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ixtaek · 3 months

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#bought the four swords manga and this killed me #legend of zelda #shadow link #lu shadow #akira himekawa #lu four #four swords

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fourswordsannotated · 6 months

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akira himekawa are unbelievably cool.

soooo here's the thing. i was looking at akira himekawa's website on a whim and found a public blog, with posts that go all the way back to 2009. many hours of google translating later, and i've developed an even stronger admiration of these two women and their exceptional career as manga artists. they share so much in these posts about the creative process, their thoughts on social justice, their connections with nature, and their most major original story, gliding reki, which seems to have always been a passion project in the midst of commercial work.

from what i could gather, reki is unique in that they were determined to do it in full color. and they did it, because after reading about their career, it's clear to me that when these women set their mind to an idea, they make it happen. see also: they just recently produced and distributed their own art book, because no publishers were offering to do it in a way that pleased them.

their stated goals for reki were to make something more adult than their previous children's manga, taking place in a city, involving a lot of mechanical art, and featuring stronger romantic and self-described erotic subtext. good for them. before i get into the four swords-related stuff, i'm sharing what i could find on the internet about reki.

more under the cut, because there's quite a bit to discuss :)

not much that i could find on the blog specifically references four swords, but they have many fascinating insights about nintendo, the zelda fandom, and the franchise as a whole. i can't know for certain because this information was surmised from translated text, but it seems as if their manga with chibi link made them feel a little stifled, which is why they took a long break before returning to do twilight princess. it's not lost on me that even a work like four swords, which they may regard as not their favorite or best, still has inspired and brought together so many passionate, creative, and diverse people. this is especially sweet because it seems as if they met each other, and formed their creative partnership, because of a shared fandom interest of their own.

honda and nagano have shared their thoughts and feelings on this blog for more than a decade, and they have a lot of thoughts and feelings. throughout their entire career they've made commentary on work-life balance, their experiences as women in a male-dominated field, and their desire to create original art while simultaneously enjoying some commercial work as well. they are passionate about social justice, particularly re: women and indigenous people, and offer insights on aspects of culture and history and the state of the world that really could resonate with anyone. and they really seem to appreciate fans of their work, and emphasize repeatedly the care and thought they put into their manga in the hopes it will inspire and bring catharsis to readers. they love animals (especially wolves), being outside in nature, being nerds about art they enjoy, a certain subgenre of romantic manga that appealed to and empowered female readers in the 90's and 2000's, and traveling around the world to partake in activities like horse riding and falconry.

the coolest part is, they're still updating the blog to this day :) in fact they seem to have recently returned to it, reflecting that twitter is not their preferred manner of sharing things online. they seem very familiar with and fond of older-school blogging culture.

there's a lot more i could say here about my findings, some of which do pertain to... certain ships 💜🖤 . but i don't want my genuine appreciation for these authors to be overshadowed by that kind of conversation. in addition to a link to the blog itself, i'm including a few translated posts of interests, which you can interpret and incorporate into your perception of the media however you please. at the end of the day, it's a really cool gift that these artists have chosen to share so much over such a long period of time. by making their personalities, beliefs, and insights more visible to fans of their work, i hope it brings new context to the stories we already love.

a modern-day insight:

re: the zelda mangas. these are from several points throughout their career. please note that they have so many fond things to say about zelda as a franchise and their work on the mangas, especially regarding the way they've affected fans. i encourage you to look for yourself, on their blog and their other socials!

re: gliding reki

re: the creative process (and in the latter two, the fandom that seems to have inspired them!)

re: their two goofyass adorable tiny dogs that they dress up in outfits while also loving wolves like a lot, they love wolves (both domesticated and wild), they really love wolves

re: wolf day (every day is wolf day,)

re: indigenous rights

re: painting serious works on commission vs their manga. i can't know for sure exactly what it means, but it really does kinda hit

re: a fan and manga artist in training bringing them art and a note

and a moment from a twilight princess manga interview i found very sweet :)

okay. you've made it to the end. i know you're wondering. here you go. please remember that this is and always has been a public blog, and these posts are actually from 2009 and 2010. also please remember that the point of this post is not to cause or fuel fandom discourse, but to appreciate these authors and the things that they choose to express.

(also, this is the column they were referring to in image 1. it's FASCINATING. give it a read if you'd like!)

the dots are there. you're welcome to connect them.

thank you for your beautiful work and insights, honda and nagano. please never change.

#akira himekawa #four swords manga #legend of zelda #four swords #loz #twilight princess manga #(yes there is v/dow stuff at the very bottom okay it's there just please read the rest)

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giriduck · 3 months

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Image credit: Akira Himekawa, Ocarina of Time manga English translation

#same tbh #legend of zelda #ganondorf #akira himekawa

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zelda-the-sacred-realm · 7 months

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Day 11 - Wander from the inktober 2023 calendar!

I dedicate this day to Four sword! I recently reread the manga and I always love how these four Links are different from each other, so I wanted to do a tribute to the manga with a style that recalls it!

They are wandering in the distorted part of the village, I absolutely loved this part of the story!

Also I love Vio, he's like the best in the whole manga 🥰

#four link #four swords #four sword manga #akira himekawa #akira himekawa manga #inktober #inktober 2023 #october #art #art challenge #zelda #legend of zelda fanart

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hauntinghyrule · 9 months

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I have been going through Akira Himekawa's Twitter, trying to salvage Four Swords -related content before the site completely collapses in on itself, and...

Guys.

The original sketch of what would become the inside cover of the Legendary Edition was posted on the first day of Pride Month.

#this is the sort of thing - along with the rainbow pointing at Vio's head in the manga - that I'm not going to say HAD to be intentional #because I don't know enough about Japan's LGBTQ+ community to say that it would have the same significance there (especially 10+ years ago)#but it sure is a fun coincidence isn't it?#four swords #vidow #vio link #shadow link #first and forever otp #four swords manga #akira himekawa

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lucky-clover-gazette · 7 months

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(light mode translation from google translate, dark mode is safari auto translate)

#🤔#four swords #four swords manga #akira himekawa #loz #sounds like they still understand exactly what makes it special ;)#to me at least #fs

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revolutionary-star-luma · 5 months

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I decided to gather up some of my favorite anime art styles for funsies, and tried to order them from oldest to newsest. I’ll be listing them in order in the tags, incase anyone is curious which anime they are from. Here they are:

Ranma 1/2 art style in the anime changes pretty drastically. Tbh I prefer how the characters look in season 1 - 5 vs the later seasons. Specifically I like when the characters have bigger eyes, but still have a dog nose, like in this image I used. I would have put Urusei Yatsura, but I thought I’d just say that Rumiko Takahashi’s art in general is one of my favorite art styles, and most anime adaptations of her works would be here too..

I put the Ocarina of Time manga here, but I do mean all the TLoZ mangas by Akira Himekawa. Heck her art in general is beautiful!

There’s definitely other art styles out there too, but these usually come to my mind. Doing this made me realize that I like early 2000s anime art styles more than I realized.

#ranma 1/2 #tenchi universe #idol project anime #alien nine #tloz #akira himekawa #fruits basket #princess tutu #lucky star #pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #lwa #little witch academia #I’ve seen all these anime except idol project and alien nine #idol project looks like it would have some weird fanservice but I’d honestly still watch it for the artstyle alone #while alien nine I do want to watch someday but the triggers™️#rambles

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astroboyart · 6 months

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Source: himewolf (Akira Himekawa; X / Twitter)

Akira Himekawa artwork of three versions of Epsilon: the 1960s anime version, the 2003 anime version, and the Pluto manga/anime version.

#Akira Himekawa #Epsilon #Astro Boy

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mistress-light · 10 months

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Feeling your spirit and warmth beside me. Brings me joy.

#zelda: twilight princess #zelda twilight princess manga #tp: manga volume 11 #the legend of zelda #thelvadams #twilightprincessedit #akira himekawa #oot: link #tp: princess zelda #nintendo #i screamed so much at this panel and broke down #my stuff

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craniodedragao · 4 months

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I don't like Astro Boy, WTF are you talking about?

#astro boy #osamu tezuka #tezuka #naoki urasawa pluto #pluto #pluto manga #Astro Boy 2003 #akira himekawa #Akira Himekawa Astro Boy #My mangas #my stuff

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itstwilightlinkyall · 1 year

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#midlink #twilight princess #legend of zelda memes #legend of zelda #akira himekawa #twilight princess manga

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ixtaek · 1 month

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I’m just sayin, if the Four Swords manga is canon, all of Akira Himekawa’s works should be. Because I want Time/Mask

To suffer

#for those who haven’t read the manga that baby dragon is Volvagia #Volga is heavily based on him #in the manga poor Link has to kill the dragon as an adult because it was corrupted #CAN YOU IMAGINE DOING THAT THEN THIS JERK SHOWS UP?#linkeduniverse #linked universe #hyrule warriors #ocarina of time #akira himekawa

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fourswordsannotated · 6 months

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basically twilight princess manga annotated. if you care

the boys get a shout-out

#i LOVE snugboy’s work so much #his twilight princess video essay is phenomenal #would love to hear his four swords thoughts too!#akira himekawa #twilight princess manga #also you will see me in the comments lmao #Youtube

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snails-in-spaceships · 8 months

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These panels from the oracle of ages manga literally look like a meme format

#loz #oracle of ages #akira himekawa

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zelda-the-sacred-realm · 5 months

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I was wondering, if Totk were ever adapted into a manga, do you think it'd make sense to have Link accompanied by his friends the sages? They could be a five man band, allowing us to really bond with their characters. This would also give Link the chance to express himself in a way that he couldn't otherwise alone. Imagine him having to dispense the news on Zeldas' fate to his friends?

First of all I can tell you that Akira Himekawa had made this awesome sketch a while ago, and a manga about Botw or Totk would be literally great! I love their style!

I think if they would make a manga about Totk then they would expand more on the story aspect and relating to the characters.

If we're being honest, there are hundreds of plot holes, a new population we know too little about and many aspects that don't match up well in Totk. The intervention of the Akira Himekawa duo would be needed to remedy these aspects!

I would like to see Link have more personality and of course see how his adventure with the sages is improved and made more interesting

Unfortunately the problem with games always remains the same, they develop the gameplay more and the stories remain incomplete or insufficient, one reason why I liked AoC much more, there the story is the protagonist!

So yes, I hope Akira Himekawa makes a manga about this, I really hope so!

Thank you for your ask! 💖

#zelda tears of the kingdom #not my art #akira himekawa #tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom #tloz totk #totk zelda #zelda totk #totk #totk spoilers #akira himekawa art

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hauntinghyrule · 9 months

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Preserving Four Swords art from Akira Himekawa's Twitter

Here's what I've managed to salvage so far. Anyone know of anything I might be missing?

2012-06-01 and 2015-10-06:

Original caption (left):

下描き整理中に発見。四剣のヴィオ＆シャドウだよ＊色付けしようと思ってそのままになってるイラストのラフです(^^)bこれから色塗って完成させてみようかな。

Original caption (right):

トライフォース三銃士を横から眺めるヴィオ君とそんな奴らイイから俺と遊ぼーぜ的なシャドウ君( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

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2016-10-29, 2016-11-16 and 2020-07-28:

Interesting thing here: I'm mostly focused on preserving art that's on Twitter but not in the manga itself. This art, despite being a preview for the colored pages of the Legendary Edition, does not appear to be in the English version. I have not been able to find out if the Japanese version or any other edition has more color pages.

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2018-11-02 and 2018-11-05: