In Real Life

Watch This Crappy Comic Disappear From Your Very Eyes

Akihiro Hino, boss of game maker Level-5, is responsible for Gundam Age. And Gundam Age is a bit crap, so everyone hates it. Want to see just how unpopular it is?


August 30, 2011
In Real Life

Gundam In Awesome Toy Trailer Form

Game trailers? Whatever. All the cool kids like watching figurine trailers, because there’s something fist pumping about watching moving images of plastic mecha flying through the air.


August 22, 2011
News

One Of Japan’s Biggest Developers Will Be Smaller At TGS

Year after year, Level-5 is one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Game Show. Except this year.


In Real Life

When Gundam Meets Professor Layton

Well, Professor Layton‘s creator, that is. Level-5 honcho Akihiro Hino is penning the new Gundam cartoon series, Mobile Suit Gundam Age.


June 14, 2011
News

Let’s Look At Plastic Mechs!

There’s a new Gundam series, penned by Professor Layton designer Akihiro Hino. It’s dubbed Gundam Age. New Gundam means new Gundam toys.


June 13, 2011
News

Professor Layton Studio Making Gundam Game

Makes sense! Especially seeing how Layton designer Akihiro Hino is penning the story for new Gundam series, Gundam Age. His studio, Level-5, is also working on a new Gundam RPG for unspecified hardware.


June 10, 2011
News

First Professor Layton, Now Gundam

Professor Layton designer Akihiro Hino will be penning the story for the upcoming Gundam series, Gundam Age. [JEFusion]


January 21, 2011
In Real Life

Making Video Games Is A Harsh Mistress

Five years ago, Akihiro Hino was coming off designing, writing, producing and directing two role-playing games, Rogue Galaxy and Jeanne d’Arc. He was young, ruddy and full of life. Then, the unthinkable happened. His games started taking over the entire country.


April 14, 2010
News

Is Professor Layton Developer Working On Nintendo 3DS Game?

Level-5, the Fukuoka-based developer behind the Professor Layton puzzle series, is working on a new game. A new game for hardware it hasn’t yet seen. Hrm.