600-2400dpi Scans of Emergency Report: Super Famicom by Keibunsha

 Find the full scans here: Emergency Report: Super Famicom by Keibunsha

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 緊急レポート スーパーファミコン [ケイブンシャの大百科別冊]
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Kinkyū repōto sūper famicon [keibunsha no ōhyakka bessatsu]
• Machine Translated English Title: Urgent Report: Super Famicom [Keibunsha's Great Encyclopedia Special Issue]
• Artists and Authors:
• Manga: Hiroshi Aizawa "Moga" 愛沢ひろし "モカ"
• Publishers: Keibunsha
• Date Published: December 25, 1990
• Year: 1990
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. Magazine Code 63550-53
• Format: Paperback
• Size: B6
• Page Count: 80 pages.
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None. WANTED: I'd REALLY like the manga translated.
• Genre: Book
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Games: Super Mario World,
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art/manga.
• ZeldaWiki Page

600-2400dpi Scans of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Game Strategy Series 33

Find Scans Here: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Game Strategy Series 33

 Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: リンクの冒険 ゲーム必勝法シリーズ 33
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Rinku no bōken gēmu hisshō-hō shirīzu 33
• Machine Translated English Title: The Adventure of Link: Game Strategy Series 33
• Artists and Authors:
• Publishers: Keibunsha
• Date Published: March 1, 1987
• Year: 1987
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. Magazine Code: 63546-25
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A6
• Page Count: 123 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None
• Genre: Strategy Guide
• Games: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, 
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art.
• ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

600-2400dpi Scans of Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia

 Find the scans here: Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia

This has a small Choose Your Own Adventure Manga for Zelda II at the very end. It HAS been translated but the text has not been added to the pages yet. Find the English text translations under each image here. 

Help Wanted: Now that I have this scanned I'm looking for someone who would be willing to add the text to the pages. If you're interested you can email me at melorasworld@gmail.com

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: [ヤング・セレクション] ファミコン マル秘わざ2大百科
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: [Yangu serekushon] famikon maru hi waza 2 ōhyakka
• Machine Translated English Title: Young Selection: Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia
• Artists and Authors:
• Manga artist: Cover Illustrations and Manga: Uorya Ichi Ohashi, Barbarian Workshop, Sanae Tokushima (This is who did the Zelda CYOA manga,) Tatsuhiko Maeda
• Cartoon: Tatsuhiko Maeda
• Publishers: Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Studio Hard
• Date Published: May 12, 1987
• Year: 1987
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. Magazine code: 63901-01
• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Count: 271 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None
• Genre: Strategy Guide
• Games: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, 
• Other Series: I need to add these
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art/manga.
• ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

600-2400dpi scans of TV Live BOOK & Famicom Sure-Hit Book, May 1986

Find the scans here: TV Live Book & Famicom Sure-Hit Book. May 1986. 

  

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 非売品 中学二年コース
  独占TV激ナマBOOK & ファミコン一発必中BOOK
  ゼルダの伝説 グーニーズ
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Hibaihin chūgaku ni-nen kōsu dokusen TV geki nama BOOK& famikon ippatsuhitchū BOOK zerudanodensetsu gūnīzu
• Machine Translated English Title: TV Live Book & Famicom Sure-Hit Book. 
• Date Published: May 1, 1986
• Year: 1986
• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Count: 162 pages
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: Magazine
• Games: The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy / ゼルダの伝説
• Other Series: Goonies, Gyrodine, Magmax, Mighty Bomb Jack, Dig Dug, 
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the Zelda art.
• ZeldaWiki Page

600dpi scans of Yoshida Sensha's Addiction 4koma

Find the scans here: ASCII Comics Mario 4koma"Addiction"

 Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 吉田戦車 はまり道
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Yoshida Sensha hamarimichi
• Machine Translated English Title: Yoshida Sensha's Path of Obsession | Addiction | An Addictive Pursuit
• Artists and Authors: Yoshida Sensha 吉田戦車
• Publishers: ASCII Comix | ASCII Publishing
• Date Published: April 22, 1994
• Year: 1994
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-7561-0879-2
• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Count: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: I think there are 3 but I'm not completely sure.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: Super Mario Bros, Dr. Mario, Dragon Quest, Kirby, Secret of Mana, Lemmings, and probably a few more.
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

And according to them the book jacket band has these Miyamoto quotes:

"I was going to complain because it ruined Mario's image, but...I was foolishly made to laugh before I could." -Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Game Producer

マリオのイメージが壊れる！ので文句を言おうとしたが………うかつにもそのまえに笑わされてしまっていた。(任天堂ケームプロデューサー宮本茂)

"Yoshida Sensha's original Mario and Link are a little unusual. They have a different flavor from our licensed characters, but I'm actually a fan myself. There are many jokes in Sensha's humor that those of us involved in game development can relate to, and I'm always curious to see what would happen if he actually made a game. It would be a waste to keep him as just a manga artist." -Miyamoto

吉田戦車氏のオリジナルなマリオやリンクはちょっと変。当社のライセンスキャラクターとは異なる味わいを持っていますが、じつは私も一ファンです。戦車氏のギャグには、我々ゲーム開発に携わる者が共感を抱くネタも多数あり、実際にゲームを作ってもらったらどうなるのだろう、と興味はつきません。マンガ家にしとくのはもったいない。(宮本)

Oh! I found images of the band and quotes on a sales listing:

Yoshida Sensha work, before it was collected into this volume, originally appeared in the gaming magazine Famitsu | Famicom Tsushin | ファミコン通信 | Famicom Weekly.

600-2400dpi Scans of the Legend of Zelda Handbook

Find the full scans here: The Legend of Zelda Handbook

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: ゼルダの伝説 ハンドブック [ケイブンシャの大百科別冊]
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Zeruda no densetsu handobukku [keibunsha no ōhyakka bessatsu]
• Machine Translated English Title: The Legend of Zelda Handbook [Keibunsha's Great Encyclopedia Special Issue]
• Artists and Authors: Manga artist: Iwamoto Matsunori 岩本松徳
• Publishers: Keibunsha
• Date Published: March 28, 1992
• Year: 1992
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. T1063552250889
• Format: Paperback
• Size: B6. 
• Page Count: 160 pages 
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None
• Genre: Strategy Guide
• Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art/manga.
• ZeldaWiki Page

600dpi Scans for Fireball Game Comic Volumes 1-3

Here's the scans of all 3 full volumes:

• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• Volume 3

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 火の玉ゲームコミック 1
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Hinotama gēmukomikku 1
• Machine Translated English Title: Fireball Game Comic 1
• Artists and Authors: Anthology. 
• Publishers: Kobunsha, Shounen Oh Comics
• Date Published: August 1, 1994
• Year: 1994
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-334-80235-4
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 160
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes. It mentions a volume 4 but that was never published.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: Street Fighter II, Sansara Naga 2, ONI, Feda: The Emblem of Justice, and Super Metroid
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Artists:

• 
  

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 火の玉ゲームコミック 2
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Hinotama gēmukomikku 2
• Machine Translated English Title: Fireball Game Comic 2
• Artists and Authors: Anthology. Artist Information Below.
• Publishers: Kobunsha, Shounen Oh Comics
• Date Published: November 10, 1994
• Year: 1994
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-334-80238-9
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 162
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes. It mentions a volume 4 but that was never published.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: Samurai Spirits, (Samurai Showdown,) Street Fighter II, Mother 2 (EarthBound) & Feda: The Emblem of Justice
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Artists:

• Samurai Spirits
• サムライスピリッツ
• [Color 4-Panel Manga] - Yoshino Sasaki / Inumaru Yoshimoto / Taku Koide / Onimaru Amano
• [カラー4コママンガ] - 佐々木よしの/吉本犬丸/こいでたく/天野鬼丸
•  Article: Samurai Shodown Secret Research Institute
• 記事: サムスピ秘密研究所
• [Evil deeds travel a thousand miles] - Yoshino Sasaki
• [悪事千里を行く] - 佐々木よしの
• [Tenka Ippin] - Mutsuki Tsutomu
• [天下一品] - むつきつとむ
• [I am a samurai!] - Amano Onimaru
• [侍でござる！] - 天野鬼丸
• [Rurururu Nakoruru] - Koide Taku
• [るるるるナコルル] - こいでたく
• [I found Bushido!!] - Fujii Ao
• [武士道とみつけたり！！] - 藤井あお
• [1 Megashock] - Yoshimoto Inumaru
• [1メガショック] - 吉本犬丸
• [Just read and forget!] - Sunahama Satomi
• [読み捨て御免！] - すなはまさとみ
• [Supisupi] - Makura Eiji
• [すぴすぴ] - まくらえいじ
• [Angry, angry, angry, anger!!] - Hagoromo Sho
• [怒怒怒の怒！！] - 羽衣翔
• Column: It's just a game, so what's the problem?
• コラム ゲームなんだからいいじゃないっすか
• The Legend of Zelda
• ゼルダの伝説
• [The Friends of Kakariko Village 2] - Akemi Agawa
• [カカリコ村の仲間たち2] - 阿川あけみ
• Super Street Fighter II
• スーパーストリートファイターII
• [Four-Panel Comic: An Exciting Fight!] - Akatsuki
• [4コマ爽快ファイト！] - あかつき
• [I can't beat you] - Hidetaka Matsumoto
• [おれはおまえにかなわない] - 松本英孝
• [What are we going to do?!] - Makoto Hirono
• [どないすんねん！] - 廣野誠
• [Fighting Story '94] - Kaori Hagiwara
• [格闘物語’94] - 萩原かおり
• [Super Strong!!] - Akaito Odoshi
• [超最強！！] - あかいとおどし
• Column: Catch me at the game shop
• コラム ゲームショップでつかまえて
• MOTHER2 (EarthBound)
• Article: A slightly risqué (?) story about "Mother 2"
• 記事「マザー2」のちょっとアブない(？)話
• [Color 4-Panel Manga] - Hiroki Mizukami / Minato Tsuba / Kiyoka Hayashi
• [カラー4コママンガ] - 水上広樹／都波みなと／林キヨカ
• [Children's Main Jobs] - Minato Tsuba
• [子供の本業] - 都波みなと
• [Innocent World] - Hiroki Mizukami
• [Innocent World] - 水上広樹
• [GOLDEN MOTHER] - Kiyoka Hayashi
• [GOLDEN MOTHER] - 林キヨカ
• [Super Street Friends] - Hiroki Otsuka
• [スーパーストリートフレンズ] - 大塚弘樹
• [Mother 2: Boom Boom's Revenge] - Kura☆Rissa
• [マザー2 ブンブーンの逆襲] - くら☆りっさ
• Column: Fireball Game Doujinshi Extravaganza
• コラム 火の玉ゲーム同人誌三昧
• FEDA
• Article: Welcome to Scuderia
• 記事
• おいでませスクーデリア
• [The Person of the Forest] - Kotoni Shiraishi
• [森の人] - 白石琴似
• [FEDA 1P Theater] - Kazuhito Tanaka
• [FEDA 1P劇場] - 田中和仁
• Column: Be careful on dark roads at night
• コラム 暗い夜道に気をつけろ

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 火の玉ゲームコミック 3
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Hinotama gēmukomikku 3
• Machine Translated English Title: Fireball Game Comic 3
• Artists and Authors: Anthology. 
• Publishers: Kobunsha, Shounen Oh Comics
• Date Published: December 12, 1994
• Year: 1994
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-334-80247-8
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 178
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes. It mentions a volume 4 but that was never published.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: The Zelda part is translated here.
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: King of Fighters '94, Super Momotaro Electric Railway III, Mother 2 (EarthBound,) Street Fighter II
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Artists:

• 
  

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

600dpi Scans of The World of Digital Game Manga 4koma

Find the scans here: The World of Digital Game Manga 4koma

 Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 電脳遊戯漫画界
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Den'nō yūgi manga-kai
• Machine Translated English Title: The World of Digital Game Manga
• Artists and Authors: Anthology. Information Below.
• Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G. G. C.
• Date Published: July 28, 1993
• Year: 1993
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93336-8
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 198
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: Fire Emblem, Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Kirby, Wizardry
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Artists:

• Fire Emblem Gaiden
• ファイアーエムブレム外伝
• [Alum and His Merry Friends] - Yu Kinutani
• [アルムくんとゆかいな仲間] - 衣谷遊
• [Reset DE Batch Goo!!] - Yoshikazu Habara
• [リセットDEバッチグー！！] - 羽原よしかづ
• [I love the Celica team!!] - Yamashita Ito
• [セリカ隊がお気に入りっ！！] - 山下以登
• [Fire Emblem Gaiden Gaiden] - Machi no Henmaru
• [ファイアーエムブレム外伝外伝] - まちのへんまる
• [The Great Nagoya Building Side Story] - Makoto Kobayashi
• [大ナゴヤビルヂング外伝] - 小林真文
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• ゼルダの伝説神々のトライフォース
• [The Adventures of Link] - Iku Sakaguchi
• [あるリンクの冒険] - 坂口いく
• [Find the Triforce!!] - Tamane
• [トライフォースをさがせ！！] - 珠音木
• [The Legend of Link] - Iidajin
• [リンクさんの伝説] - いーだぢん
• [Go via Link!] - Kikumaru
• [リンクでGO！] - 菊丸
• [What?! I'm the hero?] - Clinton Akaishi
• [え！？勇者は私？] - クリントン赤石
• [Go Link!] - Katsumi Mochizuki
• [がんばれリンク] - 望月かつみ
• [NeverEnding Zelda] - Maemi
• [ネバー・エンディング・ゼルダ] - 真絵美
• [Zelda's Lullaby] - Takayoshi Shimaura
• [ゼルダの子守唄] - 島浦孝全
• [The Legend of Zelda] - Tomokichi Hidaka
• [ゼルダな伝説] - 日高トモキチ
• Super Mario Series
• スーパーマリオシリーズ
• [The Super Bearded Old Man Brothers Story Extra Chapter] - Sharakobe Honemaro
• [超髭オヤジ兄弟物語番外変] - しゃれこうべほねまろ
• [The World of Mario] - Takada Mio
• [マリオの世界] - たかだみお
• [Gluttonous Banjai] - Gokuraku Kinme
• [くいしん坊ばぁんぢゃい] - 極楽金目
• [Happy Come Come World] - Yuko Miyabayashi
• [ハッピーカムカムワールド] - 宮林夕子
• [Super Mario in U.S.A.] - Keiko Takiguchi
• [スーパーマリオin U・S・A] - たきぐちけいこ
• [As Long as There Is Love, Let's Fight SHOW] - Anri☆M + Ishida Sou with A-ya
• [愛ある限り戦いまSHOW] - あんり☆M+石田走withA屋
• [Off-topic Grand Prix] - Yutaka Goto
• [脱線グランプリ] - 後藤ユタカ
• [Easy Cart Easy Go!] - Kenji Mizuno
• [イージーカートイージーゴー！] - みづのけんじ
• Kirby
• 星のカービィ
• [Pupupuland GO! GO!] - Kito Toh
• [プププランドGO！GO！] - 基都亨
• [Nightmare Fountain] - Makoto Kobayashi
• [あくむのいずみ] - 小林真文
• Wizardry
• ウィザードリィ
• [Adventurer's Bookmark] - December 20th
• [冒険者のしおり] - 師走はつか
• [Wardner-chan's Ribbon] - Kiraboshi
• [ワードナーちゃんのリボン] - 綺羅星
• [Excessive stomach acid from Lilgamin] - Megumi Akita
• [リルガミンの胃酸過多] - 秋田恵微
• [Rizardwee] - Takumi Ishikawa
• [りざーどうぃー] - 石川巧

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

600dpi Scans of RPG 4-koma Manga Kingdom Volume 1

Find the scans here: RPG 4-koma Manga Kingdom Volume 1

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: RPG4コマまんが王国 1
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: RPG 4koma manga ōkoku 1
• Machine Translated English Title: RPG 4-koma Manga Kingdom 1
• Artists and Authors: Anthology. 
• Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G. G. C.
• Date Published: December 28, 1992
• Year: 1992
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93319-8
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 135
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: I don't know how many there are since I currently assume this is the only volume with Zelda content in it.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series: Fire Emblem, Zelda, Ys II, Tengai Makyō II: Manji Maru, Shining Force, Indy the Magical Kid.
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Artists:

• Chapter Illustrations: Soichiro Yanagi 柳草一郎
• One section is by Hiroshi Fuji 冨士宏

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.

600 dpi Scans of Super Famicom Action 4koma, Volumes 1-3

Here's the scans of all 3 full volumes:

• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• Volume 3

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 1
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 1
• Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 1
• Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
• Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
• Date Published: December 10, 1991
• Year: 1991
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93278-7
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 134
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series:
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 2
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 2
• Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 2
• Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
• Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
• Date Published: December 10, 1991
• Year: 1991
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93279-5
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 134
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series:
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 3
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 3
• Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 3
• Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
• Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
• Date Published: September 18, 1992
• Year: 1992
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93306-6
• Format: Paperback
• Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
• Page Count: 134
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
• Genre: 4koma
• Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Other Series:
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
• ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese. 

600-2400dpi Scans of the Link to the Past Official Guide Book, Volumes 1 & 2

Here are the 600dpi scans of the full guide, along with 2400dpi scans of the artwork. 

• Scans of Volume 1 (Green)
• Scans of Volume 2 (Red)

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 任天堂公式ガイドブック「ゼルダの伝説 / 神々のトライフォース」 [上]
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Nintendō kōshiki gaidobukku `zerudanodensetsu/ kamigami no toraifōsu' [ue]
• Machine Translated English Title: Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [Vol. 1]
• Artists and Authors: Full credits below.
• Publishers: Shogakukan, Supervised by Nintendo, APE 
• Date Published: January 10, 1992
• Year: 1992
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-09-104193-0
• Format: Paperback
• Size: B6. 125 x 176 mm or  4.92 x 6.93 inches
• Page Count: 149 pages 
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 2 Volumes
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: There are some out there (In English) but I haven't looked up the links.
• Genre: Strategy Guide
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art.
• ZeldaWiki Page

 

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 任天堂公式ガイドブック「ゼルダの伝説 / 神々のトライフォース」[下]
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Nintendō kōshiki gaidobukku `zerudanodensetsu/ kamigami no toraifōsu' [Shita]
• Machine Translated English Title: Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [Vol. 2]
• Artists and Authors: Full credits below.
• Publishers: Shogakukan, Supervised by Nintendo, APE 
• Date Published: March 10, 1992
• Year: 1992
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-09-104194-0
• Format: Paperback
• Size: B6. 125 x 176 mm or  4.92 x 6.93 inches
• Page Count: 181 pages 
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: 2 Volumes
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: There are some out there (In English) but I haven't looked up the links.
• Genre: Strategy Guide
• Games: A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art.
• ZeldaWiki Page

 

Staff: (Thanks to ZeldaWiki)

Planning & Editing:

• Shigesato Itoi (Ape) (糸井重里(APE))
• Ryo Kagawa (Ape) (加川良(APE)
• Ultra (ULTRA)
• Yutaka Noguchi (野口豊)
• Satoshi Kajiwara (梶原智)
• Junko Fukuda (福田純子)
• Michiko Sugasawa (菅沢美佐子)
• Shigeo Tanabe (田辺茂男)
• Ryuji Ōsawa (大澤竜二)

Cover Design:

• Masaharu Takata (Lucky-Nice) (高田正治(ラッキーナイス))

Book Design:

• Isamu Ishimura (石村勇)

Illustrations:

• Hiroshi Seito (清藤宏)

Photography:

• Orion Press (オリオンプレス)
• PPS Stock Photo Agency (PPS通信社)
• Bon Color Photo Agency (ボンカラー・フォト・エージェンシー)
• Tsuneo Kitamura (北村凡夫)
• Mizuguchi Tetsuji (水口哲二)

Supervision:

• Nintendo (任天堂)

Co-operation:

• Nintendo (任天堂)
• Ape (APE)

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 2 by Ranmaru

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 2
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 2
• Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 2 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 2

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka: Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Publishers: Wanpakku (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: 1988/03/20 March 20, 1988 (it's on the inside of the jacket flap)
• Year: 1988
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: 46910-57

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 3 of 4. Here is Part 1, Part 2, Part 4
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: YES! English. Help Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
• Genre: Manga, Zelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
• Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
• ZeldaWiki Page

Extras:

• Some of the Firsts for the Series from this Manga
• Translation Notes
• English Character List
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 1 
• Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter of Part 1 (make a blogger page)
• Poster Art from December 1986
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 2 
• Mini Playing Cards from February 1987
• Missing Poster Art from November 1987 (Update this when found)
• Cleaned Color Pages for All Chapters 
• Why did Link have Hot Pink Hair in A Link to the Past

I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, 

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 1 by Ranmaru

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 1
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 1
• Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 1 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 1

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka: Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Publishers: Wanpakku (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: 1987/09/20 September 20, 1987 (it's on the inside of the jacket flap)
• Year: 1987
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: 46910-52

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 2 of 4. Here is Part 1,  Part 3, Part 4
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: YES! English. Help Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
• Genre: Manga, Zelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
• Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
• ZeldaWiki Page

Extras:

• Some of the Firsts for the Series from this Manga
• Translation Notes
• English Character List
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 1 
• Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter of Part 1 (make a blogger page)
• Poster Art from December 1986
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 2 
• Mini Playing Cards from February 1987
• Missing Poster Art from November 1987 (Update this when found)
• Cleaned Color Pages for All Chapters 
• Why did Link have Hot Pink Hair in A Link to the Past

I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, blood moon, eclipse, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, moblins, goryia, octorok, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, potions, horsehead, 

2400dpi Scans of Shogaku Magazine, Grade 3, June 1986, Zelda Manga Supplement

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 小学三年生, 超最新ファミコン必勝ブック
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Shōgaku Sannensei, Chō saishin famikon hisshō bukku
• Machine Translated English Title: 3rd grade elementary school student magazine, Super Latest Famicom Guaranteed Victory, Winning Disc Manga! The Legend of Zelda, A Complete Introduction to the Final Stages! or this alt translation: The Ultimate, Up-to-Date NES Strategy Guide

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka Yukio Sawada /  沢田ユキオ for the Zelda Manga
• Publishers: Shogakukan
• Date Published: 1986/06/01 . June 1, 1986
• Year: 1986
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: None

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 55 pages of Zelda content. 53 plus the cover and interior-back page. Total length of 131 pages.
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 2 of 2. Part 1 is here.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None. Translation Needed! Can you help?
• Genre: Manga, Magazines, Strategy Guide, Zelda 1 Manga
• Games: The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy / ゼルダの伝説
• Scan size: 2400dpi high resolution archival scans of the art with 600dpi scans of the whole volume.

I made more 2400dpi scans of impossibly rare, basically lost, Zelda manga that has never been online before! This a supplemental publication, included in a packet for a children's magazine for third graders, from 1986. The Zelda artist is Yukio Sawada of Mario manga fame. It's short but it has some pretty great art. The first part is about the original Legend of Zelda game and the rest of the booklet is about Super Mario Bros and other Famicom games. It's a small strategy guide manga that briefly covers the last 7 dungeons in the game. The first 2 dungeons are covered in this manga strategy guide from May.

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, child, children's, leever, peahat, dungeon entrance, candle, darknut, old man, manhandala, raft, gleeok, waterfall, digdogger, old woman, lost woods, graveyard, gravestone, ghini, rupee, bubble, like like, wizzrobe, potion, items, gear, equipment, patra, death mountain, final battle, 

600dpi Scans of the German Club Nintendo, Ocarina of Time Special, 1998

I didn't realize there weren't really good scans of this online until someone asked me. I just assumed there were. This is still a quick and dirty scan done with my ADF so someone could translate the interview. I hope to make nicer scans with my flatbed in the future.

Find the full volume here.

You can go here to read the comic in English, and someone uploaded those here so they are easier to read.


Here is the English version of the interview.

May 1998 by Nintendo of Europe GmbH and Nintendo Co. Ltd, Published in Club Nintendo OoT Special. Comic Art: Work House Co. Ltd., Tokyo

You will notice "Work House/Workhouse." They did a bunch of Nintendo Power art and was where Katsuya Terada did his Zelda work from. In the early 00's I had originally thought these were done by a German artist so I just wanted to point that out in case anyone else had made the same assumption as me. 

Okay, I should be caught up on everything I did but I forgot to post about on Blogger!

Old 600dpi Scans of the Anvil Artbooks by Nobuteru Yuki

I've had these on my site forever but there's a problem with one of the files and they're also not easy to flip through. So after a bunch of people asked I finally got around to just uploading them to Internet Archive. 

• Volume 1 is here.
• Volume 2 is here.
• Volume 3 is here.

They're my old scans though. There's bad bleed-through. I need to do better scans one day.


THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, Volume 1-3
Nobuteruki rough-drawings
Nobuteru Yuki, Yuuki, Nobuteru Yūki, 結城 信輝
These were self-published so there is no ISBN


They contain art for things like: Record of Lodoss War, Vaelber Saga, X by Clamp, Battle Angel Alita, Gunnm, Angel Cop, Wizardry, Escaflowne, Chinese Ghost Story, Kaiser Knuckle, Galaxy Express 999, Beauty and the Beast, Evangellion, Trigun, Street Fighter II, Samurai Spirits, Original Characters, and a bunch of things I'm probably forgetting or simply don't know.

600dpi Scans of Shogaku Magazine Grade 6, May 1986, Appendix

Here are the 600dpi scans of the full appendix.

Shogaku Sixth Grade Magazine
小学六年生 
Date: May 1986
This is an insert that came with the magazine
Published by Shogakukan

I need to do larger scans of the art still

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600-2400dpi Scans of The Complete Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Strategy Guide: Zelda 1-3 by Keibunsha

Here are the 600dpi scans of the full guide, along with 2400dpi scans of the artwork.

I forgot to post about this here. This is a strategy guide for Zelda 1-3, Hyrule Fantasy, Adventure of Link, and A Link to the Past. I have to avoid certain keywords or a bot sends out an automated take-down to blogger for a work by a different publisher and artist.

All The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia
全ゼルダの伝説大百科

February 18, 1992
Published by Keibunsha
ISBN: None. T1063551030727
Comics by Aizawa [Moga] Hiroshi
愛沢"モカ"ひろし
Illustration Ken Murata

[Need Names in Japanese]

The comic pages have been translated into English here.

Katsuya Terada's First Magazine Manga, Désert 2961, Online for the First Time Ever!

A few weeks ago VGDensetsu posted info on what may be Katsuya Terada's 1st magazine manga, Désert 2961, & there really wasn't anything about it online. So I located & imported it & just took a video of the whole volume before I scan it. This is probably the first time its been online:

In his original post Dom said this:

"An excerpt from what appears to be Katsuya Terada's first magazine manga, published in March 1986 in Bakīn Soul Rider Comic. You can feel the influence of Moebius and Métal Hurlant even in the title - Désert 2961 -, written in French."

He linked to this on Twitter:

たひね @tahi_ne

そういえば広井てつお先生のお手伝いしてた関係で寺田克也先生の漫画デビュー作品「DESERT2961」持ってたなあってふと思い出して探してみた。この本に載ってる広井てつお先生の「レッドゾーンファイティング」がWikipediaの作品リストから漏れてるんですよね。

Machine Translation:

"By the way, I used to help Tetsuo Hiroi, so I happened to have Katsuya Terada's manga debut, ``DESERT2961,'' so I suddenly remembered and looked for it. ``Red Zone Fighting'' by Tetsuo Hiroi, which is included in this book, is missing from Wikipedia's list of works."

And this product listing.

Soul Riders Comic, March 1986

Sekai Bunka Publishing, 

バキーン ＜Soul riders comic＞
世界文化社、1986.3

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 3 by Ranmaru

This is a fake cover image made by Kannon

Ranmaru's Adventure of Link Comic, Volume 3, Part 4, Now Archivally Preserved! 

This was never collected into a full volume. You can read the chapters from the final magazine issues here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 3
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 3
• Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 3 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 3

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka: Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Publishers: Wanpakku / わんぱっくコミックス (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: Single issues published in chapters from 1988/02, February, 1988 through 1988/08, August 1988
• Year: 1988
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: None

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure these
• Page Length: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 4 of 4. Here is Part 1, Part 2,  Part 3, 
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: YES! English. Help Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
• Genre: Manga, Zelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
• Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
• ZeldaWiki Page

Extras:

• Some of the Firsts for the Series from this Manga
• Translation Notes
• English Character List
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 1 
• Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter of Part 1 (make a blogger page)
• Poster Art from December 1986
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 2 
• Mini Playing Cards from February 1987
• Missing Poster Art from November 1987 (Update this when found)
• Cleaned Color Pages for All Chapters 
• Why did Link have Hot Pink Hair in A Link to the Past

There are 4 volumes of comics for the original Legend of Zelda (1 volume from 1986) and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (3 volumes that continue the 4 part story) by artist Ranmaru. The publisher, Wanpakku Comics, went out of business before volume 3 could be published as an actual book. The only scans we had before were actually made from Xerox copies of the original magazine comics. I've now been able to collect 6 of these last 7 chapters to make better scans. This felt like a near impossible task, and I still have one more volume to find, but hopefully this will happen one day soon.

I scanned the first 6 chapters and Kannon scanned the last chapter from Xeroxed pages.

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