BOFURI: Second Season Of The Anime Set To Premiere In 2022!!!

Anime has embraced Virtual Reality as a completely different genre in this past decade. With shows like Sword Art Online and Log Horizon, they have taken over the sci-fi lovers by a huge margin.


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With that said, Bofuri is coming back with a second season in 2022!!!

The story follows Kaede Honjou who reluctantly agrees to play a popular VRMMO. Being someone who dislikes pain, she assigns all of her stat points to vitality, boosting her defense but this takes a huge plunge at her mobility.

During the broadcast “Maple and Sally’s Defense Specialization and Live Special” it was announced that the second season of Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense will premiere in Japan in 2022.

A visual has also been released from the upcoming season.

Bofuri: Second Season Of The Anime Set To Premiere in 2022!!!
BOFURI Visual | Source: Crunchyroll

The new visual features the main characters, Kaede and Risa up close.

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BOFURI Season 2: Release Date, Visuals and News

The first season of the anime premiered in Japan on January 8, 2020. Funimation streamed the first season as it aired in Japan. The English Dub of the anime was also streamed.

Muse Communication is streaming the series on its Muse Asia YouTube channel in Southeast Asia and South Asia. 

A second season of the anime was announced at the ending of the first season’s finale episode and is set to premiere in 2022.

Bofuri: Second Season Of The Anime Set To Premiere in 2022!!!
BOFURI | Source: Fandom

About BOFURI

BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin.

The story revolves around Kaede Honji, a teenage girl who plays a VR mass multiplayer online game called New World Online with her friend Risa Shiramine.

Since Kaede hates being damaged, she creates a character named Maple in which she puts all her points into defense.

While this makes her slow, she unlocks a skill known as Absolute Defense. Coupled with Counter Skill, her character is immune to any damage!

It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō.

It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who published the first light novel volume in September 2017 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. Nine volumes have been released as of March 2020.

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