Bofuri

Also known as Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu., 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. 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.

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Animanga/Header.name: Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense
Animanga/Header.image: Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. light novel volume 1 cover.jpg
Animanga/Header.caption: First light novel volume cover, featuring Kaede Honjou as Maple
Animanga/Header.ja_kanji: 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。
Animanga/Header.ja_romaji: Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu
Animanga/Header.genre: Comedy
Animanga/Print.type: manga
Animanga/Print.author: Yuumikan
Animanga/Print.publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
Animanga/Print.first: May 26, 2018
Animanga/Print.last: February 20, 2025
Animanga/Print.illustrator: Jirō Oimoto
Animanga/Print.imprint: Kadokawa Books
Animanga/Print.volumes: 8
Animanga/Print.magazine: Comp Ace
Animanga/Video.type: tv series
Animanga/Video.writer: Fumihiko Shimo
Animanga/Video.music: Taro Masuda

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Official website: kadokawabooks.jp/special/itainohaiya

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Commons category: Bofuri
title: 痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。
publication date: 2017-09-08
number of parts of this work: 19

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Plot
Characters
Maple Tree
Order of the Holy Sword
Flame Emperor
''NewWorld Online'' (''NWO'')
Media
Light novels
Volumes
Manga
Volumes
Anime
Games
Reception
Notes
References
External links

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.