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. At age seventeen, half-Japanese, half-Canadian Cecil Sudo, has just become the youngest wizard barrister after passing the bar exam at age fifteen, and begins work at the Butterfly Law Offices. While she hasn't realized it yet, she has tremendous magical potential.
Cecil Sudo (須藤 聖知, Sudō Seshiru)
Voiced by: Rui Tanabe (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)
Cecil is the main protagonist. She wears a loud colored "battle dress" including a miniskirt and rides a scooter. Her eyes are blue. She has shoulder-length purple hair, mostly in two braids with multi-colored spherical beads at the ends. The beads shatter when she uses her magic, and have to be replaced. Her motive for becoming a wizard barrister is to save her mother from execution. She has several magic powers (unlike most wuds who only have one). Her first power was forming a giant robot vehicle (the "Cecil diaboloid", a metamoloid) from metal near her.
Natsuna Hotaru (穂樽 夏菜, Hotaru Natsuna)
Voiced by: Kei Shindou (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis (English)
Natsuna has long black hair and brown eyes. She joined the firm on the same day as Cecil and is initially jealous of Cecil's reputation as a barrister. Eventually, after learning that Cecil plans to save her mother, Natsuna becomes friends with her.
Mitsuhisa Hachiya (蜂谷 ミツヒサ, Hachiya Mitsuhisa)
Voiced by: Hiroki Touchi (Japanese); David Wald (English)
He is a former prosecutor of the Court of Magic, but had to resign when he awakened as a wizard. He has long white hair and green eyes. His magic is to create fast streams of water from thin air.
Moyo Tento (天刀 もよ, Tentō Moyo)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Although female, she is Lucifer in disguise and has the hots for Cecil. She has short black hair and bright yellow eyes. The back of her black and red jacket shows a skull under the words "GO TO HELL". As an archangel, she has many magic powers which she hides. She is a paralegal assistant rather than a barrister.
Tsunomi Kabutohara (甲原 角美, Kabutohara Tsunomi)
Voiced by: Miho Arakawa (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte (English)
She has short yellow-green hair, blue eyes and is a kind person. Her magic creates wind.
Koromo Sasori (左反 衣, Sasori Koromo)
Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)
She has long brown hair, brown eyes and is man-crazy. Her magic is divination (precognition).
Ageha Chono (蝶野 アゲハ, Chōno Ageha)
Voiced by: Ayumi Tsunematsu (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English)
The leader of the law firm. She has long orange hair and green eyes and uses two hairpins which look like butterflies. She has no magic.
Seseri Chono (蝶野 セセリ, Chōno Seseri)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese); Mark X Laskowski (English)
He is the second partner (after Ageha) and has blue hair that sticks out to the side and then curls under and inward and yellow eyes. His magic is creating human-size robots.
Mitori Batta (抜田 美都利, Batta Mitori)
Voiced by: Yui Taya (Japanese); Ciara Parker (English)
She is the receptionist and computer operator of the Butterfly law firm. Although she doesn't have magical abilities, her skills to quickly and accurately analyze and process any kind of information are supreme, for which she is extremely appreciated and respected. She has long brown hair and brown eyes.
Tobirou Kamakiri (鎌霧 飛郎, Kamakiri Tobirō)
Voiced by: Chafurin (Japanese); James Belcher (English)
The old man of the law firm, slow, but clever. He wears brown suits and has light green hair. His magic is illusions (e.g. making one person look like another).
Kiba Sameoka (鮫岡 生羽, Sameoka Kiba)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)
He has yellow hair and brown eyes. The Shark Knight law firm is part of Labone, a pro-human group of wuds, and seeks to protect Cecil from Macal, an anti-human organization of wuds.
Shibuki Kujira (工白 志吹, Kujira Shibuki)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)
He has brown hair and green eyes. His magic power is using words to make people act against their will for a brief period.
Shizumu Ekuso (柄工双 静夢, Ekusō Shizumu)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Chris Patton (English)
He is the assistant and partner of Erari. Secretly and illegally a wud and subleader of Macal. His father is Makusu Shimon. He has light brown hair and brown eyes.
Quinn Erari (江来利 クイン, Erari Kuin)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English)
Inspector Quinn has long orange hair, brown eyes and smokes cigarettes. She has no magic.
Nana Genie (ナナジーニィ, Nanajīnī)
Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (Japanese); Rob Mungle (English)
Cecil's familiar. He resembles an anthropomorphic frog. Nana Genie has a perverted personality and tries to sexually assault Cecil and makes suggestive remarks. He is a very skilful cook and has a verbal tic, by adding "bon" to the end of his sentences.
Bubuhyi (ブブヒィ, Bubuhī)
Voiced by: Yuki Yoshinari (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Mitsuhisa's familiar. She resembles a pig.
Kokki (コッキ, Kokki)
Voiced by: Saki Ogasawara (Japanese); Joanne Bonasso (English)
Tsunomi's familiar. She resembles a chicken.
Kyusaku Odagiri (小田切 久作, Odagiri Kyūsaku)
Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese); Carl Masterson (English)
The current President of the Court of Magic. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Shimon Makusu (麻楠 史文, Makusu Shimon)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); Josh Morrison (English)
The Chief justice of the Supreme Court. Secretly and illegally a wud and head of Macal. His son is Shizumu Ekuso. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is the main antagonist in the later part of the series.
Katase (片瀬)
Voiced by: TBA (Japanese); Kyle Colby Jones (English)
The prosecutor of Cecil's mother's case and Makusu's case. A conspirator with Makusu. He has dark brown hair.
Megumi Sudo (須藤 芽美, Sudō Megumi)
Voiced by: Rie Miyoshi (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (English)
She is Cecil's mother and is currently on a death row, because of an incident which happened six years ago. During that time Megumi and her daughter were held hostages by a group of criminals in Kyosuke Oda's house. Arriving home, the inspector opens fire and a stray bullet accidentally pierced Cecil. Desperate to take her daughter to the hospital, Megumi used fire magic on inspector Oda who got in their way and even tried to murder them. She has purple hair and brown eyes.
Shota Kohinata (小日向 将太, Kohinata Shōta)
Cecil's first client. Falsely accused of belonging to the wud robbery gang "No face" and killing a fellow gang member. Actually he was defending himself and a bank employee (who he loves). He has brown hair.
Magic-Prohibition Law (魔禁法, Makin hō) is a special law restricting the use of magic, which Wuds are subject to. Its articles include:
A light novel entitled Wizard Barrister: Benmashi Cecil The Beginning (ウィザード・バリスターズ 弁魔士セシル The Beginning, Wizādo Barisutāzu - Benmashi Seshiru 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 Sudo Cecil, before becoming a barrister.
The anime series produced by studio Arms, scripted by Michiko Itou, directed by Yasuomi Umetsu aired in Japan between January 12, 2014 and March 30, 2014. The series premiered on Tokyo MX on January 12, 2014 and was subsequently aired on SUN, KBS, TVA, 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.
