Admittedly I go into this review with a huge bias. I LOVE the original "Gyakuten Saiban" games with a frightening, obsessive passion.
I've admittedly only read a few chapters of the manga adaptation, and thus far, it seems to be pretty good. The characters seem pretty true to their game counterparts, and it's interesting to see the case investigation in the third person as opposed to first-person playing as Naruhodou/Phoenix.
That being said, a few things already caught my attention. The cases are too short and simple for my taste. The cases in the game are complex, twisting puzzles that can take quite a long time
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Turnabout Courtroom Japanese: 逆転裁判 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 5
Chapters: 15
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 11, 2006 to Oct 17, 2008
Demographic:
Seinen
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Mar 11, 2012
Just to be clear, this is not an adaption of the games, but rather, brand new cases. Now, reading this a while back as someone who has only heard of the franchise, but never played the games, the manga was a tad confusing to start off with. I say this only because it seemed to skip over the entire background of any of the characters, and left me wondering who many of them were, why they were there, and wondering if I had missed something. However, if you can piece together the big picture, it's a few thoroughly entertaining cases.
After reading the manga, I went ... 
Feb 9, 2025
The Ace Attorney manga. Right, this was a pain to find, however if you can I highly recommend that you do read it. Ace Attorney is a VN series following the defence attorney Phoenix Wright as he defends his clients in court, this manga is no exception. Just like the Ace Attorney VN, the manga series consists of several trials in which Wright defends his "unique" clients.
Plot - Multiple different trials/cases that are completely unique to the manga and haven't appeared in the games. Each "turnabout" took place over 2 chapters at most making them relatively short in comparison to the games. However, this is ... |
