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Adapted from a manga by Natsume Ono (Ristorante Paradiso, House of Five Leaves), ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. is a show about food.     There are also some government agents, notably a cool guy named Gene the Cigarette Bum (the one with the strawberry).   The anime is being directed by Shingo Natsume (Space Dandy, One-Punch Man) with Tomohiro Suzuki (One-Punch Man, Tiger & Bunny) writing scripts. In addition, the staff has several other animators from Shingo Natsume's previous shows such as Gosei Oda and Kanako Yoshida as Chief ADs and Norifumi Kugai doing character design. So I'd expect a lively and well animated show, though the source material seems fairly laid-back. For a quick preview of the series' characters and initial conflict, you can read the first two chapters of the manga here. And for a taste of the show, a PV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KLcXHQZyls It airs Tuesdays at 8am PST (GMT -8) in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America via Crunchyroll. The first episode premieres January 10th, 2017!
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Jan 8, 2017 08:44
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I'm so hyped for this for some reason. Probably the combination of both Natsumes gives me hope that this will be awesome. Also Strawberries don't get that big. 
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Jan 8, 2017 10:09
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Excuse me but what the gently caress is going on here edit: also slightly disappointed that this isn't about unwed ladies Wallrod fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Jan 8, 2017 |
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Jan 8, 2017 13:27
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Ristorante Paradiso was really good, so I'm going to check this out.
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Jan 8, 2017 16:59
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I'm hype
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Jan 8, 2017 17:55
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Wallrod posted:Excuse me but what the gently caress is going on here Looks like an open faced cucumber and salad cream sandwich, perfectly normal
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Jan 8, 2017 18:42
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i got no idea what this show is about but it is so pretty i don't care
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Jan 8, 2017 22:32
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Julias posted:I'm so hyped for this for some reason. Probably the combination of both Natsumes gives me hope that this will be awesome. a subtle reference indeed
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Jan 10, 2017 02:19
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This show has a pretty ED. The rest of it seems pretty good, too.
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Jan 10, 2017 18:08
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The character designs are really dragging this down for me.
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Jan 11, 2017 00:17
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That was some sexy auiting
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Jan 11, 2017 02:12
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Pretty good premiere! Making the tobacco smuggling all intense seemed kinda out of place tonally, but they then made it way more apparent than the manga that poo poo is going down with the top brass so I guess it's a fine tradeoff. Other than some pretty standard direction and that goofy exposition at the start, I can't find anything else to nitpick. The designs and backgrounds really look great and have a real lived-in feel, somehow. Favorite character so far has to be the cop who is so transparent about tailing Jean. 
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Jan 11, 2017 03:06
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Paracelsus posted:The character designs are really dragging this down for me. Natsume Ono has a really distinctive way of drawing people, and it tends to turn off a lot of people, understandably so since it's so strikingly bizarre. My introduction to Ono was her Manga "Not Simple", which is a hosed up story, and I felt the weird artstyle added to the experience. I've since checked out a bit of her other works, and in my opinion they style works well for other stories too, but there's a bit of dissonance if you haven't become accustomed to her artstyle.
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Jan 11, 2017 04:12
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Paracelsus posted:The character designs are really dragging this down for me. it begins
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Jan 11, 2017 04:30
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Paracelsus posted:The character designs are really dragging this down for me. That's weird, because I felt that this show has some excellent character designs burdened by a lack of characterization. I'll follow this for a bit though, because I'm curious about the sinister federal fire/ police/ welfare/ roll cake department.
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Jan 11, 2017 04:35
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Julias posted:Natsume Ono has a really distinctive way of drawing people, and it tends to turn off a lot of people, understandably so since it's so strikingly bizarre. My introduction to Ono was her Manga "Not Simple", which is a hosed up story, and I felt the weird artstyle added to the experience. I've since checked out a bit of her other works, and in my opinion they style works well for other stories too, but there's a bit of dissonance if you haven't become accustomed to her artstyle. This is the first time I've encountered her work, but anything that includes such a variety of facial hair from the bizarre to the mundane must have something going for it.
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Jan 11, 2017 04:36
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Paracelsus posted:The character designs are really dragging this down for me.  This guy's mustache really weirds me out. His face reads really young, but for whatever reason he's got an old man stache.
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Jan 11, 2017 06:16
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I've seen plenty of young people have those kinds of mustaches, though? 
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Jan 11, 2017 09:19
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Julias posted:I've seen plenty of young people have those kinds of mustaches, though? They may be young on the outside, but they are old on the inside.
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Jan 11, 2017 10:20
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Amstrad posted:
I like how his hair is perfectly parted down the center like is mustache, its symmetrical.
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Jan 11, 2017 11:07
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Amstrad posted:
that guy's actually God from 10th Dimension Boys 
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Jan 11, 2017 11:21
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Amstrad posted:
Yeah, I actually don't mind the character designs by themselves, but everyone kind of looks the same age.
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Jan 11, 2017 19:00
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Amstrad posted:
Yeah, he's the biggest offender.
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Jan 11, 2017 21:03
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I like the music and the concept and execution. I'm in.
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Jan 12, 2017 05:05
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I admit I'm still a tad confused what genre this show is going to be overall, but I quite enjoyed episode 1 so I'm on board.
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Jan 12, 2017 05:57
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This feels like a webcomic that came out of tumblr got made into an anime, if that makes any sense--like the anime-ness of it has been digested before being reconsumed, and it has this particular ATMOSPHERE that I associate with... something like this, to click on the most similar hiveworks ad. Weird but interesting.
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Jan 12, 2017 20:44
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il-landier posted:that guy's actually God from 10th Dimension Boys lmao
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Jan 12, 2017 21:12
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The first ep of this was really cool. Loved everything except the awkward exposition dump at the beginning. The OP and ED are rad.
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Jan 13, 2017 21:12
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maybe by next week we'll finally be free of exposition...even though this week's was decently integrated. Jumoku's giant produce resulting in a district of giants was super weird for how grounded the show has been so far, but it was also really charming (lol, the ACCA dudes who are stationed there just get fat). i hope later districts have something unique like that in the background of Jean's visit. i suppose it's also kinda interesting how we now know Jean's pov hasn't been 100% truthful, given his involvement in a coup we have yet to see him directly support.
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Jan 18, 2017 01:05
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Amstrad posted:
Assuming that the show's aesthetic is meant to be "1900's Europe" it's a common style back then. Mister Olympus posted:This feels like a webcomic that came out of tumblr got made into an anime, if that makes any sense--like the anime-ness of it has been digested before being reconsumed, and it has this particular ATMOSPHERE that I associate with... something like this, to click on the most similar hiveworks ad. "Feels like a webcomic" is actually a feeling I can agree with; not in a negative way; just how it feels like its paced and stylized for some strange reason. dogsicle posted:maybe by next week we'll finally be free of exposition...even though this week's was decently integrated. Jumoku's giant produce resulting in a district of giants was super weird for how grounded the show has been so far, but it was also really charming (lol, the ACCA dudes who are stationed there just get fat). i hope later districts have something unique like that in the background of Jean's visit. i suppose it's also kinda interesting how we now know Jean's pov hasn't been 100% truthful, given his involvement in a coup we have yet to see him directly support. Not having read the manga or anything and assuming you haven't either I feel like Jean's perspective has just enough ambiguity that combined with my own hunch probably explains it. I assume just like in Full Metal Alchemist he's exchanging messages through his cigarettes somehow.
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Jan 18, 2017 02:10
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i feel like his catalogs are the bigger suspect when it comes to spreading coded info or something, but the show revealing he gets free cigarettes also makes them suspicious.
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Jan 18, 2017 02:12
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dogsicle posted:i feel like his catalogs are the bigger suspect when it comes to spreading coded info or something, but them revealing he gets free cigarettes also makes them suspicious. I'll laugh if the coup is being instigated by corporate CEO's who want the get rid of "burdensome" taxes.
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Jan 18, 2017 02:13
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this show feels weirdly disjointed to me. is it a political thriller, or a light hearted romp? it kind of slips and slides between the two at will which kind of deflates any tension that's been built up by the political scenes and distracts me from the light hearted scenes because i'm constantly wondering if their some sort of deeper meaning i'm supposed to be taking away from the main character suddenly eating a strawberry the size of his head i think i'll keep following along even if it stays like this, but it just strikes me as a really strange tone also when nino mentions that he's been watching for jean for 30 years, is that a mistranslation or typo, or are we meant to take away that he was actually monitoring him for the 15 years before they "met" in highschool?
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Jan 18, 2017 02:37
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:also when nino mentions that he's been watching for jean for 30 years, is that a mistranslation or typo, or are we meant to take away that he was actually monitoring him for the 15 years before they "met" in highschool? Not mistranslated, he does say 30 years. So apparently he has been trailing him since he was 3?
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Jan 18, 2017 03:30
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it's just a way of saying "his whole life" I really dug episode two! I think I'm starting to get the feel for how all it's different tones meld together, and how it rewards you for paying attention. This is the good poo poo.
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Jan 18, 2017 05:42
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Next time: It's a whole different story from the others. WIll he be okay?
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Jan 24, 2017 19:00
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man, it's hard to tell if everyone is kind of dense or if each character is plotting their own separate coup
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Jan 25, 2017 03:18
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I'm at the edge of my seat.
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Jan 25, 2017 23:13
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Is it weird that I was shocked and refreshed by a character in an anime being attracted to an pretty looking older woman? I mean I probably shouldn't be since this is the last thing from the typical poo poo, but still I was like "HOLY poo poo SOMEONE WITH FUNCTIONAL EYES AND A NON-WARPED SET OF VALUES"
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Jan 25, 2017 23:21
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OnimaruXLR posted:Is it weird that I was shocked and refreshed by a character in an anime being attracted to an pretty looking older woman? Well I mean there's always SDF Macross! It really is nice, even with the cloak and dagger stuff the series is very pleasant and comfortable.
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