Reviews

Despite the unanimous praise it was getting from the beginning, I didn’t give ODDTAXI a go until it had finished airing. The anthropomorphic animal character designs felt like too bizarre of a choice for a straight-faced crime-thriller focused on a mystery surrounding a missing young woman and other equally dark storylines. However, once I accepted said character designs – which happened faster than I had anticipated – I was able to experience a twisting, turning narrative that made every interaction and character part of an intricate puzzle, and I was blown away when the pieces started falling into place. Virtually every scene and sequence in ODDTAXI is vitally important to the overall story, and some of the biggest, most shocking reveals are set up by the smallest, most quietly laid out details. In a world where most 13-episode anime shows just feel like the beginning of an adventure that we’ll never get to see in its entirety, ODDTAXI should be applauded for weaving a yarn that not only feels complete, but outshines countless series that have double the runtime.