This anime series shows the story of a world where cutting-edge technologies have developed due to The Fourth Industrial Revolution. As a result of this Revolution, many schools applied these technologies in their school curriculum, which automatically surpasses the ways of the old. There are many institutes, but Yuyu Girls’ Vocational High School is famous.
Where two childhood best friends – Serufu Yua and Miku “Purin” Suride, have applied but unfortunately, the tech-savvy girl, Purin accepted to the institute, and Serufu goes to the traditional Gatagata Girls’ High School instead due to the rejection from Yuyu High School which leads to a difference in their friendship. One day, when Serufu gets into an accident.
Where she gets help from her School student, Rei Yasaku, who is the head of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) club, also she likes old-fashioned crafts, but this club is in danger of shutting down due to the low number of members in this club then she joined the club in the hope of repairing her relationship with her best friend, Purin. This Anime is currently airing, but if you want to enjoy Slice-of-life Anime like Do It Yourself!! Here are 27 Anime like Do It Yourself!!
Yama no Susume
Also known as Encouragement of Club, this follows the story of a girl – Aoi Yukimura, who, as a child, loved mountains and wanted to climb, but an accident shattered her passion and left her afraid of heights which turned her towards indoor hobbies.
When she enrolled in high school, unfortunately, she could barely socialize with others which led her to have no friends in high school, one day, she encountered her childhood friend- Hinata, an impulsive and high-spirited girl from her climbing days.
Hinata forced her to join in climbing activities, and despite her fear of heights, she agreed to climb mountains with Hinata to see the sunrise as they saw in their childhood when they were climbing mountains. This Anime started in the Winter of 2013 on 3 January and ended on 21 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by 8bit Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Gabriel DropOut
This anime story follows an angle named Gabriel Tenma White, who was the top angel in her school and always ready to help humans, also guide them throughout life when she goes to earth to study in High School because heaven has a policy that every angle must study on earth to become a full-fledged angel but there she suddenly attracted toward Video Games which transformed her into a lazy and unmotivated angel.
She became Hikikomori and proclaimed herself a fallen angel but her demon friend- Vignette April Tsukinose, whom she befriended in her angelic early days on earth. Vignette wants to turn Gabriel’s life into her previous self, but she stops all the effort of Vignette.
On earth, they meet with two other personalities one is an Angel- Raphiel Ainsworth Shiraha, her classmate with an affection for sadism, and another one is Satanichia McDowell Kurumizawa- a demon who is a clumsy self-proclaimed future ruler of the underworld.
This Anime started in the Winter of 2017 on 9 January and ended on 27 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by Doga Kobo Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Hidamari Sketch
This anime series follows the story of a girl named Yuno who has had an interest in art ever since her childhood. Now she is enrolled at Yamabuki Arts High School. She lives in a dom at Hidamari Apartment where she meets her two neighbors- Miyako, the Hyperactive, Hiro, the self-conscious, and Sae, the mature.
They have different personalities. Also, they go to the same school, and they spend time together, which leads to a strong friendship, and that changes Yuno’s life as she will not feel lonely.
This Anime started in the Winter of 2007 on 12 January and ended on 30 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by Shaft Studio. This series is available on HIDIVE.
Is The Order A Rabbit?
This Anime tells the story of a girl named Kokoa Hoto, who is positive and energetic. She becomes friends with anyone just by talking for 3 seconds. After being admitted to a new High School, she has to move out with the Kafuu family to study. She immediately becomes friends with Chino Kafuu, a shy and premature granddaughter of Rabbit House cafe’s Founder, who has a talking rabbit named Tippy on her head.
She started working as a waitress for a part-time job in return for room and board, and she also befriended Rize Tedeza, another part-timer who has unpredictable behavior with significant physical power due to her family’s involvement and upbringing.
Chiya Ujimatsu, who is a waitress from Kafuu’s rival cafe and, does her work at her own pace; and Sharo Kirima, who is a waitress from a different cafe and she, has the air of a noblewoman. This Anime started in the Spring of 2014 on 10 April and ended on 26 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by White Fox Studio. This series is available on HIDIVE.
New Game!
This Anime shows the story of a girl, Aoba Suzukaze, who is a high school graduate and a fan of the Fairy’s Story game series, particularly of character design. When she graduated from high school, she joined Eagle Jump, the company that makes her favorite video game. On her first day, she is excited about working on a new installment of Fairies Story 3 especially working under Kou Yagami, the lead Character designer.
She meets there, Yun Iijima, who is best at designing monster; Hifumi Takimoto, who is shy and always communicate through instant messaging; Hajime Shinoda, who is an animation team member; Rin Tooyama, who is the art director; Shizuku Hazuki, who is the game director; and Umiko Ahagon, who is the head programmer and short-tempered person.
This Anime started in the Summer of 2016 on 4 July and ended on 19 September and has 12 episodes. which were done by Doga Kobo Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Yuru Camp△
This Anime tells the story of Rin Shima, whose ideal way of spending time alone is camping at the base of Mount Fuji, where she does everything by herself, such as gathering firewood to pitching her tent, and she doesn’t want to end her lone world.
But everything changes when Nadaeshiko Kagamihara loses and is forced to take refuge in Rin’s campsite. Then, both of them enjoy their company as they spend the chilly night together by eating ramen and conversing with each other.
This Anime started in the Winter of 2018 on 4 January and ended on 22 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by C-Station Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Lucky Star
Lucky Star anime follows the story of four cute Japanese high school girls: Konata Izumi, the lazy otaku; Tsukasa and Kagami, the Hiiragi Twins who are sweet and spicy respectively; Miyuki Takara, the Smart and Weel-Mannered; this anime setting is based on the city of Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture.
Anime shows the daily life of these girls as they go about their lives at school and after school; these girls develop eccentric and lively friendships with each other they make humorous observations about the world around them, but the Main character is Konata Izumi, who uses her most of the time in watching Anime, playing video games and read the manga.
This Anime started in the Spring of 2007 on 8 April and ended on 17 September and has 24 episodes, which were done by Kyoto Animation Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Bocchi The Rock!
This Anime tells the story of a girl named Hitori “Bochi” Goyou who wants to make friends and do a live performance with her band, she is a lonely and socially anxious person, but she devotes herself to playing guitar.
One day she meets Nijika Ijichi, the outgoing drummer who invites her to join her band, Kessoku, whose guitarist, Ikuyo Kita, flees before the show; and also she meets Riyo Yamada, the coolest bassist, and final bandmate.
After their first show together, the girls feel demotivated, and then they are rejoined by Kita. This Anime started in the Fall of 2022 on 9 October, and it’s currently airing and will have 12 episodes. which are done by CloverWorks Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Shirobako
This Anime follows the story of Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yashuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakai, and Misa Toudou, who are best friends. They together started the Animation Club as they found their common interest in animation. Together they made their first Anime and showcased it at the cultural festival, and they vow that they will pursue this career and one day creates their mainstream show.
Two and half years later, Aoi and Ema joined the illustration Musashino Animation Production Company, but other members found it difficult to pursue their dream jobs- Shizuka, who is not recognized as a voice artist; Misa, who is not satisfied in her job as a 3D model designer for car company; and Midori, who is a university student and she wants to become a story writer.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2014 on 9 October and ended on 26 March 2015 and has 24 episodes, which were done by P.A. Works Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Houkago Teibou Nisshi
Also known as Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater. This Anime follows the story of a girl named Hina Tsurugi, who is a first-year student and she is a shy person who loves things like art and craft. She moves to a town which is located near the sea where she meets Yuuki Kuroiwa, and then her life changes as she suddenly goes into the world of fishing when Yuuki invites her to join the School’s Fishing club.
This Anime started in the Spring of 2020 on 7 April and ended on 22 September and has 12 episodes. which were done by Doga Kobo Studio.
Sketchbook ~full colors ~
This anime series tells the story of Kajiwara Sora, who is a shy person with a childish personality, loves to draw, and is a member of the art club at her school. She always carries her sketchbook wherever she goes, as some things can’t be drawn with pencil and paper. Just like her, other members of this club have different imaginations and personalities from each other.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2007 on 2 October and ended on 25 December and has 13 episodes, which Hai Film Maker Studio did. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Yaku Nara Mug Cup mo
This Anime is also known as Let’s Make a Mug Too. It follows the story of Toyokawa Himeno, who, together with her father- who had just quit his job as a Salaryman, moves to Gifu prefecture’s Tajimi City, the city where her mother is from. It is famous for its Mino Ware Ceramics. Himeno lost her mother when she was a child.
On the first day of high school, she brings mugs made by her mother, where she meets Mika Kukuri, an eccentric girl who immediately takes an interest in Himeno, and she introduces her to Tooko Aoki, the president of the Pottery Club. She gets permission to join the club, and there she discovers her own passion for the craft.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2007 on 3 April and ended on 21 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by Nippon Animation Studio.
Tari Tari
This Anime follows the story of Three friends- Wakana Sakai, who is involved in music but gave up one day; Konatsu Miyamoto, who loves singing and can’t stay away from it; Sawa Okita, who will do anything for her closest friend. Together they learn little by little how to move forward in life, and they love, fight, and laugh together.
This Anime started in the Summer of 2012 on 1 July and ended on 23 September and has 13 episodes, which were done by P.A. Works Studio. This series is available on HIDIVE.
Tamayura: Hitotose
This anime series is about Fuu Sawatari, who lost her father in her last year of middle school, and she is having trouble dealing with her emotions. With the help of her brother and closest friend, she finds her passion for photography which she does with her father.
She moved to Takehara, where her father was raised. In high school, she befriended Kaoru Hanawa, a carefree person; Norie Okazaki, an excitable person; and a quiet person, Maon Sakurada.
With her father’s camera, she starts capturing everyday life, and this helps her friends to rediscover their passion. This Anime started in the Fall of 2011 on 3 October and ended on 19 December and has 12 episodes. which were done by TYO Animations Studio.
Girls & Panzer
This Anime series follows the story of Miho Nishizumi, who comes from a family, that well-respected Senshadou, a sport where they use World War II era tanks, specialists but her relationship with her family is not good as she retired due to traumatic events that happened to her.
She goes to Ooarai Girls’ Academy, where this Senshadou program is aborted, but they start as they learn about the championship, and Miho is forced to join the championship.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2012 on 9 October and ended on 25 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by Actas Studio.
This series is available on HIDIVE.
Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
Also known as Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, it follows the story of a first-year student named Midori Asakusa who loves Anime. She thinks that concept is everything in animation, and she always draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, but she didn’t try to create Anime as this is not a one-person job.
In high school, her talent is noticed by Sayaka Kanamori, the producer-type person. When they learned about their classmate, Tsubame Mizusaki, who is a charismatic fashion model, that she wanted to become an animator, they formed an animation club to show others about the ultimate world that exists in their minds.
This Anime started in the Winter of 2020 on 6 January and ended on 23 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by Science SARU Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Comic Girls
This Anime tells the story of a young manga artist, Kaoruko “Chaos” Moeta, who is having bad luck. She wants to draw manga inspired by high school girls, but her art looks uninspired, her storyboard is bland, and the layout of her manga is weak.
She moved to the dormitory for female manga artists, where she met Tsubasa Katsuki, who is a shonen manga artist; Ruki Irokawa, who writes erotic manga; and Koyume Koizuka, a shoujo artist.
She becomes friends with these girls and finds her inspiration for her manga and starts to draw, and continues to grow her creativity. This Anime started in the Spring of 2018 on 5 April and ended on 21 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by Nexus Studio.
This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Super Cub
This Anime tells the story of Koguma, who is a reserved second-year student in high school and has no friends or goals, and also no parents. One day, when she visits a vehicle shop to get a motor scooter, but when she sees the price tags, she about to turns back.
Then suddenly, the shop’s owner offered her a pre-owned Honda Super Cub for only ten thousand yen, and she accepted the deal in the hope that that motorcycle would brighten her single world. She starts her journey through her town.
She begins to make friendships in her new life. This Anime started in the Spring of 2021 on 7 April and ended on 23 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by Studio Kai Studio. This series is available on Funimation.
Asobi Asobase
This anime series tells the story of Olivia, a foreign student who doesn’t know how to speak English, but she plays the game Look The Other Way with her friend named Hanako Honda, who is a loud mouth airhead student also.
There is Kasumi Nomura, who is teased by her sister for losing in games. She joined Olivia to play games and eventually dropped the tag of mischief, which led to their good friends with these three girls, and together, they formed a club named “Pastime Club.”
This Anime started in the Summer of 2018 on 8 July and ended on 23 September and has 12 episodes. which were done by Lerche Studio.
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
In this anime series, we have the Sakura-sou Dormitory, where the infamous school’s most notorious delinquents reside. There is a new student- Sorata Kanda, who transferred to this dormitory whose foremost plan is to escape this asylum-type dormitory where he meets his fellow residents- Misaki Kamigusa, a bubbly animator; Jin Mitaka, who is a charming playboy writer; and the reclusive Ryuunosuke Akasaka; and his normal friend Nanami Aoyama who is an aspiring voice actress.
In this dormitory, a new foreign exchange student Mashiro Shiina-she an autistic savant who has world-renowned brilliance in her art comes whose beauty gets the eye of Sorata Kanda and then his goal of escaping the dormitory just flew away, and he ends up taking charge of Mashiro both of them came closer.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2012 on 9 October and ended on 26 March 2013 and has 24 episodes, which were done by J.C. Staff Studio. This anime series is available on Crunchyroll.
Bakuman
This anime series follows the story of Moritaka Mashiro, who, as a child, dreamed of becoming a mangaka with inspiration from his hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, who is popular for creating Gang manga.
Mashiro dropped his dream of becoming a mangaka due to a tragedy, but one day he meets Akito Takagi, who is the school’s top student and a great writer who saws the detailed drawing in Mashiro’s notebook then he approaches Mashiro to create manga together. After so much convincing, he accepted the offer so that he could get the girl- Miho Azuki, he liked. They both started manga under the pen name Muto Ashirogi.
This Anime started in the Spring of 2009 on 3 April and ended on 26 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by Kyoto Animation Studio. This series is available on Hulu.
Slow Loop
Slow Loop follows the story of a girl named Hiyori, who is a shy teenager, she started fishing with her father when she was a child, but unfortunately, she lost her father due to illness. To stay connected to her father, she continues fishing. After some time, her mother remarries, and she meets her step-sister- Koharu, an enthusiastic person. As time pass, she learns that fishing could bring them together.
This Anime started in the Winter of 2022 on 7 January and ended on 25 March and has 12 episodes. which were done by Connect Studio.
Hinako Note
This anime series follows the story of Hinako “Hina” Sakuragi, who gets anxious whenever she starts talking with strangers. To overcome this fear of her, she decided to join the theater because once she saw a play during her school’s field trip, which inspired her so much.
So she moved to Tokyo to study at Fujiyama High School to join the school’s famous theater club. But there, she learned about the halt on theater club activities. She gets upset by knowing this news, and her landlady- Chiaki Hagino, encourages her to start her troupe with the member of Hitotose manor.
This Anime started in the Spring of 2017 on 7 April and ended on 23 June and has 12 episodes. which were done by Passione Studio. This series is available on Crunchyroll.
Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu
Also known as Komi Can’t Communicate, this series follows the story of Hitohito Tadano, who is an ordinary boy who planned to avoid any kind of trouble and blend in with others on the very first day of high school, but his plan gets shattered when he sits next to most beautiful girl in the class, Shouko Komi. There, his fellows mates decide to eliminate his chance of sitting next to Komi.
She has gorgeous long dark hair, and she is popular in school despite her mysterious personality. On the other hand, she can’t properly communicate with others and has an anxiety problem that gets in the way of her socializing with her classmates. She has a dream of making one hundred friends in the meantime of high school, and Tadano becomes her first-ever friend and he decides to help in her quest.
This Anime started in the Fall of 2021 on 7 October and ended on 23 December and has 12 episodes. which were done by OLM Studio. This series is available on Netflix.
NHK ni Youkoso!
This anime series tells the story of Tatsuhiro Satou, who is a Twenty-two-year-old College dropout who has been a hikikomori for more than four years. He has many theories, especially conspiracy theories about the evil conspirator who is behind his shutting of NEET (Not in Employment, Education, and Training) status.
Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai, also known as NHK, is an evil and secret organization that is dedicated to stopping the spreading of Hikikomori culture. He must escape from NHK and their wicked machinations and also the disease of isolation by themselves. In the meantime, he meets a mysterious girl- Misaki Nakahara, who might be a boon for Tatsuhiro.
This Anime started in the Summer of 2006 on 10 July and ended on 18 December and has 24 episodes, Which were done by Gonzo Studio. This series is available on Funimation.
Aria the Animation
This anime series is based on a city named Neo Venezia on the planet Mars- also known as planet Aqua, where humans live in the 24th century but as this sound more advanced, Neo Venezia is still old and uses Waterways as the main mode of transportation, this city is the same replica of Manhome’s Venice also known as earth.
To guide tourists, many guided companies started tours via gondola, and one of the companies is Aria Company, where our main lead works, Akari Mizunashi, who is a free-spirited teen who is also a novice Undine (tour guide).
This Anime started in the Fall of 2005 on 6 October and ended on 29 December and has 13 episodes, which were done by Hal Film Maker Studio. This series is available on VRV.
