Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

This article is about the three animated stories based on well-known fairy tales. For the Super Mario animated movie, see Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.
The cover of the Super Mario Momotarō OVA (original video animation).
The cover of Super Mario Momotarō
General information
Writers Yayoko Taki
Juri Yagi
Voice actors Toru Furuya
Miyako Endō
Naoki Tatsuta
Masaharu Satō
Toshiko Sawada
Country of origin Japan
Original language Japanese
Production
Producer Hidetoshi Murayama
Production company Studio Junio
Cinematography Asahi Production
Distribution
Distributor Amada Printing Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Release date Japan August 3, 1989[1]

The Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. is a series of animated stories. It is a collection of three original video animations based on fairy tales and Japanese folk tales and was released only in Japan on August 3, 1989 by Amada Printing Mfg. Co., Ltd.[2][1] The series uses characters and other elements from the Super Mario franchise in place of characters and concepts from the original fairy tales.

The series contains Super Mario Momotarō, Super Mario Issun-bōshi, and Super Mario Shirayuki-hime. The two former episodes in the series are retellings of fairy tales of the same name, while Super Mario Shirayuki-hime is a retelling of the Western fairy tale Snow White. When the titles are read aloud by the narrator, the possessive particle の no is spoken between "Super Mario" and the name of the specific story; translated, this would render the titles as "Super Mario's Momotarō," etc.

Cast[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

This series' soundtrack is composed of several licensed instrumental pieces of music by artists such as Yanni, Dave Grusin, and English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise.

Each episode uses a different selection of tracks, always joined by the following songs:

Title Artist(s) Notes
Paths of Water Yanni Plays on the Amada Anime Series logo, included on all episodes.
New Hampshire Hornpipe Dave Grusin Plays in the beginning and ending of each episode.
Snapshot Art of Noise Plays around all the episodes, usually for the climax of the story.
Rockers Jerry Goodman Plays around all the episodes, usually for the climax of the story.
Street Level Yanni Plays on the previews, as a way to promote the rest of the episodes before the credits.
Homeward Bound Patrick O'Hearn Plays in the credits for all episodes.

Staff[edit]

Screenplay[edit]

Super Mario Momotarō
Super Mario Issun-Bōshi
Super Mario Shirayuki-hime

Storyboard director[edit]

Animation director[edit]

Key animation[edit]

Super Mario Momotarō
  • Toshiki Yoshida[2]
Super Mario Issun-Bōshi
  • Toshio Takahashi[3]
Super Mario Shirayuki-hime
  • Fumiyasu Saito[4]
  • Yoshimasa Iiyama[4]

Animation check[edit]

  • Akemi Hashimoto[2]

Animation[edit]

Super Mario Momotarō
  • Akemi Hashimoto[2]
  • Group Linus[2]
  • Yuko Ogawa[2]
  • Mayumi Fujimoto[2]
Super Mario Issun-Bōshi
  • Akemi Hashimoto[3]
  • Group Linus[3]
  • Yuko Ogawa[3]
  • Mayumi Fujimoto[3]
Super Mario Shirayuki-hime
  • Group Linus[4]
  • Tomi Production[4]
  • Yuko Kunishima[4]

Cleanup[edit]

  • Trace Studio M[2]

Background[edit]

Cinematography[edit]

Audio[edit]

Editing[edit]

  • Okayasu Editing Room[2]

Title[edit]

Development[edit]

Producer[edit]

  • Hidetoshi Murayama[2]

Production[edit]

Production assistance[edit]

Character design[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アマダアニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ[5]
Amada Anime Shirīzu Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 		Amada Anime Series Super Mario Bros.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b スーパーマリオ
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ATM-89-01 / Amada Anime Series Super Mario Bros. / Momotaro / アマダ アニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ ももたろう編 (1989)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g ATM-89-02 / Amada Anime Super Mario Bros. / Issunboshi / アマダ アニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ いっすんぼうし編 (1989)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g ATM-89-03 / Amada Anime Super Mario Bros. / Shirayuki-hime / アマダ アニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ しらゆきひめ編 (1989)
  5. ^ Cover of Super Mario Momotarō

External links[edit]

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Television series, films, and videos
Animated TV series Saturday Supercade (1983) • Les Trésors de Super Mario (1989) • Captain N: The Game Master (1989) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991) • Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1993) • Mario All Stars (1994) • Donkey Kong Country (1996)
Televised live action / mixed format The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) • Mario Ice Capades (1989) • King Koopa's Kool Kartoons (1989) • Club Mario (1990) • The Super Mario Challenge (1990) • Super Mario Club (1990) • Super Mario Stadium (1993) • 64 Mario Stadium (1996) • DKTV (1996) • Mario School (2000) • GameCenter CX (2003)
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