See you this Saturday for the beginning of Professor Layton and the Illusory Forest!
There it is my friends! Democracy has spoken, and thus Layton's Book Club will from now on update on Saturdays at 19:00 (7pm) UTC!
The prologue of Illusory Forest will therefore be posted in two days. In the meantime, have a little appetiser!
And what's more, the first few pages of the novel actually contain official character designs for three brand new characters!
(The following images are digital scans kindly provided by Shinjinotikari17)
[Hershel Layton] An archaeology professor at Gressenheller College.
[Luke Triton] An 11-year-old young boy. He admires professor Layton.
(Level-5 how could you do him so dirty you can't have that be his intro he deserves so much better than that???)
[Emmy Altava] Professor Layton's official assistant. Photography is her hobby.
[Inspector Clamp Grosky] Member of Scotland Yard. A hot-blooded police detective endowed with miraculous physical prowess.
幻影の森の中にある And now, in the heart of the forest of illusions...
[Aston Bloom] A wealthy youth living in the village of “Neverlace.”
(For the record, feel free to have all the headcanons you want, but he is not related to Leonard Bloom. Leonard Bloom's Japanese name is actually ロナード・ブルーマイル -- so his last name is not ブルーム like Aston, and his Japanese name actually reads as something along the lines of "Ronaldo Bluemile", with the L's and R's being interchangeable.)
[Sania Cornell] A beautiful woman who fell into a coma due to an accident which occurred one year ago.
[Village Mayor] The Village mayor of “Neverlace.” He will entrust Layton with the puzzle of a cursed dial.
(Imagine not even giving that guy an actual name 😭)
[Jean Descole] An unidentified masked scientist.
[Index] Chapter 1: A Wedding Under Attack Chapter 2: The Forest of Neverlace Chapter 3: A Residence Wrapped in Mystery Chapter 4: The Cursed Village Chapter 5: The Sleeping Bride Chapter 6: The Forbidden Grove Chapter 7: The Mystery of the “Ancient Tree” Last Chapter: The Fate of the Forest Prince Epilogue
Puzzle Production: Shin Onodera Puzzle Illustrations: Ritsuro Takamura Main Illustrations: Takuzō Nagano (Level 5 Inc.) Binding: Hitoshi Shirayama & Bay Bridge Studio
And that's it for today! Are you guys hyped? In either case, I hope you will enjoy the ride. Be ready for more than 300 pages of a brand new official Layton story!
And now that said Saturday has passed, you can now start reading!
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