The book originally saw a limited release in japan in dec. Sadly, aria tanner also known as glitterberri isnt amongst the translators this time. The legend of zelda encylopdia covers everything else. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who. The bonus manga story in the end makes the book worth buying. Character compilation illustrations an illustration that emphasizes shading, capturing the dark atmosphere of majoras mask. A translation of a concept art page from hyrule historia. Can you provide me with a couple of sample scans to see what they look like. Images taken from history of hyrules the legend of zelda art anthology. Zeldas hyrule historia gets a followup encyclopedia. Skyward sword, then the history of hyrule, next the concept art for all the zelda series and finally a 32page skyward sword comic by akira himekawa.
Written primarily by shigeru miyamoto and eiji aonuma with additional notes and artwork from other members of the series production team, it describes the design process and ideas that went into every game in the series with a primary focus on the legend of zelda. This is a piece for the zelda obsessives, for sure, but i could not help but feel that whilst it was interesting attempt at giving as a fauxhistorical retrospective on the series i really think that those in charge of this really dont understand what it is that the zelda series has with its iconic and deliciously vague mythology or how. Hyrule historia patrick thorpe, michael gombos, takahiro moriki, heidi plechl, kumar. It could be said these are retcons, but that brings us to the next. Eiji aonuma is a nintendo game designer, director, and producer. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on. After that video had been published online, video game translator glitterberri went to work. Interview with hyrule historia translator glitterberri. This handsome digital book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Hyrule historia the legend of zelda 25th anniversary japanese. Glitterberri, who led the fan translation of the japanese edition of the legend. So after months of waiting and anticipating the legend of zelda hyrule historia is finally released in the uk and man, was it worth the wait. It also contains a foreword by shigeru miyamoto and an afterword by eiji aonuma, who served as supervising editor for the book. One person whos been leading the translation charge is glitterberri.
Hyrule historia hardcover book, an unparalleled collection of historical information on the video game series the legend of zelda. Hyrule historia written by shigeru miyamoto, akira himekawa, eiji aonuma art by akira himekawa dark horse comics release date. Place holder cover for the english hyrule historia. While the books look very consistent, the contents are not, retconning details from hyrule historias timeline or making up. An extensive source for legend of zelda official art, manga, doujinshi, and other rare aspects of the series. Hyrule historia makes mistakes when it comes to the lore that was established before it and the games that came after ignore it, despite marketing placing more games in the hyrule historia timeline.
Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. This handsome hardcover includes neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Still, hyrule historia is a relatively solid book with a lot of material regarding the creative process of the legend of zelda series. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who have collaborated together since 1991. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the. This page is a gallery featuring various images from hyrule. Dark horse and nintendo bring you this legend of zelda. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. I would like to ask anyone who actually visits this subreddit a question. This thread will base its arguments on the japanese version of the book as translated by glitterberri since the english version has translation errors. The first looks at the concept art for the legend of zelda. These books contain series lore, backstory, developer interviews, detailed game guides, detailed information about each character, location, and enemy, and more. Hyrule historia is far from her first foray into the world of zelda translations and over the years shes been sharing them through her website.
Special thanks to x7razorback7x of rb world of photoshop for making an updated version of my crappy photoshop. Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary. There are lots of character designs and accompanying notes. She did a good job with hyrule historia and it was always good to know to have an actual fan standing behind the translation. Hyrule historia is an official book about the legend of zelda series, featuring. The name hyrule historia is not intended to imply that the book is mostly about the development of past games, or the history of the series as it has evolved over the years, although it does provide some of that.
Considering the popularity of hyrule historia, they ought to sell well. This came in the form of online translations of the hyrule historia encyclopedia that was released in late 2011. Now you will be able to view the entire book online. The official legend of zelda timeline has been unraveled. I stumbled upon your website completely by accident and chance. Images taken from history of hyrule s the legend of zelda art anthology. A look at one of the biggest letdowns in an otherwisefantastic book. I am impressed by much of what i saw, your surrealistic art, your translations, and rather unique interests esp. According to hyrule historia, the link in ocarina of time would have lost to ganondorf in the final battle. Hyrule historia page 68 hyrule historia page 69 the legend of zelda concept art. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written.
The book topped s list of bestselling books in february 20 and was amazons sixth bestselling print book of 20. Glitterberri is a good friend of zelda dungeon and she has made notable contributions over the last several months to the online zelda community. The legend of zelda hyrule historia akira himekawa, eiji anuma, shigeru miyamoto on. Diagram of the zelda timeline by glitterberri click to enlarge. One dedicated fan painstakingly unglued the book from its binding and then started scanning every single page. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an. Hyrule historia has ended up being one of the top sellers on in 20, landing at number six in the category of adult print books and being mentioned in the same breath as the likes of dan brown and stephen king numbers two and eight respectively on the list.
Anyway, i heard mixed things about the contents already. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Nintendo gamer recently caught up with glitterberri to ask her about her work and the process she uses. Hyrule historia is a zelda encyclopedia containing neverbeforeseen concept art, designer commentary, and the official zelda timeline. Hyrule historia the legend of zelda 25th anniversary japanese english. Could you give me some more information about the books. Hyrule historia is the first behindthescenes guide for the legend of zelda series. Este esplendido volumen incluye informacion exclusiva y.
Peering into a list of the games files reveals hidden developer names for each area. The legend of zelda, hyrule historia by eiji aonuma, 9788467919, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Comprised of 276 lush pages, hyrule historia was originally released in japan in 2011, but us publisher dark horse famous for its comic books has kindly translated the tome for english. Ever since hyrule historia was released in december, weve seen plenty of the content thats available in the book, from the zelda timeline to scans of artwork. When hyrule historia first released in japan, i was highly skeptical of the official zelda timeline it presented, but i managed to keep an open mind. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the. He is the series producer and manager of the legend of zelda and won the golden joystick awards lifetime achievement award in 2016. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written by the series producers. Legend of zelda timeline from hyrule historia, a 274page art book celebrating. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans.