Ace Attorney (anime)

Ace Attorney

Promotional art depicting the main cast. Left to right: Mia, Maya, Phoenix, Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Larry.
逆転裁判 その「真実」、異議あり!
(Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari!)
Genre Mystery, drama, comedy
Anime television series
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Music by Kaoru Wada
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by

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Network NNS (ytv)
Original run April 2, 2016 – September 24, 2016
Episodes 24[1]
Manga
Written by Naoyuki Kageyama
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine V-Jump
Original run May 2016 – September 2016

Ace Attorney, known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari! (Japanese: 逆転裁判 その「真実」、異議あり!, lit. "Turnabout Trial: I Object to That 'Truth'!"), is a 2016 anime series produced by A-1 Pictures, based on Capcom's video game series of the same name. It was directed by Ayumu Watanabe (Space Brothers) and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka (Inazuma Eleven). It aired in Japan from April to September 2016, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.

Premise

Based on the first two video games in the series, Ace Attorney takes place in an alternate world where the court system has been changed to the point where trials held in first instance courts must reach a verdict within three days. Phoenix Wright is a rookie defense lawyer who works under his mentor, Mia Fey. When Mia is suddenly murdered, Phoenix befriends her younger sister Maya, a medium-in-training with the power to call on the spirits of the dead. Joined by Maya, Phoenix heads up the Wright & Co. Law Offices and stands up to defend his clients in court, often butting heads with the ruthless prosecutor Miles Edgeworth.

Production and release

Ace Attorney's anime adaptation was first announced during a presentation at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show. The series adapts the first two video games in the franchise, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Justice for All, though the cases "Rise from the Ashes" and "The Lost Turnabaout" from the first and second games respectively are omitted from the adaptation.[2] The series was produced at A-1 Pictures, who also produced the animated cutscenes in the sixth main game in the franchise Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice, and was directed by Ayumu Watanabe and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka with character design by Keiko Ōta and Koji Watanabe.[3][4][5] Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi also acted as a script supervisor for the series.[6] The opening theme of the first 13 episodes is "Gyakuten Winner" (逆転Winner, "Turnabout Winner") by Johnny's West[7] while the ending theme is "Message" by Rei Yasuda.[8] From episode 14 onwards, the opening theme is "Jinsei wa Subarashī" (人生は素晴らしい, Life is Wonderful) by Johnny's West while the ending theme is "Jun'ai Chaos" (純愛カオス, Pure Love Chaos) by Tokyo Performance Doll.

The anime began airing on NNS across Japan from April 2, 2016, replacing Kindaichi Case Files R in its initial timeslot. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll, with multiple subtitle tracks featuring both the original Japanese names and localized English names, and will be distributed for home video in North America by Funimation.[9][10][11][12] A manga adaptation by Naoyuki Kageyama begun serialization in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine in May 2016.[13]

Reception

Jacob Hope Chapman of Anime News Network said that popular reception was "subdued at best and outraged at worst, in ways usually reserved for radically altered adaptations". Chapman was critical of the animation quality, calling it "constantly off-model and slideshow-minimal but still watchable at least", whilst being more receptive to the adaptation's faithful recreation of the game's events and removal of "extraneous gags and details". He added that while the adaptation "[does] its best to adapt in beneficial ways", it fails to replicate the "surprisingly powerful impact" of playing the games and experiencing the characters' intricacies firsthand.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Green, Scott (May 13, 2016). "Chinese Streaming Site Lists "Twin Star Exorcists" And "Ace Attorney" Episode Counts". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ace Attorney Game Franchise Gets TV Anime in April 2016". Anime News Network. September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "アニメ『逆転裁判』成歩堂龍一役は梶裕貴 制作はA-1". oriconstyle. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "「逆転裁判」アニメ化が決定 声優陣に梶裕貴や悠木碧など". livedoor. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ace Attorney Anime's Cast, Staff Announced". Anime News Network. December 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2015/12/29/ace-attorney-creator-shu-takumi-is-readying-up-for-his-next-project-in-2016/
  7. ↑ "Johnny's West Idol Group Performs Ace Attorney Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. March 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "音楽｜逆転裁判｜読売テレビ". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Crunchyroll - Forum - Spring 2016 Show Announcements!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Ace Attorney Anime". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ace Attorney - The Spring 2016 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. April 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Crunchyroll, Funimation Announce Partnership to Share Content Via Streaming, Home Video, EST". Anime News Network. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ "New Ace Attorney Manga to Launch in V Jump Next Year". Anime News Network. December 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ Chapman, Jacob Hope (April 20, 2016). "Why We Love Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2016.

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