Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comic". Outside of Japan, the term refers to comics made in Japan. There have been several mangas for The Legend of Zelda series, mostly following the plot lines of various games, with some slight differences. Some of these would include that Link speaks, new characters are added, and different places are visited. It should be noted that these stories are not considered canon by many fans for those reasons.

Many of these mangas are available in Japan only; however, Viz Media has recently announced plans to translate and publish several of the mangas in English within the United States and Canada, publishing them within the Viz Kids divison. These mangas include Ocarina of Time (volumes 1 and 2), Majora's Mask, and Oracle of Seasons. Just recently, volumes 5 (Oracle of Ages) and 6 (Four Swords - Part 1 (this suggests that a part 2 will also be translated for American release) have been announced. At this current time, it appears a new volume will be released every two months.

Due to the fact that Viz publishes these mangas within their Viz Kids divison, certain scenes have been removed as a form of censorship within their translations. Although fan translations of the original manga material are readily avaliable on the internet.

Authored by Akira Himekawa

 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 * The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
 * The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
 * The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
 * The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods (based on A Link to the Past after its GBA re-release)
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Authored by Ataru Cagiva

 * Triforce of the Gods (unrelated to Himekawa's Triforce of the Gods)
 * Link's Awakening (Dreaming Land)

Authored by Yu Mishasawa

 * The Legend of Zelda
 * The Adventure of Link

Authored by Shotaro Ishinomori

 * A Link to the Past (appeared in Nintendo Power in serial format, based on A Link to the Past).

Other

 * Koma Manga & Novels