apr 2, 2016 - "Gyakuten Saiban: Sono 'Shinjitsu,' Igiari!" premieres in japan

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the ace attorney anime is a direct adaptation of the games that largely focuses on portraying events from the game in a more expressive way than the visual novels can. it notably portrays moments in the story that the visual novels don't touch on, such as moments in the characters' childhoods.

(for example, the anime establishes a predecessor to the fictional steel samurai show, the signal samurai. this detail establishes a through-line in the story about phoenix, edgeworth, and larry's long-lasting friendship; they all have matching keychains of the main characters.)

unfortunately, the animation seems to have gotten a considerably low budget, especially compared to the art from the games. in fact, there are certain shots directly traced from the games that look considerably worse.

because the extra/reinterpreted events from this anime aren't canon to the games, nothing established in the anime is included here

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