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This Manga turns from weird romance to learning to deal with trauma very quickly, but I do not mind that.

I saw this Manga recommended by a random channel on TikTok so I decided to check it out because I did not have anything to read at the time. The Manga starts out very simple with a guy helping his crazy brother's ex-girlfriend stalk him but it quickly descends into how trauma can effect and shape people especially when it comes from parents. We see three different parent relationships, an absent parent, two loving parents, and a parent that's present but does not really care about ... you.

We see the characters effected by these relationships grapple with how to deal with them in passive or extreme ways while the main character tries to navigate it so everyone can be happy. Overall this manga was cute and I liked the end a lot, definitely recommend reading it.

Honestly this is such an enigma of a manga, and very hard to access if you do not speak Japanese or rather are able to read it. The manga very loosely follows the first Legend of Zelda game released on NES and Famicom and it is interesting to see how people adapted the series and its character before the modern designs for these characters were widespread ; one of these examples is how they draw Ganon almost looking like a giant Darth Vader which is very funny.

We also get some original stuff in the form of Link's new talking parrot named Watto who is ... a materialistic predecessor to Ocarina of Time's Navi, and the strange addition of Hercules or Hekuraresu who aids Link in his journey to save Princess Zelda as the resident strong tough man. It was also funny to see Princess Zelda send a hologram message similar to that of Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope.

Honestly what this manga made me personally think of is how cool an adaptation of the original Zelda games in the style of the Katsuya Terada's original artstyle.

Overall I think this is a cool piece of obscure media for Legend of Zelda fans to seek out and take a look at for its novelty.

This manga does not do a good job of capturing the reader but I do not think that is the fault of the author its the fault of the source material. The original game The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap in itself wasn't enthralling story wise so it's hard to find yourself engrossed in a adaptation that is purely story without the gameplay to offer something else to enjoy. The story itself is boring and yet it still feels rushed, which is a common problem among these Legend of Zelda manga adaptations.

Personally I am also not a fan of the toon art style that ... came with Wind Waker, Four Swords, and Spirit Tracks to name a few, I think the more stylish and detailed design of the Twilight Princess adaptation is much more interesting when it comes to manga however, I know that is not possible else you disregard the source.

I wish they would have taken more creative liberty to make this a worth while read but for now it feels lackluster and boring.

I love the original Majora's Mask for the Nintendo 64 it is by far my favorite game in the Legend of Zelda franchise. I remember reading this book after a school book fair around 3rd grade, it was likely the first manga I ever enjoyed due to my love for the series it was based off so for that reason I have some bias towards it.

The manga has its fair share of problems, first off is the pacing ; The pacing in this manga is very quick and makes it's story suffer greatly because it feels like you are missing out on much of what ... made the game fun, stand out moments being the interactions with the different lands and the fights being about a page long. The story itself is very neutered so it can be a streamlined one volume. These issues are likely due to the time it was created, as said in the author's note this manga was created before the release of Majora's Mask and could not use the bulk of its content because they didn't have access to anything beyond demos and images, as well as a rough outline of the story.

I'd love to see the story of Majora's Mask to get the treatment it deserves on paper, something a bit grittier and dark to match the aura of the original while displaying the complete story of the game would be a dream however, I know that is likely never going to happen.

I would also like to add that I really liked the bonus chapter they included explaining the origins of the Mask, I really loved the style of it and it makes me wish they made a full manga in that style telling the original story of this Hero of Termina from long ago.