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.

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

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

Jokes on you I watched the SHIT out of ODDTAXI!

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.

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

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

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"

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.

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

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.

Odd taxi is absloutly brillant loved every minute of it

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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 used to practice Capoeira” quote of the year for me

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

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 last episode hit me like a truck-kun

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.

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

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"

The ending gave me a straight up “damn”

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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...

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

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.

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.

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

"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.

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.

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…

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"

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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”

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

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

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.

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

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

"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."

OddTaxi feels like what Durarara was meant to be.

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.

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

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

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 💯

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"Ruby Goldberg" is how I shall forever refer to Rube Goldberg machines.

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.

So glad you're putting a spotlight on Odd Taxi! It's the only show of the season that I was excited about each week

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."

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

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

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.

Land of Lustrous, literally a hidden gem TwT

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.

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.

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 just finished watching this thanks to your recommendation, and thank you!!! You are right, this is absolutely one of the greatest hidden gems that I have seen. Its one of those shows that felt more interesting with every episode that went by and only peaked on the final episode. When I first watching this video I still didn't bother watching the show. After over a year of you recommending it, and specifically when you were voting on the 2021 anime awards, I finally decided to watch it. AND THANK GOD I DID. After finishing it, I cannot stop thinking about it and just as you, I want to try and convince everyone I can to try and watch it. Its a slow burn for sure, but by the time the last episode ended, ITS A GODDAMN BANGER. Hands down one of the best endings that I've seen out of any Anime.

Odd Taxi is truly the deffinition of a hidden gem.

But damn that ending was soo SATISFYING.

This is incredibly late, and I don't know if you read comments from your old videos, but this one inspired me to go watch Vivy, and it is by far the most amazing thing I've seen this year. And it's only January! And yes, Odd Taxi was amazing too; if you have the chance, the last 10 minutes of the movie (most of it is a recap) gives the complete ending to the show.

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.

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

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.

It took me a while to get around to watching it, but I'm glad I did. Thanks for being persistent with advertising this to your viewers. Also, the opening is indeed a banger couldn't help but love it and I don't even know why.

"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.

I'm so glad Garnt also appreciates the newest season of Digimon XD

Wish I had found this anime sooner, and you're absolutely right about this one gigguk. I am going to be honest, I was slowly losing interest in anime. Odd taxi has been my first anime after a year long gap from watching anime. Simply because nothing caught my interest. They felt all the same to me. But watching Odd taxi made me feel that spark I felt when I was a kid and watched death note as my first anime. Odd taxi was truly, and I mean it, brilliant. I can't believe I missed out on it for so many years.

I love how the 'big' twist is followed by a gut-punch when the final Chekov's gun is finally fired off. (and that final scene is just... O_O )