I finished translating these magazine scans (thanks to @malafilia and @singularityb for them! - Here’s the original post). I’m in the middle of the translation of the interview with the anime director, so I’m posting this Q&A with Phoenix and Edgeworth first~

In this garden of justice, the flowers of truth are on full bloom!!

Finally the series that sold more than 5.6 millions copies, the legal battle adventure game “Ace Attorney” is going to be animated! A great media mix, incluiding comics, light novels, a live-action film adaptation, a stage play…
So this is a special gift for all the “Gyakuten girls” out there. Speaking of “Ace Attorney”, we’re going to have a little battle of words between these two men who met each other as rivals on court: the hot-blooded lawyer, Phoenix Wright and the handsome prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. They’re going to show us their growth and changes thanks to their legal battles.
We spoke with series director Ayumu Watanabe. Also check out the Q&A!

Spring love questions with Phoenix Wright!

Q: Spring is the perfect season for taking a nap. Are you sleeping well? Also, do you have any recurring dream?
A: Regardless of the season, I sleep well at any time. I eat well, so I sleep well! Huh, a dream… I always end dreaming about the court. In every dream, Edgeworth is always there, laughing at me. And before I could say anything, I wake up.

Q: With what kind of person would you like to go to a hanami?
A: I went to a hanami the other day. To be honest, it would be great to see the cherry trees with a girl like Mia, but… I went with Maya and Larry, and the place didn’t have blooming flowers. Oh, come to think of it! Just in case, we also invited Edgeworth, and he really came. Me and Pearls stared surprised at those cracks between the eyebrows… I mean! The wrinkles on the cherry tree.

Q: How would you complete the saying “I prefer _______ over flowers”?(*)
A: Even if people usually say “I prefer dumplings over flowers”… Maybe my position should be “I prefer to defend over flowers”. You know, if I don’t get a new client request, this month’s loan would be a problem.

Spring love questions with Miles Edgeworth!

Q: Spring is the perfect season for taking a nap. Are you sleeping well? Also, do you have any recurring dream?
A: If I drink hot milk before going to bed, I always sleep peacefully… On the other side, I hate dreams.

Q: With what kind of person would you like to go to a hanami?
A: I prefer not going to hanamis. The other day, I scolded Detective Gumshoe because he decorated my desk with cherry blossoms from the neighborhood park.

Q: How would you complete the saying “I prefer _______ over flowers”? (*)
A: …I prefer a guilty veredict over flowers.

(*) Hana yori dango/Dumplings over flowers is an old japanese saying which means to take the practical over the aesthetic.