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The Ace Attorney franchise is based around the adventure video games published by Capcom. In said games, the player takes on the role of an attorney who must uncover the truth behind crimes using evidence, cross-examination, and investigation. The series has also spawned film, musical, anime, and manga adaptations, as well as crossovers with other franchises.

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Blast from the Past!

The turnabout ancestor and legendary detective officially reach English-speaking audiences in July!

Two Lands, Two Courts!

Phoenix Wright takes his turnabouts abroad, while Apollo Justice holds down the fort!

The Anime

The anime returns for a second season, with a tale full of trials and tribulations!

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Meet the colorful characters that make up the world of Ace Attorney!

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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

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Ace Attorney is a franchise centered around a series of visual novel / adventure hybrid video games developed and published by Capcom. It began as a trilogy of comedic legal thrillers known as Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判; lit. "Turnabout Trial") created by Shu Takumi and released for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld game console in Japan between 2001 and 2004. The trilogy was later ported to the Nintendo DS between 2005 and 2007 and released internationally, becoming known as the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. These games follow the exploits of a passionate rookie defense attorney named Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naruhodō in Japan) who fights for his clients in a courtroom setting loosely resembling that of the Japanese legal system, using investigative skills, cross-examinations, and evidence.

Subsequent games have branched off and altered the formula of the original trilogy, as well as starring different protagonists. Among these, two detective games collectively known as Ace Attorney Investigations (逆転検事 Gyakuten Kenji; lit. "Turnabout Prosecutor") place the player in the role of Phoenix Wright's rival, a genius prosecutor named Miles Edgeworth, as he investigates crime scenes using evidence collection, logic, and arguments. A prequel duology set in Meiji-era Japan and Victorian London called The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles stars Ryunosuke Naruhodo, an ancestor of Phoenix Wright, and a version of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes as two of the main characters.

The original trilogy has also been ported to WiiWare, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PCs through both physical copies and the Steam digital distribution platform. The original Gyakuten Saiban formula has continued with Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes as new recruits seven years after Phoenix Wright's original adventures.more

"Investigation" (捜査) is a name given to several musical tracks in the Ace Attorney series. Each game has multiple "Investigation" themes that play during the investigation sections of gameplay.more

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Judge

*sigh* Thank you, Mr. Kudo. You've certainly earned your kudos for today.

— Recipe for Turnabout

(Add your own!)

Can I quote you on that?

Phoenix Wright

So, he started his search with the witness stand, you say?

Juniper Woods

That's right. I guess maybe he wanted to start from the furthest point in the room. He was being so brave... *cough* and strong... *cough*

Phoenix Wright

But that's odd... Under the circumstances, he shouldn't have been capable of that...

Juniper Woods

But he WAS! And he still IS! He might not look like it, but he really IS brave! And kind, too!

Phoenix Wright

No, that's not the part I'm finding fault with. (SOMEONE has a crush on Apollo...)

— Turnabout Countdown

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October 12, 2021 - Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Ace Attorney series! Twenty years ago today, the very first entry in the series, Gyakuten Saiban, was released in Japan for the Game Boy Advance.
July 27, 2021 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is now available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PCs via Steam worldwide.
April 21, 2021 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, a localized compilation of Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken and Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Kakugo (now The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve) is announced for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PCs via Steam for a July 27, 2021 worldwide release. Source: Capcom: The Great Ace Attorney Official Website
August 4, 2020 - Our 3500th article is Lotta's Testimony (The Grand Turnabout)!
December 26, 2019 - Episode/case articles are being reorganized. Follow along and contribute to discussion here!
August 6, 2019 - A revamp of Template:CaseData is planned, including a migration to the portable infobox markup. Interested readers can discuss themes on its talk page.
April 9, 2019 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is now available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PCs via Steam worldwide.
February 21, 2019 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is now available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in Japan.
October 6, 2018 - The second season of the Ace Attorney anime debuts on-air and on Crunchyroll, starting with an adaptation of The Lost Turnabout.
September 22, 2018 - At the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Capcom announced Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in early 2019. Source: Gematsu

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...that Ace Attorney is Nintendo's 9th best-selling franchise of all time?
...that Shu Takumi wanted to make games that were easy enough for his non-gamer mother to pick up and play?
...that Maya Fey was always going to be Phoenix Wright’s partner in crime, but she was originally supposed to be a lawyer-in-training who was preparing to take the bar exam?
...that Detective Dick Gumshoe was supposed to be a big fan of horse racing?
...that Larry Butz is left-handed?
...that the judge's real name is never revealed, even when Phoenix Wright receives his business card?
...that Jake Marshall is meant to be a parallel of Godot in the “Skye/Fey sisters” analogy?
...that the opening cutscene of The Lost Turnabout was supposed to have a demon instead of the judge?
...that Pearl Fey was originally going to be around the same age as Maya Fey and would’ve been a one-shot, snooty rival character?
...that Turnabout Big Top was originally supposed to appear as the fourth episode in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All, but was cut down due to lack of space on the Game Boy Advance cartridge that the game was originally released on?
...that Wendy Oldbag was supposed to appear as part of the plot in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations, but (aside from a brief cameo during the credits) was cut due to memory issues?
...that Bikini was made short to save on memory?
...that Godot was originally going to drink bourbon whiskey and smoke to match his “hard-boiled” image?
...that initial name ideas for Diego Armando included Joseph Cuppa, Xavier Barstucks, and William Havamug?
...that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations were originally released as Game Boy Advance games in Japan?
...that Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has stated that Professor Hershel Layton was partly based on Phoenix Wright?
...that Shu Takumi worked on Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 before creating the Ace Attorney series?
...that the name of Matt Engarde's pet cat Shoe is a reference to series creator Shu Takumi?
...that PlatinumGames founders Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya, and Shinji Mikami have all worked on the Ace Attorney series?
...that Shu Takumi wanted Apollo Justice to wear green instead of red, but was overruled by the rest of the team?
...that Godot's Japanese voice actor Hideki Kamiya originally wanted to have the character shout "Objection, baby!" but, because the in-game speech bubble graphic just says "Objection!", the development team were unable to do so?