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Bomanbridge Media Licenses 3 Level 5 Anime for 'Asian Territories'

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Listing also includes Lady Layton Mystery Journey anime for 50 episodes

Singaporean content distribution company Bombanbridge Media announced on November 29 that it has partnered with Level 5 Abby Hong Kong, a joint venture between Dentsu and video game developer Level 5, on November 29. The partnership includes distribution rights for the Inazuma Eleven Ares (Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin), The Snack World, and Lady Layton Mystery Journey anime for "various Asian territories."

The Total Licensing magazine listed an in-development anime for the Professor Layton franchise earlier this year. While the earlier listing noted that the anime was planned for 26 episodes in 2018, Bombanbridge Media lists Lady Layton Mystery Journey with 50 episodes.

Level 5 and Dentsu created the Level 5 Abby joint venture to handle the distribution of its properties to Western markets.

The latest game in the Professor Layton franchise, Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy, stars Katrielle Layton, the daughter of the titular Professor Layton, as the main character. The game launched worldwide on iOS and Android devices on July 20. The game also shipped for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on July 20, and shipped for 3DS in the WEST. on October 6.

The franchise already inspired an anime film titled Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. The film opened in Japan in 2009.

Thanks to Jonathan Andrade for the news tip.

[Via Toon Barn]


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