Audience reviews
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MewsicMagic
Do It Yourself!!, a original anime from Pine Jam that took itself in a rather simple but unique direction. It's a show that's extremely simple yet so well made that it brings a very simple story and premise to it's fullest. I'm not getting heavy into detail with this review as this show is quite simple, so the recommendation is this show would appeal to those who enjoy calming slice of life style shows, or educational/hobby type shows.
Do It Yourself is pretty much everything you see in the picture and read in the premise, it's about a club at a girls school that focuses on DIY projects, like building a bookshelf, table or any other DIY project, at least one that's usually done with mostly wood and power tools. The characters learn how to build things, they have some depth to them and ar…
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I have lots to say about this anime. Most of it good. A little of it not.
At its core, this is a cooking anime for woodworking and crafting. You know those cooking anime like "Sweetness and Lightning" where they try to give you recipes and tips on how to make good food, and then add in a story as an afterthought? This is a bit like that, except the story isn't an afterthought. The tools and work clearly have an important role, but unlike most cooking anime, you don't really feel like there's an overwhelming agenda. Mix in a little "Hands off my Eizouken" and a dash of CGDCT and slice of life, and that's this anime.
There were a few things that made this story unique - or very nearly so.
Unique Thing #1: This was a kind of quasi CGDCT anime, but the girls were drawn realistically for the…
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"Hidden gem" is a phrase tossed about far too lightly in the anime-verse. But I found it applies perfectly to this series. It got almost zero promotion. I tried it because I found the art work looked pleasing enough, but was pretty sure this was going to be a 3 and out.
Nope, by the end of the 3rd episode, these spunky young ladies and their supporters had dug their hooks in me. I looked forward each week, with anticipation, to find out what the next project was going to be. This is SoL, not some sorry shonen or icky isekai. So you're not getting carnage spattered across the screen. The conflict is about as low key as it can get. It's much more "We've had a problem crop up. How are we going to solve it?" The writers do a good job of creating realistic problems and witty solutions.
Whil…
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Do it yourself is a unique, original anime and it has many side's that made it unique. I'm going to talk about 6 things that I noticed while watching.
Firstly, the building ideas' creativeness. The fact that the club house was once done by the early club members is interesting. Also anime explains how it works and processes it carefully. The final product of them has wonderful details and this makes it original itself, just as Serufu mentioned.
Secondly, the idea of team work's importance. The club gains it's members day-by-day, even members who cannot join this officially became interested and decided to be a part of it. Once they gathered, it can be seen that every work that has been done was done as a club, not individually. They organized the funds, get the items they need by a spec…
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A young girl enters a new school and develops an interest in a DIY club. Her bright and cheery demeanor is contagious and eventually spreads to other girls, who then take a similar interest in the club's activities.
Do It Yourself!! is a prettily animated slice-of-life that thematically explores what it means to create something with your own two hands, as well as what it means to create something with your friends. It softly touches on the differences in undertaking a project among a team, as every member surely has their own or preferred way of doing things, and also addresses the more nuanced subject of traditional techniques and technological ones.
The writing is cutesy and also technically informative - real information and methods are presented through the characters as they build…
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This gets a solid 7.5 from me. If you like Cute Girls Doing Cute Things and Slice of Life you will probably enjoy this, they never come up against a challenge that's too big for them to deal with as a high school club and they succeed while making friendships on the way. Some of the characters are kind of out there for real life but lets be real Juliet Queen Elizabeth VIII isn't too weird of a name in anime i guess. I particularly enjoy the relationship between Takumi and the Club President whose bonding over the same shoujo manga and light novel series is very cute.
Read at the sourceSmilomaniac
Much like its protagonist, the show is wholesome, charming, silly and positive. The art is endearing, the characters are colorful (if a bit trope-y) and the message is a simple but effective one - You can do things yourself and you'll appreciate the effort and result if you keep at it.
It is a warm and engaging show that will fit you like a warm blanket during autumn. Not a masterpiece, not an instant classic, but plenty good enough to enjoy and lift your spirits. Often a show doesn't need to be more than this.
From a critical stand point, the writing isn't great.
The characters have enough depth to them, but are essentially all gifted. Each of the girls involved are geniuses in one or multiple way and even the protagonist who is ditzy and unreliable, is a top student. None of this is e…
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This anime really grows on you over time while teaching the value of not being caught up to times. The story takes place in a technologically evolved society. In the many shots were the girls' school is seen from above, it almost seems to be getting engulfed by the larger technical school around it, even the girls that go (or where supposed to go) there consider handwork useless ans outdated.
Throughout the anime they learn to realistically construct anything they wish through teamwork while having fun in the process. The bittersweet ending with one of their members having to leave perfectly wraps up this wonderful journey.
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One of the hidden gems of the season. I think it was over-shadowed by others hype wise.
This is almost the definition of sweet, enjoyable, relaxing watching. The animation is on point for the style, the story is simple but not boring, the pace is good and it works both as a continuing series and episodic. One that is good for all ages.
My only real gripe is the voice actress they chose for the exchange student, her voice is pleasant for the character EXCEPT it's obvious that her English is poor at best, and since about every 2nd sentence out of her mouth is in English the cadence, the inflection, the tone, all make it VERY obvious that she is speaking a 2nd language that she's not good at, rather than her first language. It's almost as irritating as the actors they got in for the Australi…
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I REALLY wanted to like this one. The art style feels very special, the world is interesting to some extend and watching some DIY sounded fun.
The art style is 10/10. Obviously it does not look like Violet Evergarden or any other series that is so clean. But the palette and the way it’s made is gorgeous. Just feels completely different.
I am in Love with the ED song. Man, it feels so heavy and relaxing at the same time. While the cat and the dog (forget it’s names) are building the guitar…
That’s about it unfortunately. I enjoyed the first 3-4 episodes. After that i had to drag myself through every episode and even paused for a longer period. The running gags are just not my cup of tea. Whenever Jobko speaks „English“ (she just uses phrases) I cringe out of existence. Not because the acc…
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Do It Yourself! is a charming little anime about moe girls trying to save their beloved high school club, and it's done in a very cozy way with the occasional homoerotic subtext thrown in for good measure. So, you know, it's a well written and well animated rendition of every other CGDCT anime you've ever seen... except it plays with something you rarely see this type of anime play with: the setting.
While most CGDCT anime take place in present day in any-town Japan, because that's all they really need to do to make their story work, DIY! takes place in a near future where drones fly about, pets can be programmed, and the self-driving school bus whisks the best and brightest students off to learn how to make cutting-edge technology. Serufu, the main character, flies in the face of everyth…
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So...I initially passed over Do It Yourself!! because I had already been watching a bunch of other anime, so it wasn't on my radar. But by the end of this month, I was getting sick and tired of one anime I was watching, Bibliophile Princess, so on a whim, I decided to watch Do It Yourself!! just so I could have something else to focus on. This wound up being a good decision on my part, as while it's definitely another Cute Girls Doing Cute Things sort of anime, it actually does manage to stand out from the others by virtue of the fact that it's all about making things by hand and being staffed by people who actually put some passion into the show and care about it.
The story goes as follows: Serufu Yua and Miku "Purin" Suride are childhood friends who had planned to apply to a tech-savvy…
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Do it Yourself, DIY!! for short, is an extremely structured and well made show for an original anime. In fact, I had to do a double take that it was actually an original adaptation. It was just that good.
Let me compare to Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na, since DIY has similar themes. Generally speaking, hallmarks of original anime tend to have terribly paced episodes, a haphhazard plot, and characters that only serve to drive the story forward, and melodrama used in order to keep the viewer engaged with the story. Yet, Eizouken was actually the show that made me think these things despite being an adaptation of a manga, while DIY doesn't encounter any of these. Despite Eizouken being the show about animation, DIY is the one that actually has a creative art style and decent animation.
Chara…
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I would never thought an anime about CGDCT's with DIY would make me genuinely enjoy and love this Anime Original series more than I have to.
DIY!! or Do It Yua Serefu!! (get it.. its a pun) is like a therapy that we didn't deserve but a therapy that we all need, it's a very feel good show/series about girls creating and making DIY stuff, it gives the same similar feeling as your Grandma's nostalgic and wholesome cookies whenever you visit her.
While people talk about Bocchi The Rock, Chainsaw Man and many more popular series this season, this Anime was I think very underground, I never heard people talk about it and I'm glad that I "Accidentally" found this Golden of a hidden gem. The Artstyle is very neat and clean, the characters/cast are hella enjoyable to watch they're not over the…
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My God... Words really can't describe how great this anime is!
If you are sad or depressed or tired after working/studying all day and looking for something light and wholesome to watch - look no further, you've found it!
Do It Yourself!! is the story of six high school girls who belong to a DIY club, and their goal becomes to find more members so that the club can continue to exist and receive the necessary funding. Although the plot seems simple, it is really fun to watch!
The characters are phenomenally drawn. Each of the girls has unique character traits that make it impossible not to love them. Clumsy Serufu, clever Jobko or shy Takumi immediately arouse sympathy in the recipient.
The soundtrack deserves praise as well, which reflects the atmosphere of the entire anime very well -…
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I'm not going to lie, my life hasn't been too hot for the last seven months. After busting my ass to finish my university program and busting my ass even more applying to jobs over the last year or so, I've been left with extremely nebulous future in terms of any actual career. Of course, I'm not the only soul in this world who's experienced a similar level of existential disappointment. But unique to me, I also received a head injury around the same time as graduation that's kept me in a perpetual state of recovery since, meaning doing anything or looking at anything with a bright screen or text has been an hourly utilitarian calculation, where I can safely assume what I'm doing at the rate I'm doing it is making things worse, but I'm also too childish and pissy to concede the devices tha…
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I really liked the idea of Do It Yourself being a Slice of Life anime about girls in a DIY club, but the actual execution of the show did not do much for me. The show wastes a lot of time on yuri bait material which would have been much better off left out. Miku and Serufu's relationship is a big part of the show, and I could not have cared less about it. Now I don't like yuri at all, but Miku's overly tsundere personality was difficult to watch at times, and kind of cringey.
The characters make or break this kind of a show, and I would call this cast mediocre. Serufu is basically Yui Hirasawa your generic overly energetic protagonist except her gimmick is that she is extremely clumsy. While handling power tools so that is a dangerous mix. She is not that bad, but she is very forgettable…
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DIY is certainly a rarity among anime. A CGDCT original that's actually really good and not boring/a thinly veiled ad for something. In a season already with several great CGDCT shows already, how does DIY fare?
Quite well in fact. While your typical archetypes are there, they do a good job in making them immensely likeable with plenty of character interactions abound (most noticeably for Yua Serufu, Purin, and Jobko) to let you get a feel for their personalities. With 6 characters as opposed to the usual 4, it can feel a bit overwhelming at times, but the show never feels bloated when it comes to its cast, and maximizes their usage well enough in its short runtime. There's nothing you haven't seen before, although the genius loli archetype feels like its 15 years out of fashion, but the…
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Do It Yourself might as well be the best anime to relax to! With an ensemble of impressive characters, pragmatic plot progression, reasonable character development and the perfect ending episode,the vibes of this anime was IMPECCABLE.
In three words: Futuristic yet practical.
Pros:
1. Serufu, the protagonist, is incredibly clumsy and to see her get through DIY which requires dexterity was fun.
2. The story is set in a futuristic era, post-fourth industrial revolution and is pretty realistic in its world building. No flying cars, but there are integrated AI for housekeeping and also drones to deliver goods to each house. The houses come with a designated drone pad and there are schools which train students in this superior tech. Automobile designs are also advanced and yet life goes h…
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The most relaxing anime of the year. Throughout every episode you will be served with wholesome and cheerful moment. Even me myself crying because of that, tear of happiness not sadness of course. The DIY part of this anime is quite informational too. But I don't recommend you to follow instruction solely from here, as it is not very detail.
Our MC here is so stubborn. She carelessly hurt herself. She literally have bandage on her characters design. But despite all of that she still joins the DIY club which is quite dangerous if you don't careful enough. And yeah, the bandage on her body increases. The main story of this anime is about the DIY club lack of members and they need to gain new members so the club doesn't close. I know that this is a very cliche problem in anime that focus on…
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