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First video game manga fans were able to read Devil May Cry and Kingdom Hearts thanks to Tokyopop, and now Viz Media has stepped up to the plate to bring Zelda manga to the masses. Viz announced on April 10, 2008 that it will be translating and publishing the manga series The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The two volume series was originally written by Akira Himekawa, the pen name for Honda A and Nagano S’s two woman partnership, and released as Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina. The first volume will be released in October, 2008 and each volume will cost $7.99.

The two volumes were referred to as the Child Saga (Vol. 1) and the Adult Saga (Vol. 2) originally. The first volume follows Link’s adventures as a child (naturally), and the second as an adult (of course). The manga reportedly follows the Ocarina of Time game storyline fairly closely, but there are some differences to help explain certain practices or make the story flow better.

Akira Himekawa has created other Legend of Zelda mangas, but there have been no announcements yet as to whether or not those will be translated and released in North America. The other Zelda mangas created by the team include The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords+, The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

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