Translator's note: Maya's favourite food in the Japanese release is miso ramen. Takushuu is Shuu Takumi, the series' director.
[Picture text. I think the lines are Phoenix, Edgey, Phoenix, Maya. But I'm not sure. The little writing by Maya's head says "Why?"]
Phoenix: If you're just here to loiter, go home.
Edgeworth: Hm, but I'm thirsty...
Phoenix: This isn't a tea room, you know. Maya, don't you be serving tea, either!
Maya: Nick's stinginess...
Episode 1 — September 2004 Issue
Takushuu Column — Ace Attorney and Summer
Nice to meet you! I'm the Ace Attorney team's Shuu Takumi. For the three games in the series, I'm responsible for planning, supervising and scriptwriting.
This time in Dorimaga magazine, I can say hello to you all. Let's all hang out together for a while.
Well then, the theme this time is "Ace Attorney and Summer". Speaking of summer, every year it's the busiest season for me. It's:
- the time of... frantically planning
- the time of... frantically coming up with scenarios
- the time of... frantically making final adjustments
That's basically my memories of summer.
Since the series' release dates are in October, every year, the final deadline approaches during this season. By the way, Episode 3's release was in January, but this just made it drag out for even longer. Anyway.
Ace Attorney doesn't actually have a storyline set in summer. The First Turnabout's trial was on the 3rd of August, but the contents of the trial weren't really very summer-ish.
"Ocean", "Bon dance", these are the kind of things that evoke summer for me. Somehow, it seems summer isn't really my thing.
I wonder why? Maybe because I don't have aircon in my room, so I'm sitting there cursing the world, while I'm struggling in my personal first-rate scorching hell every day. Maybe. So at that time of year, if you miss out on buying [an aircon unit?] just once, the timing is hard to get right. So that's how it went down this time.
The mood is somewhat different in the official web column. Being here is more peaceful, or rather, I feel I can speak more freely.
All of you, too, if you have any requests or questions or anything else, please send them in!
Outtake Theatre
Prosecutor Godot Compilation
Here we'll present things that got cut for various reasons. First up, Prosecutor Godot.
I'll show you some rejected phrases from my "witty script notes" that I'd prepared for his hardboiled dialogue. While imagining the circumstances, please try to put it into words and read it. (—Takumi)
Wright... It seems like... in stealing a kiss from the goddess of the courtroom, the enticing words become too much.
A man's worth is decided by the smile he shows in his final moments. Look. The coffee is smiling bitterly.
[Line in footer] Let's have your supervisor called over, shall we? (From Outtake Theatre)
Summer — At the Wright & Co Law Offices
Lately, Takumi-san has been to see how things are at the Wright & Co Law Office. Are Phoenix and Maya the same as ever..?!
Maya: Long time no see, everyone!
Phoenix: Hello! It's Phoenix Wright here!
Maya: Yay, Nick! We finally get our magazine debut!
Phoenix: For once, I actually need you to get psyched up and chatty.
Maya: That's right! I'm stoked!
Phoenix: Let's get started. The topic is "summer".
Summer, huh? In summer it's hot, right... and, um, every day.
And all of a sudden it's back to the mundane.
Maya: Of course, there was that time when we put barley tea in the somen. Us being Japanese and all.
Phoenix: It's all right. That was refreshing.
Maya: I'd accidentally soaked the noodles in barley tea. "This has no taste!" I thought.
Phoenix: This is a dumb way to start talking about summer.
Maya: Hey, listen. I wonder if Detective Gumshoe is slurping away noisily at his somen today as well.
Phoenix: Really, what he does has nothing to do with the season.
Maya: But the image of noodles is entirely synonymous with Detective Gumshoe.
Phoenix: And you, with your miso ramen.
Maya: Me, this year I'll be aiming high, for sure. "Best Miso Ramenist!"
Phoenix: Well, okay, good for you, I guess.
Maya: Anyhow, in summer, lightly flavoured noodles are best.
Phoenix: Speaking of which, what is Pearls's favourite type of noodle?
Maya: Ahh, Pearly... She loves soba: buckwheat noodles.
Phoenix: Yeah, that has a real feeling of a Japanese summer.
Maya: By the way, what about Edgeworth?
Phoenix: Being who he is, I'd probably say spaghetti is his favourite.
Maya: Something so ordinary as that? BORING!
Phoenix: No, no, I don't know for sure. I mean, that's just the kind of impression I get from him.
Maya: Well, as far as I'm concerned, I think he should like something like kishimen [flat wide-stripped noodles].
Phoenix: Kishimen?
Maya: Hey! The flat noodles sticking out his mouth would perfectly suit the frills on his neck.
Phoenix: Wow, maybe I'll actually recommend that to him next time.
Maya: Well, then. How about you?
Phoenix: Me? My favourite noodle, huh..?
Maya: What? You do have one, don't you?
Yeah, yeah, I do. It's rice noodles, I suppose.
Maya: ... Eh? What's that?
Phoenix: What? You don't know?
Maya: No, never heard of them.
Phoenix: Fried rice noodles are delicious. They have this real feeling of twisting in your throat.
Maya: How on Earth could I have never heard of these? "Rice noodles"..?
Phoenix: Really, don't worry about. That's just the sort I like, that's all.
Look, the image you present is important. Just to be on the safe side, we'll add some pan-fried noodles with squid.
Phoenix: ... Why do you need to add squid?
Maya: If you let a bad image take hold, you'll end up getting into trouble like me.
Phoenix: Huh? But that's what you like, right? Miso ramen.
Maya: Yeah, I love it, but this season I'd like to eat some chilled Chinese cuisine.
Phoenix: Yeah, you should eat that.
Maya: But! But! What about everyone else's expectations of me?
Phoenix: Their expectations?
"Look at that! It's our regular miso ramen customer, Maya!" That kind of thing.
Phoenix: Ahh.
Maya: That's why, reluctantly, dripping with sweat, I'll be slurping away at my ramen, even though I'll be suffering in the heat.
Phoenix: You are way too self-conscious, Maya.