The official X/Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Taizan 5’s manga, Takopii no Genzai (Takopi’s Original Sin), announced that it will premiere in Japan on June 28th of this year. Along with this news, a new official trailer was shared with the public, which presents an additional preview of the anime, as well as a fragment of its opening and ending themes.
A new visual image for the anime Takopii no Genzai has also been presented to the public.
The opening theme song of the Takopii no Genzai anime will be performed by “ano” and will be titled Happy Lucky Chappy”, while the closing theme song will be performed by Tele and will be titled ‘Glass no Sen’. It is worth noting that the Takopii no Genzai anime will consist of a total of 6 episodes. The anime will be streamed on the Netflix platform.
The production team of the anime is as follows: Shinya Ino will be in charge of directing and supervising the scripts of the anime. The animation studio ENISHIYA is in charge of the production of the anime. Keita Nagahara will be in charge of the character designs.
Voice Cast Members:
- Kurumi Mamiya As Takopii
- Reina Ueda As Shizuka Kuze
- Konomi Kohara As Marina Kirarazaka
- Anna Nagase As Naoki Azuma
Information about Takopii no Genzai:
Takopii no Genzai, also known as Takopi’s Original Sin in the West, is a manga written and illustrated by Taizan 5. The work began serialization in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service in December 2021. Taizan 5 manga was composed of a total of 16 episodes, which were collected by Shueisha Publishing House in 2 tankobon volumes.
In December 2024, Shueisha announced the production of an anime adaptation for the Takopii no Genzai manga.
The Takopii no Genzai manga has the following description:
A squid-like creature known as Happian leaves his home planet with the 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 nurtures him and names him 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, has no father and her mother is never home, yet the seriousness of these problems hangs over the naive Takopii’s head. Still, Shizuka has one source of happiness: his 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 lead to unforeseen consequences, he is determined to take things into his own tentacles, test his understanding of humans and achieve his goal of spreading happiness.
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