Capcom have recently
announced that the Ace Attorney series of puzzle games are to be adapted into
an anime series, scheduled to premiere in Japan in April 2016.

The
game series originated on the Game Boy Advance in 2001, and saw players control
defence attorney Phoenix Wright, first in investigating a murder case and
gathering evidence, followed by a courtroom trial where he must prove the
innocence of his client. The series is distinctive for the histrionics of its
animation and dialogue, a projection of how the ostentation of American
courtroom drama is perceived by the reserved decorum of Japanese society.

Since
its beginnings the series has had numerous adaptations, such as a manga series,
spin-off games, a stage play and a musical. Most significantly, a live-action
movie was directed by professional madman Takashi Miike based on the first
game’s second and fourth cases, and was made with such colourful hyper-reality
it was effectively a live action anime, so much so that its only UK screening
was as the opening film of an anime festival in 2012.

It
seems that the only logical next step was to make an actual anime series, and
is one we can likely expect to come over our way before too long, unless there
is any major OBJECTION! (sorry…)