Words of wisdom

In Arguendo is a zine about Ace Attorney. Let's start there. It is a zine about a deeply silly, deeply compelling
series of visual novels. It is a zine about having way too much to say about said visual novels. It is a zine
about interpretation — the personal act of looking closely at something you love and saying, now just what
do I find so interesting about this?.

These games have maintained their relevance exactly because they invite close consideration. A character one person adores will be absolutely insufferable to another. We can all agree some strange decisions were made during the writing of Turnabout Bigtop, but we can also argue that the case had huge significance for multiple characters' development. No single reading can encompass all the different ways of understanding these games. In Arguendo wants to explore that.

We welcome all thoughtful approaches to the series, including contradictory ones, so long as they are respectful and free from bigotry. That being said, we are especially interested in feminist perspectives and questions of gender, power, and justice. The courtroom is not a neutral place in real life or on the screen, and, while muddled sometimes, Ace Attorney gets that point across.

What do you have to say about it?

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