With the truth about Marina’s death out in the open, the latest episode of Takopi’s Original Sin looked into how the children decided to handle the situation. This was when we learnt that almost all households had problems, even if they appeared to be fine on the outside. Will Azuma be forced to bear the weight of Takopi’s sin?
In this article, we’ll recap what happened in episode 4 of Takopi’s Original Sin. We’ll also cover everything you need to know about the release of episode 5. We would like to emphasize that the recap section will contain spoilers from the latest episode of the anime, so do proceed with caution.
1. Takopi’s Original Sin Episode 5 Release Date
Episode 5 of Takopi’s Original Sin will be released on Friday, July 25th, 2025. The anime can be streamed on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
I. Is Takopi’s Original Sin On Break This Week?
No, Takopi’s Original Sin is not on break this week. Episode 5 is not delayed and will be released on the above-mentioned date.
2. Recap of Takopi’s Original Sin Episode 4
The latest episode of Takopi’s Original Sin started with Azuma discovering that Marina’s body was missing, and she had already been reported dead. She was discovered by people during an archaeological survey conducted by people in the restricted part of the forest. Azuma asked Takopi to undo his transformation before anyone saw him. They didn’t need to fear suspicion, though, because he had already wiped all signs of fingerprints, and since her body was preserved in the gadget, her time of death wouldn’t be known.
Suspicions still started to arise, though, and the police did visit Shizuka in her house, and Shizuka told them that she knew nothing. This didn’t help all too much, though, because they were still suspicious. Azuma struggled at this point. He was afraid of being caught and disappointing his family, and he also wanted to live up to Shizuka’s expectations. Later, when this stress caused him to underperform in his exam, we learnt just how much his mother pressurised him at home, which deeply affected him mentally.
Takopi too was getting crushed by the weight of what they were doing, and wanted to stop and confess in order to respect Marina’s parents, but Azuma and Shizuka wouldn’t listen to this, because they didn’t want to risk going to the detention centre. When Azuma reached his limit with the situation at his home, Shizuka showed up at his place, and they went to their usual spot where she comforted him. She then asked him to turn himself in and go to the detention centre for him. She told him that she’d find Chappy and wait for him.
What was even more weird was that Azuma accepted this and took the blood-stained happy camera home. The next day, before he went to turn himself in, he spoke his heart out to his brother, who was also really concerned about Azuma’s mental state. In a few hours, Azuma became known as the boy involved in Marina’s death.
3. Speculation of Episode 5 of Takopi’s Original Sin
Shizuka doesn’t have expectations for Azuma anymore. We do not know what exactly happened between Azuma and the police, but we do know that they do not fully believe that it was Azuma or that it wasn’t only Azuma who was involved in this case. Regardless, Shizuka has deemed him to be useless, so she decided to move on.
Since their summer vacation has started, Shizuka has decided to go to Tokyo to find Chappy. We can’t tell if this plan is feasible, because Shizuka is a girl with no money. However, a few of Takopi’s gadgets and Shizuka’s cuteness can solve any problem.
About Takopi’s Original Sin
Takopi’s Original Sin is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Taizan 5, published on Shonen Jump+ from December 2021 to March 2022.
In 2016, Nnu-Anu-Kf, an alien hailing from the Happy Planet, crash-lands on Earth in order to spread happiness to others. After 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.
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