The official website of the Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. (BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense) anime series revealed on Tuesday that the second season will premiere in January 2023. The website also revealed the cast, production staff, and the first promotional video.

The cast are all returning from the first season.

Staff
Director: Shin Oonuma (Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku)
Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo (Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Kazuya Hirata (Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san)
Chief Animation Director: Hiroyuki Honda (World Trigger 3rd Season) NEW
Prop Design: Kaori Satou (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen character design), Yuuki Sawairi (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei Shiteshimatta...)
Weapon Design: Shinpei Aoki (Kenja no Mago creature design), Hiroshi Maejima NEW
Creature Design: Mako Aboshi, HB2P, Mitsuaki Hori (Muv-Luv Alternative) NEW, Arisa Fujii (Chiptune) (Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru sub character design) NEW
Art Director: Yuuki Shinjou (Deep Insanity: The Lost Child)
Art Setting: Minoru Maeda (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)
Color Design: Natsumi Hirama (Meikyuu Black Company)
Director of Photography: Atsushi Satou (Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai)
CGI Director: Hirohisa Kitamura (Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai)
Editing: Yuuji Kondou (REAL-T) (Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle)
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio (Gibiate)
Music: Tarou Masuda (Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.)
Music Production: MAGES. (Kenja no Deshi o Nanoru Kenja)
Studio: SILVER LINK.

Note: New staff involved with the anime series are denoted with the legend NEW.

The anime series adapts Yuumikan's adventure comedy light novel, which they originally launched on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in May 2016. Kadokawa began publishing the novel in September 2017, featuring artworks by Koin (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san). The 14th volume shipped on August 10.

Jirou Oimoto began serializing a manga adaptation in Comp Ace magazine in May 2018. Kadokawa published the sixth volume on August 26.

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Source: Comic Natalie