Loading anime…
Takopi's Original Sin
Synopsis
The story
A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.
DramaPsychologicalSci-Fi
Episode guide
6 episodes
Watch progress is saved in this browser.
Characters & voices
13 credited
Shizuka Kuze
Main
Marina Kirarazaka
Main
Naoki Azuma
Main
Takopi
Main
Chappy
Supporting
Junya Azuma
Supporting
Marina no Haha
Supporting
Sensei
Background
Marina no Yuujin
Background
Marina no Yuujin
Background
Happy Mama
Background
Marina no Yuujin
Background
Marina no Yuujin
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Masayuki SakoiEpisode Director (ep 2)Masayuki SakoiTP Assistant (ep 2)
Jin AketagawaSound Director
Toshiyuki SatouKey Animation (ep 1)
Yuuki HayashiKey Animation (OP, ep 5)
Yoshiaki FujisawaMusic 
Kumiko SakamotoEditing
Takashi KojimaKey Animation (ep 5)
Hiroyuki SaitaKey Animation (ep 5)
Takumi YokotaKey Animation (eps 3, 6)
Shinya IinoSeries CompositionShinya IinoDirector Shinya IinoScript (eps 1, 3, 6)Shinya IinoStoryboard (eps 1, 6)Shinya IinoEpisode Director (eps 1, 6)
Nobuhiro Mutou2nd Key Animation (ep 1)Nobuhiro MutouKey Animation (ep 6)
Shawn GannADR Director (English)
Hiroaki AraiKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 3-6)Hiroaki Arai2nd Key Animation (ep 1)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
DenpaTheme-Other95%
BullyingTheme-Drama92%
Primarily Child CastCast-Main Cast92%
AliensCast-Traits82%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast80%
PhilosophyTheme-Other75%
SchoolSetting-Scene75%
RevengeTheme-Drama73%
ShapeshiftingTheme-Fantasy72%
RuralSetting-Scene66%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast66%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe66%
ShounenDemographic50%
Community pulse
144.1K members
Score spread
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Watch status
Current13,861
Planning45,160
Completed81,515
Dropped1,510
Paused2,031
Related titles
Series map
More like this
AniList recommendations
Koe no KatachiMovie · +104serial experiments lainTv · +42Boku dake ga Inai MachiTv · +147Dead Dead Demon's DededededestructionOna · +159Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru KoTv · +5Steins;GateTv · +13Summer Time RenderTv · +25Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuTv · +3Wonder Egg PriorityTv · +30Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆MagicaTv · +118Sonny BoyTv · +14Higurashi no Naku Koro niTv · +33
What viewers say
500 community reviews
The tragedy of violence as rationalization for personal survival and control. But hopefully…
@ZNote152/209 helpful
A Viewer’s Guide on Trauma & Psychopathology
@melamuna29/42 helpful
TAKOPI? no baby give me some TRAUMA-PI
@TheArbitrator226/250 helpful
A great anime that will make no sane person happy.
@HidamariSeashore38/44 helpful