Odokawa is an odd duck (or rather, walrus) by most any measure. He’ll take an inappropriately long amount of time to think of an answer to a question so as not to give an offending response, …
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ODDTAXI
An absolutely amazing mystery, crime, drama ride that simultaneously feels very comfortable and very dangerous.
ODDTAXI – Episode 8
Tensions are rising across ODDTAXI as the Halloween celebrations continue. Out in the streets, Taichi is racing through the crowd with his prize: fresh footage of Dobu up…
ODDTAXI – Episode 11
The lines are taut and bait is set; all that is left is to spring the trap. In spite of his professed desire for a simple, solitary life,…
ODDTAXI – Episode 6
Oh ODDTAXI, what a tangled web you weave. The lives of its disparate characters are now twisting together in all manner of subtle ways, even as their everyday…
ODDTAXI – Episode 3
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the site. Today I am both eager and nervous to return to ODDTAXI, a show which has so far proven itself to…
ODDTAXI – Episode 5
Well Odokawa, what will you do now? In spite of the man’s apparent desire to lead a quiet life, trouble just keeps managing to find him. This latest…
ODDTAXI – Episode 7
A storm is brewing in ODDTAXI, one whose clouds loom over every soul we’ve met so far. As episodes have stacked up, odd points of connection have emerged…
ODDTAXI – Episode 2
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am thrilled to be getting back to ODDTAXI, a show whose premiere impressed the hell out of…
ODDTAXI – Episode 9
How did it all come to this? Somehow, the spiraling conflicts of ODDTAXI feel both implausible and inevitable, a thousand quirks of fate culminating in an unstoppable tragedy.…
ODDTAXI – Episode 4
The rain hasn’t stopped for hours. When I first woke up, the sky seemed clear enough; but of course, I slept through my first alarm, and thus slept…
ODDTAXI – Episode 12
Right from her early childhood, Rui knew she was born to be a star. Even her first teachers marked her as someone overflowing with ambition, and since then,…
ODDTAXI – Episode 10
Through the miracles of science, it has become easier than ever to measure our success in the world, and compare it to the wealth of others. Where once…
ODDTAXI – Episode 13
It’s not that I go to art specifically seeking punishment, or anything like that. I understand the appeal of stories that simply sooth or excite us; these are…
ODDTAXI – Episode 1
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First Impression: Bucchigiri?!
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First Impression: Noblesse
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First Impression: Sakugan
A little girl is running from a man with a gun through a sci-fi city. The tension grows. He is near. He looms over the square, then jumps.…
First Impression: PLUTO
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First Impression: Revenger
It’s nighttime in the dregs of the Tokugawa era, Japan, and assassins abound. This particular one kills his mark, but not before the victim is able to plant…
First Impression: Tonbo!
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First Impression: Gleipnir
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First Impression: Onipan!
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First Impression: Maesetsu!
After years of failed auditions, comedy duo Tokonatsu, consisting of Mafuyu Kogarashi and Fubuki Kitakaze, finally get their first break—a slot at Shoka-Yono High’s cultural festival! There&#…
First Impression: Listeners
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First Impression: Horimiya
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First Impression: BULLBUSTER
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First Impression: Opus.COLORs
Two adults doing tai chi while wearing high-tech goggles and hand gear are watched by three enraptured boys. When they’re done swooshing their arms and tiptoeing through the…
First Impression: Cue!
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First Impression: AYAKA
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First Impression: SHY
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First Impression: Wargroove
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First Impression: Chimimo
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First Impression: Orient
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