Takopi's Original Sin

A squid-like alien known as a Happian leaves his home world hoping to bring happiness to other corners of the universe. After arriving on Earth, he narrowly avoids being captured and is taken in by a quiet, unsmiling girl named Shizuka Kuze. She feeds him, gives him the name Takopii, and in return he resolves to repay her kindness by finding a way to make her smile.

That promise proves far more complicated than Takopii expects. Shizuka faces relentless bullying at school and an unstable home life, realities that often slip past Takopii’s innocent understanding of humans. The one bright spot she clings to is her beloved dog, Chappy—deepening Takopii’s determination to help, even as his well-meaning efforts spiral into consequences he never intended.