Name: Midnight Taxi
Genre: Drama
Cast: Kotone Furukawa, Aoi Nakamura, Marika Ito

Episodes

32 episodes · June 2026 – July 2026

Episode 1: Episode 1June 1, 2026 · 15 min
Regular fare Yakumo gets into Shoko's cab with a woman called Aimi whom he is desperately trying to seduce; after he gets out, Momo and Yuki, who are each celebrating their 30th birthday, get in; Momo gives Yuki a piece of paper with her number on it, but Yuki does something unexpected.
Episode 2: Episode 2June 2, 2026 · 15 min
Yuki reveals she is actually 42 and had lied about her age; Momo calms down and the pair becomes closer through a game of lies; listening to them, Shoko starts a countdown to turning 30 using the playing cards she got from Yakumo.
Episode 3: Episode 3June 3, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko talks to cafe owner Hirukawa about turning 30 and he suggests having a big cleanout. Yumi and Yota, who were spying on sweet potato seller Naoyuki at the train station, get into Shoko's cab and ask her to follow Naoyuki's truck.
Episode 4: Episode 4June 4, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko approaches Naoyuki to buy a sweet potato. Husband Kenichi, who arrived later, persuades Yumi to approach Naoyuki, the father who once abandoned her to start a new family.
Episode 5: Episode 5June 8, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko drives her aunt Yayoi and Reika, a popular actress managed by Yayoi, home in her taxi. Two young men carrying bamboo brooms, Takumi and Daisuke, hop into the cab, revealing themselves to be lifeforms from another world.
Episode 6: Episode 6June 9, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko is driving two wizards, Takumi and Daisuke. As Daisuke insists on staying in the human world to pursue an absurd dream, Takumi must choose whether to leave without him or stay by his side.

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Episode 7: Episode 7June 10, 2026 · 15 min
At Gen's café, Shoko and Gen Hirukawa discuss art and dreams; that night, regular fare Yakumo hops into Shoko's taxi, eager for a grown-up party; but in a warehouse district, he comes face-to-face with Aimi and a tough-looking man named Hiroshi.
Episode 8: Episode 8June 11, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko impulsively completes an unfinished mural on some shopping street shutters; when a travelling artist, Nao, wakes up and sees it, she's amazed by Shoko's talent; Nao begs Shoko to let her stay over at her place.
Episode 9: Episode 9June 15, 2026 · 15 min
Looking back on the past, Shoko realises she didn't want to change so her mother could find her; she is uncertain whether she should change now; her passengers all had their reasons for choosing change; Yuki and Otake reunite at a class reunion.
Episode 10: Episode 10June 16, 2026 · 15 min
Kamemura fails to sell the water and loses his job, parting ways with Otake; after returning to Shoko's taxi, he confronts the fact that he hasn't changed; the pair discuss the meaning of change and happiness.
Episode 11: Episode 11June 17, 2026 · 15 min
Looking back on the past, Shoko realises she didn't want to change so her mother could find her; she is uncertain whether she should change now; her passengers all had their reasons for choosing change; Yuki and Otake reunite at a class reunion.
Episode 12: Episode 12June 18, 2026 · 15 min
Though living with a serious illness, Yuki is happy to have been noticed by Otake; Otake confronts his past as a scammer selling fake healing water; while looking after Yuki, Shoko comes to understand the meanings of change and being seen.
Episode 13: Episode 13June 22, 2026 · 15 min
Tsubasa leaves behind a certificate tube in Shoko's taxi, with a note; Shoko and Mei imagine the story behind it; shaken by a passenger's cruel words, Mei is forced to confront her own vulnerability.
Episode 14: Episode 14June 23, 2026 · 15 min
On her day off, Shoko accompanies Haruto, a bedridden young man connected to the world through an avatar robot, on an outing at Hirukawa's request; Shoko must confront the reality and discover what this journey means for the three of them.
Episode 15: Episode 15June 24, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko returns to see Haruto with a gift, rekindling his desire to help others. She then visits the struggling Mei, before breaking down as her own fears of rejection boil over.
Episode 16: Episode 16June 25, 2026 · 15 min
After rescuing Tsubasa from a river, Shoko and Reika unexpectedly confront her past; Shoko's own perspective begins to change.
Episode 17: Episode 17June 29, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko talks about the taste of love with Reika and Yayoi. When Reika claims that she has never felt love, Shoko feels a sense of unease. Reika later encounters Yakumo in front of her home. Shoko recalls a memory from her high school days.
Episode 18: Episode 18June 30, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko's classmate Hatanaka gets into her taxi; Hatanaka claims that he has killed someone, but it's unclear whether he's serious or joking; eventually, the conversation turns to their high school days, when the two built a brief companionship.
Episode 19: Episode 19July 1, 2026 · 15 min
Though she has yet to come to terms with Hatanaka's confession, Shoko meets another passenger; Chihiro's recollections of coffee shops and cream sodas evoke a sense of warmth, but also unease.
Episode 20: Episode 20July 2, 2026 · 15 min
The absence of the person she longed to see shakes Chihiro, and makes her vent her feelings onto Shoko; Chihiro's past and present unravel; Shoko thinks about how she should face this.
Episode 21: Episode 21July 6, 2026 · 15 min
As her 30th birthday approaches, Shoko is asked what work means to her in a magazine interview; Yakumo and Reika grow closer; one night, a mysterious man named Ishikawa gets into Shoko's taxi with an unusual request and Shoko agrees to help.
Episode 22: Episode 22July 7, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko continues her strange drive with Ishikawa, who claims to be from the future; as he opens up about his life, Shoko listens with compassion.
Episode 23: Episode 23July 8, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko receives an unexpected request from a married couple, leading her to confront an issue involving Yakumo. As Yakumo slowly opens up about the feelings he has long kept buried, his words resonate deeply with Shoko.
Episode 24: Episode 24July 9, 2026 · 15 min
Yakumo, Reika, and Shoko reflect on work, purpose, and the people who matter most; as Yakumo's choice, Reika's dream, and Shoko's uncertainty converge, each begins to question what it takes to move forward and what truly matters.
Episode 25: Episode 25July 13, 2026 · 15 min
Reika and Yakumo's relationship is reported by the press and Reika is flamed online; while Yayoi deals with that, she makes Reika move in with Shoko; they think Reika would be depressed, but she's surprisingly laid-back; criticism continues online.
Episode 26: Episode 26July 14, 2026 · 15 min
Despite online flaming, Reika insists she's done nothing wrong and receives an unexpected job offer from Gen to act as Shoko's assistant driving Kazuha to her destination.
Episode 27: Episode 27July 15, 2026 · 15 min
Kazuha longs to reunite with a person she once shared her life with in the past; Reika runs into someone she used to know.
Episode 28: Episode 28July 16, 2026 · 15 min
Reika makes a decision after her relationship with Yakumo became public; Shoko confides in Yayoi about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Episode 29: Episode 29July 20, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko's mother, Hazuki, gets into her taxi, forcing the two to have a conversation. When Hazuki talks about her past, Shoko becomes emotional.
Episode 30: Episode 30July 21, 2026 · 15 min
Siblings Takumi and Mai get into Shoko's taxi and discuss an ominous plan, forcing Shoko to think about her own relationship with her family as she listens.
Episode 31: Episode 31July 22, 2026 · 15 min
Mai crosses a dangerous line after a mental breakdown; Shoko confronts her head-on, but she still has to grapple with the turmoil of her own reunion with her mother.
Episode 32: Episode 32July 23, 2026 · 15 min
Shoko spends her birthday with Gen, Yakumo, Reika and Yayoi. She also receives an unexpected package from her mother.