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'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''''' is a compilation book consisting of the serial comic based on the video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' created by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] and published in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' from January 1992 to December 1992. The comic book is drawn in traditional Japanese manga style, however, because it was intended for Western audiences, it uses a left-to-right reading direction and is written in English with English onamonapia. The comic follows the general story line from the video game in the sense that Princess Zelda has been kidnapped by the sorcerer Agahnim and Link must fight to rescue her by traveling from Hyrule to the Dark World, however, in order to not spoil the game, which wasn't released in the USA until several chapters of the comic had already been released, the comic takes many liberties with the plot including adding several new characters, monsters, and dungeons.
 
'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''''' is a compilation book consisting of the serial comic based on the video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' created by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] and published in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' from January 1992 to December 1992. The comic book is drawn in traditional Japanese manga style, however, because it was intended for Western audiences, it uses a left-to-right reading direction and is written in English with English onamonapia. The comic follows the general story line from the video game in the sense that Princess Zelda has been kidnapped by the sorcerer Agahnim and Link must fight to rescue her by traveling from Hyrule to the Dark World, however, in order to not spoil the game, which wasn't released in the USA until several chapters of the comic had already been released, the comic takes many liberties with the plot including adding several new characters, monsters, and dungeons.
  
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Due to the popularity of the game and manga author, a Japanese translation was made, but it retains the English reading direction and onamonapia.
 
Due to the popularity of the game and manga author, a Japanese translation was made, but it retains the English reading direction and onamonapia.
  

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a compilation book consisting of the serial comic based on the video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past created by Shotaro Ishinomori and published in Nintendo Power from January 1992 to December 1992. The comic book is drawn in traditional Japanese manga style, however, because it was intended for Western audiences, it uses a left-to-right reading direction and is written in English with English onamonapia. The comic follows the general story line from the video game in the sense that Princess Zelda has been kidnapped by the sorcerer Agahnim and Link must fight to rescue her by traveling from Hyrule to the Dark World, however, in order to not spoil the game, which wasn't released in the USA until several chapters of the comic had already been released, the comic takes many liberties with the plot including adding several new characters, monsters, and dungeons.

Personal

Due to the popularity of the game and manga author, a Japanese translation was made, but it retains the English reading direction and onamonapia.

Review

Good

  • The entire comic is painted in vibrant watercolors giving it a much higher production value than most manga.
  • The backgrounds are stunning, and many of the character designs are really impressive.
  • The story remains interesting throughout all twelve chapters.

Bad

  • I don't care much for Link's character design. His feet are comically stubby, his hair always covering one eye looks dumb, and he frequently makes ridiculous faces.
  • The comic diverges far from the game many times, too much for my tastes. Although the additions are generally interesting, I'd prefer to see more of the story from the game.
  • As is typical with Japanese manga, the style often shifts from very realistic to overtly childish cartoon. This tends to bug me. I wish the designers would choose a style and stick with it.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

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