Much like the games, The Legend of Zelda mangas have breathtaking beauty in both art and narrative. Their alternate storylines are not considered canon to the series, but they certainly look and feel like Zelda in every way. Thanks to localization efforts by the online fan community, an increasing number of them are now officially…
On the morning of November 5, Nintendo shared an article about the Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda, and the post is stuffed full of little secrets and tidbits about the watch and timer functionality. Among the features shown off was of course the playable 12-hour clock that will feature scenes from the original…
The release of the Game and Watch: The Legend of Zelda is almost upon us, and this new trailer by Nintendo is a great way to get hyped! This adorable little console is packed with classic Zelda games including The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Link’s Awakening, and a Zelda-themed version…
Australian online womenswear brand BlackMilk has finally unveiled the rest of its Legend of Zelda collection — which we first reported last week — and it is stunning. Featuring a range of official graphics and patterns inspired by Zelda, this collection draws inspiration from six Legend of Zelda games. The pieces are really varied in…
Online store BlackMilk has recently announced “a new adventure” in teaming up with Nintendo to create a Legend of Zelda-themed set of outfits. One can really never have too many Zelda–based articles of clothing, after all. According to its website, everything goes on sale on October 12, with additional previews of the collection opening on…
A few years back, I received a collection of the various Legend of Zelda manga for Christmas. For days afterward, I delved into their pages marveling at the ways that stories such as Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages were given new life by expansions to the story and more depth to characters like…
For as important as the Twilight Realm was to Twilight Princess’ narrative and the history of Hyrule during that particular branch of the timeline, we sure didn’t get to see a lot of it in the video game. Aside from an occasional glimpse through a flashback cutscene, it wasn’t until nearly the end of the…
Is this Skyward Sword HD soundtrack CD box set beautiful? Yes. Is it gorgeous? For sure. Is it splendid and vivid and pretty? Yeah, and I can keep going. I bet you could, too. And if you happen to live in Japan, you can purchase it for your listening pleasure on November 23. It’s yours…
New Skyward Sword-themed merchandise has dropped into Nintendo’s New York store according to an official tweet from the store’s social media account. Featuring a fancy new hoodie, two new t-shirts, a mug, and two pillows, there’s some pretty quality merchandise here. I’m personally a huge fan of the black t-shirt with Link, and that hoodie…
It is always fun to decorate your phone with all sorts of cool merch, and now those with access to the My Nintendo UK and My Nintendo Europe stores can get an awesome Hylian Shield smartphone ring! With the Hylian Shield appearing from Ocarina of Time, all the way to Breath of the Wild, it…
Thanks to the diligent research of Melora of History of Hyrule and Zelda collector Ikhana, we have learned that eight volumes of Japanese Zelda manga from the 1980s are set to be re-published digitally as ebooks for the first time. A press release from One Pack Comics has revealed that it will publish its entire…
The renowned Zelda manga artist-duo Akira Himekawa recently announced that an exhibition of their original work will soon be featured in the Kyoto International Manga Museum from September 18 to December 26, 2021. This exciting event loosely translates from Japanese as “Akira Himekawa Original Painting Exhibition – Looking Back on the ‘Legend of Zelda’ Manga.”…
Preorders will soon be closing for the 1/7th scale replica of Link from Skyward Sword. Measuring in at 200mm (or 8.66 inches) in height (making our hero just over 4’6″ if you do the math!), Link has been carefully sculpted by artist Yuuki Ishiyama and is available from Good Smile Company for preorder now until…
Whether you love Skyward Sword or otherwise, it’s clear that the Zelda title still has legs. Five days after release and Skyward Sword HD is currently the second bestselling physical game this year on Amazon, across all platforms. It’s only losing out to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, while overcoming the unrelenting forces…
I’ve been playing Zelda games since I was 11 years old and first acquired A Link to the Past under my Christmas tree alongside my brand new Super Nintendo Entertainment System. That was my introduction to Link, Zelda, Ganon, the Triforce, and so much more about Hyrule and its ever-growing, ever-complicated history. I kept up…
