UPDATE:

GSR said:



Translation said: Come to think of it, I wonder what the Dino Crisis characters are up to these days... I feel like I've seen Regina, Gale, and Rick somewhere recently... Click to expand... Click to shrink... I believe Takumi wrote the story for this arc, not just script review. He also cheekily confirmed the nod before the first episode while he was tweeting about meeting up with Mikami for the first time in a long time: Click to expand... Click to shrink...

I've been waiting to make a thread on this until I watched Episode 11 to be extra sure about this hunch. After having just watched Ace Attorney Season 2 Episode 10 & 11 (They're available to watch on Cruncyroll here ) we're well past this being just a coincidence.Firstly for those who don't know. Shu Takumi ( Creator of Ace Attorney ) was the main planner of Dino Crisis 1 and the director for Dino Crisis 2. Dino Crisis was also referenced into the Ace Attorney Universe with Ace Attorney Investigations: Mile Edgeworth use of Borginia in a case. Which is a fictional country that was made to be the location Dino Crisis 1 is set in.Now we have the recent Ace Attorney Season 2 anime which just took the nods a step further.Firstly you have Dino Crisis's Lead Star Regina now under the name Regina Locomoti who is sporting a practically 1:1 design to her video game counterpart. Wikia page here Next up you have Gail. Which in this anime is spelled Gale, and has the furthest removed design from his original counterpart. However, the basis of name (Even if spelled differently) and being a blonde is kept. Wikia page Here Lastly there's Rick. Where everything comes together. While the character was unfortunately made whiter in tone than his game appearance. He's sporting the same hair-style across both appearances. Wikia Page Here This is an absolutely fascinating turn of events. Even if it's just an easter egg, whoever was responsible went the extra mile for something not many people would outright notice. Hell, even the first time I watched it I totally missed Rick and Gail since I was too focused on what Regina would be up to. There's still one more episode in this particular arc and i'll be sure to update if any more Dino Crisis mentions come across. I almost wonder if this is Shu's doing, since he is the script supervisor for the anime and could've made the suggestion to use these characters. Or on the flipside someone else working on the anime series could just be a big fan of the series like I am. Regardless, i'm very happy we're able to end the year on what I feel is pretty big Dino Crisis news.Looks like we have Shu to thank for this.