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Season 1

24 listed episodes · First aired April 2, 2016

Season overview

Ace Attorney's anime adaptation from the first 2 video games in the franchise, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Justice for All, though the case "Rise from the Ashes" from the first game is omitted from adaptation.

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1The First Turnabout

Naruhodo Ryuichi (Phoenix Wright), attorney at law, sets foot in a courtroom for his very first trial... in which he has to defend his best friend?!

E2Turnabout Sisters - 1st Trial

A shocking murder leaves Mayoi (Maya), little sister of Chihiro (Mia), in a situation Naruhodo (Phoenix) cannot ignore.

E3Turnabout Sisters - 2nd Trial

The trial for the chief's murder begins. Will Naruhodo (Phoenix) be able to get Mayoi (Maya) out of this?

E4Turnabout Sisters - Last Trial

The case reaches its climax, as Naruhodo (Phoenix) and Konaka (White) look to get each other convicted.

E5Turnabout Samurai - 1st Trial

Popular television hero Steel Samurai is arrested for murder, and it's down to Naruhodo (Phoenix) and Mayoi (Maya) to defend him.

E6Turnabout Samurai - 2nd Trial

The investigation on the Steel Samurai case turns to a new direction, as the security lady's information gives our attorneys a valuable lead.

E7Turnabout Samurai - Last Trial

Will the true culprit of the Steel Samurai case be caught? And why did they do it?

E8Turnabout Goodbyes - 1st Trial

The body of a man shot dead is found in Gourd Lake, and the suspect is none other than...

E9Turnabout Goodbyes - 2nd Trial

The trial begins, and the god of prosecutors immediately shows off his immense prowess.

E10Turnabout Goodbyes - 3rd Trial

Things are looking desperate, as a guilty verdict looms on the horizon. Will the secret behind this case be revealed?

E11Turnabout Goodbyes - 4th Trial

Will the defense be able to prove the guilt of the real culprit? And how will they do it?

E12Turnabout Goodbyes - Last Trial

Turnabout Goodbyes reaches to its shocking conclusion!

E13Turnabout Promise

With the DL-6 Incident and the lunch money case now solved, memories of fifteen years ago come flooding back.

E14Reunion and Turnabout - 1st Trial

A while after the last case, a new client arrives with the request to attend a channeling ritual.

E15Reunion and Turnabout - 2nd Trial

Gumshoe gives his testimony, explaining that Grey was first stabbed before being shot by his own pistol. He presents Maya's ceremonial robes, which are covered in blood and have a hole in the sleeve. While Franziska cla…

E16Reunion and Turnabout — 3rd Trial

While returning to Kurain, Pearl explains to Phoenix how, when the murder took place, she was in an outdoor walkway trying to repair a sacred urn that she had accidentally broken. After speaking with Morgan, who explain…

E17Reunion and Turnabout — Last Trial

Ini claims that Maya, possessed by Mimi, came to see her in the side room following the murder. However, Phoenix finds this claim to be false, as she would have encountered Pearl trying to fix the urn in the walkway. Pu…

E18Turnabout Big Top — 1st Trial

Phoenix and Maya go to see the Berry Big Circus show headlined by magician Max Galactica. The next day, they discover that Max has been accused of murdering the circus' ringmaster, Russell Berry, though Max states he is…

E19Turnabout Big Top — 2nd Trial

As the trial begins, Gumshoe explains the strange circumstances of the case before Moe is brought to the stand as a witness, claiming that he saw Max flying off outside his window moments after Berry's murder. After the…

E20Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial

Phoenix deduces the mystery behind the crime scene, explaining that a bust of Max was dropped on Berry's head when he attempted to open a heavy box. When the bust was pulled back up, it latched onto Max's costume, leadi…

E21Farewell, My Turnabout — 1st Trial

During a Hero of Heroes Grand Prix event held at a hotel, one of the actors, Juan Corrida, is murdered, with the current Nickel Samurai actor, Matt Engarde, accused of the crime. Just after learning about the murder, Ph…

E22Farewell, My Turnabout — 2nd Trial

At the start of the trial, Gumshoe explains that, despite the obvious knife wound on the body, Corrida was actually killed by strangulation. Oldbag, who had been working security at the hotel, then testifies that she sa…

E23Farewell, My Turnabout — 3rd Trial

Revealing that he hid the camera as insurance against de Killer, Engarde reminds Phoenix about what will happen to Maya if he fails to secure a "not guilty" verdict. As Edgeworth asks Phoenix to think about what the rig…

E24Farewell, My Turnabout — Last Trial

De Killer claims that Adrian is his client, but exposes his lie when he wrongly assumes her to be a man. Just as de Killer adjusts his testimony and Engarde is about to be declared innocent, Franziska arrives with the v…