WARNING! THIS ANIME CONTAINS MANY THEMES THAT CAN BE TRIGGERING TO SOME PEOPLE!

Happy-seijin Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.

Takopi's Original Sin follows Nueinukf, a naive octopus-like alien from the Happy Planet who arrives on Earth with a singular mission to spread joy.Renamed "Takopi," he befriends a quiet fourth-grade girl named Shizuka Kuze and attempts to use his magical "Happy Gadgets" to make her smile.However, the series aggressively contrasts Takopi's cartoonish innocence with the grim reality of Shizuka's life, which is marred by severe bullying from her classmate Marina, deep depression, and parental neglect. As Takopi tries to forcefully fix her problems with alien technology, his fundamental inability to grasp complex human trauma causes his well-meaning interventions to backfire, pushing the children further into misery rather than saving them.

The narrative rapidly descends into a dark psychological thriller involving time-travel loops, accidental murder, and the cyclical nature of abuse. As Takopi desperately rewinds time to prevent tragedies, the timeline only grows more twisted, leading the children to cover up deaths and succumb to paranoia.A late revelation upends the premise: Takopi is actually an amnesiac who originally traveled back in time at the behest of a deeply traumatized older Marina to kill Shizuka, only to forget his violent objective and befriend his target instead.Ultimately, the series serves as a harrowing critique of escapism, culminating in Takopi sacrificing his own existence to break the cycle of violence and allow the girls to slowly heal through genuine mutual understanding.

Now that that anime has ruined our brains, let's move on to a little lighter of and anime!

Our next anime is Witch Hat Atelier

In a world where only witches can cast magic, they must avoid being seen by ordinary people while casting. While Coco does her chores, she daydreams of becoming a witch. When a young witch named Qifrey visits her village, Coco uncovers the “absolute secret,” becomes Qifrey’s apprentice, and begins her studies. This is the story of children who encounter despair, yet reach out toward hope.