Takopii no GenzaiTakopi's Original Sin Edit What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsTypeExternal Links   4uh6j

Takopii no Genzai, or Takopii's Original Sin, explores the human psyche through the lens of pure innocence and naivete. How do you explain suffering, loss, emotional, psychological and physical abuse to someone who knows nothing of the human condition? This manga goes to very dark places as a cute little alien with strange powers named Takopii tries relentlessly to help and understand humans in the only way he can, with no understanding of just how his well-meaning charity could be twisted and taken advantage of.

This manga exploded in popularity in Japan, and could have easily dragged on for years, but the author chose to end ... it on their own , and I have a lot of respect for that. For how dreary and depressing it can be, the ending is satisfying. You can easily read this in a single sitting and enjoy it for what it is. It gets slightly convoluted near the end, but gets its point across with brevity and conciseness.

For everything that could have gone wrong with Takopii, it gets a lot right by having an uncompromising vision. If this is an indication of the talent of this mangaka, I think we have a lot to look forward to, as this is their first published work. I would recommend this short read to anyone, and give it a solid 8/10.

Takopii no Genzai had a really intriguing premise.It's a series that contains many problems that our society is facing constantly, such as domestic violence,bullying and kids being overpressured by their parents.There were many shocking scenes and fucked up situations.Unfortunately the ending felt kinda rushed ,I think the manga should have been a little longer like an extra volume or so. If it wasn't for that I would give it a solid 7 or even an 8 who knows.

The art is pretty good ,I really enjoy the author's unique artstyle and the widespreads were fantastic. I extremely liked how the eyes were drawn, it is said ... that eyes are the gate of a human's soul and the mangaka managed to indicate that well enough.

The characters were good ,due to the situations they lived in no one is hateable ,their actions can be understanded.

Overall, Takopii no Genzai is a really nice short dark manga, it would have been way better given a little more time ,but it is what it is .It can be read in less than a day and I recommend it

Meh. The main plot of this story starts with technology from a race so advanced that they see time travel as trivial being destroyed by liquid. I say in reviews often that having a perfect story is bare minimum. Aside from that it's an okay manga. It's sad? The ending will make your heart go fuwafuwa. It's similar to "In the Gardens of Gehenna" where the plot essentially revolves around children from broken homes trying to coexist and failing to. Aside from that, the chemistry between the characters is just okay, I guess? Tragic manga try more to pull on your heart strings and make ... you feel bad for the characters than anything else. The art lends itself to that purpose and it does a great job at it. Once you get past that core gimick, everything else, from the logic underpining the story, to the characters, to the worldbuilding, to the chemistry between the characters, etc, is just mediocre. Kuze, Marina, and Azuma essentially have the same personality but with different circumstances. It's something manga in this genre in general struggle very hard to do.

If you want to feel sad, this manga is for you, otherwise it's just bad. 3/10.

The only reason I'm not rating it lower is because the art lends itself to the narrative really well. The art in "The summer Hikaru died" is much better and a similar style but this manga's art is nothing to scoff at.