It seems Viz Media won’t be depriving the Zelda fans of manga for too much longer. While they earlier listed their Phantom Hourglass manga as not coming out for a very long time, they have a surpise under their sleeves. They recently listed the next volume in the series, an adaptation of A Link to the Past, which was written to promote the release of GBA port, as coming out on February 2. Which is in a week’s time!
Older Zelda fans should keep in mind that this isn’t the colour, made-for-the-US manga by Shotaro Ishinomori that was serialized in Nintendo Power way back when. So if you’re hoping from a nostalgic read, you’ll be disappointed. However, this version should be a fresh adaptation of the game, so I would give it a chance. This is the oldest game that Akira Himekawa have adapted (despite being one of their more recent works), so fans of the older games may want to check it out.
UPDATE: It appears I got confused and claimed the Minish Cap manga was not coming out for months, when it’s been out since December. I should have said Phantom Hourglass. Many apologies. It’s been a long week. And also, thanks to The Ocarina for alerting me to this.
