The new anime series “Takopi no Gensin,” which began streaming in July, concluded with the sixth episode, which was released on Saturday, August 2nd.
The “Final PV – To You in 2016” has also been released. This special video, featuring the ending theme of episode 6, “Garasu no Sen” by Tele, traces the story of all six episodes. To commemorate the release of the final episode, ABEMA will broadcast all six episodes for free for the first time tomorrow, August 3rd (Sunday) and August 4th (Monday).
This free broadcast will air all six episodes in three installments: August 3rd (Sunday), the day after the final episode’s release, at 2:30 PM and 5:45 PM, and August 4th (Monday), at 2:00 PM.
All episodes will also be available for free for one week after the broadcast. A “Takopi no Gensin” giveaway campaign has also been announced. Follow “Takopi’s Original Sin” Anime Official X (@takopi_pr) or ABEMA Anime Official X (@Anime_ABEMA) and post your thoughts on ” Takopi’s Original Sin” with the hashtags “#Takopi ‘s Original Sin” and ” #AbemaCampaign ” during the marathon broadcast to win a poster signed by Reina Ueda (voice of Shizuka), Yoshimi Kohara (voice of Marina), and Anna Nagase (voice of Azuma). “Takopi’s Original Sin” is a manga by Taizan 5 serialized on the manga app “Shonen Jump+” (Shueisha).
The story follows Tacopi, a Happy Planet alien who descends to Earth to spread happiness, as he meets Shizuka, a girl who never smiles. He then uses his magical Happy Gadgets to bring back Shizuka’s smile.
The shocking plot, which begins with bullying and family issues, quickly became a hot topic on social media, recording the highest number of views of any serialized work at the time on “Shonen Jump+” and being selected as the third place in the “This Manga is Amazing! 2023” Men’s Edition.
Although it is completed in two volumes, the total number of copies of the comics printed before the broadcast exceeded 1.45 million, demonstrating its popularity.