Anime
The anime television series aired on TV Tokyo and AT-X in Japan from April 6 to June 29, 2021. It is directed and storyboarded by Baku Kinoshita and written by Kazuya Konomoto while Konomoto and Hiromi Nakayama designed the characters.[20] The music for the series is composed by OMSB, PUNPEE and VaVa. The series' first 4 episodes had an advanced screening on March 20, 2021, featuring the cast of the series, while a special digest version of those episodes was also streamed online. Singer-songwriter Skirt and rapper DJ PUNPEE performed the series' main theme "Odd Taxi", while Suzuko Mimori performed the series' ending theme song "Sugarless Kiss".[21][22] Crunchyroll streamed the series in North American territories.[23]
The production committee originally had no plans to release a Blu-Ray Box set, but due to audience demand, it was announced that a Blu-Ray boxset will be released if at least 300 pre-orders would be made during a pre-order campaign.[24] Pony Canyon reported that at least 500 pre-orders were made at a cost of 27,500 Yen ($USD246).[24]
On October 28, 2021, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which was originally set for release on January 16, 2022.[3] However, it was rescheduled for a release on February 14 instead.[25]
Audio drama
An audio drama ran concurrently to the anime, being uploaded on the anime's official YouTube channel, with the first episode released on April 6, 2021. The drama follows conversations between characters transmitted from a bugged pen which is shown throughout the series.
Manga
A manga adaptation written by Kazuya Konomoto and illustrated by Takeichi Abaraya began serialization on Shogakukan's Superior Dalpana digital manga site on January 15, 2021,[2] and ended on July 22, 2022.[29] It was collected into five volumes.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, Denpa announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.[30]
A manga series based on a new project titled RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi was serialized on the same platform from February 2023 to April 2025.[31]
Novel
A novel adaptation by Manabu Wakui, based on Kazuya Konomoto's script, was released on July 6, 2021.[38] The novel is a retelling of several key moments of the anime from the point of view of different characters.
Films
On December 25, 2021, an anime film adaptation titled Odd Taxi: In the Woods was announced.[39] The cast and staff from the series returned to reprise their roles. It was released in Japan on April 1, 2022.[40]
Two compilation films of the series were released in September 2025.[41]
Stage play
A stage play, subtitled Diamond wa Kizutsukanai (は傷つかない), was originally scheduled to run at the Shibuya Cultural Center Owada's Denshō Hall from July 7–18, 2022;[42] however, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later ran the at the Otemachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo from January 25–31, 2023, and at the Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall in Osaka on February 4 and 5 of that same year.[43][44]
Music
Episode 6 featured the special ending theme 壁の向こうに笑い声を聞きましたか (Kabe no Mukou ni Waraigoe wo Kikimashita ka, Did you hear the laughter beyond the wall?) by Japanese singer Tony Frank.[45] METEOR, the voice actor for Yano, released an album titled 2019 under the SUMMIT label that features compositions from the perspective of his character.[46]
A Twitter account was set up prior to the show's release featuring tweets written by hippopotamus character Kabasawa Taichi throughout the show's events under the handle @kbsw_t. The most popular post under the handle was posted on October 10, 2020, and features a selfie between the protagonist Odokawa and Kabasawa, with the tweet attracting attention in April when the episode aired in Japan.[47]
