![]() ![]() The movie is based on the highly popular Professor Layton series of video games for the Nintendo DS and will be suitable for All Ages. The latter two items are strictly limited edition as well, and it's best to get your orders in early.San Francisco, CA, NovemVIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, will release a new anime feature-length film, Professor Layton And The Eternal Diva, on DVD November 8 th. For hard core fans, there are the special editions, with a three disc set collecting the DVD and Blu-ray, and adding a third disc replete with bonus features, and the deluxe set, which features luxury packaging, all three discs, plus a 630-page book of the movie's storyboards. I've only received the DVD check disc to review, but the film also gets a Blu-ray release on the same day. With the kind of numbers that the Professor Layton games achieve, it's no wonder that Manga Entertainment are going all out to promote this film. The same people who provide the animation for the games, have also created this anime feature film, and the voice cast also reprise their roles. It's a series of five games to date where Professor Layton and his assistant Luke go on a series of adventures, progressing by solving a variety of puzzles, richly supplemented with animated cut scenes galore. The whole Nintendo DS, brain-training phenomenon has passed me by, which is why until this anime feature film turned up for review, I had no idea of who Professor Layton was, or the fact that his games on that handheld console have notched up a staggering seven million sales and more worldwide. Then again, the last time I shelled out any serious money for a computer game, two pound coins weren't legal tender. That's something that just blows me away. Introduction Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva may just be Manga Entertainment's biggest selling animation of the year. ![]()
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