Akira Himekawa, the artistic duo behind The Legend of Zelda manga, have shared a colorized version of a particularly emotional scene in Volume 7 of the Twilight Princess series. The calm, blue sky-like colors used on Link’s expression in these panels are particularly striking.
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このページは最初はありませんでした。リンクの心の動きの表現に一拍置きたくて付け足したシーンです
寄り添わずにはいられない彼の優しさを読み取ってくれたら嬉しいです#トワプリ漫画 #ゼルダの伝説#akirahimekawa pic.twitter.com/z6aPLBAukO— 姫川 明 Akira Himekawa (@AkiraHimekawa) September 23, 2020
According to the duo, this scene was not initially planned when they began work on Volume 7; it was added at a later stage, to add to Link’s emotional progression.
Volume 8 of the Twilight Princess manga will be released in North America and the U.K. on March 9th, 2021.
Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
