The puzzles land the same way they do in the games, but the anime lets you breathe between them, actually building London as a place instead of just a menu screen. Katrielle doesn't have her father's gravitas, but that's the point, she's figuring out how to be a detective on her own terms, and watching her fumble through cases feels earned instead of inherited. The Relic's Treasure arc proves this isn't just a cutscene compilation; it's built something the games never could.

Katrielle Layton, daughter of the renowned archaeology professor Hershel Layton, runs the Layton Detective Agency in London, where she takes on clients with unusual problems. With her assistant Noah Montoir and her talking dog Sherl, she looks into strange cases such as a newly bought house said to be cursed, a dress carrying a demon's curse, and a client's late spouse apparently returned as a zombie. Behind these odd jobs lies a bigger puzzle: her father has disappeared, and starting the agency was her first move toward learning what happened to him. Each new case brings her closer to the answer. Adapted from Level 5's Layton game, the TV series mixes puzzle-solving mystery with adventure and humor.