Odd Taxi (anime)

## Odd Taxi

**Odd Taxi** (オッドタクシー, "Oddotakushī") is an original Japanese anime series written by manga creator Kazuya Konomoto and directed by Baku Kinoshita as P.I.C.S. and OLM. An accompanying audio drama series is also written by Kazuya Konomoto. A manga adaptation by Kazuya Konomoto and Takeichi Abaraya started in Shogakukan's digital manga label Superior Dalpana in January 2021.

The anime was broadcast originally in Spring 2021 on TV Tokyo, AT-X, Amazon Prime Video (Japan), and Crunchyroll. It is re-broadcast in Summer 2021 on BS TV Tokyo. An English dub was originally set for a January 16, 2022 release, but was pushed back to February 14.

A special project named "Project ODDTAXI" for the release of the Blu-ray BOX of the TV anime will contain special content.

## Plot

This town should look familiar, but suddenly, it's not. The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much. The only people he can call his friends are his doctor, Gouriki and his classmate from high school, Kakihana. All of his patrons seem to be slightly odd themselves. The college student who wants the world to notice him online, Kabasawa. A nurse with secrets named Shirakawa. A comedy duo that just can't catch a break named the Homosapiens. A local hoodlum named Dobu. An idol group that's just starting out named Mystery Kiss... All these mundane conversations somehow eventually lead to a girl who's gone missing.

## Staff

* **Original Work**: P.I.C.S.
* **Director**: Baku Kinoshita
* **Assistant Direction**: Norio Nitta
* **Series Composition**: Kazuya Konomoto
* **Character Design**: Baku Kinoshita, Hiromi Nakayama
* **Music**: OMSB, Punpee, Vava
* **Music Work**: Pony Canyon
* **Music Work Assistance**: Summit
* **Sound Direction**: Kouhei Toshida
* **Sound Work**: Pony Canyon Enterprise
* **Editing**: Yoshiki Ushiroda
* **Art Direction**: Kenji Katou
* **Color Design**: Tatsue Ooseki
* **Animation Work**: OLM, P.I.C.S.

### Japanese

* Natsuki Hanae as Hiroshi Odokawa
* Kappei Yamaguchi as Eiji Kakihana
* Ryohei Kimura as Ayumu Gouriki
* Riho Iida as Miho Shirakawa
* Koudai Sakai as Shun Imai
* Suzuku Mimori as Rui Nikaidо
* Moeka Koizumi as Shiho Ichimura
* Manatsu Murakami as Yuki Mitsuya
* Kōsei (Miki comedy duo) as Kenshiro Daimon
* Asei (Miki comedy duo) as Koshiro Daimon
* Yuusuke (Diane comedy duo) as Kensuke Shibagaki
* Atsuhiro Tsuda (Diane comedy duo) as Atsuya Baba
* Takashi (Trendy Angel comedy duo) as Taichi Kabasawa
* Tomoko Murakami (Morisanchu comedy trio) as Taeko Harada
* Keisuke Takai (Girly Records comedy duo) as Fukumoto
* Phoenix (Girly Records comedy duo) as Kondo
* Kenji Hamada as Dobu
* Souma Saitou as Hajime Tanaka
* Makoto Furukawa as Fuyuki Yamamoto
* Chado Horii as Togo Sekiguchi
* Takaya Kuroda as Kuroda
* Amane Shiomiya as Kanon
* Chika Kagura as Reina
* METEOR as Haruhito Yano
* Mahiro Takasugi as Satoshi Nagashima
* Akari Kitou as the missing high school girl

### English

* Mike McFarland as Hiroshi Odokawa
* Lucien Dodge as Eiji Kakihana
* Daman Mills as Ayumu Gouriki
* Lauren Landa as Miho Shirakawa
* Sean Chiplock as Shun Imai
* Amanda Lee as Rui Nikaidо
* Jenny Yokobori as Shiho Ichimura
* Kayli Mills as Yuki Mitsuya and Kanon
* Brandon McInnis as Kenshiro Daimon
* Bryce Papenbrook as Koshiro Daimon
* SungWon Cho as Kensuke Shibagaki
* Brent Mukai as Atsuya Baba
* Zeno Robinson as Taichi Kabasawa
* Caitlin Glass as Taeko Harada
* Austin Lee Matthews as Fukumoto
* Chris Lewis as Kondo
* Patrick Seitz as Dobu
* Aleks Le as Hajime Tanaka
* Xander Mobus as Fuyuki Yamamoto
* Chris Tergliafera as Togo Sekiguchi
* Bob Carter as Kuroda
* Maureen Price as Reina
* Darius Johnson as Haruhito Yano
* A.J. Beckles as Satoshi Nagashima
* Anairis Quiñones as the missing high school girl

## DVD Volumes

The series will have a collection of DVD volumes, with every volume having 3 episodes each (except Volume 1, which has 4 episodes). There is also the special edition DVD Box set with additional content: a visual comic (see below), DVD (3 episodes each, except Volume 1 with 4 episodes) and a set of 2 special postcards related to the included episodes.

There is also a shop-specific perk upon purchasing single volume box (while supply lasts), like a "bromide" or glossy mini-poster (Rakuten, 7net, Animate). The perk for purchasing the full 4-volume set can be a 16-page short screenplay by Kazuya Konomoto (VillageVanguard) or a CD containing all 13 audio drama episodes (Kyanime).

Release Schedule:

* Volume 1: May 19, 2021 (episodes 1-4)
* Volume 2: June 16, 2021 (episodes 5-7)
* Volume 3: July 21, 2021 (episodes 8-10)
* Volume 4: August 18, 2021 (episodes 11-13)

Volume 1 Special Edition DVD BoxVolume 2 Special Edition DVD BoxVolume 3 Special Edition DVD BoxVolume 4 Special Edition DVD BoxKyanime's audio drama CD cover
## Music

* Odd Taxi Opening Theme by Skirt and PUNPEE. Digital release on April 7, 2021.
* Sugarless Kiss Ending Theme by Suzuko Mimori and arranged by PandaBoY. Digital release on April 7, 2021.
* Odd Taxi Original Soundtrack by SUMMIT (PUNPEE x VaVa x OMSB). Released on May 19, 2021.
The shop-specific perk (while supply lasts) can be a 2-piece large glossy poster (Animate), a keychain (Rakuten), a poster of the CD cover (Amazon), or a plastic file folder (Kyanime).
* Supernatural Love Phenomenon (single album) by Mystery Kiss and composed by VaVa. Released on June 16, 2021.
* 2019, a Yano-centric album, by METEOR, PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB. Released on July 21, 2021.

## Books

* The Odd Taxi visual comics are 4 comic volumes based on the visuals from the anime (as opposed to distinct style of the manga). Their content and release dates correspond with those of the DVD Box sets.
* The Odd Taxi official guide book was released on July 5, 2021. It contains character and plot points summaries, interviews with the cast and production team, early concept and background art. Furthermore, Kazuya Konomoto wrote a short story in which Yano raps about how he met Dobu in 2019.
* The Odd Taxi light novel, by Manabu Wakui based on Kazuya Konomoto's script, was released on July 6, 2021. It is a retelling of several key moments in the anime.

## News archive

* A pre-screening event was held on March 20, 18:45 JST. Tickets were available here. The event was archived until March 27 for rewatch.
* A first live reading event was held on April 29, 12:30 JST. However this was later changed to an online event, due to Covid-19. Tickets were available here from April 7. The event was archived until May 5 for rewatch.
* A second live reading event was held on May 30, 20:15 JST. Tickets were available here from May 21. The event was archived until May 5 for rewatch.
* A third live reading event was held on June 20, 20:15 JST. Tickets were available here from June 11. The event was archived until June 27 for rewatch.
* An ON AIR Otsukare Summer event was held on July 15, 17:00 JST. Tickets were available here from June 22. The event was archived until July 22 for rewatch.
* A discussion event will be held on August 7, 20:00 JST. Tickets are available here from August 5. The event will be archived until August 28 for rewatch.

## Amazon Prime Video Watch Party

Online watching parties to test the new Amazon Prime Video Watch Party happened on Mondays at 22:00 JST:

* The first event was on April 19 for episodes 1, 2 and 3.
* The second event was on April 26 for episode 4.
* The third one was on May 3 for episode 5.
* A fourth one happened on May 10 for episode 6.
* A fifth one happened on May 17 for episode 7.
* The sixth one happened on May 24 for episode 8.
* A seventh one was on May 31 for episode 9.
* The eighth one was on June 7 for episode 10.
* The ninth one was on June 14 for episode 11.
* A special one was on June 17 for all 11 episodes.
* The tenth one was on June 21 for episode 12.
* The last one was on June 28 for episode 13.
* A second special one was on July 5 for all 13 episodes.

## External links

* Official Japanese anime site
* Official Japanese Twitter
* Official Japanese Instagram
* Official Japanese YouTube

## Trailers

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## References

1. ↑ Broadcast information (tweet) Feb 26, 2021
2. ↑ Amazon Prime Video (tweet) Mar 20, 2021
3. ↑ Crunchyroll Announces Spring 2021 Anime Lineup! Mar 24, 2021
4. ↑ Odd Taxi re-broadcast on BS TV Tokyo June 21, 2021