Depression Returns with Takopi's Original Sin

A press release confirmed that the manga written and illustrated by Taizan 5, "Takopi's Original Sin (Takopii no Genzai)," will have an anime adaptation. The statement did not reveal production details or the voice cast, but it did indicate that more information will be revealed during the Jump Festa 2025 event in the middle of this month.

For its part, Taizan 5 began publishing the manga through Shueisha's Shonen Jump Plus service in December 2021, and ended it in March 2022 with only sixteen chapters. The publisher compiled the work in a total of two volumes, while Taizan 5 also wrote other works such as "Hanareta Futari", "Ichinose-ke no Taizai", and "Hero Complex", to mention a few.

Synopsis of Takopi's Original Sin

A squid-like creature, known as Happian, leaves his home planet with a desire to spread happiness throughout the universe. He lands on Earth, but its inhabitants soon put him in danger. Fortunately, he is found by a girl named Shizuka Kuze, who feeds him and gives him the name Takopii. Feeling indebted, Takopii decides to do everything in his power to bring a smile to her face. However, this is easier said than done.

Shizuka is bullied by her classmates, she has no father and her mother is never home, although the seriousness of these problems hovers over the head of the naïve Takopii. Still, Shizuka has a source of happiness: her dog Chappy. The connection Shizuka and Chappy share only increases Takopii's desire to make the girl smile. Although Takopii's attempts to lift Shizuka's spirits carry unforeseen consequences, he is determined to take things to his own tentacles, test his understanding of human beings, and achieve his goal of spreading happiness.

Source: Comic Natalie

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