The BEST episodes directed by Ayumu Watanabe
#1 - Turnabout Sisters - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 2
A shocking murder leaves Maya, Mia's little sister, in a situation Phoenix cannot ignore.
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#2 - The First Turnabout
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 1
Phoenix Wright, attorney at law, sets foot in a courtroom for his very first trial... in which he has to defend his best friend?!
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#3 - The Stolen Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 3
The trial of Mask DeMasque for stealing the Kurain's village urn begins, with plenty of twists and turns in the story!
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#4 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 4th Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 11
Will Phoenix be able to prove the guilt of the real culprit? And how will they do it?
#5 - Northward, Turnabout Express - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 11
The trial is underway, and the evidence mounts against the defendant, but it is interrupted by a blood-curdling scream and the discovery of a corpse.
#6 - Farewell, My Turnabout - 3rd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 23
The trial enters its second day and the nature of a defense attorney is questioned.
#7 - Turnabout Samurai - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 7
Will the real culprit of the Steel Samurai case be captured? And will our attorney find out why the murder took place?
#8 - Recipe for Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 7
Phoenix is surprised to hear that Maggey was found guilty in a murder trial that he himself was reportedly the defense attorney for. Realising that someone must have impersonated him, Phoenix looks into Maggey's case for a retrial, learning that Maggey witnessed a man killing the programmer Glen Elg with poison while working at the Trés Bien restaurant. So Maggey becomes accused of the murder as no one else reported seeing the man in question.
#9 - Passing Shower
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 11
In the midst of autumn, the track team talks about a student who made a comeback after suffering the same injury as Akira. On the way home, Akira walks pass Haruka who is taking shelter from the rain. Unable to approach Akira, Haruka makes a drastic move. Meanwhile, Kondo realizes his feelings for novels after a talk with Chihiro. Akira and Kondo. Who will take a step forward in this muddy path?
#10 - Hear the Waves of Turnabout
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 14
After accidentally breaking a precious seashell that she received from Maya, Pearl asks Phoenix to help her search for an identical looking shell without Maya knowing. As Phoenix helps her find the beach where it originally came from, Pearl recalls how Maya went against Morgan's authority to bring her to see the beach, giving her the shell as a reminder. While visiting the beach's shrine, Phoenix and Pearl run into Maya and learn that the shell she gave Pearl was something she received from Mia when she first took her to the beach, leading Pearl to feel even more guilty. Upon discovering that the shell was actually a bowl from a ramen shop, Phoenix offers Pearl one as a replacement, but Pearl decides to stick with the one she has due to the memories it contains.
#11 - Reunion, and Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 14
A while after the last case, a new client arrives with the request to attend a channeling ritual.
#12 - Reunion, and Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 15
The trial begins, and the prosecution is helmed by the daughter of a fallen foe, out for revenge.
#13 - Farewell, My Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 21
A new case, a new murder, but a familiar suspect, as a samurai once again gets accused of the crime. This is a case that must be taken, but for an altogether different reason...
#14 - Turnabout Samurai - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 5
Popular television hero, the Steel Samurai, is arrested for murder, and it's down to Phoenix and Maya to defend him.
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#15 - The Lost Turnabout
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 1
Our attorney finds himself unconscious in the courthouse lobby, and he's unable to recall anything! How will he save his client?
#16 - Rain of Sorrow
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 9
Akira invited Haruka to the summer festival. They got along only for a moment. Their suppressed feelings collide, and they get into a fight. On the other hand, Kondo meets Chihiro for the first time in 10 years, and they reminisce about how they always used to write novels in college. Kondo faced his friend. Akira turned her back on her friend. The two carrying different pain, meet at Garden.
#17 - The Stolen Turnabout - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 5
With the murder trial beginning, our attorney must unravel the elaborate scheme surrounding the two incidents that occurred simultaneously and unmask the true killer.
#18 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 9
The trial begins, and the god of prosecutors immediately shows off his immense prowess.
#19 - Recipe for Turnabout - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 9
Following a hole-filled testimony by Armstrong, Phoenix suspects that the murder Kudo witnessed was actually a reenactment which took place after the actual murder. After Armstrong explains he was forced to hide Elg's body and participate in the reenactment, Tigre is brought in to testify. Phoenix deduces that Tigre wanted Elg's virus to pay off Viola's medical bills, but when Elg won the lottery, eliminating the need to sell it to him, Tigre killed him and stole the virus before having Viola help him reenact the scene to frame Maggey. Lacking the evidence needed to seal a victory, Phoenix bluffs about some evidence brought in by Gumshoe to trick Tigre into correcting him and revealing his own guilt, resulting in Maggey being declared innocent.
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#20 - The Scent of Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 5
Akira took Yuto back to Kondo's house, but she ends up having to wait there with Yuto because Kondo wasn't home. There were a lot of books and half-written novels in his room, and seeing this new side of Kondo made Akira's heart flutter. They hear Kondo's footsteps, and Akira hides in the closet because Yuto suggested that they should surprise Kondo. However...
#21 - Turnabout Memories
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 13
Five years ago, Phoenix is accused for the murder of Doug Swallow. Mia defends Phoenix in court, where Payne suggests Phoenix had bad blood with Swallow over his then girlfriend Dahlia Hawthorne and pushed him into a severed electrical cable. Payne then brings in Dahlia to testify about the murder, but Mia deduces that this case is linked to an incident eight months ago, in which a lawyer was poisoned and Dahlia was the prime suspect. Upon learning that this was also the day Phoenix and Dahlia met, Mia suspects that the container used for the poison was a pendant Phoenix received from Dahlia that day. Urged by Mia to give the proper truth, Phoenix reveals that on the day of the murder, Swallow told him that Dahlia had stolen poison both eight months ago and the night before. From this, Mia deduces that Dahlia had originally intended to kill Phoenix to retrieve her pendant by poisoning his cold medicine, finally proving Dahlia's guilt and Phoenix's innocence.
#22 - Turnabout Promise
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 13
With the DL-6 Incident and the lunch money case now solved, memories of fifteen years ago resurface.
#23 - Fine Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 6
Sweltering hot summer break. Akira, who's taking remedial classes bumped into Haruka (track team captain), and they go to school together for the first time in ages. Haruka wanted to find out the future of their friendship, but the bus arrives to school before she could bring up the subject, and they each go their ways. Akira went to a library during the sudden rain and meets Kondo by accident.
#24 - Reunion, and Turnabout - 3rd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 16
After the first session of the trial, the investigation continues, and a few suspects start to crop up.
#25 - Reunion, and Turnabout - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 17
The process reaches its climax, and the culprit - Morgan Fey - is unmasked.
#26 - Turnabout Big Top - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 20
The miraculous magic trick behind the circus murder is finally unveiled, bringing to light sad truths.
#27 - Turnabout Big Top - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 18
A new murder, a new case. This time the crime scene is a circus.
#28 - Turnabout Sisters - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 4
The case reaches its climax, as Phoenix and White look to get each other convicted.
#29 - Farewell, My Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 22
The trial comes and goes, and a hugely surprising fact emerges.
#30 - Quiet Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 8
Akira was hugged by Kondo during a typhoon, but she was feeling depressed because Kondo said they were friends. She wants to change their friendship to a romantic relationship, but she doesn't know what to do. One day, while Akira was exchanging opinions about Rashomon with Kondo, she realizes that she should be able to create an opportunity to change that, and she makes a drastic move.
#31 - Farewell, My Turnabout - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 24
The trial reaches its thrilling climax, with a life-or-death decision to be made: guilty or not guilty?
#32 - Turnabout Samurai - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 6
The investigation on the Steel Samurai case turns to a new direction, as the security lady's information gives our attorneys a valuable lead.
#33 - The Stolen Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 2
A Kurain village treasure exhibit is set to be held at the Lordly Tailor, the biggest department store in the city. But the sacred urn is stolen by none other than Mask DeMasque, renowned phantom thief!
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#34 - Gentle Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 4
Akira gets excited about her date with Kondo. However, Kase finds out about her feelings towards Kondo by accident. He said he'll keep it a secret, but only under the condition that she goes on a date with him. Akira goes on the date with Kase reluctantly, and he tells her that things will definitely not work out between her and Kondo. Meanwhile, the day of Akira's date with Kondo finally arrives.
#35 - The Stolen Turnabout - 3rd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 4
The client was at the scene of a murder when the crime occurred, and our defense attorney was the one who proved that in court! How can he get out of this mess?
#36 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 8
The corpse of a man who was shot is found in the Gourd Lake, and the suspect is none other than... Miles Edgeworth.
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#37 - Sound the Turnabout Melody
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 6
Hearing the radio at a restaurant brings back memories of when music helped connect two distant friends.
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#38 - Sudden Shower
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 10
Akira and Kondo came to the secondhand book fair under the pretext of him recommending a book to her as a friend. However, Kondo gets too excited about the books and neglects Akira. He's always fallen in love with literature, pursued it, and hurt the people around him. Kondo hates himself for repeating the same thing again. Akira directly gazes at Kondo while this is happening, and says...
#39 - Recipe for Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 8
Phoenix and Maya learn that Armstrong owes money to a loan shark. Our heroes visit the office of the loan shark in question and the one who impersonated Phoenix, Furio Tigre. Afterwards, the pair hear from Gumshoe about Tigre's relationship with Viola Cadaverini, the granddaughter of a mob boss, as well how Elg had planned to pay off a debt he owed to Tigre with a computer virus had he not won the lottery.
#40 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 3rd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 10
Things are looking desperate, as a guilty verdict looms on the horizon. Will the secret behind this case be revealed?
#41 - Northward, Turnabout Express - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 10
A dream train ride takes a drastic turn when it's hijacked by a fugitive demanding a retrial.
#42 - Rain Drops on Green Leaves
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 2
Because Akira injured her leg while delivering something that a customer had forgotten, she had to take some time off from her job. More than about her injury, Akira is thinking about what she felt when Kondo touched her. On the other hand, during her absence at the Garden, Kondo finds out about her past. When it unexpectedly became just the two of them during Kondo's visit, Akira suddenly...
#43 - Northward, Turnabout Express - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 12
Phoenix discover that the train's cars were actually rearranged just before the takeover, and this leads him to deduce that the corpse from Car 1 was a fake and the real Gale was killed in Car 3 during dinnertime, suspecting of Turnbull. Edgeworth verifies Turnbull's involvement in the trial, having obtained the truth from the committee, and Turnbull reveals that he killed Gale when he attempted to blackmail him and was forced to create the fake scenario when the takeover occurred. After Richman is declared not guilty, he chooses to die alone by setting off a time bomb in the dining car, but the committee offers him a fair retrial, convincing him to safely join the others before the bomb goes off.
#44 - Turnabout Goodbyes - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 12
Turnabout Goodbyes reaches to its shocking conclusion with the discovery of the truth about the legendary Manfred von Karma!
#45 - After the Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 12
The halls after school are filled with students' chatter. The warm heart of youth heats the chilling air. Akira feels as if she is the only one left behind as everything around her changes. Kondo is busy at the restaurant and the company's HQ. He turns to his manuscript at night. Akira thinks of Kondo, and Kondo thinks of Akira. Their thoughts intersect and something lies ahead for their tomorrow.
#46 - The Sound of Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 1
Masami Kondo is a dull, middle-aged man who's a manager at a restaurant where the female high-school student, Akira Tachibana works at. He can't show dignity to his employees, and cringes to the customer's complaints. Akira gazes at Kondo sharply since he can't do anything right. Kondo gets depressed by Akira's expression of despise. Their lives start to change vividly when their gaze meet.
#47 - Raining Tears
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 3
Akira told Kondo her feelings towards him. But, Kondo didn't take that as a declaration of love. Akira feels depressed about not being able to get along with her juniors in the track team, nor with her best friend, Haruka, but she lets Kondo know how she feels about him again. "I like you." Kondo eventually starts to speak in response to the 17-year-old girl's genuine feelings towards him.
#48 - Heavy Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 7
Sweltering hot summer break. Akira, who's taking remedial classes bumped into Haruka (track team captain), and they go to school together for the first time in ages.
#49 - Turnabout Sisters - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 3
The trial for the chief's murder begins. Will Phoenix be able to get Maya out of this trouble?
#50 - Turnabout Big Top - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 1 - Episode 19
The trial for the murder of the circus ringmaster begins, and a shocking fact is revealed to the court.