Franziska von Karma

Franziska von Karma
Ace Attorney character
Franziska von Karma as she appears in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
First game	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
Created by	Shu Takumi
Voiced by (English)	Janet Hsu
Voiced by (Japanese)	Yukari Suwabe (AA1-AA4) Miyuki Sawashiro (Drama CD) Saori Yumiba (anime)

Franziska von Karma, known in Japan as Mei Karuma (Japanese: 狩魔 冥, Hepburn: Karuma Mei^?), is a fictional character in the Ace Attorney series. She is a prosecuting attorney, first appearing in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All. She later appears in the sequel Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations and the spin-off, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. She is the daughter of Manfred von Karma, an antagonist from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Franziska wears regal clothing, notably wielding a whip which she uses frequently in and out of court on other characters. The producer of Justice for All described her as a "cute girl" and as a "shocking character," while Janet Hsu, a member of the localization team for the series and her voice actress, commented that she was one of her favourite characters to write for.

Since appearing in Justice for All, Franziska has received mixed reception as one of the series' mainstays. While some praised her as one of the most attractive females in the 2000s video games, she has also been criticized for her personality and behaviour.

Minae Matsukawa, producer of Justice for All, described Franziska as a "cute girl" and a "shocking character." One of the localization team members, Janet Hsu, who also voiced her in English, commented that Franziska was one of her favourite characters to write, commenting that she "has a lot more depth than people give her credit for." She has short, silver hair, and pale white skin. She wears regal clothing, including a bow and a dress suit. She also wears nylons, small boots, gloves, and earrings. She wields a brown whip, which she periodically uses on other characters in response to becoming frustrated by them.