Rumor: Legend of Zelda manga coming stateside

37 Comments by Justin McElroy Apr 4th 2008 10:00AM
Filed under: Culture

Usually, we don't often partake in "the mangas." Sometimes you have to read them backwards, which makes our heads hurt, and frankly, we don't think our black jeans are comically baggy enough to pull the whole "manga reader" look off. That said, we think we'll be forced to make an exception for a Legend of Zelda manga that's reportedly coming stateside.

In an effort to make no more than one manga-related post per month, we also wanted to let you know that GoNintendo got its hands on the cover for the Phoenix Wright manga headed our way. It's totally uninspiring, save for the presence of Godot, the coolest prosecutor since Sam Waterston. ... Crap, are we going to have to buy two mangas? We're going to have to go get our jeans let out.

Tags: legend-of-zelda, manga, phoenix-wright, zelda

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Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force: Apr 4th 2008; 10:03AM

If you click the tag, it's more like one manga post per year.

BananaBoat: Apr 4th 2008; 10:21AM

Cover looks like some failure on DeviantArt made it.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 10:05AM

Most game mangas are rubbish... besides, I prefer manwas. Min-Woo Hyung is a bad mf'er. God, does Priest 17 have a date yet?!?

Co: Apr 4th 2008; 10:28AM

I have no idea what you just wrote.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 10:37AM

rubbish (n) : 1. garbage 2. An item without worth
rubbish (adj) : 1. describing a thing without worth 2. Describing a clingy ho.

manwa (n) : 1. korean comic 2. A righteous guitar riff thrown through a stompbox

Min-Woo Hyung (n) : 1. God amongst mere men 2. A talent korean artist 3. A man containing the uncanny ability to outaccessorize Nomura

Priest (n) : 1. Ongoing manwa 2. Pedophile

riggs: Apr 4th 2008; 6:13PM

this should be done for all joystiq posts.

jettoki: Apr 4th 2008; 10:25AM

I thought it said "Legend of Mana," and I got excited. Oh well.

Blair: Apr 4th 2008; 10:25AM

The Zelda manga is actually pretty good. I have the original Japanese release of them.

Roto13: Apr 4th 2008; 10:25AM

I've read the Zelda manga for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. It's pretty awful. This is really nothing to get excited about.

It's just more evidence that Link should never, ever talk.

Shmil (Brawl Code 2621-2310-1994): Apr 4th 2008; 10:27AM

excuuuuuuuuuse me princess

samfish: Apr 4th 2008; 10:26AM

Because I am a nerd for all things Zelda, I will buy this.

baby sea tuna: Apr 4th 2008; 10:35AM

Also, because you're a creepy Deviant Art wierdo.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 10:41AM

I'm a creepy deviant art weirdo....

Of course this is my bad so maybe that explains a bit... http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Water-Hazard-80473762

baby sea tuna: Apr 4th 2008; 10:43AM

Um, I wouldn't be so quick to admit that if I were you Shep...not that it's a surprise based on your otaku tendencies.

samfish: Apr 4th 2008; 10:45AM

Hey now! Creepy, sure - that's a given. but a Deviant Art weirdo? How dare you, sir! That is a glove slap to the testicles!

baby sea tuna: Apr 4th 2008; 10:47AM

Your choices in avatars speaks volumes.

samfish: Apr 4th 2008; 10:50AM

You know you'd throw your hot dog down her hallway if you could!

baby sea tuna: Apr 4th 2008; 10:54AM

I'll let you know once I'm finished vomiting.

Donald: Apr 4th 2008; 11:11AM

Survey says:

1. I'd Hit It (69)

samfish: Apr 4th 2008; 11:22AM

In to Roman Showers, 'eh? You never struck me as the type!

deaftly: Apr 4th 2008; 10:37AM

Anime is teh suck.

Farseer (GDI): Apr 4th 2008; 2:52PM

But how does that pertain to manga?

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 10:39AM

HEY! I have a dev art account! Then again, I am a failure...

I can't get page views for the life of me. If I could stomach drawing Naruto kissing Sasuke, I'd get a much larger following.... which is sad...

baby sea tuna: Apr 4th 2008; 10:44AM

MOAR FURRIES PLZ!

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 10:54AM

Ugh, creepy but true story... on occassion, I do commission jobs (which almost always equate to "design me a tattoo"), one person found me only and liked my monster art style. He was a furry which was warning sign one. I turned down the job, why?

He wanted me to draw his werewolf character raping a bunny character while tearing her throat open... suffice it to say... I quit doing commissions for a while, still curious how that guy found out about me...

Ryuukuro: Apr 4th 2008; 11:06AM

Hey, you're not so bad. I like your monsters.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force): Apr 4th 2008; 11:20AM

Thank you for the compliments but I'm fairly low run on character art. Plenty of artists blow me away and giggle at my attempts to keep up. Problem is, my job is enviormental artists so while people who do character art for a living grow by leaps and bounds, my profession is modeling airfields for simulators... hardly a challenge which lets me grow...

StrangeBum: Apr 4th 2008; 11:26AM

Hey I've got a DevArt too. I don't go on that often anymore, too many furries as stated. But I did a few pretty good things.

Here's something I did, game related too, which ironically is Zelda themed as well. The first two are Twilight Princess Link, one b&W and the same but colored. The third is Wind Waker Link. Enjoy!

http://strangebum.deviantart.com/art/Twilight-Hero-35679341
http://strangebum.deviantart.com/art/Link-in-color-58728196
http://strangebum.deviantart.com/art/Waker-of-Winds-35678977

KamenRiderTakoyaki: Apr 4th 2008; 11:19AM

They'd better sell it for a reasonable price. Why is it $8 here while it's $4 over there, and it's smaller!

Kewlrats: Apr 4th 2008; 11:38AM

Finizally!

Now, bring over that Dragon Quest anime from the early 90s and I'll be happy as a pig in poop.

Powerlord: Apr 4th 2008; 1:16PM

I thought this was appropriate:
http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=2502700

GatorSax2010: Apr 4th 2008; 2:36PM

Everyone agrees: Godot is the coolest!
http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=2502784

GatorSax2010: Apr 4th 2008; 2:29PM

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Phoenix Wright is what is going to make me buy my first manga.

shivr - ssbb- 0817-3501-0190: Apr 4th 2008; 3:29PM

hehe, I'm a devart weirdo too... oh the shame :(

I've actually read almost all of the zelda mangas, they're very shallow and linear but decent reads overall if you can stand cute things

Ginrei: Apr 4th 2008; 5:30PM

GAH. I'll have all you unenlightened people know that the Ocarina of Time manga is EXCELLENT. It is drawn by two very talented women (who have also done Majora's Mask, the Oracle games, and Four Swords Adventures), and the inside art is much better than the cover art.
Most manga sells for around $7-10, so methinks I will be picking this up THE SECOND IT COMES OUT. =)

Purple Haze: Apr 4th 2008; 6:24PM

"Usually, we don't often partake in "the mangas."

That doesn't sound right. Don't want to sound like a dick, but there you go.

Mike: Apr 5th 2008; 1:13AM

i bought this at a Kinokuniya bookstore several years ago.

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