Ace Attorney Anime Episode 8 Review

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>This review contains spoilers for <em> Ace Attorney&colon; Turnabout Goodbyes 1st Trial<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p>Capcom&&num;8217&semi;s <em>Ace Attorney<&sol;em> franchise was given an anime series to coincide with the plot of the handheld games&period; The storyline follows the games exactly and not many liberties have been taken by the studio&comma; A-1 Pictures&period; This is good for fans who are worried about the official canon&comma; sticking to the original story-line makes things simple&period; However&comma; this is a missed chance to dive into the beloved characters&&num;8217&semi; personalities more than the games and give followers a chance to see the story blossom into more depth&period; The writers and director should still get plenty of credit for being so faithful to the much-loved franchise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Phoenix works as a defense attorney in an alternate world close to this one&period; He has won three cases so far and is feeling confident in his courtroom skills&period; With help from his former mentor&&num;8217&semi;s little sister Maya&comma; Phoenix is working towards a bright future of defending the innocent&period; After a successful case has closed for Phoenix and Maya&comma; they have barely any time to rest before a new case opens in front of their eyes&period; In the eighth episode of the anime <em>Turnabout Goodbyes 1st Trial<&sol;em>&comma; Miles Edgeworth is accused of murdering the prosecutor in his father&&num;8217&semi;s murder trial&period; Robert Hammond was the man responsible for proving the innocence of the suspected murder of Gregory Edgeworth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114460" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114460" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114460 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;20200208&sol;Screen-Shot-2016-10-19-at-5&period;34&period;25-PM-1024x640&period;png" alt&equals;"Ace Attorney Anime &sol; Crunchyroll " width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"625" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114460" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Ace Attorney Anime<&sol;em>&comma; A-1 Pictures&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>As we dive deeper into the series&comma; more memories of the past are exposed and surfaced&period; Flashbacks&comma; memories and feelings will shape this story arc into one that is relatable&period; Everyone in their life has been embarrassed or accused of something&period; Having that sickening feeling in your stomach returns while witnessing Phoenix&&num;8217&semi;s flashback&period; Being taunted by classmates and having a teacher who does not believe you is a nightmare that haunts Phoenix&period; He was accused of stealing in primary school and was taunted by his classmates&period; This alludes to Phoenix&&num;8217&semi;s reasoning for always wanting to defend those who he believes to be innocent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In spite of how Miles has treated his rivals as professionals&comma; Phoenix and Maya are very willing to prove Miles&&num;8217&semi; innocence&period; They both believe he couldn&&num;8217&semi;t have murdered someone and want him to be released&period; Seeing Miles close his eyes and firmly tell them that they must not involve themselves in this particular case is enough&period; Right after this statement&comma; which happens early on in the episode&comma; information begins to pile up quickly&period; What really should have taken two and a half episodes is crammed into just one&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;114461" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-114461" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-114461 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;10&sol;20200320&sol;Screen-Shot-2016-10-19-at-5&period;52&period;26-PM-e1477075901582-1024x542&period;png" alt&equals;"Ace Attorney Anime &sol; Crunchyroll " width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"529" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-114461" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Ace Attorney Anime<&sol;em>&comma; A-1 Pictures&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>With emotions running rampant&comma; so are the character introductions&period; Manfred Von Karma&comma; Misty Fey&comma; and Lotta Hart&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s almost too difficult to grasp all of the revealing information that is practically thrown at the audience through the screen&period; The story is probably sped up to give enough time for the evidence discoveries and the trial scenes in future episodes&period; Despite the severe speed-up of the narrative&&num;8217&semi;s pace&comma; <em>Turnabout Goodbyes<&sol;em> is starting off on an emotionally-invested note&period; The rest of the episodes for this story-arc will no doubt provide further insight into the complex history of these two old friends&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can follow along and watch Ace Attorney through <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;crunchyroll&period;com&sol;ace-attorney"><strong>Crunchyroll<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period; Let us know your own opinions of <em>Turnabout Goodbyes 1st Trial<&sol;em> in the comment section below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;