Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

Review Date: 2010 November 10 18:15

Reviewed by: Azure

Released by: Manga Entertainment UK

Age Rating: U

Region: 2 - UK

Length: 95 minutes

Subtitles: English

Audio: English 2.0 Stereo
English 5.1 Surround
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese 2.0 Stereo
Japanese 5.1 Surround

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Summary

The Professor Layton series of games have been a quiet success, mixing brain teasers and charming animation to appeal to both casual and core gamers alike. Given the anime cut scenes spaced throughout the games it seemed only a matter of time before the Professor got his own anime. One of Layton's former students Janice, is performing in an opera telling the story of a legendary lost land called Ambrosia whose inhabitants discover the secret to eternal life. Janice is concerned because the composer Oswald Whistler has recently adopted a young girl who is claiming to be reincarnation Whistler's dead natural daughter Milena.

Review

The main thing which struck me as I watched Eternal Diva is that Manga Entertainment have recruited the original English voice cast for the dub track. Having played the English release of the games this touch was appreciated, and since the game is set in England the use of an authentic British cast works well. The animation style and soundtrack are also taken directly from the games, invoking the same atmosphere.