I feel like a fake bomb threat even in Japan would cause that.
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Yes, I don't think any jurisdiction would overlook a fake threat so easily, so it's probably not a cultural barrier.
It's more likely that Edgeworth let him off with a slap on the wrist because:
1) He knows him personally and thus is aware he's harmless and only did that because he's a goofball. Obviously he still made sure he wouldn't just move along like nothing happened, thus said slap on the wrist.
2) The Prosecutor's Office, which just kicked out a lot of Amoral Attorney types, is too understaffed and overworked to waste resources on a case like that when it's obvious that Larry is not a genuine threat. They need all of their focus on the bigger problems like Gloomsbury's murder.
3) Edgeworth, already in a bad mood from his loads of work and from having to personally handle the Sprocket case because no one else was willing and able, simply doesn't have the energy to deal with Larry in any context. He wants him to go away (too bad he turns out to be a witness), and having him in the detention center or on trial for his fake threat would be the opposite of that.
I think the Call-Back section of examples is large enough to deserve its separate namespace. What do you think?
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How about Case 2 being an example of Your Princess Is in Another Castle!? It would go like this:
- Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: Played in two ways. The trope's averted for anyone who doesn't know the franchise's Strictly Formula, but if you're Genre Savvy enough about it... You would think that there's a second investigation and a second trial in Case 2, as always — but there isn't. For the first time in the series, the second case in an installment breaks the Strictly Formula by getting one investigation and one trial. Makes sense, because the killer is caught in one day, but it's reasonable to expect a twist at the end of the trial in a similar manner to "The Stolen Turnabout".
Am I the only one who doesn't see the She Is All Grown Up here? Maya doesn't seem to have been struck with Fanservice Pack nor anything. I find her nearly the same as she was in T&T in terms of physical appearance.
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It's subtle, but it's definitely there. She has a slightly bigger bust, and a more defined figure.
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Can Ga'ran be considered an expy of Morgan Fey? Both were born into families of spirit channelers, but did not have these powers themselves.
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I would say no. Morgan tried to frame the current head so that her daughter could rule, while Ga'ran tried to make it seem like someone was trying to assassinate Amara so she could rule in her sister's stead. There's similarity in their plotlines, but not enough to be an expy.
I'm thinking the opening of case 6 is a big example of values dissonance. To wit, Larry Butz makes a fake bomb threat and gets no more than an earful for it. Had the series actually taken place in america... I'm not sure you'd be able to call him as a witness.
Any disagreements?
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