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[Snow]

Ah, thanks. I'll have them all up as soon as I can.

[Snow]

OoX Din, Farore, Zelda, Ralph (Page 166)
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TP Zelda (Page 174)
http://i39.tinypic.com/14aldht.png

TP Zant (Page 175)
http://i44.tinypic.com/10qial4.png

TP Light Spirits (Page 178)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2nukmjk.png

[Snow]

Has page 187 been uploaded? I can't remember seeing it. Anyway, here's some more TP art. I hope you'll enjoy:


TP Ordon Villagers (Page 181)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2znzu3a.png

TP Kakariko Villagers (Page 182)
http://i42.tinypic.com/1zbw6xk.png

TP Telma (Page 183)
http://i39.tinypic.com/2yx1zxy.png

TP Gorons (Page 188-189)
http://i40.tinypic.com/s4bf3o.png
http://i43.tinypic.com/6dvcx4.png

[stupiddimbulb]

Yes, see below.

http://i41.tinypic.com/262sf82.png

Edited by stupiddimbulb, 20 January 2012 - 06:14 PM.

[Melora]

Hey Snow, I just wanted to finally thank you for everything you've been doing. It's been really cool to see.

I also saw what I was assuming a amazon review left by you? (apologies if it was not, it was an assumption at best and google translate isn't perfect)

出版社に問い合わせた所、1/17の現在時点で一月下旬再販予定・・・とのことでした。
住んでいる地域の関係でどこの書店も在庫無し、ネットショップも受付終了、出遅れたことに落ち込んでいましたが取り寄せができたので安心しました！
同人時代からのファンなので賛否両論あるようですが、姫川氏の漫画も楽しみです。

初版はともかく、高額出品者から無理に購入しなくても待てば確実に品は購入できると思いますよ。

I wanted to ask you, since it mentioned the manga~ can you tell if the Himekawa manga in Hyrule Historia is all we're getting? Or were they actually working on more. I've been asked that a lot and I have no way to actually answer for sure. If the prequel manga's cover didn't indicate one way or another, this is the only other thing I can think would offer clues (because Himekawa's blog has been bare) http://historyofhyru...012_01/015.html

And do you know if they have actually mentioned a another printing run for the book?
A bunch of my friends got screwed over by Play Asia canceling everyone's December order. I have an extra one on the way, but that's not enough to cover everyone

[Snow]

Hello Melora, I'm glad you appreciate my work.

That Amazon review wasn't written by me, but I know that another shipment of the book went on sale a few weeks ago (and sold out within a few hours). I don't know for sure if they've mentioned another printing round beyond that, but judging by its sales I wouldn't be surprised. Sadly, I can't confirm anything.

And as for the manga, Historia refers to it as "a unique comic to commemorate The Legend of Zelda's 25th anniversary" and Akira Himekawa hasn't announced anything other than that, so it doesn't seem like they're planning on continuing it anytime soon. The link you posted doesn't seem to say anything about any planned continuations either. From what I understand, it basically only says that Aonuma requested a Skyward Sword manga long before the game was finished and that Himekawa had a lot of of artistic freedom when making the comic because of this.

[Snow]

Yes, see below.

http://i41.tinypic.com/262sf82.png

Ah. My bad, heh.

Oh, and here are today's scans. Still lots of TP stuff:


TP Enemy Designs (Page 192-195)
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http://i40.tinypic.com/35bawz7.png
http://i40.tinypic.com/6jqe15.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/a3cscl.png

TP Equipment (Page 196-197)
http://i42.tinypic.com/1i49g.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/9unfv7.png

[Snow]

GlitterBerri's website now contains translations of all pages in the timeline section of Hyrule Historia. You can check them out here.

More scans will be uploaded later today, by the way.

[Snow]

Have all the pages from the Skyward Sword art section (Page 6-66) been uploaded, by the way? I can't say I've seen them all, personally.

Anyway, here are today's scans; sorry for the delay:

TP Environments (Page 199 & 201)
http://i40.tinypic.com/346nlno.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/ih8ia9.png

PH Linebeck, Mutoh and Others (Page 202)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2m6odqs.png

PH Bellum and the Ghost Ship (Page 203)
http://i43.tinypic.com/154bwbs.png

PH Enemy Designs (Page 204)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2hqz02f.png

[Crimson Lego]

Imo, TP would have been a hell of a lot better if there was more interaction with teh NPC population (eg. you could actually buy apples, bread, or meat from those vendors in Castle Town South). Did they do anything like that in Skyward Sword, for those who have it?

[SOAP]

Imo, TP would have been a hell of a lot better if there was more interaction with teh NPC population (eg. you could actually buy apples, bread, or meat from those vendors in Castle Town South). Did they do anything like that in Skyward Sword, for those who have it?

Well you can interact with all the NPC's except one lady who always has her back to you in her kitchen. There wasn't as much NPC's though, at least not many human ones.

[Snow]

More scans:

ST Link (Page 206)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2n6hlaf.png

ST Zelda, Alfonzo (Page 207)
http://i40.tinypic.com/vfin85.jpg

ST Spirit Tower (Page 226-227)
http://i40.tinypic.com/3305rfb.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/kcmmnd.png

[CalicoStonewolf]

Hey, I just wanted to tell you how much I and everyone else appreciate you scanning in the pages that we weren't able to see when History of Hyrule released their scans.
Would it be too much to ask for a few rescans of some of the pages after you get done with what's left? I myself am trying to build cleaner versions and some of your scans are blurry along the edges. I would really appreciate it if you could. If not, thank you anyways. Look forward to your response.

[Snow]

Ah, of course; I'd love to see cleaner versions of these scans, so I'd be happy to help. Just tell me which ones are a bit too blurry and I'll rescan them as soon as I can.

Thanks in advance.

[stupiddimbulb]

Thanks, we're getting close now.

214-24
232-9

[CalicoStonewolf]

http://i39.tinypic.com/t4y7x4.jpg

To give you an example of what I'm doing, here's page 159.
So far, the pages that are cut off or blurry because of the spine are:
160, 162, 163, 168, 169, 179, 191, 198, & 208.

I hope to get these done soon, I've already got a few of them done. If you wish, I can post them as I get them finished.

[Snow]

Thanks, we're getting close now.

214-24
232-9

I think I've uploaded page 214-215 actually. Let's see...

Yeah, here they are:


ST Villagers (page 214-215)
http://i42.tinypic.com/2itr8ns.png
http://i39.tinypic.com/p6n2q.png


But yeah, it won't be long until it's all finished, heh.

http://i39.tinypic.com/t4y7x4.jpg

To give you an example of what I'm doing, here's page 159.
So far, the pages that are cut off or blurry because of the spine are:
160, 162, 163, 168, 169, 179, 191, 198, & 208.

I hope to get these done soon, I've already got a few of them done. If you wish, I can post them as I get them finished.

Wow, that looks great, amazing work. I'll rescan those pages in the next few days. And yeah, I'd love it if you could post them here too once you're done.

[Crimson Lego]

Imo, TP would have been a hell of a lot better if there was more interaction with teh NPC population (eg. you could actually buy apples, bread, or meat from those vendors in Castle Town South). Did they do anything like that in Skyward Sword, for those who have it?

Well you can interact with all the NPC's except one lady who always has her back to you in her kitchen. There wasn't as much NPC's though, at least not many human ones.

Ah, okay. That was one part of MM I really enjoyed, all the sidequests and stuff. Like, you could actually pretend you booked a hotel room and earn something from that.

[SOAP]

Imo, TP would have been a hell of a lot better if there was more interaction with teh NPC population (eg. you could actually buy apples, bread, or meat from those vendors in Castle Town South). Did they do anything like that in Skyward Sword, for those who have it?

Well you can interact with all the NPC's except one lady who always has her back to you in her kitchen. There wasn't as much NPC's though, at least not many human ones.

Ah, okay. That was one part of MM I really enjoyed, all the sidequests and stuff. Like, you could actually pretend you booked a hotel room and earn something from that.

I don't know if the sidequests area as good as the ones in MM but the Mogma (the mole people) NPC's are pretty cool and pop up frequently in the game, quite literally. They're an interesting bunch to talk to.

[ilkoo]

Have all the pages from the Skyward Sword art section (Page 6-66) been uploaded, by the way? I can't say I've seen them all, personally.

They're all in the pdf made from Melora' scans. I don't know if I can upload it without her approval...

[SOAP]

Man I would really love to see the SS manga. I understand why we can't but I at least want to know what the basic story is. I heard it's a prequel to SS.

[Snow]

Have all the pages from the Skyward Sword art section (Page 6-66) been uploaded, by the way? I can't say I've seen them all, personally.

They're all in the pdf made from Melora' scans. I don't know if I can upload it without her approval...

Ah, from what I've heard I think she'd rather see them deleted. I can upload them later if anyone wants.


And as for the story of the prequel manga, as far as I understand it's something like this:

Spoiler

Thousands of years prior to the events of Skyward Sword, Demise and his army of demons attack the human kingdom in order to claim the Triforce. A human knight named Link had previously warned the humans that this day would come, but since no one believed him he was imprisoned for treason. However, when his prophecy turned out to be true, he was elected to lead the army of humans against the demons.

One day, the defenders of the kingdom notice something rushing towards them from the skies. Thinking that it's an agent of Demise they began to attack it, but it turns out that it's actually their Goddess Hylia riding a majestic crimson bird. Hylia had descended from the heavens to protect her people from Demise, bringing a divine blade called the Master Sword to their leader, Link. Equipped with the Master Sword Link and the crimson bird challenges Demise's demon army and fights them valiantly. However, Demise eventually defeats Link and as he draws his last breaths, he sends the small outcropping of land on which the remaining humans have gathered up to the heavens along with the Master Sword. Hylia finally manages to seal away Demise and sets her plan of reincarnating herself as a human in motion.

Thousands of years later, a Skyloftian named Link is born. While all residents of Skyloft have a Loftwing of their own, Link's Loftwing is considered special because it's the only one that sports a majestic crimson colour.

Also, no scans today; sorry. I will do a dual update tomorrow, though.

[Masamune]

Spoiler

I'm starting to think there isn't an original Link. We'll just keep going back to one before that and before that and before that!

Though it's a manga, so it's not really a canon matter. But still!

[SOAP]

Spoiler

I'm starting to think there isn't an original Link. We'll just keep going back to one before that and before that and before that!

Though it's a manga, so it's not really a canon matter. But still!

Spoiler

The original Link was a cell that had the courage to divide in two.

[Snow]

Spoiler

I'm starting to think there isn't an original Link. We'll just keep going back to one before that and before that and before that!

Though it's a manga, so it's not really a canon matter. But still!

Spoiler

The original Link was a cell that had the courage to divide in two.

Spoiler

The Legend of Cellda?

[Snow]

Double update as promised. I hope you like trains, because I've got trains.

(And some other stuff):


ST Monsters (Page 216-219)
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http://i42.tinypic.com/29boydt.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/24bs21e.png
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ST Trains (Page 220-223)
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http://i44.tinypic.com/2cwkbp2.png
http://i40.tinypic.com/30w4b9t.png
http://i41.tinypic.com/mljrs5.png

ST Equipment (Page 224)
http://i39.tinypic.com/214caqt.png

[SOAP]

ST Equipment (Page 224)
http://i39.tinypic.com/214caqt.png

Holy Hell!? Aren't some of those symbols on the Gate of Time in SS? *double checks* They are! Come to think of it, the portals in Spirit Tracks are exactly like the Gate of Time. Can't believe I never noticed the similarities till now.

[Snow]

Apologies for the delay. I'm having some trouble uploading today's scans for some reason. They will be up later today, though.

[Fin]

no need to apologise, dude. you've done a hell of a lot already. take all the time you need.

[Snow]

Thanks. Anyway, I have now finally uploaded the remaining pages. I'll update the first post later on and I will also be posting fixed up versions of these scans eventually. But for now, enjoy:


Ganondorf Designs (Page 232)
http://i41.tinypic.com/2a6s785.png

The Legend of Zelda Series in Order of Release (Page 233-237)
http://i40.tinypic.com/17467n.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/343mb9s.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/qzq23r.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/2n9jhqq.png
http://i40.tinypic.com/k2ilww.png

Aonuma's Statement (Page 238-239)
http://i40.tinypic.com/11hghae.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/34o91kl.png

(I skipped page 240 since it's basically just publisher info and whatnot; I hope that's alright)