RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi (Japanese: RoOT / ルート オブ オッドタクシー, Hepburn: RoOT/ Rūto Obu Oddo Takushī) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuya Konomoto and illustrated by Takeichi Abaraya. It is a spin-off to the Odd Taxi series. It started in Shogakukan's Superior Dalpana website in February 2023, with its chapters collected in tankōbon volumes as of December 2023. A television drama adaptation premiered on TV Tokyo in April 2024.
| RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sato (left) and Rena (right) | |
| RoOT / ルート オブ オッドタクシー (RoOT/ Rūto Obu Oddo Takushī) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuya Konomoto |
| Illustrated by | Takeichi Abaraya |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Big Comics |
| Magazine | Superior Dalpana |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | February 24, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Takashi Tsuchiya |
| Written by | Takashi Tsuchiya |
| Studio | P.I.C.S. |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 3, 2024 – present |
| Episodes | 5 |
Plot
Taking place at the same time as the events of Odd Taxi, two detectives from the Ibusuki Detective Agency (IDA), Rena and Sato, are tasked to investigate whether a banker's having an affair. But when Dobu steals the evidence, the two are forced to take up another job when Taeko Harada wants them to tail Hiroshi Odokawa and find out the extent of his involvement with the missing girl in Nerima.
Rena subsequently gets involved because she knows the missing girl on a personal level.
Characters
- Rena (玲奈)
- A private investigator who works at the Ibusuki Detective Agency. She's the partner of Sato, who's recently recruited to the IDA.
- Sato (佐藤)
- A new recruit to the IDA. He's known for getting into unusual situations.
- Ibusuki (指宿)
- The head of the IDA.
- Sekido (赤道)
- A fixer who assists Rena and Sato in their detective work.
Media
Manga
Written by Kazuya Konomoto and illustrated by Takeichi Abaraya, RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi started in Shogakukan's Superior Dalpana website on February 24, 2023.[2] The first volume was released on May 30, 2023.[3] As of December 17, 2023, three volumes have been released.[4]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2023[5] | 978-4-09-861807-1 |
| 2 | September 28, 2023[6] | 978-4-09-862523-9 |
| 3 | December 27, 2023[7] | 978-4-09-862622-9 |
Drama
In January 2024, it was announced that RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi would be adapted into a television drama, which premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3 of the same year.[8][9][10][a] The show is also available on various streaming sites in Japan including Netflix, U-NEXT, TSUTAYA DISCAS, Hulu Japan, ABEMA, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and DMM TV.[11]
The show stars Yuumi Kawai as Rena and Ryota Bando as Satō.[12] It is directed by Takafumi Tsuchiya.[13]
The series' opening theme is "Chikagoro" (近頃, lit. 'These Days') by Bialystocks, while Sirup and Sumin performed the theme song "Roller Coaster".[14] Crunchyroll has licensed the series for worldwide streaming outside of Japan in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS countries.[15]
| No. | Title [b] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This is the Ibusuki Detective Agency" Transliteration: "Kochira Ibusuki tantei jimusho" (Japanese: こちら指宿探偵事務所[17]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[17] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[17] | April 3, 2024[17] |
| 2 | "Fancy Merch" Transliteration: "Fanshīguzzu" (Japanese: ファンシーグッズ[18]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[18] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[18] | April 10, 2024[18] |
| 3 | "Love Thy Neighbor" Transliteration: "Nanji Rinjin o Aiseyo" (Japanese: 汝隣人を愛せよ[19]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[19] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[19] | April 17, 2024[19] |
| 4 | "All Kinds of Dads" Transliteration: "Iron'na Papa" (Japanese: いろんなパパ[20]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[20] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[20] | April 24, 2024[20] |
| 5 | "10 PM in Tokyo" Transliteration: "Tōkyō wa yoru no 22-ji" (Japanese: 東京は夜の22時) | Takafumi Tsuchiya | Takafumi Tsuchiya | May 1, 2024 |
| 6 | Transliteration: "Aidoru wa taihen" (Japanese: アイドルは大変[21]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[21] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[21] | May 7, 2024[21] |
| 7 | Transliteration: "Kōkai no nedan" (Japanese: 後悔の値段[22]) | Takafumi Tsuchiya[22] | Takafumi Tsuchiya[22] | May 14, 2024[22] |
Notes
References
External links
- Official manga page (in Japanese)
- Official TV drama website (in Japanese)
- RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia