The Odd Taxi audio drama is a podcast series following Satoshi Nagashima. The audio drama episodes are released weekly on YouTube, alongside each Odd Taxi episode.
Synopsis[]
As a hobby, high school student Satoshi Nagashima uses a specialized radio receiver to listen in on live concerts for free. One day, his receiver stumbles across the frequency of what appears to be a wiretapped device. He begins broadcasting the conversations weekly.
The Lucky Ballpoint Pen Chronology[]
Throughout the anime, a colorful, distinctly shaped ballpoint pen has been seen in the possession of various characters, and from the audio drama recordings it can be deduced that this "lucky" pen is in fact bugged.
The pen is also featured in the (non-canonical) ODDTAXI opening song music video.
There might be a difference in the order of the podcast, and the order of the recordings. The first number of the episode refers to the podcast order in which Nagashima releases them. However, the second number is speculated to be referring to the period in which the recording was made. This period start and end point are defined by the first and the second number respectively. For example, audio drama episode 4.6 would take place somewhere between episode 4 and episode 6. For the full chronology of every event across all Odd Taxi media, refer to the reconstructed timeline.
Note: this section refers to the recording chronology, and not the podcast order.
| Date | Pen Location |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | In the Yamabiko tavern behind Taeko. |
| Offscreen | Taeko → Gouriki |
| Audio Drama 1.3 | Gouriki → Odokawa |
| Episode 2 | In the taxi whilst driving the Homosapiens. |
| Episode 5 | Odokawa → Yamamoto |
| Offscreen | Yamamoto → Ichimura |
| Audio Drama 2.5 | Ichimura → Nikaido |
| Offscreen | Nikaido → Baba → Shibagaki |
| Audio Drama 3.5 | Shibagaki → Imai |
| Episode 6 | Imai left the pen in the taxi → Odokawa |
| Audio Drama 4.6 | In the taxi with Odokawa.[1] |
| Audio Drama 5.6 | Nagashima requests Odokawa take the pen to the Homosapiens' head office. |
| Offscreen (Ep. 6) | Homosapiens' office → Baba |
| Audio Drama 6.7 | Baba says he will hand the pen into the police station as lost property. |
| Offscreen | Police station → Koshiro Daimon. |
| Audio Drama 7.8 | Koshiro Daimon → Kenshiro Daimon. |
| Episode 7 | The pen can be seen on Kenshiro during the Halloween event. |
| Offscreen | Kenshiro threw it away. Producer found the pen. |
| Audio Drama 8.8 | Producer → Taeko |
| Offscreen | Taeko → Yamamoto → Yano |
| Audio Drama 9.9 | Yano → Yamamoto |
| Episode 10 | On Yamamoto's table during Odokawa's call. |
| Audio Drama 10.10 | Yamamoto → Nikaido → Mitsuya |
| Audio Drama 11.10 | Mitsuya found out about the wiretapping. |
| Offscreen | Mitsuya → Shibuya station → Nagashima |
| Audio Drama 12.11 | Nagashima announces his last broadcast. |
| Episode 12 | Nagashima has the pen during the Homosapiens' round at the N1 loser's bracket. |
| Audio Drama 13.13 | Nagashima's final podcast is recorded at Odokawa's recovery party. Nagashima returns the pen to Taeko. |
| Episode 13 | With Sakura at the end. |
- ↑ There has been some discussion on when exactly Audio Drama 4.6 happened. Initially, it was thought that 4.6 would have happened before the pen was given to Yamamoto in episode 5. Arguments for this choice: after the incident at the White Dolphin, Odokawa wouldn't have been in the right mindset for Audio Drama 4.6. Alternatively, Audio Drama 4.6 could have happened right before 5.6. Arguments for this choice: Nagashima's statement in 4.6 that the pen was left behind by someone in the taxi, which probably refers to Imai, and not Gouriki, and the Audio Drama numbering would fit better chronologically. This has been confirmed in the official guide book.
Episodes[]
