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Season 1 – Takopi's Original Sin

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Oct 5
7.5
“Takopi’s Original Sin” remains one of the most powerful dramas of recent years and unquestionably stands among the best anime of the year. Go to Full Review
Mariló Delgado Espinof Aug 14
4.5/5
...the animation is very well done and the Enishiya studio has excelled with the expressiveness of its characters and the fluidity of their movements. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The Hindu Aug 7
What’s astonishing is how gently the series unfolds. It’s devoid of all edge-lord irony or sensationalist trauma-porn, and closer in tone to the unvarnished precision in Grave of the Fireflies or A Silent Voice, that doesn’t let you look anywhere else. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Ali L. @AliLeunam Feb 27 Emotionally packed, silly animated. It’s a really good reminder about the good and evil that exists inside ourselves, and how the decisions we make will affect the course of our lives and of those around us. Aside from our pink alien, characters (mostly children) are very dislikeable, but you can’t help but feel for them as the series progresses. See more Steven S. @G0dJester Feb 7 Takopi's Original Sin is truly phenomenal. I love and hate and love every character. Dealing with trauma that teaches us all no one is just the one thing we think they are. I can’t recommend this highly enough. See more Due F @RT14704568 Dec 1 Takopi’s Original Sin follows an innocent alien whose attempt to help two deeply troubled children unravels layers of trauma, blurred morality, and fragile emotional worlds. As their intertwined struggles lead to tragedy and a powerful twist, each character is forced to confront their past to understand what happiness truly means. Technically polished and emotionally heavy, the series explores darkness not for shock, but to reveal the courage required to heal. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com) See more Marcelo V @RT67528197 Nov 9 Absolute masterpiece See more Jude C @Judechelsea69 Sep 7 #1 Anime of the year, dark, yet very good in story telling and character development See more LEON VINICIUS ARAUJO S @RT79702453 Sep 5 I usually watch a lot of anime a year and I can say with absolute certainty that this is different. It's been at least a decade since I've seen an anime as perfect as this one. See more Read all reviews
Takopi's Original Sin — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 27, 2025 To You in 2016 Shizuka lives a painful life until things start to take a sudden turn when she meets an alien named Takopi. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 4, 2025 Takopi's Salvation Takopi makes various attempts to help Shizuka, but things don't seem to work in his favor. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 11, 2025 Takopi's Confession Takopi realizes something important while covering up the crime with Shizuka and Naoki. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 18, 2025 Azuma-kun's Salvation Naoki struggles between his conscience and his desire to help Shizuka. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 25, 2025 To You in 2022 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 2, 2025 To All of You in 2016 Takopi makes an important decision that will save not only Shizuka but also Marina and Naoki. Details

Season Info

Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Jun 27, 2025