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In my opinion Odd Taxi is very much overrated.

It's a pretentious and convoluted mess, and the plot is full of holes.

The overly dramatic past of the MC seems artificial. The big reveal at the end relating to his past is unnecessary; the human forms are so stereotypical and boring I would've preferred they kept the anthropomorphic forms throughout, since they looked decent.

The murder subplot didn't make much sense, to me it looks like the culprit was chosen simply because most viewers wouldn't suspect her.

Pretty much right away it was clear to me what/who was hidden in the MC's closet. Apparently it was ... meant to be a red herring or something?

There are too many characters; if the cast had been cut by about half they wouldn't have had to try so hard to make every character seem important or even slightly significant when so many weren't.
Several characters were really annoying, e.g. the cop brothers, the rapping gangster, the gamer, MC's monkey friend, the "comedians", the hippo and so on.

The scene with various things being dropped into liquids was hilariously bad.
Also, there's no chance in hell someone could capoeira-kick in the side window of a submerged car (this alone is completely impossible) AND pull out the driver (who is quite heavy) AND get both to safety afterwards, after breaking your leg while kicking in said window, and being fully clothed.
Yeah, I know, animes aren't supposed to be realistic, but come on. At least put some effort into it to make suspension of disbelief easier for the viewer. Or possible.

Usually I drop animes/mangas that don't capture my interest right away, but this time I made an exception and sat through it all. Wasn't worth it. It didn't get better at all and the ending was not satisfying, either.

Contains slight spoilers.

First things first: This anime is NOT suitable for kids.

The art is gorgeous. Vibrant colors, lush backgrounds, smooth animation, distinct characters and even somewhat of a retro vibe. Definitely drew me in instantly.

Sound is fine. Nothing outstanding.

Story is lacking. Mostly uses betrayals for shock value and in place of a decent plot. No original ideas. Tries too hard to elicit certain emotions from the viewer.

... Most characters are pretty much stereotypical. A "don't judge a book by its cover" message is hammered in right from the start.

What caused me to give it such a low score and ultimately drop it? It's deceptively violent, which absolutely turns me off.

A whole species is massacred. You could argue it's deserving of this fate since its members are assassins who self-admittedly even kill children.
A child character is beaten up by his own brother so badly he suffers several broken bones. The aftermath is shown.
A frozen dead body is ground up (I'm not kidding) in some kind of a giant blender to be made into a potion - which the dead person's young son is supposed to drink (again, not kidding).
A creature is beheaded.
A character chops off his own hand after he pushed another character into a pit that leads to the underworld.
Most of this is shown on-screen.

That's a nope from me.

As for the rating, I go with MAL's definitions: 1 = appaling.
The lovely art doesn't change the score.