Yen Press has announced at their panel during the New York Comic Con Metaverse online event that they have licensed Jirou Oimoto and Koin's Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. light novels and manga series. Oimoto does the art for the manga series.
The novel is set to be published on March 23, 2021.
When it comes to the VRMMO NewWorld Online, Kaede Honjou isn't your run-of-the-mill greenhorn gamer. Forgoing a typical stat allocation for her Great Shielder, Maple, she pumps all her points into defense from the get-go! Her reasoning? "I don't want to get hurt." With no magic, agility, or strength to speak of, this walking fortress will have to get creative to beat the baddies early on. But little does she know that her pure-stat build will propel her to chaotic new heights that even the game admins couldn't account for!
The novel is set to be published on March 23, 2021.
When it comes to the VRMMO NewWorld Online, Kaede Honjou isn't your run-of-the-mill greenhorn gamer. Forgoing a typical stat allocation for her Great Shielder, Maple, she pumps all her points into defense from the get-go! Her reasoning? "I don't want to get hurt." With no magic, agility, or strength to speak of, this walking fortress will have to get creative to beat the baddies early on. But little does she know that her pure-stat build will propel her to chaotic new heights that even the game admins couldn't account for!
LIGHT NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense
— Yen Press (@yenpress) October 12, 2020
We're doing it, everyone! We're bringing you Bofuri!!! Little does Maple know that her pure-stat build will propel her to chaotic new heights that even the game admins couldn’t account for! pic.twitter.com/FbqUlwINhz
MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense
— Yen Press (@yenpress) October 12, 2020
We're not only bringing you the Bofuri light novels...we're also bringing you the manga!!! Will we see newbie player Kaede Honjou become a new star in NewWorld Online?! pic.twitter.com/S2GGuC2sLc