Having aired in an era before the internet integrated itself deeply into our culture, and due to not being the greatest success, it’s difficult to find promotional material for The Legend of Zelda TV series 30 years after it beamed its way into the hearts of young Nintendo fans. The people of YouTube rarely disappoint…
Catherine is Link’s horse in The Legend of Zelda animated series. She’s a trusted steed that’s there to carry Link to his destination without hesitation. However, one can only question: Why the name “Catherine” for a horse? Now, there’s nothing necessarily wrong with naming your horse Catherine. It’s a very pretty name, but to me,…
The Legend of Zelda TV series has a ton of fearsome faces you’ll recognize as a fan of the games, and that’s most evident in this second batch of beasties. This time, we cover two of the original game’s most iconic bosses, as well as three foes that have reappeared countless times in the franchise,…
I can’t remember when I first discovered The Legend of Zelda TV series exactly, but it was definitely during either my late middle school or early high school years. I recall scavenging the internet to find all 13 episodes and watching them in bits and pieces, loving every second the cheesy series had to offer.…
The enemies are by far my favorite aspect of The Legend of Zelda TV series. If you’ve caught any of our retrospective series of articles so far, you may have seen me get very excited whenever new monsters get introduced in an episode. Being the real stars of the show, I felt it was only…
The theme song of The Legend of Zelda TV series is awesome. It was incredibly novel to hear an orchestrated version of the main Zelda theme back in 1989, and while you can argue that its grandeur may be somewhat diminished by Link exclaiming “Excuuuse me, princess!” at the end of the cartoon’s intro, it…
Since The Legend of Zelda TV series aired before A Link to the Past released, the Master Sword was not yet introduced as Link’s definitive weapon. This meant that Link had a sword in The Legend of Zelda TV series which, while its ability to zap enemies was inspired by the original Legend of Zelda…
Say what you will about the writing and dialogue of The Legend of Zelda TV series, but I think the voice acting is honestly pretty good for its time. Cynthia Preston, who voices Princess Zelda, is a particular standout, bringing ferocity to the role when the character is engaged in combat as well as a…
With The Legend of Zelda TV series being a common target of criticism amongst many fans of the game franchise, the idea of Nintendo having a lack of involvement in the direction of the show may not be too surprising to some. In our ongoing retrospective series of the cartoon, however, you’ll see that I’m…
Excuuuse me, Zelda Universe readers! Next week will mark the 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda TV series, with the first-ever episode airing in the United States on September 8, 1989. Episodes were broadcast once a week, featuring on the Friday episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! in place of the usual…
In light of reports that Netflix is currently developing a live-action Legend of Zelda television series with Nintendo by the Wall Street Journal, many have been eager to hear the video game monolith’s response to the rumor. What did they have to say? Absolutely nothing. Well, they did have something to say, but their response neither confirmed nor denied…
