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“Princess Zelda summons Link to stop Vaati's return; Shadow Link kidnaps maidens, forcing Link to wield the Four Sword.”
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
ゼルダの伝説 4つの剣+
7.46
3,685 rank · 9,951 readers · 214 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Princess Zelda summons Link to stop Vaati's return; Shadow Link kidnaps maidens, forcing Link to wield the Four Sword.
On a stormy night, Princess Zelda and the shrine maidens fear that the reason for these events is that Vaati's seal is weakening. She summons Link and brings him to the castle so he can protect her and the other maidens while they open the portal to the Four Sword Sanctuary. When they do, however, a shadowy figure appears from the portal. This figure was Shadow Link, who then kidnapped the shrine maidens and sealed them in crystals. Link follows him to the sanctuary where he retrieves the Four Sword to destroy this doppelganger. The Four Sword is a magical sword that splits the wielder into four clones of himself. Vaati is once again released and wreaks havoc on the once peaceful kingdom.
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 7
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.50
Running avg · Feb 2021 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It's a really simple story really, it's a manga based on a video game afterall, and not just any video game but Zelda four sword adventure! The author took some initiave by giving way more life...”
- 10 “I reread this because I was just in the Zelda mood (im addicted to smash) and I still really love this. this was the first ever manga I read and what got me into the legend of Zelda in general. it...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Sep 2004 – May 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2263 catalog