Professor Layton: Level-5 celebrates the 10th Anniversary with an impromptu event
Yesterday was February 15th, 2017, and exactly 10 years ago, the very first Professor Layton game was released (on Nintendo DS). To celebrate, Level-5 held an impromptu event in Tokyo. It all started with a strange series of tweets between Akihiro Hino (CEO of Level-5) and a mysterious “Lonely Layton”.
I haven't really forgotten! It's the 10th anniversary of the Professor Layton series! Join me for tea to celebrate, English gent style! https://t.co/CZhCCkbprb
— 日野晃博 (@AkihiroHino) February 15, 2017
The two gentlemen then met in a café:
— 日野晃博 (@AkihiroHino) February 15, 2017
But it looks like they did more than drink tea together… they also went somewhere for dinner:
唐揚げ、初めて食べましたが、とても美味しいです! pic.twitter.com/Rk7HtCyPcD
— Lonely Layton (@lonelylayton) February 15, 2017
After that, they invited fans for an impromptu event at the Dad Bod Café. Here’s the pictures Akihiro Hino shared on Twitter:
And here’s the final picture that was shared on Twitter:
What a lovely picture of my daughter, Katrielle, and me on the cake! Thanks to everyone who sent me a message. I really do appreciate it. pic.twitter.com/uGt5ivgQg0
— Lonely Layton (@lonelylayton) February 15, 2017
Finally, Akihiro Hino sent one last tweet, where he mentions Lady Layton games:
Here's to the last ten years of Professor Layton! And the Layton family will return. Look out for the all-new Lady Layton games coming soon! https://t.co/jHTNt7mqJH
— 日野晃博 (@AkihiroHino) February 15, 2017
If you thought that Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s Conspiracy was a stand-alone thing, you were wrong (though obviously, we don’t know yet how the other Lady Layton game will be connected to that one).
By the way, if you want to send a special message for the 10th Anniversary of the Professor Layton series, you can do so on Twitter using the #lonelylayton hashtag!
Finally, here’s plenty of pictures of the event, courtesy of Dengeki:
Lady Layton: The Millionaire’s Ariadone’s Conspiracy (3DS) will be released this Spring in Japan, and at a later date in Europe and North America.