This sudden shift to a serious tone left online viewers stunned, with reactions such as "What?" and "The contrast is brutal."

The anime "Takopi's Original Sin" is based on the popular manga by Taizan 5. When it began serialization on "Shonen Jump+" in 2021, it achieved the highest number of views among its contemporaries. Despite the manga concluding in just two volumes, it surpassed 1.45 million copies in circulation. The story unfolds from the point where Takopi, the happy alien, lands on Earth to spread happiness and encounters a young girl, Shizuka, who is dealing with issues at home and school.

■Episode 1 "To You in 2016"
[Synopsis]
Takopi, who landed on Earth to spread happiness, meets a human girl named Shizuka. Takopi, who was saved in a pinch, rushes to help her with his mysterious happy tools, but Shizuka doesn't even show a smile. It seems that the complex circumstances of her school friends and home are somehow involved in the background…

(C)タイザン5／集英社・「タコピーの原罪」製作委員会

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