Series synopsis
RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -, also known as RoOT / ルート is a Japanese mystery crime comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2024. It ended on June 5, 2024. It stars Yuumi Kawai, Ryota Bando, Daisuke Kuroda and Rio Teramoto.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuumi Kawai as Rena
- Ryota Bando as Sato
- Daisuke Kuroda as Ibusuki
- Rio Teramoto as Kanon
- Atsuko Fukuda as Otani
- Mary Sara as Equator
- Reno Nakamura as Rui Nikaido
- Momoko Kobayashi as Yuki Mitsuya
Supporting cast
- Hinako Kikuchi as Yuki Mitsuya
- Yuki Ito as Shiho Ichimura
- Hiroyuki Toritani as Yamamoto
- Sachiko Nakagome as Kumiko
- Nahoko Yoshimoto as Taeko
- Kazuhito Tomikawa as Daimon
- Yuto Endo as Kabasawa
- Yusuke Nishizawa as Shibagaki
- Atsuhiro Tsuda as Baba
- Atsushi Shinohara as Odogawa
- Shujiro Masa as Kakihana
- Yu Inaba as Imai
Guest cast
- Riho Iida as Izakaya Customer
- Shinsuke Kato as Homeless Person
- Shinpei Muto as Host (Wide Show)
- MASUDA-AKAKABUTO as Talent (Wide Show)
- Sotaro Kishi as Talent (Wide Show)
- Suguru Matsuzawa as Shingo Kanemaru (Subject to Cheating Investigation)
- Mebuki Yoshida as Woman (Cheating Partner)
- Emi Minagawa as Kanemaru (Shingo Kanamaru's Wife)
- Natsuki Hanae as News Voices
- Tomonori Mizuno as Driver (Taxi)
- Sonoko Kameoka as Elderly Lady
- Ryujin Suzuki as Kuroda's Subordinate
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 3, 2024 | June 5, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
This Is the Ibusuki Detective Agency 19-year-old private detective Rena is assigned to train the clumsy new hire Sato. After Sato is attacked on a job, they take shelter in a nearby restaurant, where owner Taeko asks them to investigate an odd taxi driver she knows named Odokawa... |
April 3, 2024 |
| 2 |
Fancy Merch Rena attends a Mystery Kiss event to see if Yuki remembers her from their high school days. While continuing their investigation of Odokawa, Sato discovers that the man who beat him up on their first job was the infamous criminal Dobu. |
April 10, 2024 |
| 3 |
Love Thy Neighbor Rena pays a visit to Donraku and Kabasawa. Sato tries to tail Dobu to get his stolen photos back, but is caught in the process. |
April 17, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2024 |
| Last aired | June 5, 2024 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |