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Takopi's original sin or Takopii no Genzai a manga described as too Dark and too cute for a being a shounen manga
Its a manga with bullying as its main theme and how an innocent creature who nothing about it sees it,

A manga called to be too similar to Doraemon and Oyasumi Punpun which are totally different from each other and yet there ideas seem to blend too well together in the manga
The mix of reality and fiction is done in a really impactful way in the manga, the line between realism and fiction is really thin a way not really seen in any manga, ... A piece which feels to not be enjoyed by a lot but would honestly be loved by those who stay with it
The first chapter of this had me unsettled for a quite a bit but also very intrigued for the future of the manga and the story

In the first chapter we meet the happiest alien who comes from the "Happy planet" in the entire universe whose life's purpose is to spread happiness and after he reaches Earth and meets a depressed child called shizuka who has no one other than her dog as a source of happiness he attempts his all to cheer her up. But it ain't easy to cheer up the tormented girl Shizuka who is badly mistreated by bullies at school. Even Though he tries his best he can't really do anything for her and his act of even giving her a tool to seemingly help her, results in a tragedy. The tragedy which was partially overshadowed, but it happening was still not very expected. the way takopii sees bullying which is tolerated in japan to the point of being encouraged is something of the essence of story

The end of the chapter 1 really reminded me of the chapter 139 of Oyasumi Punpun a chapter which really breaks a person but unlike oyasumi punpun the existence of takopii the cute alien who doesn't have a speck of negativity and is full of optimism still make you hold on and not really get depressed by the way story goes on. takopii's lack of understanding of human emotions and experiences really makes it a unique way to see the situation as the story is also meant to be seen from his point of view

The Art of great it can be called messy but the way it blends with background is dangerously great and overall pacing of the story is great too It is still too early to give an overall score but its 8.0+ for now for me

There is a saying "BROKEN CAN'T BE FIXED" and I do Hope this statement becomes false as the story progresses and eventually ends

Edit : After reading all the chapters of it I would say that The story really isn't at all that simple as I was expecting it to be even giving you an absolute mind fuck at times
Like how a seemingly act of kindness may have a different outlook to other ppl and how the social environment of a person affects their mental state and can even have them make rash and irrational decision
still its makes for a pretty good read and end is satisfying too if You infer it as such
I wanted it to be a little bit longer but it is what it is
Its 8 overall for me