Animation Details
- Title: Takopi’s Original Sin (タコピーの原罪)
- Year: 2025
- Writer / Director: Shinya Iino
- Original Creator: Taizan 5 (manga)
- Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Psychological Drama, Dystopian
A cheerful alien named Takopi arrives on Earth from the “Happy Planet” with a simple mission: to spread happiness using his magical “Happy Gadgets.” He befriends a lonely, bullied fourth-grader named Shizuka, but soon learns that her life is far more tragic than he imagined. When he tries to use his gadgets to fix her pain, his interference leads to devastating consequences. Time travel becomes his desperate tool, and each attempt to set things right forces him to confront the darker sides of suffering, guilt, and what it really means to help someone. Ultimately, Takopi must grapple with the limits of kindness and the weight of his “original sin.