Odd Taxi: In the Woods (オッドタクシー イン・ザ・ウッズ) is a 2022 Japanese animated mystery film directed by Baku Kinoshita and written by Kazuya Kinomoto. It is based on 2021 anime television series Odd Taxi produced by OLM and P.I.C.S. It was released in April 2022 by Asmik Ace in Japan, with Crunchyroll acquiring North American distribution rights.
Plot
The plot of the film was described as a "reconstruction" on the events of the 2021 series, according to a press release by Famitsu,[2] with a depiction of the events which take place after the series finale.[3] The plot of the original series focuses on Odokawa, a middle-aged walrus taxi driver, whose interactions with his customers entangle him into a recent disappearance of a girl.[2]
The end of the film includes an expanded scene depicting Odokawa's confrontation with Sakura Wadagaki, who was revealed in the series to have killed and replaced Yuki Mitsuya, the missing girl who was a backup singer in Mystery Kiss.