Photos of the troubled development of Mystery Room, from Atamania (Level-5’s other puzzle series only released in Japan, to the more child friendly Layton series)

1. A younger version of Dilbert and Wally on an investigation team before becoming office workers 
2. Poccho (the fat one) and Sly (Alfendi as Froshel) in the second set 
3. extra characters for Layton Brothers Mystery Room

For those who want to follow the company (If there is a Japanese Level-5 Facebook, please comment)

professorzilla:

shinjinotikari17:

Is it just me, or does Akihiro Hino LOVES his main protagonist to be little boys 

Oh good, I’m so glad that other people have been wondering the same thing, ahah. I sometimes wonder that about Hiyao Miyazaki (sp?) as well; the majority of his protagonists seem to be little girls.

Dont forget that Ni no Kuni (The only reason I want a PS3) is made by both Level-5 and Studio Ghibli, so Akihiro Hino is a HUGE Ghibli fan (The Azrans  Super Weapon is a GREAT example)

Is it just me, or does Akihiro Hino LOVES his main protagonist to be little boys 

I finally finished my Overblood blog, you guys should check it out because it involves Akihiro Hinos early years before founding Level 5 and creating Professor Layton, but since its dead don’t follow it 

I created a blog that will show case the best So Bad its Good game ever, Overblood. you Professor Layton fans should check it out, because it was during the creators early years in the now defunct Riverhillsoft before he founded Level 5, and created Professor Layton. (he was much more involved in its sequel as Lead Designer, Scenario, and Director, in the first he was just a lead programmer)