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− | The series has inspired various media adaptations over the years. One of the earliest was a cartoon series which ran with the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' in 1989. This cartoon was based solely on the first ''Zelda'' game and featured Link constantly protecting Zelda and the Triforce of Wisdom from Ganon and his forces. It had a comical tone in which Link often crudely hit on Zelda, only to be coldly rejected. It is notable as the first time Link was shown with a fairy companion in the form of Spryte, who had her own unrequited crush on Link. ''The Legend of Zelda'' only lasted for thirteen episodes, although Link, Zelda and Ganon also appeared in an episode of ''Captain N: The Game Master''. There was also a short series of ''The Legend of Zelda'' comics that were | + | The series has inspired various media adaptations over the years. One of the earliest was a cartoon series which ran with the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' in 1989. This cartoon was based solely on the first ''Zelda'' game and featured Link constantly protecting Zelda and the Triforce of Wisdom from Ganon and his forces. It had a comical tone in which Link often crudely hit on Zelda, only to be coldly rejected. It is notable as the first time Link was shown with a fairy companion in the form of Spryte, who had her own unrequited crush on Link. ''The Legend of Zelda'' only lasted for thirteen episodes, although Link, Zelda and Ganon also appeared in an episode of ''Captain N: The Game Master''. There was also a short series of ''The Legend of Zelda'' comics that were made by Valient Comics which based on the cartoon but combined with elements of ''Zelda II'' and a stronger loyalty to the games. |
− | Since then, there have mostly been manga and comic adaptations of various individual ''Zelda'' games, which usually expand upon the game's storylines while taking some liberties, usually in the form of adding or | + | Since then, there have mostly been manga and comic adaptations of various individual ''Zelda'' games, which usually expand upon the game's storylines while taking some liberties, usually in the form of adding or repuprosing characters to act as as sidekicks or foils to Link. It started when Yu Mishasawa wrote and drew manga versions of ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' in 1989. Shotaro Ishinomori, the creator of the popular manga Cyborg 009, later made a comic version of ''A Link to the Past'' that was published in Nintendo Power in 1992. In 1994, Ataru Caviga made a manga counterpart for ''Link's Awakening'' which was followed by his own ''A Link to the Past'' adaptation in 1995. Akira Himekawa later condensed the storyline of ''Ocarina of Time'' into a two-volume adaptation with two bonus chapters. Himekawa has written all of the manga adaptations since, including ''Majora's Mask'', ''Oracle of Seasons'', ''Oracle of Ages'', ''Four Swords Adventures'', another adaptation of ''A Link to the Past'' (likely to the GBA remake), ''The Minish Cap'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''. |
− | In 2011, Nintendo commissioned the makers of the popular video game-based webcomic ''Penny Arcade'' to make a five-page comic based on ''Skyward Sword''. One page was released on the official ''Skyward Sword'' website per week starting the week before the game's release. The first page features Link in the sky with his narration describing his quest to find Zelda in the style of a romantic adventure, and for the following pages the character of [[Gaepora]] narrates with a style fitting a type of story book. His narrations are | + | In 2011, Nintendo commissioned the makers of the popular video game-based webcomic ''Penny Arcade'' to make a five-page comic based on ''Skyward Sword''. One page was released on the official ''Skyward Sword'' website per week starting the week before the game's release. The first page features Link in the sky with his narration describing his quest to find Zelda in the style of a romantic adventure, and for the following pages the character of [[Gaepora]] narrates with a style fitting a type of story book. His narrations are interspliced with scenes of Link battling early enemies in the game. In addition to this comic, a ''Skyward Sword'' manga has been announced by Akira Himekawa for release in 2012. The Hyrule Historia also included a prequel manga which explained the backstory of ''Skyward Sword'' and featured an earlier (possibly the earliest) incarnation of Link. |
=See Also= | =See Also= |