S1 E1 - The Eccentric Driver
At night, walrus taxi driver Hiroshi Odokawa picks up dwarf hippopotamus college student Taichi Kabasawa, who posts a selfie with Odokawa in hopes of going viral on social media. Momentarily being pulled over by identical twin meerkat cops Kenshiro and Koshiro Daimon, Odokawa tells them that he has not seen a gelada baboon gangster named Dobu. At Nerima, Odokawa drops off Kabasawa, who accidentally leaves his cellphone in the taxi. The viral selfie post caught an image of Dobu in the background. At home, Odokawa talks to someone living in his closet, but they do not respond. The next morning, Odokawa visits the clinic to see gorilla doctor Ayumu Goriki and alpaca nurse Miho Shirakawa. As Odokawa approaches his taxi, Kenshiro confiscates an SD card from the dashcam, suspecting Odokawa of kidnapping a high schoolgirl. In an izakaya, white gibbon janitor Eiji Kakihana lies about his annual income on a dating app. Goriki, Kakihana and kangaroo izakaya owner Taeko Harada have a discussion about Dobu. Soon after, Goriki is alerted that some medications were stolen from the clinic. Shirakawa hitches a ride in Odokawa's taxi, while Kenshiro gives the SD card to Dobu in exchange for a bribe.
At night, walrus taxi driver Hiroshi Odokawa picks up dwarf hippopotamus college student Taichi Kabasawa, who posts a selfie with Odokawa in hopes of going viral on social media. Momentarily being pulled over by identical twin meerkat cops Kenshiro and Koshiro Daimon, Odokawa tells them that he has not seen a gelada baboon gangster named Dobu. At Nerima, Odokawa drops off Kabasawa, who accidentally leaves his cellphone in the taxi. The viral selfie post caught an image of Dobu in the background. At home, Odokawa talks to someone living in his closet, but they do not respond. The next morning, Odokawa visits the clinic to see gorilla doctor Ayumu Goriki and alpaca nurse Miho Shirakawa. As Odokawa approaches his taxi, Kenshiro confiscates an SD card from the dashcam, suspecting Odokawa of kidnapping a high schoolgirl. In an izakaya, white gibbon janitor Eiji Kakihana lies about his annual income on a dating app. Goriki, Kakihana and kangaroo izakaya owner Taeko Harada have a discussion about Dobu. Soon after, Goriki is alerted that some medications were stolen from the clinic. Shirakawa hitches a ride in Odokawa's taxi, while Kenshiro gives the SD card to Dobu in exchange for a bribe.
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00:00手流に寄り添って カーブを曲がればまた
00:13暗虚に堕ちていくようだ 何が見える?
00:21何が響いてる? 答えてよ
00:30暗虚に堕ちていくようだ 何が見える?
00:40街はレコードで 日々をのせた針が晒してるノイズ
00:45僕は背景になって 君にどっち勝戦?ゴミショリ
00:50リズムシッタレジュメジャー 解けない夏のリズム 気なりすんなれる
00:56街に縁取られた自分を知って
00:59Kakechigaretai kioku
01:04Watariawanai meisen no saki e
01:13Todoritsukeru
01:30Narima City
01:54And now for the news.
01:55A high school girl has gone missing in the vicinity of Narima City, Tokyo.
02:00No one's seen or been in touch with her since she left her home late at night on the 4th of this month.
02:05While details remain secret, the police believe she may have been involved in an incident.
02:10We homo sapiens just received the results of Round 1 of the N1.
02:14And hey, we passed!
02:15Well of course we did. Even amateurs can make it past Round 1.
02:19Where do you think the finish line is?
02:21Last year we failed in Round 2, so...
02:23After 10 years in this business, too.
02:25Crap, it still pisses me off.
02:27Take it easy.
02:28Seriously, why? Those judges were clueless.
02:30Not this again.
02:31I'm telling you, we were set up.
02:33Why were we being judged by guys who aren't as funny as us in the first place?
02:36Look, fresh fan mail.
02:38It's from high school student Satoshi Nagashima in Tokyo.
02:41It reads,
02:42Good evening, I went to see Round 1.
02:44Let me cut to the chase.
02:46Your jokes aren't funny.
02:48You guys won a full minute before you even cracked one joke, and you never followed it up.
02:52You just made the same joke over and over again, which got some awkward applause.
02:56It was top-tier cringe.
02:58Come up with some better jokes if you want to have a shot in a prize competition.
03:02Who the hell's this guy?
03:04How about some music?
03:05This is Mystery Kiss's debut single, Supernatural Love Phenomenon.
03:09Let's go!
03:22Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey
03:52Tingly Radio Wave
03:54No way to explain, I know it sounds insane
03:56I don't care if there's a reason
03:59I don't care what it might be
04:02I've always thought that life's worth living in the present
04:05Cause here in the present I can give my all
04:08Is it too much to ask that you focus on the now and look my way?
04:12Yeah
04:13I promise there's no chance behind this love that I've fallen into
04:17This love is supernatural
04:20It's like you put a spell on me to make me all yours
04:22Then you just say a word, I-
04:27Where to?
04:29Nerima
04:42Hey, uh, you mind turning that thing off?
04:45I can't hear myself think
04:50Nerima
04:56Come on, bud, come on!
05:04So tell me, anything interesting happen to you lately?
05:11Anything interesting?
05:14Huh, uh
05:21Nerima
05:24Forget it, time's up
05:25All that waiting made me realize I don't really care that much about the answer
05:29Don't worry about it
05:32When I'm asked a question I come up with about five possible answers
05:36It takes me a second to pick just one
05:38I try to weigh out which response is the one least likely to offend anyone
05:42I bet you respond quickly with what pops into your head without considering the answer
05:47You're offending me right now
05:51Why'd you ask me that question anyway?
05:53I'm trying to go viral
05:55Viral?
05:56Yeah, I'm trying to get my posts to spread all over social media
06:01What for?
06:02Because, all my friends have, so why not me?
06:05So you're wasting your time on pointless shit, huh?
06:08It's not pointless shit! Social media is important
06:11Likes, shares, and followers represent a person's worth
06:14Even some job recruiters take it into account
06:17Huh, so what posts go viral?
06:21It depends
06:22Stuff that's funny, stuff that gives you the feels
06:25Cute animals, poetic justice, things like that
06:28Posts about foreigners' perspectives on gender in Japan have been making the rounds lately
06:32For example?
06:34Okay, like this one here
06:36The other day I overheard this conversation at Starbucks
06:39Man, I don't want to go to the dentist
06:42Having lots of cavities is an indication that you're loved
06:45It means that your parents fed you mouth-to-mouth
06:47Or shared a spoon with you when you were a little kid
06:50Seriously?
06:51By the way, I have zero cavities
06:54To hear all that when I simply intended to sit and write a manuscript was such a precious gift
06:59Cool, right?
07:00Sounds gross to me
07:02That bit about writing a manuscript was self-serving
07:05Plus, they're saying not only did I witness this
07:07But my retelling of it shows off my great taste and skill as a writer
07:10It's just oozing with vanity and ego-stroking
07:13It's sickening
07:14Wow, you're really not afraid to be a hater, are you?
07:20Well, it's not like you can make something up
07:22You can totally make it up
07:24This post probably is
07:26And you're okay with all that?
07:27Oh, I just had a great idea!
07:29Hey, driver, would you mind taking a selfie of us two hanging out together?
07:32Will that go viral?
07:34Look, just do it, okay?
07:39There we go
07:40Look
07:44And that little lie's gonna become viral?
07:52Wholesome posts tend to dominate the web, too
07:54Anyway, you sure did pick up on the term viral quickly, Grandpa
07:57Shouldn't you blur out the faces or something?
07:59Oh, you mean your face?
08:00Some people don't want to be seen on the web, huh?
08:02No, I mean yours
08:03And why would I blur my face?
08:05Are you saying I'm dead or that I've got to hide myself from the world?
08:14Otokawa, it's you
08:24Why'd you say it like that?
08:26I've got a passenger, make it quick
08:29Look here, you seen this guy?
08:32That's weird
08:34Aren't you friends with him?
08:36Hmm?
08:38It's just procedure, use your damned head
08:41What's he mean, bro? Tell me
08:43Just forget it
08:44He's crazy, little bro
08:46Are we done? Can't you brothers just argue back home?
08:50We're good, move along now
08:53Right
08:58Hey, bro, what do you think he meant when he said you and this wanted criminal are friends?
09:03Listen, little bro, don't listen to a word that comes out of that guy's mouth
09:08Oh, you mean since taxi drivers aren't reliable people?
09:12Exactly, that loathsome one in particular lies like it's no big deal
09:18What? Man, what a turd!
09:20Aw, please stop, I should have taken a picture of that
09:23It's like something out of a TV show
09:26I don't like that little do-gooder
09:28He's a stickler about stupid, inconsequential details
09:31You do have a license, right?
09:33Yeah, I guessed on the vision test, though
09:35That's kind of an important part
09:37You've got me kind of scared here
09:39You're fine, it's just night blindness
09:41It's nighttime now!
09:50I'm kind of curious, why'd you become a taxi driver in the first place?
09:54Hm?
10:11Time's up, bud
10:16Here's fine
10:235,610
10:25Here's exact change
10:27Thanks for that. Make sure you've got everything
10:41Sigh
10:46If we don't make it this year, we're through
10:48Are you being serious, Shibagaki?
10:50You're the one holding us back, you know
10:52Would you mind not saying that on public airwaves?
10:55Shut up, you nincompoop!
10:57Wow, you had to blow the dust off that insult
10:59Anyway, let's just move on to our next segment
11:02Cutting through this week's news, Shibagaki Eyes
11:05Apparently a high school girl has gone missing in the vicinity of Norima City
11:09Yeah, scary stuff
11:14It'd be nice if she turned up safe and not, you know
11:17Absolutely
11:18So she's still missing then?
11:20Yeah, that's why she's in the news
11:21Uh, sorry, forgot my phone
11:23Could you come back?
11:25I told you to make sure you had everything
11:28Hey, check the post
11:30All I'm trying to say is that I hope she comes back safe
11:33The notifications won't stop
11:35Cutting through at all
11:36Seriously? It went viral!
11:38Just what?
11:39I'm worried, okay?
11:40That's seriously concerning
11:41I mean it, really
11:42Over in Norima City, right?
11:44What's going to happen next?
11:46Well, if they're listening to this radio program, you're the only hope
12:09Shibagaki Eyes
12:15According to the police, the student spoke with her family around 10pm
12:19and then left her parents' home for the evening
12:21A security camera captured her entering a taxi after leaving the convenience store near her home
12:26where she was shopping alone and wearing a turquoise sweater and a blue skirt
12:30After this, the young girl went missing
12:32and her mother submitted an official missing persons report to the police on the 6th
12:38Shibagaki Eyes
12:46Are you happy?
12:47You're free to leave, you know
12:49You can run away whenever you like
12:52I haven't trapped you here or tied you up in any way
12:56You continue to stay here by choice
13:02Why did you come to my place anyway?
13:06Oh, are you hungry?
13:14I'm going to head back to the clinic now
13:17I'm working after that, so I'll be back late
13:20And again, you're free to run away anytime
13:27Tell me, Odokawa
13:29Been sleeping well?
13:31I drift off to sleep while listening to Rakugo
13:34They got the whole thing memorized, you quack
13:36Master Donraku Shofutei's routine?
13:38That's the one. You know about him
13:41I do. I even have a Donraku eraser
13:44You're kidding
13:46I don't understand it
13:48But it is an original Master Donraku eraser for sure
13:51Who the hell needs something like that?
13:54Apparently, there's only one of them in the whole world
13:57So how did you end up with it?
14:00Well, um...
14:02I'd like you to have it
14:07Donraku's Rakugo builds such expansive scenes
14:10It's pretty easy to follow
14:12You think so? I find it more boring than Sutra's
14:16Must be rough if you still can't sleep after you've freed your thoughts
14:20Hey, Odokawa
14:22What do I look like to you?
14:24A gorilla
14:27Well, you're not wrong
14:29So do you listen to Rakugo online?
14:31Online? I use cassette tapes
14:34I've not listened to cassette tapes
14:36Kids these days have never heard of those things
14:38They don't even know how to rewind them
14:41Stop that right there
14:43We've never touched one, but we know about phonographs, telegraphs, telephone magnetos, and other obsolete stuff
14:49They're in movies and TV shows
14:51So drop the generation gap BS
14:55Hmm...
14:57Odokawa, why don't you settle down and get married already?
15:01You're even more unexpected than Bruce Springsteen in We Are the World
15:05The guy who comes on after Al Jarreau, right?
15:07What are you talking about?
15:08When he comes in, it's startling
15:11Say what you will, but I think Bruce Springsteen is the MVP of that overplayed song
15:15It's certainly impressive the way he goes toe-to-toe with Stevie Wonder in the back half
15:19But since they filmed separately, Bruce Springsteen recorded his part first
15:23I'm starting to think you just like saying the name Bruce Springsteen
15:26Hey, it's a cool name. Who doesn't want to say it?
15:29Try saying Bruce Springsteen three times fast
15:33I'll do five. Bruce Springsteen, Bruss Springsteen, Bruss Springsteen, Bruss Springsteen, Bruss Springdeen, whatever
15:39Doctor, you shouldn't keep your next patient waiting
15:43Right. Anyway, maybe you'd sleep better if you got married
15:48Sounds like you're throwing in the towel
15:50We done here?
15:51Hold up. Let me prescribe a stronger medicine. You're working now? Do it after
15:56Right. I'll take it driving
16:10Hey
16:12What are you doing?
16:14We received information linking you to the Narima missing high school girl case
16:19How'd you know I'd be here anyway?
16:21I stopped by your place, but your car wasn't there
16:24I thought about forcing your front door wide open, but...
16:27Were you about to break into my car?
16:30I won't break into anything if you'll cooperate with me
16:34Is this an official investigation? Why are you working on your own?
16:39I'll make it simple. If you've got nothing to hide, open the damn door
16:49Open it
17:02This dashcam films the inside of your vehicle, is that correct?
17:05That's right
17:06How long do you store the recordings?
17:08It starts recording when passengers get in or out of the car, or if it detects odd movement, and that fills up about every two weeks
17:16She'll be on here then
17:18Who?
17:20The high school girl from Narima that got in your car
17:24Wait, what?
17:26You heard me. I'll be taking this data
17:29Police business. I'll expect your continued cooperation on this
17:34And for now, this stays between us
17:38And what if it doesn't?
17:41It's for your own protection, unless you like getting gunned down by criminals
18:06Lately, my back's been killing me
18:10Sorry to hear. What about your cleaning job?
18:13They can handle that job just fine without me
18:16From society's viewpoint, I'm no better than the trash
18:19The company won't care at all. They'd rather have someone a bit younger anyway
18:23I could die and they wouldn't even notice
18:26You weren't supposed to laugh
18:27I wasn't?
18:28It's your moral support
18:40Hmm
18:42Hmm
18:58Hey
19:00Hello, doctor. And good evening
19:03A beer, please
19:06So, how are you, Kakihana?
19:10Well, aside from my back, not bad, thanks to you, Dr. Goriki
19:14Odokawa called me a quack earlier today
19:17Sounds like something he'd say
19:22I was hoping you two would try talking to him
19:25About what?
19:26Tell Odokawa to go to a bigger hospital
19:29Is something wrong with him?
19:33Don't you think he's a bit strange?
19:36Frankly, he's always been a lot strange
19:39He's sarcastic and hates people. His parents abandoned him
19:43That'd make anyone twisted
19:45That's not it. It's more like it's something more fundamental
19:50Oh, I ran into Daimon the other day
19:53He said something peculiar
19:55He thought Odokawa might be involved in the Narima missing girl case
19:58Seriously?
19:59Yeah, he questioned Odokawa's neighbors
20:02They said they heard him talking to someone when he supposedly lives alone
20:05Strange, right?
20:07Maybe he was on a call
20:08I heard the police were also looking for that Dobu guy
20:11Wait, he's a pretty dangerous guy
20:13What do you know about him? What did he do?
20:15Well, I've heard
20:17He single-handedly beat up a bunch of drunk thugs who got rowdy at a club
20:20One of them was an underground martial artist, took him out with a single blow
20:24Damn, he can sure handle himself
20:26The group that underground martial artist belongs to got together and tried to get back at Dobu
20:31But he beat them up instead
20:33I bet biotechnology is the only thing that can defeat him
20:37I'm not sure how much of that is true, but either way, I wouldn't want to mess with him
20:41The story's pretty hard to believe overall, but yeah, I'm with you on that one
20:46By the way, ma'am, and this is just between us
20:49I promise I won't get upset, so please be honest with me
20:52Would you marry me if I...
20:53No way
20:54Total! So fast, why not?
20:56Well, it's because...
20:57It's money. It's always money, isn't it?
20:59I see money as the byproduct of a person's abilities, okay? It's important
21:04You don't know what true love is, ma'am. What a shame
21:07Alright, what are some of the benefits of marrying you, then? List them off
21:10I'll never hit you
21:12Don't list something obvious like it's a non-nuclear principle
21:16Come on, don't be like that
21:17Okay, okay
21:21Yes?
21:22Good evening, doctor. I've got a question
21:25What is it?
21:27Did you know that we have some medicine missing?
21:30No, I didn't. How much is missing?
21:33I noticed it earlier, but now I think even more is gone
21:37Psychotropic drugs. About 6,000 pills
21:42Who else was working today?
21:44Hmm
21:48Splurging for a taxi after work, huh? Nurses must make good money
21:53I'm surprised that you remembered me
21:56Well, you're the only alpaca around here
22:00Hey, what's so funny? Just being polite?
22:03I never understand what young people these days are thinking
22:06Now it's your turn to drop the generation gap BS