Professor Layton

Professor Layton

developer	Level 5
Publisher	Nintendo
First title	Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (2007)
Last title	Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (2017)
Platform (s)	Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , Android , iOS , Nintendo Switch
Genre (s)	Adventure

Professor Layton is the name of an adventure game series for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS . To date, seven major games and one feature film have been released in Japan , and additional feature films have been announced. The games are developed by Level 5 and published outside of Japan by Nintendo .

Series creator Akihiro Hino was inspired by the puzzle book series Atama no Taisō by the Japanese author Akira Tago , which he read as a child.

Games

Main games

No.	episode	Original title	German title	Platforms	Publication dates Japan	Publication dates in Germany	Number of puzzles ( European version)
Main series
1	4th	Reiton-kyōju to Fushigi na Machi レイトン教授と不思議な町	Professor Layton and the mysterious village	Nintendo DS, iOS, Android	77675037775 ♠Feb 15, 2007 (Nintendo DS) June 8, 2018 (iOS, Android)	77739783175 ♠0Nov 7, 2008 (Nintendo DS) Sep 25. 2018 (iOS, Android)	135 + 27 ¹ weekly
2	5	Reiton-kyōju to Akuma no Hako レイトン教授と悪魔の箱	Professor Layton and Pandora's Box	Nintendo DS, iOS, Android	77703131325 ♠Nov 29, 2007 (Nintendo DS) Dec 5, 2018 (iOS, Android)	77774202425 ♠25 Sep 2009 (Nintendo DS) June 20, 2019 (iOS, Android)	153 + 33 ¹ weekly + secret door
3	6th	Reiton-kyōju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokō レイトン教授と最後の時間旅行	Professor Layton and the Lost Future	Nintendo DS, iOS, Android	77741643675 ♠Nov 27, 2008 (Nintendo DS) July 13, 2020 (iOS, Android)	77815598550 ♠Oct 22, 2010 (Nintendo DS) July 13, 2020 (iOS, Android)	168 + 33 ¹ weekly + secret door
4th	1	Reiton-kyōju to Majin no Fue レイトン教授と魔神の笛	Professor Layton and the Call of the Phantom	Nintendo DS	77780249050 ♠Nov 26, 2009	77857552825 ♠Nov 25, 2011	170 + 33 ¹ weekly
5	2	Reiton-kyōju to Kiseki no Kamen レイトン教授と奇跡の仮面	Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles	Nintendo 3DS	77830854650 ♠Feb. 26, 2011	77893367450 ♠Oct 26, 2012	150 + 365 daily
6th	3	Reiton-kyōju to Chō-Bunmei A no Isan レイトン教授と超文明 A の遺産	Professor Layton and the Legacy of Aslant	Nintendo 3DS	77908437500 ♠Feb 28, 2013	77933368200 ♠0Nov 8, 2013	165 + 405 daily
7th	7th	Reiton Misuterījānī Katorīeiru to Daifugō no Inbō レイトンミステリージャーニーーカトリーエイルと大富豪の陰謀	Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy	Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android	78077370900 ♠July 20, 2017 (Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android) Aug 9, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)	78077370900 ♠July 20, 2017 (iOS, Android) Oct 6, 2017 (Nintendo 3DS) Nov 8, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)	185 ² + 15 special + 383 daily
Crossover with Ace Attorney
-	-	Reiton-kyōju VS Gyakuten Saiban レイトン教授 VS 逆転裁判	Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney	Nintendo 3DS	77896623325 ♠Nov 29, 2012	77950112700 ♠28 Mar 2014	82

¹ The Japanese version includes 52 weekly puzzles.

² In the deluxe version, some puzzles have been replaced or moved.

Each trilogy tells a timeline of the story, with the first three parts telling the end of the story and the other three the prehistory. The seventh part continues after the third. Cutscenes and isolated scenes in the game are provided with voice output, from the second part also in German.

Others

On November 1, 2011 Reiton-kyōju Royale appeared for mobile phones as a crossover with DeNA's Royale series.

On the occasion of the Tokyo Game Show on September 21, 2007, the demo game Reiton-kyōju to London no Kyūjitsu ( レイトン教授とロンドンの休日 ) was awarded for Nintendo DS as part of the Level 5 Premium Silver .

On October 28, 2008, the mobile game Reiton-kyōju to Shikyō no Yakata ( レイトン教授と死鏡の館 ) was released.

A free spinoff called Layton Brothers: Mystery Room ( レイトンブラザーズ・ミステリールーム ) was released for Apple iOS on September 21, 2012 . An English version followed on June 27, 2013 for the US and European app stores. In addition, the game was released for Android on September 5, 2013. At the center of the plot is the son of Prof. Layton.

main characters

Professor Hershel Layton (Japanese voice Yō Ōizumi , English voice Christopher Robin Miller , German voice Mario Hassert )

An English gentleman, professor of archeology at Gressenheller University in London, puzzle lover and eponymous figure. He is a calm, cultured, and extremely well-educated man with a very keen intellect. As can be seen in Professor Layton and Pandora's Box , he is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat and is a master at the art of fencing. He can also play the piano, as seen in the film Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva .

Luke Triton (Japanese voice Maki Horikita , English voice Lani Minella , German voice Sophia Längert )

The second protagonist of the game. Luke, a boy of 13, is Layton's loyal apprentice and assistant in his research. Luke appears as a very bright boy who has great respect for the professor and his instinct. He is very fond of animals and also has the gift of communicating with them. The professor has set himself the goal of making a real gentleman out of him.

Course of the games

The aim of the games is to solve the great mystery of the respective part by solving puzzles. Here, the residents of the village pose puzzles that sometimes have to be solved in order to get further or to get hints or other useful things (e.g. for mini-games). You can also collect well-hidden hint coins for tips. Basically, the games begin with the journey to the place where the plot takes place, or someone who puts it on the trail. As you advance further and further into the story of the game, you gradually come across more secrets, which are also resolved as the story progresses. At the end of each part there is an unexpected twist that explains and concludes the story.

Movie

The game series was filmed as an anime called Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva , directed by Masakazu Kubo , who is known for the Pokémon films, and animated by the studios PA Works and OLM Team Kamei . The film has its own plot and takes place after the events of Call of the Phantom . The eponymous diva is spoken by Nana Mizuki .

The film premiered in Japan on December 19, 2009. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 22, 2010 by the German DVD label Kazé . Super RTL showed the film in German for the first time on November 20, 2010. Officially there was no German theatrical release, but the film was shown on November 14, 2010 in selected CinemaxX cinemas as part of the KlexXi Sause event series .

series

In Japan, from 2018 to 2019 a series about Professor Layton's daughter Katrielle Layton, under the name Reiton Misuterī Tantei-sha: Katori no Nazotoki FAIRU ( レイトンミステリー探偵社~カトリーのナゾトキファイル~ broadcast) that the in the seventh game Main row builds up. In Germany, the series consisting of 50 episodes will be published in several volumes by KSM Anime on DVD and Blu-ray under the title Detektei Layton: Katrielles puzzling cases from the end of 2019 .

Books

A series of novels and two manga series were created for the games around Professor Layton.

The novel series by Kei Yanagihara was published by Shogakukan and consists of the three volumes Reiton-kyōju on Samayoeru Shiro ( レイトン教授とさまよえる城 ; December 18, 2008, ISBN 978-4-0928-9717-5 ), Reiton-kyōju to Kaijin God ( レイトン教授と怪人ゴッド ; December 16, 2009, ISBN 978-4-0928-9724-3 ) and Reiton-kyōju to Gen'ei no Mori ( レイトン教授と幻影の森 ; December 15, 2010, ISBN 978- 4-0928-9729-8 ).

The first manga series by Naoki Sakura appeared in Japan from 2008 to 2012 in the magazines Bessatsu Corocoro Comic Special and Corocoro Comic of the Japanese publisher Shogakukan . The story is designed as a hands-on book for puzzles, primarily for younger readers. From April 2011 to August 2013 the four volumes appeared as Professor Layton and his funny cases in German at Tokyopop .

The second manga Reiton-kyōju to Mayoi no Mori ( レイトン教授と迷いの森 ) comes from Terae Kichijō and was published on September 18, 2009 in an anthology ( ISBN 978-4-0914-0883-9 ) by Shogakukan.