Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Today we've got a special guest, an expert in shin honkaku mysteries: MinovskyArticle! He graciously agreed to help break down this influential novel by Alice Arisugawa that helped inspired many other modern mystery writers, including our favorite Ace Attorney directors Shu Takumi and Takeshi Yamazaki. We chat about the fun character interactions, the strange island that revolves around puzzles, and what the solution to it all could be! And we also engage in some classic UAR diversions, although less than usual, because I (Ben) threatened everyone to be on their best behavior. Maybe. :) Who's the REAL mastermind? Find out as we break down "The Moai Island Puzzle!"

NEXT TIME: Columbo, "Short Fuse"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we're taking one last detour, this time in Lupin the 3rd, which is maybe not a direct inspiration on Ace Attorney in the traditional sense, but certainly is in the cultural mix (remember Mask☆DeMasque?). We talk about several episodes from season 1 of the original anime and debate which one of us is which member of the crew (we can't ALL be Jigen!), while also getting into discussions on the episode directors (have you ever heard of this Miyazaki guy?). How many more parenthetical remarks can I fit into this description (we'll find out!)? This is like a nice visit to one of our favorite pals, so we get wacky and generally have a really weird (positive) energy this episode. Dive in!

NEXT TIME: Alice Arisugawa's "The Moai Island Puzzle"

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Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're wrapping up our Maurice Leblanc section with the end of "The Blonde Lady" saga and "The Jewish Lamp" tale. Once again, Wilson/Watson gets the Gumshoe treatment, we chat about other Ace Attorney parallels, and also get into how some of the female characters are handled. Plus, we side-step into Transformers, what a Lupin subreddit would look like, and wondering how annoying Lupin would be in real life. We get everything out on the table, in this feature-length pod! And, most importantly... Happy birthday Dessy!!!

NEXT TIME: Lupin the Third Pilot Film, and Season 1 Episode 4 "One Chance for a Prison Break", Episode 7 "A Wolf Calls a Wolf", Episode 10 "Hunt Down the Counterfeiter!", and Episode 23 "The Great Gold Showdown!"

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