The Ace Attorney anime might have some pacing issues, but overall it’s an enjoyable show, especially if you’re already a fan of the series.
You can watch the Ace Attorney anime with subtitles (including subtitles that use the localized names) through Crunchyroll, but you’ll have another option in the future.
Crunchyroll announced a partnership with Funimation, which brings benefits like an expanded catalog and new home video releases.
Funimation will now distribute Crunchyroll’s titles through home video and a variety of EST outlets, with both dubbed and subtitled versions together. Currently planned titles include Ace Attorney, Alderamin on the Sky, Bungo Stray Dogs, JOKER GAME, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and ReLIFE, with more to be announced in the future.”
That’s right, the Ace Attorney anime is set for a home video release with not only subtitles, but also an English dub.
Now, the official page only says home video and EST (electronic sell-through), which could mean only digital formats, but the forum announcement said these titles are planned for “Blu-ray, DVD, and Download-to-Own.”
Capcom won’t give us physical Ace Attorney games, but maybe we’ll have a physical copy of the anime.
Whether physical or digital, this is exciting news for Crunchyroll and the Ace Attorney anime. Are you going to get a copy when it becomes available?
Physical copies of Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV won’t be available until October 4, but digital copies are available now.
To say there is a difference of opinion between critics and fans about this movie would be an understatement. Critics seem to hate it, while Final Fantasy fans love it.
I watched Kingsglaive yesterday, and I enjoyed it. It would struggle to stand on its own, since it has many loose ends and unanswered questions, and that’s probably why it’s not a hit with the critics. But as a lead-in to Final Fantasy XV? It’s epic.
Kingsglaive is fully CGI, but it mostly escapes the uncanny valley. The visuals are impressive, as is the majority of the voice work. As for the action, it’s flashy and exciting.
The movie’s fast pace causes some difficulty with character development. Aside from a few core characters, you don’t have a good chance to really get to know the cast. In particular, Ravus feels as though he’s there solely to set up his role in Final Fantasy XV, and he could have been cut from the movie without much changing.
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Crowe also felt mishandled, since dies so early on. It was hard for me to really empathize with Nyx and Libertus over her death. The scene was written as though I should feel sad, but I didn’t know her well enough> Instead, I just felt puzzled about why the writers killed her off so soon.
But don’t take that to mean Kingsglaive is all action and no substance. On the contrary, the plot is exciting and often tense. I wanted to know what would happen next, and some of the character interactions were great. In particular, I loved the conversation about the “theft” between King Regis and Emperor Aldercapt, and it gave me a greater appreciation for the emperor as a villain.
There’s also a twist I never saw coming, which I won’t spoil.
Kingsglaive also sets up some intriguing situations for Final Fantasy XV to handle. For example, Regis consistently prioritizes Noctis over anyone else, and while it’s understandable (both because Noctis is his son and because of repeated hints that Noctis’s destiny is key to saving the world), it means many of his people don’t trust or like him.
Additionally, it gives a taste of the lore of Final Fantasy XV’s world, which I’m excited to see more of.
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV isn’t a perfect movie, but it’s an epic lead-in to Final Fantasy XV that has me looking forward to the game more than ever. If you plan to play Final Fantasy XV, I highly recommending watching Kingsglaive, either digitally now, or physically in October.
Have you seen Kingsglaive? Do you want to? Share your thoughts or questions about Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV in the comments!
Over the weekend, many Star Wars fans exploded in glee over a character announced for Star Wars Rebels. If you never read the old Expanded Universe novels (now Star Wars Legends), you might wonder why. Who is Grand Admiral Thrawn?
I’ve never watched Star Wars Rebels. I don’t know much about it. But Thrawn showing up in Season Three matters to me.
When I talked about the Witcher movie, I said I was relieved my favorite Star Wars Expanded Universe character was no longer canon, because I’d never have to worry about an adaptation ruining him.
But in truth, it’s the one thing that disappointed me the most about the old Expanded Universe being declared non-canon. As I sat in the theater to watch The Force Awakens, I felt… sad. When the opening text faded, I wouldn’t see Captain Pellaeon on the Star Destroyer, and he wouldn’t report to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
I’d never seen Thrawn’s strategies and machinations brought to life on the big screen.
Then I heard rumors that Thrawn might be part of the new canon after all, and I dreamed of the day he’d be dramatically revealed. Now, in the trailer for Star Wars Rebels Season Three, it finally happened.
Best of all, Timothy Zahn has written a new Star Wars book titled Thrawn.
Pre-orders should be available soon, and you better believe I’ll be first in line.
Timothy Zahn wrote the original Thrawn Trilogy, considered by many fans to be the best the Star Wars Expanded Universe had to offer. When I read the first book in the trilogy, Heir to the Empire, I was amazed that not only were there Star Wars novels, but they were good!
The Thrawn Trilogy isn’t perfect, but it has a lot of great moments and characters. And the greatest is Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Thrawn, whose full name is Mitth’raw’nuruodo, belongs to an alien race known as the Chiss. He is the only nonhuman to achieve such a high rank, because the Emperor couldn’t pass up such a valuable strategist even with the Empire’s anti-alien philosophies.
He can out-maneuver almost anyone, and he has a great love of art… which also plays into his strategies. He studies the art, architecture, and culture of his enemies to gain a better understanding of how they think and make his plans accordingly.
Being a brilliant, ruthless, and deadly strategist makes Thrawn an exciting villain, but there’s more to him than that. He’s not the pure evil sort of villain you see so often (especially among the Imperials).
If Thrawn thinks he can’t win a battle, he pulls back rather than waste lives. He encourages his subordinates to present advice and ideas. In one memorable scene, an ensign develops a creative solution to capture Luke… which fails. But while someone like Darth Vader would kill the ensign for failing, Thrawn promotes him for his quick thinking and willingness to learn from mistakes.
(In contrast, he executed someone earlier who refused to admit his mistake.)
He’s an excellent character and my personal favorite. So, will the new Star Wars universe do him justice? I believe it will, for two reasons:
The Star Wars Rebels trailer shows him surrounded by art, saying suitably Thrawn-like things.
Timothy Zahn is handling the novel. Who better to write Thrawn than the author who created him?
I can’t wait.
While we wait for Thrawn pre-orders to go live, let me know your thoughts on Mitth’raw’nuruodo and his return to canon in the comments below.
