Coming off from future HIROYUKI-sensei's work, I can kinda get why this title gets an anime adapataion.

I don't see a review here so might as well pass the time. This is my first review here so bare with me a bit.

Doujin work is Hiroyuki-sensei's first work that got adapted into anime. The story mainly follows a woman named Osana Najimi that tries and struggles to make a living off of the Doujin scene. What follows is her inaptitude of drawing and wanting to somehow be better. Assisted by her old friend and a somewhat prominent figure in the doujin scene, she takes of into the daily life (and struggle) on being a doujin author, a one that sells that is.

Having read and watched Aho-girl, Mangaka-san to assitant-san to, and Kanojo mo kanojo, watching this feels like a big stepback in terms of production and comedy quality. It falls flat when compared the slapstick nature of aho-girl and the heavy innuendo of mangaka-san. Nevertheless, as sensei's first work that got adapted into anime, and me being a fan of sensei's work, watching this anime feels more like a pilgrimage and a trip down the history lane for Hiroyuki-sensei's work.

What to say? I do have fun watching this but it feels more like a chore. The voice acting is okay at best (sometimes kinda flat but others are well emphasized), the art is passable (old school art type with the big eyes and whatnot, followed by simplistic backgrounds and non-detail-but-coloured background character arts), and the comedy is classic Hiroyuki-sensei's taste but not yet matured to the level of his work nowdays. Watching it really feels like a memory lane trip back to simpler times, simpler art, and simpler premise. Comedy-wise, It has it moments but it compares stale to his future works (probably because it leans more to a deadpan comedy manner rather than slapsticks, which could feel flat when not excecuted well). Yet I still find it quite fun to watch, not to the level of future titles but more or less watchable.

Worth the watch? Well if you're also a fan of Hiroyuki-sensei's work then I guess you'd gain a little more background on how sensei's comedy falls on. Ever wonder why his twitter name is 'Burumakun' and there're sometimes bloomers in his work? well that's because it's this show's main mascot. It's the little stuff like that that trancends into future works as trivias and canons and whatnot. That's what I feel this anime could bring forth for you future watchers.

Overall, a respectable anime that shows how Hiroyuki-sensei's work started off at first. A must watch if you're on a pilgrimage on Hiroyuki-sensei's work (or even if you’re in it just to watch burumakun, either way it’s fine)