High-Res Scans of The Hyrule Fantasy Manga by Ran Maru

Last Updated 2025/07/22

The archival 600dpi scans are here. 

The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda manga by Ranmaru
Published by Wanpakku Comics

I quickly edited these just so I could get them posted for people. Eventually I will straighten all of the pages and do a better job with the levels.

This is part 1 of 4, it continues in The Adventure of Link:

• volume 1
• volume 2
• Volume 3

Information:

Title: Wanpaku Comics 15 The Legend of Zelda

Artist: Ranmaru 乱丸

Author: 

Publisher: Wanpakku, Tokuma Shoten

Date: 1986/09/20

ISBN:

Magazine code: 46910-15 

More Information:

- ZeldaWiki: https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(Ran)

- Japanese Pages: https://archive.org/details/comic_1986_ran_part1

- English Translation: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2021/09/after-35-years-its-finally-fully.html

- English Translation Notes: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2021/11/ran-maru-translation-notes-some-are.html

- English Character List: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2021/11/ran-marus-adventure-of-link-character.html

- Spanish Translation: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2022/06/english-russian-and-spanish-translation.html

- Russian Translation: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2023/01/russian-scanlation-restoration-of-1986.html

- Scanlation: 

---- Partial: on the "English Site Link" below. Please email me if you're willing to help finish it.  I have the cleaned pages from the Russian translation team.

---- Full: I can't link to it because it's on MangaD3x and I'll receive an automated takedown.

- Personally Owned: Yes

- Original Site Link: 

-- Japanese: https://historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_loz/index.html

-- English: https://historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_loz_en/index.html

- Scanned at 600dpi. These are older scans and I want to rescan it.

- Scanner/Donation Credit: Melora melorasworld@gmail.com

Other Notes:

- Color Pages of the 1st Chapter: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2023/12/scans-of-color-pages-of-first-ever.html 

- Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2023/01/russian-scanlation-restoration-of-1986.html 

- Cleaned Color Pages for Both Chapters: https://www.flickr.com/photos/historyofhyrule/albums/72177720315079925/

- Poster Art: https://historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2022/05/2400dpi-archival-scans-i-just.html

- Missing Poster Art: (UPDATE THIS! The art from November)

Traveler of http://timecry.web.fc2.com/game-data/1986_ZeldaSeries/Zelda1.html

Cataloged this on his page:

書　名 わんぱっくコミックス15 ゼルダの伝説

発売/初版 1986年09月20日

値　段 370円

大きさ -判 / 192頁

出　版 徳間書店

コード 雑誌 46910-15 / ーーー

雑　記

(著)乱丸。1巻完結。

初の漫画化。設定はそのまま同作者の『リンクの冒険』(2巻+未発売)に受け継がれている。

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