Wizard Barristers
Wizard Barristers is an anime television series produced by Arms and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. It is set in a world where ordinary humans co-exist with magic users, and magic users are represented in law by a subset of defense attorney called "wizard barristers". The series follows Cecil Sudō, who has recently become the youngest wizard barrister in history. The series aired from January 12 to March 30, 2014.Plot
In 2018, humans and wizards live together in Tokyo. Police continue to protect order in society, but wizards known as Wud are tried according to magical law via Magic Prohibition Law, in special courts defended by wizard barristers via the Court for Magic. Half-Japanese, half-Canadian Cecil Sudō has just become the youngest wizard barrister and begins work at the Butterfly Law Office. Although Cecil has not realized it yet, she has tremendous magical potential.Characters
Butterfly Law Office
;Shark Knight Law Office
Familiars
Other characters
Terminology
Light novel
A light novel titled Wizard Barrister: Benmashi Cecil The Beginning, written by Michiko Itou and illustrated by Yasuomi Umetsu was published March 3, 2014 by Pony Canyon. The novel depicts the early life of Cecil Sudo, before becoming a barrister.Anime
An anime adaptation produced by studio Arms – written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu with scripts by Michiko Itō – aired in Japan between January 12, 2014 and March 30, 2014. It premiered on Tokyo MX on January 12, 2014 and was subsequently aired on Sun TV, Kyoto [Broadcasting System|KBS], TV Aichi, AT-X and BS11. The anime was simulcasted in English on Crunchyroll and licensed by Sentai Filmworks for North America. The opening theme song "Justitia" is performed by Lia and the ending theme song "Blue Topaz" by Rui Tanabe.