Comic and manga adaptations of The Legend of Zelda series of video games, especially in Japan, have been published under license from Nintendo. Valiant Comics series Valiant Comics published a comic series simply titled The Legend of Zelda in 1990, which lasted only five issues dated from February to June, as part of their Nintendo Comics System imprint. The series was more closely patterned after The Legend of Zelda TV series airing at the time, which in turn was loosely based on the first two NES games. Characters Link, adventurer and hero of Hyrule Catherine, Link's horse Princess Zelda of Hyrule King Harkinian, father of Zelda, and ruler of Hyrule Impa, Zelda's nursemaid Ganon, an evil wizard and King of Darkness Captain Krin, Captain of the Guard of North Castle. A new character created for the comics Titles by Akira Himekawa The manga team of Akira Himekawa has been producing manga adaptations of The Legend of Zelda video games in Japan beginning with their manga adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which was first published in 1999 by Shogakukan. Currently, Himekawa has produced manga adaptations of more than eight Zelda games (including both Oracle games), with the latest being The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga. Viz Media is currently publishing English translations of Himekawa's Zelda manga in North America, beginning with their adaptation of Ocarina of Time, which was published in October 2008. , a French translation is being published by Soleil Manga. The first manga available was A Link to the Past followed by Ocarina of Time 1 & 2. Himekawa's other Zelda manga was later translated into French in 2010. Himekawa's manga, which was released in Japan in and between 1998 and 2009, was also localised in the Federal Republic of Germany by Tokyopop in and between 2009 and 2011. The first ten tankōbon volumes sold more than 3million copies worldwide. After a seven-year hiatus, Akira Himekawa began the work on a new Zelda manga. Later revealed to be an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the manga series ran from February 2016 to January 2022. Ocarina of Time (Volume 1) (Volume 2) (Volume 1, English Edition) (Volume 2, English Edition) Released in 1998, and the English version in 2008, it is an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. There are two story arcs in this manga: Child arc