The BEST Side Quest in Zelda History

This side quest is so good it feels like if you didn't complete it, you didn't actually experience Majora's Mask.

I always loved that when you wore the Couple's Mask and spoke to the Happy Mask Salesman, he would give you his normal assessment of the mask's history, but then would suddenly chuckle and say: "You must have gone through a lot of trouble to acquire that mask!" It's like the game is acknowledging that it threw a lot at you for the side quest and you deserve to feel proud for successfully completing it. 🥰

One particular scene that always stayed with me is the moments between Cremia and Romani on the last day. Cremia let’s Romani drink the Chateau Romani and when Romani asks why? Cremia tells her that “she’s grown up and old enough to try it.” Then later tells her to sleep on her bed together that night because she knows the moon is going to fall and it will probably be the last time they live. I felt Cremia’s love and sadness in that scene as well as trying to keep Romani happy and ignorant of their upcoming deaths so she can be a hold her innocent kid nature just a little longer Moments like these along with all the other character moments and side quests makes this game a freaken masterpiece ❤

I love how in Majoras mask the butterfly effect is a major key factor when it comes to side quest.

"That's the Postman's Hat, isn't it? That is a fine thing. It is filled with the joy of freedom."

The possibility that Kafei is unfaithful is hinted at in the names... Kafei and Cremia... coffee and cream! The developers and writers didn't miss a beat on this quest!

I adore this quest and it took me YEARS to realize that the couples mask depicts a couple embracing rather than just some weird runic symbol. Also the last thing they say to you as the moon is about to hit will always stay with me. "We will greet the moring togethter." No matter what that morning is- what matters is that they are together now.

I love how after saving clock town we see that EVERYONE's story in this quest gets resolved instead of us having to choose between who gets hurt and who gets helped

I always saw Kafei as an alternate reality Link. He gets to actually live a life of peace, find love into adulthood, only to be regressed into a child instead of sped into adulthood. To top it off, you actually get to play as him. There are far too many parallels

I would argue that anju/kafei is the main quest, and the whole moon thing is just a distraction along the way. As you noted, the first thing we see at the start of every cycle is kafei dropping his letter in the box. MM is a weird and beautiful game.

i think anju felt the most pain of all when that umbrella pole went right through her face

I will never not be mad that they didn't show an adult version of Kafei at the end of the game. It makes me Furious.

Whenever I replay Majora's Mask I like to make this the absolute last thing I do. That way Kafei and Anju are reunited when Link defeats Majora.

I remember playing Majora's Mask for the first time and coming across her crying on the bench on the second day. As a young girl I really empathized with her & I was so determined to help her out.

If Anju being willing to wait for Kafei in Clocktown knowing that the moon is about to destroy the town isn't love, I don't know what is

Anju and Kafei are what definitively made me fall in love with narrative design. And now, years after playing, I am actually a game designer with a specialisation in narrative design

Man, I knew this side quest was huge, but I had no idea that there was this much content!

this has always been my favorite Zelda sidequest along with tarrey town from BOTW, and I constantly reset Majora's Mask right after completing the quest and leaving anju and kafei together

All these years later and people are still talking about Majoras Mask and the stories it tells.❤

Very thorough! It could only be that one. I've had to make alterations to fit my own adaptation, but I hope to one day make it justice differently in a more faithful, intimate way. You've also made me realize that I didn't know the Mayor is likely aware of Kafei's whereabouts! I would like to add a little detail: When Romani talks about Cremia, she doesn't specify who it is that she likes, not even their gender: "My sister, Cremia, has >someone< in town she likes... But >that person< will get married the day of the carnival." And when Cremia opens up to Link, she lingers on Anju's name, not Kafei's. In fact, Kafei is never mentioned in what sounds like Cremia letting something off her chest: "In town...I have a friend. >Her< name's >Anju<... >Anju<... The day after tomorrow is >her< wedding." The only time Cremia mentions Kafei is when you ask her directly with Kafei's Mask. She says "Kafei isn't here" with a face of bored exasperation at Madame Aroma's digging. Understandably, as you said, she doesn't want to be seen as a homewrecker, but that lack of emotion seems to indicate she has absolutely no interest in Kafei in the first place. Romani adds "It's hard for my sister... Going into town..." Would it be hard because Kafei is there, or is it because Anju is there? In the inn right next to the bar where Cremia delivers the milk? Even though Anju's mother assumes that Kafei may have run off with Cremia, and even if it were implied that Kafei might have had feelings for her in the past, when I hear it from Cremia herself I can't really shake the impression that this might be a situation of unrequited, probably even unconfessed feelings from Cremia towards Anju. It may very well not be the case, but the way the Romani sisters talk about it doesn't really fit well with everything else otherwise.