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Apr 2, 2016 6:57 AM

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juicykitten95 said:
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Not impressed at all, it was a case even a novist could solve and they were all impressed?? ... Must have been really dumb huh..

well this is a game adaptation so ofc the 1st level is gonna be easy :P


Oh I didn't know that, I do know that there are manga series about this show. I thought the source was going to be the manga.
Apr 2, 2016 6:59 AM

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why are people surprised about the low budget ? havent you seen the trailer ?

also ofc even a 7 year old could have figured who the culprit was, this is a GAME adaptation after all

im def hyping the last trail of the first game,the story was really good
Apr 2, 2016 7:01 AM

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Madara22 said:
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well this is a game adaptation so ofc the 1st level is gonna be easy :P


Oh I didn't know that, I do know that there are manga series about this show. I thought the source was going to be the manga.

y its based on a manga that is based on a game
Apr 2, 2016 7:01 AM

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Despite the crappy animation, I did actually enjoy the episode. Larry (who is now Yahari) was actually pretty funny to me this episode. The adaption is good and I'm not surprised the art is basic because this is A-1 Pictures.
Apr 2, 2016 7:02 AM
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And that's not the problem here. The problem is that this is not a game, making a gameplay video just won't work. Why should we learn the basics of the game mechanics? Following this line of thought, we should study jurisprudence too? Of course not. I'll give a chance at least for the next two episodes, but without any expectations.

You're right that it's not a game, but it's an adaption of a game. They obviously didn't explain the game mechanics in the episode. They did in the game but there's no reason to adapt this part. He just wanted to say that the developers of the game made the first case very easy to solve, so that the players could get used to the game mechanics. Therefore, the first case isn't really interesting. It starts to get interesting later on, when you don't know the culprit. That doesn't mean that this case isn't important. It's very important as a build-up for the second case and therefore it has to be adapted.

I just hope that they won't show the culprit in the second case like they did in the game. That's the only thing they could do better in the anime IMO.
Apr 2, 2016 7:03 AM

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juicykitten95 said:
why are people surprised about the low budget ? havent you seen the trailer ?

also ofc even a 7 year old could have figured who the culprit was, this is a GAME adaptation after all

im def hyping the last trail of the first game,the story was really good


The fact that they literally showed the culprit killing the victim right in the beginning means anyone capable of eyesight and basic facial recognition could have figured out who did it.

Like you said it's not a hard case but I don't kow why they would kill what little suspense there is like that.
Apr 2, 2016 7:05 AM

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GoldenDevilGamer said:
The animations aren't bad, but by A-1 standards... yeah. I'm planning on starting the games this week or next. Kaji Yuki's not suitable seiyuu for Naruhodou Ryuuichi, even if he's a good seiyuu.

3/5


Why the hate for Yuki Kaji? I mean he often takes the role of a "clumsy, but serious male character" (see Sonic in OPM and Eren in AoT) and I think that description quite fits Naruhodo/Wright.
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juicykitten95 said:
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Oh I didn't know that, I do know that there are manga series about this show. I thought the source was going to be the manga.

y its based on a manga that is based on a game


I just read the 1st chapter of the manga and it's a lot different from the 1st episode. The suspect is the same and all, the prosecutor and the judge too. It's a lot better why did they change it, maybe because they wanted modern viewers to watch it, perhaps?
Apr 2, 2016 7:09 AM

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Madara22 said:
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y its based on a manga that is based on a game


I just read the 1st chapter of the manga and it's a lot different from the 1st episode. The suspect is the same and all, the prosecutor and the judge too. It's a lot better why did they change it, maybe because they wanted modern viewers to watch it, perhaps?


It's a direct adaption of the game. Making an "adaption of an adpation" would only make everything worse.
Apr 2, 2016 7:11 AM

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I find it funny how the video is also 25 minutes almost the length of anime episode. And I enjoyed this a lot more than the anime episode XD
Apr 2, 2016 7:12 AM
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Grey-Zone said:
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The animations aren't bad, but by A-1 standards... yeah. I'm planning on starting the games this week or next. Kaji Yuki's not suitable seiyuu for Naruhodou Ryuuichi, even if he's a good seiyuu.

3/5


Why the hate for you Yuki Kaji? I mean he often takes the role of a "clumsy, but serious male character" (see Sonic in OPM and Eren in AoT) and I think that description quite fits Naruhodo/Wright.
I don't hate him (I actually love him as a seiyuu), but a part of me feels like they could have got someone more suitable for the role (maybe a slightly darker voice, idk).
Apr 2, 2016 7:12 AM

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It's not great, but it's not THAT bad either. As an avid fan of the AA series, I actually enjoyed it. Even if both, the animation and voice acting suck, I find this watchable. I was expecting something a little bit more like the cutscenes from the AA5 and AA6 games though. Boo :(

As for the opening, it was so weird and awkward watching 3 grown men running like that! Whyyyy, lol. Everything was so cringeworthy. The ending was okay.

"You don't only belong to yourself, you know? There isn't anything in this world that belongs only to yourself."

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Grey-Zone said:
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I just read the 1st chapter of the manga and it's a lot different from the 1st episode. The suspect is the same and all, the prosecutor and the judge too. It's a lot better why did they change it, maybe because they wanted modern viewers to watch it, perhaps?


It's a direct adaption of the game. Making an "adaption of an adpation" would only make everything worse.


Yeah that it would, it does say that it's an adaptation from a visual novel.
Apr 2, 2016 7:14 AM
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As a huge AA fan who played all the games + spinoffs, I had low expectations for the anime. There is just no way to build the tension and mystery in one episode the same way they could n a long turnabout game chapter. I hope that the mystery and tension increases along the series, episode 1 felt like a warmup.

There is also something off with the animation, but I'm just happy Feenie got an anime :D
Apr 2, 2016 7:14 AM

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Animation was poor and although Yuuki Kaji sounds better then I thought, he is still not nearly as good as Takayuki Kondou (once, again, I'm ranting about stupid recast). The rest of the voice actors were fine.
As for pacing, it was alright, I guess. Will keep watching it so far.
Apr 2, 2016 7:18 AM

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GoldenDevilGamer said:
I don't hate him (I actually love him as a seiyuu), but a part of me feels like they could have got someone more suitable for the role (maybe a slightly darker voice, idk).
Agreed.

Madara22 said:
Yeah that it would, it does say that it's an adaptation from a visual novel.
Manga isn't an adaptation of the game. It has cases which were not a part of the game.
Apr 2, 2016 7:19 AM
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¿What's the symbolism behind the sunflowers in the opening and ending?
Apr 2, 2016 7:20 AM

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It was alright. Would have rathered Bones, but as a lover of AA, I'm willing to give it a chance.

While I do know all the Japanese names, I would have rathered Crunchyroll take the effort to localize the names in their subs though.
Apr 2, 2016 7:20 AM

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Rei366 said:

Do you think they will adapt the full trilogy over those 26episodes?


They'll adapt from the first episode to Justice for All.
French viewer. Sorry for my bad english :) !
Apr 2, 2016 7:21 AM

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boring op
boring ed
boring case

did not like the animation or chara design

3/10
Apr 2, 2016 7:22 AM

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aasgo123 said:
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I don't hate him (I actually love him as a seiyuu), but a part of me feels like they could have got someone more suitable for the role (maybe a slightly darker voice, idk).
Agreed.

Madara22 said:
Yeah that it would, it does say that it's an adaptation from a visual novel.
Manga isn't an adaptation of the game. It has cases which were not a part of the game.


Got it, you are the 3rd person to tell me this.
Apr 2, 2016 7:23 AM

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Madara22 said:
Got it, you are the 3rd person to tell me this.
Oh, sorry about that.
Apr 2, 2016 7:24 AM

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aasgo123 said:
Madara22 said:
Got it, you are the 3rd person to tell me this.
Oh, sorry about that.


Nah it's alright, sorry for how I said it, it might have sound rude.
Apr 2, 2016 7:28 AM

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Btw, why Capcom chooses A-1 picture to do the adaptation instead of P.A Works (who does the trailer for PLvsAA) or Bones (who does the cut-scene of Dual Destinies and PLvsAA) ?
French viewer. Sorry for my bad english :) !
Apr 2, 2016 7:33 AM

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Grey-Zone said:
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The animations aren't bad, but by A-1 standards... yeah. I'm planning on starting the games this week or next. Kaji Yuki's not suitable seiyuu for Naruhodou Ryuuichi, even if he's a good seiyuu.

3/5


Why the hate for Yuki Kaji? I mean he often takes the role of a "clumsy, but serious male character" (see Sonic in OPM and Eren in AoT) and I think that description quite fits Naruhodo/Wright.

Well, he is good voice actor, but I don't think he fits for the role. Especially since there's already absolutely perfect cast. Which is still used in the games, including upcoming Ace Attorney 6.
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It's in the little kid's timeslot, so I wasn't expecting much at all, but this makes cheesy shows like CSI and Law and Order seem like brilliant works of art. He should put on a pair of sunglasses after the case and give a lame pun.
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I'm not sure on Yuki Kaji as the role of Phoenix.

The whole thing felt like it had a really low budget and I was disappointed.

I don't like the OP or the ED. It doesn't feel right to me.

The main points of the case were left in but as others have said, the pacing was weird.

Hoping the next few episodes are better.
Apr 2, 2016 7:42 AM

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I liked the first episode. The art style was kinda average to me, not as great of the game art but I understand that too much detailed art would be hard to animate...
However the voice acting was good and I'm glad that crunchyroll decides to use the english name in the subtitles instead of the japaneses names (I know that the japanese names are the original but I recognize them by the english name).
Apr 2, 2016 7:46 AM

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I'm surprised no one said a thing about this, it was a nice nod to the series
Apr 2, 2016 7:49 AM
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juicykitten95 said:
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Oh I didn't know that, I do know that there are manga series about this show. I thought the source was going to be the manga.

y its based on a manga that is based on a game


Nah, the manga and the anime are both based on the game but the manga is more a spinoff, whereas the anime is to be a direct adaptation of the game plot.
Apr 2, 2016 7:49 AM

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I love the ace attorney games, but I honestly feel like the game hasn't been translated well in the first episode. I feel like if you haven't played the games, the case would seem really rushed.

A lot of dialogue and shots were exactly like the game, but that just doesn't work in a tv show. It's a fun watch for the fans, but it just doesn't like a good anime for people who haven't played the game. The 'cross-examination' for example, is really out of place like that in a tv show.

I'm looking forward to the next episode, but that is only because I was already into the franchise.
Apr 2, 2016 7:50 AM
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¿What's the symbolism behind the sunflowers in the opening and ending?
The defense attorney badge design is based on the sunflower
Apr 2, 2016 7:52 AM
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It was so-so.

Anime adaptations of visual novels are always worse (yeah that's a given), so as usual I wasn't expecting too much from this.

I'm quite disappointed with the animation style. It could have been a lot better. I have no idea what A-1 Pictures is thinking, this is not how they usually do their animation.

Probably gonna take 20+ episodes to adapt the whole trilogy by the looks of it.

dammit Payne I was expecting he'd be noisy blurting out Objections and stuff lol.
Apr 2, 2016 7:55 AM

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Not bad so far, I actually enjoyed the episode even with the cheap ass looking animation. I do wish A-1 Pictures gave more priority to this.



Apr 2, 2016 7:55 AM

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Riken said:
I'm surprised no one said a thing about this, it was a nice nod to the series


Also this :) Trucy!

"You don't only belong to yourself, you know? There isn't anything in this world that belongs only to yourself."

Apr 2, 2016 7:58 AM

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The subs made a mockery of what Mia/Chihiro was trying to teach him.
Apr 2, 2016 7:58 AM
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Okay so, my thoughts on the first episode.

Animation was shoddy. The backgrounds seemed really beautiful, so having scruffy, low budget characters animated over them just looked odd and it made me kinda sad. There wasn't enough detail on the characters, so they were a bit flat.

The music was alright, I wish they'd used more music from the original games (heck, I wish they'd had more music altogether - the pacing of music was pretty meh and didn't really add to the atmosphere). The OP and ED were both cute but they didn't really feel very Ace Attorney. They felt more like a slice of life anime OP and ED, just with AA characters inserted. I much preferred the OP to the ED because the ED was just plain weird.

The pacing was sh*t. I didn't have the sense of excitement and suspense that I got in the games because everything was rushed.

Characters weren't as lovable as in game ;-;

What I did like: the easter eggs (the pink sweatshirt from T&T, in the OP there were chalk drawings on the pavement and they were of Trucy and the Steel Samurai), the usage of at least part of the original soundtrack for AA, the voice acting (especially for Larry), the backgrounds, the story.


The adaptation stayed faithful, but this episode wasn't all that memorable. After playing episode 1 of the game I was hooked (and have been for the past 8 years), but I know if I'd watched episode 1 of the anime without prior knowledge it probably wouldn't merit another try.


5.5/10


ALSO WHAT IS WITH ALL THE SUNFLOWERS HAVE I FORGOTTEN SOME KIND OF IN JOKE?! If anything it should be fields of stepladders... ;)
Apr 2, 2016 8:00 AM
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I did not play the game(s), but...this anime is definitively bad.
Trying to copy the game doesn't work in this anime...
This anime is just a joke :
- The name of the protagonist are a joke : Naruhodo and Yahari ?
- This case is a joke : They give us the culprit from the start...
- The fingerprints of Yahari are on the weapon by pure luck (no way the actual culprit could have known about it) => If the fingerprint of Yahari are found on the weapon, this mean our true culprit did not even take the time to clean it. How come nobody talk about another pair of fingerprints ? (without even mentionning that the culprit has been in the house touching everything)

- This case is even more a joke : The first "revelation" is done by using an hint we did not even know about it (time). Naruhodo just glance over the list of evidence and find it. Right... (it's ok for a game when you are the ONE looking for the answer).
- A lot of stuff does not even make sense : Culprit => I did not want to get in the apartement ; Judge => Why did not use the phone in the appartment ? ; Culprit : There was a shortage of electricity.

- The first revelation should have been enough to at least make the witness unreliable. But, the judge does not really care,
- The final revelation (time lag)... you already probably found out by the middle of the episode.

Basically, nothing stands out : the case, the character or the animation.

Dropped.
(I can not believe the rating of this anime is over 8...).
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I did not play the game(s), but...this anime is definitively bad.
Trying to copy the game doesn't not work in this anime...
This anime is just a joke :
- The name of the protagonist are a joke : Naruhodo and Yahari ?
- This case is a joke : They give us the culprit from the start...
- The fingerprints of Yahari are on the weapon by pure luck (no way the actual culprit could have known about it) => If the fingerprint of Yahari are found on the weapon, this mean our true culprit did not even take the time to clean it. How come nobody talk about another pair of fingerprints ? (without even mentionning that the culprit has been in the house touching everything)

- This case is even more a joke : The first "revelation" is done by using an hint we did not even know about it (time). Naruhodo just glance over the list of evidence and find it. Right... (it's ok for a game when you are the ONE looking for the answer).
- A lot of stuff does not even make sense : Culprit => I did not want to get in the apartement ; Judge => Why did not use the phone in the appartment ? ; Culprit : There was a shortage of electricity.

- The first revelation should have been enough to at least make the witness unreliable. But, the judge does not really care,
- The final revelation (time lag)... you already probably found out by the middle of the episode.

Basically, nothing stands out : the case, the character or the animation.

Dropped.
(I can not believe the rating of this anime is over 8...).


How about playing the games? They first 3 and 4-5 are localized, you can get the first 4 and use the roms on a DS emulator, the first 3 are also on GBA with English options. Get an emulator or buy them for your phone.


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How does the anime dare to remove something that was present in the game?! How dare they remove Mia's explanation how to press the witness and how to present evidence to the court by clicking on...

oh wait...


no, but seriously, when I read "endearing characters"... come on! AS IF you found them endearing in what was essentially the gameplay tutorial (and the obviously necessary removal of these elements are what made the episode seem "rushed" in the first place). I won't buy it.

Put down the nostalgia tainted glasses, folks!
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Lol wth is up with that hand? They showed that guy wearing a sleeveless XD and now he suddenly has full sleeved court and shirt XD. I know this is nitpicking but that's really just careless.
Apr 2, 2016 8:08 AM

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I wish they kept the music from the games, oh well. Still not as bad as I expected though, I'll keep watching it.
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Lol wth is up with that hand? They showed that guy wearing a sleeveless XD and now he suddenly has full sleeved court and shirt XD. I know this is nitpicking but that's really just careless.


This is kind of a spoiler, but... the arm is actually from a different person.
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Yukino-shit-a said:
Lol wth is up with that hand? They showed that guy wearing a sleeveless XD and now he suddenly has full sleeved court and shirt XD. I know this is nitpicking but that's really just careless.

Because that's not Larry/Yahari. You'll see.
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8.33? Seriously?

Anyway, the episode was really bad. It's bearable only because I've already played the game.
I'm not sure I will watch the whole thing... I really hope it picks up in the next episode.
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Grey-Zone said:
How does the anime dare to remove something that was present in the game?! How dare they remove Mia's explanation how to press the witness and how to present evidence to the court by clicking on...

oh wait...


no, but seriously, when I read "endearing characters"... come on! AS IF you found them endearing in what was essentially the gameplay tutorial (and the obviously necessary removal of these elements are what made the episode seem "rushed" in the first place). I won't buy it.

Put down the nostalgia tainted glasses, folks!
If this was targeted towards me, I was talking abut the teachings as in the dialogues like thinking about the case from a different angle and "you have to keep smiling no matter what the circumstances." And it was a dig at the subtitles provided by CR, not at the anime
Apr 2, 2016 8:13 AM
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As an adaption it was alright I guess. The pacing wasn't too bad because this was an introductory case. I'm trying together more into anime so I can't really comment on the animation quality so I think it's just "good".I did however disliked the moment's they tried to imitate the game they shouldn't do it in anime. As for the writing, since this was meant to be a children s game the case's aren't too complex it's how the anime worked with it and I think they could've done a better job building tension. All in all I may not know much but I do know A-1 pictures will somehow mess things, I cringed when I saw that they we're making this, because of what I heard from them.
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Yukino-shit-a said:
I find it funny how the video is also 25 minutes almost the length of anime episode. And I enjoyed this a lot more than the anime episode XD

The part at 16:44 should've been in the first episode :/
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Grey-Zone said:
How does the anime dare to remove something that was present in the game?! How dare they remove Mia's explanation how to press the witness and how to present evidence to the court by clicking on...

oh wait...


no, but seriously, when I read "endearing characters"... come on! AS IF you found them endearing in what was essentially the gameplay tutorial (and the obviously necessary removal of these elements are what made the episode seem "rushed" in the first place). I won't buy it.

Put down the nostalgia tainted glasses, folks!
If this was targeted towards me, I was talking abut the teachings as in the dialogues like thinking about the case from a different angle and "you have to keep smiling no matter what the circumstances." And it was a dig at the subtitles provided by CR, not at the anime


No, you are right about that. The subtitles were not really "wrong", but they weren't really right either. Let's just say they were "off-mark". Mia should have said something along the lines of "think outside the box", instead it was unnecessarily complicated by using "think from inside out".
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The pacing sucks in this anime adaptation. It feels really rushed. Maybe it's because instead of you taking your time to think the solution in the game they just solve the case really fast in their head. I hope they change this because it really felt like solving the case was effortless. It felt like a speed run of the game really
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