The collector’s box set of the original Zelda manga series is on sale for over $50 off at Amazon. Normally $125, The Legend of Zelda Legendary Edition Box Set is discounted to just $73 right now. The collection comes with the full series across five premium books, a very cool treasure chest display case, and an exclusive poster. With Amazon’s deal, you’re only spending five bucks more on the superior Legendary Edition Box Set than you would on the standard trade paperback box set.
The Legendary Edition Box Set is one of two superb Zelda manga box set deals you can score right now; Amazon also has the 11-volume Twilight Princess Box Set for $73, down from $130. The 2,040-page reimagining of the hit Nintendo Wii and GameCube game released in box set format last September.
$73 (was $125)
The original Zelda manga received 10 volumes throughout its run. Each Legendary Edition book contains two volumes in one. The manga puts its own spin on six games in Nintendo’s iconic series, including Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Oracle of Ages/Seasons, The Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Four Swords.
All told, the Legendary Edition spans 1,910 pages across the five books. These deluxe editions offer noticeable improvements compared to the standard trade paperback editions of the original Zelda manga. All five books have exclusive covers and a few full-color art pieces. The build quality and presentation is noticeably better thanks to the use of higher-quality paper, thicker covers, and more durable bindings.
The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Sets:
If you don’t want to commit to the whole set, you can buy each of the Legendary Editions individually. Each book carries a $20 MSRP, though you can save at least a few bucks on all of them, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a two-part adaptation of the N64 classic that’s on sale for $15 in Legendary Edition format.
The Legend of Zelda Manga: Legendary Editions
The original 10-volume Zelda manga and the follow-up series set in the worlds of Twilight Princess were written and illustrated by Akira Himekawa, the pen name for the mangaka duo who work under the aliases of A. Honda and S. Nagano.
Zelda fans should also check out the official graphic novel adaptation of A Link to the Past. This adaptation originally ran in Nintendo Power magazine in the early ’90s and offers a wildly different interpretation of the SNES classic. You can get a paperback edition of A Link to the Past for $17 (was $20) at Amazon.
Nintendo fans should also consider reading Super Mario Adventures, which similarly collects comics that originally appeared in Nintendo Power. Super Mario Adventures is discounted to only $10.55 (was $17) at Amazon. Unfortunately, the long-running Mario manga, Super Mario-kun, hasn’t received an English translation outside of Super Mario Manga Mania, which contains a sampling of some of the popular volumes in the series. You can get Super Mario Manga Mania for $10.81 (was $12) at Amazon.
