Come on, come on! On a journey! We're back again with a real anime, an underrated gem from creator Natsume Ono titled "ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept." for some jazzy good times, joined by special guest and ACCA expert CC. The first half of the episode is spoiler free and covers much about the setting, style, and background behind the show and manga, and the second half dives into the symbolism and foreshadowing woven throughout the series, with spoilers. Timestamps: 4:16 - Intro to anime & production 26:53 - Explanation/Discussion of the various 13 Districts 53:17 - Manga vs Anime and Natsume Ono's other works 59:44 to End - SPOILER WARNING Follow us on Twitter: Email: Opening/Ending music: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES Links we mentioned in the show: Carabinieri uniform the ACCA uniforms were based on:
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