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Numerous manga based on The Legend of Zelda series have been published. Manga are comics created in Japan and typically, but not always, span multiple chapters or issues. There have been many different manga based on The Legend of Zelda created by multiple authors, mostly following the plot lines of various games, albeit often with condensed plots, the introduction of new characters, and occasionally the addition of original side-stories. The manga adaptations are generally considered to be non-canon to the games.
The vast majority of The Legend of Zelda manga were only published in Japan and do not see release in English or other languages. Most The Legend of Zelda manga released in English have been the adaptations by Akira Himekawa, along with the A Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori.[note 1]
List of Manga[]
The Legend of Zelda[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Legend of Zelda (Ran) |
1 | Maru Ran |  Japan:• Wanpaku Comics |
Volume 1 | Japan: • September 1989 | ||
 The Legend of Zelda (Mishouzaki) |
1 | Yuu Mishouzaki | Japan: • Takarajimasha |
Volume 1 | Japan: • September 1989 | ||
The Adventure of Link[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Adventure of Link (Ran) |
3 | Maru Ran | Volume 1 | ||||
| Volume 2 | |||||||
| Volume 3 | |||||||
The Adventure of Link (Mishouzaki) |
1 | Yuu Mishouzaki | Volume 1 | ||||
A Link to the Past[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A Link to the Past (Cagiva) |
3 | Ataru Cagiva | Japan: • Enix Corporation |
Volume 1 | Japan: • June 27, 1995[1] | ||
| Volume 2 | Japan: • December 27, 1995[1] | ||||||
| Volume 3 | Japan: • May 27, 1996[1] | ||||||
 A Link to the Past (Ishinomori) |
1 | 12 | Shotaro Ishinomori |  United States of America:• Nintendo Power / VIZ Media  Germany:• Tokyopop  France:• Editions Soleil  Italy:• J-POP  Spain:• Normal Editorial |
Nintendo Power | United States of America: • January 1992 | |
| 2015 Edition | United States of America: • May 5, 2015[2] | ||||||
 A Link to the Past (Himekawa) |
1 | 5 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc.  Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial  Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • February 2, 2010[3] | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • March 14, 2017 | ||||||
Link's Awakening[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Link's Awakening (Cagiva) |
2 | Ataru Cagiva | Japan: • Enix Corporation |
Volume 1 | Japan: • May 1994 | ||
| Volume 2 | Japan: • September 1994 | ||||||
Ocarina of Time[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ocarina of Time (Himekawa) |
2 | 18 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan  Argentina:• Ivrea Brazil: • Planet Mangás Germany:• TOKYOPOP France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • October 7, 2008 | |
| Volume 2 | United States of America: • December 2, 2008 | ||||||
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • November 1, 2016 | ||||||
Majora's Mask[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Majora's Mask (Himekawa) |
1 | 10 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • February 3, 2009 | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • March 14, 2017 | ||||||
Oracle of Ages[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oracle of Ages (Himekawa) |
1 | 11 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • June 2, 2009 | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • January 10, 2017 | ||||||
Oracle of Seasons[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oracle of Seasons (Himekawa) |
1 | 10 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • April 7, 2009 | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • January 10, 2017 | ||||||
The Wind Waker[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Wind Waker: Link's 4-Koma Nautical Logbook |
1 | ÖYSTER | Japan: • Action Comics and Futabasha |
Volume 1 | Japan: • October 28, 2003[4] | ||
Four Swords Adventures[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Four Swords (Himekawa) |
2 | 12 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • August 4, 2009 | |
| Volume 2 | United States of America: • October 6, 2009 | ||||||
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • July 11, 2017 | ||||||
The Minish Cap[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Minish Cap (Himekawa) |
1 | 7 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • December 1, 2009 | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • May 9, 2017 | ||||||
Twilight Princess[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Twilight Princess (Himekawa) |
6 | Ongoing | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Germany:• TOKYOPOP France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • March 14, 2017 | |
| Volume 2 | United States of America: • August 8, 2017 | ||||||
| Volume 3 | United States of America: • March 13, 2018 | ||||||
| Volume 4 | United States of America: • September 11, 2018 | ||||||
| Volume 5 | United States of America: • July 9, 2019 | ||||||
| Volume 6 | Japan: • March 28, 2019 | ||||||
Phantom Hourglass[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phantom Hourglass (Himekawa) |
1 | 10 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • VIZ Media Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Brazil: • Planet Mangás France:• Editions Soleil Italy:• J-Pop Spain:• Norma Editorial Mexico:• Panini Manga |
Volume 1 | United States of America: • September 7, 2010 | |
| Legendary Edition | United States of America: • May 9, 2017 | ||||||
Skyward Sword[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skyward Sword (Himekawa) |
1 | 1 | Akira Himekawa | United States of America: • Dark Horse Comics Japan:• Shogakukan, Inc. Germany:• Tokyopop |
Hyrule Historia | United States of America: • January 29, 2013 | |
Original Manga[]
| Manga | Volumes | Chapters | Artist | Writer | Publisher | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oath of Riruto |
4 | Junya Furusawa | Jin Munesue | Japan: • Shounen Oh Comics |
Volume 1 | Japan: • June 1995 | |
| Volume 2 | Japan: • April 1996 | ||||||
| Volume 3 | Japan: • January 1997 | ||||||
| Volume 4 | Japan: • May 1997 | ||||||
 Link's Hijinks |
Seitaro Komatsu | United States of America: • Play Nintendo Japan:• CoroCoro Comics Special |
Webcomic | United States of America: • August 7, 2015 | |||
Notes
- ↑ Shotaro Ishinomori's A Link to the Past manga was originally created for and serialized in the North American magazine Nintendo Power, and can be considered to be an original English-language manga. It was eventually released in Japan following its completion.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ahmed El-Khuffash and David Butler, Zelda Legends - Other Material - Comics/Manga, Zelda Legends, retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ↑ "This title will be released on May 5, 2015." — Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (The Legend of Zelda), Amazon, retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda, Volume 9, Viz Media, retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ↑ 株式会社双葉社, Futabasha, retrieved 2013-03-24.