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| Masterpi-ece. Pi-eak fiction. I like this episode better than EP5. From what I understand, Takopi's deus ex machina (yes, it is) only happened because he regained his memories. Is it because Shizuka bonked him with a rock back in Tokyo? The power involves sacrificing himself, so it's not normally done, but it's OP (O-Pi?). It fixed the broken time machine camera. It probably required sacrificing himself because Takopi had to transfer his essence across specific points in a timeline, sorta like how O-pi-Wan Obi-Wan became one with the Force. In effect, he's able to give suggestive messages to Azuma, Shizuka, and Marina at various points in space-time. Perhaps, our characters were also given a vague idea of what their alternate timeline counterparts experienced. For me, the ending works, even if it's rather convenient and cheesy. Shizuka finally breaking down, and also the moment Takopi let go of her to perform his sacrifice... it's... very... sad. 😢 Six episodes is the exact length this anime needed. I'm wondering how Death Note would be like if it ended with 25 episodes rather than 37. I think I've already seen it by watching this show. Perhaps Takopi gave me some measure of happiness too, lol. This show wouldn't work as a movie because the various character arcs would be glossed over if you watch all of this at once in the span of 2+ hours. You need time to digest what you see. I didn't plan to watch Takopi's Original Sin. Only did so because of unforeseen circumstances. But I'm glad it happened. |
| I AM NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING. |
Reply to flowwwstate
So... Takopi had some secret power that he could use to brainwash everyone? Not sure what to think of the ending, it was a 10/10 show but man idk.
| @flowwwstate By using his secret power his memories of them traveled back in time to them as a last resort to help them make up and become happy at the expense of his life, Takopi likely understood a must death is a must but it can't be any of them again (including the dog) as it always leads them to misery. His secret power causes him his life, probably why he didn't use it before. And either way, by the end of it Takopi succeed in his mission. That's how I took it anyways. |
TheBerserkerAug 1, 4:42 PM
| This last episode was pretty uninteresting and cringy. Up to this point I thought this was the best new anime of this season, but I no longer think that. Quite a wasted potential. |
| I hate the ending. It's total bullshit. For an anime that deals with real-life issues such as bullying, I expected a more down-to-earth resolution to this whole mess, something along the lines of "we can't change the past, but we can do better in the present." Maybe it's my fault for expecting too much. It was obvious that Marina would survive in the end, but even then, they could have come up with a better solution for this than a last-minute bullshit and a cheap sacrifice. |
| "If someone says it's wrong to hope, I'll tell them they're wrong every single time." |
| oh, so now both the girls r now suddenly frnds?? wtf?!?!😭😭🥀 |
| What a show! I was worried on how a show with this great stature was going to end. Whilst it wasn't a completely perfect ending, it was definitely a solid conclusion. I'm so glad they didn't completely do cheap "and they all lived happily ever after" ending with all issues resolved. The character have such a rich deep background of trauma that it was pretty much impossible to completely fix. I never saw this anime coming, so it was an absolute pleasure to watch and experience such great characters, especially episode 2. Solid 9/10, likely going to be my anime of the year. |
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Absolute cinema ✋🏿🤚🏿 |
Reply to Ryoketsu
I hate the ending. It's total bullshit.
For an anime that deals with real-life issues such as bullying, I expected a more down-to-earth resolution to this whole mess, something along the lines of "we can't change the past, but we can do better in the present." Maybe it's my fault for expecting too much. It was obvious that Marina would survive in the end, but even then, they could have come up with a better solution for this than a last-minute bullshit and a cheap sacrifice.
For an anime that deals with real-life issues such as bullying, I expected a more down-to-earth resolution to this whole mess, something along the lines of "we can't change the past, but we can do better in the present." Maybe it's my fault for expecting too much. It was obvious that Marina would survive in the end, but even then, they could have come up with a better solution for this than a last-minute bullshit and a cheap sacrifice.
| @Ryoketsu Why would an anime about a talking alien chibi octopus with magical gadgets tasked with helping ppl become happy even have a "down-to-earth" ending??? It was exactly about that and he succeeded in helping them become happy, they still suffered anyways but learned to let go of their grudges, coupe, smile, be happy, live their lives despite it all and do better however they can thanks to his help, that's a pretty reasonable, fitting ending. |
| Takopii was useless but deadass im gonna miss that pink airhead we all kinda need someone like Takopii in our lives and thats the truth |
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| I am actually surprised people are hating on this ending, when it's perfectly a reasonable, logical, fitting ending for this show, an anime about an alien tasked with helping ppl become happy ends with exactly that is PERFECT. Everything they gone through, through the many, many time resets came back to them thanks to Takopi's sacrifice helping them get over their suffering and misery, smile and be happy, live their lives despite everything they gone through thanks to their terrible parents IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS ABOUT FROM THE START, it's a great all-around ending. |
| The cheapest solution possible, a horrible feeling that nothing happened and nothing mattered, but still a good anime for normies. |
| A few days ago I saw a random guy on Twitter asking if the manga got cancelled. I thought that he was dumb, "WHY WOULD THEY MAKE A TV ADAPTATION OF A CANCELLED MANGA, YOU DIMWIT?" With that ending, I now understand the guy. |
Reply to prowo
Absolute cinema ✋🏿🤚🏿
@prowo you forgot to add " pi " |
| Look, my issue isn't really with how the story ended. My issue was that we were shown NOTHING at it. I wanted to see what happened with Azuma, I wanted to see what happened with Shizuka's sisters, I wanted to see how both her and Takopii came back home, I wanted to know more about Takopii's planet, I wanted to see Azuma's fight with his brother, I wanted to see Shizuka's and Marina's relationship develop, etc You could've easily had two more episodes of this. But instead, we got this:  |
| Some say it was a happy ending. I don't think it was that happy, but at least it wasn't a catastrophic ending. At least the children didn't kill each other, nor was Chappy sacrificed. Marina and Shizuka continued living their miserable lives, but at least Takopi managed to get them to tolerate and even support each other. That, for me, is a total win. A 10/10 story, it couldn't be anything else. |
Shaka-bunAug 1, 5:27 PM
| Ueda Reina went off! Amazing performance. I love how it ends, it's the best possible bitter sweet ending that we can get I think. What a masterpiece |
| alright, i dont wanna hear any "that ending was bad writing" so let me spit some words at your face the camera sends people back in time, but since takopi doesnt come out of a time machine or a wormhole or anything, its really just sending memories back steins;gate style. what happens if the person whose memories are sent back is sacrificed to do it? those memories got dispersed through the lives of the people he messed with instead. where else are they gonna go? and it obviously wasnt a very clean implant of memories, they just kind of show up in places where takopi would have been if he was there. so it's all fuzzy for people. so no, the writing isn't bad and this didn't really come from no where. |
| zach/rascal/dcm walk beside me until you feel nothing as well |
| well that was a waste of time, luckily just 6 episodes. at least that's enough of that takopii's annoyingness. |
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Reply to TehManiac
I know this is an unpopular opinion but I didn’t like the ending which is why my personal overall score for this anime will drop by initially 2 points. All this suffering, all this drama (which sometimes I admit it was a bit too “edgy”, more than it needed to be anyways) just so that Takopi sacrifices itself and they all magically become good with each other? And forget all of their problems. I know it’s about “happy magic” etc. but still, it couldn’t stop from being a bit too cheap for my taste.
| @TehManiac they didn’t forget about all their problems at all, and just because the first five were extreme doesn’t mean it can’t have a happy ending, the whole point of this show, it’s themes and messages, get across regardless of the ending being happy or tragic, and most people wanted to see a happy ending where things kinda work out, it was rushed and the weakest episode but it was still the right idea |
Reply to Obitozz
Haunt88 said:
Marina is best girl, Shizuka is an awful satellite character, a parasite
Marina is best girl, Shizuka is an awful satellite character, a parasite
You are disgusting. Just the fact that you use the same words Marina used to bully Shizuka shows that you probably bully people in real life too.
| @Obitozz yoooo wth did you not watch all 6 episodes? that's what shizuka did every ep, attached to a host that's just how it is, no sugarcoating and I actually like shizuka so when I say awful character, I meant story-wise and if you think about it from both pov black or white, it either compliments or critiques her, well it's kinda both since they're both gray as characters |
Haunt88Aug 1, 7:23 PM
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| I'm glad it had a happy ending, but it felt too simple for such complex contexts. I don't know, I felt it was lacking something. But I enjoyed the series overall. |
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| Meh overall. Apart from the adults, I don't even hate the characters. Not even Marina. Not even Takopi, as annoying as he is. But like what others said, it feels cheap or it feels like it's lacking something for topics as complex as bullying, abuse, violence, suicide, etc. Feels like these topics were presented just to get the attention and reaction from audiences, because anyone would eat up anything that has miserable kids in it. But beyond "people can be both good and bad, ya dummy" there's not much effort to discuss it further, or dig deeper into these issues. Just... magic. Then all is well again. |
| Ending felt a bit rushed and out of nowhere to me, I'm not a fan of the "magic saves the day" resolution. Tbh the show didn't really say all that much in the end either (which I had hoped, especially regarding Marina's relation to her parents) so I'm not super satisfied with it as most people seem to be. I also don't see why people are praising the narrative as a masterpiece since similar stories have been done in live action format a bunch of times to better conclusions. At least Takopi was well directed and brilliantly told for what the story contained, it's just that the story itself is a bit lacking in scope for me to call it a masterpiece. I do however think that overall the show was very well made and dealt with the topic in a creative way with some entertaining silly flare. 8.5/10. |
JokucAug 1, 7:28 PM
It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. |
| What a fantastic show. I’m glad it was short and sweet. No need to draw out a plot like this. The theme of children coping with awful parents and the different directions it can take kids was great. It’s a tough subject matter, but it was handled very well. The hopeful message in all that darkness is that you can meet someone, even one friend, who can help brighten your world and change your trajectory. I love that. Characters and animation were all superb. Easy 9/10 for me. |
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