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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney #5
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5
Ace attorney, Phoenix Wright is at it again, protecting the innocent and helping his friends with his amazing skill as a lawyer.
A CULT FAN
In this volume of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix and Maya's occult-loving friend Russi Clover has gotten herself into trouble once again. She has converted to the Great Tengu Society, a cult that claims to give its followers supernatural powers. Soon, an enemy of the cult is found dead. Was it divine retribution... or murder?
Includes special extras after the story!
A CULT FAN
In this volume of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix and Maya's occult-loving friend Russi Clover has gotten herself into trouble once again. She has converted to the Great Tengu Society, a cult that claims to give its followers supernatural powers. Soon, an enemy of the cult is found dead. Was it divine retribution... or murder?
Includes special extras after the story!
200 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2008
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January 16, 2022
The way that characters in the story are like "no way is a Tengu diety real that's ridiculous" when Maya and Pearls regularly spirit channel in the courtroom lmao. But good conclusion to the series!
August 31, 2012
This seems to be the end of the Ace Attorney manga, or at least it's all that's been published so far. I can always hope for more. The tone and characterization are close enough that fans won't be disappointed. I've also been pretty pleased with the art, since it actually looks like the characters.
September 19, 2012
A great end to this series - the wrapup of a trial in the death of an eating champion followed by the curious case of the tengu.
These comics really felt like the games, a feeling helped by a character who appeared earlier in the series returning in the last case. Ms. Von Karma also makes an appearance, being pretty darn awesome and totally in character.
These comics really felt like the games, a feeling helped by a character who appeared earlier in the series returning in the last case. Ms. Von Karma also makes an appearance, being pretty darn awesome and totally in character.
August 8, 2019
I saw the anime before reading the manga. I thought for sure they missed something, they didn't.
December 20, 2012
This was the last in a manga series inspired by the popular Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games. As a law student, I must admit that Phoenix Wright is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Wright's trademark "HOLD IT!" and "OBJECTION!" are just as satisfying in the manga as they are in the games.
The art is great and the stories are engaging. This isn't great literature but it is great fun.
The art is great and the stories are engaging. This isn't great literature but it is great fun.
October 31, 2019
Solid manga with great art!
December 16, 2025
3.5 stars
October 7, 2013
I've finally finished all five volumes of the Phoenix Wright manga! It's been a pleasant enough experience, and it's clear that Kazuo Maekawa at least is a fan of the series and knows the characters well. This volume is at pretty much the same level of quality as the other four. No more, no less. That's a good thing, but it's not a great thing.
Disappointingly, we don't get any of the Nibleys' usual excellent translation notes. This is odd, frankly, because this is probably the most explicitly Japanese volume of the Phoenix Wright manga! Apparently they thought English-speaking people would be confused by things from previous volumes, like the oh-so-foreign concept of noodles, but tengu? Tengu are household knowledge all over the world!
Turnabout Gurgitation (Part Two): The conclusion to a case that started in the previous volume, involving spicy noodles and potassium cyanide and televised eating competitions. And Winston Payne is frighteningly competent (relatively speaking) as prosecutor! It's astoundingly easy to guess roughly how this went down, but you'd better have a fantastic eye for small details if you want to prove it. It doesn't help that Maekawa's perspective for the scene in question is obviously off. And then the translators introduced some confusion of their own with their translation of an important clue (or rather, the orientation of that translation) in the last volume, which they solve in this issue by... changing it and hoping you forget they ever did it the other way. Was there any particular reason they couldn't have quickly skimmed this final chapter before starting work on the first part? Time crunch? Corporate stupidity? Something like that?
And why is Edgeworth, who prosecutes neither of these cases and only has a one-page cameo, on the cover??
Turnabout Power vs. Supernatural Power: How can we finish this series up right? An encore performance as defendant from Russi Clover from Turnabout Prophecy, apparently. Um. Okay. This time, she's gotten herself mixed up with the Great Tengu Society, a cult that promises to give its followers supernatural powers. And then Casper Sly, a private detective on a quest to take down the Society, vanishes into thin air and rematerializes as a dead guy after taking a ride on their sacred elevator. Yes, really. Sacred elevator. This isn't a bad case, but it's an example of diminished returns. Unlike Russi's first case which was steeped heavily in the paranormal, this case really isn't, despite the setting. A vague glimpse of a flying tengu the day before the murder, and... that's it, really. If you're expecting anything like the final cases in the games, well, PLEASE DON'T.
Overall, I thought this manga adaptation was cute, but Kenji Kuroda never did figure out how to accurately capture the big, sweeping turnabouts of the games. And sure, space limitations as well as the limitations of the medium greatly impacted his ability to do so. But his overreliance on old, transparent tricks didn't help either. I know it's hard to truly be original in this genre, but Kuroda often seems even more by-the-book than most.
Except for Turnabout Gallows. That gem of pure, screaming insanity will always have a place in my heart.
Disappointingly, we don't get any of the Nibleys' usual excellent translation notes. This is odd, frankly, because this is probably the most explicitly Japanese volume of the Phoenix Wright manga! Apparently they thought English-speaking people would be confused by things from previous volumes, like the oh-so-foreign concept of noodles, but tengu? Tengu are household knowledge all over the world!
Turnabout Gurgitation (Part Two): The conclusion to a case that started in the previous volume, involving spicy noodles and potassium cyanide and televised eating competitions. And Winston Payne is frighteningly competent (relatively speaking) as prosecutor! It's astoundingly easy to guess roughly how this went down, but you'd better have a fantastic eye for small details if you want to prove it. It doesn't help that Maekawa's perspective for the scene in question is obviously off. And then the translators introduced some confusion of their own with their translation of an important clue (or rather, the orientation of that translation) in the last volume, which they solve in this issue by... changing it and hoping you forget they ever did it the other way. Was there any particular reason they couldn't have quickly skimmed this final chapter before starting work on the first part? Time crunch? Corporate stupidity? Something like that?
And why is Edgeworth, who prosecutes neither of these cases and only has a one-page cameo, on the cover??
Turnabout Power vs. Supernatural Power: How can we finish this series up right? An encore performance as defendant from Russi Clover from Turnabout Prophecy, apparently. Um. Okay. This time, she's gotten herself mixed up with the Great Tengu Society, a cult that promises to give its followers supernatural powers. And then Casper Sly, a private detective on a quest to take down the Society, vanishes into thin air and rematerializes as a dead guy after taking a ride on their sacred elevator. Yes, really. Sacred elevator. This isn't a bad case, but it's an example of diminished returns. Unlike Russi's first case which was steeped heavily in the paranormal, this case really isn't, despite the setting. A vague glimpse of a flying tengu the day before the murder, and... that's it, really. If you're expecting anything like the final cases in the games, well, PLEASE DON'T.
Overall, I thought this manga adaptation was cute, but Kenji Kuroda never did figure out how to accurately capture the big, sweeping turnabouts of the games. And sure, space limitations as well as the limitations of the medium greatly impacted his ability to do so. But his overreliance on old, transparent tricks didn't help either. I know it's hard to truly be original in this genre, but Kuroda often seems even more by-the-book than most.
Except for Turnabout Gallows. That gem of pure, screaming insanity will always have a place in my heart.
November 23, 2015
Regardless of this series being about an attorney defending claimants from being accused of murder I am glad to inform you that it is not overly graphic and has thus been classified as Teen by the people at Kodansha Comics. Also I think it would be good to mention regardless of the serious nature of the crimes committed in this book that it is not an overly serious series being based on the spoofy Phoenix Wright Videogames. If you decide to read it I hope you enjoy. :)
The 5th and final volume in the series is here and I enjoyed all of the books in the run though I wish there were more of the misadventures of Phoenix Write and his partner Maya Fey. This book concludes the Turnabout Gurgitation trial and like the other stories is well explained when Phoenix figures out the truth and lays down the truth so all can understand. The final Trial is Turnabout Power vs. Supernatural Power(that's a mouthful for a title :)) which sees the return of Russi Clover as she is once more accused and Phoenix must use his brains to match wits with the competitive Franziska Von Karma in a story of fraud and supernatural cults. Careful you don't believe in everything you here folks. Some people are able to deceive with the best of them. :)
My favorite part of the book would have to be right after the last case when miss Von Karma comes to Phoenix to save her from the former members of the Tengu cult who for some reason see something divine about her whip. Long live the Church of the Thong I guess. Maybe she can keep ahead of the members. :)
The 5th and final volume in the series is here and I enjoyed all of the books in the run though I wish there were more of the misadventures of Phoenix Write and his partner Maya Fey. This book concludes the Turnabout Gurgitation trial and like the other stories is well explained when Phoenix figures out the truth and lays down the truth so all can understand. The final Trial is Turnabout Power vs. Supernatural Power(that's a mouthful for a title :)) which sees the return of Russi Clover as she is once more accused and Phoenix must use his brains to match wits with the competitive Franziska Von Karma in a story of fraud and supernatural cults. Careful you don't believe in everything you here folks. Some people are able to deceive with the best of them. :)
My favorite part of the book would have to be right after the last case when miss Von Karma comes to Phoenix to save her from the former members of the Tengu cult who for some reason see something divine about her whip. Long live the Church of the Thong I guess. Maybe she can keep ahead of the members. :)
September 22, 2025
I’m so sad this was the last of the spin-off mangas. They really felt like an extension of the games and were such a delight to read.
I absolutely loved the Gormand Battle as a setting for a case. The characters were fun and I really enjoy stories and media centered around food (Dungeon Meshi or Battle Chef Brigade come to mind). Risa’s final monologue was awesome—truly ice-cold. And that ending was just the sweetest. Knowing that Edgeworth hangs out with Larry in his free time brings me immense joy.
The other case, centered around the Tengu cult, felt like it could have been straight out of the games. From gathering evidence to having established witnesses and defendants reappear from earlier cases, it nailed the vibe perfectly. Plus, we got another Franziska appearance—yeyy to that!
I absolutely loved the Gormand Battle as a setting for a case. The characters were fun and I really enjoy stories and media centered around food (Dungeon Meshi or Battle Chef Brigade come to mind). Risa’s final monologue was awesome—truly ice-cold. And that ending was just the sweetest. Knowing that Edgeworth hangs out with Larry in his free time brings me immense joy.
The other case, centered around the Tengu cult, felt like it could have been straight out of the games. From gathering evidence to having established witnesses and defendants reappear from earlier cases, it nailed the vibe perfectly. Plus, we got another Franziska appearance—yeyy to that!
October 27, 2025
The manga version of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney video game series really delivers on the things that make the games so much fun.
This is the last of a five‑volume set and consists of one full case and the second half of a case from vol. 4. It doesn’t work as a standalone, but together with the previous volume it covers three complete stories. I don’t know if vols. 1, 2, and 3 are split the same way and since they’re out of print and can cost upwards of $100, I’ll probably never know.
October 22, 2012
There needs to be more of this.
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February 24, 2015
Long live the church of thong!
July 27, 2016
Figured out the culprit in both of these mysteries, which isn't unusual for this series. At least it means that the plots made sense! A fitting end to a short, fun manga series.
December 10, 2012
Creative cases!! Finally done with the collection.
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