The phrase “video game anime adaptation” is enough to strike fear into anyone’s hearts. Although the list of great anime series based on visual novels is vast, video games in general haven’t been as lucky. While there are the odd gems like
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and
Professor Layton: The Eternal Diva, attempts like
Tekken and
Blazblue: Alter Memory are more than enough to muddy the waters. 2016 finally saw
Capcom’s popular
Ace Attorney franchise make it’s leap to animated form, something long overdue for the legal exploits of
Phoenix Wright (or
Naruhodō Ryūichi in the original Japanese version),
Miles Edgeworth (
Mitusrugi Reiji) and co. Going by the full title of
Gyakuten Saiban: Sono “Shinjitsu” Igirari (
Turnabout Trial: I Object to that Truth!) , this 24-episode series covers the first two
Ace Attorney games and was animated by
A-1 Pictures.
