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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. S1E1 — Defense and First Battle

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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.•Season 1•Episode 1

Defense and First Battle

7.3/10 · 172 votesJan 8, 202023 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Convinced by her friend Risa to try "NewWorld Online", Kaede begins her VRMMO adventure by going all-in on defense because she doesn't want to get hurt.

Directed byYuushi Ibe

Written byFumihiko Shimo

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Cast17

Kaede Hondo

Kaede Hondo

Maple (voice)

Ruriko Noguchi

Ruriko Noguchi

Sally (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Kasumi (voice)

Satomi Arai

Satomi Arai

Kanade (voice)

Ai Kakuma

Ai Kakuma

May (voice)

Nanaka Suwa

Nanaka Suwa

Yui (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Noriaki Sugiyama

Kuromu (voice)

Satomi Sato

Satomi Sato

Iz (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Payne (voice)

Takumi Yamazaki

Takumi Yamazaki

Dread (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Frederica (voice)

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Drag (voice)

Crew11

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Hiroshi Maejima

Key Animation

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Hiroshi Maejima

Animation Director

K

Kim Jung-nam

Key Animation

M

Mirai Minato

Storyboard Artist

R

Rie Furuya

Animation Director

S

Shou Menglong

Animation Director

Fumihiko Shimo

Fumihiko Shimo

Writer

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Shinpei Aoki

Animation Director

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Kenta Mizusaki

Animation Director

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Yuushi Ibe

Director

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Masato Nishikawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Defense and First Battle" is episode 1 of BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 172 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Yuushi Ibe and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on January 8, 2020.

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