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It's hard to describe Odd Taxi but I'll give it a shot.

Imagine Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia:

1- A series of seemingly separate stories featuring different people which turn out to be connected later on in the subtlest of ways. A structure commonly known as a hyperlink story.

2- The "plot" is virtually non-existent and it's just a series of regular happenings. You can't point out a single coherent storyline. But somehow it works magnificently.

3- Themes of chance and fate have a play in the story as the connections between the different characters are alarmingly convenient.

4- All in all, it is absolutely breath-taking.

Now, increase Magnolia's runtime to 5 hours, make it an anime (with anthropomorphic animals?) , add an extremely complex plot to it without the hyperlink feel being diminished, throw in a few mind-boggling twist for compensation, along the way don't forget to re-define the entire industry of short film-making with the fourth episode and you have successfully made Odd Taxi. One of the weirdest and "this has no right to work as well as it does"-est pieces of fiction out there.

The plot is really smooth and tight from start to finish. The screenplay honestly deserves to be studied as an outstanding example in storytelling. It even has a twist at the end that comes out of nowhere and has almost nothing to do with the plot but still works flawlessly.

Although it should be noted that having a plot as complex as this requires one's full attention. You have to be alert at all times when watching this show or else you'll miss out on something.

Odd Taxi is an absolute must watch for everyone.

If you still aren't convinced to watch this anime, at least do yourself a favor and watch episode 4.

I kind of randomly picked up this show and it did pique my interest to a degree from the start, but when I reached episode 4, my oh my. It was an absolute knock out of the park.it immediately became one of my top 5 favorite TV episodes of all time. It requires no context whatsoever and can be seen independently. So even if you don't have time for Odd Taxi, do not miss out on "tanaka's revolution".

It's okay to skip openings in anime, but not this anime.

There were many unique anime this season, and this was for sure one of them. A seemingly simple anime where everyone were animals with many different stories. However, what made this anime one of the best show this season was how these stories all interconnected, despite how unrelated they seemed at first glance. There were an incredible amount of details in each episode that had significant meanings later.

Watching this anime weekly might be a mistake because you might forget the details, which I did. Because of this, I decided to rewatch the whole thing before the last episode, and I'm glad that I did. As I realized that these stories were related, I became increasingly invested and impatient to see how everything would resolve. It was a big mystery that slowly built up.

The characters were very interesting. There were three episodes that contained a monologue background story from each of the three characters. They were sad, shocking, and dangerously realistic. Our main character was the walrus taxi driver, but there were good stories to many other characters. Also, I had to mention my boy Yano, who was by far one of the dopest character. He rhymed when he talked, and every time he appeared, his lyrical conversation that sounded like rapping almost always followed a beat that was played. He stole every scene he was in.

As I was saying, the stories were linked together and detailed. However, it was so detailed that even the opening gave clues about the mysteries in the show. Also, it was great that many who watched this anime formed theories that mostly turned out to be true. One of them was regarding the animation of the story.

As for problems, I felt one particular story about two comedians didn't really relate to the other stories. Also, I had a problem with the last episode regarding what happened to our taxi driver after the major event.

The show was at heart a slice of life. It reflected some of the people living today. I believe that some watching will be able to relate to the characters.

One last thing I wanted to touch on was the last reveal in the ending episode. I honestly did not see that coming, and the final shot was quite haunting.

Overall, an excellent anime that managed to have such a tight script and amazing mysteries. It is very underrated, and should have more attention. 9.5/10.

Nothing to say here but you must watch this brilliant work even if you're a non-anime fan because this one hits different.

Brilliant. Nothing more or less to say. If tarentino made an anime.

This is an anime original co-created by a studio new to the industry. Creating a original this stunning with such a good story is fantastic.

I wouldn't even be surprised if Tarantino was a co-storywriter because every little detail is important and worth remembering. Everything ties perfectly in to the last episode that drop today.

Fantastic ending, fantastic build up, fantastic cliffhanger.

The animation in its raw form may be lacking compared to bigger productions, but that does not matter in the slightest and it is not distracting one bit. The story is much more important than some fancy animation, so my score will not reflect on that aspect. If I would take that into consideration, it would maybe get a 8.5/10.

I just can't express how good Odd Taxi is. It is something fresh and unique and probably deserves to be in a category of its own. Going into odd taxi, I underestimated the show because I felt like its animation style was childish but after watching all 13 episodes, this is one of the best anime of 2021. The whole show revolves around mystery but not in the way of a detective series type. I'm impressed by how odd taxi mimics humanity and potrays humans being humans best. Every little detail is important. As if that were not enough, the climax was full of one plot twist and another. After the ending, you can't help but want more. Over all an exceptional series.

This was unimaginably realistic, I love how everyone and everything was connected and that dose of interesting dialoge in every ep was just what I needed.

This anime is a category on its own and I'm honored to have found this hidden gem.

Obviously this show could not be ignored with all of the fanfare proclaiming this show as the Second Coming, so eventually I went and checked it out.

Odd Taxi is a mystery story where you follow all of the characters interactions with the main protagonist taxi driver. At the same time, you also follow characters who are friends and foes of the main protagonist who eventually become involved in the main mystery.

I was nervous walking into this show due to some very misleading trailers and questionable reviews I read about it. Thankfully, the show was a surprise for me. It does shine and deserves some of the praise it's been receiving.

The show has a unique animation style and the creators were aware of its limitations for the most part. It emphasized detail in characters expressions and environments when it needed to and was able to mask some of its rough edges at other times. The 3D car animations were agonizing to look at, but they keep the shots to a minimum and used angles to make it look as best as they could, so props to that.

The best part of the show is that characters were so written well that you could relate and care for and understand their motivations. The show is nothing but dialogue, and it uses this advantage by fleshing out the characters as much as they can. They don't just spout exposition all the time, they spend time letting the characters express themselves and their feelings while at the same time progressing the mystery plot. The dialogue is snappy, sharp, and fast. It allows the audience to get sucked into the conversations and remain glued to the screen despite nothing "exciting" happens.

The show is very much against the mold of a typical anime. You can easily imagine this show as an Adult Swim show and not much would change.

The main problem with the show is aspects of the writing. While I do commend some things about it, such as keeping the pacing very fast and letting the characters bounce off each other so well, it does come with flaws.

Sections of the writing has a layer of self-impressed ego attached to it - like an emo middle schooler writing their first script. Characters will force in pop culture references, they'll talk about depression and insecurities like they are the only people on earth who've experienced it, and they'll give the characters quirks like rapping or a martial art and it makes you cringe in your seat. I rolled my eyes way too many times than I care to admit. Someone trying to emulate Quentin Tarantino without the talent to pull it off most of the time. The silliness overstepped its welcome and did more harm to the show than benefit.

The writing and logic start to suffer in the second half. There were many plot elements that didn't add up. The show started strong so it really did let me down when it lost momentum after the first half. Even in some of the best episodes in the first half there were massive missteps in logic that it took me out of the immersion. Characters losing data on their phone that would've normally been backed up based on what they were playing, characters only showing up at key moments even though they have the ability to track their enemies 100% of the time, and other plot conveniences.

Overall, I can totally understand the appeal of this show. It's a breath of fresh air for anime, and I do wish more anime would borrow aspects of this show. The majority will love this show, and If you are on the fence I recommend to give this show a try. You might be surprised like I was.

Odd Taxi is such an unique story that it will hook you up instantly. The Characters are too good and will teach you something about life for sure. The storyline is too unique. The animation is so different and not your basic anime artwork. It's different and it doesn't even feel like an anime. A must watch to experience a great story and the ending. It's too good. Also the opening and ending songs are fire. Give it a go. You won't be disappointed.

Bit of an echo chamber on Reddit and here in regards to this anime and how amazing it is. It would be a 6 but the ending bumped it to a 7. It was a mediocre mystery, and the last 5 seconds of the first 3 episodes was enough for me to continue. I would not put this in the same category of death note or any other upper echelon thriller/mystery. The animation and soundtrack were fine, yea it looks a little weird but that doesn't lose points for me, I thought the way of the house husband has garbage animation but I thoroughly enjoyed that series.

This anime does a decent job of keeping you watching long enough, just so you can find out what happens. The rapping porcupine was what ruined the show for me. Everything else was sub par; animation, voice acting, etc. I admire the show for doing something different, and i think the younger generation might like it, if they were still watching 2D anime. It's an odd combination of new and old together which ends up somewhere in the middle.

The story connects one story to another through the story from the main perspective of Ogawa and the two lines of light and dark with the lucky pen, creating an intense atmosphere. Although there are only 13 episodes, the process before and after the story is vividly presented. Some of the details of the story are thought-provoking.

It's definitely unique anime with captivating characters. You definitely would like it if you're into mystery like myself.

This is such a great show! Highly recommended if you like thrillers and mystery. The show is about a taxi driver who gets involuntarily entangled into a criminal plot between members of a gang, a pop idol group and common citizens, connecting characters in surprising and unexpected ways. The ending is great and surprising, totally worth watching. It's a very solid show.

Gotta say this is not your typical anime, don't get fooled by the animals, the show is not about that at all, it's just a way to portray the character's personalities and it works really well with the story.

I go to what matters: the story is great, having a semi-noir atmosphere, Characters are well developed and charismatic, Sound Score is Relaxing, Sticky and Mysterious, Animation is not a SAKUGA, after all this anime was not made to have an animation level MHA, Jujutsu Kaisen or even Pokémon, besides the ending that takes you by surprise, I won't give too many details, just watch!

This show revolves around Odokawa, an unsociable and straightforward taxi driver who becomes embroiled in a missing person case, leading to chaos with his passengers.

Although the first three episodes were rather dull and failed to generate excitement, I pressed on to the sixth episode. Unfortunately, the story still didn't become engaging. However, I found some redeeming qualities in the narrative later on. The characters are well-developed, particularly Odokawa, who has his own mysteries; Shirakawa, who struggles with her debt; Kakihana, who is in search of love; and Dobu, who aims to score big. However, Tanaka's subplot felt unnecessary and added little to the overall story.

The storytelling could have been more dynamic, as the characters' monologues were overused. In the final episode, the transitions were predictable, particularly when Odokawa expressed his love for zoos and animals. The final twist and cliffhanger felt unnecessary, as it resulted in every character meeting their end. The animation was decent, but the music was minimal.

In conclusion, this show may test your patience, but the story is ultimately good enough to warrant a try.

Do not let how the show looks deceive you. Despite it's "children's cartoon" animation, which is actually explained in the show, Odd Taxi has a very tightly knit brilliant mystery story to tell. There are many characters and little by little it shows all of the characters' individual stories overlap. One of the best anime of the year.

Written by Kazuya Konomoto, Odd Taxi is the story of a walrus taxi driver in a the world of an anthropomorphic Tokyo, as the many riders of the main character's taxi, Odokawa, slowly have their stories intertwine, eventually involving missing girls, the yakuza, and murder. Definitely an odd show, the title doesn't lie, I enjoyed it through and through over the course of its run, and think it does a good job building its many different characters. There's a lot of themes of fate and coincidence, and due to this some of the circumstances throughout the series get to be a bit unbelievable, but with over a dozen different personalities to keep track of the animation style of each of the animals plays very well with its plot. Of course theres a bit of a twist ending and of course a minor cliffhanger which leaves you to speculate the gaps, but I don't mind how / where this ended but I didn't absolutely love it either. Fairly easy to watch and continually complelling, I'd recommend for anyone looking for another slice of life / mystery style anime that doesn't involve middle / high schoolers. Good show.

This is a show for people who have watched know plot formulas by heart and maybe have watched every other anime out there. This is a show with quirky dialogue, short but fleshed out characters, but a mystery that's unhinged. Just when you see an issue being planted, it's either completely disregarded like it would in real life or paid off at the end of the series. If you can sit through 4 episodes where issues are just being planted, go ahead and watch. I've heard good things about the mystery in the show, the cool writing, but man, I couldn't get through 3 episodes. I want the action and resolution arc that I think people are accustomed to.

The odd taxi anime was great. Maybe there is a big difference with other animes. But it was one of the good animes of 2021. Yes, I think so, this is a great anime. Honestly, I do not watch much anime. But this anime another things.