The Fall 2022 original anime Do It Yourself!! is inspiring a live-action drama starring Hinano Kamimura and Iori Noguchi from the Hinatazaka46 and =LOVE idol groups, respectively. The drama will begin airing on July 4 as an MBS and TBS Dramaism title.
Kamimura is playing the series’ clumsy protagonist Self Yua while Noguchi is playing Self’s childhood friend Purin. Rounding off the rest of the main cast are Akiho Moriyama as Rei Yasaku, Kokoro Hirasawa as Takumi Hikage, Mai Kikura as Kokoro “Shii” Kouki, and Shizuku Oota as Juliet “Jobko” Queen Elizabeth VIII. You can see them in costume in the drama’s key visual:
As for the staff, Mamoru Yoshino (Horimiya drama co-director) is directing the drama with Masatoshi Nakamura (Host Souzokushichaimashita) handling script duties.
The Do It Yourself!! anime ran for 12 episodes. The slice-of-life show followed a group of friends in a DIY club. A manga adaptation began serialization on Square Enix’s Manga UP! in October 2022.
Kazuhiro Yoneda (Gleipnir, Kageki Shoujo!!) directed the anime at PINE JAM with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Black Clover, Dropkick on My Devil!) as series composer and scriptwriter and Yuusuke Matsuo (Encouragement of Climb, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) as character designer. The anime’s cast includes Konomi Inagaki as Self Yua, Kana Ichinose as Purin, Ayane Sakura as Rei Yasaku, Azumi Waki as Takumi Hikage, Nichika Oomori as Jobko, and Karin Takahashi as Shii.
Sources: @diy_anime, @dorama_diy
