Author Topic: Oh my God! They actually made a Mario anime once. (Read 3308 times)

ST Falcon · « **on:** May 24, 2002, 10:08:02 PM »

Believe it or not, while browsing through Yahoo Japan, I've found a website containing old Famitsu Articles. One of them articles actually mentioned a Super Mario Anime called Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyuushutsu Daisakusen (The Mission to save Princess Peach), which was released in 1986 (the same year in which the real SMB2 was released for the FDS). The anime was a collaboration between Grouper Production and Hori Kikaku Seisaku. Mario's voice was done by Tooru Furuya (who did Yamcha's voice in Dragon Ball), while Yu Mizushima. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any screencaps for the anime (it has been out of print for awhile), except for the Famitsu scan, but believe me it does exist. There's even an entry for it in the Japanese Movie Database.

http://members.cool.ne.jp/~tenno/ftlove/0003/mario.gif

http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1986/dj001810.htm

Toddathon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2002, 11:12:30 AM »

That's old! Well, I dunno, but a while back I saw a pic on SMBHQ in the Merchandise Section of a Japenese Mario Anime Comic!

Thanks for keeping us up to date!

Super Yoshi 7175 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2002, 12:05:15 PM »

I think most people know about that.

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ST Falcon · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2002, 12:22:54 PM »

Yes, I already knew about the Super Mario Manga series. There are actually several Japanese comics based on Super Mario Bros. (and other videogames). In fact I've found a Japanese website dedicated to official Mario manga called the Mario Comic Library.

http://maclib.hoops.ne.jp/

The two longest-running manga series based on Mario were Yukio Sawada's Super Mario-Kun series (published by Shogakukan) and Kazzuki Motoyama's various Super Mario books (published by Kodansha Comics).

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~kazzuki/mario0.htm
http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_tosho?tid=1925&lpc=1

BTW, they're not called anime comics, they're called manga (or just plain Japanese comics). The term "Anime Comics" is only used when reffering to a comic that uses cels from an anime.

Super Yoshi 7175 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2002, 12:32:42 PM »

If im not mistaken a lot of Mario Comic Strips were made...

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ST Falcon · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2002, 12:48:15 PM »

"If im not mistaken a lot of Mario Comic Strips were made..."

Yes, Mr. Know-it-all. There are yon-koma books in Japan for just about every videogame.

Mr. Goku · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2002, 01:26:13 AM »

yeah, one of my japanese neighbors sells them in his garage sales. P.s: there was also a crash manga, but the us never got it.

sorry, i saw an opening that seemed to scream out attack.

bandicootbuddy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2002, 01:27:03 AM »

WOW!!!!!!!!! I WANT THAT MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i will never leave you.

Super Yoshi 7175 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2002, 07:17:50 AM »

Hey I just said something im not bragging or anything! I was just thinking Im not saying I know more that anyone else so don't call me Mr. Know-it-all for no reason!

Mario and Yoshi rule! The Nintendo Gamecube is the BEST Video Game System! X-Box is the worst!

ST Falcon · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2002, 10:45:46 AM »

"so don't call me Mr. Know-it-all for no reason!"
Whatever, you're cool.

Apparently, the Super Mario Anime wasn't even released on video, thus increasing it's rarity to 500%.

Super Yoshi 7175 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2002, 11:00:42 AM »

I wounder idf theres a chance they'll re-release it? Probly not,recorded copies are probly mega-rare!

Mario and Yoshi rule! The Nintendo Gamecube is the BEST Video Game System! X-Box is the worst!

Luigi-Luigi · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2002, 01:46:01 PM »

The Luigi Council recalls hearing aboot the Mario manga.

Have you ever stopped to think and forget to start again?

Luigi-Luigi · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2002, 01:46:10 PM »

The Luigi Council recalls hearing aboot the Mario manga.

Have you ever stopped to think and forget to start again?