| Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense | |
First light novel volume cover, featuring Kaede Honjou as Maple | |
| 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。 (Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu) | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Yuumikan |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | May 24, 2016 – February 20, 2025 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yuumikan |
| Illustrated by | Koin |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Books |
| Original run | September 8, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuumikan |
| Illustrated by | Jirō Oimoto |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | May 26, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Music by | Taro Masuda |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X, ABC TV, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 8, 2020 – April 19, 2023 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (Japanese: 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。, Hepburn: Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu; "I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'd Like to Maximize My Defensive Power") is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin. It was initially serialized online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from May 2016 to February 2025. It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, which published the first light novel volume in September 2017 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. 19 volumes have been released as of March 2025.
A manga adaptation with art by Jirō Oimoto has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace since May 2018, and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired from January to March 2020. A second season aired from January to April 2023.
Urged on by her friend, Kaede Honjou begins playing the VRMMORPG NewWorld Online under the name Maple. Not wanting to get hurt, Maple opts to be a shield user with maxed-out defense stats, and continues putting every status point she earns in the game into increasing only her defense level. As a result, she is left with slow foot speed and no magic, but her high defense allows her to endure most hits without taking any damage. This, along with her basic-level creative thinking, allows for her to make unexpected accomplishments in the game, its quests and events. By doing this, she ends up earning all kinds of equally unexpected skills and becomes one of the strongest players in the game.
The series originally began on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō by Yuumikan on May 24, 2016, being viewed more than 60 million times on the site. The web novel published its final chapter on February 20, 2025. The following year, the series was acquired by publisher Fujimi Shobo to be published as a light novel with illustrations by Koin on the Kadokawa Books imprint, with the first volume being released in September 2017. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | September 8, 2017 | 978-4-04-072441-6 | April 6, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2273-1 |
| 2 | December 10, 2017 | 978-4-04-072443-0 | June 29, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2354-7 |
| 3 | April 10, 2018 | 978-4-04-072688-5 | October 5, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2356-1 |
| 4 | August 10, 2018 | 978-4-04-072697-7 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-9753-2358-5 |
| 5 | December 10, 2018 | 978-4-04-072698-4 | May 10, 2022 | 978-1-9753-2360-8 |
| 6 | April 10, 2019 | 978-4-04-073115-5 | August 16, 2022 | 978-1-9753-2362-2 |
| 7 | August 9, 2019 | 978-4-04-073116-2 | October 18, 2022 | 978-1-9753-2364-6 |
| 8 | December 10, 2019 | 978-4-04-073117-9 | February 21, 2023 | 978-1-9753-2366-0 |
| 9 | March 10, 2020 | 978-4-04-073118-6 | May 23, 2023 | 978-1-9753-2369-1 |
| 10 | August 7, 2020 | 978-4-04-073759-1 | September 19, 2023 | 978-1-9753-6768-8 |
| 11 | January 9, 2021 | 978-4-04-073760-7 978-4-04-073891-8 (SE) | December 12, 2023 | 978-1-9753-6770-1 |
| 12 | August 10, 2021 | 978-4-04-074129-1 | April 16, 2024 | 978-1-9753-6772-5 |
| 13 | March 10, 2022 | 978-4-04-074131-4 978-4-04-074365-3 (SE) | July 23, 2024 | 978-1-9753-6774-9 |
| 14 | August 10, 2022 | 978-4-04-074630-2 | October 15, 2024 | 978-1-9753-9144-7 |
| 15 | January 10, 2023 | 978-4-04-074812-2 978-4-04-074813-9 (SE) | February 18, 2025 | 978-1-9753-9146-1 |
| 16 | August 10, 2023 | 978-4-04-075096-5 | August 12, 2025 | 979-8-8554-0124-0 |
| 17 | March 8, 2024 | 978-4-04-075348-5 | April 14, 2026 | 979-8-8554-2067-8 |
| 18 | August 9, 2024 | 978-4-04-075565-6 | October 13, 2026 | 979-8-8554-2069-2 |
| 19 | March 10, 2025 | 978-4-04-075848-0 | — | — |
| SS1 | September 10, 2025 | 978-4-04-075971-5 978-4-04-076100-8 (SE) | — | — |
| SS2 | March 10, 2026 | 978-4-04-076331-6 | — | — |
| SS3 | September 10, 2026 | 978-4-04-076556-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation by Jirō Oimoto began serialization on the seinen magazine Comp Ace by publisher Kadokawa Shoten in May 2018. The manga is also licensed by Yen Press.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | November 24, 2018 | 978-4-04-107718-4 | May 4, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2386-8 |
| 2 | August 26, 2019 | 978-4-04-108577-6 | December 7, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2388-2 |
| 3 | February 22, 2020 | 978-4-04-108578-3 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-9753-2390-5 |
| 4 | January 26, 2021 | 978-4-04-110920-5 | June 7, 2022 | 978-1-9753-4274-6 |
| 5 | October 26, 2021 | 978-4-04-111912-9 | November 22, 2022 | 978-1-9753-4948-6 |
| 6 | August 26, 2022 | 978-4-04-111913-6 | May 23, 2023 | 978-1-9753-6913-2 |
| 7 | February 25, 2023 | 978-4-04-113329-3 | December 12, 2023 | 978-1-9753-7476-1 |
| 8 | November 25, 2023 | 978-4-04-114355-1 | November 19, 2024 | 979-8-8554-0083-0 |
An anime adaptation was announced by Kadokawa on December 6, 2018. The series was animated by Silver Link, and directed by Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato, with Fumihiko Shimo handling series composition, and Kazuya Hirata designing the characters. The series aired from January 8 to March 25, 2020, on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX, TVA, and BS11. Afilia Saga performed the opening theme "Kyūkyoku Unbalance" (究極アンバランス!), while Rico Sasaki performed the ending theme "Play the World." It ran for 12 episodes.
Funimation had previously streamed the series. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. Muse Communication streamed the series on its Muse Asia YouTube channel in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
A second season of the anime was announced at the end of the first season's final episode, and was originally scheduled to air in 2022, but was later delayed. It aired from January 11 to April 19, 2023. Junjō no Afilia performed the opening theme "Kono Tate ni, Kakuremasu" (この盾に、隠れます。), while FRAM performed the ending theme "Step for Joy". On February 13, 2023, the official anime website announced the seventh episode of the season and beyond would be delayed by two weeks till March 8, 2023. The animation staff announced on March 29, 2023, that they scheduled the 11th and 12th episodes for April 12 and 19, to maintain the quality of the footage.
A free-to-play mobile game titled Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu: Line Wars! (痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。 ~らいんうぉーず!~) was released for iOS and Android devices on January 9, 2020. It ended service on September 21, 2021.
A pachislot machine by Sammy Corporation was released in 2024.
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The web novel version of the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō has over 60 million views since its original publication on the site.
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