Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Wind Waker Developer Commentary 3 & 4

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

With Hyrule Historia confirmed for an official English release in January, 2013, the fan translation on the site may not stay up forever. Don't forget to reserve your copy on Amazon so you'll always have the Zelda timeline close at hand! You can find a shortcut to the Amazon link and follow all the news about the official localization at History of Hyrule.

(They're also on Tumblr!)

Big Hyrule Historia Update: According to a PDF released this morning by Diamond Book Distributors, Hyrule Historia will be coming to fans in English as an official release from Dark Horse Comics!

Release Date: January 29th, 2013 

Price: $34.99

Support your translators! Don't forget to check out the Zelda Contest!

Today’s Historia Historia - Skyward Sword concept art features Faron Woods.

I'd love some of these paintings on my wall! I wonder how much Nintendo would auction them off for? I'd be happy with a print!

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Today’s Historia Historia - Skyward Sword concept art features the Sacred Grounds.

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LEGEND OF ZELDA C-C-C-CONTEST TIME!!!

I have three Zelda developer interviews about the making of Majora's Mask, the making of the Oracle series, and the making of The Wind Waker. I'm holding a contest for people to choose which set of interviews they want me to translate.

The votes go towards supporting my work, so if you've ever wanted to show appreciation for Hyrule Historia or any of the other translations on my website but needed a little incentive, this is it.

You have until 11:00 pm PST on Friday, August 24th, 2012 to cast your vote, and I'll announce the winner the next day.

Bonus: Cast 5 votes or more and get your name or username translated into Japanese! 

Bonus x2: Cast 10 votes or more and get a short sentence translated into Japanese! (Great for forum sigs, Tumblr profiles, secret messages, etc.)

You can read the rules of the contest and vote by clicking here!

In today's Historia Historia - Skyward Sword concept art, we revisit the Lumpy Pumpkin and Milk Bar.

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In today's concept art translations, we focus on backstories of the citizens of Skyloft.

• Pg. 30 Skyloftians

• Pg. 31 More Skyloftians & Houses

• Pg. 32 Even More Skyloftians

• Pg. 33 Unused Skyloftians

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This next section of Skyward Sword concept art shows just how much detail the Zelda series goes into. Read the secret backstories to even the most inconsequential NPCs.

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More Skyward Sword concept art, including Groose & Fat Karane:

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Today's batch of Skyward Sword concept art! Sorry, I've been busy and haven't been keeping you up on the Hyrule Historia pages! They're still being updated every day on the site, even if I forget to post them here. :)

• Pg. 16 Impa

• Pg. 17 The Imprisoned & Demise

• Pg. 18 The Overworld

• Pg. 19 More Overworld

• Pg. 20 Skyloft & the Islands in the Sky

• Pg. 21 More Skyloft & the Islands in the Sky

• Pg. 22 The Knight Academy

• Pg. 23 More The Knight Academy

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Today’s Skyward Sword concept art.

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Today's Skyward Sword concept art.

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