Ace Attorney is a 2016 anime television series based on Capcom's video game series of the same name. The series follows rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he stands in court to defend clients accused of murder, aided by his spirit medium assistant, Maya Fey. The series is directed by Ayumu Watanabe at A-1 Pictures, with screenplay by Atsuhiro Tomioka and character design by Keiko Ōta and Koji Watanabe.[1][2][3] The series aired on NNS across Japan between April 2, 2016, and September 24, 2016, replacing Kindaichi Case Files R in its initial timeslot. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll, who offer multiple subtitle tracks featuring both the original Japanese names and localized English names, and is distributed on home video in North America by Funimation.[4][5][6] For the first thirteen episodes, the opening theme is "Gyakuten Winner" (逆転Winner, "Turnabout Winner") by Johnny's West[7] while the ending theme is "Message" by Rei Yasuda.[8] From episode 14 to 24, the opening theme is "Jinsei wa Subarashii" (人生は素晴らしい, "Life is Wonderful") by Johnny's West while the ending theme is "Jun'ai Chaos" (純愛カオス, Jun'ai Kaosu, "Pure Love Chaos") by Tokyo Performance Doll. A second season by CloverWorks aired from October 6, 2018, to March 30, 2019, with a simulcast by Crunchyroll and a dubbed version streamed by Funimation.[a][9] For the first twelve episodes, the opening theme is "Never Lose" by Tomohisa Yamashita, while the ending theme is "Starting Blue" (スターティングブルー) by halca. From episode thirteen onwards, the opening theme is "Reason" by Yamashita while the ending theme is "Beautiful Days" (ビューティフルデイズ) by Coalamode.
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