The Legend of Zelda, Vol. 3: Majora's Mask [Paperback]

Akira Himekawa (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Legend of Zelda

R to L (Japanese Style)

The manga adapation of the legendary video game series, now available in English for the first time! Become part of the Legend – the Legend of Zelda!

The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy adventure based on the wildly successful and long-running video game series by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. In February 2000, Shogakukan began publication of manga artist Akira Himekawa's adaptation of nine of the most well known Nintendo games in the series. Each story follows the adventures of Link, the hero of the video game series, as he battles the forces of evil to save the Sacred Realm.

Majora's Mask:After sealing Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm, Link returns to the time when he was a boy. Peace has returned to Hyrule, but his old friend Navi is missing. While wandering the forest in search of Navi, he meets Skull Kid, who is wearing Majora's Mask, an artifact said to grant your wishes. The mischievous Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time from Link and turns Link into a Deku Nut!

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About the Author

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, is serialized in Shogaku Rokunensei.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421523299
• ISBN-13: 978-1421523293
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, but I wish I could rate it 4.5 stars., July 22, 2009

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Ann Foerster - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legend of Zelda, Vol. 3: Majora's Mask (Paperback)

This manga takes all of Majora's Mask, and tries to scrunch it into one volume. In my opinion, the half a star less is because of this. The temples aren't even used or whatever, and the pacing for the different levels is extremely awkward and rushed. Some parts like infiltrating Ikana Valley's castle is completely nonexistent. Plus, you don't even meet the first boss, Odolwa, until almost halfway through. I like how they focused on the story between Anju and Kafei, since I liked that mission during the game. I still call her Anju now as compared to the cuckoo lady from OoT. Plus, Anju's grandmother is awesome! The ending works itself out nicely, and the author provides an alternate back story which is fairly interesting. Plus, Link turns into Fierce Diety/Oni Link! Who looks freakin' amazing! The art is also really good, and based on the game once again. Plus, little Link's personality is adorable. So, good art and excellent story, but iffy pacing and could have been two volumes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the game, May 13, 2009

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José Eduardo Ortega Ríos (Mexico) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Legend of Zelda, Vol. 3: Majora's Mask (Paperback)

The things I love the most about the manga incarnations of The Legend of Zelda, are the characters and the plot. Sometimes, just like in this case, there's much more depth to the story and development for the characters, making an even better experience. If you liked the game, you'll like this even more.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Legend of Zelda, March 24, 2009

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Shelley Iverson "the harpist" (Kamas, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legend of Zelda, Vol. 3: Majora's Mask (Paperback)

My nine year old son LOVES Zelda! He has purchased every game, toy, book and poster he can get his hands on! For his birthday, we got him all three of the Legend of Zelda books, and he was thrilled. They weren't what I was expecting, in that they are all written in comic book style. Plus, they are written backwards, meaning, you read/flip pages from left to right, and start at what is normally the back of the book (not published in the U.S.). Hasn't been a problem for my son! My fourteen year old just asked his younger brother if he could read them, so they must hold the interest of older kids as well.