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* ClosetGeek: Yasaku is revealed to secretly enjoy a shojo manga called "Sunflower Girls", much to her embarrassment. It doesn't stop her from fangirling about with Takumi though.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jobko has "Good Job" along with a thumbs up gesture.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: [[JustForPun Appropriately enough,]] "Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!"[[note]]Translates into English as something like "Thank you for your heart-pounding ideas!"[[/note]] is sung by the voice actresses of the DIY club.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: [[JustForPun Appropriately enough,]] "Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!"[[note]]Translates into English as something like "Thank you for your heart-pounding ideas!"[[/note]] is sung by the voice actresses of the DIY club. And like the episode titles, it has '''D''', '''I''', and '''Y''' in the song title.
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* AffectionateNickname: Serufu calls Miku "Purin" (Japanese for "pudding") which [[EmbarrassingNickname annoys]] Miku more than endears her.

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* AffectionateNickname: Serufu calls Miku "Purin" (Japanese for "pudding") which [[EmbarrassingNickname annoys]] Miku more than endears her. However, she puts up with it from Jobko.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: Serufu always wears her school uniform half tucked in (right side) and half hanging out (left side). It's a sign of how laid back she is. The slightly unkempt look is reflective of her slightly spacey outlook on life.

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* FashionableAsymmetry: Serufu always wears her school uniform half tucked in (right side) and half hanging out (left side). It's a sign of how laid back she is. is. The slightly unkempt look is reflective of her slightly spacey outlook on life.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: Serufu always wears her school uniform half tucked in (right side) and half hanging out (left side). It's a sign of how laid back she is. The slightly unkempt look is reflective of her slightly spacey outlook on life.

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* RunningGag: Serufu inevitably injuring herself in the DIY shed followed by a trip to the nurse's office. The nurse even comments on her "perfect attendance."

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Serufu inevitably injuring herself in the DIY shed followed by a trip to the nurse's office. The nurse even comments on her "perfect attendance."
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** Meat's nervous reactions whenever Yua and her mom have food, even when it's ''not'' pork, Meat clearly keeps an ear out to see what they're having.
** Miku's jellyfish robot practically begging her for attention and being ignored.
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* BeachEpisode: Episode 6 focuses on the DIY club (plus Purin) going to beach in order to find materials that they can use for handicrafts to sell.
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** "Shii" is a complicated one. '''Kouki''' Kokoro is her real name; ''koukishin'' means "curiosity" and "shi" is death. So "Curiosity Killed the Cat".
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* AffectionateNickname: Serufu calls Miku "Purin" (Japanese for "pudding") which [[EmbarrassingNickname annoys]] Miku more than endears her.
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* AnimalMotifs: Kouki Kokoro aka "Shii" is a borderline cat girl, constantly meowing and always having a CatSmile. She's also ridiculously athletic and prefers to hop along the school's roofs to get around.

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* TokenMinority: Jobko is a White American girl attending a school mostly populated by Japanese students. The reality of that makes her feel isolated when she first arrives.

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Jobko is a White American girl attending a school mostly populated by Japanese students. The reality of that makes her feel isolated when she first arrives.arrives.
** Shii is implied to be South Asian from a flashback of life outside of school.



** Jobko spends all of episode 3 antagonizing the DIY club in what's obviously a bitter way to vent her frustration. Once she actually gives them a chance, she's still too embarrassed to actually muster any nice words, despite appreciating finally having company.

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** Jobko spends all of episode 3 antagonizing the DIY club in what's obviously a bitter way to vent her frustration. Once she actually gives them a chance, she's still too embarrassed to actually muster any nice words, despite appreciating finally having company.company.
* VerbalTic: Shii will regularly make a meowing noise at the end of her sentences.
-->"NYAA"
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* RunningGag: Serufu inevitably injuring herself in the DIY shed followed by a trip to the nurse's office.

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* RunningGag: Serufu inevitably injuring herself in the DIY shed followed by a trip to the nurse's office. The nurse even comments on her "perfect attendance."
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* ChildProdigy: Jobko is no older than perhaps 10 but has intellect and vocabulary on par with people decades older.

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* ChildProdigy: Jobko is no older than perhaps 10 only 12, but has intellect and vocabulary on par with people decades older.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: [[JustForPun Appropriately enough,]] "Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!"[[note]]Translates into English as something like "Thank you for your heart-pounding ideas!"[[/note]] is sung by the voice actresses of the DIY club.
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* TokenMiniMoe: Juliet/Jobko is the age of an elementary schooler but attends an advanced high school. This makes the youngest member of DIY Club by extant.

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* TokenMiniMoe: Juliet/Jobko is the age of an elementary schooler but attends an advanced high school. This makes the youngest member of DIY Club by extant.extent.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Serufu is a sweet girl, but is also inhumanly spacey and accident-prone. Yet nothing bad that happens to her every seems to bring down her spirits.

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* CuteClumsyGirl: Serufu is a sweet girl, but is also inhumanly spacey and accident-prone. Yet nothing bad that happens to her every ever seems to bring down her spirits.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Jobko strikes up a tight bond with Miku, who'd be several grades ahead of anyone Jobko's age, when they're properly introduced to each other. Said episode ends with them rooming together as a homestay for Jobko.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Serufu and Miku's mothers look almost like grown up version of their daughters, and even carry similar attitudes like Serufu's lax energy and Miku's professionalism.
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* ChildProdigy: Jobko is no older than perhaps 10 but has intellect and vocabulary on par with people decades older.
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* CommonalityConnection: Miku and Jobko find common ground chatting about advanced engineering concepts like AI. Serufu remarks at them "speaking the same language".


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* MeaningfulAppearance: The contrast between Serufu and Miku's hairstyles say a lot about them, Serufu having a messy, dust-colored mop of hair and Miku having a sleek bob cut dyed purple; Serufu's represents her clumsiness and affinity for hands on building while Miku is focused on efficiency and thinking ahead towards what's in the future.


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* RobotBuddy: Miku's house has a semi-sapient robot, something like a cross between a sea jelly and a mushroom, that does chores and provides Miku daily info.
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* TokenMiniMoe: Juliet/Jobko is the age of an elementary schooler but attends an advanced high school. This makes the youngest member of DIY Club by extant.
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* {{Hackette}}: Jobko breezed through Purin's house and computer security as part of moving in to Purin's house.


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* TeenGenius: Well, not even a teenager yet. Jobko is more than capable of keeping up with the advanced curriculum of Purin's schoool.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Excessively from Jobko. Her every sentence is half Japanese and half English. {{Justified|trope}} by her being an American exchange student.

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: While ''Do It Yourself'' could mean simply DIY in general, given how the main character is a corruption of the word "yourself", it could also mean "Do it, Yua Serufu!"

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: While ''Do It Yourself'' could mean simply DIY in general, given how the main character character's name is a corruption of the word "yourself", it could also mean "Do it, Yua Serufu!" Serufu!"
* ExcitedShowTitle: The anime's title has two exclamation points at the end.

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''Do It Yourself'' is a SliceOfLife [[AnimeFirst original anime]] by Pine Jam which aired in the Fall 2022 season.
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The series is directed by Creator/KazuhiroYoneda of ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' and ''Manga/{{Gleipnir}}'' fame (quite a tone shift to boot)

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''Do It Yourself'' Yourself!!'' is a SliceOfLife [[AnimeFirst original anime]] by Pine Jam which aired in the Fall 2022 season.
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season. The series is directed by Creator/KazuhiroYoneda of ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' and ''Manga/{{Gleipnir}}'' fame (quite a tone shift to boot)fame.
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* FoegoneConclusion: It's clear from the opening and the promotions that Miku, despite her protests, will eventually join the DIY club.

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* FoegoneConclusion: ForegoneConclusion: It's clear from the opening and the promotions that Miku, despite her protests, will eventually join the DIY club.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each Episode has "D", "I", and "Y" in its title somewhere.
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* FoegoneConclusion: It's clear from the opening and the promotions that Miku, despite her protests, will eventually join the DIY club.

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