The Legend of Zelda, Vol. 3: Majora's Mask

by Akira Himekawa

Book Overview

R to L (Japanese Style) The manga adapation of the legendary video game series, now available in English for the first time Become part of the Legend - the Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy adventure based on the wildly successful and long-running video game series by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. In February 2000, Shogakukan began publication of manga artist Akira Himekawa's adaptation of nine of the most well known Nintendo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421523299
• ISBN13: 9781421523293
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Viz Media - Children's
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

it is a perfect transition from game to book!

I am a long time zelda fan and reading this made me smile it is just like the game but with a small bit of weird plot but its great! If you have not played mm on the nintendo 64 or nintendo 3ds then you dont know the story.....Whatever! I will tell you. It start's with link riding his horse epona in the woods to find an old friend (navi) but instead meets skull kid who takes link's ocarina of time and his horse they fall down a pit and ooooooooooohhhhhh! so scary skull kid is levitating. And then skull kid turns link into a deku scrub. Then you meet the happy mask salesman and go clock town then the moon starts falling and will crash in three days. There you go read it if you havent 5/5

A very addictive manga!

I love the Zelda series. I also love this manga too. The moment I read it, I immediatly became hooked. The book followed the story of the game very well, but added a few things, and turned out very well. If you love Zelda or just manga in general, you will love this manga.

LoZ: Majora's Mask

Oh all the manga series i've delved into and devoured, the LoZ series is the one closest to home and to heart. Being a person who has played the games and what not, reading the manga was exhilirating. Although not every detail could be placed in the LoZ manga books, it is obvious that the aritist took great care and consideration to make the mange enjoyable for all fans of the games.

Awesome, but I wish I could rate it 4.5 stars.

This manga takes all of Majora's Mask, and tries to scrunch it into one volume. In my opinion, the half a star less is because of this. The temples aren't even used or whatever, and the pacing for the different levels is extremely awkward and rushed. Some parts like infiltrating Ikana Valley's castle is completely nonexistent. Plus, you don't even meet the first boss, Odolwa, until almost halfway through. I like how they focused on the story between Anju and Kafei, since I liked that mission during the game. I still call her Anju now as compared to the cuckoo lady from OoT. Plus, Anju's grandmother is awesome! The ending works itself out nicely, and the author provides an alternate back story which is fairly interesting. Plus, Link turns into Fierce Diety/Oni Link! Who looks freakin' amazing! The art is also really good, and based on the game once again. Plus, little Link's personality is adorable. So, good art and excellent story, but iffy pacing and could have been two volumes.

Great quality product for a great price!

This is one of those rare products that is based on a videogame series that doesn't cost more than $10. I definitely recommend if you're either a fan of manga, anime, the Zelda series, or even videogames in general. It's a fun manga series to read, and I definitely enjoy it. A must have!

Even better than the game

The things I love the most about the manga incarnations of The Legend of Zelda, are the characters and the plot. Sometimes, just like in this case, there's much more depth to the story and development for the characters, making an even better experience. If you liked the game, you'll like this even more.