Super Mario-kun
The title of this article is official, but it comes from aJapanese source.
If anacceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
- This article is about the CoroCoro Comic manga. For other uses, seeSuper Mario-kun (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused withDr. Mario-kun.
| Super Mario-kun | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Yukio Sawada |
| Publishers | |
| Label | CoroCoro Comic |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Translations | French Spanish |
| Volumes | 61 (in progress) |
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Super Mario-kun (stylized asSUPER MARIO KUN inSuper Mario Maker) is a Japanese-publishedSuper Mariomanga series written byYukio Sawada and published byShogakukan. The manga has been serialized monthly inCoroCoro Comic since November 1990 with the firsttankōbon released in July 1991. The series is aimed at children and features the characters and scenarios of variousSuper Mario games, though with different twists and creative liberties. It also contains crude humor, puns, breaking thefourth wall, nudity, and slapstick violence. There are also a few puzzles (such as mazes and objects hidden in scenes) to be solved throughout the installments.
Starting in August 2014, theSuper Mario-kun series was released for the "Bookstore Anywhere" application on Nintendo 3DS in Japan in bundles of ten volumes up to volume 57 for ¥4,400 each. The first set containing volumes one through ten was released on August 27, 2014 the second set on September 24, the third on October 29, and the fourth on November 26.[1]
In December 2014,Soleil Productions began to publish a French localization of the series in its Soleil Manga collection, titledSuper Mario: Manga Adventures.[2] A Spanish translation byPlaneta DeAgostini under the nameSuper Mario Aventuras has started to be released since late November 2016.[3]
A "best of" collection titledSuper Mario Manga Mania was compiled in September 2017,[4] which was later translated to English byVIZ Media and released on December 8, 2020.[5][6] Another best-of collection was released in April 2023 in the form ofSuper Mario-kun Special Selection, starting with a remake of the first ever chapter of the manga series.[7]
To celebrate the manga series' 25th anniversary, Mario'sSuper Mario-kun design was added as aCostume Mario inSuper Mario Maker. The costume is unlocked by clearing the "SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary"Event Course.
Volumes[edit]
| Volume # | Description | Date of release | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First part of theSuper Mario World arc: While on a trip toDinosaur Land withMario andLuigi,Princess Peach is kidnapped byBowser and the Mario brothers run to her rescue, meetingYoshi on the way and learning that theBowser's Minions has captured Yoshi's friends as well. The three travel throughYoshi's Island and theDonut Plains, encountering many foes, including the fourMutant Ninja Sentai Nokonokoman, and defeatingIggy andMorton. The volume concludes with a special chapter in which Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi travel through the potential next title in theSuper Mario series. | ||
| 2 | Second part of theSuper Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi and Yoshi travel throughVanilla Dome, theTwin Bridges, and theForest of Illusion and look for theStar Road, defeating theMekakuppa,Ludwig, andRoy, as well asDonkey Kong, who was working for the latter. The volume concludes with a recap of Mario's previous adventures and jobs:Donkey Kong,Mario Bros.,Super Mario Bros.,Golf,Tennis,Wrecking Crew,Punch-Out!!,Super Mario Bros. 3,Tetris, andDr. Mario, as well as a nod toSimCity. | ||
| 3 | Third part of theSuper Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi travel through the Forest of Illusion andChocolate Island, defeatingWendy before being swallowed by theValley of Bowser and being trapped inBowser's Castle. Once free, the three are attacked bySuper Mario Land enemies. They manage to rescue Peach and flee, only to discover that she was in factKing Totomesu in disguise. | ||
| 4 | Fourth part of theSuper Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi return to theValley of Bowser and must face more traps from Bowser's troops as the winter holidays come near. On the way to rescuing Princess Peach, the heroes find themselves warped intoHyrule, have to face a giant aggressiveKaiju Mario created throughMario Paint, must rescue the final Yoshi egg and defeatLarry, (who manages to kill Mario and sends him toHell, though he escapes) and finally have a climactic battle against Bowser atBowser's Castle during his and Peach's marriage. | ||
| 5 | Fifth part of theSuper Mario World arc, taking place before Volume 4's events: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi take a shortcut to Bowser's Castle. Chapters reference otherSuper Mario titles such asYoshi, and the heroes battleLemmy in a variation ofGnat Attack. It is revealed that, in the far future, Bowser becomes a princess's maid due to being defeated by Mario, and the volume concludes with the three heroes liberatingStar Road'sPower-Ups from a mysterious villain who is revealed to beBowser 3, Bowser's incarnation fromSuper Mario Bros. 3, culminating in a final battle. | ||
| 6 | Sixth part of theSuper Mario World arc: The first half takes place after Volume 5's events, and the second part right after Volume 4's: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi go back to their rescue of Princess Peach and face more foes, while chapters make references toSuper Mario Kart,Super Mario Bros. 2, andYoshi's Cookie. Mario is challenged twice byDonkey Kong Jr. to akart race, and the heroes fight withBirdo (who later joins them) andMouser. After the rescue of Princess Peach, she is kidnapped again and taken to theSpecial Zone. Mario and Bowser have aSuper Mario Kart Battle Mode duel before they must team up to save Princess Peach from a curse meant for Mario. The volume ends with an anticipation of the next story arc,Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins: Mario discovers thatWario has conqueredMario Land and, with the help of a sentientCarrot, begins his journey to liberate it. | ||
| 7 | First part of theSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario returns to Mario Land, only to discover that his old friendWario has conquered it. Helped by aCarrot, he goes to find the sixGolden Coins and free each region from Wario's influence. Mario and Carrot go through theTree Zone and defeat theBig Bird guarding one of the Golden Coins. As Yoshi sends Mario gifts for liberating Dinosaur Land, they are soon joined byYokkī, a sentientYoshi Cookie. They then travel through theTurtle Zone, where they are helped by friendlyGoombas and defeat theoctopus. Following this, they go through theMario Zone, facing off against the zone himself (rigged by Wario) and theThree Little Pigheads. They then go through theMacro Zone where they defeat thesewer rat with the help of acollector. There are also two one-off stories: In one, Peach and Bowser's Minions, under her orders, hatch a plan to make Mario lose weight. In the other story, Mario and Yoshi try to save theYoshis from a curse by adventuring through an RPG-style adventure. | ||
| 8 | Super Mario Bros. 2 arc, which takes place after the first half of Volume 6's events and before Volume 4's:Wart takes overSubcon and, after kidnapping them from Bowser's Castle, challenges Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo to rescue the land. The four heroes travel through theworlds of Subcon, defeatingMouser,Tryclyde,Fryguy, andClawgrip along the way. Birdo dies trying to protect Yoshi, but is quickly replaced withToad. The final battle against Wart proves itself to be very difficult, as Wart is not sensitive tovegetables anymore and has the ability to molt. Eventually, Wart is defeated through the combined efforts of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, Birdo's sisters,Baby Yoshis, and Yoshi's hunger, but Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach again and the Mario Bros. return to Dinosaur Land to rescue her. Second part of theSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī go through thePumpkin Zone and, guided by a friendlyBoo, defeat theWitch. There are also two one-off stories: an anticipation ofMario & Wario, in which Wario usesbuckets to make Mario, Yoshi, and Peach lose themselves in a forest, and another one based onYoshi's Safari, in which Yoshi defeats enemies with his bazooka. | ||
| 9 | Yoshi's Safari arc: Mario, wanting to retire, is forced to join yet another adventure to stop the chaos afflicting the world by finding the threeCrystal Mushrooms. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo (reincarnated as a fairy) adventure through Dinosaur Land, fighting stronger versions of past enemies and finally finding the first Crystal Mushroom in the ruins of Bowser's old castle. After accidentally drifting off to another land, the heroes encounter Bowser who possesses the second Crystal Mushroom and steals the protagonists' as well. The next step in the journey isJewelry Land, which has been turned into a mechanical land by Bowser. Using theSuper Scope, Mario and Yoshi, the only characters to be unaffected by the mechanical virus, faceLudwig,King Blooper, and finallyMecha Bowser himself. They recover the three Crystal Mushrooms and undo the curse on the world, revealing the Super Scope to be a transformedPrince Pine. Later, Bowser tries to get revenge on the heroes by trapping them in theMario Bros. stage against theMecha Nokonoko. First part of theMario & Wario arc: While Peach is still under Bowser's guard, Wario throws abucket on her head, revealing to Bowser that Luigi possesses the key to take it off. Bowser rushes to Mario's home at Yoshi's Island, only to learn that Mario himself has had a bucket thrown on him by Wario and that Luigi has been out for a walk. The fairyWanda appears to help the heroes in their quest to find Luigi, but due to an unfortunate incident, she ends up being merged with Bowser. Mario, Yoshi, Bowser, and Wanda go through theForest of Fairies and manage to take the bucket off Mario's head after it turned into an enemy. They then go through theYoshi Lake, where they battle a monster made ofeggshells dropped by Wario. Third part of theSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī are robbed of their five Golden Coins byTatanga and chase him to theSpace Zone, with the help of theHippo statue. However, they are defeated in battle and fall back to Earth, but Bowser, disguised asSanta Claus, defeats Tatanga and gives Mario all six Golden Coins as a Christmas gift. The volume concludes with a one-off story in which Wario and aGoomba go treasure hunting underwater. | ||
| 10 | Second part of theMario & Wario arc: Mario, Bowser-Wanda, and Yoshi finally find Luigi and run back to Bowser's Castle to free Peach, but are confronted by Wario donningSamus's Power Suit. Defeated, Luigi is turned into a key by Wario, and Peach's bucket is lifted off her head. Fourth part of theSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī, with the help of the Golden Coins power, defeat Wario, shrinking him intoMini Wario form, and shoo him away from Mario Land. In a bonus story based onYoshi's Safari, Mario is trapped by Roy in a flipper in the form of a ball, while Yoshi tries to help him get through it. First part of theWario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario and Yoshi meetChirako, whose island has been taken by Wario. While they head to stop him, Wario tries to freeze them withTetris blocks. Once they arrive at the island, they discover the townsfolk and Wario tied up: theBrown Sugar Pirates trapped them after stopping by. The pirates attack Mario and Yoshi and, during the fight, Wario gets free and helps the heroes fight the pirates, deciding then to join forces to stop the pirates and steal their treasure: a giant golden statue of Peach.A special chapter based onSuper Mario All-Stars concludes the volume: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi save Peach from Bowser, Wart, and Wario, who force the heroes to pass through their deadly puzzles. | ||
| 11 | Second part of theWario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario, Yoshi, and Wario reachKitchen Island, the alleged Pirate cove, and face againstSpiked Koopa,Minotaur, andPenkoon. Game BoyDonkey Kong: While buying clothes inPauline's shop with Yoshi, Mario angers Donkey Kong, who kidnaps Pauline and locks her up at the top of a construction site. Mario and Yoshi, avoiding enemies and barrels, reach him and knock him upward with a hammer swing, but the key to Pauline's cage falls and is buried under the debris caused by DK's fall to the ground. First part of theWario Woods arc: Wario and his monster conquer thePeaceful Woods andWanda runs to Peach's Castle asking for help, so Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, Toad, and Birdo go to help her. The heroes faceFauster,Boom, andGoro | ||
| 12 | Third part of theWario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario, Yoshi, and Wario fight against theDevil's Head,Bobo, and theghost. The latter one is defeated with the power of three Mario clones created with theGame BoyDonkey Kong bonus roulette and Luigi. After the three Mario clones sacrifice, the rest of the heroes reachSyrup Castle, where they face theKnight and the final battle againstCaptain Syrup and herGenie starts. Mario is then trapped in the Genie's lamp, where he fights against the defeated bosses of Kitchen Island, but he is rescued byDonkey Kong. Second part of theWario Woods arc: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Wanda, and Birdo are now againstMad the mermaid, turned into a water demon, andSeizer. Anticipation of theDonkey Kong Country arc: Mario and Yoshi, while flying overDonkey Kong Island with theSky Pop, are shot down with a barrel by theKongs.Cranky Kong explains they mistook them with theKremlings, the pirate crocodiles that are stealing the island'sbananas. Mario, in exchange for a new plane, helps Donkey Kong andDiddy Kong retrieve a banana hoard guarded by aRock Kroc. One last bonus chapter sees Wario irritating hisSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins' minions. | ||
| 13 | Fourth part of theWario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc:Genie creates a powerful explosion that damages the castle, soCaptain Syrup flees, leaving everyone else behind in the crumbling castle. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario, chased by the Genie, escape from the castle and find the stolen Peach's golden statue, but Syrup comes back and activates a secondary function of the castle, making it turn into a robot. While Wario tries to stop Syrup from getting away with the statue, Mario and his friends fight the castle. The castle is defeated and Syrup escapes, but Wario manages to retrieve the statue. Suddenly, the statue eats Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi and disappears, leaving Wario alone with the Genie's lamp, which he uses to ask for a castle, but the Genie gives him a dog kennel instead. Koopa Empire arc: Meanwhile, Mario and the others are taken by the statue into the future, where theBowser took over theMushroom Kingdom. Following the destruction of the statue, Mario decides to first stop the Koopa reign and then find a way to go back to the past. Third part of theWario Woods arc: The heroes face againstDrago, theFake Warios, and finally Wario, which accidentally fused himself with a tree. Fierce battle!! Survival race edition: Peach has prepared a survival race. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi intend to participate, and so do Bowser, Wario, and DK. During the race, each participant uses every possible tactic to win. The last chapter is a collection of puzzles based on the final act ofWario Land: Super Mario Land 3, with Mario, Yoshi, and Wario traversing Syrup Castle, defeating the Genie, and getting their own castle. | ||
| 14 | First part of theSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island arc: still stuck in the future that is the Koopa Empire, Mario and Luigi finds a photo of Yoshi's childhood album, in which he once helped ayoung Mario reunite to Luigi and be delivered home. Bowser also appears and decides to go to the past to stop the young Yoshi's mission to reunite the Mario Bros. Mario and Luigi follow him with theTaru-gata Machine and end up in Yoshi's Island from the past (Yoshi quickly follows them with another machine). After saving Baby Mario fromKamek's clutches, they all go to Bowser's Castle to rescueBaby Luigi. In the volume, the heroes fight againstBurt the Bashful andFroggy. First part of theDonkey Kong Country arc: Mario and Yoshi crash on Donkey Kong Island where theKremlings are stealing all the bananas on the island. Cranky Kong, asking Mario for help, decides to take the island and bananas back.Donkey Kong,Diddy Kong, Mario, and Yoshi faceVery Gnawty,Master Necky, andDumb Drum. The 4-komas are based onDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest: Diddy Kong andDixie Kong explore the dangerousCrocodile Isle to rescue DK. Dixie is constantly pulling Diddy out of trouble while he does not even acknowledge it. | ||
| 15 | Second part of theSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island arc: Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Baby Mario face off againstSluggy the Unshaven and Bowser, the latter turned into aBaby by Baby Mario after the explosion of aPOW Block. Kamek then turns Bowser into a giant, but with the combined forces of Baby Mario andBaby Luigi, Bowser is defeated and both the past and future are saved. Second part of theDonkey Kong Country arc: The party fights againstMaster Necky Snr. andHard Hat and boards theGangplank Galleon where they face theKing K. Rool. Anticipation of theSuper Mario 64 arc: Luigi has aNintendo 64 with a copy ofSuper Mario 64 and Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi have fun with all the new game mechanics. First part of theSuper Mario 64 arc: Mario is invited byPeach to her castle for a party, but once there, Mario discovers that Bowser has conquered the castle to make it the new base for his minions. With the help ofToad and aBob-omb Buddy, Mario starts his hunt for thePower Stars; the source of Peach's Castle's power and the only thing that can keep the minions away. In this volume, Mario and his friends go inBob-omb Battlefield,Whomp Fortress,Hazy Maze Cave andJolly Roger Bay, fighting against theBig Bob-omb (who becomes their ally),King Whomp and theUnagi. The 4-komas are based onMario Kart 64. | ||
| 16 | Second part of theSuper Mario 64 arc: Mario andBob-omb Buddy traverseShifting Sand Land, join forces with Yoshi inBig Boo's Haunt, defeats Bowser's submarine inDire, Dire Docks, and fight Bowser inBowser in the Fire Sea and theChill Bully inSnowman's Land. The heroes then take a break from hunting Power Stars for a quickMario Kart race with Bowser,Wario,Toad, and Luigi. InLethal Lava Land, Mario fights against theBig Bully. InCool, Cool Mountain, he helpsTuxie, theHeadless Snowman, and has a race with theBig Penguin. On their way toBowser in the Sky, Mario loses his cap inRainbow Ride and the party searches for it, having discovered that it is magical. Bowser is finally reached and defeated, and Peach is freed. | ||
| 17 | Third part of theSuper Mario 64 arc: Peach is strangely still missing, and Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, and Bob-omb Buddy look for her inTall, Tall Mountain,Tiny-Huge Island, and other areas they have already visited, as well as the flea market of Bowser's Minions and a dump of enemies based on items (like theMoneybag and theMad Piano). Mario later finds himself trapped in the mirror world, where he is harassed by his and his friends' mirror copies. First part of theMario Kart 64 arc: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Wario, and Bowser have a kart race to see which one is number one. The characters race onRoyal Raceway,Choco Mountain,Bowser's Castle,DK's Jungle Parkway (where they are joined by DK),Koopa Troopa Beach,Banshee Boardwalk, and a snowedKalimari Desert. | ||
| 18 | Fourth part of theSuper Mario 64 arc: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are about to re-enterBowser in the Sky, but Yoshi eats all the collected Power Stars, forcing the group to take another pack of Stars fromTick Tock Clock andRainbow Ride. Reaching Bowser, Mario notices that things are too familiar and Bowser reveals his trump card: he did lose before and Peach was free, but he simply turned off the game before saving and is now canceling the save files, nullifying the whole adventure. Bowser has won; Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are back at the start, and Peach's Castle is now the cove of Bowser's minions. Slowly but steadily, Mario takes back the castle from the minions, even managing to bring some of them on his side, and with the help of other friends, the castle is now minion-free. Now, all that is left for Mario and his friends to do is save Peach. Second part of theMario Kart 64 arc: The characters race throughYoshi Valley,Rainbow Road, andSherbet Land. The race is finished, but it ends with a tie, so Peach suggests declaring the winner after aBattle Mode. | ||
| 19 | Fifth part of theSuper Mario 64 arc: The final battle between Mario and Bowser begins. Bowser starts by using theYoshi's Safari's mecha, then uses his troops against Mario, which uses his own troop, made out of the enemies he befriended during the adventure. Bowser is defeated and Mario can finally enjoy Peach's cake. First part of theYoshi's Story arc: In the past,Baby Bowser stole theSuper Happy Tree from theYoshis, but the island suddenly turned into a book. In the present, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi find the book where Yoshi's Island once was and Mario is sucked in. He then helps the colorfulTeam Chibi Yoshi retrieve the Super Happy Tree from Baby Bowser and restore the island. In this volume, the group findsPoochy and fights againstBone Dragon,Cloud N. Candy, andSlug. | ||
| 20 | Second part of theYoshi's Story arc: Mario andTeam Chibi Yoshi defeatDon Bongo,Cloudjin, andBaby Bowser, restoring the Super Happy Tree and the island. | ||
| 21 | Special chapter of theYoshi's Story arc: This is a short version of the previous arc, facing other enemies that were not shown in the previous volumes. In the final battle, Mario fights Baby Bowser in a minigame:Bumper Balls. First part of theMario Party arc: While on a picnic with Peach and Toad, Mario, Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, and DK start arguing about who is the best hero of them all. After they all defeatgiant snake, Toad suggests testing their worth with minigames. Meanwhile, Bowser decides to interfere with the minigames. The only board visited in the volume isDK's Jungle Adventure. The minigames played are:Buried Treasure,Limbo Dance,Hammer Drop,Crazy Cutter, andBash 'n' Cash. | ||
| 22 | Second part of theMario Party arc: The characters challenge themselves onPeach's Birthday Cake,Wario's Battle Canyon, andYoshi's Tropical Island. Mini-games included in these chapters areHammer Drop,Coin Block Bash,Piranha's Pursuit,Tightrope Treachery,Crane Game,Key-pa-Way,Desert Dash,Balloon Burst,Treasure Divers,Running of the Bulb, andCast Aways. Wario Land II: On their way to the next board, the party arrives atWario's Castle, where all the rooms are flooded by theBlack Sugar Gang. Mario Golf: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are enjoying a quiet golf match until aBig Kamukamu eats their balls and hides at the bottom of the water obstacle. In the first bonus chapter, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Bowser play aJumanji-like board game where they are forced to follow instructions given by a screen. The second bonus chapter is based on theDonkey Kong Country animated series, in which Donkey Kong and their family protect theCrystal Coconut fromKing K. Rool's clutches. | ||
| 23 | Third part of theMario Party arc: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Toad, and Wario reach theBowser's Magma Mountain board, playing other minigames along the way (Bombs Away andHot Rope Jump). Bowser steals the party's Stars and tries to stop them with aZtar, but it ends up helping them, being tired of being mistreated by Bowser. To win, Bowser eats all the Stars collected by the heroes, but the Ztar power-ups Mario, who defeats Bowser and obtains the title of Superstar. After celebrating, Bowser takes overMario's Rainbow Castle, so one last match begins. The first bonus story is based onMario Golf: One of the holes is occupied by a Monty Mole family, and Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Yoshi have to fight them. Then, in the next course, the different enemies keep stealing or deviating from the protagonists' shots. The second bonus story is based onDonkey Kong 64 and theDonkey Kong Country animated series:Candy Kong challenges DK andBluster Kong in a race on which they need to get her the photo of the first sunset of 2000. They both head to the mountains to take a good photo, but they are ambushed by theKremlings. The last chapter is an anticipation of theMario Party 2 arc: Bowser Land is replaced byMario Land, but Peach, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi start arguing with Mario to have the land named after them. While Bowser retakes it back, Toad calms the heroes down and declares the start of a new Mario Party to declare the name of the land. | ||
| 24 | Mario Party 2 arc: Mario creates Mario Land, full of humorous and thematic boards, but his friends want the land to be named after them. During their arguing, Bowser takes the land over, so Toad starts a Mario Party to defeat Bowser and declare who should have the land named after. The board visited areWestern Land,Horror Land,Mystery Land,Pirate Land, andSpace Land. During the last minigame (Hammer Slammer), Yoshi destroys the entire land with the rocket, so Mario happily gives the land to him. Mario Tennis: Mario interrupts the Mario Party to duel at tennis with Bowser's new minion:Waluigi. Two bonus chapters based on theYoshi series game, Mario and Yoshi go and visit theTeam Chibi Yoshi and help them fightNaval Piranha and Baby Bowser from using the river as his personal pool. Anticipation of thePaper Mario arc: Bowser stole theStar Rod and becomes invincible. With the help ofGoombario, Mario embarks on a new adventure. | ||
| 25 | First part of thePaper Mario arc: Bowser steals the Star Rod from theStar Spirits to become invincible and finally win against Mario. After stealing Peach's Castle with her inside, Mario is tossed down the flying castle and allies with Goombario to free the Star Spirits from Bowser's minions' clutches. After defeating theGoomba King, the duo meetsKooper. The three defeat theKoopa Bros.,Tutankoopa, theBloopers and (with the help ofLady Bow)Tubba Blubba. The first bonus chapter is based onWario Land 3: Mario and Wario, after crash-landing inBulldog, find themselves inside themusic box world and, after defeatingWormwould, they manage to escape. The second bonus chapter is based onMario Tennis: Mario and Yoshi challenge Bowser and Waluigi on the Bowser Stage. | ||
| 26 | Second part of thePaper Mario arc: Mario, Goombario and Kooper stops, with the help ofWatt, theGeneral Guy's army, then the three heads to the next location, making a stop inSuper Mario Advance, fighting against the new enemies:Big Shy Guys andRobirdo. The trio then helpsParakarry in a fight against someParagoomba bullies. The heroes then defeatLava Piranha (with the help ofSushie) andHuff N. Puff (with the help ofLakilester and also Wario, Luigi, and Yoshi, advertising their own new games). Meanwhile, Peach finds an ally inTwink and messages Mario through him. Anticipation of theLuigi's Mansion arc: Luigi won the lottery and is now the owner of a large mansion. The villa is revealed to be haunted byghosts andBoos. Luigi finds avacuum and uses it against them. He also finds out that Bowser transformed Mario into a painting, but while fighting him, Bowser is revealed to beKing Boo. The bonus chapter is based onMario Kart: Super Circuit. The other three bonus chapters are a different retelling of thePaper Mario arc in which Mario and Goombario fight aMagikoopa after they are contacted by Twink and then fight the Koopa Bros. and Bowser with the help ofBombette and Kooper. | ||
| 27 | Third part of thePaper Mario arc: After saving the last Star Spirit from theCrystal King, Mario, Goombario, and Kooper are ready for the final battle. Meanwhile, Peach finds an ally in Twink, asking him to guide Mario through Bowser's Castle. While Mario, Kooper, Goombario, Peach, and Twink are fightingKammy Koopa and Bowser, Lakilester, Watt, Sushie, and Parakarry collectStar Pieces back on Earth to power-up Mario, only to be stolen byJr. Troopa. After defeating him, they all reach Mario at Bowser's Castle and defeat Bowser. First part of theMario Party 3 arc: TheMillennium Star crash-lands in front of Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, and Wario, resulting in them declaring a new Superstar in a new Mario Party, helped and judged byTumble. The boards visited areWoody Woods,Deep Bloober Sea,Spiny Desert, andChilly Waters; the minigames played areHand, Line and Sinker, andHide-and-Sneak. | ||
| 28 | Second part of theMario Party 3 arc: After almost being robbed of their Star Stamps by Waluigi, the heroes continue their journey for the Superstar. The Millennium Star finally tests Mario in one final challenge that he passes. The minigames played areIce Rink Risk,Snowball Summit,Stardust Battle. First part of theSuper Mario Sunshine arc: Mario and Peach take a vacation onIsle Delfino. Yoshi and Luigi follow them on the plane, but Mario saws it in half, crashlanding with Peach on a remote beach of the Isle. Mario is attacked byPiranhabon and he is saved by aPianta who becomes upset with him and throws him in jail. The Piantas explains that a vandal who looks just like Mario has defaced the island with paint and goop, bringing with him some monsters. Mario, with the help of a hydro-machine,FLUDD, decides to clear his name by stopping this vandal:Shadow Mario. Wario Land 4 arc (which interrupts aPaper Mario side-story): Wario, followed by aBlack Cat andMad Scienstein, explores theGolden Pyramid to findPrincess Shokora's treasure. Guided by a capturedHoggus, Wario defeats the bosses and theGolden Diva, saving with this the treasures and Princess Shokora. | ||
| 29 | Second part of theSuper Mario Sunshine arc: Mario and FLUDD exploreBianco Hills, defeatPetey Piranha twice, and find Yoshi, scared of Shadow Mario. In a side story, Bowser tries to sabotage Mario and Peach's flight, but the Star Spirits andPaper Mario's allies stop him. The chapter is followed up by a recap of the beginning of the game, in which Mario defeats theProto Piranha inDelfino Plaza. Luigi's Mansion arc: Luigi has won a mansion in a lottery he never participated in. In the mansion, Luigi is attacked byghosts but is saved byProfessor E. Gadd, a ghost hunter scientist studying the places of the ghosts and Boos that kidnapped Mario early that day. Accompanied by Toad, Luigi explores the mansion, defeating the ghosts in search of his brother. The ghost fought areNeville,Lydia,Chauncey,The Floating Whirlindas (which avoid being sucked),Mr. Luggs,Spooky,Bogmire,Miss Petunia (who is just frozen), andVincent Van Gore. After finding Mario, Luigi and Toad discover that Bowser is behind this, but while fighting him, it is revealed to be a robot controlled byKing Boo. However, after defeating King Boo, all his magic disappears: Mario's prison and the mansion. | ||
| 30 | Third part of theSuper Mario Sunshine arc: After helpingToadsworth enjoy the Christmas season, Mario, FLUDD, and Yoshi fightGooper Blooper twice inRicco Harbor, have a time surfingBlooper Racers, defeat thePlungelo and theWiggler inGelato Beach, saving theSand Bird, and has a forced race withIl Piantissimo. In the bonus chapter, Mario re-explores the joys ofSuper Mario Bros. 3 in the newSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 to save Luigi, turned into aCobrat byLarry. | ||
| 31 | Fourth part of theSuper Mario Sunshine arc: Peach is kidnapped by Shadow Mario, who is revealed to beBowser Jr., Bowser's son, who thinks that Peach is his mother. AtPinna Park, Mario, Yoshi, and FLUDD defeat theMecha-Bowser; at theHotel Delfino, Mario defeats thePhantamanta andKing Boo, and inNoki Bay, theMonty Mole is defeated twice. | ||
| 32 | Fifth part of theSuper Mario Sunshine arc: After defeatingEely-Mouth, helpingGooper Blooper return to shape, and taming theChain Chomps, Mario and FLUDD fight Bowser and Bowser Jr. on top of their floating bathtub, where Peach is held hostage. After defeating the Koopas, Mario, Peach, and their friends properly enjoy the vacation, returning home riding a giant parrot. First part of thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: Peach invites Mario to a treasure hunt inRogueport with a map she bought and sent to him. With that, Mario arrives in Rogueport, where he is already in trouble when a Goomba namedGoombella uses him as a human shield against the secret society of theX-Nauts. Goombella joins Mario in his adventure and they decide to start, not having found Peach anywhere. The map tells them to look for theCrystal Stars in specific locations. InPetal Meadows, they find a new partner,Koops, and inHooktail Castle, they find the first Star. InBoggly Woods, Mario allies withMadame Flurry to enterthe Great Tree. | ||
| 33 | Second part of thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: With the help ofFlurrie, Mario,Goombella, andKoops enter the Great Tree and obtain the secondCrystal Star fromLord Crump and hisrobot. Winter comes and Flurrie goes into hibernation. After almost losing the Star to a troop of X-Nauts, the group's next stop isGlitzville, where they discover the Crystal Star on the Stadium'sChamp's Belt. The group enters the competition and (helped byYoshi) they defeat the different teams and the championRawk Hawk. However, the stadium managerGrubba accidentally discovers the Crystal Star's power and is transformed into amonster. After defeating him, the party's next stop is inTwilight Town, where a curse is placed upon the citizens by the tricksterDoopliss who accidentally swaps bodies with Mario after they bump their heads into each other. In the bonus chapter, Yoshi fights against Bowser inToad Town, only to discover that he wasKammy Koopa in disguise. Mario vs. Donkey Kong arc: DK, having fallen in love with theMini-Mario toys, but unable to buy them anywhere, steals them from the factory. Mario and Toad chase him, rescuing the toys which help them defeat DK. | ||
| 34 | Third part of thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: The X-Nauts andVivian have the order to kill Mario, but being a fan of Mario, Vivian keeps sabotaging the mission. After finding theMario Cap from thesewers, the group put together a crew, including the greatAdmiral Bobbery, to find the next Crystal Star atKeelhaul Key. After defeatingCortez and Lord Crump, Mario obtains the fifth Crystal Star. After stopping theSmorg on theExcess Express, Mario's party arrives inPoshley Heights whereVivian'ssisters are fought for the Crystal Star. With the help of Bowser (who looked for Mario in each of the previous chapters), the Sirens are defeated. Mario then goes to theMoon with Koops and Goombella to find the last Crystal Star in theX-Naut Fortress, where theMagnus von Grapple 2.0 is fought. While looking forthe Thousand-Year Door, the group fights againstBonetail. | ||
| 35 | Fourth part of thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: By the Door, Mario and his friends find Bowser telling them that the X-Nauts took Peach inside. But once inside the door, in the darkPalace of Shadow, Mario discovers that it was a trap set by the X-Naut leader, disguised as Bowser:Sir Grodus. By the time the real Bowser arrives, Grodus unleashesGloomtail on them and uses Peach (which he kidnapped) to summon the soul of theShadow Queen. Meanwhile, Luigi joins forces withMiss Mowz to stop some enemies from invading the Palace of Shadow with the power ofbadges. Meanwhile, Yoshi and Toad collectStar Pieces to grant a wish. With their help and the Crystal Stars', Mario, Bowser, Goombella, and Koops defeat the Shadow Queen, saving Peach and the world. While looking for a way out of the Palace, the group is joined by Luigi and fights against theBeard Queen. First part of theMario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: Once upon a time, in the Mushroom Kingdom, back when Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser were babies, theShroob aliens invaded them. The Peach from the future, while visiting the past withE. Gadd's latest invention, is kidnapped by the Shroobs, so Mario and Luigi, followed byStuffwell (another of E. Gadd's creations) travel to the past and ally with their baby counterpart to save Peach and the past from the aliens. After learning that Baby Peach's castle is now the new base of the Shroobs, they discover that E. Gadd's time machine fuel, theCobalt Star could open a way in the castle. The boss fought areJunior Shrooboid andSwiggler. The bonus chapter is based onNew Super Mario Bros.: Mario and Luigi enjoy the new power-ups that the new game offers them, while they embark on a quest to save Peach from Bowser and Bowser Jr. | ||
| 36 | Second part of theMario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: after being eaten byYoob, Mario, Luigi, and the Babies recover the two Cobalt Star pieces from Baby Bowser's mouth. FromPetey Piranha's mother, they recover a third piece. After defeating theCommander Shroob and thePiranha Planet for the fourth and fifth pieces, it is time to face theShroob Castle. The last chapter sees the Marios having trouble with a shapeshiftingTanoomba. Three bonus chapters are based on theNew Super Mario Bros. minigames: Mario and Luigi are having a competition and decide to settle it in a game of Mario vs. Luigi, getting out the worst of them. The last bonus chapter is an anticipation onWario: Master of Disguise, fully explored inOre Dayo! Wario Dayo!!: Wario enters the TV and challengesCount Cannoli in a thievery match. | ||
| 37 | Third part of theMario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi can now enter theShroob Castle. After a UFO battle and a fight against thePrincess Shroob'sChain Chomp, Peach is freed, but the alien princess puts the last piece of theCobalt Star with the rest, freeing herolder sister (previously trapped in the star by Peach). While the Marios fight the two princesses, in the present,Toadsworth,his younger self,Baby Peach andE. Gadd defeat aShroobsworth with the help ofPerry. The Shroobs are defeated and everyone returns to their own time. The last chapter sees Baby Bowser eating theShroob mushroom the princesses left behind, becomingShrowser. First part of theSuper Paper Mario arc: Someone kidnapped Peach and the Mario brothers blame Bowser, but he is innocent this time. The kidnapper is a villain from another dimension:Count Bleck, who wants to marry Bowser and Peach to create theChaos Heart and destroy all the universes. While Bleck takes away Bowser, Mario, Luigi, and Bowser's Minions, leaving him behind, is reached byTippi thePixl, naming him the first hero of the prophecy that will destroy the Chaos Heart with the power of thePure Hearts. With Tippi, Mario visitsLineland,Merlee's Mansion,The Bitlands andOuter Space, obtaining 5 Pure Hearts, finding Bowser, and fighting againstO'Chunks,Fracktail,Mimi,Francis, andMr. L (who is revealed to be a brainwashed Luigi, who then joins Mario, Bowser, and Tippi) Anticipation of theSuper Mario Galaxy arc: Mario and Toad are hired byRosalina to collectPower Stars in the galaxies, fighting new enemies and using many new power-ups. | ||
| 38 | Second part of theSuper Paper Mario arc: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Tippi are reached by Peach (who has found two Pure Hearts in theLand of the Cragnons andSammer's Kingdom) while they are fightingBonechill inThe Overthere, obtaining the last Pure Heart. While fighting Count Bleck, Tippi is revealed to be his lost fianceé, who was made to disappear by Bleck's father, making him plunge into the dark thought that no one should suffer the loss of their own loved ones like this, the reason why he wanted to destroy the worlds and spare them from such agony. Bleck stops his plan, but his minionDimentio steals the Chaos Heart to remodel the worlds after him, but Mario and his friends destroy him and the Chaos Heart, while Tippi and Bleck live their happy ending. First part of theSuper Mario Galaxy arc: During theStar Festival, Bowser eradicatesPeach's Castle with her inside with UFO fleet. Mario tries to rescue her, but he is launched into space. Mario is depressed and tired of all this unchanged routing of him saving Peach from Bowser every three seconds, butRosalina and herLumas make him regain trust and he accepts to help them refuel theirComet Observatory with Power Stars and reach Bowser. During his quest, Mario visitsGateway Galaxy,Good Egg Galaxy,Honeyhive Galaxy, andSpace Junk Galaxy; he fightsDino Piranha,King Kaliente,Kamella andTarantox. Mario also finds Luigi multiple times, but for some reason, he is launched from one galaxy to another. | ||
| 39 | Second part of theSuper Mario Galaxy arc: While Luigi is launched between galaxies, Mario exploresBattlerock Galaxy,Beach Bowl Galaxy,Ghostly Galaxy (where Luigi is finally rescued),Gusty Garden Galaxy, andFreezeflame Galaxy. He also fightsBouldergeist,Major Burrows, andBaron Brr. The bonus chapter is based onMario Party 4: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Wario, and Yoshi are challenged by Bowser at a rigged match ofDarts of Doom. | ||
| 40 | Third part of theSuper Mario Galaxy arc: Mario and Luigi exploreDusty Dune Galaxy and collect the last Power Star thatBowser Jr. attempts to steal. WithPolari turning into aGrand Star, the Comet Observatory reachesBowser's Galaxy Reactor. After an intense battle, Mario wins and Bowser is defeated. Back to Earth, the Star Festival continues with the participation of all of the friends Mario made during the adventure. Suddenly,Kingfin appears, but he is stopped by theToads. First part of theMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story arc:Fawful, a mad scientist fromBeanbean Kingdom, attempts to conquer theMushroom Kingdom to awake theDark Star and use its dark powers. To do so, he spreads a Toad disease and tricks Bowser into eating a special Mushroom that makes him inhale everything, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, andStarlow. With the Mario Bros. enhancing's Bowser physical strength from inside without him knowing, Bowser decides to stop Fawful. They fight againstMidbus,Scutlet,Wiggler, andBroque Monsieur. To celebrate the 40th volume,Yukio Sawada decides to re-publish his first one-shot manga of Mario:Super Mario Bros.. | ||
| 41 | Second part of theMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story arc: Bowser, Mario, and Luigi fight againstBowser's Castle andKretin, but Fawful finally get his hand on theDark Star and fuses himself to it. Bowser inhales the star, but it absorbs the Koopa's DNA, becomingDark Bowser. After fightingBowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L, Mario and Luigi are ready for the final battle. Bowser destroys the Dark Bowser, while the Mario Bros. destroy theDark Star Core, undoing all of Fawful's evil, curing all the Toads, while Bowser spews out everyone he sucked in. First part of theNew Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: On Princess Peach's birthday, Bowser Jr. and his siblings, theKoopalings, enter the castle and kidnap Peach. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad chase them, fighting each of the Koopalings. In this volume,Larry,Roy, andLemmy are fought. The last chapter comprises of a photo collection of Yukio Sawada and his friends playingNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, getting in each others' way. | ||
| 42 | Second part of theNew Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and the Toads fightWendy,Iggy and his Chain Chomp, Bowser Jr.,Morton, andLudwig. After defeating Kamek, he uses aWarp Cannon to send the heroes back toWorld 3 The bonus chapter is based onSuper Mario Galaxy 2: Mario and Yoshi are invited to theStarship Mario, a planet shaped after Mario's face created by theLumas and, in order to reachDigga-Leg, have fun with the new power-ups. | ||
| 43 | Third part of theNew Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: The heroes return back toWorld 8, defeat Kamek and Bowser Jr. again, and enter the labyrinthicBowser's Castle. | ||
| 44 | Fourth part of theNew Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: Bowser is defeated, but while Kamek tricked the heroes dressed up as Peach, he stood back up and fled with the real Peach. After looking for him for 8 worlds, the heroes face against agigantic Bowser, but they manage to win. While returning home with a hot-air balloon, Luigi and Yoshi end up inWorld 9, where they save the citizens from aKing Bill. First part of theSuper Mario 3D Land arc: ATanooki Tree grows in Peach's garden, and the next day, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser. With the help of theSuper Leaves from the tree, Mario, accompanied by Toad, sets off to fight back against the Bowser's Minions. Meanwhile, Bowser performs experiments with his Super Leaf. | ||
| 45 | Second part of theSuper Mario 3D Land arc: Mario and Toad defeatTail Bowser andBoom Boom, alongside many other new enemies. Meanwhile, Luigi escapes his prison and reaches Mario. The first bonus chapter is based onMario Tennis Open: Mario and Toad help Yoshi to beat Bowser (Yukio Sawada in disguise) at tennis. The second bonus chapter is based onMario Kart 7: Mario and his friends race on the new courses with the new mechanics introduced in the game (underwater sections, interchangeable kart parts, and gliders). | ||
| 46 | Third part of theSuper Mario 3D Land arc: Mario, Toad, and Luigi fight againstPom Pom and defeat Bowser while being chased through his castle. Later, the three explore the special worlds, fighting against theCosmic Clone andDry Bowser. The bonus chapter is based onNew Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario and Luigi have fun with the newGold Flower and fight the golden enemies. First part of theNew Super Mario Bros. U arc: Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings conquer Peach's Castle and launch away Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad toAcorn Plains. While Peach's castle is transformed into a lava fortress by the Koopas, Mario and his friends try to return to the castle and stop them. Yoshi also joins, but he helps them through theBoost Blocks. | ||
| 47 | Second part of theNew Super Mario Bros. U arc: Mario and the gang meetBalloon Baby Yoshi,Glowing Baby Yoshi and fightLemmy,Boom Boom,Nabbit,Morton,Larry,Wendy, andBoss Sumo Bro. While fightingKamek, he accidentally enlarges Luigi, referencingMario & Luigi: Dream Team'sGiant battle. Anticipation of theLuigi's Mansion: Dark Moon arc: While traversing theSoda Jungle, Luigi is teleported toProfessor E. Gadd'sBunker to help him catch theEvershade Valley'sghosts with a brand newPoltergust. | ||
| 48 | Third part of theNew Super Mario Bros. U arc: The gang quickly takes care ofIggy,Roy,Ludwig, and his clones. After that, even Bowser Jr. andGiant Bowser are defeated with the help of Nabbit. First part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: Toad finds a clear pipe in the ground, and from it, aSprixie Princess asks Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Peach to help them defeat Bowser, which has kidnapped her Sprixie sisters. Bowser appears and kidnaps the Sprixie Princess, who suggests that Mario use the power-ups that came out from the pipe to defeat the Koopa. Mario and his friends chase Bowser to theSprixie Kingdom, meetPlessie, and defeatBowser's Muscle Car andBoom Boom. | ||
| 49 | Second part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: The group defeatsPrince Bully. | ||
| 50 | Third part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: The group defeatsHisstocrat. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition: StrangeOrbs have appeared and Mario and Luigi use them to rescue Peach and recruit allies to experiment with it. Super Mario Maker: Mario and Luigi create levels, but Bowser suddenly traps them inside his dangerous level creation. First part of theSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars arc: To celebrate the 50th volume release, the story is told as a "Choose your adventure" game: while Mario is rescuing Peach from Bowser as usual, a giant sword falls down from the sky, destroying theStar Road and sticking itself in Bowser's Castle, launching everyone inside. Mario learns that the sword,Exor, is a portal from a dimension in which theSmithy Gang lives, an organization that aims to destroy world peace and wishes through violence and weapons. Mario allies withMallow,Geno, Bowser, and Peach, and together, they defeatMack,Bowyer,Punchinello, andBooster. | ||
| 51 | Fourth part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: The heroes fight some of the new enemies the game introduces. The bonus chapter sees the protagonists celebrating the 25 years of the manga. Second part of theSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars arc: The group fightsJonathan Jones,Yaridovich,Megasmilax,Valentina, and finallySmithy. The Star Road is restored and everything is returned to normal. | ||
| 52 | Fifth part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: The heroes fightPom Pom. The first bonus chapter is based onMario & Luigi: Paper Jam: At a shrine, Mario and Luigi summonPaper Mario and together, they defeatKing Ka-thunk. The second bonus chapter is based onMario Tennis: Ultra Smash: Yoshi challenges Mario to a tennis match. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon arc: E. Gadd summons Luigi to Evershade Valley, where the ghost has become hostile thanks to the disappearance of theDark Moon. Helped by Toad and the new Poltergust 5000. The two fight thePoltergeist, theGrouchy Possessor,The Three Sisters, theHarsh Possessor, theOverset Possessor, theShrewd Possessor, theTough Possessor, and the mind behind the disappearance of the Dark Moon: King Boo. | ||
| 53 | Sixth part of theSuper Mario 3D World arc: The heroes defeatMeowser, then spend the rest of the journey helpingCaptain Toad in his quests and visit the special world with theLumas. Paper Mario: Color Splash arc: Mario, Peach, and Toad visitPrism Island after learning that someone is stealing the color from the Toads: it is the Koopalings andBlack Bowser. Helped by the island protector,Huey, Mario faces off against the Koopalings, Petey Piranha, and Black Bowser. First part of theSuper Mario Odyssey arc: Bowser has kidnapped Peach to force her into marrying him, so Mario chases after them accompanied byCappy, the brother of Peach's wedding tiara, who gives Mario the power to possess enemies. | ||
| 54 | Second part of theSuper Mario Odyssey arc: Cappy and Mario, followed by Luigi and his balloons, visitCascade Kingdom,Snow Kingdom,Seaside Kingdom,Sand Kingdom, andMetro Kingdom. They fight theT-Rex andMollusque-Lanceur. Anticipation ofMario Tennis Aces: Mario and Bowser have a tennis match until one of their rackets break. Super Mario-kun Gekijō: The arc is a reprint of another manga series of Sawada, published inCoroCoro Ichiban!. It is just Mario interacting with Bowser's Minions, helping them during their day off. In the second chapter, Yoshi advertises his own manga (which also is part of this series):Super Mario-kun Gekijō - Yoshi New Island. | ||
| 55 | Third part of theSuper Mario Odyssey arc: Mario, Cappy, Luigi, and later Yoshi visit theLuncheon Kingdom,Lost Kingdom, and theMoon Kingdom and fightCookatiel,Madame Broode and Bowser, stopping his wedding. Furious, Bowser kicks the ground so hard that he, Mario, Cappy, Luigi, and Peach fall in the center of the Moon, where Cappy falls on Bowser, and Mario takes over his body and flees with his friends out of danger. Bowser is stopped, but Cappy's sister,Tiara, is yet to be rescued, so Mario and Cappy collect morePower Moons. Super Mario Party arc: With Bowser now officially invited to a Mario Party, everything goes downhill, since the Koopa is always cheating. The minigames played areSmash and Crab,Off the Chain,Pie Hard,Trike Harder,Don't Wake Wiggler!,Slaparazzi,Social Climbers,Making Faces andTall Order. | ||
| 56 | First part of theLuigi's Mansion 3 arc: Mario and his friends were invited to spend a weekend of relaxation atThe Last Resort Hotel, but it is revealed to be the trap ofKing Boo, who wants to hang Mario and his friends on his wall as paintings. Luigi and the painting-fied Mario manage to flee and, using E. Gadd's newPoltergust G-00 and helped by thePolterpup andGooigi, they make their way into ghost-infested rooms. They defeat theSteward,Chef Soulfflé,King MacFrights,Ug,Serpci,Kruller,Dr. Potter, andClem. Yoshi's Crafted World arc: While rewatching some old news of Yoshi's Island, Yoshi learns that the theft of theSundream Stone was the work ofBaby Bowser. He jumps inside the television, traveling through time and helping the Young Yoshis retrieve the Sundream Stone. They defeatBurt the Ball andThe Tin-Can Condor. Super Mario Maker 2: Mario and Luigi have fun with the new elements, but once again, Bowser traps them inside his level. Mario Tennis Aces: Mario and his friends challenge themselves at tennis until their rackets break. | ||
| 57 | Second part of theLuigi's Mansion 3 arc: Luigi, Gooigi, painting-fied Mario and the Polterpup defeatAmadeus Wolfgeist,Morty andKing Boo. First part of thePaper Mario: The Origami King arc: Toad Town is celebrating the Origami Festival, but when Mario and Luigi arrive in town, they find no Toads and Peach has been turned into an origami. Mario soon learns that the Origami King,King Olly, wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, eliminate the Toads, and convert the rest of the inhabitants into origami. Mario allies with Olly's sisterOlivia to stop him. They fight against theEarth Vellumental,Colored Pencils, andRubber Band. They also meetBobby, but he soon has to leave the party because he loses his voice after breaking a rock that fell on Olivia with a scream. Anticipation of theBowser's Fury arc: Mario falls in aNot-Bottomless Hole and arrives atLake Lapcat. Bowser Jr. pleads him to help him: Bowser has turned into amonster after touching a mysterious black goop. Mario, using the Lake'sGiga Bell, fights the gigantic Bowser. A bonus chapter is based onMario Kart Live: Home Circuit: Mario and Bowser Jr. compete in a kart race inside a very messy living room, where they are also chased by a giant cat. The last few chapters celebrate the manga's 30th anniversary by including a special two-part story with Yukio Sawada as the protagonist. | ||
| 58 | Second part of thePaper Mario: The Origami King arc: Mario and Olivia exploreScorching Sandpaper Desert,the Great Sea,Shangri-Spa,Bowser's Castle, and theOrigami Castle, fighting off againstHole Punch,Tape,Boss Sumo Bro,Handaconda,Scissors, andStapler. Lastly is King Olly, who reveals that his hatred for the Toads is because his creator, a Toad, scribbled on him. During the fight, Bobby returns with aMagic Circle from Olly's creator, revealing also that the scribble is actually a heartwarming sentence addressed to Olly. Feeling ashamed of his actions, Olly and Olivia take back his evil mistakes, returning the kingdom to its original glory. Some bonus chapters see Mario, the folded Bowser, and Olivia take on the remainingFolded Soldiers andPaper Macho Soldiers, saving the Toads, and fighting against theWater Vellumental. Bowser's Fury arc: Mario and Bowser Jr. attempt to stop Fury Bowser from taking over Lake Lapcat. Mario Golf: Super Rush: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Bowser host a game of golf. In the first chapter, Bowser tries to make Mario fail with the help of his minions; in the second one, the group makes use of everyone's special ability during Golf Rush to reach their respective ball first. | ||
| 59 | Mario Strikers: Battle League arc: Team Mario (Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Yoshi) and Team Bowser (Bowser, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Boom Boom) clash themselves in a Strike tournament. Later in the game, aShy Guy joins Team Mario, and the following stories see Mario helping out his foes as well. Mario Party Superstars arc: To celebrate the anniversary of their firstMario Party, Toad invites Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi to the same place where they first competed to obtain the title of Superstar. While initially happy, Mario and his friends soon grow tired of being suddenly summoned for a minigame every time. The minigames played areFace-Lift,Sneak 'n' Snore,Boulder Ball,Snowball Summit,Tube It or Lose It,Balloon Burst,Bowser's Big Blast,Pit Boss,Cast Aways,Monty's Revenge, andDinger Derby. | ||
| 60 | First part of theSuper Mario Bros. Wonder arc: After dreaming of the wonders of a new world, Mario and his friends are invited to theFlower Kingdom byPrince Florian. Bowser follows them and, after catching aWonder Flower becomesCastle Bowser, wreaks havoc to the kingdom, pushing Mario and co. to go after him. In this volume, they faceRacing Wiggler,Wonder Bowser Jr., andNabbit. Mario Golf: Super Rush: Mario challenges Yoshi and then Bowser to a speed golf match. Peach loses her crown at the bottom of the sea and Mario and Luigi race to retrieve it, getting attacked by the underwater fauna. In honor of the 555th issue of CoroCoro Comics, Mario and Yukio celebrate by reading fan mail, most of which comes from their friends. | (digital)|Japan|September 2, 2024[135] (physical)}} | |
| 61 | Second part of theSuper Mario Bros. Wonder arc: Aided by theAncient Dragon, the heroes traverse theDeep Magma Bog,Sunbaked Desert, andFluff-Puff Peaks. The Super Mario Bros. Movie arc: Impressed by the art of film-making, Bowser decides to direct his own movie, asking Mario to help him with all steps (using it as an excuse to torture him). |
Compilations[edit]
Below is brief information on the compilations ofSuper Mario-kun, up to the most recent.
| Title | Description | Date of release | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Manga Mania | A collection of the author's favorite chapters, and an unreleased chapter about a depressed Mario dealing with a midlife crisis. | ||
| Super Mario-kun Special Selection | A restoration of some of the first chapters, followed by three chapters chosen by the author, and three unreleased chapters. | ||
| Super Mario-kun Kessaku-sen! Henshin Mario dai shūketsu SP!! | A collection of chapters in which Mario uses his iconic transformations. |
Non-tankōbon chapters[edit]
| Title | Description | Date of release | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics | Mario,Sonic and their respective friends battle at the Tokyo Olympics to determine who is the better athlete. |
Stories[edit]
Arcs[edit]
One-shot stories[edit]
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Super Mario-kun.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパーマリオくん[144] Sūpā Mario-kun | Super Mario-kun | |
| French | Super Mario Manga Adventures[145] | - | |
| Spanish | Super Mario Aventuras[146] | Super Mario Adventures |
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T14. Editions Soleil
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T15. Editions Soleil.
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T17. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 17. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 May 1998).Super Mario-kun Volume 18.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142248-9. Page 190.
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T22. Editions Soleil.
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T23. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 23. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Feb. 2001).Super Mario-kun Volume 24.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142694-8. Page 189.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T24. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 24. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Aug. 2001).Super Mario-kun Volume 25.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142695-6. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T25. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 25. Planeta de Libros.
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T26. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 26. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Sep. 2002).Super Mario-kun Volume 27.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142697-2. Page 191.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T27. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 27. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Feb. 2003).Super Mario-kun Volume 28.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142698-0. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T28. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 28. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Jun. 2003).Super Mario-kun Volume 29.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142699-9. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T29. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 29. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Jan. 2004).Super Mario-kun Volume 30.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-142700-6. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T30. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 30. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Jul. 2004).Super Mario-kun Volume 31.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-143221-2. Page 189.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T31. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 31. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Feb. 2005).Super Mario-kun Volume 32.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-143221-2. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T32. Editions Soleil.
- ^Super Mario nº 32. Planeta de Libros.
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Oct. 2005).Super Mario-kun Volume 33.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-143223-9. Page 186.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T33. Editions Soleil
- ^Yukio Sawada (25 Jun. 2006).Super Mario-kun Volume 34.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN4-09-140147-3. Page 189.
- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T34. Editions Soleil
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- ^Super Mario Manga Adventures T35. Editions Soleil
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- ^Yukio Sawada (2 Dec. 2009).Super Mario-kun Volume 40.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-140856-3. Page 192.
- ^Yukio Sawada (2 Aug. 2010).Super Mario-kun Volume 41.CoroCoro Comic (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-141087-0. Page 185.
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External links[edit]
- Super Mario-kun at CoroCoro Official Site (Japanese)
- Super Mario-kun at Shogakukan Comic (Japanese)
- Article from Nintendo Kids Space aboutSuper Mario-kun (Japanese)
- Super Mario Manga Mania at VIZ's official site (English)

