May 2, 2020
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
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Opening/Ending music: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES
Links we mentioned in the show:
Compilation of Nino saying "Jean"
Carabinieri uniform the ACCA uniforms were based on: