Episode 11

Defense and Mighty Foe is the eleventh of the BOFURI anime series.

Summary
The 4th event continues at Maple and the twins, Mai and Yui, engage in battle with the Flame Emperors guild. Mii, Marx, and Misery fight hard to separate Maple from the twins. To overcome the situation, Maple sends the twins out of reach with Syrup and fights alone.

After being knocked around for a while with magic and defense penetration skills, the battle turns south. Maple gets locked in a cage of physical flames. To overcome the situation, Maple unleashes Machine God. The once close battle becomes a one-sided slaughter. Although Mii was able to survive, her desire to avenge Markus and Misery led to the use of a self-destruct spell that Maple brushed off as a passing breeze.

Elsewhere, we see the other members of Maple Tree working hard to collect orbs. Shortly after, the guild returns to their base and plans for a rest before hiding away.

The Order of the Holy Sword has other plans however and begins an assault of Maple Tree with the intention of slaying Maple.

Payne is supported by Frederica, Dred, Drag and defeats Maple, or that's what you would believe as Maple knows Unyielding Guardian.

Prepare for the exciting conclusion on the next episode of BOFURI!

Characters

 * Kaede Honjou/Maple
 * Mai
 * Yui
 * Syrup
 * Mii
 * Marx
 * Misery
 * Shin
 * Risa Shiramine/Sally
 * Oboro
 * Chrome
 * Kasumi
 * Kanade
 * Iz
 * Christmas Rose
 * Payne
 * Frederica
 * Dred
 * Drag

Trivia & Notes

 * Having Iz and Kanade be the guards was a bad strategy. Iz has to rely on pre-made tools, since Crafters are not a fighting class. Kanade is a Mage who needs time to cast magic.
 * Payne seems to have started as a Great Shielder like Maple, but chose a more balances skill set to use swordsmanship; allowing him the element of surprise with his defensive skills.
 * Maple only has one trump card left to play at this point: Atrocity.