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ACCA TV Anime's Promo, 2 Ads Preview Opening Theme by ONE III NOTES
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for the television anime of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka (ACCA: 13th Ward Observation Department) manga began streaming a second promotional video and two commercials on Thursday. All three videos preview the anime's opening theme song "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES (pronounced "one third notes"), a group that composer Ryo Takahashi formed for the project.
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on January 10 at 11:00 p.m., followed by Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and TV Setouchi at January 11 at 12:00 a.m., 12:30 a.m., and 2:10 a.m., respectively. The anime will also begin airing on BS11 on January 12 at 12:30 a.m.
The anime's previously revealed cast members include:
From left to right in image above:
- Hiro Shimono as Jean Otus
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Nino
- Junichi Suwabe as Grossular
- Koji Yusa as Lilium
- Toru Ohkawa as Spade
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Pastis
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Pine
Aoi Yūki as Lotta
Atsuko Tanaka as Mauve
Taku Yashiro as Rail
Hiroki Gotou as Pochado
Yōji Ueda as Oulu
Tomoaki Maeno as Not
Mamoru Miyano as Schwan, the prince of the Dōwaa Kingdom
Yuuto Uemura as Magie, Schwann's bodyguard
Ryusei Nakao as Falke II, the king of the Dōwaa Kingdom
Unshou Ishizuka as Kuvarum, minister of state for the Dōwaa Kingdom
Aya Suzaki as Eider, the leader of the Famas branch of ACCA
Wataru Hatano as Gurus, the leader of the Bardon branch of ACCA
(Note: Some character name romanizations not official)
The website has also revealed three character designs but with no cast members listed yet.
Atoli
Moz
Kelly
Shingo Natsume (One-Punch Man, both seasons of Space Dandy) is directing the anime at MADHOUSE. Tomohiro Suzuki (One-Punch Man, Tiger & Bunny scriptwriter) is handling the series composition, Norifumi Kugai (One-Punch Man, Space Dandy key animator) is adapting the characters for animation, and Ryo Takahashi (Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars, Please tell me! Galko-chan) is composing the music.
Aira Yuki will perform the ending theme song "Pale Moon ga Yureteru" (The Pale Moon Sways).
The manga is set in a world separated into 13 wards, with each ward having an observation division controlled by the organization known as "ACCA." The story centers on Gene, known as the craftiest member of ACCA.
The anime will get an anime-original character named Acca-kun. Acca-kun is the mascot character for the fictional organization ACCA. The character stars in an original Twitter anime, animated by W-Toon Studio and titled "Acca-kun no ACCA Kōza" (Acca-kun's ACCA course). The anime, which features lectures by a super deformed Acca-kun, began on November 11 on the ACCA anime Twitter account.
The Twitter account will also post an "illustrated drama" titled "Oyatsu no Jikan" (Afternoon Snack Time), which will introduce the leisurely everyday life of the characters from the main story. Artist Fumi Katō will provide the illustrations.
Ono launched the manga series in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine in June 2013, and ended it on October 25. Square Enix shipped the manga's fifth compiled book volume on May 25, and will ship the sixth volume on December 24.
