Phoenix in particular looks off-model and flat-wrong at times, even in the *opening sequence*, and it's clear that the art style just hasn't translated as well from the small screen DS to the, um, not-so-small-screen of TV.
#Ascendance of a bookworm tv tropes series#
The single most distracting and frustrating issue I had with this series is the animation itself: particularly in the early going, A-1 really drops the ball on making these iconic characters look right on screen.
Nearly anyone who ever owned a Nintendo DS should be familiar with Ace Attorney, a quirky series that is the embodiment of what TV Tropes would call Artistic License: Law - it's not until late in the series that jury trials are even brought into play, and for the most part, the outlandish characters and scenarios bear just a passing resemblance to actual legal and investigative practice, but nevertheless there is a certain lovable charm that pervades the franchise.Ī fair number of people will likely have already queued up Crunchyroll to revisit these fun characters, but how will this come off to those who never played the game? Well, honestly, Ace Attorney is a real mixed bag - while the characters remain loads of fun (even when, sometimes, they don't seem to make sense), there are some deep flaws here that keep this from really excelling as a standalone anime. But when his mentor Mia Fey (Ayasato Chihiro) is murdered, and her sister Maya (Mayoi) is accused of the crime, he must face ruthless and undefeated prosecutor Miles Edgeworth (Mitsurugi Reiji) in order to find the real killer and, above all, seek the truth.
In an alternate world where trials are determined by a judge within three days' time, rookie defense lawyer Phoenix Wright (Naruhodo Ryuichi) must absolve his clients using investigative skill and intuition to find the inconsistencies in the testimonies of unreliable witnesses. Notes: Based on the Ace Attorney game series.Īfter having played nearly all the games in English, I have to admit it was a bit of an adjustment to start using the Japanese names again, so for the sake of convenience, I'll be using the US names for the remainder of this review. Length: Television series, 24 episodes, 23 minutes eachĭistributor: Currently available streaming on crunchyroll.Ĭontent Rating: 13+ (some fan service, violence including character death and threats against children) AKA: 逆転裁判 その「真実」、異議あり! (Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari!), Turnabout Trial: I Object To That "Truth"!
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