Itai no wa Iya nanode Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. 2

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 / 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。2 / BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense 2nd Season / I hate being in pain, so I think I'll make a full defense build 2 / I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense 2

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Video Game
Themes: Video Game
Studios: SILVER LINK.
Producers: ABC Animation, D-techno, Docomo Anime Store, Kadokawa, Kadokawa Media House, MAGES., Sammy
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Rating: 7.22 / 10
Rank: #3346
Popularity: #1028
Users Listed: 261,437
Users Scored: 93,807
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/19/2023
Aired: January 11, 2023 – April 20, 2023 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Wednesday at 23:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Following success in past virtual competitions, the Maple Tree guild prepares for the expansion of New World Online. The guild's members, driven by a desire for greater combat proficiency, actively seek new skills and strategies within the game’s newly accessible floors. Beyond individual advancement, Maple Tree cultivates alliances with other prominent player organizations, fostering cooperative relationships with groups like the Kingdom of the Flame Emperor and the Congregation of the Holy Swords.

Led by their unconventional guild master, Maple, the team consistently explores inventive approaches to gameplay, pushing the boundaries of the game's mechanics and occasionally challenging the developers’ expectations. The series offers a glimpse into the dynamics of online communities, highlighting themes of camaraderie, self-improvement, and the evolving relationship between players and the virtual worlds they inhabit. It presents a character-driven narrative focused on guild relationships and strategic gameplay within a vibrant online environment.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Maxing Defense and Christmas. (Aired: 01/11/2023)
Episode 2: Maxing Defense, Level 5, and Level 6. (Aired: 01/18/2023)
Episode 3: Maxing Defense and the Seventh Event. (Aired: 01/25/2023)
Episode 4: Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest. (Aired: 02/01/2023)
Episode 5: Maxing Defense and Tentacles. (Aired: 02/08/2023)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Maple (Main) - Voice Actors: Hondo, Kaede, Shipman, Megan
Sally (Main) - Voice Actors: Noguchi, Ruriko, Saxton, Jad
Christmas Rose (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Jun, Walker, Kiba
Dorazou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tange, Sakura, Rial, Monica
Drag (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Canna, Nobutoshi, Greene, Jarrod
Dread (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Takumi, McFarland, Mike
Frederica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taketatsu, Ayana, Seidel, Lindsay
Hinata (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shinoda, Minami, Harris, Jill, Dichmann, Francis
Iz (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Satomi, Glass, Caitlin
Kanade (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Arai, Satomi, Karbowski, Brittney
Kasumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Saori, Ballard, Tia
Kuromu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugiyama, Noriaki, Bowling, Anthony
Lily (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka, Roberts, Brianna
Markus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira, Dismuke, Aaron
May (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakuma, Ai, Ragsdale, Sara
Mii (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Rina, Doty, Terri
Misery (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minaguchi, Yuko, Garrett, Morgan
Oboro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsui, Akiha, Herek, Samantha, Hise, Nicole
Payne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Kensho, Chapin, Clifford
Secretary (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koshimizu, Ami, Searcy, Molly
Shin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Kappei, Snow, Derick
Supervisor A (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Genda, Tesshou, Phillips, Ben
Supervisor B (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Christian, Luci, Kuno, Misaki
Supervisor C (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Strait, Sonny, Sakamoto, Chika
Supervisor D (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wald, David, Takato, Yasuhiro
Supervisor E (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Junko
Syrup (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimabukuro, Miyuri, Hoover, Natalie
Velvet (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Johnson, Macy Anne
Wilbert (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamaru, Atsushi, Briner, Justin
Yui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwa, Nanaka, McGuire, Kristen

Staff:

Fukaya, Naruki (Producer)
Harada, Daisuke (Producer)
Inoue, Kentarou (Producer)
Ishiguro, Takayoshi (Producer)
Kaneko, Hayato (Producer)
Kimura, Sora (Producer)
Shibayama, Chiho (Producer)
Shimosato, Satoru (Producer)
Tokumura, Kenichi (Producer)
Umeda, Kazusa (Producer)
Oonuma, Shin (Director)
Koizumi, Kisuke (Sound Director)
Fukuta, Jun (Episode Director)
Hishikawa, Naoki (Episode Director)
Hosoda, Masahiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kumano, Chihiro (Episode Director)
Sekine, Yuusuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Masahiko (Episode Director)
Yamamoto, Ryuuta (Episode Director)
Shimo, Fumihiko (Script, Series Composition)
Iwahata, Gouichi (Storyboard)
Sawai, Kouji (Storyboard)
Tamura, Masafumi (Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Watanabe, Shinichi (Storyboard)
Yoneda, Hiroshi (Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
FRAM (Theme Song Performance)
Haruno, Kano (Theme Song Lyrics)
Junjou no Afilia (Theme Song Performance)
Oosawa, Keiichi (Theme Song Arrangement)
Shikura, Chiyomaru (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Executive Producer)
amazuti (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
Andou, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
Aoyagi, Masayuki (Planning)
Arimizu, Soujirou (Publicity)
Chen, Lingling (Animation Director)
Dobashi, Akito (Key Animation)
Fu, Shiming (Key Animation)
Fujioka, Mitsunori (Key Animation)
Furuya, Rie (Animation Director)
Hattori, Kenji (Animation Director)
Hidaka, Mayumi (Key Animation)
Hirama, Natsumi (Color Design)
Hirata, Kazuya (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Hirota, Haruka (2nd Key Animation)
Honda, Hiroyuki (Chief Animation Director)
Hong, Beom-seok (Animation Director)
Hori, Mitsuaki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Huang, Hua (Animation Director)
Hui, Min (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Ichihara, Takaaki (Executive Producer)
... and 64 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for July (07/01/2024)
Broadcast of 'Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. 2' Postponed (02/13/2023)
Winter 2023 Simulcast List [Update 1/26] (12/30/2022)
PV Collection for Dec 12 - 18 (12/19/2022)
Winter 2023 Preview (12/17/2022)
Second Season of 'Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.' Reveals Production Staff, Winter 2023 Premiere (09/20/2022)
Second Season of 'Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.' Announced (03/25/2020)

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