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ODDTAXI

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burn mystery that rewards close attention, blending dry wit with a quietly melancholic and tense atmosphere.

Created by
Mayu Numayama, Shigeki Awai
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Natsuki Hanae, Ryohei Kimura, Riho Iida
Tagline
Uncover the truth, one fare at a time.
Overview
While working as a taxi driver on the hectic streets of Tokyo, a reticent walrus gets pulled into a mystery involving a missing teenage girl.

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  • Crunchyroll
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Created by
Mayu Numayama, Shigeki Awai
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Natsuki Hanae, Ryohei Kimura, Riho Iida
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • identity
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, mystery, crime
Created by
Mayu Numayama, Shigeki Awai, Sayaka Yamai, Hideaki Ōba, Kenichi Nishida, Rokusuke Okimitsu
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Kazuya Konomoto
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OMSB, VaVa
Cinematography
Miyabi Amada
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TV Tokyo
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese

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