An advance screening and talk show for the anime "Takopi's Original Sin," based on the manga by Taizan5 that was serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+," was held on May 20th at Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro (Toshima-ku, Tokyo), with Reina Ueda, who plays Shizuka, Konomi Kohara, who plays Marina, and Anna Nagase, who plays Azuma, in attendance. Ohara, who plays Marina, a classmate of Shizuka who is harsh only to Shizuka, said, "To put it bluntly, it was honestly difficult. I thought it was impossible!"
"It was an incredible role. She's a girl I'd never faced before. I was determined to take on the role. I had nothing else in me except a lively personality, and even after practicing, it just didn't feel right," he said, describing it as a difficult role.
Once they began recording, she noticed a change, saying, "The sound that came out was completely different from when I was performing at home. It only worked because there was someone else there. I'm the only one who can empathize with Marina. I thought, I'm the only one who can empathize with her as she is being tossed around like that!"
Ohara commented about the work, "It's an anime that makes you think about a lot of things. It's a miracle that I came across it."
"Takopi's Original Sin" is Taizan5's debut serialization work, serialized in "Shonen Jump +" from December 2021 to March 2022. Despite being a short serialization, it gained popularity, recording the highest number of views among works serialized at the same time. The story is about Tacopi, a Happy Alien who comes to Earth and meets Shizuka, a girl who never smiles, and uses his Happy Gadgets, which have mysterious powers, to bring back Shizuka's smile. The story also became a hot topic for depicting the cruel reality of elementary school students, such as bullying and problems with parents, and was ranked third in the "This Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023" Men's Edition. Although the comic is only two volumes in total, the total number of copies published has exceeded 1.45 million.
The anime will be directed by Shinya Iino and produced by ENISHIYA. It will be streamed simultaneously on Netflix, Prime Video, ABEMA, U-NEXT and other platforms every Saturday from June 28th. There will be a total of 6 episodes.
