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'''Manga''' (Hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ) is the Japanese word for "comic". Outside of Japan, the term refers to comics made in Japan. There have been several mangas for ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, mostly following the plot lines of various games, with some slight differences. Some of these would include that [[Link]] speaks, new characters are added, and different places are visited. It should be noted that these stories are not considered canon by many fans for those reasons.
 
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'''Manga''' (Hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ) is the Japanese word for "comic". Outside of Japan, the term refers to comics made in Japan. There have been several mangas for ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, mostly following the plot lines of various games, with some slight differences. Some of these would include that [[Link]] speaks, new characters are added, and different places are visited. It should be noted that these stories are not considered canon by many fans for those reasons, however, in interview from 2004 Eiji Aonuma supported Akira's mangas since her stories fill gaps that weren't explained well in the game.{{fact}} Interestingly, Akira's mangas influenced Eiji into creating the [[Rito]] race.{{fact}}
   
Many of these mangas are available in Japan only; however, Viz Media has recently announced plans to translate and publish several of the mangas in English within the United States and Canada, publishing them within the Viz Kids divison. These mangas include ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time]]'' (volumes 1 and 2), ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Manga)|Majora's Mask]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Manga)|Oracle of Seasons]]''. Just recently, volumes 5 (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Manga)|Oracle of Ages]]''), 6 (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Manga)|Four Swords]]'' - Part 1), 7(''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Manga)|Four Swords]]'' - Part 2), 8 (''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Manga)|The Minish Cap]]'') and 9 (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods (Manga)|A Link to the Past]]'') have been announced for American release. At this current time, it appears a new volume will be released at the beginning of every other month.
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Many of these mangas are available only in Japan, however, Viz Media released [[Akira Himekawa]]'s complete manga collection in English within the United States and Canada. The manga collection was also released as a [[The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set|box set]] on October 25, 2011. Due to the fact that Viz Media published these mangas within their Viz Kids divison, certain scenes were removed as a form of censorship within their translations. Himekawa's latest manga based on [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Manga)|Skyward Sword]] was released as part of ''[[Hyrule Historia]]''.
   
 
==Manga Based on ''The Legend of Zelda''==
Due to the fact that Viz publishes these mangas within their ''Viz Kids'' divison, certain scenes have been removed as a form of censorship within their translations, although fan translations of the original manga material are readily avaliable on the internet.
 
 
===Authored by Yuu Mishouzaki===
 
*''[[The Legend of Zelda (Manga)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1 volume)
 
*''[[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda Manga#Yu Mishasawa|The Adventure of Link]]'' (1 volume)
   
 
===Authored by Ran Maru (乱丸)===
==Manga Based on ''Zelda''==
 
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*''The Legend of Zelda'' (1 volume)
===Authored by [[Akira Himekawa]]===
 
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*''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' (3 volumes)
*''{{ma|Ocarina of Time}}''
 
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*''{{ma|Majora's Mask}}''
 
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===Authored by [[Wikipedia:Shotaro Ishinomori|Shotaro Ishinomori]]===
*''{{ma|Oracle of Seasons}}''
 
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* ''{{par|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|Comic}}'' (1 volume)
*''{{ma|Oracle of Ages}}''
 
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Himekawa)|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''
 
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===Authored by Junko Taguchi===
*''{{ma|Four Swords}}''
 
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* ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''
*''{{ma|The Minish Cap}}''
 
*''{{ma|Phantom Hourglass}}''
 
   
 
===Authored by [[Ataru Cagiva]]===
 
===Authored by [[Ataru Cagiva]]===
 
*''{{ma|Link's Awakening}}'' (2 volumes)
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Cagiva)|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (unrelated to Himekawa's ''Triforce of the Gods'')
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Cagiva)|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (3 volumes)
*''{{ma|Link's Awakening}}''
 
   
===Authored by Yuu Mishouzaki===
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===Authored by [[Akira Himekawa]]===
 
*''{{ma|Ocarina of Time}}'' (2 volumes)
*''[[The Legend of Zelda (Manga)|The Legend of Zelda]]''
 
 
*''{{ma|Majora's Mask}}'' (1 volume)
*''[[Wikipedia:Legend_of_Zelda_Manga#Yu_Mishasawa|The Adventure of Link]]''
 
 
*''{{ma|Oracle of Seasons}}'' (1 volume)
 
*''{{ma|Oracle of Ages}}'' (1 volume)
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Himekawa)|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' (1 volume)
 
*''{{ma|Four Swords}}'' (2 volumes)
 
*''{{ma|The Minish Cap}}'' (1 volume)
 
*''{{ma|Phantom Hourglass}}'' (1 volume)
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*''{{ma|Skyward Sword}}'' (1 volume, as part of ''Hyrule Historia'')
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*''{{ma|Twilight Princess}}'' (4 volumes)
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===Authored by Seitaro Komatsu===
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Hijinks]]''
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==Techniques for Certain Victory Final Peki Edition (必勝テクニック完ペキ版)==
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===Authored by Kobayashi Susumu (こばやし 将)===
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*''The Legend of Zelda'' (1 volume)
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===Authored by Daisuke Shigoto (しごと 大介)===
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*''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' (Volume 1)
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===Authored by Yuu Minazuki (みなづき 由宇)===
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*''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' (Volumes 2 and 3)
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==Spinoffs Based on ''The Legend of Zelda''==
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oath of Lilto]]'' by Junya Furusawa (4 volumes)
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==[[Wikipedia:Yonkoma|4-Koma]] based on ''The Legend of Zelda''==
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===''4-Koma Theater'' published by Enix===
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*''The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Theater'' (8 volumes)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Theater'' (2 volumes)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 4-Koma Theater'' (1 volume)
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===''4-Koma Gag Battle'' published by Koubunsha===
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 4-Koma Gag Battle'' (1 volume)
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===''4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' published by Action Comics===
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*''The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' (2 volumes)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Fireball 4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' (1 volume)
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*''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom'' (1 volume)
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Link's Logbook|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Link's 4-Koma Nautical Logbook]]'' (1 volume)
   
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===''4-Koma Land'' published by Keibunsha===
===Authored by Shotaro Ishinomori===
 
* ''{{par|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|Comic}}''
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*''The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Land'' published by Keibunsha (1 volume)
   
===Other===
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==Gamebook Mangas==
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Link's Logbook]]''
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*''Adventure Hero's Books No. 13: The Legend of Zelda'' by Mitsunori Kitadono and Ikuo Miyazoe
   
 
{{Wikipedia|Manga}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Manga}}
   
 
[[Category:Manga]]
 
[[Category:Manga]]
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Revision as of 18:20, 13 August 2016

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The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set

Manga (Hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ) is the Japanese word for "comic". Outside of Japan, the term refers to comics made in Japan. There have been several mangas for The Legend of Zelda series, mostly following the plot lines of various games, with some slight differences. Some of these would include that Link speaks, new characters are added, and different places are visited. It should be noted that these stories are not considered canon by many fans for those reasons, however, in interview from 2004 Eiji Aonuma supported Akira's mangas since her stories fill gaps that weren't explained well in the game.[citation needed] Interestingly, Akira's mangas influenced Eiji into creating the Rito race.[citation needed]

Many of these mangas are available only in Japan, however, Viz Media released Akira Himekawa's complete manga collection in English within the United States and Canada. The manga collection was also released as a box set on October 25, 2011. Due to the fact that Viz Media published these mangas within their Viz Kids divison, certain scenes were removed as a form of censorship within their translations. Himekawa's latest manga based on Skyward Sword was released as part of Hyrule Historia.

Manga Based on The Legend of Zelda

Authored by Yuu Mishouzaki

Authored by Ran Maru (乱丸)

  • The Legend of Zelda (1 volume)
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (3 volumes)

Authored by Shotaro Ishinomori

  • Template:Par (1 volume)

Authored by Junko Taguchi

  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Authored by Ataru Cagiva

Authored by Akira Himekawa

  • Template:Ma (2 volumes)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1 volume)
  • Template:Ma (2 volumes)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume)
  • Template:Ma (1 volume, as part of Hyrule Historia)
  • Template:Ma (4 volumes)

Authored by Seitaro Komatsu

Techniques for Certain Victory Final Peki Edition (必勝テクニック完ペキ版)

Authored by Kobayashi Susumu (こばやし 将)

  • The Legend of Zelda (1 volume)

Authored by Daisuke Shigoto (しごと 大介)

  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Volume 1)

Authored by Yuu Minazuki (みなづき 由宇)

  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Volumes 2 and 3)

Spinoffs Based on The Legend of Zelda

4-Koma based on The Legend of Zelda

4-Koma Theater published by Enix

  • The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Theater (8 volumes)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Theater (2 volumes)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 4-Koma Theater (1 volume)

4-Koma Gag Battle published by Koubunsha

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 4-Koma Gag Battle (1 volume)

4-Koma Manga Kingdom published by Action Comics

  • The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom (2 volumes)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Fireball 4-Koma Manga Kingdom (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages: 4-Koma Manga Kingdom (1 volume)
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Link's 4-Koma Nautical Logbook (1 volume)

4-Koma Land published by Keibunsha

  • The Legend of Zelda: 4-Koma Land published by Keibunsha (1 volume)

Gamebook Mangas

  • Adventure Hero's Books No. 13: The Legend of Zelda by Mitsunori Kitadono and Ikuo Miyazoe

See also: Manga on Wikipedia