James Rallison

James Rallison, better known as TheOdd1sOut, is proof that a single voice and a stick-figure aesthetic can build an empire. What grabs me is his storytelling instinct; the deliberately rough animation is almost a disguise for genuinely sharp comedic timing and relatable narration. He climbed from 400 webcomic strips to the full sweep of Gold, Silver, and Diamond Play Buttons, then co-created and produced Netflix's Oddballs, even voicing the lead. That trajectory is wildly impressive for a self-taught creator out of Chandler, Arizona.

Name (English)

James Rallison

Name (Japanese)

TheOdd1sOut

Born

May 14, 1996 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Occupation

YouTuber / comics artist / animator / cartoonist / television producer

High school

Perry High School

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Gold Play Button
• 2016 Silver Play Button
• 2019 Diamond Play Button

• Official sitehttps://theodd1sout.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/theodd1sout/
• Xhttps://x.com/theodd1sout
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheOdd1sOut
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29586868

Tags

• Arizona
• YouTuber
• comics artist
• animator

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.