Exploring the Mystery of ODDTAXI

ODDTAXI/Odd Taxi is one of the best shows airing right now, and in this video I try to uncover the mysteries hidden within.
Credit to these reddit threads for helping:
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Also credit to the ODDTAXI wiki for a few screenshots:
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[@invaderzz]

If you're watching this now, keep in mind that this video was made when there were only 6 episodes out. I'm not going to be deleting the video though because I think it's interesting in retrospect and people who have finished the show still might get something out of it.

[@invaderzz]

@@rahaaatul probably not

[@axelthescarecrow]

@@rahaaatul would really like to see one! Do you have tips for other shows besides Aot and Odd taxi, those are like my two favourite of all time

[@elcidgaming]

The biggest mystery was the Dodo. When you pull in a gatcha game that is permanent. No reason it will disappear since its online. I think its something stupid like Tanaka just doesnt notice that the Dodo was in his inbox the whole time

[@souplover9654]

it would be devastating to find out he did all of this but the dodo was still there

[@elcidgaming]

@@souplover9654 Yeah hahah but thats the best case scenario

[@souplover9654]

@@elcidgaming that would really be funny tho what’s he gonna do

[@markwise9138]

I think the show mentions that he pulled the dodo and got so excited that he didn't "capture" it before losing his phone in the drain. So in effect he found it but didn't save it.

[@elcidgaming]

@@markwise9138 Damn that doesnt make any sense whatsoever tho..

[@fishpop]

The theory of everyone being animals in only the walrus guy's point of view is interesting

[@reallyidrathernot.134]

There was another time of caracters mentioning the animal references: the lead idol says her comedian boy friend has a "face like a giraffe". However, it might be that she was just using it as a figure of speech, and not literal. i.e. she thinks he looks a bit like a giraffe, while Odokawa literally sees the giraffe.

[@Window4503]

Like some sort of facial recognition synesthesia

[@Nico-zp6wg]

Latest episode pretty much confirmed this. He’s in IRL Tokyo. Everyone’s actually human

[@fishpop]

@@Nico-zp6wg This video came out a week before that episode so we didn't know at that point.

[@pugdomination]

@system32 he is talking to Dobu and explains that he can spot people in a crowd extremely easily, even when wearing a mask. This is because Dobu (a monkey) has his features "sticking out" of the mask (according to Odokawa's perspective). He also elaborates that he can't find the skull mask guy because he has never seen his face before, and therefore can't attribute animal characteristics to hin.

[@Majinken]

I find it odd that Odokawa always talks to someone in his apartment but nobody responds. People always mention that neighbours can hear him talking to someone but they never say that someone is responding or that they see anyone. Maybe the missing girl was there but ran away after a while and Odokawa is talking to himself because he's schizophrenic. If he's imagining others as animals I don't think it's a massive stretch that he's hallucinating an entire person.

[@jimmyjohn4149]

Maybe but I think there is a cat there cause in the op when his head pops up you can see a cat tail coming from a kind of closet, other things like the red and white spiral pen from the oddtaxi music video appear when Tanaka does the Mario jumps

[@Gaming_Legend2]

@@jimmyjohn4149 the thing is that the missing girl is also a cat

[@MintyDragonfly]

@@Gaming_Legend2 I genuinely think it’s a red herring and he really does just have a real cat in his apartment, hence why there is never any response.

[@samt3412]

@@MintyDragonfly maybe it's a stray cat he took in. We see that actual cats exist in this world in Episode 9 when Odokawa nearly runs over one. As well, he tells whatever is in his closet that it can run off whenever it pleases in Episode 1. But, the OP shows Odokawa shooing off a cat. So, I'm not sure what's up with that.

[@YANI922]

@@samt3412 That is not the case, in the op he is actually beckoning the cat to come to him, the cat got a bit closer smell his fingers and then run away, you can see him looking sad when the cat ran.

[@Gameman5252-e2r]

How are people turned off by the artsyle? This is like beastars but no cgi.

[@ixiahj]

Its actually better because the designs are clean and simple.

[@Sygns113]

I think the fact that it looks like beastars is the problem lol

[@sehhmie5483]

The car is a cgk

[@yorhayakumo748]

I’m so glad I decided to watch this show despite hearing no one talk about it, might be my favourite of the season and I love how many theories you can draw from it so far

[@nolanarmstrong4988]

On the whole Odokawa = Ex Yakuza, I think Epsiode 8 debunks it since Goriki mentions that it was an actual support group that came when his parents abandoned him and helped him pay his bills.

[@ixiahj]

Odokawa might not be ex yakuza but the support group might be funded by yakuza.

[@nafeeahnaf6296]

ODD TAXI is a Modern Classic, especially with that ending.

[@mesacboy7939]

All these theories are interesting as hell, can't wait to see how the show unravels from here. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

[@juliandisabatino1296]

Since the first 2 episodes, I've been thinking about the theory that everything is just in his head. Every episode it seems to be more likely, especially since episode 8 where Goriki and Shirakawa plan to treat his brain thinking that it helps him recognize things easier which make sense as a person who can identify a person through the animal and traits will be easier

[@wolvyne5813]

BRUH YOUR SO UNDERRATED. YOU ALONE CONVINCED ME TO WATCH THIS

[@invaderzz]

Thank you :]

[@laserbeamlightning]

Invaderzz: watch this show Me: OK

[@jumpshotbroken]

Odd Taxi has some amazing foreshadowing, writing, art, themes, dialogue, and characters, I feel that Tanaka is a S tier villain and the ending is insanely good. I wish more people would watch this anime.

[@bananaoverlord7212]

It has a lot of contrivance, too.

[@samshapira8295]

Update- the last episode basically confirmed that Odokawa isn’t seeing reality correctly.

[@DANCERcow]

When is this scene?

[@RaelagDidEverythingRight]

@@DANCERcow Gorika said that there is something wrong with his brain and that he seems to have some sort of sixth sense, it is also shown that Oddokawa can recognize people wearing masks/from behind while others cant, which would seem weird, cause it's easy to distinguish one animal from another, so another hint that Oddokawa simply sees people different

[@dimasagung5887]

And do you realize in episode 9, a flashback kakihana mom, the flashback show the mom is human from

[@RaelagDidEverythingRight]

@@dimasagung5887 no, that isnt true, she is a monkey or whatever, you can see fragment of her face

[@mesacboy7939]

@@dimasagung5887 In that particular flashback the mom is still a monkey, but there's been other flashbacks (from Odokawa) where everything is red and there's a weird art style, and the characters are very clearly human (case in point, episode 1, 10:05)

[@realkingofantarctica]

This is the only new seasonal anime I have been watching, and for good reason. It immediately caught my attention with its unique style and interesting layered narrative, and I hope more people decide to watch it.

[@baimon7116]

These theories are SO INTERESTING I loved this show from the beginning of the season but these theories are just as entertaining as the show itself omg lol GOOD STUFF MY MAN

[@thismanjack8224]

I’m not sure about the whole Mitsuya A vs. Mitsuya B thing. You make a compelling case though. I seriously doubt that any person is in the closet though. I’ve had a theory about that since the beginning. Plus something happens in episode 7 involving finding something in a river that makes is much less likely. I think there’s a cat/dog/small animal in the closet. Pets aren’t shown to exist in this world. It’d be weird to have the animal human walking smaller animals around. I think Bojack played with this idea at some point. Anyway, I think it’s never shown because it would likely make Odokawa confront his psychosis or just reveal more about his condition as a result of brain injury that the show runners are saving until the end. Hard to look at a cat girl and a real cat at the same time without drawing connections.

[@WaldoDoesGames]

I agree, I think it's a regular cat. There's one in the OP that we've yet to see in the show.

[@thismanjack8224]

@@WaldoDoesGames I tend to skip OP’s in general so I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@equilibrium3959]

Tanaka had a pet bird in the flashback.

[@maymay5600]

hold did you missed the part where tanaka had a pet bird?

[@thismanjack8224]

@@maymay5600 to be fair, don’t think we’ve seen a bird person yet

[@WaldoDoesGames]

Been waiting for this one, such an underrated anime!

[@KiloCruz07]

Yup it's a very underrated anime

[@myau9912]

7:03 It's not totally confirmed yet and it's only strongly hinted at it in the audio dramas, but it's strongly suggested that the heart-shaped pen you see getting passed around from person to person (6:54 in episode 3 just to give one example of where you can see it) is also an audio recorder. Since the pen is only talked about in the audio dramas it's not clear if it'll ever explicitly matter in the anime or if it's just a fun background mystery.

[@maymay5600]

no! bro! the audio drama correlates with the episodes! like he said the heart shaped pen is an IEM audio recoder and the student has a podcast where you can hear the stuff of what people are saying, go back to them

[@anewspinonthings]

The recent mention of Odikawa’s synesthesia gives a lot more credence to the “Animal” theory

[@pedrogarc1a]

Finally someone giving this anime some praise, my favorite anime of this season with Vivy 🙌

[@reallyidrathernot.134]

I'm scoruing these comments because this anime is so good, and I haven't seen anything else like it, so now I'll look at Vivy. It reminds me of Adventure Time, in that it's enjoyable as an adult, without relying on edgy bullshit.

[@FrizFroz]

Vivy and To Your Eternity are my orthodox picks for anime of the season contenders. But Odd Taxi and Megalobox Nomad are my favorite shows this season. So good it hurts that people are missing out on these due to its artstyle (OT) or not having watched/enjoyed the first season (MBN).

[@xviinaichi3793]

Talks about one of my new recent fav anime MYSTERIES and video starts off with the mystery dungeon OST one of my fav games of all time

[@feets.enthusiast]

can someone please explain about the red/pink pen? i saw lots of characters hold them from one to another

[@diehardanimefann]

I love Odd Taxi

[@Meyliart]

Great video. I already like this show but you just proved to me how many details I missed

[@DueRag]

the closet thing was such a let down and I really don't think that there was enough evidence to prove that the killer was who it was....

[@RunEscaqe3]

Literally never seen any show that put so much detail into the tangled plot as much as oddtaxi.

[@danrudge5997]

Because of the hallucinating animals idea my theory is that the person odokawa is speaking to in his appartment is a cat. Actual animal cat.

[@rootbourne4454]

Bro you just blew my mind! I hadn’t even thought of the missing girl being related to the idols but that makes so much sense!

[@aulodian]

Now that this series has ended, please do a foreshadowing-style video about this series like you did with AoT. It’d be perfect in tying up all the loose ends.

[@invaderzz]

I might at some point, but it would be a LOT of work, and I have so many other projects I want to work on. We'll see. Regardless, thanks for the comment

[@preethamvasireddy914]

Great video as usual and just wanted to ask if you have a MAL/AniList since I think you have great taste

[@Misha-bj7eq]

This aged well

[@ActraiserAnimations]

Watched the show before completing your video based on your recommendation. Thoroughly enjoyed it. You got a lot of things right with this video. Good job!

[@invaderzz]

Thanks!

[@ActraiserAnimations]

@@invaderzz By the way, have you ever seen Naoki Urasawa's "Monster"?

[@invaderzz]

@@ActraiserAnimations Sorry for not replying, I didn't see your comment. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning on reading the manga soon.

[@SamGarcia]

I did finish the show, but I learned about the pen here.

[@FireNightLight]

OMG! So many good Theories! I hope you make a part 2 when this show ends! Good video!

[@sourkrause1020]

Back after finding out the closet was just a red herring and finally seeing who the real killer was!

[@koops6899]

Yano mentions his spines and calls Dobu a monkey

[@ixiahj]

I also remember Odokawa calling Shirikawa an alpaca and she didn't comment on it. Same with one of the Mystery Kiss girls when talking to Yamamoto because Odokawa said "she looked familiar" then said "she was a calico cat."

[@KomalPatel]

Mitsuya a also has ear ring on the right ear, although I guess it can be removed idk lol

[@MintyDragonfly]

This is a fantastic video and really got me thinking. I think you’re onto something about the idol and the missing schoolgirl but I’m not totally sure what the connection is. Obviously the conbini security cam footage and the clip of the original Mystery Kiss girl show the same person and obviously the idol Mystery Kiss has now is not that girl…but the idol was in Odokawa’s taxi and said she was from out of town where they love karaage and the missing schoolgirl is from Nerima in Tokyo, so unless the idol has a really strong storyline that she’s adhering to (unlikely bc food taste is very personal and she’s very motivated by it), I don’t think the idol NOW is the missing schoolgirl. However…I think the missing schoolgirl might have been the previous Mitsuya and maybe she’s the one whose body has just been found. I can’t put it together though, I’m racking my brains lmao and I just can’t understand…was it that she found out about the yakuza connections of the band management and her dad’s connection to them and wanted out so Yano killed her before she could spill the beans? It’s VERY well written to be this intriguing!! Also I’m sold on your Odokawa is ex-yakuza theory, it’s extremely possible. My only query with it is that even though WE haven’t seen his back, Goriki and Kakihana would have and they’d surely have their questions if their old mate had tattoos. Also Kakihana and Odokawa went to school together so I feel like he wouldn’t be able to hide his Yakuza connections from a friend all that time. But he seems to KNOW Dobu (“you couldn’t kill anyone”) before they meet in the car, he seems to know things very intuitively about badger games and stuff…🤔

[@flytheburger2182]

This show is amazing. I didn’t even know there was so many details in this show. Just amazing

[@sexyfoxgirl3013]

wait at 3:10 he says that they mistook mitsuya A for the missing girl but o thought the point was that A is indeed the missing girl

[@marcster6767]

Oh wow! I had noticed less than half of what you presented. This show is amazing and this is a great video!

[@invaderzz]

Thank you, im glad you enjoyed.

[@terrytaylor7036]

Episode 10 debunks the “missing girl is in mystery kiss” theory, I think.

[@Brenilla]

Man see this just before the last episode. i had no idea how in debth this show got, its got ARNG elements and everything.

[@invaderzz]

Yeah its absolutely crazy, a show like this is incredibly rare

[@storage3763]

Series or video game analysis I want to see on this channel Monster (anime) a video about Johans true goal . Zelda Majoras mask (video game)a video about the couping of death Attack on Titan Season 4 foreshadowing Attack on Titan why the remaining 8 pages embody the themes of the show and why Paradis deserved to be destroyed. Alternative routes Eren could have taken to avoid Genocide

[@wtfimcrying]

the danganronpa music really is the cherry on top

[@amritendeavours1735]

Yo pretty sure “Mitsuya A” is dead (the body shown dumped in the river) As for who Odokawa is hiding probs like a stray cat like the one in the opening (if true this would be some nice misdirection )

[@maymay5600]

also, you should listen to the audio drama that's on youtube, because what interesting, i'll tell you listen to them and you comment back to me, because you'll find something rather disturbing and concerning

[@amritendeavours1735]

@@maymay5600 Ohh I did so, thats amazing especially audio drama 2 as it would support my idea, the dramas give a whole new outlook on the "Magic Pen of Happiness" too also shown in the full version of the music video by Skirt and PUNPEE. Thanks for that, very interesting ::)

[@JesusChrist-qs2mc]

Honestly after the show has finished, this video is way more interesting as many of the theories presented by people was correct

[@invaderzz]

Thank you, Jesus.

[@JesusChrist-qs2mc]

@@invaderzz it’s my duty

[@ajmalaika1287]

OHHH THIS MAKES ME LOVE THE SHOW MORE THANK YOU I NEVER SAW TH PEN!!!!

[@newbie4789]

This is soo interesting that it proves it was such a good script and you missed a lot

[@JesusChrist-qs2mc]

That last scene on episode 13 gave me a heart attack

[@gideoncheung8731]

Explorers of the sky? Is that Explorers of the Sky? Oh my goodness is that it??! Nostalgia explosion🤯🤯🤯

[@ixiahj]

I think the support group being yakuza or beneficiaries of yakuza is already true. Daimon twins have the same duck thing that Odokawa has in his taxi. Older Daimon says the support group gives it to orphans. I don't think Odokawa knows he might be receiving blood money. The real mystery is, who killed the girl? When Yano's group found her, she was already dead. They just got rid of the body but they weren't the killers. I also didn't count Tanaka's gun shots. How can a revolver shoot more than 6 bullets if he didn't reload it?

[@invaderzz]

1. I agree, episode 12 confirmed that the yakuza are the ones paying Odokawa's finances 2. Not sure who killed Mitsuya but it was probably the one who replaced her 3. Tanaka had an extra bullet left, Dobu miscounted. That's because Dobu assumed that the one who shot him at the harbor was Tanaka, but it was actually one of the Daimons, or someone using one of their guns (the gun that shot Dobu here is specifically a gun that japanese police use)

[@V.U.4six]

Some people have mentioned this But I don’t see many actually discussing it Which is a shame I’m on the hunt for videos that do actually talk about it like this

[@shy_guy_sean9437]

Cant believe you called a lot of what actually happened

[@bellriver4283]

Reddit my dudes

[@dimasagung5887]

I realize in Episode 9, about flashback kakitani childhood. The flashback show the human from kakitani mom.

[@pedrogarc1a]

This review is amazing thank you making it

[@reallyidrathernot.134]

lmao I love this show and didn't even realise it was a mystery, let alone have such detail.

[@imnotgay_butineedthemoney]

Tyty great analysis.

[@avrinrose5457]

Can you talk About Kaitou Joker?

[@replay2020]

The art style should fully capture and draw ppl toward it. Weird how some don’t like it🤷‍♀️

[@BerriesSan]

0 dislikes? I like that :D

[@itsale3488]

100% my favorite of the season its so good, if you haven't watched it please do yourself a favor and watch it :)

[@opinionsfromfil1840]

This is amazing sires! Love the anime!

[@DoomPredictions]

Do you think there will be a second season? I really liked that cliffhanger.

[@invaderzz]

Personally, I don't think so, I think the ending is meant to be open ended

[@foggyforest2625]

It's kinda sad that your theories were better than what we actually got, i personally was disappointed by the ending

[@thestatsguy6684]

Omg dude you're amazing!

[@nescient298]

Why is no one talking about the last minute of the ending I wanna know whether he was killed or not 🙃🙃

[@WaldoDoesGames]

Thanks!

[@WaldoDoesGames]

bbnndndbdd

[@B-Ninja1201]

So did the taxi driver get killed? Like wtf?!

[@jimbuchanan2324]

fantastic anime.

[@TheRamblingSoul]

What is the music track that plays at 8:53? It seems familiar...

[@fgg419]

Has the show ended after episode 10?? ;w; someone please help

[@WaldoDoesGames]

No, it has three more episodes coming out every monday. Episode 13 will be the last

[@invaderzz]

There are 13 episodes, 11 12 and 13 haven't aired yet

[@fgg419]

@@WaldoDoesGames Noooo, is there a ss2 of some sort?? ;-;

[@WaldoDoesGames]

@@fgg419 we don't know for sure it'll end with 13 but I kinda doubt there will be a season 2 tbh. I certainly wouldn't be mad to see one though

[@WaldoDoesGames]

Odd TAXI

[@fishpop]

5:28 Chara sweater?

[@thelivinghydraera]

First! But I haven't watched the show yet. Be right back 😅

[@wewerob]

dont stop

[@itsjdezbitch701]

Where can one watch this show?

[@invaderzz]

it's on crunchyroll

[@itsjdezbitch701]

@@invaderzz thank you!

[@calvinwendland8373]

you really should have seen episode 8 before making this video.

[@yoinkling]

The hippo character got boring, and the crazed cat fell off despite his great introduction. Great show but the introductions were the best part of some characters.

[@LeoArmada]

Hmm, I did try out the first episode and it did not catch my attention to the point of watching the rest of it, I think the story does not out weight my dislike twords the visuals, IMO at least. For me to watch a Anime with a art style I don't like or bad animation even, the story has to be kick ass like mob, and for me this is not kick ass, it's enjoyable for people who have tolerance for the art style they don't like and to those who like the art style, they will have a blast with this.

[@invaderzz]

It's definitely not for everyone, so if you gave it a chance and still didn't like it, it probably is for the best that you decided to drop it. The visuals are definitely pretty weird. I get what you're saying.

[@kasuszenfone892]

to much talk ..