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List of 4 Great Winter 2017 Crunchyroll Streaming Anime For Enthuse.ca

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I’ve got a list of some of my must-watch shows from the winter 2017 anime season live on Enthuse.ca today.

Last season, anime streaming service Crunchyroll broadcasted subtitled simulcasts of 40 of the 46 new anime debuts from Japan, but here in Canada, those free, ad-supported streams only stay up for 13 weeks after they air. So before those episodes are locked away behind the $6.95 per month vault door of Crunchyroll Premium, here are four great shows you should watch from winter 2017. Read more

Still to come from me and Enthuse.ca, a podcast breaking down Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name, and a full series review of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.12 Review: Perfect Twist

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) masterfully orchestrates a narrative feat some thought impossible with its finale: an incredibly comprehensive resolution of nearly every thread lying on the plot loom.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.11 Review: Gear Up

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) doesn’t quite put the pedal to the metal of the plot-mobile this week, but boy does it ever remind us how smooth its transmission is, helmed by Jean.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.10 Review: Slow Delivery

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In a second consecutive slow-paced episode, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) delivers its reveals with little gusto, amid unneeded distractions, and by dodging some of the biggest questions.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.9 Review: Assassins’ Flop

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In a departure from the mortar-sealed narrative construction we’re used to getting, this week’s ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) slows its plot to a sluggish pace. Catching revelations still squeeze out of the text, but the animation doesn’t look particularly good while it happens.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.8 Review: Disappearance

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Like previous episode of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka), this one picks up right where the last left off, but it does so in much more depth than you might have expected.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.7 Review: Royal Rumble

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The rising actions kicks off in ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) this week as plain as can be. Revelations abound, built up within the episode by stellar pacing and call backs that substantiate the vagueness of episodes past.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.6 Review: Suspicion Shift

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This week on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) we learn how Jean became an orphan. His parents died in an train crash along with 63 others travelling between Peshi and Rokkusu. The character interactions that follow fundamentally shift the suspicions that have been hinted at throughout the show.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.5 Review: Cover Blown

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This week on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) we get a sampling of more fantastic music, and we learn that the anime knows how to paint characters’ understanding, rather than hiding every plot point behind a cryptic veil.

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.4 Review: Shard World

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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) introduces a strikingly different locale this week with a mini arc, while still managing to develop its overarching mystery.

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