Sugar Apple Fairy Tale will get an anime adaptation! Candy crafter Anne Halford’s road to become a Silver Sugar Master is anything but tasteful when she gets involved with a foul-mouthed fairy. These ground-breaking announcements were… *drum roll please* Interview was conducted via translator and was edited for clarity.We can’t believe that it’s been over a week since Crunchyroll Expo 2022! From the event, we got much more than just great cosplay, adorable footage of smol Ame, and bacon-wrapped hot dogs…we also got some amazing anime announcements! Several of our beloved titles at Yen Press, such as Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Bungo Stray Dogs, Play It Cool, Guys, I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss, and Yowamushi Pedal, released key art and trailers for their upcoming seasons. Likewise, two major titles made quite the stir with their anime adaptation news. ODDTAXI isn’t done yet, with ODDTAXI: In the Woods, a feature film told from a different character’s perspective, there is going to be much more fans to fall in love with. For me, personally, I’ve been able to meet and work with many people, so that’s been fulfilling.
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I felt that I was able to give them great entertainment from the series and I’m very happy and thankful that I was able to give that to them. For me, Odokawa is the most identifiable.īUT WHY THO: What has been the most fulfilling part of directing Oddtaxi as a series and now a film?īAKU KINOSHITA: The most fulfilling part is that I got to meet different people who said that they really enjoyed the series.
Something I also do is, is that I look at people and apply animal characteristics to them. It wasn’t something that was hard to do, for me it was a smooth process.īUT WHY THO: Do you identify with any of the characters in Oddtaxi? Who and why?īAKU KINOSHITA: I feel like I identify with Odokawa the most because he’s kind of cynical. How do you balance the character designs against the series’ larger themes?īAKU KINOSHITA: In terms of balancing, I did the cute animal designs beforehand but I also liked crime and suspense movies, so matching them up has given ODDTAXI its uniqueness. When I saw the response from the fans, it felt like just a great project that I worked on and it made me very happy.īUT WHY THO: Oddtaxi is fantastical, given the fact that all the characters are anthropomorphic animals, but it’s also very grounded. But after the fans watched it, I got a lot of messages about how they loved the series and saw a lot of fan art online. Now, with both the yakuza and a duo of corrupt cops are on his tail, he has to prove his innocence.īUT WHY THO: Did you think that Oddtaxi would be such a fan-favorite series during its production? How has it been to hear the response and love from fans?īAKU KINOSHITA: In production, I didn’t really think that it would take off and become super popular as it did. But Odokawa’s life is about to be turned upside-down when the police track a missing girl back to him. The series takes us through these meetings, including the jobless Taichi Kabasawa who is dead-set on going viral, the mysterious nurse Miho Shirakawa, the struggling comedic duo “Homo Sapiens,” and Dobu, a well-known delinquent. He lives a relatively normal life, and drives a taxi where he meets several unique individuals. If you’re unfamiliar with ODDTAXI, the series is produced by OLM and P.I.C.S that follows the eccentric and blunt walrus, Hiroshi Odokawa.
At Crunchyroll 2022, we got the chance to talk with the animation director, character designer, and illustrator Baku Kinoshita about the series, the fan response, and what it’s meant to him as a project.
Currently streaming on Crunchyroll, the series is a mystery all told from the perspective of anthropomorphized animals, namely Odokawa.
Whether it was fan recognition, critic reception, or its Anime Awards win, ODDTAXI is easily one of the sleeper hits of 2021 Anime.
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