ANIMATION || mind brand x ace attorney

✖ song: mind brand by maretu
• MARETU ft. 初音ミク "Mind ...
✖ original meme: sen
• mind brand || mp100
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i recently finished playing the ace attorney trilogy for the first time, and the last game's case really shook me to my core!! i wanted to make an illustration, but i felt like nothing would do justice to how it made me feel, so i guess i ended up making an animation?? HAHAHAHA anyway, i'm still figuring out how to animate and all, so here's to hoping i find my style !!!
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✖ twt: / dandellation
✖ insta: / dandellation
✖ tmblr: / dantelionwishes
✖ ko-fi: ko-fi.com/dand...

[@randomnoob9131]

I’m surprised at how well you managed to make Phoenix eating the evidence feel so angsty when it was something stupid and funny in the game

[@pappanalab]

I always thought that there was no way for someone eating a glass a bottle previously full of poison to end well. Like the moment that happened they should’ve stopped the trial and called an ambulance. Poisons usually take a while to kick in but even if he hasn’t just been poisoned the man ATE GLASS!

[@PumpKinnii_]

Well, I'm terms of lore it is really angst bc Phoenix really believed in Dahlia and thought she was the love of his life and end being the most painful betrayal in his life, but the way it was showed in the game make it funny and stupid (I think also is a little cute but it's bc I always think in his Feenie era being cute)

[@PaperPlane675]

@@pappanalabAND a necklace, let’s not forget

[@ninten1989]

​@@PumpKinnii_ not only that but it would give Mia some traumatic flashbacks with Terry Fawles

[@judaihyuga]

I actually really like how Dahlia's shadow loomed over Trials and Tribulations. It's actually scary how effective of a manipulator she is, and whenever I think the Ace Attorney series, she's the character that sticks out in my head.

[@Dipped1234]

The Von Karmas have probably ruined more people's lives, but Dahlia is still more hateable because it's so personal, and she affects nearly every major character in some way. And the few she doesn't (Larry, Franziska) are close to people who were affected and probably would know of her. As for final villains outside the first trilogy, all were probably objectively worse (except maybe the Layton crossover, but I know nothing about that game), but again, Dahlia is personal hatred for everybody, along with being just plain evil, and a master manipulator, which, while scary, is entertaining to see. She feels like a person who could be a real, cruel, psychopath (outside of the ghost stuff). That's why she is my favorite villain in the series (Stronghart is second).

[@crabinfestation7487]

Yeah when you think about it, Dahlia messed with everyone... Frickin' Dahlia

[@gummybear8232]

Frickin' Dahlia

[@thechildrensaccountloveshe3487]

Frickin’ Dahlia

[@youn820]

Frickin' Dahlia

[@Semudara]

Frickin' Dahlia

[@chlorine1797]

Frickin' Dahlia

[@shadowstar8619]

I'm almost embarrassed how long it took me to figure out some of those scenes behind the handclaps. Between Pearl reading Morgan's instructions, Phoenix falling from the bridge into the river, and the jagged line behind Edgeworth being a seismograph

[@sillygoobersupersilly]

i love how in 0:43 and 0:45 everyone’s so happy and then phoenix is down. it captures how he feels knowing all about dahlia and all that happened, not to mention the cold.

[@gracepapas5988]

I love how you really display everyone Dahlia messed with… and how the ripple effect pulsed out when she got to Mia because Mia was the only one who got away relatively unscathed… you have a lot of talent holy shit

[@judaihyuga]

Right? I know the game claims Dahlia's a failure at reaching her goals, but really, the only reason she didn't get away with anything was Mia and Godot (although she did successfully poison Godot). It was Mia who saw through her when she had everyone in the courtroom eating out of hand. It was Mia who gave Maya the idea to channel Dahlia into her body to protect herself. If Godot hadn't interfered, she would have killed Maya and it was Godot who figured out where Maya was and gave Phoenix the hint he needed. I, honestly, don't think Phoenix could've beaten her by himself. He was, after all, just another one of pawns at one point. If it came to a match of wits between the two of them, I think Dahlia would win.

[@misspurrheart]

i think mia really only got away unscathed because she died before dahlia could do it herself :( she still watched her little sister go through a lot of grief

[@Thediscombobulatedtippytipson]

@@misspurrheart unscathed? I think Dahlia Scarred her with Terry Fawles

[@misspurrheart]

@@Thediscombobulatedtippytipson wouldn't be my choice of words, that would be the original commenter

[@totitelevisionshow]

@@Thediscombobulatedtippytipsoncompared to everyone else, she got away pretty fine imo

[@DeadKarr]

This is simply the best AA Thing I've ever seen it's so short but gets to dahlias character so well

[@calicobagels]

Ikr

[@ball_kazumi9667]

Bro, that swinging of the pendant was so smooth.

[@suegikuyuri]

AMANE FAN SPOTTED!!!!!! HELLO HAIII!!!!

[@ball_kazumi9667]

Amane sweep!! @@suegikuyuri

[@ureshiiiiii]

Great song choice and the animation is perf!

[@childnamedfinger]

woah a verified person hello there

[@Sansibit]

Agreed :)

[@BibsTheBib]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO GOOD THE ANIMATION, THE TRANSITIONS, THE FRAMES, THE COLOURING THE EVERYTHING OMGGGGGG ITS AMAZING

[@Oiki_chan1221]

Honestly i repeatedly watched this just to laugh at wright eating glass

[@atlasofgalaxies]

THIS WAS FANTASTIC!!! you illustrated just how many horrible things dahlia has done so wonderfully,,, i know i'm gonna be thinking about this animation for a while, this was absolutely incredible.

[@voidmatic]

OH MY GOD. I would have never thought to put this song with Ace Attorney, but it fits dalia sO PERFECTLY. I love the part where it's like she's squashing them like bugs, but it could also be seen as her clapping as if it's so easy for her to succeed at manipulation. that look in mias eyes, the moment she finally takes down diego, the transitions, the way its like parts of her are always looming, oh my stars I don't have enough words this is just so incredibly cool

[@SquidInkPizza]

I absolutely LOVE how well this captures Dahlia's character. She's always been one of the most notable and iconic villains in the series (Arguably the most iconic) and the fact she manipulated everyone she ever knew, even from beyond the grave, fits the song choice perfectly. For those not well versed in Vocaloid, Mind Brand is a song about an abusive, manipulative relationship and covers both sides of the relationship, the manipulator and the victim. Though the song implies a male manipulator, the song still fits Dahlia To-A-T.

[@mellow_mallow]

This is very good!!! Showing how phoenix would have been affected by eating the bottle, and idk if it was the intention but the way he looks so listless and tired in the next two pictures is so sad and worrying I love it, the animation is so smooth but aside from that, the choreography (so to speak) of the animation and the way stuff is framed, it's all so good, this is really skillful!!!!!!

[@vanilla7994]

just finished the first case of trial and tribulations, so i assumed dahlia would be a reoccuring character due to her omnious statements, but i didn’t know she had her claws in manipulating so many people. i’m really interested to learn more about how she haunts the narrative now!

[@JMBAD_art]

Holy shit - the Ace Attorney fandom needs more shit like this. Thank you so much

[@mlgwolvesmeep]

Dahlia tried to get Phoenix killed TWICE I feel so bad for this man

[@whitetigergurl12]

Lyrics (from the vocaloid lyrics wiki): Scraped skin full of scabs. Incredible points of pleasure. Such ridiculousness, with a hint of lovingness. Don’t tell me, you’re falling back into that silly, I-want-everything-my-way mode? Looks like you’ve still got a lot to learn! Is it about time? “Gotta catch up with everyone!” With some mindless babble mixed in? “Stuck wandering in this maze!” Eyes growing teary? “The lost child is trying hard!" In the first place, we’re all supposed to become the building blocks for the future. (Such is our lot in life.) NOTE: translation is tough! The lyrics for the most popular subtitled version of this song are pretty different, and go from 1:45 to 2:20 to correspond to this video. The English version is also different, but I believe follows similar time codes. (Also note I don't know anything about Japanese so don't ask me, I have no clue)

[@whitetigergurl12]

I also wanted to say that I love this animation so much! That's why I worked to hunt down lyrics, in case anyone else wanted that extra meaning on top of the wonderful animation. Thanks so much for making this!

[@sadsuitcase]

When you realize that dhalia destroyed like half of the ace attorney characters, hits hard man The only one who lives without any harm was larry and fransica von karma

[@sadsuitcase]

@TessyWessyXD how is klavier, athena and trucy related to dhalia?

[@sadsuitcase]

@TessyWessyXD oooh, that makes sense, my bad My coment was on the characters that appeared in the last case lmao

[@walkingtowersyndrome]

Im gonna get all the time stamps of this :) Claps: Clouds: 0:18 Spirits: 0:20 Shoots: 0:21 Chokes: 0:23 Coffees: 0:24 Shocks: 0:26 Lies: 0:27 Gone: 0:29 Smiles: 0:59 Reds: 1:00 Flows: 1:01 Malfunctions: 1:03 Mistakes: 1:04 Minds: 1:06 Covers: 1:08 Court: Butterfly Effect: 0:37 (Butterfly effect bcuz DAHLIA MESS WITH EVRY1) Flat line: 0:40 Joy: 0:42 Chamber: 0:51

[@risurisunaa]

The writing in Japanese on 0:35 means "Thank you for the meal" (gochisou-sama deshita) Yes... "Thank you" . . .

[@sublimebouquetblaze9198]

Oh boy it's time to hyperfixiate on another fandom

[@aishutoon4553]

Have fun!

[@demdem7946]

me

[@lplayz605]

Same Have fun?

[@sublimebouquetblaze9198]

Update: help i'm addicted

[@aishutoon4553]

@@sublimebouquetblaze9198 Welcome to the club!

[@PRUNSEL666]

omg when diego drinks the coffee????? you’re so talented keep it up!

[@ZE.brigitte]

Godot must have been so happy when he slashed her To bad it was in Misty's body Anyway, this character is scary as hell boy, she is definitely a good killer, like, how could she have poisoned Diego's coffee ? Also, if it weren't for Mia, can you imagine the number of people she may have managed to kill ? Not everyone get the death row in this game (Frank Sahwit prouve that murderer don't get the death row, but one of Wocky's statement seem to show that it honestly depend), so who know, maybe she could have killed Phoenix, and by killing him, many other people would have died Iris tearing up made me cry

[@k.n2574]

She is an active danger, nobody within 50 foot around her is safe.

[@lafhaf5865]

HELL FUCKING YEAH DUDE!!!!!! THIS IS REALLY GOOD!!

[@Aeroductile1]

the bit where the pieces of evidence relating to her crimes all merged into each other was so fucking smooth holy shit. amazing animation!!!

[@mochi2isluv]

I can't stop watching this it's so good!!!! the clapping and her impact on all of them...aaaaahhhhhhhhh I love it

[@perryisthehat]

YOU LITERALLY READ MY MIND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SONG AND DAHLIA LITERALLY 2 DAYS AGO OMGGG _ANYWAYS_ everything about this is so damn pretty???? your style is absolutely beautiful and all the characters are so damn pretty and just,,, holy shit?? i love how you gave little Iris the Kurain village robes, that was such a neat little detail!!!

[@solarboydjango5219]

Phoenix just looks like he's done with everyone's shit and that I can honestly relate to

[@shyberrydraws5173]

THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN YOU DID AMAZING

[@yiyanggu6405]

love the flash faces of victims when dahlia clapping hands, perfectly matched the lyrics holy fantastic

[@daemondoodles]

This is so fantastic! I legitimately can't stop rewatching it. It gets everyone so perfectly- this is amazing and you deserve far more recognition. It's so wonderfully smooth and satisfying to watch! I can't believe that you're not a pro at animating already- or, if not a pro, then at least a fellow frequent animator. The tweening is really nice (my favorites are Diego drinking the coffee and Maya's little hand motions) and the hand-clap transitions- as well as 0:51 to 0:56- are very well done. How it matches the bounciness of the music so perfectly is just gorgeous. Diego/Godot's frames are particularly great. I can't wait to see more updates- and if you're on any other social medias I will follow you in a heartbeat. You'd better believe I'm sticking around to see how you improve in the future!

[@sulalidia4535]

Dahlia's breakdown in the final case was a literal exorcism 💀

[@ArimAhiru]

Ayy I love how you animate this, especially the Edgeworth part❤

[@quinmn8789]

I'm absolutely in love with this animation, and especially all of the little details. You even included Doug Swallow who people usually forget about.

[@yukino5306]

アニメーションかっこよ？！？！神ってる！！

[@PKpaula425]

THIS ABSOLUTELY SLAPS, AMAZING JOB DUDE

[@gemmaquinn7994]

I'm like screaming to myself - that was so good! The way her hands clap and it transitions, how everything is going just as she wants it to-- aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

[@aseluxna3677]

1:02 THIS TRANSITION

[@fountainexe]

im- that necklace swinging section alone just screamed destiny to me and ergo, youve more than earned yourself a new subscriber, this is amazing!

[@BeepySheepy10]

THIS IS SO DAMN UNDERRATED

[@cooliostarstache6992]

this is terrifying hello??? Dahlia is such a great character and this animation is awesome!! however. I should not have watched this at scary oclock in the morning :0

[@littleluna1019]

This has to be one if not the best ace attorney or any KZbin animation I've seen. The colors are absolutely beautiful and the animation itself is incredibly smooth! And on top of that it tells Dahlia’s story super well and really captures the weight of her actions. Amazing work! I love it! :D

[@Gregory-cz7tu]

I LOVE IT, AND THE COMMENTS AGREE WITH ME. YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT TALENT THAT YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE! The animation is so smooth... I never expected it to be so good the first time I saw the video.

[@Ansytea]

This is so good the fricking animations before they transition to a messy and bloody white sketches makes me go "w o a h"

[@remlixxi]

finding this treasure again after 2 years

[@tofutofu2332]

THIS IS SO KILLER!! I dont even know what to comment on its all so goddamn cool

[@wandnou7871]

The frames with Mia and Diego Armando/Godot are perfect. Symbolism at its finest.

[@outofcommission5444]

THAT ANIMATION??? I love how you basically perfectly summarise the kind of person Dahlia is with JUST images; plus, your art is GODLY IM DYING OHMYGOSH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! Underrated 100%

[@what_does_fred_say]

Yes this fandom is still alive!!

[@xanderscookingschool1497]

Yup, that's Dahlia for you. A sociopathic serial killer. Killed Doug Swallow Killed Valarie Hawthorne Indirectly killed Terry Fawles Inditectly killed Misty Fey Attempted to kill Diego Armando/Godot Attempted to kill Phoenix Wright And Attempted to kill Maya Fey Edit: What the hell's Morgan Fey doing at the beginning?

[@devilheartcandy]

Morgan’s her mom. Basically Morgan and her first husband divorced and he took Iris and Dahlia with him, and Morgan later remarried and had Pearl.

[@jovanyjoestar]

for some reason it has brought me very strong vibes to a flipnote studio animation, haha

[@j-kun8509]

WHY HASNT THIS BLOWN UP YET THIS IS SO FRKIN AWESOME

[@piezi3045]

This was illustrated really beautifully, really shows how much she messed up everyone, Overall conclusion : Beautiful animation, and Dahlia sucks

[@aseluxna3677]

WOW, I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS HOW I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. WHY DOESN'T THIS HAS A MILLION VIEWS- 😭

[@rel_bis]

hi just wanted to say i love this and am obssessed with this. i love the parts with dahlia's spirit looming over the gang and getting ready to get maya.... ajajsjd sooo good 😭😭

[@beebabooda]

oh my GOD this is so good !! dahlia is one of my favourite characters and you really captured her character well !! it really fits the way she had a grip over basically everyone in T&T,,,,, great job man take care :)

[@ArissaHaque]

THIS IS SO GOOD WTF

[@poketorr1517]

IM IN LOVE OMG THIS IS PERFECTION

[@endless_galaxies]

THIS IS SO GOOD. IT CAPTURES DAHLIA'S CHARACTER PERFECTLY

[@nyabis8044]

This is absolutely outstanding. The animation is so smooth and the glitchy flashy sketches that appear when Dahlia claps are chilling.

[@idiotic_oxy]

THIS IS SO GOOD OHH MY GOD !!! THE ANIMATION, YOUR ART, IT ALL COMES TOGETHER WONDERFULLY

[@TheOverlordPepper]

Sometimes at night, I just love to imagine how things would be like if Dahlia never messed with everyone

[@aviancoleslaw]

I keep coming back to watch this again and again. Every little part is so good!

[@axelotlsrcool6157]

out of context, i think edgeworth would hate elevator music. anyway, this is a m a z i n g

[@TripleSevenStars]

This is AMAZING

[@viquufi]

IM SO DAMN HAPPY THIS FANDOM IS STILL ALIVE AND PEOPLE CREATE SUCH AMAZING WORKS

[@ryuuisnothere]

YOOO THIS IS FUCKING SICK, THE ANIMATION AND THE WAY YOU DREW THE CHARACTERS IS JUST SO GOOD??? holy shit I hope this gets the attention that this deserves

[@wic4255]

I love this, you did an amazing job displaying Dahlias character!

[@hermeliin8223]

How did i just find this now?!! HOLY MOLY this is so well made and all the little detaillssss *chefs kiss*

[@PaperPlane675]

Mind brand is my childhood song oml

[@MoonFall8030]

Dahlia hawthorne had an amazing design and you animating everything showing us the lore of godot....etc is amazing

[@xoxoxotuschka]

Oh my god...0-0 WHY DO I LOVE IT SO MUCH??!✨✨✨🥺✨✨✨

[@yannipika]

LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOO THAT WAS PHENOMENAL lets hope the algorithm picks this up

[@souriz_e]

THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE IM GONNA EAT IT LIKE FEENIE ATE THE NECKLACE

[@brynn3310]

This made my day, it’s so good

[@whatsinaname7289]

This is so smooth like wow! Amazing animation to tell the whole story of the demon in human form that is Dahlia Hawthorne...

[@meiju1563]

I FOUND AN UNDERRATED ANIMATOR I LOVE HOW YOU SYNC THE ANIMATION AND THE TRANSITIONS SO MUCH. YOU DID A GOOD JOB RECAPING THE GAMES

[@kaitlynmahony8204]

This is so smooth! I absolutely love the whole spiral of events with Dahlia over all the games and this just captures it so well!

[@ayyce8634]

I don’t even play ace attorney but holy shit this is great!!!! Now I’m very interested in playing it 😳

[@ardenarts8969]

yesyesyes please play it

[@BananaPudding_]

@@ardenarts8969 ur pfp is beautiful

[@ardenarts8969]

@@BananaPudding_ thank you very much 👹👹

[@yazzkwiinxwx2334]

You know the art and animation is amazing when I'm horrified.

[@Eillsue_XD]

Dahlia is one of my favourite villains but like yall, the amount of ppl she affected was like a shocker to me :0!

[@arcoleiris]

This was the first AA animation I saw upon starting the series, and now that I'm near the end and have figured BTTT out, I CANNOT stop coming back to this video!!! I just love every single detail of it, how all the parallels between incidents are visualized, the first segment showing all of Dahlia's victims and the next similar bit being everyone affected in the murder- it's TOO GOOD!!!!! TOO GOOD !!!!!!!!!!! bless you for this

[@tofidu]

Without lying this is one of my favourite MVs now and i've seen quite a bunch

[@Ilovecotag]

GOD THIS IS SO COOL??? IM 2 YEARS LATE BUT IDFCC

[@kay198]

THIS IS SO GOOD WTF?? Underrated

[@lem0nbell]

I love everything about this animation 💖

[@pcholkachai1742]

THIS IS FUCKING GREAT??? IT GIVES ME CHILLS.....

[@c.t6932]

Just finished trials and tribulations and I have to say that this is freaking amazing

[@katsu558]

I thought this was gonna be an animatic but NOPE. The animation is so damn smooth and you perfectly captured the terrible that his Dahlia. Nice work!

[@yesposts]

IDK WHAT AN ACE ATTORNEY IS BUT THIS SI SO GOOD WHATT

[@lefandomtrash7746]

THIS LOOKS SO COOL AND GOOD OML GREAT JOB!!!

[@danllan835]

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO WELL DONE AND AGHH I DONT HAVE THE WORDS TO PUT BUT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT I LOVE T&T SO MUCH AND YOUR ANIMATION??? IS THE CHERRY ON TOP

[@pollypocket3823]

not to exaggerate but i think this is my favourite video on the internet rn

[@leounderseas]

*okay this is the one of the best things I've seen in my life holy fuck i wanna marry this video*

[@jacoblusico1784]

Thing i hate 1. Dahila 2.MOST of the prosecutors 3. dahila

[@pokemonique92]

Absolutely in awe of how well the Aishite MV hand claps work for Mind Brand. I hate Dahlia with a burning passion but this animation is so good!!

[@annahm9576]

I am thinking about and rewatching this vid regularly

[@endigolikesarson]

I'm obsessed with this