The ODDTAXI TV anime Blu-ray campaign ended on September 30, beating everyone’s expectations. While the “final” pre-order campaign bonus was set at 3,000 orders, as stated by Odokawa, the actual pre-order total was 6,038, doubling what was expected! In addition to thanking fans on Twitter, Baku Kinoshita created an illustration as a celebration.
#オッドタクシー
— アニメ「オッドタクシー」OFFICIAL (@oddtaxi_) October 1, 2021
Blu-ray Boxプロジェクト“ODDTAXI”
✨🚖6038セット受注達成🚖✨
たくさんのご予約誠にありがとうございました‼️皆様にご声援いただき、豪華仕様のBlu-ray BOXをお届けできることになりました。お手元に届くまで楽しみにお待ちください。
Thank you for your continued support. pic.twitter.com/uUxurmLrnS
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アニメ「オッドタクシー」を最後まで観てくださった方、改めてありがとうございました！樺沢の自撮りで始まり、樺沢の自撮りで終わる。そう、これは樺沢の物語…（んなわけないのですが）。皆さんの心の中で彼らが生き続けたら嬉しいです。本当にありがとうございました。#オッドタクシー #oddtaxi pic.twitter.com/wDSbNfcg3O
— 木下麦 (@mugicaan1) June 29, 2021
As a result, the production committee gained 166.045 million yen (US$1.494 million) from the campaign, not including production costs. Originally, the production committee planned to make 300 Blu-ray boxsets if 300 orders were placed.
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ODDTAXI aired earlier this year on Japanese TV as an original TV anime series, with the series streaming on Crunchyroll at the same time. Crunchyroll describes the series as such:
This town should look familiar, but suddenly, it’s not. The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn’t really hang out with others, and he’s an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn’t talk much. The only people he can call his friends are his doctor, Gouriki and his classmate from high school, Kakibana. All of his patrons seem to be slightly odd themselves. The college student who wants to be noticed online, Kabasawa. A nurse with secrets, Shirakawa. A comedy duo, the Homosapiens… All these mundane conversations somehow lead to a girl who’s gone missing.
Check out the official trailer for ODDTAXI below.
