Professor Layton Puzzle Designer Akira Tago Passes Away at Age 90

[HylianYoshi]

The Professor Layton series' puzzle designer, Akira Tago, has passed away at age 90 due to interstitial pneumonia. He played one of the biggest roles in the series, as he had designed the puzzles. His best selling puzzle book series, Atama no Taisou, was one of the series' main inspirations, if not the main inspiration overall. He has been credited as "Puzzle Master" in the series' credits.

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