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Viz Release The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

By Ishaan . October 29, 2011 . 3:30pm

Viz Release The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

The Legend of Zelda’s 25th anniversary also extends to manga. Viz have released a Zelda manga box set, which contains all 10 volumes of the series along with a colour poster.

 

The Leged of Zelda manga box set is out now and costs $69.99 U.S. / $80.99 CAN. Volumes 1 and 2 of the story are based on Ocarina of Time.  Volume 3 is Majora’s Mask. Other titles are represented as well.

 

You can find a list of which games are covered by the manga series here.


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  • http://twitter.com/#!/Leafy_Cam Leafhopper

    Hmm I may get this

  • http://myanimelist.net/profile/Kuronoa Kuronoa

    Collection doesn’t have that Wind Waker manga but this is still a nice set.

    Oh and Amazon seems to list the box set as 44$?  Not bad!  But with Skyward Sword my priorities are set. :(

    • Aara_Malik_Davoodi

      The Wind Waker manga is a yonkoma. Doesn’t really match with the rest of the series.

      • http://twitter.com/UEH Mike Conroy

        It’s still amazing though, Wind Waker Link is so expressive in it

  • Solomon_Kano

    I want it, but there’s too much on my holiday slate as is.

  • http://twitter.com/Laith_Rem Laith Rem

    Oh god, the OoT manga has one of the saddest moments that I have read, the MM manga has that chapter about the origin of the mask, the 4S manga is probably the best, And it has the PH manga which I haven’t read.

    VIZ! Sonic is trying to lull me with music, y u w/literature y?

  • James Beatty

    As much as i love Zelda (and i love it a lot) I don’t like the comics. It’s kind of like the cartoons where they gave link a personality that didn’t fit in what i imagine it to be and it kind of ruined it for me. Well, at least the 4 swords ones, i did rather enjoy the ocarina of time and majora’s mask version 

  • Yesshua

    I’m kinda torn here.  This is expensive, and buying the box set only shaves $10 off the price of all the books individually.  Also, I haven’t read manga before.  These are the reasons I might not buy this.

    On the other hand, this is Zelda.  I love Zelda.  I’ve played every single game covered in these manga, and I would get a HUGE nostalgia rush from some of these.  Especially Oracle of Ages and Seasons – I haven’t gone back and played those in years but played them obsessively as a child.

    I’m curious about how the relatively spartan storytelling of a Zelda game would be covered in this medium.  It could be great, or really really dull.

    Has anyone read these?  What are your thoughts?

    • Aara_Malik_Davoodi

      It’s not a constant story. It’s a series of broken up, unrelated stories, just like the games. Two volumes is OoT, One is Majora’s Mask, One is Oracle of Ages, One is Minish Cap, etc. Obviously, some adaptations are going to be better than others, but I personally think they’re all great.

      If you consider all you’re getting, it’s not that expensive. Like you said, you’re shaving 10 dollars off the price of buying them individually. And actually, Amazon.com has the set for 44 dollars, so that’s thirty five dollars off buying them individually, a little more than 4 dollars a volume, which is a great price.

  • Advent_Andaryu

    I would love to get this but it’s a bit on the expensive side…

  • http://twitter.com/Soul_Slappy Sam Brien

    These are the mangas that spawned the whole ‘Shiek is a dude, even though Zelda is obviously a woman’ arguments, right?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Mc-Devitt/100002626261475 Stephen Mc Devitt

    I wonder if the comic book place near where I live would import them?

  • http://twitter.com/SirKhalid Jean-Pierre

    Bought it, thanks for letting us know that the box set was out.

  • Joanna

    I currently don’t have any cash to spare for this, but if it’s still in print a few months down the line, I think I’ll pick it up. :3

  • thebanditking

    I have the single issues for most of them, so I would like to see the box design. If its nice I will trade in and upgrade. Fun fact the author Akira Himekawa is actually two women, one who does the art and the other the writing. Also Amazon has this for $44 right now.

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