Do It Yourself!!

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to the development of cutting-edge technologies that have rapidly evolved the world. As a result, schools have begun incorporating these technologies into their curriculum, leaving behind the ways of the old. One such institution is the elite Yuyu Girls' Vocational High School, where both Serufu Yua and her childhood friend, Miku "Purin" Suride, have applied. Although the tech-savvy Purin is accepted to Yuyu High, the accident-prone Serufu is rejected and enters the traditional Gatagata Girls' High School instead, driving a wedge into their friendship.

On her way to class one day, Serufu gets into a bike accident, and Rei Yasaku, a passerby who attends the same school, fixes her damaged bicycle. Serufu later finds out that Rei has a passion for old-fashioned crafts and is the head of the school's Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Club—which is in danger of closing due to a lack of members.

Realizing that this may be her chance to repair her relationship with Purin, Serufu joins the club in hopes of creating projects that could bring them together once more. As the DIY Club welcomes new faces, Serufu learns to build not only handicrafts but also new friendships along the way!

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Yua, Serufu Main

Inagaki, Konomi Japanese

Juliet Queen Elizabeth VIII Main

Oomori, Nichika Japanese

Suride, Miku Main

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Kouki, Kokoro Main

Takahashi, Karin Japanese

Yasaku, Rei Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Hikage, Takumi Main

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Serufu's Mother Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Purin's Mother Supporting

Mizuno, Risa Japanese

Kurage-san Supporting

Gouda, Hozumi Japanese

Shii's Mother Supporting

Akesaka, Satomi Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Watase, Shouta Producer

Fukuda, Kouhei Producer

Yoshida, Kento Producer

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Dec 21, 2022

Mcsuper

Recommended

After watching Do it Yourself, I’m not going to lie, I have had very strong urges to start yelling DO IT YUAAAA SERUFU when someone asks me for help on something, because you know, cringe anime behaviour am I right?

Do it Yourself is very therapeutic, in that it makes you feel nice and happy after a rough day of work or school, and it might be even inspire you to start building some IKEA furniture. There’s a lot to like, from the wholesome friendships, some very fluid animation, the memes, and some of the relaxing music too. With all the big action hits this season, ... such as Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho, and Bleach, this show might have flew under the radar for some of you, and it almost did for me, but boy am I glad that I watched this show, one of my favourites from this anime season.

STORY:

Technology is very prevalent nowadays, with many things turning electronic. The age of building things by hand has been far gone, but it doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable. Yua Serufu, the main character, notices this when her clumsy, accident-prone self, rides her bike into a pole and damages it. Someone comes along and fixes her bike, and it turns out, that person is the leader of the Gatagata Girls’ High School’s Do-It-Yourself club! Naturally, she gains a new interest in these crafts, and the once quiet DIY club room is alive once more!

Purin, Serufu’s childhood friend, got accepted into the cutting-edge tech school, the elite Yuyu Girls’ Vocational High School, where the latest technology in science is explored. A little gripe I did have with the story is that they could have explored some more themes of tech vs DIY, but with the fun times in the DIY club making up for it, it’s honestly fine.

The story isn’t anything really special, as it’s still just a CGDCT show, and more character driven than story driven. That said, there were still some interesting bumps along the way that made the story a bit more memorable.

ART:

It looks a little different from your typical CGDCT show, and it looks great! The art style is hard to explain, perhaps it looks like a colouring book? It looks very hand-drawn, and it’s very fitting for the DIY setting, as it looks less refined, yet looks perfect for what the show is trying to achieve.

MUSIC:

Some very relaxing music, as expected. It’s soothing and calming. The OP makes me smile every time.

CHARACTERS:

The characters were definitely a big reason why this was fun and entertaining throughout. The cast of characters stood out in their own way, and each of them were great characters. First, our protagonist, Yua Serufu, is a ditz, and you know she is based on how many band-aids are on her face. She might not have been the most resourceful person in the DIY club, but at least she strives to learn, and eventually, she does get better. Her relationship with her childhood friend, Purin, is where some of the better character writing takes place. Many childhood friends tend to drift apart after a certain time, such as the end of elementary school or high school, but here, there’s a good story of friends that drifted apart still caring for each other, and the friendship slowly building up again.

The other DIY club members were also memorable, but none more than Juliet Queen Elizabeth VIII, also known as Jobko. The occasional English lines, combined with her jokes made every episode quite light-hearted, and even hilarious sometimes.

ENJOYMENT:

The show made me smile a lot, and that’s all you can really ask for.

THEMATIC EXECUTION:

The show has pretty simple themes, such as working as a team and some concepts of friendship. These themes were executed quite effectively. Some of the teamwork when building things was good, as everyone supported each other, and despite some members being better than others, no one ever put anyone down when there was a bump in the road, but just persevered together.

OVERALL:

There’s practically nothing I didn’t like in Do it Yourself, and that made it one of the most enjoyable series of the season, and perhaps even the year. It made me smile on a consistent basis, made me laugh a bit, and warmed me up after rough days. That’s all that I could really ask for.

If you ask me if you should watch this show, I’d have a simple answer for you. DO IT! (YOURSELF)

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 21, 2022

ZeroMajor12

Mixed Feelings

What else do you expect? It's an anime that exists to fulfil its only purpose, showing high-school girls making DIY products by themselves. Do It Yourself knows precisely what it wants to do and wants to achieve, though I can't help but feel that it is somewhat lacking. You are safe from godawful drama and torturous bland main characters, to say the least.

To start, the characters are not exactly well-written, everything about them is purely superficial, from character designs, personalities, dialogues, quips, and problems they face through life is all expected. As they made attempts to provide a few details to the cast, it does ... nothing but sparkle a few glitters to their entirely classic character details. I'm not saying they are not likeable, it's just that every character exists to repeat the same lines just to sell you the character they are portraying, Serufu is clumsy and bubbly, therefore the voice actress will do nothing more than just sound bubbly. Purin, a.k.a Pudding is basically a closet tsundere who's a big fan of "TECHNOLOGY", Jobko has to sound like a foreigner speaking Japanese, Yasaku sounds reliable, so she has to be reliable. The character I least liked was Kokoro because her dialect is her trying to sound cute by putting nyan in every line, so it got on my nerves after hearing her saying it for a while. In conclusion, character development is kept simple and mostly nonexistent, only for moments where their club is threatened.

In terms of style, Do It Yourself does a really good job of showcasing it. Like I said earlier, its simplistic hand-drawn style gives it a sense of charm as if it was a passion project and the music is really good too especially the opening. I don't have many words for it other than the word charming.

I do like Do It Yourself!, but it would have been better if there were more times of serious and emotional character development, a bit less of DIY exposition dialogue (although fine as it is), and growing from their overreliance on generic dialogues and tropes. It's a decent show. Though, don't let this discourage you. Just watch if you just want to let out some steam.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 19, 2022

ExemplarCayman

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Did you want to watch Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! as a simulcast but missed your chance back in Winter 2020? Fear not, you can do it now, because the series is on air again for some reason, although under a new name Do It Yourself!! Other than the name, it's still mostly the same old show with the same old flaws (and the only new stuff is even more flaws):

Pretentious future setting that doesn't add anything meaningful to the core premise of cute girls doing crafts, and exists only to make the show appear more creative than it actually is.
Pretentious "primary school ... fine arts class" visual design that serves the same purpose. Rather than Eizoken, it actually reminded me more of Fuujin Monogatari. Only that series at least went all the way with an equally "artsy" story and atmosphere, so the finished product appeared thematically cohesive. The fact that here an "artsy" design is used for a CGDCT actually makes it even more pretentious than Fuujin Monogatari, which is not a small feat. Speaking of CGDCT (and simultaneously moving on to flaws not appearing in the original Eizoken):
Soulless artificially-manufactured-moe characters, K-On style. The main character is Nadeshiko from Yuru Camp, a laid-back airhead with permanent sleepy eyes and bed hair. Except Nadeshiko still somewhat resembles a human being, whereas this MC is a completely flanderized cartoon (again, K-On style). The rest of the cast are a flanderized tsundere, flanderized shy girl, and so on.
A complete lack of creativity. There is a reason I've already referenced twenty-six other anime titles in just four paragraphs. The show is a Frankenstein monster patched together from ideas, tropes, and characters appearing in other, better shows. There is not a whiff of originality. And the worst part of it:
It's boring and pointless. Yuru Camp managed to make Cute Girls Doing Physical Activity fun. Mug Cup managed to make Cute Girls Doing Physical Activity fun. This one is not fun. Not only does it rip off other shows without adding anything meaningful, it also just fails to be a CGDCT on the basic level. And, hilariously, even its failure is as uncreative as it gets - it's yet another stereotypical pretentious and disappointing original anime production.

3/10 for "waste of time."

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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