New Doujinshi Added: Hyrule Symphony

Hyrule Symphony is the most recent doujinshi posted, yet it has stories from almost all of the games by some of the best Doujinka around. This 75 page anthology has work by Honey Bee Tea, Rio Akisaki, Densetsu Gaiden, DogEar, Manju, as well as many others. Check it out and enjoy!

BrowserQuest: the LttP-like HTML5 MMO

Damn, is this really just the start of what we're going to be able to do with HTML5? This is an awesome little time suck: Check it out.

Triforce Tribute Gallery Show Going On Now!

Not long ago I mentioned a Zelda-only gallery show that was going down in Portland Oregon, well: it opened, and thanks to the wonderful Kimya, we have a great video showcasing the works there!

It's taking place at the Land Gallery and will be open through April 21st... if anyone else is lucky enough to go. (send us pics if you do!)

Most of the pieces have already sold. (If you don't know, that's what the little red-dot-stickers mean.) Kimya also told me that many more sold after she had taken the video.

You can find the show's tumblr, with more pictures, here: triforcetribute.landpdx.com. Here's their flickr with more images: Triforce Tribute at Land. And here's their shop for the show if you're interested in purchasing anything (or just want to look.) You might notice that, even though it just opened, almost everything has sold. Which is incredibly awesome for the artists and event organizers! I couldn't be happier. I hope it means more Zelda shows happen!

Which is your favorite piece? Mine is in the video, it's the triforce pieces with the boss images on them. I also love the next one I'm posting. I think I would have bought the original if it hadn't already sold.

Full Artist Info:

Featuring Works by:
Allan Peters, Andrew Kolb, Always With Honor, Clifton Burt, Colin Ford, Cory Loven, Cory Schmitz, Dan Cassaro, Dane Overton, David Sizemore, Dolls For Friends, Doublenaut, Eric Coddington, Frank Chimero, Ian Whitmore, Jeffery Frankenhauser, Jennifer Daniel, Jez Burrows, Jolby, Lost & Found Dept., Meg Hunt, Mikey Mann, Olly Moss, Part & Parcel, Piasa, Peter Harp, Ross Bruggink, Ping Zhu,Scribble Tone, Script & Seal, Skinny Ships, Trevor Basset, Yehteh

Tons of doujinshi and comics: including translations and adult content

#1 Live Journal: I started the History of Hyrule LiveJournal. Please join us there!

#2 Adult Content Comics: Since there is an option on LJ to block adult content from young viewers, I'm going to be using it as the 18+ site as well. I've kicked it off by adding 3 adult doujinshi by Mio-Kun. To see them all you should need to do is join the group and be over 18. Please let me know if you have any problems, it's my first time using LJ groups and using the explicit content feature.

#3 Tumblr & Web-Comics: I've started a Zelda web-comic tumblr to work as a comic archive. It's simple: join us there if you like Zelda web-comics and submit any web-comics you find that are is missing from it! Since it's new, that means a lot are missing. Don't forget there's also the regular fanart and zelda tumblr.

#4 Tons of Translations: Speaking of other comics, Fujiappletan is amazing and has uploaded a ton of translations to their Tumblr (joouheika) and to the Hero x Princess LJ community. You really must check them out, they're awesome. Warning: Many are 18+ BUT they're very respectful in theme. Here are just some:

Title: Princess Agitha & the Grasshopper Swordsman by Yoko (Dim)
Translated and Edited by Fujiappletan

Title: "Zelda... I'm happy" by Warami
Slightly Mature in Theme and Language.
Translated and Edited by Fujiappletan

Title: "Unto Us a Child is Born" by Warami
Slightly Mature in Theme and Language.
Translated and Edited by Fujiappletan

Title: [sharing] エロそうで、エロじゃない、少しエロいゼルダ by Shinji Yamaguchi
This is 18+
Translated and Edited by Fujiappletan

New Translated Chapter: LttP Manga by Ataru Cagiva Vol. 2 Ch. 2 is finally done!

Also known as Chapter 8 for the whole Ataru Cagiva Link to the Past series.

Translated by: Mariam
Back-up translation help and the beautiful new cover by: Beno
Immaculately cleaned by: JayEye.
Much needed localization by: Cavalier
Very helpful script formatting by: Fox Lee
Scanned & Text Editing by: Melora

Download zips can be found here, click on the pictures to begin reading Chapter 8, or start reading volume 1.

Sorry it took me so long to get to this: I got sick, my pet got sick, I got sick again, and then I pulled my shoulder so badly that I wasn't able to even sit up. Ugh!

New Doujinshi Added: An Angel and a Devil

Spring has arrived on History of Hyrule thanks to Louisa's lovely art. The plan has been to have a layout for everything! Interested in making one? Then check this link out: http://historyofhyrule.com/information/help_layouts.php


As for content, here's a cute doujinshi from 2004 called "An Angel and a Devil" by Usagi Paradise. It features mostly Link and Dark Link, though you'll find a lot of other Ocarina of Time cameo's. Enjoy!

New Doujinshi Added: Vol 8: The Tale of God and a Man

This doujinshi, which is based on Ocarina of Time, is from 2002 and completes a very mature 8 part set that goes by the title "The Goddess Give A Cry." While the style is different, it will grow on you. The more work I read by this artist, the more I love them.

Like Louisa said here in the comments, "after almost ten years we discover there is another volume." Seriously. For almost 10 years we didn't know there was a volume 8, we thought it was a 7 part series. (find volume 1 here) No matter how much we stalked auction sites... we never saw it and, between us, she and I have been pretty dedicated when it comes to putting this collection together. But, hah! It did pop-up and I was lucky enough to be able to grab it, so here it is! Freshly arrived from Japan. ENJOY!

NSFW: It may not be safe for school depending on the country you are in. It's gory and there are a few pages that feature bare breasts, (it's not done in a sexual way though.)

Over the years there have been a ton of requests to see this series translated. I would LOVE for that to happen... but... the style or writing is complicated so I know it would be very difficult. But... if you would like to help pressure someone to translate it in, just leave a comment saying so on it on the forum.

New English translation for the doujinshi "Twilight no Gaki Daishou"

Translated by Rinael, Edited by JayEye, Localized by Cavalier, Scanned by Me, and with some back-up translation help from Brigette: "Twilight no Gaki Daishou" (The Bully of Twilight) is a cute, comical, and short doujinshi for Twilight Princess. Be sure to check it out! And, if you want to leave a comment on any of the publications, it would be awesome of you to utilize the forum for that! Thanks guys, and Enjoy!

And sorry for the lack of updates: my cold came back and I had a sick pet that needed hand-feeding. After that, of course I had to watch Mass Effect 3 from start to finish ;) BUT, I did get a lot scanned while watching that being played, so at least there should be a lot of new content in the coming days.

New Doujinshi Added: Hyrule Fantasy

It's actually one of the oldest doujinshi I've ever found, but an awesome one too. It's for Ocarina of Time, Link's Awakening, and A Link to the Past (There's even a page for LoZ and one for AoL.) It's really rare to find doujinshi for those last four. Check it out and enjoy! I know I did.

And, can anyone tell me who the artists are so I can list it properly? I have a guess for one of them, and it seems to say who all of them are~ I just can't read it.

Akira Himekawa's Animal Artbook

I knew about this thanks to Saphine helping me translate parts of Akira Himekawa's blog a while back, but I never thought about looking for it. Anyway, I finally looked, and here's the info on it! I was assuming it's an art book, but it sounds like it may just be illustrated short stories or even a manga. It's still for sale too, I'm just trying to save money right now. If anyone gets this, please think of us.. and maybe send a few pictures of the inside! ~Thanks!

Japanese Title:
シートン動物記 (小学館　学習まんがシリーズ) [単行本]

Seton Animal Chronicles series Shogakukan Manga learning
/ E · T · Seaton Original Akira Himekawa / Manga

Origainl Japanese Product Description:
内容説明
迫力あるタッチで描かれる感動物語

シートンによる名作がまんがで読める、楽しめる！　姫川明氏の迫力あるタッチで描かれる動物たちに思いっきり感情移入できる作品です。「ロボ　オオカミの王」、「サンドヒルのオジカ」｢スプリングフィールドのキツネ｣｢白いトナカイ｣の４作品を収録。登場する動物についてのコラム、シートンに関する記事も収録しています。

【編集担当からのおすすめ情報】
巻頭の姫川氏による動物カラーイラストもお楽しみに！

Original Japanese Product Details:
単行本: 150 pages
Publisher: 小学館 (2012/2/10)
Language: 日本語
ISBN-10: 4092966032
ISBN-13: 978-4092966031
Release Date: 2012/2/10
Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches

Amazing Zelda T-Shirts and Books by Amazing Independent Artists

I was browsing around artist's galleries and found these, I love them!

First, we have some shirts from Fangamer, which also has other zelda items~ little buttons and such.

 

 

 

 

 

The site that started it was Cory Schmitz's flickr, he has a ton of cute zelda stuff tucked away in there. I knew I knew his art when I saw this Zine of his that is for sale. He has 2 right now, but he's promised a 3rd to complete the set.

He also has this kick-ass poster and this other book, which is just amazing looking, both of which are a part of his kickstarter campaign.

 

Enjoy! That's it for me for the night!

100 Zelda Doujinshi: Fully Scanned and Readable!

I can't believe there's already 100 scanned Zelda doujinshi posted, ...with more to come! Many are in English and other languages by the way. You can browse by things like language and artist.

Edit: January 23, 2024: I forgot to add this here but if you are 18+ years or older then I do have an archive site for pornographic adult doujinshi: https://zeldaporncomics.blogspot.com/ You could always find the link off of the main site but I buried it and made it hard to find on purpose. It's NSFW but the main page is pretty mellow and there's no pop-up or anything, it's just another ad-less blogger page like this one. 

I've been meaning to do this for a while, to make it easier for a broader range of people to browse what's readable on the site. Choose what works best for you:
. Find the flickr album here
. Or go to the Main Site

Publication's Section Highlights:
. help wanted
. all the zelda doujinshi we have
. . . doujinshi by language
. . . doujinshi by artist
. . . all the zelda doujinshi we don't have
. all the zelda comics I know of
(well, I have more web-comics to add)
. all the zelda 4koma I know of
. all the zelda books and novels I know of
. all the zelda manga I know of
. . . manga by language
. . . manga by artist
. . . manga by game
. miscellaneous zelda publications
. a list of every manga, comic, and doujinshi artist I know of


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End of Day Links for March 1st

Zelda Dungeon:
★ Eiji Aonuma Comments on Zelda Collaborations
★ HD Zelda confirmed for Zelda Wii-U
★ The Legend of Pony: Navi Pie

Zelda Universe:
★ Wii U patent reveals manipulation of objects in 3D with controller

Zelda Europe:
★ Zelda: Skyward Sword Epic Trailer

(Man, I really need to make an image with that moon and a bunch of "Links")

Server Outage

The main site is down, but at least it's got nothing to do with us this time. It's just the host: a typical glitch and nothing to worry about. They just have to get their servers running again and it will be back up.

In other news, I've been trying to get organized and to get back to people over the past 2 days. Will probably use tomorrow for that as well. I have a bunch of info to update on the main site too. So, until I have time for more, please check out the official art I've started to add to the temporary official art gallery on flickr, and go enjoy our tumblr! I queue up a bunch of art so there's always a steady stream of goodies to follow :) and then there are always more great stuff on our Facebook page!

And feel free to ask questions or make suggestions about what you would like to see!

Hyrule Historia is for sale again!

But only from the publisher's site as far as I can tell. It's not for sale on amazon.jp unless you buy it from an individual seller, so this may just be a box of books they had shipped back from them from somewhere. I doubt the publisher ships to individuals internationally: but a Japanese proxy, or a bookstore like Kinokuniya, might be able to order this for you. (Call the latter during business hours, it's faster than email. The ones in big cities may also be more of a sure thing than the smaller area locations.) A brick-and-mortar bookstore may not charge international shipping fees either, only in country shipping if you can't pick it up. I use to buy a lot of things that way, (especially when I lived in NYC) it really was a solid and safe way to purchase. Not to mention cheaper than all the other options.

Here's the link to purchase the book on the publisher's site:
http://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_detail?isbn=9784092271593

Also, I should be giving a few copies of this away in a fanart contest soon. I hope :) Check out my last post for info on that.

And join this Facebook group if you haven't! "Please bring us Hyrule Historia in English" Nearly 6,000 of us already agree, we want it in English! But we need more people~ The more people, the more likely they'll hear us and do it!

I'm back... again *heh*

Hey guys!
Sorry for the February absence, I had some health matters to attend to. Then I got sick, so I was only able to get back on the computer today. Back on track now though! I have a ton of email to answer, and I'll be updating with new English and Spanish versions of manga and doujinshi over the next few days thanks to the hard workign contributor's out there~ Then I'll be adding more official art to our temporary gallery over on flickr. In the meantime, check out what's there now: flickr.com/photos/historyofhyrule/sets

Fanart Contest:
I also still want to do the fanart calendar contest this year, for a 2013 calendar, but I have to make sure I have the energy (and money) for it. Last years was a huge hit. The main calendar was downloaded by over 1000 people before megaupload went down. The customizable calendar didn't have a tracker on it, but that page was accessed a lot, so I'm assuming the number for it was very high as well.

I started discussing the theme for it here though- so if you want to do the idea even without knowing if it's "officially on" yet, you can! It would still be awesome to play around with, it should go well with all the timeline excitement: melorasworld.com/zelda/theforest/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=802

One of the other hold-ups is I'm making sure the prizes I had already ordered got here. That will be a huge determing factor. Basically, my hope is that 4 copies of Hyrule Historia will be showing up as prizes for this contest in the next few days. :)

Every Piece of Hyrule Historia Concept Art in High-Res

I just finished cropping and cleaning the Spirit Tracks art, which means that I'm finally done with this art! I don't need to tell you it's awesome, go here to view all the sets. It's all close to 600 dpi and from completely flat images.

Again, if you clean any of the images, (so they have transparent backgrounds,) or if you just make anything fun with these images, please send them to me so I can share them with others on the site! I also always appreciate credit going to historyofhyrule.com if you add these as-is to another site, tumblr, or gallery. Thanks guys! I'll have more art, from a ton of other things, to add later!

All the High-Res Twilight Princess Concept Art from Hyrule Historia

All the concept art for Twilight Princess from Hyrule Historia has been added now: slightly cleaned up and everything is  close to 600dpi from flat scans. Head over to our Flickr gallery to check it out. You'll also find the other art from the publication there. All that is left to do is Spirit Tracks! I'll get started right away. Once I'm done with that I have a chapter or two of manga to edit, and then I'll be adding more official art from other sources. Just so you know, the flickr gallery is where I'm uploading everything I have until I have time to build the official art gallery on the main site.

Oh! And if you clean any of the images, (so they have transparent backgrounds,) or if you just make anything fun with these images, please send them to me so I can share them with others on the site! I also always appreciate credit going to historyofhyrule.com if you add these as-is to another site, tumblr, or gallery. Thanks guys! Off I go to work some more.

I'm back~! Let the art parade begin

Sorry, I had to be elsewhere for a few days, but now I'm back and am adding more high-res official art to the flickr gallery collection, before I start adding it to the main site. I'll finish up with the near 600dpi art from Hyrule Historia and the Zelda Box made from flat scans, and then I'll move on to other publications and art!

The Cagiva Link to the Past manga continued in English!

First, a note: If you could help with translating into other languages, or would like to help translate doujinshi from Japanese to English, please contact me!

Knights of Hyrule is also looking for Spanish and French translators to help get Hyrule Historia from English into these other languages~ If you could help them with that, you'd be making a lot of fans very happy!

Okay~ on to the Link to the Past manga by Ataru Cagiva. Some of you have been waiting years for this. Well... we may take a while, but we never give up! Chapter 1 of Volume 2 is finished, and the rest are on the way. There's a lot of people to thank for this happening: Mariam, Beno, Cavalier, JayEye, Fox Lee, Michi and myself all worked on it. Beno also made all these awesome "English" covers that you see below. (Don't worry, the Japanese versions still use the Japanese covers) So, continue on... to finally continue on!

This has been in English for years. It was one of the first Zelda manga ever on the web, and one of the first translated thanks to Beno. He's back with us and we're going to update all of the volumes of this Link to the Past series! This one will be redone after the others are completed.

After years of waiting, the first chapter is now in English with more to come shortly! Feri-san is translating it into Spanish, and another friend is translating it into German. :)

This is currently only in Japanese, but it is actually fully translated, as in: we have the English script for it. We just have to work through volume 2 before we get to the localization and editing for it.

This has been translated for years. Though... I was an awful editor 10 years ago so I'm actually in the process of redoing the text I originally did so it will look much nicer than it has. Malu CLBS is also in the process of translating and editing this into Spanish!

This has been translated for years, and Beno did a great job on it. Malu CLBS is translating and editing this into Spanish as well!

If you'd like to see what other translated works we have on the site, you can sort by language: Head here for Manga, here for Doujinshi, and check the rest of the publication sections out for all the other rare and amazing content.