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I can see why people like this. If you love drama and painful relationships, then this is for you. However, I just couldn't stomach this at all, especially since neither the reviews or the summaries adequately covered what kind of story this is.

What this Manga does well:
- While the art is kind of same-y and everyone looks extremely young, it really did frame the story well. The lilting sadness that permeates this series owes a lot to the art. There are a lot of painful looks exchanged and things left unsaid.
- The story's pacing is quite good and it was easy to just get into ... the swing of things and binge read.
- The premise and plot is intriguing, and lots of backstory is presented to be explored.
- For those of you who read manga raw, the language is really easy and following it should not be too difficult.

Why this manga may not be for you (as it was not for me) (spoilers through volume 3)
- The boyfriend, Yano, is just the worst. He's a really unsettling character for me. His cheerful exterior clashing with his dark history and personality bothered me greatly (as it should). However, it has left him a manipulative, abusive teenager who tries to find "love" and "happiness" in all the wrong places.
- Nana, oh Nana. She's a ditz for sure. I thought she was fine but I really felt bad thay she couldn't see the forest for the trees when it came to Yano.

If Yano wasn't so bad, or actually regretted his actions, I would probably have kept reading on despite the subject matter. I'm sure he does later (I hope), but if I have to trudge through 5+ more volume to get there then it's not worth it.

Don't judge a book (manga) by its cover.

I had seen this manga a couple times at my local Barnes and Noble, but I never took more than a quick glance. Even though I'm a diehard Ace Attorney fan, I was offput but the cover art. It looks goofy and a bit strange, and I was sure that they would just butcher the series hard.

However, a few months later I found it at my local library. Well if I can read it for free, I guess I'll try it...

... and it was great.

If you're an Ace Attorney fan, this manga is a fun and humorous take ... on Miles Edgeworth and company. The cases were fine, taking 2-4 chapters to solve, but the characters are really what drives thus manga. It was really fun to see Edgeworth, Gumshoe and Ema again. Poor, poor Gumshoe. In more ways than one.

If you just want more Ace Attorney, pick this up. If you're not, then you should pick up the first game instead.