New Doujinshi Added: Empress

I am extremely excited to be able to post this. I've been wanting to see this since I found an image of it on an archived doujinshi seller's website that was no longer in business. It seems to be extraordinarily rare but, thanks once again to the fabulous Joouheika (aka Fuji,) it's no longer lost to the world. I'm so indebted to her for her efforts and how much she shares with all of us.

This is Empress, another stunning Zelda doujinshi by one of my favorite doujinka, Dogstars/Inu Nishimachi.

And, once again, I should remind all of you to check out Joouheika's Tumblr. It's FULL of really awesome translated Zelda web-comics, stuff you will not find anywhere else. ...now, enjoy!

Newly Translated Doujinshi: Promised Forest

The Zelda doujinshi Promised Frest, aka Promised Forest, by Usagi Paradise and a few other artists, has been translated into English and uploaded to the site for your enjoyment! It's a charming collection of stories involving Link and Saria. It was translated by our wonderful Rinael and beautifully edited by our awesome new team member Zippy. Be sure to check it out:

In other news, I'm finally back online after having surgery for my right arm. Updates should start flowing now that I'm around.

History of Hyrule's 10th Birthday & CONTEST!

10 years ago today I opened History of Hyrule.
In honor of that, I had to get the calendar contest announced today!

PRIZES: There's more ocarinas, manga, toys and figurines, and I'm also giving away a bunch of copies of Hyrule Historia. Here are just some of the prizes so far:

In fact, if you get an entry in before the end of June, you'll have a chance to win a copy of Hyrule Histoira just for participating!

CHECK IT OUT!
Go read about it! Get inspired! And enter so we can make it freakn' AWESOME!

Again, this contest is really just being held to make a free 2013 calendar for everyone: so it's also kind of a collab. Even if you don't care about prizes~ consider entering just to make something that every Zelda fan can use and love.

Spread the word so it doesn't suck!

The theme is History of Hyrule, so anything you could imagine happening in the history of all of the land should work!

Read about it here

And, if you have any questions, just ask!
I'm so excited. & Thanks for making all the years so great!
~Melora

Translated 18+ Doujinshi: "Quite erotic, not that erotic, a bit erotic Zelda"

I posted about this a while back, but Joouheika (the original scanner & translator) wrote and has graciously allowed us to host it! It's a gorgeous little, erotic but romantic, Skyward Sword LinkxZelda story. ...and it is literally called "Quite erotic, not that erotic, a bit erotic Zelda"... which is kind of a hilarious title. To view the whole thing you must be 18 years or older and a member of our Live Journal group.

And please check out Joouheika's Tumblr for more translated Legend of Zelda doujinshi and web-comics! They're really great.


If you would like to view the first five SAFE-For-Work pages, that were posted to the artist's pixiv account, here you go:

Doujinshi Translated into French

Mori no Sasayaki (A Whisper in the Forest) has been completed so it can be read in in French!

Originally translated into English by Rinael, this was translated into French by the lovely Mamandine and Edited and Localized in French by the amazing TwilightSaphir. Please check it out and, if you can help translate or edit into other languages, please contact me!

New Doujinshi Added: Sovereignty

I can not thank  Joouheika (aka Fuji) enough for scanning and contributing this stunning doujinshi, Sovereignty. This was done by one of my favorite doujinka, Dogstars/Inu Nishimachi- but her work is so extremely rare!

By the way, you MUST check out Joouheika's Tumblr. It's FULL of really awesome translated Zelda web-comics, stuff you will not find anywhere else. ...now, enjoy!

Newly Translated Doujinshi: Dark Side

Dark Side has been completed so you can now read it in English! Check it out because it's absolutely stunning, one of my favorites so far. 49 pages based on Link's inner battle with his darker-half and his suppressed love for Zelda. I'm so glad Rinael translated this one, Cavalier did such a beautiful job localizing it, (the writing is sublime,) and I put a lot into cleaning & editing it so it could be as perfect as possible ;) I'm off to edit doujinshi another now!

#HyruleHistora

Someone got a response from Nintendo of America's customer service about Hyrule Historia. It's kind of whatever. I don't think it means much and I'd rather take it as a challenge to get it through that we really want this book! We do, right? Let's go for it!

How you can help on Facebook:
First join this Facebook page so we can show exactly how many fans want it.

Then let Viz know! Viz Media is, supposedly, owned in part by Shogakukan. They published the book. So, (just like the Zelda manga) if anyone is to release it in English, it would probably be Viz. Let's try to get their attention. Post about it on their facebook page.

How you can help on Twitter:
#HyruleHistoria @VIZMedia and @NintendoAmerica & send them a link to this Facebook Page so they can see how many of us there are!

And if you want to do anything else: write other divisions, plead more personally to Nintendo in an email, then please go do it!

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Speaking of the book, it's IN STOCK on Amazon Japan again. They do ship internationally, but it will almost double the price of the book from $40 to nearly $80. If you can't pay that much: You can try ordering it from a bookstore like Kinokuniya. That will mean that there is only domestic shipping to pay for, or NO shipping fee at all if you can pick it up at one of their locations. Just get them this info: Hyrule Historia, ISBN-13: 978-4092271593 by Shogakukan. They're very reputable, I've dealt with them for years. They will at least let you know if they can't get it for you and it shouldn't be like the Play-Asia debacle.

[a huge thanks to Jonathan for writing the letter and motivating me again!]

New Doujinshi Added: Will Be King

Just added Will Be King, a 29 page Majora's Mask doujinshi by Harusato Kurumi.

New Doujinshi Added: Snow Fantasy

Just added Snow Fantasy, a 25 page Midna x Link doujinshi by Rio Akisaki. I have to admit, I wish that the doujinshi had more of Midna in her true-form. Her imp form seems a little strange. Either way, it's pretty cute, and the art is great! Check it out~

I also did some spring cleaning on the site, changed some links, updated some areas- etc.

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.