One of the most weird and wonderful sci-fi mangas is getting a TV anime adaptation

Dec. 10, 2024



Meet the cutest little alien in Takopi’s Original Sin

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Good news anime fans, popular manga Takopi’s Original Sin by Taizan 5 is getting a TV anime adaptation, and it has just released its first teaser.

As confirmed onTwitter, TBS has announced plans for an anime show based on the weird and wonderful manga series Takopi’s Original Sin. alongside the news, TBS has also launched anofficial websitefor the upcoming series, as well as releasing a teaser poster and short video. In both the poster and the clip, which you can check out below, we can see the main character sleeping in bed alongside a cute little pink octopus and what appears to be a border collie dog.

Known as Takopi no Genzai in Japan, the Takopi’s Original Sin manga follows a happy little octopus-looking alien called Nnu-Anu-Kf who crash lands on Earth and comes across a 9-year-old girl called Shizuka who is bullied relentlessly. After naming the little alien Takopi, all seems well for Shizuka, until her pet dog gets taken away by animal control and Shizuka dies by suicide. With his new friend gone, Takopi travels back in time to save Shizuka’s life.

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