The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (manga)

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

Paperback - USA - 1st edition.

Author Akira Himekawa Published 2001-12-?? Type Fiction, Comics Genre Fantasy Themes Action, Adventure, Fantasy Age Group Children

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons is a manga loosely based on the video game The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons written and illustrated by Akira Himekawa and published in Japan in December 2001. It was translated into English and published in the USA on 2009-04-07. The book is part of the Zelda series.

Personal

Own?	Paperback, USA, Legendary Edition compilation with Oracle of Ages.
Read?	Paperback, USA, Legendary Edition compilation with Oracle of Ages.
Finished	2023-01-30.

Awhile after beating the game, I stumbled upon the Legendary Edition on sale at Meijer and bought it.

Review

Overall:

Good

• The character design is pretty good. Link and Maple, in particular, look great.
• I usually don't like chibi style in manga, but, because the game is so silly to begin with, it works.

Bad

• Overall, I just didn't find the story that interesting and it's a bit messy.
• Because it's pretty short, the manga leaves out the majority of the game's content.
  • The Maku Tree and seeds only appear in a few pages, and the changing seasons are a minor plot point.
  • The Subrosians and Subrosa are only briefly shown.
  • Most of the dungeons are missing and almost all of the games monsters and bosses appear only in the background near the end.
  • North Horon, Dimitri, the Goron, Vasu, and all of the quests are missing entirely.
• What content is left is largely different from the game. There are several dozen pages used to create a completely new backstory and Link is given a chicken sidekick.
• Ricky is a male kangaroo, so why does he have a pouch? Also, why does it have a zipper?

Ugly

• I'm sick of Link rescuing damsels in distress. Also, Maple, the mischievous witch, is afraid of bugs? I don't think so.

Media

Covers

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  Japan.

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  USA.

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  USA - Legendary Edition.

Representation

Strong female character?	Fail	Din is the closest, but she quickly gets kidnapped and needs rescuing.
Bechdel test?	Fail	There are a few women, but they rarely talk to each other.
Strong person of color character?	Fail	As with most manga, race isn't really a thing.
Queer character?	Fail	None of the characters appear to be queer.

Titles

Language	Native	Transliteration	Translation
English	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Japanese	ゼルダの伝説　ふしぎの木の実　〜時空の章〜	Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Ki no Mi ~Jikuu no Shou~	The Legend of Zelda: The Fruit of the Mysterious Tree -Chapter of Space and Time-

Links

 

• zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons_(Himekawa) - Zelda Wiki.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(manga)#Oracle_of_Seasons_and_Oracle_of_Ages - Wikipedia for Legend of Zelda manga.