Turnabout Storm manages something a lot of crossovers fail to reach: Successfully joining two different universes without sacrificing each other's integrity. The series has all the elements one would expect from an Ace Attorney case, like the colorful characters, quirky humor, and a suspenseful mystery; all while staying very close to the idealistic heart of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, despite the moving force behind the story being such a foreign concept for it, both in and out of universe.
Visual and sound quality-wise, the series is rather rough around the edges. There are some animation and writting mistakes, and the recording quality is not the best (this is especially true for the first two episodes); but it compensates from that by creating a very well thought out story that's still aware of its bizarre concept, capable of investing viewers with humor, suspense, and well made interactions between these characters from different worlds.
Character-wise, canon characters are very true to their actual personalities, many of their actions being something one would expect from them in canon; and the Original Characters are well executed, and though some could have used a little more characterization, most of them manage to fit the tone of both series involved. The voice acting helps all the characters a lot, giving them personality that would not be translated very well in non-interactive text form, even if they are not always a perfect fit to their canon voices.
Due to its format, the series is rather slow paced, but it has a lot of elements that keeps interest and keeps scenes from dragging on, easing the long runtime significantly. That still doesn't deny the fact that it is a ~9 hours ride, so new viewers should pace themselves accordingly.
In conclusion, this series is highly recomended. Friendship is Magic and Ace Attorney fans will most likely find something that will catch their interest, even if they are unaware or indifferent to the other side of the crossover; and for people who just want to see how in heck do you make lawyers plus ponies work, chances are they will be pleasantly surprised too.
A superb crossover
Turnabout Storm manages something a lot of crossovers fail to reach: Successfully joining two different universes without sacrificing each other's integrity. The series has all the elements one would expect from an Ace Attorney case, like the colorful characters, quirky humor, and a suspenseful mystery; all while staying very close to the idealistic heart of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, despite the moving force behind the story being such a foreign concept for it, both in and out of universe.
Visual and sound quality-wise, the series is rather rough around the edges. There are some animation and writting mistakes, and the recording quality is not the best (this is especially true for the first two episodes); but it compensates from that by creating a very well thought out story that's still aware of its bizarre concept, capable of investing viewers with humor, suspense, and well made interactions between these characters from different worlds.
Character-wise, canon characters are very true to their actual personalities, many of their actions being something one would expect from them in canon; and the Original Characters are well executed, and though some could have used a little more characterization, most of them manage to fit the tone of both series involved. The voice acting helps all the characters a lot, giving them personality that would not be translated very well in non-interactive text form, even if they are not always a perfect fit to their canon voices.
Due to its format, the series is rather slow paced, but it has a lot of elements that keeps interest and keeps scenes from dragging on, easing the long runtime significantly. That still doesn't deny the fact that it is a ~9 hours ride, so new viewers should pace themselves accordingly.
In conclusion, this series is highly recomended. Friendship is Magic and Ace Attorney fans will most likely find something that will catch their interest, even if they are unaware or indifferent to the other side of the crossover; and for people who just want to see how in heck do you make lawyers plus ponies work, chances are they will be pleasantly surprised too.