Odd Taxi is the Best Anime You Missed 

Odd Taxi is what it feels like when everyone in the group assignment does their part

This is my "I was there before it was popular" moment

Let’s be honest here, Okokawas Walrus design is both extremely relatable and simply adorable… I’d like to see a plushy of him.

Episode 4 is a fucking masterpiece, more well written than a lot other "villain backstories"

The fact that they are portrayed as animals doesn’t affect the conversations at all and yet it’s another brilliantly used chekhov's gun.

>"Hidden Gem" >shows Houseki No Kuni, anime about living gems nice pun, garnt

Very late comment, but I just wanted to comment as a Japanese person about the voice casting of this anime. The thing that caused me to watch this anime was the fact that this anime was created with the help of (I think) Yoshimoto, a huuuge Japanese talent agency for comedians. The two comedians are voiced by an actual pretty famous comedian duo called ダイアン(Daian), and their situation is kind of similar to the one in the anime (Their radio show is pretty popular among hard core fans, they came from Oosaka and are trying to make it big in Tokyo, one of them is known as the "funny one" while the other is more popular on variety TV shows for his personality). The two police brothers are also voiced by a famous comedian duo, ミキ(Miki), and guess what? They're actual brothers! I think the Izakaya (or pub? bar?) women is also voiced by a famous comedian as well. While I'm not typically a fan of celebrities doing voice acting for clout, it was pretty cool in this case cause the comedians had an authentic Oosaka accent and sounded really natural doing the manzai (the comedy routine they did at the end). Anyways, that was just a little fun fact that I wish more people knew because I am a Daian fan lol.

Just finished watching today and man it's REALLY a hidden gem

Garnt: "Its an Anime with brilliant smart dialogue" Me: "Cooool...." Garnt: "It has an ending and resolves its story arch" Me: "You son of a bitch, I'm in"

"Can't just summarise in one clickbaity tagline" >You missed 2021's Best Anime.

Odd Taxi is that quiet kid that seems distant to everything and everyone but is actually a great person once you get to know them.

Damn I'm glad Gigguk didn't spoil anything.

“I used to practice Capoeira” quote of the year for me

Jokes on you I watched the SHIT out of ODDTAXI!

This anime was probably one of the best anime I’ve watched in a long time. It’s genuinely amazing. The writing is absolutely incredible that I ranked this anime 10/10 on MyAnimeList. It’s absolutely fantastic. It’s really exceeded my expectations.

You know Odd Taxi is so good that they made that whole capoeira thing which I thought was just a funny throwaway line until it became integral to the plot moving forward.

With the story being as complex and character-focused as it is, I believe that making everyone a simplistic animal was a genius move. It is pretty hard to make a memorable character design, especially if your story is pretty grounded, but if everyone's an animal - you'll not forget them at their basic level. Every character in the show has their own vibe, profile, and colourscheme, making every character stand out and be remembered in your psyche

Finally someone with a big audience recommends this show, it’s such a good show and deserves all the praise it gets.

Just finished Odd Taxi and my God what an incredible anime! Absolutely Spectacular! Honestly I did not see the ending and the twist coming and the ending was incredible. Absolutely the best anime of the year so far!

you had me at "individual character stories that intertwine in interesting ways" I'm a huge fan of this plot style & it neeeeeeeeds to become it's own genre. Baccano & Durarara do this & I have so much fun watching them

Honestly, the animal designs Really helped to make the show more engaging. With so many plot threads & subtle visual cues, the eye catching & easily identifiable character designs were a massive help when keeping track of everything that was going on

gigguk is so good at selling a show without spoiling anything. A lot of anituber simply tell the whole story to get views. the smooth editing also add an extra layer of wholesomeness.

Anyone noticed this detail: When Dr.Goriki talked to Odokawa's Landlord, we can literally see there's a cat outside. They've really got the "Chekhov's Arsenal"

One thing I can't find through the comments... Did anyone notice how FREAKING GOOD the English dub is?! It's phenomenal, also a big rarity in the anime world. Odd Taxi is 11/10, hands down!

"I know these animal character designs aren't the most appealing things in the world." Bruh wdym, so many of them are adorable

Odd taxi is absloutly brillant loved every minute of it

5:36 Artist: How many Chekhov's guns do you need? Writer: VERY YES

Man, still shocked by the ending. Hope they continue it, cause it feels like a cliffhanger.

Glad someone's finally talking about this. Odd Taxi was such an underrated gem, and easily one of the best shows we've gotten in 2021, which in itself should speak volumes to it's quality.

Oddtaxi has the tightest script I've ever seen in an anime.

just finished all 13. Absolutely phenomenal. if only gigguk in his spring vid just said that its not just some random scenes in a taxi, that its a thriller with a million twists - i would get to it sooner. but he couldnt know, if he only watched 1-2 eps

How this anime is structured (on how there's so many characters that doesn't seem to connect to each other) reminds me of Baccano....I enjoyed that and from what you said this seems to be even better story-telling wise, so of course I'm in!!

The ending gave me a straight up “damn”

Odd taxi is a 10/10. the story telling and ending were legit flawless.

This show truly is a hidden gem. I could tell from the initial dialogue and structure that this was going to be special. Every element of writing, plot and story was completely satisfying. PS - agreed, episode 4 completely elevated the show for me.

it's rare to see an actual satisfying last episode in anime these days, but odd taxi really nailed their job!

The last episode hit me like a truck-kun

The sad part is that Garnt probably convinced more people to watch Vivy in this video than he did to watch Oddtaxi...but I've already watched Vivy so Oddtaxi it is!

Me replaying the Vivy part Gigguk: are you fucking kidding me

The whole last episode feels like C&B Torture, hits really hard but in such a perfect way, even after rewatching it twice, I still let a tear out during the bridge scene...

"They're animals." Yeap, what Bojack Horseman taught me is that one moment you just brush it off because animals? Then next thing you know you're sobbing.

We're on the same wavelength today! Thanks for your service converting people to the cult.

I don't think I've seen a show nail a story so perfectly before. It's so interconnected and multi-layered and yet it was still written perfectly.

At this point, Gigguk could convince me to watch anything. "The intricate way the flames crackles against the logs will leave your senses craving more, which is exactly why you should watch the fireplace channel"

I describe it as "durarara, but if they actually got to the point." That ending was one of the best things I've seen in a long long time. It was all there, but wow when they actually did the big reveal, I absolutely lost my mind. And then they took that one step further with the ending. I haven't seen an anime I had this many words for in a long while. The last time might've been konosuba, whenever someone blows over it like it's just another Isekai. This was one of the most gratifying anime I've seen ever.

The writing in this show is more solid than my self esteem

"Hidden Gem" -Shows Houseki no kuni Ha! hahaha! I see what you did there!

I wonder if Gigguk is secretly crying whenever he sleeps after being paid by Netflix to pretend that the record of ragnarok anime is good…

This show is basically if a Tarantino movie and bojack had a baby...this was my show of season,cause it just feels real and relatable to alot of people.

The last episode was like a wet open palmed bitchslap straight in the feels

The line "I became a walrus" made my face °•° for a few minutes. And the words that came out of my mind was "Oh gosh this is amazing" and i continued the °•° face.

I absolutely loved the ending seriously one of the best in recent times. Without spoiling, the ending had me in shock and awe, and i just kept thinking “she fucking got away with it”

Odd Taxi is the closest thing I've ever seen to film noir in anime

Not gonna lie, I haven't heard of this anime until now, and because Garnt of all people recommends it, I bet this is worth the try.

I, too, was wary about being lured into watching another anime love letter to the furry community where all the characters constantly have to talk about what animal they are and hunter-prey dynamics of the ecosystem. I was originally hooked by the edgy premise IN SPITE of what it seemed to be. Then I watched a few episodes, made meticulous note about the lack of any undesirable conversation/plot topics, and pretty much figured out one of the major twists about 2 episodes in. It's done in a really clever way. Even Odakawa's physician asks what he looks like to him in a potentially-rhetorical question and doesn't correct him when Odakawa says he looks like a gorilla, which could also be a way to describe somebody who is large in stature and usually quite muscular.

That chekov’s gun analogy was exquisite. Like even in the last episode when I thought the gun has shot all of it’s ammo, I didn’t expect they shot it just one more time and it fucking bangs

Animal heads have a purpose: they help to remember the complicated cast of characters as well as our taxi driver does.

I didn't know about Odd Taxi, not until I watched this video. Now, I'm done watching Odd Taxi, and it's become one of my favorite anime.

I learned about this anime when you discussed it on the podcast. When I watched the first few episodes, I thought it was just a slice of life where they portray human's struggles through animal characters. I'm thinking that it's just a wholesome anime where they will teach you a lesson at the end. But oh boy, I was wrong. When I watched the episode about the gacha gamer, I realized that this is not a wholesome slice of life anime. It is a mystery thriller. That episode really hook me up on continuing the series. I also noticed that there are some inconsistencies in their world. At first, I thought that maybe the studio doesn't notice that. But my god! It is a chekhov's gun!

OddTaxi feels like what Durarara was meant to be.

"Odd Taxi is like a Tarantino movie? Oh, then I need to watch Odd Taxi." Me: "Tarantino is like Odd Taxi? I need to watch Tarantino."

"Chekov's war crime" is a phrase that I, as a Russian person, am surprisingly happy to hear.

I did watch odd taxi because of this video, and I just wanted to thank you. Phenomenal show

Thanks for making video on this otherwise I might've missed this masterpiece. There's so much going through every episode, it's truly a miracle that everything tied up so brilliantly.

Fun fact: This video currently has 4 times more views than members for Odd Taxi on MAL.

The Pacing of the show is probably the smoothest i 've seen in years since Mob Psycho 100. I knew Grant would make a decdicated Video on it, didn't expect it to be his AOTY. I still have to your Eternity as mine, but hope this gets this show the recognition it deserves.

It's been a while since I legit got goosebumps from an ending. (last time being AOT season 3 part 1) No other grand reveal in anime has ever slapped my brain so hard. 10/10 just fucking watch it.

Good news: Odd Taxi is getting a film and its releasing by April 1st, 2022 It may not be season 2 or specials but its a good piece to add in the mix anyway.

You know what Garnt? You've convinced me... I'm going to go watch Vivy. Looks crazy!

I swear if 90% of the internet wasn't like "furry bad" then this show would be 420x more popular than it is right now

I started watching this anime when i heard gigguk mention it in a clip, and actually paying attention to the details really makes the unfolding of the narrative more satisfying. I was paying attention to the opening a lot and I actually discovered what the mystery "something" Odokawa had in his apartment. It all connects in the end and it was mind blowing for me.

When I first saw this video I stopped it before completely finishing it because I wanted to give ODDTAXI a chance first. OMG This has to be one of the best made anime of all time. Such a great recommendation! The way everything came together at the end was so well done. The last time I was this impressed with the writing was Mob Pyscho 100.

As a writer, Odd taxi is something I would like to create in the next 5 years

Chekov's gun: exists Araki: i am going to pretend i didnt see that

Land of Lustrous, literally a hidden gem TwT

Aaaaand, the opening is a fucking banger.

You described the writing as "hitting uncomfortably close to home". Maybe they used animal designs, because human designs would have been downright distressing...

Odd Taxi is truly the deffinition of a hidden gem.

Just finished watching Odd Taxi and I must say this is one of the next anime series I’ve seen in my life and I’ve been watching anime since 2003. Agree with all of your points in this video and if I were to describe what hit me most in this show is that it really told an engaging story about people who continue to live with their sins because they can’t or won’t stop the vices that they’ve entangled themselves with.

I remember your video saying you were looking foward to this show, I was glad you were shedding light on such a great show. I had started watching it randomly when I saw the thumbnail on crunchyroll when the first episode released. Now I see you did this video, awesome 💯

This anime was a masterclass of a mystery anime. The show literally distracts you and then throws the its premise you forgot about right at your face in the final minutes. I love how Garnt brings up the animal "furry-looking" visuals of the anime and how it makes people stray away from it but it genuinely means the show successfully threw people off like the whole idea of the story. It makes the audience get distracted by something else for an entire episode and then throws the main point at you and it hits you like truck-kun. After watching this I looked up Garnt or Joey's review but couldn't find one. Here it is I guess. Finally the show will get the attention it fucking deserves.

“Cast of colorful characters that seemingly have nothing to do with each other" Yep sounds like durarara to me

Finally finished the show this week and dang that was a great show! I'm so glad I gave it a chance, it's been one of the best shows I wanted in a while and I'll be excited to rewatch it to pick up on the elements I missed on the first watch.

AND THE FACT THEYRE ALL DIFFERENT ANIMAL MAKES THEM EASIER TO REMEMBER GENIUS

Jokes on you, I didn't. This was a banger with all the points connected and every character fleshed out. Thanks for putting it out in the spotlight.

I love how Grant never referred to them as animals, but he's wrong because Odd Taxi is GOAT

The opening got me interested in the series. I was planning to watch the anime eventually this season, but the day the opening release I was like ‘I need to watch this now!’ I was never disappointed.

I finished odd taxi today. It is without a doubt a gem. It's something you really have to see for yourself because it's such an experience. Thanks for recommendation Gigguk.

Why am I getting so annoyed at Garnt saying “Ruby Goldberg” machine instead of “Rube Goldberg” machine.

The designs gave me serious Usagi Yojimbo vibes. When a character is an anthropomorphized animal, it triggers our subconscious shorthand for broad personality types. In Odd Taxi the characters either lean into those preconceptions in fun ways or break them in startling ones.

One thing Gigguk has left out is that this show has phenomenal soundtrack. Every song stands out and sounds unique, but still perfectly underlines the scenes, and doesn't become obnoxious. Every part of this anime is astonishing

This show, right off the bat, captured me in a way not many other shows had in a looong time. Everything about it felt so genuine. Every character was pretty fleshed out, nobody was over-acting (except maybe Yano) or over-reacting, the relationships between the characters felt real and dynamic, and you got a good sense of what almost every single character was really like and going through. This show didn't try too hard to stand out. It's down-to-earth all the way around with a story that somehow gets more and more wild as you watch it.

I forced all of my friends to go watch it, and every single one who actually listened to me doesn't regret it. It's my AOTY; it's in my top 5 anime; and it's definitely my favorite mystery show. After episode 6, my friend and I started spending at least half an hour after each episode discussing what happened and what could happen next, since there was actually that much to discuss.

"a lot of people thought this was just a live action drama in disguise " Gigguk, you cheeky bastard

The whole time watching this i was like: wtf is this really good? And then i remember Garnt is the one making this then i was like fuck it i’m watching this. And as usual IT’S FUCKIN GOOD. From Vinland Saga and a place further than the universe. He never misses with the recommendations

How could both you and Mother's Basement convince me to binge this amazing show that has THAT as it's very very last scene. I felt so good about all of it until the last 10-30 seconds. Won't spoil anything but I felt so fulfilled with the story until that. Now I feel endless dread and sorrow. Obviously others were fine with that but... I digress. Thank you for your always interesting videos and the recommendation. Hope you find something this current season you enjoy as well.

"I know these animal character designs aren't the most appealing things in the world" Bruh, this shit's way more instantly interesting to me than them just all being regular looking, generic anime people.

This is why original anime slap. You get a beginning, a middle, AND an end?? ALL IN ONE SEASON???

When you did the little segment on Vivy, your last impersonation of "Okay then, guess I'm watching Vivy" was LITERALLY my reaction to that fighting scene. I was like "Okay, damn, guess I'm watching this show, holy hell."

"a ruby-goldberg machine" -Some guy who used to work for the BBC.