The hardened veteran detective Rena and bright-eyed rookie Sato take on a menial investigation. The job goes well until a thug named Dobu steals their evidence. Disheartened, they take a job looking into the life of a taxi driver named Odokawa in hopes of redeeming themselves. They wind up in the middle of a missing girl case, with gangsters, aspiring students, and surprises around every corner.
Created by Takafumi Tsuchiya
Written by Takafumi Tsuchiya, Kazuya Konomoto, P.I.C.S.
Produced by Nao Matsutake
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiTVQTVhTSC
Top Cast
Yuumi Kawai
Rena
Ryota Bando
Sato
Daisuke Kuroda
Ibusuki
Rio Teramoto
Kanon
Atsuko Fukuda
Otani
Mary Sara
Equator
Reno Nakamura
Rui Nikaido
Momoko Kobayashi
Yuki Mitsuya
Hinako Kikuchi
Yuki Mitsuya
Yuki Ito
Shiho Ichimura
Themes & Keywords
japandetectiveundergroundyakuzadisappearancetokyo, japanbased on mangacriminal underworldcriminal organizationbased on animesuspensemysterytokyocrime
About RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -
RoOT - Route of OddTaxi - is a mystery, crime, comedy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of japan, detective, underground, yakuza, disappearance, tokyo, japan. Created by Takafumi Tsuchiya, it stars Yuumi Kawai, Ryota Bando, Daisuke Kuroda. The hardened veteran detective Rena and bright-eyed rookie Sato take on a menial investigation. The job goes well until a thug named Dobu steals their evidence. Disheartened, they take a job looking into the life of a taxi driver named Odokawa in hopes of redeeming themselves. They wind up in the middle of a missing girl case, with gangsters, aspiring students, and surprises around every corner.
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