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BONUS. Do It Yourself
https://myanimelist.net/anime/48542/Do_It_Yourself
Fall 2022 (12 episodes)
My Score: TBA, MAL Score: 7.55/10
Best Character: Suride 'Purin' Miku

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOBr0jcqnZo

Premise: Yua Serefu, a clumsy daydreamer, decides to join her school's DIY club. Even in an era of technological advancement, there's still a certain charm in making things by hand!

The Good: Do It Yourself is a cute girls slice-of-life club anime with a focus on woodworking and other hand-crafted things. It's a comfy show with a similar vibe to something like Laid-Back Camp, which is always nice (though I didn't think DIY was anywhere near as good). I enjoyed watching the girls decide what to make, gather materials, and then put it all together. All the characters had fun personalities, and, while they were relatively simplistic, they each got at least a bit of depth. My favorite was Purin, Serefu's tsundere best friend who acted aloof but was secretly always caring and supportive. I also really liked how they built and sold smaller trinkets to raise money for a larger project. That was neat to see, and gathering funds is something I think a lesser anime would've skipped.

The Bad: DIY just didn't resonate with me as much as other laid-back anime have. Everything about it was comfy and fine, but that was it. I can't pinpoint anything terrible, though. Serefu's clumsiness was charming at first but also got old over time. That's about it.

Overall: Do It Yourself was a show I looked forward to watching every week because it was overall a nice and happy anime. It'll likely end up ranking a low 6/10 overall, very close to exactly average, but theres nothing wrong with that! I liked all the characters and watching them build things was fun. It didn't become a huge favorite, but not every anime needs to. Sometimes average is enough!