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タコピーの原罪 [Takopī no Genzai] #1-2
Takopi's Original Sin
Time travel can't heal all wounds.
Cute little alien Takopi lands on Earth. What is his mission? To be taken to our leader? No. To spread happiness throughout the universe!
The first person Takopi meets is depressed fourth grader Shizuka. (Or is it…?) Takopi is determined to do whatever it takes to make Shizuka smile again. But his misguided attempts to help her by using his advanced technology to turn back time only result in mayhem and death.
What is the truth Takopi can’t remember? And what must the pink alien octopus with a heart of gold sacrifice to truly help Shizuka and her friends…?
Cute little alien Takopi lands on Earth. What is his mission? To be taken to our leader? No. To spread happiness throughout the universe!
The first person Takopi meets is depressed fourth grader Shizuka. (Or is it…?) Takopi is determined to do whatever it takes to make Shizuka smile again. But his misguided attempts to help her by using his advanced technology to turn back time only result in mayhem and death.
What is the truth Takopi can’t remember? And what must the pink alien octopus with a heart of gold sacrifice to truly help Shizuka and her friends…?
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Published November 21, 2023
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July 27, 2025
Mình chưa xem bản anime chuyển thể và cũng chưa có dự định xem (vì lười), nhưng mình vẫn chọn đọc manga gốc vì xem được những đoạn cut của bản anime. Truyện mang cho mình cảm giác về Earthlings của Sayaka Murata, thậm chí có thể nói Takopi's Original Sin là phiên bản thực tế và tàn nhẫn của bộ truyện Doraemon - khi có quá nhiều yếu tố nặng nề về tâm lí, bạo lực.
Không dành cho những ai thích sự tích cực và những thứ màu hồng. Sự ngây thơ của chú bạch tuộc ngoài hành tinh Takopi là cái gì đó vừa bi hài xuyên suốt câu chuyện. Quá ảm đảm và nặng nề, ấy thế mình lại cực thích cách tác giả lột tả tâm lí của từng nhân vật là "con người" quá chân thực vì quả táo không rụng xa gốc, con người không phải lúc nào cũng lạc quan, không phải đứa trẻ nào cũng ngoan ngoãn và giỏi chịu đựng, đôi khi những gì các nhân vật này cần làm là nói ra và tâm sự cùng ai đó.
Cách giải quyết về nghịch lý thời gian ban đầu có hơi khó hiểu, nhưng về sau cái kết đối với mình quá thỏa đáng. Vận mệnh là thứ chẳng thể thay đổi, nhưng ta vẫn có thể chọn cách thay đổi cách nó diễn ra theo một hướng tốt hơn.
November 29, 2024
i deadass do not understand why this book has a relatively low rating (anything below a 4.5 is a crime...). and why half the reviews are people saying they don't understand it. if you dont understand this book perhaps you shouldn't be online because you are likely 6 or under and shouldnt have social media in the first place.
that aside... one of my favorite mangas. ive reread it like 3 times, absolute gem. its goodnight punpun but without the constant filler and junk and a dark, brief, intense and emotional rollercoaster ride of a story. takopi you will always be famous
that aside... one of my favorite mangas. ive reread it like 3 times, absolute gem. its goodnight punpun but without the constant filler and junk and a dark, brief, intense and emotional rollercoaster ride of a story. takopi you will always be famous
January 13, 2025
Takopi’s Original Sin ripped my heart out of my chest.
This manga is heavy. At the same time, it’s incredibly beautiful.
Takopi is a little happy octo-alien from Planet Happy, and he’s looking to spread a bit of, well— happiness!
A young girl named Shizuka comes across the Happian, who she names Takopi.
But Takopi doesn’t understand Earth. He doesn’t comprehend what it means to be human. Like dealing with depression, estranged familial matters, bullying— heartache.
Takopi only knows simplicity and happiness.
So when Shizuka, just a fourth grader, takes her own life due to incessant bullying and unrelenting sadness— Takopi is confused and wants to do everything to bring her back and make her smile.
And from here, this extremely dark, slice-of-life manga takes many somber turns.
”Nothing exists to undo this.”
Death is undo-able. Until Takopi remembers a Happy gadget that assists in time travel. This should fix Shizuka’s life.
But time (travel) doesn’t heal all wounds. In Takopi’s Original Sin, it causes death and destruction.
And while Takopi rewinds time over and over again, desperate to reverse Shizuka’s suicide— we’re given more insight on her school bully, Marina, and a new friend called Naoki. They’re two fellow fourth graders that deal with plenty of their own trauma behind closed doors.
And somehow, the author finds a way to intertwine their lives in the darkest of ways.
This manga is trauma-ridden. From broken homes, to battling with depression and mistreatment across the board— Shizuka, Marina, and Naoki deal with it all. Three different lives end up sharing very similar stories.
And Takopi just wants to save them all.
This manga was incredible. I can’t understand some of the ratings and reviews— it’s not a hard manga to follow. Is it deep? Yes. And there are many loops/rewinds/travel-through-time moments. But— that’s what Takopi’s Original Sin is about. The time traveling aspect is fantastically done because with every rewind moment comes a bigger climax, whiplash plot twists, and a satisfying resolution. You might even shed a tear. Maybe even learn to love a bit harder and be a bit kinder.
And Takopi will steal your heart.
Be a Takopi in a world full of sadness.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ stars to this one here. Not only is it a dark read, but it’s moving. It helps you remember that our exteriors may be different— but so many times, our interiors are indistinguishable. You never know what someone is going through, they may be just like you.
This manga is heavy. At the same time, it’s incredibly beautiful.
Takopi is a little happy octo-alien from Planet Happy, and he’s looking to spread a bit of, well— happiness!
A young girl named Shizuka comes across the Happian, who she names Takopi.
But Takopi doesn’t understand Earth. He doesn’t comprehend what it means to be human. Like dealing with depression, estranged familial matters, bullying— heartache.
Takopi only knows simplicity and happiness.
So when Shizuka, just a fourth grader, takes her own life due to incessant bullying and unrelenting sadness— Takopi is confused and wants to do everything to bring her back and make her smile.
And from here, this extremely dark, slice-of-life manga takes many somber turns.
”Nothing exists to undo this.”
Death is undo-able. Until Takopi remembers a Happy gadget that assists in time travel. This should fix Shizuka’s life.
But time (travel) doesn’t heal all wounds. In Takopi’s Original Sin, it causes death and destruction.
And while Takopi rewinds time over and over again, desperate to reverse Shizuka’s suicide— we’re given more insight on her school bully, Marina, and a new friend called Naoki. They’re two fellow fourth graders that deal with plenty of their own trauma behind closed doors.
And somehow, the author finds a way to intertwine their lives in the darkest of ways.
This manga is trauma-ridden. From broken homes, to battling with depression and mistreatment across the board— Shizuka, Marina, and Naoki deal with it all. Three different lives end up sharing very similar stories.
And Takopi just wants to save them all.
This manga was incredible. I can’t understand some of the ratings and reviews— it’s not a hard manga to follow. Is it deep? Yes. And there are many loops/rewinds/travel-through-time moments. But— that’s what Takopi’s Original Sin is about. The time traveling aspect is fantastically done because with every rewind moment comes a bigger climax, whiplash plot twists, and a satisfying resolution. You might even shed a tear. Maybe even learn to love a bit harder and be a bit kinder.
And Takopi will steal your heart.
Be a Takopi in a world full of sadness.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ stars to this one here. Not only is it a dark read, but it’s moving. It helps you remember that our exteriors may be different— but so many times, our interiors are indistinguishable. You never know what someone is going through, they may be just like you.
August 17, 2025
4 🌟
منو یاد داستان پاک شده میندازه
والدین بی مسئولیت و خشونت خانگی
و سفر در زمان..
منو یاد داستان پاک شده میندازه
والدین بی مسئولیت و خشونت خانگی
و سفر در زمان..
March 15, 2024
A bizarre send up of Pokemon-type stories where an alien shows up and makes a child's life one of wonder and adventure. Here the happy little alien friend is at a loss when he fails to bring happiness to a girl so sad and bullied so relentlessly she sees suicide as the only way out. Even the ability to time travel seems useless in the face of domestic violence and emotional terrorism.
Bleak, weird, and loaded with outrageous twists. Compelling if you can get past the nearly unrelenting darkness.
Bleak, weird, and loaded with outrageous twists. Compelling if you can get past the nearly unrelenting darkness.
May 18, 2024
This one gets pretty dark.
Basically a girl finds this little squishy alien who promises to bring happiness to her. This thing is learning about the human race and they are...not what he expected but he keeps trying. Time traveling, death, suicide, abuse, and much more. This is def for mature audience only, and while I did enjoy it, I would say it can be a bit jarring and hard to follow if don't pay attention. A 3.5 out of 5.
Basically a girl finds this little squishy alien who promises to bring happiness to her. This thing is learning about the human race and they are...not what he expected but he keeps trying. Time traveling, death, suicide, abuse, and much more. This is def for mature audience only, and while I did enjoy it, I would say it can be a bit jarring and hard to follow if don't pay attention. A 3.5 out of 5.
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August 11, 2025Je vais me régaler à faire cette review, restez branchés 😵💫
January 10, 2026
What a wild ride
January 5, 2023
El pecado original de Takopi, Taizan 5
Traductor: Manel Vázquez López
Takopi es un pulpo rosa alienígena que viene del planeta Happy, una utopía donde ser feliz es posible y hasta gratificante, y desde el que llega con la ilusión de hacer sonreír a Shizuka, una joven de 9 años que sufre bullying y que, cuando llega a casa, solo encuentra consuelo en Chappy, su perro pastor, ya que su padre la abandonó y su madre pasa los días fuera de casa, trabajando en un bar de alterne.
Con semejante premisa, el lector queda bien avisado de que la felicidad de Happy no va a extenderse al mundo gris de Shizuka, Marina (su acosadora y víctima de maltrato infantil y violencia de género) y Azuma (un chico inteligente, tímido y acomplejado porque su madre lo compara con el superdotado de su hermano). Pero el trauma supera las expectativas. Los días en el colegio, para Shizuka, se suceden entre insultos, robos, golpes y mensajes de odio escritos en el pupitre (“muérete”, “basura”. Ningún adulto hace nada: los educadores son los grandes ausentes en esta historia, que no esconde su crítica social. El arte estupendo de Taizan 5 es de un realismo sucio: dibuja ríos de las lágrimas, chorros de sangre y miradas de gorgona en niñas que ni siquiera han alcanzado la adolescencia. La rabia y la violencia de la infancia explotan en las páginas de Taizan 5, y el pobre pulpito, que de bueno y cuqui resulta insoportable, poco puede hacer para detener una serie de catastróficas desdichas. Pero quizás se trate de eso, pareced decirnos el autor: a veces, querer corregir el camino en aras de la felicidad absoluta no hace más felices a los demás. Hace falta observar y escuchar antes de juzgar o de aplicar cualquier terapia.
El pecado original de Takopi es una lectura agridulce. Es cierto que el realismo de la obra se ve amortiguado, para bien o para mal, por sus momentos cómicos y por el constante tono hiperbólico; no obstante, consigue dejar huella, hacer reflexionar sobre los papeles del acosador y el acosado, o del simple chico que parece perfecto, pero que sufre maltrato psicológico en su familia. El toque de ciencia ficción funciona, a mi parecer, solo parcialmente, ya que el tema del viaje en el tiempo está mejor llevado en el primer tomo que en el segundo. Pero, en su conjunto, Takopi sabe transmitir dulzura y agonía en los temas que trata, con un arte que no te deja indiferente.
Traductor: Manel Vázquez López
Takopi es un pulpo rosa alienígena que viene del planeta Happy, una utopía donde ser feliz es posible y hasta gratificante, y desde el que llega con la ilusión de hacer sonreír a Shizuka, una joven de 9 años que sufre bullying y que, cuando llega a casa, solo encuentra consuelo en Chappy, su perro pastor, ya que su padre la abandonó y su madre pasa los días fuera de casa, trabajando en un bar de alterne.
Con semejante premisa, el lector queda bien avisado de que la felicidad de Happy no va a extenderse al mundo gris de Shizuka, Marina (su acosadora y víctima de maltrato infantil y violencia de género) y Azuma (un chico inteligente, tímido y acomplejado porque su madre lo compara con el superdotado de su hermano). Pero el trauma supera las expectativas. Los días en el colegio, para Shizuka, se suceden entre insultos, robos, golpes y mensajes de odio escritos en el pupitre (“muérete”, “basura”. Ningún adulto hace nada: los educadores son los grandes ausentes en esta historia, que no esconde su crítica social. El arte estupendo de Taizan 5 es de un realismo sucio: dibuja ríos de las lágrimas, chorros de sangre y miradas de gorgona en niñas que ni siquiera han alcanzado la adolescencia. La rabia y la violencia de la infancia explotan en las páginas de Taizan 5, y el pobre pulpito, que de bueno y cuqui resulta insoportable, poco puede hacer para detener una serie de catastróficas desdichas. Pero quizás se trate de eso, pareced decirnos el autor: a veces, querer corregir el camino en aras de la felicidad absoluta no hace más felices a los demás. Hace falta observar y escuchar antes de juzgar o de aplicar cualquier terapia.
El pecado original de Takopi es una lectura agridulce. Es cierto que el realismo de la obra se ve amortiguado, para bien o para mal, por sus momentos cómicos y por el constante tono hiperbólico; no obstante, consigue dejar huella, hacer reflexionar sobre los papeles del acosador y el acosado, o del simple chico que parece perfecto, pero que sufre maltrato psicológico en su familia. El toque de ciencia ficción funciona, a mi parecer, solo parcialmente, ya que el tema del viaje en el tiempo está mejor llevado en el primer tomo que en el segundo. Pero, en su conjunto, Takopi sabe transmitir dulzura y agonía en los temas que trata, con un arte que no te deja indiferente.
August 19, 2023
3,5 étoiles
TW : harcèlement, violence physique/psychologique, meurtre
J'étais intriguée par cette duologie depuis la campagne publicitaire qu'en avait fait la maison d'édition. J'ai eu l'opportunité de la lire, en les empruntant à mon frère.
Ce manga est très violent et comporte beaucoup de scènes graphiques. Des thèmes très durs y sont abordés (cf les TW) et j'ai trouvé qu'ils étaient abordés avec "intelligence" dans le sens où rien n'est jamais noir ou blanc. Ce manga montre la frontière parfois fine entre bourreau et victime, ainsi que le fait que la violence engendre la violence dans un cercle vicieux duquel il est très difficile de sortir.
Ces thèmes assez universels sont agrémentés de quelques points qui me paraissent propres à la culture japonaise, notamment avec le personnage de Naoki.
En résumé, une lecture assez difficile mais qui aborde des thèmes importants, sans tomber dans le cliché de la dichotomie du bien et du mal.
P.S : j'ai particulièrement apprécié le dessin des visages en pleurs, je les ai trouvés très touchants.
TW : harcèlement, violence physique/psychologique, meurtre
J'étais intriguée par cette duologie depuis la campagne publicitaire qu'en avait fait la maison d'édition. J'ai eu l'opportunité de la lire, en les empruntant à mon frère.
Ce manga est très violent et comporte beaucoup de scènes graphiques. Des thèmes très durs y sont abordés (cf les TW) et j'ai trouvé qu'ils étaient abordés avec "intelligence" dans le sens où rien n'est jamais noir ou blanc. Ce manga montre la frontière parfois fine entre bourreau et victime, ainsi que le fait que la violence engendre la violence dans un cercle vicieux duquel il est très difficile de sortir.
Ces thèmes assez universels sont agrémentés de quelques points qui me paraissent propres à la culture japonaise, notamment avec le personnage de Naoki.
En résumé, une lecture assez difficile mais qui aborde des thèmes importants, sans tomber dans le cliché de la dichotomie du bien et du mal.
P.S : j'ai particulièrement apprécié le dessin des visages en pleurs, je les ai trouvés très touchants.
August 5, 2024
I honestly picked up this book because it had a drawing of a pink octopus (and I’m very week when it comes to them), but just after reading a few pages I have fallen in love with it completely.
It is a compelling story about an alien that tries to bring happiness to a few children that had their lives destroyed by their parents.
It is a story about how actions of those around us can influence our own behaviour and how often we can misplace our anger.
It is a story about love and compassion, and about how hard it is sometimes to show it to those that might need them most.
I strongly believe that this book is truly worth reading. Both for its beautiful art and wonderful message 🩷
It also has an alien shaped like a pink octopus so what’s not to love right?
It is a compelling story about an alien that tries to bring happiness to a few children that had their lives destroyed by their parents.
It is a story about how actions of those around us can influence our own behaviour and how often we can misplace our anger.
It is a story about love and compassion, and about how hard it is sometimes to show it to those that might need them most.
I strongly believe that this book is truly worth reading. Both for its beautiful art and wonderful message 🩷
It also has an alien shaped like a pink octopus so what’s not to love right?
June 22, 2024
a customer put me on by saying it’s similar to goodnight punpun but i have to say this was insane. the art was gorgeous but the plot got very confusing for me in the end and i realized i just did not enjoy it that much😭
July 5, 2025
4.5/5.
fuuuuuuck.
fuuuuuuck.
August 14, 2025
Hay gente comparando esto con Oyasumi Punpun porque tiene momentos hiperviolentos y representa a críos sufriendo y sinceramente me parece una comparación absurda & superficial.
La violencia en Punpun es una estructura social que se transmite de padres a hijos en un capitalismo anómico que carece de directrices éticas y de herramientas para atenuar el sufrimiento. Así, la violencia recibida se acumula, se naturaliza y acaba reproduciéndose; bien recreando el papel del agresor o bien estancándose en el de la víctima. los últimos tomos de Punpun muestran lo que ocurre cuando la violencia y el sufrimiento son la única rutina que se conoce y, por lo tanto, lo único que puede dar un sentido y hasta una esperanza a la existencia.
Lo que hay en Takopi es pornografía de la violencia tópica y vacía con el añadido de un final ridículo sin consistencia narrativa o ideológica.
La violencia en Punpun es una estructura social que se transmite de padres a hijos en un capitalismo anómico que carece de directrices éticas y de herramientas para atenuar el sufrimiento. Así, la violencia recibida se acumula, se naturaliza y acaba reproduciéndose; bien recreando el papel del agresor o bien estancándose en el de la víctima. los últimos tomos de Punpun muestran lo que ocurre cuando la violencia y el sufrimiento son la única rutina que se conoce y, por lo tanto, lo único que puede dar un sentido y hasta una esperanza a la existencia.
Lo que hay en Takopi es pornografía de la violencia tópica y vacía con el añadido de un final ridículo sin consistencia narrativa o ideológica.
August 21, 2025
the art style encouraged me to flip through a few pages at the store and when i saw takopi i assumed it was a kyubey clone and thought “yeah i can stomach something like this again” boy was i wrong on both counts. while it made me wince at times (not a bad thing) i appreciate how takopi’s original sin shows us the broader spectrum of abuse as well as survival. it does this by accounting the lives of three children struggling to balance school life and the weight of a broken home as they navigate the tightrope of growing up. be it physical abuse, emotional terrorism or flat out absence, there is no shortage of shitty parents and the hell they’ve unleashed upon this world in their mismanaged children. it’s been said plenty of times in more polished ways than what i can manage but takopi’s original sin provides a nice vivisection of the ‘imperfect victim’ trope as opposed to having the story shy away from the fact that kids are capable of cruelty, especially when it’s all they’ve ever known. attempting to scrub someone clean of their flaws, be it on account of their adolescence or trauma (or in this case both) to create this idealized version of a victim, is denying them their humanity. not unlike Lord of the Flies in that way, just imagine the severed boar’s head mounted on a spear is instead an overzealous octopus from planet happy. overall i appreciate how challenging the read was since this made it harder to put down. i will admit i initially wanted to deduct half a star because i wasn’t crazy about the ending but i sat with it for a minute and decided i actually liked it. was it a bit tidy, sure—but i get it. one, i wanted a brief read and i got it (albeit very heavy lmao) and two, i really don’t think i could’ve handled these kids enduring any more hell on earth. something else the ending highlighted that i haven’t seen discussed as much is the value placed on listening over scrambling to problem-solve. rather than devices or alien magic or approval or blind optimism, they just needed to be heard and given the space to feel. this is ultimately what ends up saving them from each other. it felt good to see everyone just cry it out. very cool read. watching all these sacrificial lambs convene on the altar of fate at the behest of a time traveling cephalopod was interesting, would read it again. maybe not so close to school being back in session lol
September 27, 2025
What in the world. Where do i even begin. This book was fenomenal. This book honestly made me feel sad, which I don't easily feel when reading. IT WAS S0000 SAADDDD!!!! But sooooo goooooood too. I'm not gonna lie, in every manga most of the time there are panels or moments where it is less interesting right. That's normal. But in this book, it had me hooked from start middle to end. I could reread this every month and it would still be so good. Let me watch the anime cuz that one will be good too.
September 18, 2025
What an unbelievably wild ride. I had an idea of what was going to happen based on the first two episodes of the anime, but this is something else.
The first manga in a while that really left me speechless at times and had me wondering how I felt regarding the characters and their decisions. It’s such a wonderfully complex and dark story with lots of uncomfortable juxtapositions, exactly what I like.
The first manga in a while that really left me speechless at times and had me wondering how I felt regarding the characters and their decisions. It’s such a wonderfully complex and dark story with lots of uncomfortable juxtapositions, exactly what I like.
February 18, 2025
2.5
Muy forzado el bullyng y agresivo solo de 1 persona, excesiva la vida miserable. El cambio de los tiempos e intentos por jacer feliz a una persona y el giro que tiene la historia en donde el tako olvida su misión.
El final mmmmmmm
Muy forzado el bullyng y agresivo solo de 1 persona, excesiva la vida miserable. El cambio de los tiempos e intentos por jacer feliz a una persona y el giro que tiene la historia en donde el tako olvida su misión.
El final mmmmmmm
January 1, 2026
Lol, at the end when the main characters were crying and didn’t know why I was also doing the same. I’ll probably have to reread it or just watch it to get a better understanding. Was good though, would recommend but it’s pretty dark
June 30, 2025
glad it had a happy ending
July 12, 2025
I cried my eyes out T_T
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July 21, 2025Cute
July 26, 2025
being alive is pretty cool.
August 19, 2025
2 5☆
I love the premise but it was overall too confusing and messy, and a bit too bleak.
I love the premise but it was overall too confusing and messy, and a bit too bleak.
September 28, 2025
This is a book that makes my other 5⭐️ books 4⭐️.
October 14, 2025
stop picking up dark books at midnight that too when I have important presentations..is an advice I'd like to give myself.
December 19, 2025
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February 10, 2025I wish Takopi could speak less during heavy scenes, but pretty good otherwise
June 15, 2025
Children in great pain, and a happy octopus.
August 15, 2025
What in the world. Where do i even begin. This book was fenomenal. This book honestly made me feel sad, which I don’t easily feel when reading. IT WAS SOOOO SAADDDD!!!! But sooooo goooooood too. I’m not gonna lie, in every manga most of the time there are panels or moments where it is less interesting right. That’s normal. But in this book, it had me hooked from start middle to end. I could reread this every month and it would still be so good. Let me watch the anime cuz that one will be good too.
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