For a book with such a beautiful cover and a strong premise, i guess i expected more of a pretty artbook with more sketches and concept art. For those of us in the west, the english translation just arrived here in time for zeldas 27th anniversary, as yesterday marked 27 years since the original legend of zelda was released in japan. Spirit tracks was released as a type of sequel to phantom hourglass. Link is an appretice once again, but this time for a train engineer. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Breath of the wild and includes material from its dlc packs. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the 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. Hyrule historia completo em portugues hyrule legends. The legend of zelda is one of the most beloved video game series. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written. Much of the backstory of the creation of hyrule was revealed in the games a link to the past, ocarina of time, the wind waker, twilight princess, skyward sword, and a link between worlds. Pdf legend of zelda the art artifacts download full.
The book feels great, looks great, is sturdy, and will make for a great placeholder on your bookshelf of geek culture. The legend of zelda hyrule historia is simply awesome jammed packed with the history of hyrule and the official chronological of the games. And a indepth look at the legend of zelda franchise. The legend of zelda, hyrule historia by eiji aonuma, 9788467919, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Because of all your amazing translations of hyrule historia, englishreading zelda fans can enjoy the wonders and get solid answers to all our questions that we have ever had about the legend of zelda series. I think it would make sense for them to put out a new version around the same time as each new console game since thats typically around a 5 year gap, updating the timeline and such to include the.
Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary. The legend of zelda, hyrule historia book depository. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was a subject of much debate among fans until an official timeline was released on december 21, 2011, within the collectors book hyrule historia, which was originally exclusive to japan and was later released in the united states. As such, it has been the subject of numerous fan theories. Their illustrating credits include the legend of zelda series, astro.
It gives fans a chronology and designs to reference, beautifully illustrated art featuring characters and backgrounds, detailed maps, and more. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series director, eiji aonuma. Before hyrule historia was released, most zelda fans were fully accepting of the fact that the end of ocarina of time split the timeline into two braches, the adult era and child eras. If you are a zelda fan and any of what i just said sounded even remotely interesting you should pick up a book as soon as possible. Results 1 24 of 24 the legend of zelda hyrule historia by akira himekawa. Naturally, an official loveletter to zelda enthusiasts is going to get quite a bit of attention, leading it to take the top spot on amazons bestseller list enter hyrule historia. You can now complete the triforce of zelda literature with the third book in the series, the legend of zelda encyclopedia. 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. Breath of the wild creating a champion for an indepth look at the art, lore, and making of the best selling video game. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information onthe legend of zeldafranchise.
The full history and making of the the legend of zelda franchise, neverbeforeseen concept art. It shows the timeline of the fictional events in the series as written by nintendo. Hyrule historia is a timeless piece that offers you insight into the minds of the developers of a muchloved franchise. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the.
On the day of the 25th annual wing ceremony, she is taken down to the surface in a tornado created by ghirahim, who attempts to have her kidnapped to revive his master demise. Nearly 50 pages of sketches and official illustrations from takumi wada 296 pages of design artwork and commentary about the making of the game from creators. The bonus manga story in the end makes the book worth buying. The legend of zelda takes place predominantly in a medieval western europeinspired fantasy land called hyrule, which has developed a deep history and wide geography over the series many releases. Theres a zelda visual guide book coming soon to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the game series. This oversized hardcover is the ultimate companion to the awardwinning video gamethe legend of zelda. Another legend of zelda book from the hyrule historia series. It was originally published by shogakukan on december 21. Judged as an art book that covers 25 years of zelda games, hyrule historia is a great resource, though some might wish classics like ocarina of time or link to the past were given as much space as. Im enjoying the book immensely, but if i had one nit to pick with the hyrule historia, it would be that it hasnt gone into as much detail with the legend of zeldas dungeons as i would have hoped. We recently got sent a graphically enhanced version of this same timeline grid, making it closely resemble the grid that was published in the book itself. It also has artwork of games in the series, a short manga, and a foreword a short piece of writing found at the beginning of a book and afterword a short piece of writing found at the end of a book written by people. The legend of zelda encyclopedia is the third book in a trilogy of zelda books including 2011s hyrule historia and 2017s art and artifacts.
Its loaded with a bunch of concept art, general lore as well as the official legend of zelda timeline. This book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight. The legend of zeldalegend of zelda timelinegot booksbooks to. Hyrule historia is a book about the legend of zelda video game series. Prior to its release, producers confirmed the existence of a confidential document, which connected all the games.
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, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda. A few days back we posted a translated grid of the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia book, courtesy of our friends over at glitterberri. The legend of zeldalegend of zelda timelinegot books books to. Hyrule historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of the legend of zelda mangaakira himekawa. The legend of zeldaa is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese. For the past 25 years, nearly every entry in the legend of zelda series has. Il libro ufficiale nintendo pdf, liberi di leggere the legend of zelda.
Id really like to get a new edition of hyrule historia to coincide with either zeldas 30th anniversary or the release of breath of the wild. Content is available under the gnu free documentation license. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. Because it was published shortly after the release of skyward sword, the first section explores the characters, locations, and temples from the game. Eiji aonuma is a nintendo game designer, director, and producer. Nintendo even hedges the timeline by saying that this chronicle. Hyrule historia invites readers to take an indepth look at twentyfive years of concept art, character sketches, and lore from one of the most beloved gaming franchises of all time. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the.
Hyrule historia was released in japan to round out the year of celebration for zeldas 25th anniversary in 2011. Spanning 247 pages, hyrule historia contains creators notes, concept artwork, and previously unknown information such as the complete timeline of the games in the series up to and beginning from the legend of zelda. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. For those interested in the artwork of the series there are hundreds of pages full. Livro the legend of zelda hyrule historia download do. The chronology of the legend of zelda series was subject of much debate among fans until an official timeline was released on december 21, 2011 within the collectors book, hyrule historia, which was exclusive to japan. This handsome digital book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. It also contains a foreword by shigeru miyamoto and an afterword by eiji aonuma, who served as supervising editor for the book. The legend of zelda encyclopedia is a 320page dream for. The legend of zelda was released on 21 february 1986. They have provided us with a full translation of the portion of the book explaining how each game is related to each other.
Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend of zelda series. Still, hyrule historia is a relatively solid book with a lot of material regarding the creative process of the legend of zelda series. War from the manual of a link to the past, with majoras mask directly following its ending. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans.
It is the first book in the goddess collection trilogy. The legend of zelda timeline is the in universe chronology of the legend of zelda series. Hyrule historia is a zelda encyclopedia containing neverbeforeseen concept art, designer commentary, and the official zelda timeline. Thousands of years later, during the sky era, hylia is reborn as zelda in skyloft. Art and artifacts and concluding in the legend of zelda encyclopedia. It is the first installment of the goddess trilogy, continuing in the legend of zelda.
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