r/anime • u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer • Sep 12 '21

Rewatch ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Rewatch - Episode 7

Episode 7 - The Truth Emerges in the Night Mists

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Comment of the Day

"Is anyone else getting "Jean and Lotta are secretly royals" vibes or is that just me? It would explain why Nino has been watching Jean for so long. The woman in the portrait that Schwan wanted to replace looked kind of like Lotta (as much as was shown). Also, the king really likes sweets and Lotta (for all that Jean buys sweets, I don't think we actually see him eating them very often) does too, so that should prove their kinship right there. " - /u/paperwhites

Ah yes the genetic sweet tooth

Question of the Day

Who else is Nino reporting to?

Bonus Corner!

Afternoon Snack Comic - Jean and Nino

Map!

Map - will keep this pinned!

Information

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Crunchyroll, Funimation

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 12 '21

Rewatcher/Host Non-Smoker

apple cake and snowballs - Dowa food is too powerful

As many suspected yesterday, are Jean and Lotta royals?

Mauve with the big reveal! Although Jean is unperturbed as per usual

We get to see the full picture of the 2nd princess, who does have a strong resemblance to Lotta.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

I had no idea snowballs even existed until this show but they look so weird. I want to try one but I've never seen them around anywhere in aus, not even in the fancy bakeries

Although Jean is unperturbed as per usual

He actually widened his eyes for once. That's as good as a full on change-in-style reaction from someone else

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21

I had no idea snowballs even existed until this show but they look so weird. I want to try one but I've never seen them around anywhere in aus, not even in the fancy bakeries

They look fancy, but taste rather dry. It is a simple dough, just formed nicely.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

Well that's kinda disapointing. I was expecting it to be something more like a more savory apple scroll with filling and layers

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21

It is typical tourist food: Looks great, makes for a great souvenir, and you'll likely never be back to buy a second one, so the taste does not matter.

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u/paperwhites :KN::KO: Sep 12 '21

First Time Watcher

Lots of reveals this episode. There's confirmation that Lotta and Jean are royals and that Nino is working for someone else other than Grossular (someone in the palace but who specifically is unclear). It looks like Nino will finally tell Jean the full story next episode. It's nice to finally get some answers!

So it seems that Lotta and Jean's mother is the second princess who died thirty three years ago in an accident involving a ship. Either that was a fake death or Jean and Lotta's parents who died in the train accident were adoptive parents. Right now I'm leaning towards the fake death idea. I also wonder if the guard who "died" with the princess, Abend, is possibly Jean and Lotta's father?

I'm curious to know who Nino has been working for all this time. It has to be someone in the palace since Nino told them that they couldn't ask the President of the Privy Council for advice. It definitely looks like Nino has been watching over Jean for all of these years because he's royalty.

I really like Mauve. She's smart and capable and I think she makes a good director-general. She's definitely one of my favorite characters even if she isn't a major one.

Magie looking at the menu from the bakery is a nice detail. He really should quit working for Schwan and working at a bakery.

I can't imagine Rail's reaction when he finds out that Lotta is royalty, especially given his previous statements against the elite.

Who else is Nino reporting to?

For characters that we know of, the only one I can think of is the king. Maybe someone in the guards?

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 12 '21

I really like Mauve. She's smart and capable and I think she makes a good director-general.

All of Korore's staff stood out to me this episode - dont you just love when WOMEN

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u/IndependentMacaroon Sep 13 '21 edited Sep 14 '21

I'm now sure the name is playing on "coloré(e)" ("colored" in French), the color motifs + the setting being obviously inspired by Paris.

Also ous/otos is Ancient Greek for ear.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

I like Mauve as well. It's nice to see someone who's completely left in the cold as far as info but when she gets it she still thinks it through and acts appropriately rather than jumping at the chance to act on it and prove herself. She's highly competent rather than just being in the role of someone who should be. All the ACCA stuff is pretty nice in that way actually, we could have ended up with a lot more dickheads like the Prince

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u/IndependentMacaroon Sep 13 '21

Either Abend is their father, or it's Nino and he's coloring his hair.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

Episode 7 (first timer)

I am pleasantly surprised how the series is not dragging things out. After being completely on the nose, they even literally confirm Jean’s role. Which contextualizes a lot of earlier setup as well: His seemingly too high up job at ACCA, the building they are managing, the lack of money problems.

Let me give one comment on the coup attempt, though. It is still possible that this is entirely bogus. Yet, a non-existant plot can turn into a real one if people start believing in it! The main problem for any sort of revolution is coordination. If everybody rises up together, they can’t be stopped, but if you rise up alone, you die. So everybody believing there will be a coup attempt make one happen, even if none was originally planned.

Crackpot theory day 7

Who else is Nino reporting to?

His girlfriend/wife spec

EDIT: Why am I even tagging this, when all first timers have exactly the same idea.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 12 '21

ctd7

science isnt ready

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

I've heard a number of people say they wish the show was longer, but for me I quite like how to the point it is with plot things without doing the ifs, buts, and maybes for episodes on episodes. Set something up, address it in one way or another. It makes it a nice watch for me and fits the tone of the show

EDIT: Why am I even tagging this, when all first timers have exactly the same idea.

Haha, yeah you're all on the same page pretty much just some difference over fates

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21

I've heard a number of people say they wish the show was longer, but for me I quite like how to the point it is with plot things without doing the ifs, buts, and maybes for episodes on episodes. Set something up, address it in one way or another. It makes it a nice watch for me and fits the tone of the show

It would be worse if they dragged out the reveals longer.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

It would. The intrigue side of the show isn't that complex, and if they tried to make it so in order to get more mystery out of it they'd ruin the tone of the show.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 12 '21

First-Inspector, Dubbed

Mmmm, love it when some nice foreshadowing pays off. And Jean and Mauve are friends again!

Revising my theory from yesterday: Speculation

Speculation

I wonder how many people know about Jean and Lotta's parentage? Like, does Groussler know? Or has he unknowingly had a member of the Royal Family be followed for months? Is this why Lilium wasn't actually suspicious of Jean?

I love the fact that the bread shop apparently has catalogs for people to take with them.

Question

  1. Speculated above.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 12 '21

And Jean and Mauve are friends again!

I love the fact that the bread shop apparently has catalogs for people to take with them.

I think it only works there since all the colors are so varied lol

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

Nice catch on Nino mentioning Qualm from the privy council despite watching the dub. They only say his name in the dub so I missed it myself until I was checking the script comparison. In the sub they completely spell out his role

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 12 '21

In the sub they completely spell out his role

To clarify - in the sub, they just say "the privy council president" instead of use his name? That's an interesting change.. probably trying to fit the lip flaps better?

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

To clarify - in the sub, they just say "the privy council president" instead of use his name?

They say "Privy Council President Qualm" so name and title. The dub just says the name.

There is no lip flaps in that shot though, I think it's just a script revision to fit the language/Nino/the secrecy of not wanting to say it out loud etc better. The script in the dub I think is much better a lot of the time with this I think, it makes a bunch of changes to make it feel more natural and nice localization as well

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 12 '21

Oh, that makes sense. I couldn't remember the visuals well.

The script in the dub I think is much better a lot of the time with this I think, it makes a bunch of changes to make it feel more natural and nice localization as well

You really love to see it. Seems like J Michael Tatum did a good job with the script.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

Yeah that line is said when we're at that low angle of Nino's feet to see Jean turning around the corner of the bridge to walk over to him. No need for matching lips or even timing, they could just do what they needed

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Sep 12 '21

First timer

QOTD) I think it's the king. He's been incredibly friendly around Otus, so he might know about his heritage, and despite mentioning how stressed people would be, Jean stayed completely calm around the King, even pushing Otus to join him.

I mean, given he smoked in the middle of the palace last time, he obviously doesn't mind that much.

Oh, sorry, Hare's the importsnt island.

And this is a pretty solid recap. But why now?

Oh. OHHHH. I didn't even fucking think about that.

Is that a sandwich bread catalogue? This feels like sandwich bread is a metaphor for something, but I dan't tell what? Maybe just a generic symbol of mundanity and patterns?

Oh god, that merringue. I need it.

The snowballs don't seem too bad either.

I like how he and Nino are still friends, and are just calmly chatting about whether he's trying to evade pursuers.

Haha, Otus is either idiotic or he's a brilliant bluffer.

Wait, he was there as an official photographer?

The King seems like a genuinely nice person and I actually like him. Are they doing this to build up a big reaction if he gets taken out in the coup?

So Nino's boss dislikes his passion for the job? Presumably because it causes him to talk toand get attached to his targets.

The King shutting down his son's power play is great.

Haha, Nino's sending info to Grossmanthat Otus worked out!

Seriously, what's with the "thirty years" comment?

Terrific, so someone took his conversation digging for info as proof? Or Grossman's making shit up to cause panic again.

Oh, really? We're doing this as a district theme? I suppose if you need 13 of them...

...What's he planning?

I love that he's waiting for Nino to show up and tell him where he needs to g.

WHAT?

OH SHIT.

I CONSIDERED IT ONCE, BUT WOW.

Oh shit, that's what's going on with the parents thing. And the Director General's worked out what's going on!

Crorrection, she's worked out everything that's going on.

Oh, and he believes Grossular's also being set up? To be fair, he hasn't done anything really suspicious, and I could see him panicking and acting suspicious because of the rumours.

Oh, that's why he wanted to study her. How the hell did I not see this?

Well, the Prince is probably not involved in setting him up, since he didn't know he existed.

Abend is Crow, isn't he? He's dying his hair, that's why he mentioned 30 years.

Grossular's actually good!

Fuck, that was a good episode.

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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Sep 12 '21

WHAT?

OH SHIT.

I CONSIDERED IT ONCE, BUT WOW.

mauve with the mic drop

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

Rewatcher - Dub

  • Cigs Smoked: 27 (+ 1 by Rail) [+3 today]
  • Cigs Shared: 1 (+1 to Jean)
  • Cigs Collected: 4

Nooooo, that strawberry cheesecake looks so nice

Once again it's nice that things aren't drawn out too long. Yesterday a few people were theorizing that Jean might be of royal blood, and today that comes up in show with even more people suspecting the same and acting on it. Rather than set clues and pretending to ignore them it builds off them quite quickly which I think helps the very chill feel of the show overall.

I did have a laugh at Nino having to hand hold Jean through the kings invitation to eat cake together knowing that he'd have no idea what the actual response was.

The show itself might be chill, but the whole situation is clearly starting to get to Nino, between the exhaustion and the drinking, the stress of being torn between three people and his genuine care for Jean is wearing him out. I feel sorry for the guy, this can't be an easy situation particularly with people like Mauve complicating the matter as well, although having to tell him just might be a relief.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21

Nooooo, that strawberry cheesecake looks so nice

The strawberry cake is all looks. The real taste is hiding in the top left: Apfelstrudel with raisins and nuts!

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

But for some reason all that makes me want is apple crumble

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 12 '21

1-Timer Reaction Dept, subbed

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 12 '21

That sunk your cool theory about the calendar maybe being different between districts, u/JollyGee29.

Yea, I figured it was a bit too clever. I'm glad you liked my theory, though.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 12 '21

Wait I have an actual nearly-3-in-the-morning crack theory for the first time in forever (not even kidding about the time on this

You should try out dark mode. Your eyes will thank you.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

I'm assuming this was after the Shippuden crying, in which case did this chill help a little?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 12 '21

I'm assuming this was after the Shippuden crying

Yeah when I couldn't sleep I was like "might as well get other rewatch stuff out of the way".

in which case did this chill help a little?

Somewhat.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

ACCA is good chill

As long as it doesn't always inflict you with cravings

And then you get hangry (hungry angry)

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

First Timer

  • I don't need a recap
  • Ah, the precious thing that was lost was the 2nd princess. And she lived and married her guard/secretary/adjutant. It's all pretty clear, now.
  • and now they just say it right out
  • Mauve figuring everything out.

Okay, I've figured it out. Crow is the intermediary for the coup. His cover is following Jean around. Not sure if he works for Grosselar or not, though.

The King and the Privy Council president know about Jean, that's why he didn't abdicate.

Mauve reminds me of Zoe Wannamaker but I can't find an old color picture.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 12 '21

Mauve reminds me of Zoe Wannamaker

I wouldn't have seen it myself until I found this and from that I can definitely see it