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Most of the manga are written in Japanese and have been fan-subbed on the internet for people to read, like at [http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=manga Zelda Legends]. Official English translations have been released, one every few months, since 2008.
So far, the official manga are:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''A Link To The Past'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''Oath of Lilto'', an [[Elsewhere Fic|elsewhere spin-off]] centered around original characters.
* Ten volumes by Akira Himekawa: ''A Link To The Past'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
Not to be confused with the [[The Legend of Zelda (
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=== This manga series provides examples of the following: ===
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* [[Courtly Love]]: Some of the stories, ''Ocarina of Time'' and the Himekawa ''Link to the Past'' in particular, depict varying shades of this between Link and Zelda. ''Four Swords Plus'' presents them with gifts of flowers and holding hands.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Most of the stories depict Link as one of these.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Fairy Companion]]: Navi in ''Ocarina of Time'' (as in the game), Tatl and Tael in ''Majora's Mask'' and Ciela in ''Phantom Hourglass'' (ditto), the nameless fairy in ''Four Swords'', Ephermelda in Ishinomori's ''A Link to the Past'', and Felicia in ''Link's Awakening''.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Averted in most of the mangas, but used frequently in the ''Wind Waker'' 4-koma.
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** He also does it repeatedly during the course of the Himekawa ''Link to the Past.''
* [[Missing Mom]]/[[Disappeared Dad]]: Typical of the ''Zelda'' franchise, although the background of ''Oracle of Seasons'' does show the death of Link's mother. There's no indication of his father's identity, however. Conversely, ''Four Swords Plus'' gives him a father, but no mother. ''Link to the Past'' (Himekawa version) explains the absence of both, as it's plot-relevant.
* [[Raised
* [[Requisite Royal Regalia]]: Zelda is almost never seen without it (except, of course, when she's Sheik or Tetra).
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: Link talks in the comics.
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted, there are two Princess Zeldas in this story, Princess Zelda XVI who later becomes queen and Princess Zelda XVII who is the daughter of Zelda XVI.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Link is raised by Impa in this story.
* [[Rags to Royalty]]: {{spoiler|Link is the Prince of Hyrule, and presumably Zelda's brother. Suddenly that bit of [[Gannon
* [[Secret Legacy]]: Link is never told his parentage.
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== [[A Link to The Past]] - Multiple Versions ==
* [[Cursed
* [[Dark World]]: The [[Trope Namer]] world of ''[[A Link to The Past]]'', of course.
* [[Death
* [[The Dragon]]: Agahnim. (The game, in contrast, isn't clear on whether he's this or Ganon in disguise.)
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: How Link fights Agahnim in all three mangas.
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* [[Fairy Companion]]: Epheremelda is another one of the non-canonical fairy companions that predate Navi.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The ending was confusing to some people.
* [[Magic Mirror]]: The mirror from the game, which allowed Link to travel between the two worlds, is replaced in Ishinomori's version with the "Com[[Spell My Name
* [[Mission Control]]: Sahasrahla and co.
* [[OEL Manga]]: An early example from long before the term [[OEL Manga]] was coined. It differs from most OEL Manga in that it was drawn by a big name manga artist, [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]. One has to wonder how ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' managed to hire him to draw this comic.
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Link and his uncle's friends Tou and Rasuka. Rasuka accompanies Link on his quest. There is also the leader of the Hyrulean Knights who serves as a mentor to Link and also accompanies him. When Link tries to pull the Master Sword out of its pedestal, a guardian spirit appears to test if Link is worthy to wield it.
* [[Cry Into Chest]]: Leader comforts Link after Link's uncle dies by having Link cry into his chest while shirtless.
* [[Hero
* [[Impaled
* [[In the End You Are
* [[Legacy Character]]: The Master Sword's guardian is strongly implied to be a hero from centuries in the past who had previously wielded the Master Sword.
* [[Named
* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]: Part of Link's uncle's death scene.
* [[The Rival]]: Rasuka was always fighting duels with Link since they were children and even when they go on a quest to save Hyrule together, they still end up competing against each other.
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Link likes the red-headed Marin.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Link gets one in the manga after learning the truth about the island.}}
* [[It May Help You
* [[Jump, I'll Catch You!]]: Played straight between Link and Marin when they are attacked by monsters while traveling to the Animal Village.
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: {{spoiler|Since Link can actually talk in the manga, a good portion of the manga deals with Link's emotions as he eventually accepts that he must wake the Windfish and bring about the end of Koholint Island.}}
* [[Master Swordsman]]: One of Link's fights is with Karuna, a Moblin master swordsman.
* [[Named
* [[No Hugging, No Kissing]]: One of the rare aversions for this franchise. While there still isn't any actual hugging or kissing, the manga does play up the romance over what was present in the game if only because Link can talk.
* [[Showy Invincible Hero]]: Link in this depict, the only time the possibility of him losing is when his sword breaks and when he fights Dethel, apart of that he's presented as being pretty much unbeatable.
* [[Smooch of Victory]]: Madam MeowMeow tries to give Link one for rescuing Bow-Wow, but Link runs away in terror.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Literal example. Nakura the ghost in the manga is a soldier who defended the island when he was alive. After Link takes him back to his house, he gives Link his sword which finishes his [[Unfinished Business]].
* [[Ten
* [[Tsundere]]: Felicia
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Compared to how much trouble he had fighting other monsters, Link pretty much owned Trinexx. Aside from parrying its fire breath with his sword, he didn't have to do anything other than hit it. Once. Even he noticed how Trinexx wasn't that strong.
* [[Dead Person Impersonation]]: Agahnim was a friend of Link's father who was killed by Ganon. Ganon then took Agahnim's form as a disguise.
* [[Everything's Better
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: Agahnim was genuinely good-hearted until Ganon's power fucked his mind up.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Ghanti, who started off as a bandit before becoming Link's friend.
* [[How Do You Like Them Apples?]]: Link wants to be an apple farmer. Keeping with the imagery, he also gets a healing apple.
* [[It Was
* [[Love Triangle]]: Ghanti the bandit cites this as the reason for her reluctance to help Link rescue Zelda.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Stab the Sky]]: The Master Sword actually ''tells'' Link to do this after he draws it from its pedestal.
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: {{spoiler|Ganty hates the Hylian knights so much, she used to want to kill Link because he's descended from them. Turns out ''she'' was descended from the Hylian knights too. Learning that leads her to get over her hatred.}}
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* [[Elsewhere Fic|Elsewhere Spin-off]]
* [[Expanded Universe]]: This is pretty much the only official Zelda manga that isn't a direct adaptation of a game and tries to expand on the Zelda universe.
* [[Expy]]: Lilto's character design is almost identical to Bianca's son from ''[[
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** Even Navi herself got some with him. Her last line is different from the games a bit, and seems to portray attraction, which is [[Word of God|canon in the games]].
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Volvagia was changed to be Link's childhood pet in the manga and Link's fight with Volvagia who has been brainwashed by Ganon is presented as a Shoot The Dog moment.}}
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: [[Zig
* [[What Happened to
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Maple the witch.
* [[Badass]]: Link, obviously. Also his ancestor, Sir Raven.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Link has one of these in the ''Oracle'' stories, who [[Raised
* [[Bishonen]]: Link's ancestor Sir Raven.
* [[Book Ends]]: ''Oracle of Seasons'' begins with Link's grandfather explaining their family history and pointing to a portrait of Sir Raven. ''Oracle of Ages'' ends with Link's grandfather bringing up their family history again and Link looks at the portrait of Sir Raven again. However, as a result of Link's time travels, the portrait of Sir Raven has changed to look more heroic.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The ''Oracle of Ages'' manga adaptation may qualify.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: Veran's specialty in ''Oracle of Ages''.
* [[Everything's Better
* Expy: Raven, Link's ancestor, is one for adult Link form ''Ocarina of Time''.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Link has a massive crush on Din in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
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* [[Sequel Hook]]: The ending of ''Oracle of Seasons'', with {{spoiler|the witches Koume and Kotake}} plotting the events of ''Oracle of Ages''.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Link keeps saying this to Ricky the kangaroo about Din in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
* [[Stalker
* [[Team Pet]]: Piyoko the chicken in ''Oracle of Seasons''.
* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: It's implied that Ralph in ''Oracle of Ages'' hopes to be this for "my beloved Nayru," although it's not made clear whether he achieves this or [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
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* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: When Link's tiny, he takes advantage of an opportunity to look up [[The Cameo|Anju's]] skirt. This nearly results in him getting crushed by bits of food she drops.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|The manga changes the ending so that Vaati does this at the end of the manga when the magic hat is removed from his head and turns back into a Minish.}}
* [[Jerk
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: {{spoiler|There is not a single death in the entire manga. All of the enemies that Link defeats are innocent beings that were cursed by Vaati and defeating them returns them to their original form. At the end of the manga, Vaati renounces his evil ways and apologizes for his actions.}}
* [[Mythology Gag]]: When Link first discovers the Picori world, the mimics a piece of the game's promotional art.
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== [[Skyward Sword]] - Akira Himekawa ==
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Not so much the story but more so on the ''previous'' Link - quite possibly ''the first'' Link - who fought in the war against the demon king that's mentioned throughout the game. Pre-Skyloft Link is drawn with sharper features compared to current-Skyloft Link, as well having a slightly more grimmer outlook.
* [[Named
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