The new look of Ace Attorney

Does the guy above remind you of anyone from the Ace Attorney series? Well, apparently this guy is the new face of the next Ace Attorney game, Gyakuten Kenji, which means Turnabout Prosecutor in my favorite tongue of English. His name is Shota Matsuda and he’s a big name in the young actor world over in Japan.

In the next release of the Ace Attorney series, the game will star Miles Edgeworth, the pompous ass of a Prosecutor, and his detective side kick, Dick Gumshoe. Shota Mastuda will be portraying Miles Edgeworth in a series of commercials and ads throughout Japan when the game gets closer to a release date.

Now, I’m not sure if Miles Edgeworth should be portrayed by this Shota Mastuda guy. He doesn’t really look anything like Miles – at least not in my mind. I think I’m a little disappointed in their choice, but if he’s famous Japan, maybe it’ll make this very popular game series even more popular.

The game will be released in Japan on May 28, 2009.