Archival Scans of Adventure of Link manga by Yuu Mishouzaki

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org

The Adventure of Link by Yuu Mishouzaki
Published by Takarajimasha, JICC, September 15, 1991
ISBN4-7966-0191-0 / C0079


Find the English translation here.
More info on ZeldaWiki.

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Archival Scans of The Legend of Zelda manga by Yuu Mishouzaki

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org

A manga for the original Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda by Yuu Mishouzaki

Published by Takarajimasha, JICC, September 1989
ISBN-10: 4-88063-627-4
ISBN-13: 978-4-88063-627-6

Find the English translation here.
More info on ZeldaWiki.

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Archival Scans of The People of Kakariko Village Volume 1

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org

I've started scanning the 26ish volumes of Legend of Zelda 4-Koma and I'm actually going to post large versions of it, which I usually don't do, but it's only because I think the chances of it having a market to be republished are pretty slim. I'm trying to make sure I support publishers but, also, it's a shame something disappears because it's been unavailable for decades so I'm trying to figure out the balance there.

This was scanned by CapCom of The Metroid Database and he has kindly allowed me to post the Zelda section here.

This is a short multi-part manga for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

火の玉ゲームコミック 1
The People of Kakariko Village
by Akawa Akemi / 阿川あけみ
Published August 1, 1994 by Kobunsha
ISBN 4-334-80235-4 / C9979

I have the other 2 volumes and will upload them later, but we translated volume 3 and it is posted here: https://historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_random_mini3/index.html

There was apparently supposed to be a volume 4 but it was never completed.

 Any translations will be posted to this Flickr album for now.

I am super sad these never got popular. They're so awesome! I've had small scans of most of the pages on historyofhyrule.com since 2002-2004 and I haven't even seen so much as a meme from them. And they are so meme worthy! Only 1 out of roughly 26 Zelda 4komas have been translated so, if you would like to translate this, even just sections of it, please go ahead and let me know!

If you use these pages please always link back to the main website though, so people can find more information and rare materials, or even help me find more!

Here are examples and info on the other 4koma, they're for the games LttP, LA, OoT, MM, WW, OoA, and OoS. I will be scanning them all in the coming weeks: Here's what you can expect to see.

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2400dpi Archival Scans: I just discovered a lost Hyrule Fantasy poster from 1986 with original art by Ran Maru

I was not expecting to find something like this. Go here for the 2400dpi scans of this bonus poster: both cleaned and edited and raws! This art has never been online before, even as a photo, and it's nearly 35 years old! I've never even found references to it on the Japanese sites I know of that keep track of Zelda publications and merch. I really think it was just completely lost to memory.

This is a promotional poster for The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda found in the December 1986 issue of Wanpakku Comics | わんぱっくコミック 1986年12月号. The art is by Ran Maru | 乱丸 

The zip on archive.org contains 2400dpi scans; both slightly edited and color corrected as well as the RAWS. The pdf for the page reader is just 600dpi jpgs so that it would work better with the archive.org viewer. I spent the morning patching it up and removing the creases, and I also uploaded an image without the logo and and text at the top only because it's a little distracting. The text below the logo says "Illustration ♡ Ran Maru" by the way. 

This manga has a full English translation thanks to Kaialone, which can be found here: historyofhyrule.blogspot.com/2021/09/after-35-years-its-finally-fully.html

There are 4 volumes by Ran Maru: 1 for Hyrule Fantasy and then 3 volumes for Adventure of Link. They top the list for my favorite Zelda manga. Seriously, give them a shot. They get better and better as they go and have so many firsts for the series.

I actually only bought this issue because I saw a mention to one page of Zelda content in the table of contents and I've been telling myself to buy random things just in case. Normally 1 to 2 pages means means a dud, like an advertisement; a poster with just screenshots and official art that we already have. But I'm so excited I chanced it because it reminds me of this other classic poster from Ocarina of Time with all of Ganon's minions on the cliffs surrounding Link. Just replace Watt with Navi (no, really, please.)

The only thing I'm a little disappointed about is, usually, Ranmaru does such a wonderful job with Princess Zelda and, to be honest, she does not look her best here. But traditional illustration is hard and I totally get that it happens.

I do love that Link has blue eyes, and that Zelda has green eyes, like in Breath of the Wild, and that Link is wearing his upgraded blue tunic.

The crystal around his neck connects him telepathically with Zelda, which is also something we see in later games.

The Triforce of Wisdom's color was also red when we first encounter references to the goddesses being defined by colors, in A Link to the Past, before it was changed to blue in Ocarina of time. So it's cool to me that the crystal is red in this and so is the gem in her crown (as well as the implied color of her dress.)

I also love that Link gets a shield upgrade and the cross gets replaced with the Triforce. I believe this poster comes between Hyrule Fantasy (Zelda 1) and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link manga so it makes sense that he has this shield now. Head-canon-wise: I kind of like the idea of a introduced religion being replaced with the people's original, indigenous, religion the further a quest goes on. 

I also like that the sword Link uses here looks at least a little bit more like the Master Sword than most sword art at the time! It's kind of a nice merging of the sword designs, actually.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this long-lost find too!

Oh, and in a scanning first- I stabbed myself through the finger with a 3 cm, 35 year old, rusty staple when I was pulling it out with pliers. These comic magazines are THICC and have giant staples that go all the way through the volume. Normally stapled material is my favorite to break down but, on these big comic issues, they can be really tough to remove!

But I figured I shouldn't miss this opportunity, right?  So "I offer this blood sacrifice to the Gods of Hyrule! Bring me more lost Zelda publications!"  Mwahahaha

We were joking around about it my friend, Max, made this which is now my favorite thing ever:

A pretty memorable day over here in scanner land!

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Updated: First time ever online: Incredibly rare 16 page Hyrule Fantasy manga/gamebook from 1986

This is being cleaned and edited by MiloScat

UPDATE JULY 18, 2022: Translation Finished! Info: https://miloscat.tumblr.com/post/690164393207562240
Read it here: https://mangadex.org/chapter/87c7319c-f63a-435e-865f-9b684df5d145

Update May 10, 2022: Translation added below.

If anyone wants to make nice scanlations: go for it. I just don't have enough free time right now

Go here for the full set of scans on archive.org 

This is an incredibly rare 16 page Choose Your Own Adventure-esque Manga for the original Legend of Zelda from Shogakukan's magazine for 2nd Graders: The July 1986 issue.

Composition: Makimura Tadashi
Artist: Hikino Shinji

While it's not much of a CYOA, it's still a simple one. Which I think also makes it, speaking technically, possibly the 2nd playable game for the series. The original game was released at the end of February in 1986 and this is roughly 4 months later. The Gamebook, Mirage Castle, would then be the next one I think... I believe that's from August of '86. Anyway, this section of the magazine is meant to introduce, and then walk, 7-8 year olds through how to play the original Legend of Zelda. It's actually more comprehensive in some ways than a lot of our Western guide and tip books. After going through it I thoroughly endorse this way of teaching kids game concepts! I wish I had something like this; I was around the intended age for this when the original game came out and that was more than a little confusing for me to try and figure out on my own.

Also, I think the art is incredibly spot-on and perfect, more so than most things I have seen. (Honestly I am absolutely in love with it, I wish we had a full manga for Hyrule Fantasy in this style.) The little glimpses we get of the enemy design (except the one tektite on the cover, lol) and dungeon entrances and rooms nail it. All the characters are rather perfect too, especially considering we didn't really have official art of Ganon's face! This might be the closest official thing to it at the time and I'm not sure where this would have been seen in Japan because I never saw it in any of the old Japanese publications I've been able to find. (First time I saw it was in Hyrule Graphics/Art and Artifacts) All the unofficial guide art for Ganon seems to be based on the game sprites.

Keep in mind that Nintendo did a lot of publishing through Shogakukan too. In the 80's Nintendo seemed to work more with Tokuma Shoten on official stuff, so I'm not sure how closely they were working with Shogakukan at this time but, at least in the 90's: I know they did the majority of their official guides & this magazine run does seem to enjoy close ties. If anyone knows more about their shared history, please let me know! melorasworld@gmail.com

These were old copies that were scanned and emailed to me by a Japanese fan for the collection here. I can not thank them enough. Without people like them, where would we ever be! Always keep in the back of your mind how many incredible individuals that have done something to help contribute to finding all of this stuff that could have stayed lost. 

So this magazine, and its sister publications for other grade levels, don't seem to have been saved by many people (I'm guessing it would kind of be like finding a Highlights magazine saved anywhere but in a dusty basket at a pediatrician's office) but they are chalked full of original game comics and info. Unfortunately it's really rare to see issues show up. If you know of anyone who is collecting them: please let me know. I would love to get in touch and work together with them on preserving it. Though not comprehensive, there is always a list of what I am looking for in the Wanted section of the Flickr gallery

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Update: Translation!

-Translated for History of Hyrule by Aquamentus

↑ Page 1:

Top right: Family Computer is a trademark of Nintendo. Original story © Nintendo

Famicom Manga: The Legend of Zelda
Cover page: “Go Link! Head to Death Mountain where danger and mysteries await!”

Composition: Makimura Tadashi
Artist: Hikino Shinji

↑ Page 2:

1st Blue Bubble: A long long time ago, Princess Zelda, of a small country in the region of Hyrule, was taken along with the Triforce of Power by the evil King Ganon

Text at bottom of first panel: Triforce of Power
2nd panel, white square 1: The young boy Link, having heard about what happened, set his heart on standing up to Ganon and gathering the 8 pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom that had been separated.

2nd panel, white square 2: However the pieces of the Triforce had been hidden away in 8 mysterious dungeons. The location of Death Mountain, where Princess Zelda is being held captive, was also shrouded in mystery.

Text next to Link: Link
Text under the Triforce: Triforce of Wisdom

Text next to Impa: The Wet Nurse Impa

↑ Page 3:

1st panel, narrator: Starting off Link doesn't have any weapons... 
2nd panel, Link: "Oh, it's a cave, let's look..."
3rd panel, narrator: In the cave was an old man who was allied with Princess Zelda and he gives Link a sword

4th panel, old man: "However this sword is particularly weak and there will be enemies you can't beat with it."

5th panel, old man: You need to hurry and find the white sword and the magical sword, which are hidden somewhere in Hyrule

5th panel, Link: Got it!

(Sword chart:) 

--Regular sword, attack power of 1.

--White sword, attack power of 2.

--Magical sword, attack power of 3.

6th panel, Old man: However, even if you find these swords, if your level isn't high enough, you won’t be able to wield them.
Link: Got it!
7th panel, Old man: Now Link, do you know what you have to do to level up?

Link: ummmm...

--Box: Collect the pieces of the Triforce, Choose A

--Box: Gather Heart Containers, Choose B (The word is like a canteen, like something that holds liquid)
Text at the bottom: Select an option and turn the page.

↑ Page 4: 

Select A: Unfortunately, Link's level doesn't increase with the acquisition of Triforce pieces. Continue onto B

Link: "Oh no"
Select B: Correct! If you collect heart containers Link's level will increase and he will be able to wield the swords. If you get 5 hearts you will be able to wield the white sword. With 12 hearts you will be able to wield the magical sword.

Link:  I did it!

Panel 3, from option B: Link "Oh no, it's an Octorok!!

Panel 4, Link: Darn Octorok!! Take this!

Panel 5,: Link: What? He turned into a rupee?!

Narration: A Rupee is what's used for currency. If you get a lot of them you can buy many kinds of things
Bottom Panel, 6: Link: The dungeons have lots of strong enemies in them so, before I go, I should collect a lot of rupees and equip myself.

Narration: There are many instances where the blue tektites will have rupees. It is also quite easy to gather rupees in dungeons, particularly Level 2.

↑ Page 5:

Panel 1, Link: I've got rupees but... 

Link: where can I buy weapons.
Panel 2, voice: over here, over here!
Panel 3, man: GWAHAHAHA

Panel 4, Merchant: I'm a merchant, what do ya want?

bubble 2, merchant: you can buy other things in other caves but I am having a sale right now
bubble 3, Link: Hmm… What to buy…?

Narrator between panels: among the things you can buy there are some things you really should get: 

--the candle:

--the arrow: [items you will be required to use at some point in a dungeon]

--the bait:

--the blue ring: When hit by an enemy, you’ll only ever take half damage.

Merchant: outside of these 4 items there's one more item that would be very beneficial for you to buy!!

Last panel, Link: Uhh..
Link: huh, I wonder which one?!

Merchant: BWAHAHA

2 options:

--A (head to) : Magical shield

--B: Key for a dungeon door

Text at the bottom: Once you’ve made your choice, go to the next page.

↑ Page 6:

If you answered B: Link says: Crap.

Narrator: It's a sad day for you! You can pick up keys in the dungeons so there's no need to buy them. Proceed to A.

Narration box Answer A: Great job!! The magical shield can repel enemy attacks, tt's a very handy item!

Link: Ah

Box: Zora

3rd panel: Box: Moblin

Link: AH!

Link: That smarts! They got me from behind!!

4th panel, Narrator: If all of Link's hearts turn white, Link dies

Link: I've been hit by a bunch of enemies and I'm running out of hearts!!
5th panel: I'm not getting a lot of hearts out of this... (shows a rupee and bomb being dropped by enemies)

6th panel: Link: Oh! A fountain, if I drink the water, maybe my vigor will be restored!

Enemies: Stop right there!

↑ Page 7:

Fairy: Oh Link, I'm glad you've come. 

Fairy: I'm going to fill all of your heart containers for you (using the same canteen word, like they're a physical object that can be filled with heart)

Link: Ah! It's a fairy!!

Panel 2, Link: Yeah! My hearts are full

Panel 3, Fairy: Please remember this fountain where I am....

Fairy: If your hearts decrease you can come by anytime

Panel 4, Link: YEAH!!

Panel 5, Narrator: Besides fairies, the medicine that the old women sell can also be used to fill your hearts

Old woman: If you bring me a letter from the old man I'll sell these to you

-- Red potion.

--Blue Potion.

Panel 6, Narrator: Of particular note is the red potion, which you can use twice. With that, even if you're in a pinch in a dungeon or something, you can finish it without having to exit the dungeon each time you want to heal.

Link: Alright I'm going to buy it !!

↑ Page 8:

Panel 1: Link: The only thing left for me to prepare is to make sure I’ve got a full count of bombs so that I can make paths by destroying the dungeon walls. Once I've done that I can head to the labyrinths! Let's Go!!
Narrator: Blue moblins often carry bombs
Panel 2: Route to Level 1

Panel 3, Link: Let's challenge the labyrinth!
Panel 4, box: Entrance to the Labyrinth

Panel 5, Box: Dungeon Level 1

Narrator: Once you've entered a dungeon, try to find the map and compass as soon as possible

Panel 6, Link: Ah! There it is, the map
--MAP

--Gel

↑ Page 9:

Panel 1, Link: I also found the compass!!

Panel 2, box: Full map of level 1

text top: The room with the Triforce in it.

text side: The compass will tell you where the room with the Triforce is

Panel 3: Link: Alright, let's hurry to the room with the Triforce

Panel 4: Whoa, what the heck! Oh no!

Box: It's a trap

Panel 5, Link: Keh!

Last panel, Link: There's some stairs leading down but there's blocks in the way!!

↑ Page 10:

Link: Ah, this block moves!!

Panel 2, Link: I did it!

Link: There was a treasure in the room beneath the previous room, and it was the bow!
Panel 3, Narrator: Besides the bow, you can also find the wooden boomerang in Level 1.

Narrator: Each dungeon has at least one, but possibly more, treasures hidden away so search realllll hard for them!

Panel 4, Link: Alright! It’s time to head for the room with the Triforce!

Box: Aquamentus

Panel 5, Link: WHOA! This must be the monster defending the triforce!

↑ Page 11:

Link: Khyaa! If I stab Aquamentus enough times, I’m sure to beat him!
Narrator: Just like this there's always a monster guarding the triforce, with each having a distinct way to defeat them.
Panel 2: Once you defeat the beast a heart container will appear so make sure to not forget it!

Panel 3, Link: I did it! I finally got a triforce piece!!
Panel 4, Link: What? I'm above ground
Narrator: Once you take the triforce you're automatically taken outside of the dungeon

Panel 5, narrator: If you blow a hole in the side of a great boulder somewhere, you can get another heart container.

Narrator: Do your best to get a heart container from this place and then find the White Sword. Once you do, battles will become much easier.

Link: Alright, next is level 2!!

Narrator: Level 2 is quite far east (to the right) of level one, within a forest

↑ Page 12:

Box: Dungeon Level 2

Narrator: Level 2's treasure is a magical boomerang. It can fly much further than the wooden boomerang

Panel 2, narrator: The beast defending the triforce is dodongo

Panel 3, Link: Whoa!

Panel 4, Link: I’ll beat that dodongo by using my bombs!

In Red, Link: Ready and…
Narrator: Once Link has gotten the 2nd triforce piece he heads directly to level 3

Panel 8, Box: Dungeon Level 3

Narrator: Do your best to get a heart container from this place and then find the White Sword. Once you do, battles will become much easier.
Box: Manhandla

↑ Page 13: Level 4 is in a lake. You can get the raft in level 3, so just use that to head out from the dock/pier
--raft

Panel 2, Box: Dungeon Level 4

Bottom Box: Gleeok

Narrator: Make sure to get Level 4’s treasure: the ladder
Link: Whoa this guy's pretty tough!
Panel 3, Narrator: You can find level 5 if you keep going up, up, up in the lost mountains

Panel 4: For Level 6, you can take a shortcut through the Lost Woods by walking as pictured below.

Panel 5, Link: Aha! What’s that in front of the grave....
Sword: Make sure to get the Magical Sword from an old man in the graveyard along the way to level 6 after you exit the forest

↑ Page 14:

box: Dungeon level 5

Link: I found the flute... but what can I use it on?

Panel 3, Link: Whoa, my magical sword is ineffective!

Box: Digdogger

Panel 4, Link: Whoa!

Panel 5, Link: Oh no, at this rate I'll be beaten!

Panel 6, Link: Oh that's right, digdogger is weak to sound, so I’ll use that item I got!
Panel 7, Link: I did it!

Panel 8, box: Dungeon level 6

Box: Goohma
Link: Oh whoa the magical sword is ineffective against this guy too!

Link: Huh? It seems to keep opening and closing its eye. That's gotta be the weak point!

↑ Page 15:

Link: I did it!

Panel 2, box: Dungeon 7, Dungeon 8

Link: I did it! <3

Panel 3, Link: Level 7 and 8 have monsters that are the same as the ones I previously encountered, so I cleared them out quickly... but the dungeon layouts are so complex I'm using up all my bombs~~~

Panel 4, box: Level 9, Death mountain

Link: So you've shown your face, Ganon, prepare yourself!!

↑ Page 16:

Link: Yahhh!

Link: hyaaa!

Panel 2, Link: Oh this is bad! Ganon seems impervious to my attacks!

Panel 3, Link: WHOA

Panel 4, Link: I'll drink the Water of Life!!
Panel 5, Link: Power up!

Link: Prepare yourself Ganon!!
Panel 6, Ganon: Uwargh! I'm defeated~~~!!

Panel 7, Link: I did it! I've recovered the Triforce of Power!

↑ Page 17:

Panel 1, Link: Ah! Princess Zelda, you're okay!!
Zelda: Thank you Link, you saved me
Panel 2: And just like that Link defeated the evil King Ganon and took up the Triforce of Power
--Triforce over Link: Power

--Triforce over Zelda: Wisdom

and was able to save the Princess Zelda

THE END

Panel 3: The August issue Famicom manga is Star Soldier- look forward to it!

Archival scans of the 1993 Link to the Past manga by Junko Taguchi

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org


If you downloaded this before February 21, 2022 then you will want to re-download the new larger, cleaner, files I've uploaded

The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zalda [sic]
A manga for A Link to the Past
by Junko Taguchi
Published by Hippon Super!
ISBN4-7966-0741-2
First Published Date: November 20, 1993
Approx Length: 192 pages


My old upload of it was here: historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_lttp_zalda

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New English Translation: Oath of Lilto Volume 1

Ammon contacted me a while back to express interest in translating something and, long story short, he ended up translating the highly requested Oath of Lilto. He did a wonderful job! This funky little Dragon Ball Z style Link to the Past manga was done by Furusawa Jun'ya (古澤純也) of Dragon Ball fame, and spans 4 volumes. You can find the 600dpi scans and the translation text document over on archive.org

If anyone would be interested in page cleaning and typesetting this, please do. This translation is not a scanlation, it's just a text document, I'm swamped in other projects and don't have time to be able to do that myself right now. 

High resolution scans of The Legend of Zelda, An Original Version: Adventure Hero's Books No. 13

This might be the first time we see Zelda trapped in a crystal in the series

The 1200dpi and 600dpi scans are here: archive.org/details/zelda_manga_adventure_heros_book_13

--
Edit: Here's a summary breakdown in English: http://www.sceneryrecalled.com/zelda/newzelda.htm

I'm told there's been a Russian translation for a while and it looks like the guy who knows about it will translate it into English, maybe.

--

Information:
The Legend of Zelda, An Original Version: Adventure Hero's Books No. 13
A Choose Your Own Adventure manga by Mitsunori Kitadono and Ikuo Miyazoe
Character and Story Base Licensed by Nintendo 1986
Published by Keibunsha Co., Ltd
Introduction by Koji Takizawa, Editor of MULTI WAVES
ISBN4-7669-0525-3
Approx Length: 224 pages

My original scans and info were here: historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_loz_13

File Information:

• The largest zip contains the uncompressed individual RAW scans at 1200dpi with no compression.
• The 2nd largest zip has somewhat cleaned individual image files saved at 600dpi with no compression.
• The largest pdf is somewhat cleaned files posted at 600dpi and was saved with no compression.

The other files were made by archive.org's software and will have compression.

If you are looking for more information on rare and out of print Zelda publications and art, or have info that might be of interest, please visit my site historyofhyrule.com or email me at melorasworld@gmail.com

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The LttP manga basically has the concepts for the Hero of Time/Ancient Hero/the split timeline (and Fi) years before OoT, TP, and SS:

"The Master Sword is reacting to something..it's trying to tell me where the location of the enemy is" 

-Zelda: A Link to the Past by Ataru Cagiva, 1996

"Oh hey there Fi!"

For people who don't know me, these posts about the manga are just for fun because I think it's interesting.

I've known Mak probably longer than anyone else on the internet since we were both on the first forum/social site I ever joined, Gaming Universe. It was a general gaming forum but he was a Zelda knowledge guru and I was all about the Zelda material scanning. The thing I love about knowing him is that my mind does not remember story details, his does, and I will forever love the incredible but somewhat random discussions that happen when we all get together.

When I was re-scanning the LttP manga I posted this:

HoH: "Spoiler if you haven't read the LttP Cagiva manga then this is that time, all the way in 1995, that Link met the spirit of a Link from the past at the Master Sword who then tested him and eventually taught him how to wield it."

HoH: "From our old translations/scanlations of volume 3: I'm going to be uploading good, new, scans of these 3 volumes starting tomorrow but if you want to read the old scans in English, just start here: historyofhyrule.com/publications/manga_lttp1 "

HoH: "If you don't get my wistful reference *cough*"

The Ancient Hero, the Hero's Spirit, Hero's Shade from Twilight Princess, teaches his descendent

And Mak dropped in and pointed out: "In ALttP's backstory, no one was around to wield the Master Sword, so Ganon was sealed away. In the game's boss fight, Ganon has a secret technique of darkness. In the manga (1996) Ganon also used the technique of darkness and the hero from the Imprisoning War 600 years ago lost."

Mak: "Ocarina of Time (1998) deals with the Imprisoning War and the sealing of Ganon. In the game Ganondorf uses waves of darkness, and Navi cannot help. Link ultimately defeats Ganondorf with Zelda and the Sages. That should lead to A Link to the Past, but the Master Sword was used..."

Mak: "Ganon is suppose to be sealed with the whole Triforce for ALttP to occur but only has Power in the game's ending. Its mentioned early Ganon has to take it from Link and Zelda since it split."

"Hyrule Historia (2011) explains a timeline split occurs during the battle with Ganondorf, one where Link wins, and one where Link loses with Ganondorf gaining the entire Triforce and sealed by the Sages, leading to ALttP."

Mak: "I brought this up before when you first published the Cagiva manga English translations . Its interesting to see a similar scenario play out with the previous hero in the early manga from 1996."

"Going back to influences, Dragon Ball Z is huge in Japan, everyone has seen it. The time travel aspect with Trunks is similar to Ocarina of Time (and Avengers Endgame). Trunks can only return to his future, he can't change it. The sequel Dragon Ball Super follows the same logic."

HoH: "This is really random but didn't one of the earlier artists for Zelda also come from a Dragon Ball background? I could be remembering wrong but if not: I wonder if they did what people do and still went to lunch with their old colleagues and discussed work and stuff."

Mak: "Toei produced the Dragon Ball anime and supposedly the cell art for Zelda 1."

 

Mak: "The ancestor in the manga is basically an early Hero of Time."

And that was our fun little manga chat! Enjoy the manga, y'all.