
Takopi's Original Sin
Taste attributes: animationdramasci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalscience fictionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a moving animated series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
9.0 /10
TMDB · 111 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Takopi's Original Sin in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2025 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
1To You in 201628 Jun 2025
Shizuka lives a painful life until things start to take a sudden turn when she meets an alien named Takopi.
2Takopi's Salvation5 Jul 2025
Takopi makes various attempts to help Shizuka, but things don't seem to work in his favor.
3Takopi's Confession12 Jul 2025
Takopi realizes something important while covering up the crime with Shizuka and Naoki.
4Azuma-kun's Salvation19 Jul 2025
Naoki struggles between his conscience and his desire to help Shizuka.
5To You in 202226 Jul 2025
Shizuka goes to Tokyo, and Takopi remembers something very important that happened in the past.
6To All of You in 20162 Aug 2025
Takopi makes an important decision that will save not only Shizuka but also Marina and Naoki.
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- ENISHIYA
- Taste scores
- How we score
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