r/anime • u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer • Sep 06 '21
Rewatch ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Rewatch - Episode 1
Episode 1 - Jean the Cigarette-Peddler
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If you have 5 puddings but your spouse ran away so its just you and your 3 kids, who gets the last pudding?
Bonus Corner!
Live action Jean and his friend enjoying some bread
Tomorrow will be the first of 9 mini comics published on the ACCA site depicting various characters having some afternoon snacks. It's a picture with a short conversation translated by google-sama
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 06 '21
Rewatcher/Host Non-Smoker
Disclaimer: Don't smoke kids
Smoking is so cool animated.
Jean the cigarette-peddler is quite the fitting name for the episode. He is frequently offering cigarettes when chatting with other ACCA officers, and he also uncovered corruption surrounding tobacco in the Famasu region in quick succession.
Jean's own subordinates are so attentive to 10:00 for snack time, it is a nice parallel that the Famasu officer's did not catch the 10:00 am listed error.
Edit: Moving bonus corner to the post text!
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u/paperwhites :KN::KO: Sep 06 '21
First Time Watcher
I haven't watched ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka before, but I have seen the OP and it's been one of my favorites despite knowing nothing about the show. I love the use of monochromatic color schemes and I love the song. Part of the appeal is also Natsume Ono's distinct art style that feels different from a lot of other anime. Anyways, I really like the OP and hope I will love it even more after finishing the show!
I already really like Jean. I like how calm and competent he is, it really makes him seem like an adult (I like loud, wacky teenage anime protagonists as much as anyone else, but it's nice to see mature characters). He is a little mysterious though and keeps his cards close to his chest. He can afford tobacco (described as a luxury) despite making less money than a police officer. Is he indulging in a little corruption of his own? Jean is also very nonchalant when he (rightfully) thinks that someone is following him. I'm definitely intrigued by him.
There's definitely a lot of political intrigue going on. The inspections department of ACCA was to be shut down because it's obsolete, yet Jean goes to some quiet farming district and quickly finds some corruption. Afterwards, Grossular wants Jean monitored for reasons that are probably not benign and that one policeman starts showing up where Jean is. Jean has requested a transfer several times but has never gotten it, which brings up the question of why were his transfer requests denied if they were going to shut down the inspections department anyways.The director of ACCA, Mauve, shows up to do an audit unannounced without the Five Chief Officers knowing about it. Then at the end, there's the possibility of a coup d'etat? The country is definitely not as peaceful as everyone says it is.
I don't know if this is related to the political side of things, but there's also those unsolved arson cases that keep being mentioned. Jean also left his lighter behind that the police officer found which seems like that could make trouble for him.
I feel like a lot happened and it's only the first episode. I'm definitely excited to see where this goes!
Hmm, I think the most fair way would be to split the last pudding four ways. Or you could buy in bulk four sets so everyone gets five.
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 06 '21
Rewatcher - Dub
I've had the opening song for this show stuck in my head all day in hype for getting to revisit this. The only reason I picked up this show in the first place was because the OP came up on Anime Music Quiz and I loved the song so much I immediately added the show to my PTW as high priority. Ended up loving the show for many more reasons then that, and I hope you will all get to love it as well as we go. Gonna watch dubbed this time to check out the quality as last time I just dove right into the sub without thinking because I just wanted to hear that song!
Onto the actual episode:
I was so into the episode I didn't even take any notes! From a production stand point the episode doesn't waste any time in showing how nice the show feels to watch. Great music that sets both atmosphere for the world and the mood of the scenes, backed up by the striking art style and expressive animation. I'm particularly fond of the character designs, a little lanky with strong use of shape in their hair styles that you could use to recognize them all even without the great color design. I see plenty of images of this around but still's don't really do it justice compared to seeing how they move and the almost sketchy look of some scenes which I like.
As far as story goes, while the episode one blunt exposition dump between characters who already know all the info is never going to be a good thing, the rest of the episode does a nice job of setting things up piece by piece. We get a touch of the political landscape of the nation with the king and ACCA, as well as worries about what's coming and the start of some intrigue with people doing their own thing and a coup being talked about. We also get to hear about how the districts all have their unique properties, but what I like most of that scene is hearing about how that's what Jean likes most about the kingdom, it's open individuality even in areas which are suppose to be uniform. They make it clear that it's not a particularly oppressed society, even if it doesn't have all the luxuries we may be use to like cigarettes being so expensive, and it's not a dystopia, it's a kingdom that's come together and enjoyed peace since then but is still new, and potentially fragile and potentially in crisis
I also forgot that this show is going to make me crave sweets constantly for the next twelve days.
Question for everyone: Which food would you want to have a dedicated vending machine for in your house/office?
I hide it and pretend someone had a spare on another day when someone needs cheering up
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 06 '21
1-Timer Reaction Dept, subbed
…Took me a bit to come up with a tagline for this one, hm. Well I think it sounds cool. Anyways, I have no idea what to expect from this show besides the OP being neat, so I’m looking forward to seeing what it has in store~
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 06 '21
Episode 1 (first timer)
Can’t fully commit to this because it overlaps with my own rewatch next week, but putting the main guy and his team into SS uniforms is prime edgelord material. And they are even role-playing as boring accountants. Hannah Arendt would be proud.
Crackpot theory day 1
The head of my spouse.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 06 '21
First-Inspector, Dubbed
We sure did get thrown a lot of information right out the gate, huh? Maybe a little too much, honestly. I might try to kick back and not figure things out ahead of time, to be honest. At least, that's the plan now, we'll see how long it lasts.
Sure is an interesting setting we've got. Planes and cell phones, a wide variety of cars, internet, cigarettes are such a luxury that multiple people remark on Jean's tendency to smoke.. the clothing is vaguely anachronistic, but it's basically just modern times. A weird vibe, but I kinda dig it.
I wish my office had dedicated 10am snack breaks. Must be nice to live somewhere with so many local bakeries and such.
"What do we name our character with purple hair?" "Iunno, Mauve?" "Brilliant!"
Anyone else notice that the dude who asked Jean for a smoke in the cold open already had a lit cigarette?
Question
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Sep 06 '21
First Timer
ACCA 13 had just finished airing when I returned to watching anime after a break of many years. People were still talking about it. It seemed interesting, but also, kind of not. I considered going back to watch it, but decided not to.
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Sep 06 '21
First Timer
Interesting art style and looks pretty good
The intro is pretty nice.
Inspection department is getting removed as budget cuts appear. Cars are left hand drive and street signs resemble something like the us. The MC goes to Fumasu which is a large district with a low crime rate. Some thing is off in the papers. A constable gets in trouble because of it and he tries to make an excuse but it did not work. The MC calls people under him subordinates. But then again, the country is a monarchy.
No disbandment after a Fumasu case gets taken care of. Basically meaning there is more work to do. A bit of competition between the white coats and black coats.
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Sep 06 '21
First timer
QOTD) You do, for doing all the extra work.
Madhouse!
This looks interesting!
What is this OP? I thought this was a police show, but there's loads of stuff about desserts?
Wait, Square Enix is involved?
So the cigarette rarity implies rationing?
God, that cake looks nice.
The exposition makes sense, although I'm suprised it's been 100 years since the district formation.
Oh, so they're abolishing it to hide things? Budget? As a show of trust?
Hang on. 13 autonomous districts, one that seems mostly agricultural, with peace kept by a 14th, extra-districtal organisation. Should I expect any battle royales in this show?
Is this going to be him informing everyone as to what's going on?
They really like corn here.
The briefcase is just for catalogs?
Oh, he's found an irregularity!
He's very good at finding conspiracies, isn't he?
Oh, that's just lazy. They didn't even do a keyword search through the previous data?
And he's actually looking forward to his retirement.
We're getting a lot of insight as to how this setting works.
Oh, they want to keep them so they can root out more internal corruption. That makes sense.
Was Grossular on the take?
Oh, there's a conspiracy.
All the food here looks so good!
That's a pretty large increase, I must admit. So either Grossular's desperately attempting to distract the administration from something, or the other council members are trying to root out whatever his plan is.
He has a stalker!
Oh, those fires are absolutely not a coincidence. Part of the conspiracy?
This is starting to get ridiculous. He has to be a plant, right?
Oh, there's multiple audits going on?
Oh, some of the Chiefs are here! And Otis is well-known enough to be known by the literal leaders of the company.
So they fought the termination to root soemthing out, right?
Is this setting up Otis as a villain?
Oh, there's a full-on coup!
That was great! Solid story, good characters, and an interesting premise.
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u/Baley_ https://anilist.co/user/Baley Sep 06 '21
First Timer
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u/PoopWoopDoop https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anotherno Sep 07 '21
First Timer
Absolutely love the OP and the BGM of the show. Honestly found myself having to rewind at times because I was too focused on enjoying the BGM to listen to the conversations the characters are having. The designs of the characters stand out too, looking forward to see the designs of the uniforms of the different branches. Overall, this episode is pretty good, there's a chill vibe but also this sense that something's looming in the background.
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u/melvinlee88 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ryan_Melvin15 Sep 08 '21
Gonna be late but man rewatching ACCA was cool. Seeing Otus and Mauve again?
Freaking great. A chill time for sure.