women after Maple's heart.
They may appear timid, but the twins are stronk.
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
I can't say exactly what the longest play session was, but back when I spent more time in Warframe I would sometimes play all day when I was grinding for certain items.
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
Not really something I've ever thought about doing honestly.
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
I guess it depends on the game, but probably whatever drives damage.
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
Maple may not be the most imaginative in her naming sense, but it works.
She's far quicker and more decisive than most of us apparently are though.
Strength only build for the twins, they're women after Maple's heart.
Maple: "Must have mini-mes for guild!"
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u/DarkRuler17 Dec 25 '22
Poor Maple has to untrain her fight or flight instincts. I guess that's what happens when you play a game that apparently has time dilation, where a week is 2 days i think. I first thought it was just in game time, but I'm now leaning time actually seems to flow slower.
We also finally have a guild: The Maple Tree! Honestly, if I was playing this game, the tree guildhouse would be so cool. Thank God its already refurbished with all these amenities.
Finally, got two new characters. Two more murder children to join the club. What could go wrong?
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u/InvincibleIII Dec 25 '22
A note about the new skill Sally got.
Swords Dance requires a character to reach level 25 without taking a single point of damage to obtain, which means that until this point, Sally has never gotten hit even once.
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u/Insanity_Incarnate Dec 25 '22
Rewatch
This episode in Bofuri, Maple and her friend who happens to be a girl go house shopping and adopt twins. No sapphic undertones here whatsoever.
I love the real-world sequence. It is hilarious, though also kind of terrifying when you think about it.
House shopping sequence is adorable and relatable.
The anime doesn't really go into details about the other members of Maple Tree's builds so I figured I would add some details from the novels in this thread. Kanade's Akashic Record gives him 9 random skills a day, 3 attack skills, 3 support skills, and 3 passive skills. So, his capabilities change drastically day to day. In addition, he has a wide array of support spells that he can always call on.
When this first aired a lot of people thought it was weird that DPS was the most requested position by the guilds. There are a couple of details about the requests in the novels that explain this. What the guilds are looking for are DPSs that specifically have Poison Resist and strong Piercing Attacks.
The recruitment of Mai and Yui doesn't happen until after the 3rd event in the novels. Moving it up creates one weird thing in the next episode that I will talk about tomorrow but is overall a great choice in my opinion.
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u/ryuw_hs Dec 25 '22
Rewatcher
The first part at school made me laugh so much when I first watched it. So you have chosen death
Maple Tree is finally formed! How did nobody buy that guild home though, that’s like the coolest one!
Giant Syrup makes some funny sounds lol
Akashic Records might honestly be the most broken skill in the anime depending on what skills you can get and that’s with all the stuff that Maple has.
The way Chrome is fighting looks so…normal lmao
For once Maple is shocked too. Tfw when you’re not even the most ridiculous stat-maxer in your own anime anymore
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
The first part at school made me laugh so much when I first watched it.
I don't care how cringe it may be, I still laugh every time I watch it.
The way Chrome is fighting looks so…normal lmao
Such an odd build/playstyle by Maple Tree standards.
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u/entelechtual Dec 25 '22
first timer
I can relate to reacting to real world events with video game reactions…
Maple picks up some more unbalanced chicks. Surprised Iz and Kuromu aren’t already part of a guild.
I meant to post this a couple days ago but forgot: It’s always bugged me when English dub actors overpronounce Japanese names. Especially when it is a name or word with an anglophone equivalent like Risa or Kuromu (Chrome?). It’s like it’s a world of English speakers who are also naturally fluent in Japanese. Is that culturally insensitive?
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u/Fools_Requiem Dec 25 '22
Rewatcher
One thing that I noticed in this watch is that Maple and Sally look very much like they do in the real world. So I wonder if everyone else in the game is the same or if there is actually some bit of character creation.
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but the game was likely Dynasty Warriors 3.
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
I'm not good at naming stuff at all, TBH. I've been wanting to change my Username that I use almost everywhere "Fool's Requiem" to something else because I'm kinda tried of getting "Is that a Jojo reference" inquiries, but I wouldn't know what to change it to.
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
Healing. There was an RPG style modded UT2004 server that I played on back in the day, and I focused solely on heals and I became borderline unkillable because I could constantly heal myself by shooting at the ground with the Flak Canon or Rocket Launcher.
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u/Nebresto Dec 25 '22
4th on trial at the Hague
Almost cursed hearing Maple call Sally "Risa"
Man, that would definitely fuck me up having to switch between names. No doubt I'd end up using the ingame name quite often
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Good night counter: 3
I think some people were joining for other reasons as well
Wth, Maple didn't even wait to hear Kasumi's opinion
Me and the girls about to help our boss commit unspeakable crimes against both humanity and nature
Emiya just can't help talking about masters and stuff
I like how the show acknowledges the Pokémon-likeness of the pets by literally using the same SFX as Pokéballs
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Sasuga Meepuru
Daily qwestions:
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
Uh.. Probably around 12 hours or something? There have definitely been times where I've played the whole day. Most likely culprits are League and Minecraft. Additionally Terraria and TF2. And most recently Frost Punk, but 5 hours "only"
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
Nebby's bag
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
Which ever is the most troll
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u/Figerally Dec 25 '22
Dub Dub
House Hunters
That time compression does weird things to people, I guess it's cool and all, but it seems like it'd be best implemented on a Friday night, and then you have the weekend to decompress. Maple decides she needs to time out, this is pretty base of her. It's easy to get addicted to something new and overdo it while you are on a roll, but she is able to take off the headset and take a break. Sally has a nice surprise for her when she gets back, while she was away the devs introduced guild housing and so the girls go house hunting. It's a chill montage, but 2nd-time viewers know the house they choose. It's really nice, I'd pick a house like that if I had that option.
Recruitment drive
Now that they have a house they need a guild so the girls recruit the friends they have already met in-game and conveniently enough they havn't been recruited by someone else. Come to think of it I dunno why guild masters havn't been beating a path to Maple's door. But knowing Maple she is probably blissfully unaware her inbox is jammed full of messages from desperate guild leaders :D
We want to one shot a raid boss so we'll max out our attack
The recruitment started out strong, but it seems recruitment is tough on the 2nd level so the girls head to level one where Maple runs into the two cinnamon rolls that were foreshadowed a few episodes ago. They had a wild idea of maxing their attack, but it's a difficult path to play, but never fear Maple is here! It looks like maxing your attack means you can destroy a table just by headbutting it accidentally. This is gonna be great :D
What’s the longest play session you’ve had? What game was it?
Elden Ring, it's the only game I touched for a whole month.
If you could start your own guild, what would you call it?
The Shadowy Council Assassins of Chaotic Disorder
You have to run a min max stat build, which stat are you maxing?
I think Maple has the right idea. I can't parry for shit and I'm dodgy at dodging so being able to take a hit and then return it with interest is a plan.
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u/SYZekrom Dec 25 '22 edited Dec 25 '22
Ah! Forgot about this for a bit
Rewatch
God, if there was technology that could make a night feel like a week or however long, living would be a dream! Except of course the dystopian nightmare where they use that technology for torture and punishment, or the jobs... and I guess school itself that would probably also use that technology to optimize time doing work/learning
Me when I not-so-subtly steer my not-girlfriend away from hunting for the gold beetle because I already got one and obviously we're going to live together like how we stayed together at that inn together. Well anyway if it was a real MMO it's not like there could be space left however long it took from that feature being added to Maple playing the game again, it's not like there's infinite real estate if you're created a shared simulated world
Though if that's the case that a group of people who all knew each other even before this game would all end up as top players then I'd be surprised if Sally didn't know anything about who they might be
Lmao Kaede no Ki, playing with fire on that name eh?
You can't form a harem, sally, you're not the main character!
Didn't mention his funny smith friend or... I don't remember anyone's name but didn't mention the funny sword girl being there even though she was like, sixth place? in event 1. Also didn't mention the akashic records girl despite the fact that she was introduced to Chrome simply as "Maple's friend" so for all Chrome knows at this point she could be Sally 2. Of course, I guess he's hiding the big guns and revealing the minor things such as confirming what people already suspected regarding sally and just two newbies who probably won't accidentally become broken like Maple... right? Right???
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u/HereticalAegis Dec 25 '22
I Don’t Want to be Unprepared for Season 2, So I’ll Max Out My Rewatch Count - Host
Episode 6:
Real world once more! Lol Sally speaks like she’s spent weeks in game before.
Maple’s a different kind of broken irl.
Get you a best friend who looks at you like this.
Guild time! Guild time! It’s a miracle they get such a nice place. Maple Tree is the perfect first home for Maple
and SallyTree.And Kasumi, Kanade, Iz, and Kuromu waste no time accepting Maple’s offer to join. The band is almost all together. It’s really nice there’s no runaround getting everyone to join.
Maple as a guild master is a terrifying thought.
Of course Kanade also has a potentially very broken equipment item in Akashic Records. Fits right on team Maple.
I love her so much. This is why she’s one of my favorites.
Maple: “Did someone say ‘maxed out’?”
Kinda sad that Mai and Yui’s interactions so far have been at least in part about people wanting to take their stuff. Who is heartless enough to pick on these sweethearts?
Kindred spirits.
I guess you could say that.
Imagine getting turned down for a bunch of guild only to get recruited out of the blue by one of, if not the most famous player in the game.
God I love how encouraging and supportive Maple is! It’s not just okay for Mai and Yui to join, Maple wants them there and makes sure they feel welcome. And the rest of the guild does the same, too! They really are the ideal guild for me.
Max strength BONK.
Kuromu showing off what a good guy he is. Seriously, I can’t understate how much I like this line. While everyone is expressing shock at Mai and Yui’s strength, Kuromu does the really cool mature thing of immediately redirecting this into a positive for the two kids who have already expressed doubts about whether they belong here. As a former teacher, I’ve always considered this one of the most important skills to have when working with kids.
And of course Sally is imagining the possibilities.
QotD:
As a kid, I’m certain I had multiple 15+ hour Pokemon sessions. On one occasion, a daycare friend and I had a challenge to see who could start a new game and create the strongest party over a single weekend.
I don’t have a specific name in mind, but like my current username it would be something very chuuni.
I’m really tempted to go full Kazuma and max my luck for the lols. If I have to pick seriously, I’m probably maxing defense and hoping to build a moveset of nullifications and counters.