Odd Taxi

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

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.

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 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".

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.