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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
(The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess #1)
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Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed the wizards' power within the Shadow Crystal and banished them to the Twilight Realm beyond the Mirror of Twilight. Now, an evil menace is trying to find Midna, princess of the Twilight Realm, and the fragments of the Shadow Crystal to gain the power to rule over both the
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technically, it's a manga (read from left to right)
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Holy shit. I have to play Twilight Princess right now.
currently reading: Volume 3
A lot darker than I was expecting, but still a lot of fun! It's super interesting to see how the authors develop, change and add to the story from the video games. The art is absolutely gorgeous.
A lot darker than I was expecting, but still a lot of fun! It's super interesting to see how the authors develop, change and add to the story from the video games. The art is absolutely gorgeous.
This was my first ever Zelda manga and it was a lot of fun!!
A very good first volume. This is a good origin story and set up to the next volume. This really brings the game to life. However it suffers from the same problem as the Wii game. The introduction is too long. Where as in the game I would use this time to learn the controls, here it is really Link moving around the peaceful village. This is for around 85% of this volume.
The book starts off with the on introduction and formation of the Twilight realm. Then a magic duel for leadership. The ...more
The book starts off with the on introduction and formation of the Twilight realm. Then a magic duel for leadership. The ...more
Mar 22, 2017
Beth
marked it as manga
I haven't played the game this manga is based on, so don't know how closely it follows the game's story. This feels a little dark, to me. The main reason, I think, is because in the Zelda games I've played, Link bears the major risks (I'm not counting Zelda getting captured, because she's only ever damseled, not fridged). In this volume quite a few villagers are injured, threatened, or possibly killed, and Link himself suffers a pretty gruesome injury. I can see why the publisher decided to
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*RIPS OFF SHIRT* MY FAVORITE GAME HAS A MANGA IM SO FUCKING READY FOR THIS
There are so many parts of this that just got me like "Wooow woooow wooow, what was that? That's new"
Tougher review to give, as I have not played through the entire video game to know how much it matches with it. However, this first volume definitely matches up fairly well with what I remember having played.
This is a MUCH darker story than The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 (which is the only other manga book that I've read). This story does take a bit longer to get into than The Ocarina of Time did. There is a lot more back story and lesser events ...more
This is a MUCH darker story than The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 (which is the only other manga book that I've read). This story does take a bit longer to get into than The Ocarina of Time did. There is a lot more back story and lesser events ...more
As a huge fan of the game, I really enjoyed this manga adaptation. This is just the very beginning of a grand adventure, and it provides a great deal of exposition. Link is given a voice and characterization beyond “really strong, cool hero guy with a sword,” and more time is spent developing the side-characters. If you love the game, you’ll likely really enjoy this manga—but you don’t have to play the game to understand the plot.
As a huge Nintendo fan, I was so entranced into this manga based on the Legend of Zelda universe . It was definitely different seeing the hero Link have dialogue, where in the video games, he’s a silent protagonist. The first volume has great art and a story that has plenty of fantasy, humor and emotion (Grade: A).
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3.25 stars
good book but very short needs more words
***** 5 stars *****
~3/5
I know next to nothing about Zelda, and particularly about this plot line, since I've never played the games, nor have I watched anyone else play them. Thankfully, you don't need to know anything to read this volume, as it explains things as it goes.
The story line is a little muddled to me, and I'm not really sure where it's going or how it started. It's mostly the start of the volume where I was a little lost. But then we get to really meet Link and where he is and why he's there. He has ...more
I know next to nothing about Zelda, and particularly about this plot line, since I've never played the games, nor have I watched anyone else play them. Thankfully, you don't need to know anything to read this volume, as it explains things as it goes.
The story line is a little muddled to me, and I'm not really sure where it's going or how it started. It's mostly the start of the volume where I was a little lost. But then we get to really meet Link and where he is and why he's there. He has ...more
OMG I LOOOOOVE THIS I AM SOOOO GALD I GOT THIS!!!! i love the game and i thought to myself maybe i'll try out the manga....SO GOOD!!! i love the manga style, i love the new story and i just love everything about it.. Link is so cool and awesome (as ever), ilia is nicer in the book and talo is annoying more than ever which is not a surprise, hahahahaah!!! i love this and i cant wait for the second one to come out!
And i strongly recommend this to anyone who love legend of zelda or who love manga
And i strongly recommend this to anyone who love legend of zelda or who love manga
loved it sometimes its confusing but its really good if you play the game
this is only the beginning......... the adventure is so big, it is in multiple books
I like the part when link starts saving hyrule
I loved this book I got it at the book fair!!
It's been a while since I was excited to read a Manga and the last time I read one was in 2014 I guess.
As I already expected it from the duo Akira Himekawa, the art style is absolutely amazing! I loved everything about it, because it was easy to follow, created great atmospheres and is in general just stunning and absolutely fitting for the world of Hyrule.
The story of the first Manga is exactly the storyline of the beginning of the game. So why should you read this?
First of all - of course - ...more
As I already expected it from the duo Akira Himekawa, the art style is absolutely amazing! I loved everything about it, because it was easy to follow, created great atmospheres and is in general just stunning and absolutely fitting for the world of Hyrule.
The story of the first Manga is exactly the storyline of the beginning of the game. So why should you read this?
First of all - of course - ...more
Now the art is good of course, nothing else was expected from the artist; however the story is pretty average. Kind of memorable, but nothing really that made me want to continue.
It is sadly pretty average in pretty much everything, like the priests having all sorts of thick clothing (basically drowning in them= and the priestesses being pretty scantily dressed, almost like strippers.
In addition even at about 40 % of the story I was not sure whether this was already plot or for the most part ...more
It is sadly pretty average in pretty much everything, like the priests having all sorts of thick clothing (basically drowning in them= and the priestesses being pretty scantily dressed, almost like strippers.
In addition even at about 40 % of the story I was not sure whether this was already plot or for the most part ...more
Loved it! I have been a Zelda fan...almost forever! I started playing video games at 3, and Zelda:Majora's Mask is still one of my favorite games, and the story and lore with every game is amazing! So when I seen this at the library, I had to grab it! While I already know the basic story from the game, it was fun to see it in a different format, and to revisit Link and his friends, and to see more detail in the story line. Well written, and fun fact, I just realized after reading this what Akira
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I've read volumes 1-5 so far, and just waiting on the sixth to be released in English. I've been a Zelda fan since my dad played the first game on our old Nintendo game system. Yip, the ol' gold cartridge. I'm such a nerd for Zelda and all the different stories that have followed throughout the years. The last Zelda game I played all the way through was Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64.
Twilight Princess is a collection of awesome stories that start with Link trying to escape his past and is drawn ...more
Twilight Princess is a collection of awesome stories that start with Link trying to escape his past and is drawn ...more
Twilight Princess was the first Zelda game that I got really into. I first got interested in it when my brother's friend showed us that you could fly if you jumped off a ledge while holding a chicken. :) I was hooked.
This game fueled so many great memories for me. My cousins and I got really close as we played through the game together. I also found my love of writing through imagining how the game would continue after the ending. This game made me a writer. I found my voice through writing ...more
This game fueled so many great memories for me. My cousins and I got really close as we played through the game together. I also found my love of writing through imagining how the game would continue after the ending. This game made me a writer. I found my voice through writing ...more
Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess is among the first JRPGS I've Played , the ones that made me fall in love with genre.
That games is a timeless classic , sadly Nintendo has changed the way they make their games and breath of the wild was such a dissapointing game .
getting to the point here, this an amazing adaptation in my opinion , it takes the games's plot and adds a lot of minute details to it that makes it a great fun to revisit that world.
I loved the personality of Link in this one, will ...more
That games is a timeless classic , sadly Nintendo has changed the way they make their games and breath of the wild was such a dissapointing game .
getting to the point here, this an amazing adaptation in my opinion , it takes the games's plot and adds a lot of minute details to it that makes it a great fun to revisit that world.
I loved the personality of Link in this one, will ...more
Wow. This is NOT what I expected.
At the beginning it explains that it was difficult to publish this ten years ago due to the content rating, but I didn't imagine it actually meant something considering the saga it's based on.
The manga expands what we already know about Twilight Princess: this volume narrates the beginning of the game in a much darker, deeper and detailed way.
I got it with a special edition of Breath of the Wild, but I didn't know I'd end up wanting to keep on reading.
This is ...more
At the beginning it explains that it was difficult to publish this ten years ago due to the content rating, but I didn't imagine it actually meant something considering the saga it's based on.
The manga expands what we already know about Twilight Princess: this volume narrates the beginning of the game in a much darker, deeper and detailed way.
I got it with a special edition of Breath of the Wild, but I didn't know I'd end up wanting to keep on reading.
This is ...more
the book was awesome it was peaceful in the bigging something happened something bad and this book made you feel something off about link but then at the end you learned what happened and this book deserves a 5 out of 5 rating and I would recommend to people who like a manga type style and who like gaming like the original game and the game twilight princes because this book is about twilight princess
3.5 stars
I picked this up in an attempt to understand what my fiance is talking about not researching beforehand which series I should start with. I get to the end of the book and the author's note is all "You all know Link, join him on this adventure!" and I'm just like....how well do I need to know him? I enjoyed this but background is definitely lacking which is my own fault.
I picked this up in an attempt to understand what my fiance is talking about not researching beforehand which series I should start with. I get to the end of the book and the author's note is all "You all know Link, join him on this adventure!" and I'm just like....how well do I need to know him? I enjoyed this but background is definitely lacking which is my own fault.
This is an awesome book!
people who are reading this without playing the game confuse me
do people rly do that
why
do people rly do that
why
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Akira Himekawa is the collaboration of two women, A. Honda and S. Nagano. Together they have created nine manga adventures featuring Link and the popular video game world of The Legend of Zelda, including Ocarina of Time, Oracle of Seasons and Four Swords. Their most recent work, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, was serialized in Shogaku Rokunensei.
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