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Reply to KingShisui
Ahhhh Takopi, a messed up story with every character having their flaws, no real villain except the parents and Takopi had to suffer the consequences πͺ
We will remember you Takopi ππ
We will remember you Takopi ππ
| @KingShisui The parents are not villains, we just don't see what messed them up. This is a story very explicitly about the fact that nobody's evil. (If I'm amnoying, sorry for being this way) |
| Hello, please don't take anything I say as an insult, it is not meant as an attack against you as a person. If I directly disagree with you, that does not mean I think you are wrong, I am just more correct. |
 "People can be good and bad at the same time." Azuma had to literally spell it out for us. It's almost like human beings are nuanced. Don't get me wrong, some people are irredeemable monsters. But I wouldn't say this show has any character like that. Well, anyone except the parents, maybe. But it's not like they're explored that much so we don't know what skeletons they have in their closet. I don't get it. What story was the newspaper talking about? Two missing girls? Did Shizuka kidnap her half-siblings? That'd be batshit crazy. But at least they're probably fine(?). Oh boy. I don't know what I was expecting from the ending. Was it going to be a happy ending? Was it going to be a bad ending? Ig the reality is it ended up being bittersweet. Takopi sacrificed himself to use his camera gadget one last time. Shizuka and the others forgot about him but still remembered him and the previous timelines subconsciously. That's sad. But without the setup or any explanation, it just feels like an asspull which I feel mixed about. I guess it's the result of Takopi reusing the same photo over and over? But their shared experiences with Takopi are what saved them in the end. That stupid octopus wasn't useless after all. Either way, overall I'm still satisfied with the ending. The author could've said fuck you and given a cynical and dark ending but at the end of the day, I still prefer optimistic series over pessimistic ones. I'm just happy that Shizuka and Marina were able to become friends by the end. Man, this anime was special. It made me feel a whole range of things. I think the only other anime that made me feel whatever this did was probably The End of Evangelion. But that was a movie while this was a 6-episode series aired over the course of 6 weeks. Safe to say, I'll really miss this show. I really hope there will be more anime like this one in the future adapting dark and niche mangas that'd be considered unadaptable just a decade ago. I think the director said that it could've been a heavily censored stretched to a 12-episode show. I'm glad he fought to make this a 6-episode ONA with no filler and fully uncensored instead. Idk what direction we're heading with the recent censorship of the internet debacle. I'm just glad Takopi was able to dodge the axe at least. But man, I wish there will be more unconventional anime like this one that break the norms in the future. |
0451Aug 1, 10:09 AM
| Superb, in an age of seasonal Lloyds, Kyles and Allens this will be generational, not only do they tell an incredible story within half the usual runtime but for it to be so engaging and complete I'm awe-struck. Rip Takopi. I shouldn't have to do this but I want to bring attention to something incredibly upsetting, there is a mob of uncultured swine out there review bombing this show, its disgusting and degenerate behavior, and we all know that fan base, its always them ffs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and the great thing about choice is that its subjective, we shouldn't suffer review bombing because we happen to enjoy a show, ong ths community can be so infuriating. |
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| It really dug into everyone’s trauma, depression, and pain. The way it portrayed violence and its consequences was way more powerful than I expected. I’d honestly recommend this series to anyone. |
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Reply to viooooo
I guess "a small amount of kindness can lead to surprising changes in ppl" would be the most charitable read? that's the furthest one can get with all the adults remain fucking useless till the end.
jp really need to get over the "bully and the bully victims make up equals friends" narrative smh
also we really gonna just let shizuha take the blame for marina's dad being a whore lmao
jp really need to get over the "bully and the bully victims make up equals friends" narrative smh
also we really gonna just let shizuha take the blame for marina's dad being a whore lmao
| @viooooo Jesus, my man, what is your problem with showing sympathy for the bully? |
| Hello, please don't take anything I say as an insult, it is not meant as an attack against you as a person. If I directly disagree with you, that does not mean I think you are wrong, I am just more correct. |
why were you so desperate to make your opinion known to me, by the way? |
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp!  |
| I cried for 10 minutes straight man… There are some stories that just leave you a message that will stick with you for a long time. Takopi is one one them. I’m happy we got a “happy” ending, with Marina and Shizuka now being friends over their shared recollection of Takopi. |
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Reply to SgtBateMan
why were you so desperate to make your opinion known to me, by the way?
| @SgtBateMan get help bro |
| Finally, a sorta happy ending |
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| This is the happiest ending that Takopi could give us but he sacrificed himself for that..ππππ Marina, Shizuka, Azuma all of their lives still remains the same but they're not alone anymore. And they can still become better adults which their parents couldn't be. Takopi's original sin will forever have a special place in my heart. But I'm never gonna watch it again, 'cause my heart just can't take it. |
kind of ironic, since you are the one who engaged the talk =))) |
SgtBateManAug 1, 9:49 AM
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp! |
| Hard to not feel a little emotional after an anime like this. During these 6 episodes, I was very captivated by the story and the characters because we didn't see something something like Takopi every season. When an anime like this drops, you can't just watch it and not concentrate 100% of your attention on it! This end was beautiful, maybe too beautiful for this anime, but I took it with a smile and a tear! If this anime has a lesson to tell, maybe this is this one: even if you are in the hardest and saddest situation, don't give up and try to help the person who lives the same hardest and saddest problems as you! Love you Takopi ! |
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| I’ve been enjoying the anime more than the manga for a while, but in the end this finale still doesn’t work for me. I do think that what it’s going for on the thematic level, that pain & trauma are often inescapable but having a support system or just people to relate to about that pain in general makes life a bit easier, is a very worthwhile one. And on a broad conceptual level, a better timeline born from Takopi actually learning what real empathy looks like is also an at least appropriate ending to the story. However, the execution leaves much to be desired. A lot of the problem comes down to how the ending, both on a narrative and thematic level, doesn’t actually feel earned IMO. The resolution basically hinging on Takopi’s ghost whispering in people’s brains to be nicer feels much less emergent from Takopi’s own growth than the guy’s growth, and the rather quick presentation & pacing of it when combined with that fact just kinda feel like a regression into the same shallow, unnuanced feel-good world view that the show started out by criticizing. The lack of thematic resolution also highlights narrative issues that I wouldn’t care for otherwise, like how the Time Machine being suddenly restorable is an asspull, not to mention how it undoes a lot of the stakes for everyone except Takopi, and the explanation for it, Takopi’s amnesia being undone, was itself a case of twist-itis-fueled narrative clutter. A lot of that just kinda compounds into the end product as a whole feeling very insincere to me. There’s a lot I like here, from the base concept to the themes to the visual flourish to the sense of black comedy, but a lot of it just doesn’t cohere into a story capable of utilizing those elements to the fullest. I do get why other people like it and call it a masterpiece, but for me the story just doesn’t really work |
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I just finished Takopi Original Sin final Episode 6 it made cry bitch , you son of bitch Takopi I rarely cry on movie and anime , but you mf made me cry I'll give Takopi the original sin as 9/10 anime, but on my myanimelist I have 10/10 masterpiece that's how I usually rate anime  Takopi you made everyone happy  Aritst: @demotsu on X Final illustration for Takopi  |
RoyalDemon05Aug 1, 5:08 PM
| What an adventure we went on. I went into this anime thinking it was going to be dark, and I was right, but not that dark. Everything about this anime is so well done, the shots, the animation and the OST are all so well done. A messed up story, with a happy ending. Thank you for everything Takopi, you will be missed. 5/5 |
| I think the happy ending is a bit forced imo. However I still overall enjoyed it, and how it portrayed it's themes without shying away from it being too heavy to the viewers. 7/10 |
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| It was honestly 9/10 until the final episode. The finale was really lackluster and nonsensical. Almost felt like a cop-out, really. Basically felt like they didn't know how to end it so they just made everyone friends by magic. I wouldn't mind going back in time and actually working to change things for the better but instead it was just.. memories of Takopi. Is that how it was the manga or was this because of the 6 episode limit? Either way, overall it was great. They did amazing for just 6 episodes. Visually and auditorily it was 10/10 too. |
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| @clixc 9/10. Got a great rewatch value. Gonna miss this. @mshfqtny You must watch the remaining episodes. |
| “π¨πΏ π ππΏπΎ ππΎππΎ πππΎπ½ππΌππΊπ»π πΎ, ππ ππππ π½ πΌπΎπΊππΎ ππ π»πΎ π ππΏπΎ πΊππ½ π»πΎ πππππππ πΏπ πΊπππ.” – π€π πΎπΊπππ π±ππππΎππΎπ π |
| Marina is best girl, Shizuka is an awful satellite character, a parasite, inb4 I'm hating on Shizuka, I meant awful story-wise I actually like Shizuka, I ship these two takopii said the camera was broken so it definitely would be a plot hole if he just used himself as energy, but there's really no justifying magic or even scifi with this level of technology that is on the level of magic, you can't justify magic so my interpretation is, takopii morph himself into that gadget and used himself as energy, we've seen takopii morph to an extent even without that specific morph gadget, like extending limbs, extracting and contracting etc. also as for takopii status, it's kinda an open to interpretation, they seem to have no concept of death that's why they don't even know what "kill" means, so depends on you I guess, but my interpretation is he just lost his body which is just data, im assuming his consciousness just went back to his planet, I don't think he's not allowed to go back, the rules seems to have something to do with not coming back "alone" which is happy memories I guess which he now has, god damn I'm a genius this is an 8/10 like the manga, both did some things better separately |
Haunt88Aug 1, 7:22 PM
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| after all the shit that happened everybody gets a happy ending wtf this could have been a 10/10 but ending is decent which i enjoyed but was expecting more so 9/10 |
Reply to KuyaKevs13
AshTheChamp said:
Absolute cinema. AOTY 2025. 10/10
Absolute cinema. AOTY 2025. 10/10
Forget about AOTY, we all know that Solo Leveling will gonna get it anyways.
| @KuyaKevs13 Why you take Crunchyroll award soo seriously ? Dozens of awards shows are conducted every year and each of them have different winners. |
ZXEANAug 1, 10:34 AM
| The horrible violent murderous people came together in the end over their hatred of the stupid octopus. What a beautiful ending. |
| WTFFFFF I cried so hard twice, first while Takopi was disappearing and then when Marina and Shizuka were able to bond over something for the first time. 10/10, best anime of the decade |
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| Brooooooooo I was so happy when I read the description of the last episode, as it implied Takopi would find a way to save Shizuka, Marina and Naoki, cuz that's exactly the kind of ending I wanted to happen all along, but man did they fumble the execution. First off, the camera being broken after killing Marina was the whole reason for this mess in the first place. The fact that Takopi could have make it work again at any time is driving me crazy. Sure he would have had to sacrifice himself, which explains why he didn't do it this entire time. But why wasn't this something he explained sooner? If not to the other characters, at least to us the viewers (through an inner monologue or something, or by trying to hint at it, but being cut off by other characters before he can finish his sentence) It would have been so much more satisfying knowing this entire time that he could do it, but at an incredibly cost. Hence why he went along with trying to find an alternative solution to solving the problem of Marina's death. It would have made it so much more impactful knowing that in the end depaite how hard they tried, the failed an hence Takopi's sacrifice was the only option in the end. BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN TRUE. Cuz remember how that clock on his home planet still exists?!! Naoki even mentions it again in this episode. Heck he basically straight up tells Takopi, to use it to go back in time. But the dumb octopus doesn't. And even if the author wanted to still go the route of using the camera again, just say Naoki somehow managed to fix it. Does it make sense? No. But still more satisfying than what we got. You could even say Naoki wasn't able to perfectly fix, and that's why Takopi has to power it by sacrificing himself. But at least it would mean that Takopi couldn't have done it way earlier. And speaking of things that don't make sense. How tf does Marina remember Takopi???? I get that the story is trying to hint at the fact that deep down Shizuka and Marina still remember him despite the time being reversed. Shizuka I can somewhat understand, since she met Takopi when she was in elementary school. BUT MARINA HASN'T MET TAKOPI YET??!?!?!? It's not until middle school that she remembers him. Are you telling me, she somehow has her memories of her older self from the previous timeline??? I'm sorry but that makes no sense whatsoever. And it's not even like it was established before that you could regain your memories of a previous timeline after time is reversed. That would have been neat, like if Takopi had lost his memories due to time travel but eventually regained them. But remember, that's not what happened, cuz Takopi's mom erasering his memories was the reason he had lost them, not time travel itself. Honestly, if only these two things (making the camera work and regaining your memories from previous timelimes) would have been foreshadowed in earlier episodes, it would have made this ending truly great. But without any foreshadowing, it just seems like these plot points were pulled out of thin air, which is just disappointing cuz it could have been done so much better. Other than that, I find it weird that Marina and Shizuka are suddenly all friendly with each other now. But then again, it's not like there was a happy gadget that could have made them make up with each other... oh wait. All in all, Episode 6 couldn't live up to the peak that was episode 5 imo. Imma probably still leave my rating of this anime at 10/10, cuz that's just how highly I think of the first 5 episodes. But know that right now as I'm writing this, I wanna knock it down to 9 so badly, just for the wasted potential in this episode alone. But it gave me a happy ending, so I'll be nice. |
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