Watch Recommendation: Takopi's Original Sin

These are not your kid’s cartoons. Takopi’s Original Sin , or simply Takopi, may visually present itself with a childish and cheerful art style, but don’t let that fool you. Rated 17+ in some regions, the series takes the familiar "magical friend" trope (think Fairly OddParents ) and subverts it with dark, emotionally charged themes. In fact, this cognitive dissonance on the art style and the type of story pretty much sums up the point of the anime. At its core, Takopi confronts the realities of bullying, depression, and self-harm, while offe…