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Alternate Title
オッドタクシー

Synopsis

Kotokawa is an eccentric, quiet 41-year-old taxi driver who has no relatives, and tends not to get involved with others. His job is to transport customers, who all seem to be quirky in their own way, and though quiet by nature he usually converses with them. But what should be nothing more than innocuous conversation leads Kotokawa directly to a girl who has disappeared.

Background

Odd Taxi is an original anime being co-produced by P.I.C.S. and OLM. Baku Kinoshita is directing the anime and Norio Nitta is assisting. Other staff includes screenwriter Kazuya Konomoto who is writing his first script for an original TV anime, Baku Kinoshita and Hiromi Nakayama as character designers, and PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB handling the music. An advance screening of the first four episodes was held in Tokyo on March 20, and the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and AT-X in April 2021.

Characters

Kotokawa (Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae)
The protagonist of the series and a 41-year-old taxi driver. He is an eccentric man who doesn’t open up much to others and doesn’t talk much, but he has a serious and compassionate side. His hobbies include listening to rakugo before bed and listening to the radio while working.

Shirakawa (Voiced by: Riho Iida)
A 28-year-old nurse at the Goriki Clinic. She has a calm personality but also has a mischievous side. Her hobby is learning capoeira.

Goriki (Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura)
The 41-year-old director of the Goriki Clinic. He has a wife and children. He is also Kotokawa’s friend and family doctor. He is calm, intelligent, and serious.

Kakihana (Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi)
A 41-year-old janitor. He is an old friend of Kotokawa and Goriki. He uses a matching app to search for a marriage partner.

Rui Nikaidо (Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori)
The 18-year-old center for the idol group Mystery Kiss. She is beautiful and is a skilled singer and dancer.

Shiho Ichimura (Voiced by: Moeka Koizumi)
An 18-year-old member of the idol group Mystery Kiss. She has cute looks and aspires to become rich due to growing up in a poor family. Her hobby is visiting hot springs.

Yuki Miya (Voiced by: Manatsu Murakami)
An 18-year-old member of the idol group Mystery Kiss. She is the most responsible one of the group and has an innocent personality. Her favorite food is karaage. She sometimes makes naive remarks and gets angry at her manager.

Younger Daimon brother (Voiced by: Asei)
A 36-year-old police officer who is a bit of an outcast. He has a strong sense of justice and sincerely trusts his brother.

Older Daimon brother (Voiced by: Kosei)
A 36-year-old police officer who is reliable and has a cool personality. He cares about his younger brother.

Shibagaki (Voiced by: Yusuke)
A 34-year-old member of the comedy duo Homosapiens who acts as the stooge.

Baba (Voiced by: Atsuhiro Tsuda)
A 34-year-old member of the comedy duo Homosapiens who acts as the straight man.

Fukumoto (Voiced by: Keisuke Takai)
A 27-year-old member of the comedy duo Bonno Illumination who acts as the stooge.

Kondо (Voiced by: Phoenix)
A 27-year-old member of the comedy duo Bonno Illumination who acts as the straight man.

Kabasawa (Voiced by: Takashi)
A 22-year-old senior in college who is currently looking for a job.

Dob (Voiced by: Kenji Hamada)
A 39-year-old hoodlum.

Imai (Voiced by: Kodai Sakai)
A 24 year old who works at a hostess bar. He has a straightforward and cheerful personality. He is also a big fan of Mystery Kiss and Rui.

Tanaka (Voiced by: Soma Saito)
A 24 year old who works for a game company. He has a pet parrot named Maru.

Yamamoto (Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa)
The 34-year-old manager of Mystery Kiss. He is tall and handsome.

Sekiguchi (Voiced by: Chado Horii)
A 33 year old who is Yano’s underling and bodyguard. He is a strong fighter who is also skilled in IT.

Kuroda (Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda)
A 58 year old who can usually be found in a sauna.

Kanon (Voiced by: Amane Shiomiya)
A 19-year-old freelancer. She works part-time while trying to become an idol.

Reina (Voiced by: Chika Kagura)
A 19-year-old freelancer. She works part-time while trying to become an idol.

Yano (Voiced by: METEOR)
A 27 year old who is Dob’s junior.

Taeko (Voiced by: Tomoko Murakami)

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Staff

  • Planning/Original Creator: P.I.C.S.
  • Director: Baku Kinoshita
  • Assistant Director: Norio Nitta
  • Screenplay: Kazuya Konomoto
  • Character Design: Baku Kinoshita, Hiromi Nakayama
  • Art Director: Kenji Kato
  • Color Design: Tatsue Ohzeki
  • Director of Photography: Miyabi Amada
  • Editing: Yoshiki Ushiroda
  • Sound Director: Kohei Yoshida
  • Sound Production: Pony Canyon Enterprises
  • Music: PUNPEE, VaVa, OMSB
  • Music Production: Pony Canyon
  • Music Production Support: SUMMIT
  • Animation Production: P.I.C.S., OLM

Spring 2021 Anime