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The ACS Anime is a Japanese anime spin-off of the American Emmy Award winning animated television series, The ACS. It will be published by, KM Publishing, Inc., and RGE Pictures Television The animating studios are , , , and. The opening theme is Jiyū no Tsubasa (known as the Attack on Titan theme for the first thirteen episodes) by Linked Horizon. The closing theme is Don't Look Behind (known as the Black Lagoon closing theme) by EDISON. Writers for the anime include Chaossy, and all of the original writers of the American version. The first episode is said to be simulcasted across four countries, Japan, Canada, US, and UK.

Plot
After the second season ends, terror strikes in Japan as the JAHC (pronounced "Jack", Japanese Anti-Hero Club) invades Tokyo. John, Wario, and Bagel flies to Japan in order to fight them. They team up with Web, whose house was blown up by JAHC.

Season one
The ACS lands in Tokyo as Web's house was blown up. The ACS quickly relocates to an underground room, which is now going to be ACS Japan's headquarters. The ACS enlists the help of locals, Rei, a marksman, Fiah, a fire-breathing man, and Web, who was vacationing in Japan. They plan to get rid of most of the JAHC before the original ACS heads back home (in time for the third season).

Main season one

 * John the Marksman - Todd Haberkorn (English dub)
 * Wario - Sean Schemmel (English dub)
 * Bagel - Christopher Sabat (English dub)
 * Web - Ian Sinclair (English dub)

Secondary season one

 * Rei - Alexis Tipton (English dub)
 * Fiah - Johnny Yong Bosch (English dub)

Production
Production of an episode takes 2 weeks to animate, lip flap, and edited. Dubs take 1 1/2 weeks to complete. This spin off is a little bit more violent and vulgar than the original, when asked about it, show creator Chaossy tells that "the violence level is like Attack on Titan, with a little bit of blood removed." It is rated TV-15 in Japan, 14+ in Canada, TV-14 in the United States, and 15+ in the UK.

Development
Development of the series started in early October, 2014 as Chaossy wanted a spin off of The ACS showcasing the group in Japan. The show was green-lit and the show went straight into production. Four studios helped in animating the series, such as, and. Every season will be ten episodes each with the last in every season being 45 minutes.

First Episode Simucast
The first episode of the series, Sad Beginnings is to be simucasted in four countries: Canada, Japan, US, and UK. It'll air in the early morning of November 2nd in Japan (7a - 7:30a), during prime time hours in the UK on November 1st (10p - 10:30p), early afternoon in Canada (3p - 3:30p), and the early prime time slot in the US (6:00p - 6:30p)