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Arc Almanac

17 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 19 in BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense

Arc 1: Novel volume 1

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Season 2.

What happens

Kaede joins NewWorld Online as Maple and experiments with a character built around defense.

Where it sits

Novel volume 1 in BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapters 6–131Japanese
Light novelVol 1Vol 01Japanese
Light novelVol 1Vol 01English
MangaVol 1, 2c001–mv02Japanese
MangaVol 1, 2c001–mv02English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episodes 1–12—

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