19 [Similar Anime] Like BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.

Set in MMORPG/MMORPG-like world, the main character specializes in shield class with abilities specialized for defense. They keep gaining new skills by fighting and fullfiling hidden requirements. Just be warned that one is moe and the other one is angst.

The fantasy, OP main characters that become OP by obtaining ridiculous new skills.

Both based on a virtual reality world where there are events and monsters to defeat! Fun to watch animes and great stories outside of the action.

Both feature cute, overpowered girls in fantasy RPG-like settings. BOFURI takes place inside a video game and Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne is all in reality (reality for the show anyway, it's in a fantasy setting), but they have similar vibes. If you like one, you'll likely enjoy the other!

Both series feature girls playing VRMMOs with accidentally broken min-maxed characters. They socialize in the game and engage in droup PvP events heavily relying on unconventional tactics, with fun interactions coming ahead of common sense.

Both using "Gaming" main theme on the series, some elements, stories, time plot, and characters are almost similar each other, especially with the main character of both series. But here's the "slight" differences of both series, if you looking for serious thing-y, watch "Infinite Dendrogram" rather than "BOFURI."

Both are MMO-themed fantasy/comedy series that mostly focus their comedy around how ridiculously OP the MC gets, while they play off their outlandish feats as just being normal.

Both are light MMO anime that follow a pair friends as they dive into a VRMMO, make new friends to form a guild, and partake in in-game events to gain prestige for their guilds. While Build Divers and Bofuri may seem very different because one is a mecha MMO and the other is fantasy, both of the in-game worlds and communities have similar friendly vibes.

Similar style of anime, both very much focused on comedy and filled with memes and stupidity

"Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense" is exactly what the title says. A cute girl starts a VRMMORPG with her friend, but she only skills her defense and starts breaking the game.
Everyone that liked the Isekai, Comedy, Action parts in Princess Connect! Re: Dive will probably also enjoy Maple's cute adventure.

Both are comedic fantasy anime that follow overpowered female protagonists who are feared by most who know them, and have a party of capable supporters. The main difference is that Slayers is set in an actual fantasy world, whereas Bofuri is set within an MMO.

Both series contain a premise in a game world - in the case of "Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu" it is the matter of a VR world that the users can log out of whereas "Log Horizon" sets the premise that the game world users are in are locked inside. They have similar premise but the premise isn't exactly the same - as mentioned above. The character palette is also noticeably different between each series - in the case of "Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu" the main character is a female that uses a shield and defensive prowess to overpowers enemies and mobs whereas in "Log Horizon" the main character is a male that is generally a seasoned veteran at alchemy or wizard.

- W H O L E S O M E
- pure, precious MC. Everyone loves her. A lil dense. Just like bakarina
- hilarious, and you're rooting for the MC like every other character in the show
- no romance or isekai, but set in a fantasy rpg game world! Has a lot of fun elements of being in a virtual fantasy world, and also deals with magic

You want a good LN adaption with a female protagonist? This is for you.

Both of them have no plots at all. They have good memes and cute characters but that's all. Both of the series are full of nonsenses and characters can do whatever they want. They both have OP female main protagonists that can do anything and make the others seem useless.

Cute high school girls doing cute things. One involves an after school band club and one involves an all powerful immortal god being in a incomprehensibly unbalanced video game but they give off a similar vibe.

both are shows slices of life about cute girls doing cute things in a fantasy setting
bofuri is more like an isekai where the girls go into a videogame and has a bit more of action while in endro they live on that world.
both have their fair share of comedy but overall are wholesome colorful and lighthearted shows

both are isekai although Bofuri a VRMMORPG but most of the story take place in game so it almost like a true isekai

Lacking the idol element, this anime is lighthearted and colourful with enjoyable characters and also includes the fantasy elements you see in Lapis Re:LiGHTs .