Takopi's Original Sin

Japanese web manga series

Manga
Written byTaizan 5
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 10, 2021 – March 25, 2022
Volumes2

Takopi's Original Sin (Japanese: タコピーの原罪, Hepburn: Takopī no Genzai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Taizan 5. It was published on Shueisha's web platform Shōnen Jump+ from December 2021 to March 2022, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes.

Plot

Nnu-Anu-Kf is a Happian—an alien who resembles an octopus, who traveled from the Happy Planet in order to spread happiness to others. After crash-landing on Earth and escaping federal authorities, he comes across Shizuka, a 9-year-old girl who is bullied relentlessly by her classmate Marina and only finds solace with her dog Chappy. Shizuka, noting that he resembles an octopus, names the alien Takopi. Takopi decides to use his planet's Happy Gadgets to help Shizuka, but after Marina intentionally gets bitten by Chappy in order for him to be taken in by animal control, Shizuka uses one of Takopi's gadgets to commit suicide. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Takopi uses another gadget to travel back in time, hoping that he can improve Shizuka's life.

Characters

Takopi (タコピー, Takopī)
Voiced by: Kurumi Mamiya (PV, voice comic)[2][3]
Shizuka Kuze (久世 しずか, Kuze Shizuka)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda (PV, voice comic)[2][3]
Marina Kirarazaka (雲母坂 まりな, Kirarazaka Marina)
Voiced by: Honoka Kuroki (voice comic)[2]

Publication

Written and illustrated by Taizan 5 [ja], Takopi's Original Sin was published on Shueisha's web platform Shōnen Jump+ from December 10, 2021,[4] to March 25, 2022.[5] Shueisha collected its sixteen chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on March 4 and April 4, 2022.[3][6]

Shueisha's Manga Plus service published chapters of the series in English simultaneously with their Japanese release.[7] On February 3, 2023, Viz Media announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.[8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 4, 2022[9]978-4-08-883049-0November 21, 2023[1]978-1-9747-4034-5
  • Iteration 01. "To You in 2016"
  • Iteration 02. "Takopi's Adventure"
  • Iteration 03. "Marina's Kingdom"
  • Iteration 04. "Takopi's Salvation"
  • Iteration 05. "Naoki's Intervention"
  • Iteration 06. "Naoki's Adventure"
  • Iteration 07. "Takopi's Confession"
2 April 4, 2022[10]978-4-08-883104-6November 21, 2023[1]978-1-9747-4034-5
  • Iteration 08. "Shizuka's Kingdom"
  • Iteration 09. "It's Going to Be All Right"
  • Iteration 10. "Naoki's Salvation"
  • Iteration 11. "Shizuka's Japan Tour"
  • Iteration 12. "To You in 2022"
  • Iteration 13. "Takopi's Original Sin"
  • Iteration 14. "Naoki's Intervention"
  • Iteration 15. "Shizuka"
  • Iteration 16. "To All of You in 2016"

Reception

Takopi's Original Sin won the Excellence Prize at the 51st Japan Cartoonists Association Awards in 2022.[11] The series ranked third in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[12] The series ranked ninth on "The Best Manga 2023 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.[13] It was nominated for the 16th Manga Taishō in 2023, and ranked 10th out of 11 nominees;[14] it has been nominated for the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in the same year.[15] The manga was nominated for the 54th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2023.[16]

In February 2022, it was reported that the series surpassed the 2 million views per day on the Shōnen Jump+ platform.[17] The first volume sold 41,277 copies in its first week,[18] and the second volume sold 198,505 copies in its first week.[19] By May 2022, the manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation, including digital versions.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Takopi's Original Sin". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c 【公式】『タコピーの原罪』1話前編（CV：間宮くるみ、上田麗奈、黒木ほの香）【ボイスコミック】. Jump Channel (YouTube) (in Japanese). Shueisha. April 4, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c 「タコピーの原罪」上巻発売で間宮くるみ、上田麗奈出演のPVを公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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  5. ^ 『タコピーの原罪』最終回が25日0時より“ジャンプ＋”にて公開。重い鬱展開で心えぐられる怪作の結末に注目. Famitsu (in Japanese). March 24, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. ^ 「タコピーの原罪」下巻発売で手乗りタコピー当たる、LINEスタンプも登場. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Takopi's Original Sin". Manga Plus. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (February 3, 2023). "More JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, SPY x FAMILY Guidebook Lead VIZ Media's Fall 2023 Slate". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. ^ タコピーの原罪 上 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  10. ^ タコピーの原罪 下 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 20, 2022). "Golden Kamuy Manga Wins Japan Cartoonists Association Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2022). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  13. ^ 「このマンガを読め！」今年の1位はいしいひさいちのストーリーマンガ「ROCA」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  14. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 27, 2023). "Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 19, 2023). "SPY×FAMILY, Takopi's Original Sin Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  16. ^ 2023年第54回星雲賞参考候補作一覧. www.sf-fan.gr.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  17. ^ 「タコピーの原罪」上巻、3月4日発売！ジャンプ＋連載作で初の1日あたり200万閲覧突破. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  18. ^ 週間 コミックランキング 2022年03月14日付. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  19. ^ 週間 コミックランキング 2022年04月18日付. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  20. ^ いじめや家庭崩壊描いた漫画『タコピーの原罪』 大ヒットの理由. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

External links

  • Official website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
  • Takopi's Original Sin at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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