The WORST episodes of Ace Attorney

Every episode of Ace Attorney ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ace Attorney!

Based on the hit Capcom game series, this anime follows the lives of the defense attorney Phoenix Wright, his mentor Mia Fey and her spirit medium sister Maya as they work with colorful characters such as the detective Dick Gumshoe to save Phoenix's clients from a guilty verdict.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: YTV (JP)Status: Ended
Northward, Turnabout Express - 2nd Trial
star
6.27
11 votes

#1 - Northward, Turnabout Express - 2nd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2018

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.

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Recipe for Turnabout - 2nd Trial
star
6.45
11 votes

#2 - Recipe for Turnabout - 2nd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2018

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.

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The Stolen Turnabout - 3rd Trial
star
6.46
13 votes

#3 - The Stolen Turnabout - 3rd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2018

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?

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Recipe for Turnabout - 1st Trial
star
6.50
12 votes

#4 - Recipe for Turnabout - 1st Trial

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2018

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.

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Sound the Turnabout Melody
star
6.62
13 votes

#5 - Sound the Turnabout Melody

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2018

Hearing the radio at a restaurant brings back memories of when music helped connect two distant friends.

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Turnabout Beginnings - Last Trial
star
6.67
12 votes

#6 - Turnabout Beginnings - Last Trial

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/2019

After Dahlia's attempt to feign ignorance only incriminates her further, Mia has Fawles testify about the incident from five years ago.

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Bridge to the Turnabout - 2nd Trial
star
6.75
12 votes

#7 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 2nd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2019

While investigating the shrine, Edgeworth listens to Bikini's account of Elise's murder, learning that Pearl has gone missing, before meeting up with Larry, who appears to be hiding something he saw on the night.

The Stolen Turnabout - 2nd Trial
star
6.75
16 votes

#8 - The Stolen Turnabout - 2nd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2018

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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Northward, Turnabout Express - 1st Trial
star
6.79
14 votes

#9 - Northward, Turnabout Express - 1st Trial

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2018

A dream train ride takes a drastic turn when it's hijacked by a fugitive demanding a retrial.

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Recipe for Turnabout - Last Trial
star
6.82
11 votes

#10 - Recipe for Turnabout - Last Trial

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2018

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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The Stolen Turnabout - Last Trial
star
6.83
12 votes

#11 - The Stolen Turnabout - Last Trial

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2018

With the murder trial beginning, our attorney must unravel the elaborate scheme surrounding the two incidents that occurred simultaneously and unmask the true killer.

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Northward, Turnabout Express - Last Trial
star
6.83
12 votes

#12 - Northward, Turnabout Express - Last Trial

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2018

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.

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Turnabout Big Top - 2nd Trial
star
6.88
16 votes

#13 - Turnabout Big Top - 2nd Trial

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/13/2016

The trial for the murder of the circus ringmaster begins, and a shocking fact is revealed to the court.

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Turnabout Beginnings - 1st Trial
star
6.91
11 votes

#14 - Turnabout Beginnings - 1st Trial

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/2019

One year prior to her first meeting with Phoenix, Mia takes on her first client; a death row convict named Terry Fawles who is accused of murdering policewoman Valerie Hawthorne, with the assistance of her senior, Diego Armando.

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Turnabout Goodbyes - 2nd Trial
star
6.97
31 votes

#15 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 2nd Trial

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2016

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

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Bridge to the Turnabout - 5th Trial
star
7.00
13 votes

#16 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 5th Trial

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/2019

As court resumes with Phoenix once again against Godot, Iris suddenly claims that she helped cover up Elise's murder after she was allegedly killed by Maya in self-defense. However, her testimony proves false with the reveal of real murder weapon and Elise's identity as Misty.

Turnabout Goodbyes - 1st Trial
star
7.10
31 votes

#17 - Turnabout Goodbyes - 1st Trial

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2016

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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The Stolen Turnabout - 1st Trial
star
7.13
15 votes

#18 - The Stolen Turnabout - 1st Trial

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2018

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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Bridge to the Turnabout - Last Trial
star
7.14
14 votes

#19 - Bridge to the Turnabout - Last Trial

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/30/2019

Noticing that Maya was able to identify the true culprit in the dark, Phoenix deduces that the killer is Godot, whose red visor not only glows in the dark but also leaves him unable to see anything red, including the bloody message incriminating Maya.

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Bridge to the Turnabout - 4th Trial
star
7.15
13 votes

#20 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 4th Trial

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/2019

While Iris is brought in to work on the trick lock, Phoenix finds a charred letter instructing someone to channel someone, along with a talisman Elise was carrying.

Bridge to the Turnabout - 3rd Trial
star
7.15
13 votes

#21 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 3rd Trial

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/2019

During his testimony, Larry presents a sketch he drew of what he saw on the night of the murder, allegedly depicting Iris flying over the flaming bridge.

Bridge to the Turnabout - 1st Trial
star
7.15
13 votes

#22 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 1st Trial

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/2019

Phoenix, Maya, and Pearl go to Hazakura Temple for Maya's training, where they meet children's book author Elise Deauxnim and nuns Bikini and Iris, along with Larry, who is studying as Elise's apprentice.

The Lost Turnabout
star
7.16
19 votes

#23 - The Lost Turnabout

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2018

Our attorney finds himself unconscious in the courthouse lobby, and he's unable to recall anything! How will he save his client?

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Turnabout Samurai - Last Trial
star
7.22
36 votes

#24 - Turnabout Samurai - Last Trial

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2016

Will the real culprit of the Steel Samurai case be captured? And will our attorney find out why the murder took place?

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Bridge to the Turnabout - 6th Trial
star
7.23
13 votes

#25 - Bridge to the Turnabout - 6th Trial

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/2019

Dahlia reveals she had plotted with Morgan to murder Maya and make Pearl head of the Kurain family so she could get revenge against Mia.