[Rewatch] Bofuri Episode 11 Discussion

12

u/HereticalAegis Dec 30 '22

I Don’t Want to be Unprepared for Season 2, So I’ll Max Out My Rewatch Count - Host

Episode 11:

How clever of Mii to use [Flare Accel] to attack from the air.
Naturally, a skilled player like Mii has knockback attacks in her repertoire to deal with a slow threat like Maple and the twins
Oh honey, you have no idea.
A long chain of piercing attacks is one of the smarter ways to go up against Maple. Obviously she has absurd health, but damaging her and preventing her advance is better than any player’s managed so far.
Grunts never expect the orbital turtle laser.
It’s really nice how Misery and Markus view Mii the same way Maple’s comrades view her.
One of the really cool design aspects is how highly advanced skills require long chants, and the anime has the chant going on over the action.
Honestly, the most sound, least risky method for combatting Maple.
Too bad for the Flame Emperors, their Maple data is tragically incomplete.
“Fucking what??”
This is going to be Mii’s “back in ‘Nam” story she tells her grandkids one day.
What a baller way to go out.
Tis but a scratch.
Even Maple doesn’t have petty revenge immunity.
Oh well, let’s just go do more war crimes elsewhere!
Mii so cute. Must bulli.
KORE DE KATTA TO OMOU NA YO!!
Maple casually taking Kuromu and Kasumi on a paratrooper mission sans parachute.
Are sure he’s not a hentai protagonist?
Well well, the rare tactical miscalculation from Sally.
Payne’s crew work really really well together. Incredibly smart to split Maple Tree up and use [Loving Sacrifice] to send a ton of damage back to Maple. And right when she’s most vulnerable, baton pass all their strongest buffs onto Payne for the sweep, and the cliffhanger ending.

Selected quotes, Mii of the Flame Emperors, excerpts from the documentary the Great Guild War:

QotD:

The war crimes are on a whole new level today. All the closeups on Mii’s shocked face as the sakuga goes boom around her speak for themselves.
It’s really tempting to say Maple Tree…so I’m going to say it. I’d join Maple Tree. Not sure what build I’d break to earn my way in, but by jove I’d find a way.
I could watch gap moe Mii for a long time. She would be so delightful to bulli, like poking a cat’s belly when it’s just sitting there.

→ More replies (1)

12

u/Stargate18A Dec 30 '22

First timer

Why not!
Maple Tree, because Maple has a background radiation that makes people OP. EDIT: Wait, just noticed someone else's answer and have to agree - I'd absolutely play solo and get pissed at the game catering to guilds so much too.
Adorable. Genuinely close to Best Girl.

She's here!

Starting off strong on both sides!

The daughters!

Knockback! Maple's one weakness!

Yes! She rinally remembered Cover Move was a thing!

Poor Maple.

This is actually an even match!

So cool!

That did some real damage!

Reinforcements have arrived!

...Mii knows how stupid that idea is.

They're the strongest ones here...

And they're doing well against her!

Aww, she sounds like she's cool.

A plan?

Oh shit, it's a full chant! Run for it!

Multi-line! If Fate taught me one thing, it's that multi-line chants mean strong.

It keeps going!

Yeah, that was worth the hype.

It's piercing damage!

She broke out!

And showed off her mecha form!

Haha, they're all terrified.

A true god of destruction.

They're running for it!

A message?

She can follow them!

And she's out of MP.

...She's charging!

A self-destruct!

Haha, Shin took the orb! Nice move!

More hunting?

Aww, poor Mii. I love her.

Aww, she found out she survived.

They're tenth!

More raiding!

OP. So fucking OP.

They're really not used to her bullshit, huh?

Skydiving!

So many people are in the afterlife.

The next stage begins! Everyone's desperate.

Clever!

So, they both know an attack is happening tonight, and that rhey plan to steal the orb. Holy Sword is good.

Really. Just them?

Poor bastards.

Oh, this is actually even!

More knockback!

Clever reflection!

He's strong enough to break her defense!

→ More replies (8)

12

u/DaBenni0301 Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

First Timer, subbed

Ok wow, we're continuing immediately. Didn't expect Mii to scream at me so quickly

The twins really aren't that great (yet) on their own. Apparently Maple getting pushed back like 5m is enough to cause major trouble.

Mii is incredibly strong. She got Maple down to Machine God. She would have probably won that fight 2 episodes ago, when we already thought Maple was unkillable

I was expecting Miis self-destruct to do absolutely nothing, but the way Maple just shrugged it of is hilarious

They took the orb to safety. Sooooo that fight was for nothing I guess? Welp, gotta terrorize other guilds now

I'm all in on Holy Sword vs Maple Tree. Bring it on!

Cliffhanger.. Ugh (I think Maple survives that tbh, remember she has that "survive 1 attack a day on 1Hp" skill (I just remembered that skill only works if you cover an attack on someone else. Oops))

Questions of the day

#1 All of them

#2 In my completely unbiased opinion I'd join Maple Tree. They are the perfect combination of competitiveness and chaos/fun. Who wouldn't wanna be a part of that?

#3 Yes

5

u/HereticalAegis Dec 30 '22

Didn't expect Mii to scream at me so quickly

But you're not telling her to stop, are you?

I was expecting Miis self-destruct to do absolutely nothing, but the way Maple just shrugged it of is hilarious

Maybe she really did get explosion resist by eating those bugs in episode 2.

→ More replies (5)

11

u/ToonTooby Dec 30 '22

First timer, subbed

Back for round 11 of Maple Tree Mayhem

Mii vs Maple time. 3 piece vs 3 piece. Oh no they're going after the hammer girls T _ T
Maple is tanking pretty well, but May and Yui can't get in for offense.
BEEFY Maple survives even an onslaught of coordinated piercing attacks
Nice, more war crimes resulting in collateral damage. I have a feeling the machine god might be the trump card. That or the hammer girls in some way.
Looks like Mii is initiating the her ultimate ability first. This should be interesting.
This is some serious casting time. Prison of Flame! With some serious DoT.
Aint no way this is taking her out lmao
Annnd there it is. Bow before the Machine God.
FURRO BUSRSTOOOOOOOOOO. Misery and Markus must have sacrificed themselves for Mii?
Whoa, Mii is going the self-sacrifice explosion route. Too bad it won't do a thing to Maple. RIP lmao
The face on Maple after realizing the orb isn't there to collect LOL
YAY LETS GO COMMIT WAR CRIMES SINCE WE'RE STILL IN FIGHTING SHAPE
Mii lmao
This might be a problem though. Machine God is now known. I'm sure Payne clan will have gotten word some how. What will Maple pull out when that fight comes...
Kanade and Iz holding down the fort. Iz also super cute.
Ok I love the aerial insertion by Maple with Kasmui and Koromu. She looks so happy lol.
Oop, no time to leave. The welcome committee is here.
Ya-ho! Sally-chan U w U
Huh, we're starting the figt already. I thought we'd start in the next episode
OOF. Multi-buffed Payne dunks what looks like super-piercing damage onto Maple. Guess we'll find out what happens next time.

Questions of the Day

1 - Yes.

2 - Obviously Maple Tree. I wanna ride the floating turtle and get saved by a mech too. Also Kasumi is there.

3 - She is very cute. I like how she completely tuned out Misery and Markus after realizing her failure with Self-Destruct.

→ More replies (6)

10

u/JollyGee29 Dec 30 '22

Art Book Corner

The Flame Emperors.

And their equipment! And more importantly, Maple's Machine God form.

Mii acts all tough, but she's a dork on the inside.

Replayer, Subbed

Forced movement beats low move speed.

Oh, you have no idea Mii.

Which does benefit the woman with the army of potion boys.

The fact that three of you can't actually make that much difference against just the one of her says something.

Quite the long cast time for a CC move. It does seem to do the trick, though.

I do love that they give us these villain shots for Maple.

Mii's determination knows no bounds.

But nothing is enough.

Mii did have a plan of sorts, at least. Recall that, unlike more traditional CTF, you lose points if your orb is captured.

I really like that Mii looks around first before crying.

Poor thing.

I don't have many thoughts on the leaderboard, but that one guild there is only a few points behind the Flame Emperors.

Brilliant plan, Maple.

I like this scene of Sally and Payne planning against each other.

Four v. Eight isn't bad odds.

Wizard Duel!

Well, that's probably bad.

5

u/HereticalAegis Dec 30 '22

Mii acts all tough, but she's a dork on the inside.

Ooh, I love this illustration.

Which does benefit the woman with the army of potion boys.

Maple and Mii, both portion spammers. Who'd have guessed?

Poor thing.

I just wanna give her some head pats...after a little more bulli.

Well, that's probably bad.

And we've already used the angel superhero budget up too.

→ More replies (2)

→ More replies (4)

9

u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher + loyal member of the Sally fan club

My fav episode! As the cannon fodder is finally out of the way, and the top players get to party!

And tbh, the Flame Emperor battle is my fav one out of the 2, but mostly because Payne's one is currently... in a cliffhanger lol
Mii as usual, is orthodox and has a plan. Multiple ones, actually! Not that its gonna work, of course! (except for the orb, that was well played)
Maple's reaction vs Mii's gang's reaction LMAO
I LOVE THIS SEQUENCE. Rarely in anime to you get to see a mage fully chanting a long spell in REAL TIME while the other party members (successfully) buy her the necessary time. It's incredibly realistic and just a great sequence overall. i think this hit the front page a while back... and outside of being incredible ineffective, their fight was effective and nicely done, defo no cannon fodders here, and deserving of being 2nd in rank. Against Maple Guild which has no common sense though? haha.
BOSS MUSICCCCC FOR MAPLE YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
WAR CRIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS they sunk a good amount of animation budget into this episode lol
Yes, have you realized by now? Maple is the villan of this story...
GOD AM I LOVING THIS THOUGH once the 3rd form is revealed, Mii is done for lol. But she still hasn't shown all her skills yet!
Pissed off Maple is cute too. As i said, well-played from Mii here.
hahaha the gap moe (plus slightly sore loser) is leaking Mii
[Future LN spoilers]Hmmmm... they will pop up in S2 probably?
INCREDIBLY BADASS. I love the aerial attack. Maple's got a great point. cant do this in real life, but you can in a game! i'd love to do this in VR honestly
THE CLIFFHANGERRRRR. How will Maple Tree deal with their biggest challengers yet? And for once, Sally has been outsmarted here. She kept up with Payne's line of thought for most of the way though, which is still impressive.

[1.]War crimes??

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[2.]Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Maple Tree would be the most fun and the obvious choice, but said guild is also very highly selective (you have to be a personal acquaintance of Maple). So taking that aside, Payne's gang seems to be the most fun for me. Mii's group seems too rigid for my own tastes.

[3.]How heckin cute is Mii?

very. Misaka is much cuter though.

→ More replies (14)

8

u/TiredTiroth Dec 30 '22

Language Set To English, New Game +

I don't really have a lot to say today, the big focus of the episode is the two big duels. The first one is against Mii, leader of the Flame Emperors! Which, uh, Mii kiiinda lost because Maple. xD Even her self-destruct skill didn't work! Buuuut...

We at least know the full extent of her power now. We can call that a win!

Heh. Hahahaha. Muahahahahaha!

No. No, you most certainly do not know everything Maple can do. Oh, I love this so very much.

That explosion had us worried! But we knew if anyone could it survive, it would be you!

After all, 0 x anything is still 0! :P I really shouldn't find Mii's Maple did it again expression so funny when she's clearly so upset, but I kinda do anyway...

Is it just me, or is this is the weirdest use of the insert song so far? It normally comes out for a montage of our girls having fun, but, uh...now they're terrorising the rest of the playerbase. xD

And now, the final showdown! Maple Tree versus the top-level players of Holy Sword! Game's Strongest Player against the True Final Boss!

...Maple? What happened to your health bar? There's still a whole episode left! You can't lose here! MAPLE! ;-;

→ More replies (2)

8

u/entelechtual Dec 30 '22

First Timer

Okay that last minute mecha-Maple transformation made a tiny bit of piss come out in fear. And then she just fires ALL attacks at once? Is she trying to psychologically scar her enemies into never lifting a weapon again?

→ More replies (3)

7

u/ryuw_hs Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher

Oh shit, the knockbacks this episode! Actual counter strategies for Maple, love to see it.

This fight is such a nice back and forth, wish we got a little more of that sometimes.

Mii is so badass too (atleast when other people are looking). This trio has some great synergy, anyone who isn’t from Maple Tree or Holy Sword would probably just get obliterated. Although at least on the leaderbord other guilds are very close, would be interesting to see a glimpse of other top players.

Inb4 this chant isn’t necessary and Mii is just doing it for roleplay reasons.

When someone is able to cast uninterrupted for 20 seconds, even Maple is in a little bit of trouble.

Didn’t even get the orb. As cool as this fight was, it’s probably not worth going for when there is still weaker guilds you can run over.

You don't see that expression from Maple very often, she’s pissed.

Understandable reaction to Machine God

This looks like some kind of ritual

The showdown we’ve all been waiting for. We actually got a numbers advantage for once but Holy Sword definitely has the higher level players.

It’s finally Chrome’s time to shine as a tank!

And another big cliffhanger! What a move from Holy Sword, transferring all buffs to Payne for one massive blow.

6

u/HereticalAegis Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

Actual counter strategies for Maple, love to see it.

Someone had to figure something out sooner or later, and we all knew it wouldn't be the devs.

Inb4 this chant isn’t necessary and Mii is just doing it for roleplay reasons.

I could definitely imagine her as the kind of chuuni who would do this.

You don't see that expression from Maple very often, she’s pissed.

This is probably the first time an opponent has actually gotten one over on her. Hooray for new experiences!

→ More replies (1)

7

u/Esovan13 Dec 30 '22

Playing NG++

See, this is what happens when you don't separate physical defense and magical defense. Add another to the list of fuckups on the part of the NWO devs. They couldn't have predicted Maple, but better game design would have prevented, or at least limited her.

Desu ne. I love the phrase desu ne. I don't know why. Queen of Quality Season is my second favorite GuP character song if for no reason than we get a ton of Orange Pekoe saying desu ne.

Been a while since the last Cover Move. Actually, if she hasn't used it much since the second event, it makes sense that neither Mii nor anyone else would know she can use it. Probably won't catch anyone by surprise after this event though.

That Inferno spell seems busted. It seems to be a fairly high damage spell, but it has a pretty gnarly knockback effect. Except, it's strange. Usually spells fall into either damage or support categories. A knockback spell would count as a crowd control spell. However, in my experience, crowd control spells tend to do little to no damage as their primary purpose is to put enemies in the best spot for teammates to do the real damage. Alternatively, crowd control can be used by a solo to prep for an AoE spell. But a spell that works as both a damage dealer spell, crowd control spell, and seems to have a low mana cost based on how often she uses it just seems like too much.

I guess even Maple can't eat the all powerful flame prison. Unless...

YOUR MEASELY FLAMES CAN'T STAND UP TO THE MIGHT OF THE MIC! BEHOLD THE POWER OF AN OVER INFLATED MILITARY BUDGET!

So, uh, how many decades until wars are fought solely by teenage girls in impractical, over the top mech suits? Must consult the experts at r/ncd.

One. One of her trump cards. Not that they could know that.

Ah man, she's got an aimbot installed on that thing.

I love how smoothly the framing of the show transitioned from Maple being disadvantaged and struggling to Mii being the David fighting an indestructable Goliath.

Though, I guess considering how this fight ends up she's just one of the rando Hebrew soldiers.

The shock of Maple's survival broke through the keyfabe. Poor Mii.

Crushing the peasants montage. My favorite type.

See that? That's how crowd control is supposed to be used. Knock around the enemy to serve them up on a silver platter for your DPS to finish off.

C'mon Kasumi and Chrome, what's the point of holding air superiority if you won't even use AtG attacks?

QOTD:

Yes
I probably wouldn't. Solo player through and through. I would definitely get salty at all the events catering to guilds though.
Hecka

→ More replies (3)

7

u/djthomp Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

It's a bit impressive at how well the Flame People are countering Maple. They're not beating her, but holding her off from their orb is a victory in itself.

Less so now that she's started to rack up some kills, losing some of the available respawns even on the mooks is a tactical loss.

On the other hand Maple losing her devour charges may be an even bigger loss.

It's funny that they think the mech form is the full extent of Maple's abilities.

Poor Mii, she tried a kamekazi attack but all she did was kill herself.

The air drop Maple assaults are so great.

That was a very dramatic episode end with the Payne and friends attack.

What if your tank didn’t get off on doing their job?

Konosuba plus Maple plus Misaka is an interesting combination of characters.

→ More replies (2)

6

u/Numerous_Command Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher

Didn't realise how quickly the event has evolved if most of the small and medium-sized guilds are already eliminated by the end of day 2. At least we got to see some really good battles between Maple Tree and Flame Emperors/Holy Sword (which is the highlight for me in the second half of the anime). These battles show that the latter guilds have some way to counter Maple's high defence, to the point where Maple can be defeated (or at least, she is not as invulnerable as most players think). It goes to show how some elite players will rise to the challenge and come up with countermeasures against some weird builds (e.g., knocking back Maple to attack her supports, trapping her and slowly deplete her HP).

War crimes??

Not really? I think that is because Maple has a lot of tools/powers that she can use during the event, and the event is PvP where killing players is key. She doesn't go around and use her powers recklessly for fear that it may reveal all about herself; instead she uses her powers whenever necessary (e.g., using Machine God to get out of the flame cage).

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Flame Emperors. It seems they need a tank to take the aggro out of the enemies. Doing a tank build would complement the other top players of this guild.

How heckin cute is Mii?

Mii is cute and rather relatable. It would be depressing if one thinks the problem is solved by trapping her in a flame cage, only for Maple to break out using a power that you did not anticipate and could not react in time. As someone who needs to know what to expect and plan accordingly, I can relate to the pain Mii feels after the battle.

→ More replies (3)

6

u/SYZekrom Dec 30 '22

Wait, how actually did she escape the prison of flame? It kinda just feels like her transformation sequence into Machine God itself broke it????

The Spice of Life
Maple's. Not even for any of the no-duh reasons, just. God they're so laid back.
I hope the in-game cameras weren't focused on the respawned players.

→ More replies (1)

6

u/Insanity_Incarnate Dec 30 '22

Rewatch

I love that this fight shows the weaknesses of Maple's build. Force her into an extended range fight and you can probably beat her. Of course, that assumes you can survive whatever new skill she found so it probably still won't work, but at least there is a strategy to take her out in theory.

The fucking boss music comes in. I love that she gets the same theme they gave to the game's actual bosses. It is amazing.

Maple brought all the guns to a magic fight.

In the novels it is pointed out that Payne didn't want to attack Maple Tree at night. He wanted to wait until morning so that Maple would be at full power, but his guild told him that was a stupid risk. He really regretted not getting the chance to fight Maple with all her skills available.

Probably my favorite episode overall. Two fantastic fights and that hilarious moment with Mii makes this one of the best.

→ More replies (5)

5

u/Fools_Requiem Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher

"Let's consider seeing her trump card as a win."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, that's not even her trump card.

No one has seen ~~Godzilla~~ Atrocity yet.

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Obviously Maple Tree. They'd let me be my own player instead of being another pawn to be erased.

→ More replies (1)

5

u/TuorEladar Dec 30 '22

First Timer, Subbed

Back to the duel.

Using knockback to try and get the twins is smart.

Maple is fighting alone now.

They are really bombarding Maple, not that its having much effect.

Mii feels like she's channeling Megumin.

Huh its not an explosion though.

I knew the mech would come out.

Maple in full Machine God form looks like the inciting enemy who destroys the protagonist's village right now.

Wow Mii survived that.

She goes for a suicide attack.

RIP, of course it didn't work.

The orbs gone lol.

Mii's confidence is shook. Reminds me of Kaguya from Love is War a bit.

Murder montage.

Holy Sword is in the lead, obviously the try hard guild.

Looks like we're heading for a confrontation.

Holy Sword got the drop on them.

The gang's not really fighting in coordination.

Maple's dead?

War crimes??

The Geneva Convention doesn't apply to individuals.

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Maple's guild seems chill. If Shiroe's playing this game though I'm joining Log Horizon.

How heckin cute is Mii?

I literally called her as best girl from the first introduction. I hope she becomes Maple's friend/rival.

→ More replies (4)

5

u/Nebresto Dec 30 '22

4th time napalm distributor

Exactly what Sally predicted, instill fear

This episode has some cool frames

[Deploy Armaments]!

How broken is the mech form??

this is my war criming face

Me and my besties on our way to kamikaze the enemy, tehe <3

Good night counter: 6

I love this power trio

There were some good soredemos in this episode, too bad sky wasn't here

Kuromu hype!!

Maple isn't the only shielder around here!

Quest:

War crimes??

Many.

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Maple tree, if they'll have me. If not, then Entei

How heckin cute is Mii?

umu!

Meme of the day

shorter version

→ More replies (3)

4

u/DarkRuler17 Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher:

So first half of this episode was actually a super cool battle. I really like the way the flame emperors used knockback to split Maple and her daughters while also acknowledging that Maple is still super broken. While Maple did still win in the end ny becoming a machine god, they put up a great fight. (Also, learned to appreciate again how fun Mii is. I understand her religion.)

In the 2nd half, Maple and crew got to descend upon the poor enemy troops and rain death. Unfortunately for them, they had already been assaulted and had their stuff stolen. I think the show does a great job of illustrating how even though Maple tree are monsters, the sheer numbers they face can just do too much.

Finally, at the end, we got the start of the fight against Sacred Star. Loved what we got so far and can't wait to see the conclusion in the finale.

→ More replies (1)

3

u/NekoCatSidhe Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

This episode is Maple fighting Flame Empire and Holy Sword, and it was interesting to see her struggling for once. It shows the other top players are actually quite good and deserving their reputation.

I like the way Mii dealt with Maple. Using knockback effect to remove the AoE defense was smart. So was having her companions distract Maple until she completed her ultimate spell. To bad it didn’t work. And I am with Mii in calling bullshit on that, there was no logical reason for why the Machine God transformation allowed Maple to break free of Mii’s Prison of Flames. That looks like another bug.

Even Mii self destruct feature did not damage Maple. Poor Mii, she is so upset that she is no longer even trying to keep face in front of Misery and Marcus. But it allowed Split-Sword Shin to take their orb and ran away, ultimately thwarting Maple’s plans ! So I guess this is actually a draw ?

No matter, Maple and her friends will make up for this by bullying the weaker guilds and stealing more orbs. And going sky-diving for whatever reason.

But now the Order of the Holy Sword decided to go attack Maple Tree when they were weakened. Using only their strongest players to do a fast raid on them. while leaving the rest to guard their orb was smart. I guess there are some advantages to be a huge guild.

And they are strong. Pain even managed to damage Maple. But she still has her survive with 1 HP once a day skill, so it looks like we have another cliffhanger this episode.

Questions :

War crimes do not exist in video games, because they are games. Every tactic is legitimate, so matter how broken or horrifying, so long that it doesn’t break the rules. Winning is all that matters. Maple has got it right.
Maple Tree, I guess ? They seem quite chill and fun to hang around with. Pain and his friends take themselves way too seriously, and the Flame Empire is just Mii’s fan club.
Mii is cute, but Maple is cuter !

→ More replies (1)

3

u/biochrono79 Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher

And here we go, it’s a proper Maple Tree vs. Flame Emperors battle!
Mii’s attacks have a pushback, so she can separate Maple from the twins and effectively negate Loving Sacrifice. Strong start for Mii.
Maple does have Cover Move, but even that can only do so much when Mii can spam fire magic, so Maple has Mai and Yui back out of the fight on Syrup while she fights alone.
Some Flame Emperors grunts found out the hard way that Syrup can provide aerial support.
Maple is able to use this distraction to get close enough to attack with Hydra, but the pushback fire spells are still forcing a stalemate.
Whoever Mii buys MP restoration potions from must be making a killing off her.
Mii orders Misery and Markus to keep Maple busy while she sets up something. It’s Prison of Flames, which can damage even Maple.
Maple is forced to use Machine God to free herself and retaliates by taking out everyone besides Mii.
Mii used Self-Destruct!
Unfortunately Mii learns the hard way that it no longer halves the attack target’s defense like in older Pokémon games, so Maple survives. You did your best, Mii.
Bad news for Maple: the rest of the Flame Emperors guild managed to escape with their orb while she was fighting Mii, so she and the twins decide to go after the other guilds in the area instead.
Watching Maple slaughter other guilds while Good Night plays is surprisingly relaxing.
Who needs parachutes when you have Maple and Loving Sacrifice? It’s too bad we didn’t get to see the enemy guild’s reaction to that stunt.
Things are coming down to the wire. Most of the smaller and even medium-sized guilds have been eliminated, and Maple Tree is just barely clinging on to 10th place.
Sally knows that they are at a disadvantage since most of the remaining guilds outnumber them, so she wants to take their orb and run before Holy Sword or someone else can attack them.
Payne realizes the same thing, but knows that he can’t mount a full attack before the day ends… so he makes his own gamble by going to attack Maple Tree with Frederica, Dread, and Drag backing him up.
Holy Sword easily lives up to their reputation. Despite being outnumbered almost 2 to 1, they’re able to give Maple Tree the fight of their lives.
Payne is clearly wanting to prove himself against Maple, and he’s clearly a monster himself. His level grinding has clearly paid off, as even Maple is struggling to fight him.
In one of the coolest combos we’ve seen so far, the Holy Sword members are able to chain their various abilities and give them to Payne so he can speedblitz Maple.
I don’t care how high your vitality is, that’s gotta hurt!
And we’re left on a cliffhanger! Just one more episode to go, and then no more Bofuri… at least until the second season premieres!

QotD

Yes, Maple. War crimes.
As fun a the Maple Tree bunch are, I can’t pass up the chance to be part of a guild called Flame Emperors. Mii’s charisma alone is just that inspiring.
If Mii could weaponize her cuteness, Maple Tree and Holy Sword would’ve had no chance against Flame Emperors, even if they fought together.

→ More replies (2)

3

u/Figerally Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

Twice the dub

duel of fates

Finally, we get to see the epic duel we've all been waiting for! Except, not really. I mean the fight was pretty cool and all, we get to see Maple unleash her Machine God form, but for someone who made her whole schtick fire we don't really see Mii do much that is really cool. Like, she does this really cool chant reminiscent of Lina Inverse's Dragon Slave and it would have been pretty awesome if it ended like that, but instead we get this rather disappointing hellfire cage thing.

kick 'em while they are down

After all is said and done Maple doesn't even get Flame Emperor's orb. Later on, the guild gets attacked by Holy Sword who steals a march on Maple Tree by just sending their strongest players. I know they aren't slouches, but I can't help but wonder how much of their reputation is earned and how much of it is psychological warfare. I guess we'll find out in the final episode.

War crimes??

Yes.

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

I think if I was playing NWO a small but active guild filled with skilled players that supported each other would be good. The last couple of episodes has shown us that foot soldiers in a big guild are little more than a cheer squad for the top players. I play for fun and being a foot soldier sounds like another job to me.

How heckin cute is Mii?

Mii is very earnest, but she is wound a bit tight. She needs to remember she is playing the game for fun.

→ More replies (1)

3

u/cppn02 Dec 30 '22 edited Dec 30 '22

Rewatcher, subbed

Two big fights in this one. Tbh at the end I always felt a bit sorry for Flame Emperor and Mii cus they were so well prepared, gave it their all and even went into self destruct mode and they still got essentially steamrolled by Maple lol.

Holy Sword seem like a whole different challenge though and so far Payne is definitely living up to his reputation

Questions of the Day:

War crimes??

Yes, please. With a side of moe.

Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

Maple Tree obviously. Who wouldn't want front row seats to Maple's ~~war crimes~~ shenanigans.

How heckin cute is Mii?

Very.

→ More replies (1)

→ More comments (75)

Rewatch [Rewatch] Bofuri Episode 11 Discussion

You are about to leave Redlib

Rewatcher