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
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.10 Review: Slow Delivery
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.9 Review: Assassins’ Flop
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.8 Review: Disappearance
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.7 Review: Royal Rumble
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.6 Review: Suspicion Shift
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.5 Review: Cover Blown
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.4 Review: Shard World
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.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.3 Review: All in The Eyes
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) pushes forward this week by thickening its plot and introducing new characters. And despite some less focussed plot lines that close the episode, its great directing maintains the distinct mystery tone its already established.
Kevin Pennyfeather 