Just finished season one of BOFURI, and OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS
I love how even though Maple finds these crazy OP skills, it's not as if she's the only one who can acquire them. She's just better at finding them because she wanders off the beaten path and tries things that a normal player wouldn't, like laying down and getting hit by monsters to raise resistance or straight up trying to eat monsters. It's not like other people don't have skills like hers, the other top players also have some crazy skills too, which makes sense because they'd also be hunting around for skills, just in a different way. It's like Kirito's dual wielding in SAO, but EVERY player could possibly learn it as well as countless other busted skills, it's great XD
I also like how lax everyone is compared to how people acted in SAO, even in the other arcs like Alfheim or GGO where real life death isn't a threat. It's just a game, and while things can get a little heated during the fights there's nothing stopping Maple from trying to befriend her "enemies" after the fact. There's even characters like Mii, who seems like a charismatic leader who's always making great speeches, but it turns out they're actually just roleplaying! There's also the little text chats that you see every episode between Kuromu and his friends, where there's a mix of complaining about the balance issues of the game, cheering on Maple, and just laughing at the absurdity of it all.
