The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
North American cover
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| Author | Nintendo |
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| Original title | ハイラル・ヒストリア ゼルダの伝説 大全 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Japanese |
| Series | The Legend of Zelda |
| Genre | Video game art |
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| Media type | Print, digital (Wii U) |
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is a collector's book about Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series, published in English by Dark Horse Comics and in German by Tokyopop. The 276-page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written by the series' producers.
The book topped Amazon.com's list of bestselling books in February 2013 and was Amazon's sixth best-selling print book of 2013.
The book includes three major sections: "The Legend Begins: The World of Skyward Sword," "The History of Hyrule: A Chronology," and "Creative Footprints: Documenting 25 Years of Artwork." Outside of those three sections, the book includes a foreword by series creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and an afterward from Eiji Aonuma, who produced recent games in the series. It also includes an art piece created for the 25th anniversary of the series (and the original cover of the English edition). Information about commemorative merchandise is also included. The book includes a manga at the end as a "Special Comic." It was written by Akira Himekawa, who has created other manga for the series. The manga takes place before the events of Skyward Sword.
The first section, "The Legend Begins: The World of Skyward Sword," focuses on the world of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword due to the book being released alongside Skyward Sword in Japan. Images and commentary are both included. The section explores the development process for the game.
The section known as "The History of Hyrule: A Chronology" establishes the official timeline of the fictional events that take place within the series, following years of speculation by fans. The chronology of The Legend of Zelda series was subject to considerable debate among fans until an official timeline was released in Hyrule Historia.The timeline included in Hyrule Historia is not completely exhaustive and does leave some leeway for mysteries and for the addition of future entries.The timeline is illustrated with images for each of the games. Included are several charts that map from Hylian to Japanese at different points in the timeline.
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