The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga series that has only been available legally through physical copies is about to be released digitally.
Highlights
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga adaptation will be available digitally in English for the first time ever, after previously only being available in physical copies.
- The first three volumes of the manga will be released digitally on August 22, with the remaining volumes being phased in over the coming months.
- The digital release of The Legend of Zelda manga allows fans and newcomers to explore the Kingdom of Hyrule with more accessibility than ever before, being touted as easy to pick up even for those unfamiliar with the game franchise.
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Great news for fans of The Legend of Zelda, both old and new, as VIZ Media and Nintendo have announced plans to make a certain manga adaptation of the game franchise available digitally in English. This is the first time ever that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a manga adaptation of the videogame of the same name, will be available on digital platforms, having been solely available legally through physical copies.
Over the course of its 35-year history, The Legend of Zelda has enthralled fans with timeless stories, thrilling combat and challenging puzzles; not to mention the series’ huge contribution to gaming overall. The first three volumes of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be available to read digitally from August 22.
The comic adaptations of The Legend of Zelda franchise started in 1990 through the Nintendo Comics System, with the first manga produced by Akira Himekawa, published in 1999, going on to be published in English in 2008. “Akira Himekawa” is the combined pen name of two female Japanese mangaka, one “A Honda” and “S Nagano”, whose identities remain a secret. Together, Himekawa have been responsible for the production of various manga series, including their collaboration with Qais Sedki to create the UAE’s first-ever manga, Gold Ring; the 2003 Astro Boy manga, as well as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga currently being prepared for its first digital release in English.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was first published in print in 2016, with the plan for VIZ to publish the series in English being hinted at by Akira Himekawa that same year before its official announcement at New York Comic Con. It was first released on Shogakukan’s MangaONE platform in February 2016, The upcoming digital release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be the first time that any of the English-translated The Legend of Zelda manga series are made available digitally, and various sources praise the series for being easy to pick up even for those who have never played a single game from the franchise.
VIZ Media’s plan for rolling out the 11 volumes of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on their digital platform will be to phase in a few volumes at a time, starting with the first three being released on August 22, volumes 4-6 will be out on September 26, 7-9 to be released sometime in October and the last two have been slated for release in December. With the popularity of The Legend of Zelda sky-high, especially in the wake of the incredible run of 2017’s Breath of the Wild installment and the recently released Tears of the Kingdom, the upcoming digital release of The Legend of Zelda manga adaptations offer fans and newbies alike a new avenue to explore the Kingdom of Hyrule with far more access than ever before.
The first three volumes of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess are available on VIZ Media’s digital platform.
Source: Press Release
Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
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