History Anime / WizardBarristers

* FelonyMisdemeanor: When Megumi kills Oda to protect Cecil, she is sentenced to death.

''Wizard Barristers'' is an anime television series directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and produced by the animation studio [[Creator/{{ARMS}} Arms Corporation]]. It aired in Japanese televisions in 2014 as part of the 2014 Winter Season. It's scheduled to air 12 episodes on television with eventual DVD and Blu-Ray releases. The show is licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks for a North American release and is also available for legal viewing via Crunchyroll. For French-speaking viewers, the show is streamed legally via Wakanim.

* AllThereInTheManual: A prequel novel called ''Wizard Barristers Benmashi Cecil: The Beginning'' will outline what Cecil was doing in Canada prior to her relocation to Japan.

* BullyingADragon: Wud users are commonly discriminated and bullied in society, including the lopsided legal system. This [[NiceJobBreakingItHero is one of the main reasons]] for them to snap and go on rampages.

* BlandNameProduct: JAAL instead of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines JAL]], VIZA card instead of VISA card, and so on.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Cecil.]] She died six years before the start of the series, and somehow came back.

* BullyingTheDragon: Wud users are commonly discriminated and bullied in society, including the lopsided legal system. This [[NiceJobBreakingItHero is one of the main reasons]] for them to snap and go on rampages.

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Cecil.]] She died six years before the start of the series, and somehow came back.
* {{Badass}}: When your job involves arresting and/or killing wizards, this is a requirement.
** BadassNormal: When you're not a wizard yourself.

* JerkAss: [[spoiler: There's a cult of magicians doing some unsavory things and manipulating Cecil as part of a prophecy. Said cult also wants to summon Lucifer.]]
** JerkAssHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Although this does not excuse the things they've done so far, to say that they aren't at least somewhat justified in their dissatisfaction over how mages are treated would be rather untrue.]]

** RedshirtArmy: The Special Assault Team.

Wizard Barristers is an anime television series directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and produced by the animation studio [[Creator/{{ARMS}} Arms Corporation]]. It aired in Japanese televisions in 2014 as part of the 2014 Winter Season. It's scheduled to air 12 episodes on television with eventual DVD and Blu-Ray releases. The show is licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks for a North American release and is also available for legal viewing via Crunchyroll. For French-speaking viewers, the show is streamed legally via Wakanim.

* CastingGag: This is not the first time for Marina Inoue, Kei Shindou, Rikiya Koyama and Rumi Ookubo to be casted in significant roles in an Umetsu-made show.

Wizard Barristers is an anime television series directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and produced by the animation studio Arms Corporation. It aired in Japanese televisions in 2014 as part of the 2014 Winter Season. It's scheduled to air 12 episodes on television with eventual DVD and Blu-Ray releases. The show is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for a North American release and is also available for legal viewing via Crunchyroll. For French-speaking viewers, the show is streamed legally via Wakanim.

* WhamEpisode: Episode 11 reveals that [[spoiler: Moyo tento is {{Lucifer}}.]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Cecil. She died six years before the start of the series, and somehow came back.]]

* BlandNameProduct: JAAL instead of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines JAL]], VIZA card instead of VISA card they replaced Starbucks with something, too.
* BleachedUnderpants: The director and character designer had made some hentai anime including Kite, Mezzo Forte and a pseudo prequel to Kite in Cool Devices.
* BullyingTheDragon: Wud users are commonly discriminated and bullied in that society, including the unbelievably lopsided laws and court system, which, ironically, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero is one of the main reasons]] for them to snap and go on rampages.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Cecil's hairpins are actually magical seals designed to supress her magical power, so she won't draw Lucifer's attention. Too bad Moyo Tento has alerady laid its eyes on her.]]
* CopKiller: Numerous times, the National Police Agency finds itself loosing police officers in the line of duty since none of them are magic users, since the law does not allow anyone with magic powers to join the force.

* ContrivedCoincidence: Try keeping count of the numerous examples in episode 7.[[spoiler: Turns out they weren't coincidences at all.]]

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Cecil's hairpins are actually magical seals designed to supress her magical power, so she won't draw lucifer's attention. Too bad Moyo Tento has alerady laid its eyes on her.]]

** "Maple Leaf in Canada" features [[http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/03/12/picture-of-anime-mbta-station-hits-boston-reddit-thread/ a surprisingly accurate illustration of the Davis Square transit station]] in suburban Boston.

* JerkAss: [[There's a cult of magicians doing some unsavory things and manipulating Cecil as part of a prophecy. Said cult also wants to summon Lucifer.]]

* JerkAssHasAPoint: [[spoiler: There's a cult of magicians doing some unsavory things and manipulating Cecil as part of a prophecy, but to say that they aren't at least somewhat justified in their dissatisfaction over how mages are treated would be rather untrue.]]

* ContrivedCoincidence: Try keeping count of the numerous examples in episode 7...

* CastingGag: This is not the first time for Marina Inoue, Rikiya Koyama and Rumi Ookubo to be casted in significant roles in an Umetsu-made show.

* CastingGag: This is not Marina Inoue's first time to be casted in an Umetsu-made show.