Super Mario Bros. 2 (manga)
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
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| Artist | Yukio Sawada |
| Publisher | Tokuma Shoten |
| Label | Wanpakku Comic |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Release date |  December 1986-June 1988[1] |
| ← Previous Super Mario Bros. |
Next → Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Super Mario Bros. 2 is the second Super Mario–franchise manga written by Yukio Sawada, following his one-shot. It was published monthly by Wanpakku Comic from 1986 to 1988, back when the company had the rights to create a Super Mario manga from Nintendo. It contained stories based on Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. After the manga finished its run, Sawada started a new series for Wanpakku Comic: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Most of the chapters of Super Mario Bros. 2 have been collected and printed in three volumes. A fourth volume, containing the final chapters, was canceled due to the closure of Wanpakku Comic. This manga has never been reprinted.
As bonus content, the uncolored episodes of Miracle Peach are included at the end of the volumes.
Characters[edit]
- Mario: the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. Although it may not be as pronounced as in Super Mario-kun, Sawada depicts him with a silly personality.
- Luigi: Mario's younger brother, who is able to jump higher than him. He is the voice of reason. For most of the manga, he is turned into a talking medallion.
- Princess Peach: the Mushroom Kingdom princess, kidnapped by Bowser who fell in love with her.
- Toad: Peach's maiden who aids Mario whenever she can. Before Super Mario Bros. 2 (and probably influenced by Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! depiction of Toad), Toad was recognized as a girl, and still is in other works from Sawada prior to Super Mario-kun, where he would lose the girly eyelashes.
- Bowser: the main antagonist, the sorcerer Koopa King.
- Kuribō: a desperate Goomba who joins Bowser to pay for his ill mother's treatment. After Mario gives him the needed money, he changes faction and will follow the Mario Bros. even in the next series.
- Hammer Bros Kyōdai: two Hammer Brothers siblings. The older brother is a pacifist and an inspiring inventor, the younger one is a fighter. After understanding that fighting was pointless, they moved to another country to make a new life for themselves. They occasionally return as allies.
- Melon-chan: Bowser's old childhood friend. Moved by her kindness and beauty, Bowser promised to become a strong turtle. To push him, Melon-chan promised him to marry him when he will achieve this task. 2000 years later, after maturing and enduring the loss of Melon-chan, Bowser encountered Peach, who bore an uncanny resemblance to his beloved and vowed to marry her, believing she was the reincarnation of Melon-chan. During the final part of the story, Melon-chan's spirit helps Mario during his journey to defeat Bowser by returning his kindness.
- Fake Bowser: a formidable doppelgänger of Bowser that surpasses him in strength, distinguished by a nevus in his forehead. He is the final antagonist of the series.
Volumes[edit]
| # | Description | Image | Date of release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After the events of Super Mario Bros., Bowser returns to kidnap Peach. Mario and Luigi are entrusted to save her once again, only to realise that Bowser has learned from his mistake, and his minions are more powerful than last time. | 
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December 30, 1986[1] |
| 2 | 
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July 20, 1987[1] | |
| 3 | 
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June 20, 1988[1] |
Non-tankōbon chapters[edit]
- Super Mario Bros. 2 Volume 4[conjectural]: the final chapters, published until November 1988.[2] They were not published into a volume due to the closure of Wanpakku Comic.
Gallery[edit]
Volume 1 back cover
Volume 2 back cover
Volume 3 back cover
The End
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパーマリオブラザーズ2[3] Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 2 |
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 【レア】スーパーマリオブラザーズ2 沢田ユキオ 全巻セット. Japanese. Retrieved 13 Nov. 2025 from mercari.
- ^ "To read to the end, you will need to get a copy of the June to November 1988 issue of "Wanpack Comics."" – @nobura7 (14 Nov. 2025). Testimony from a collector. Retrieved from x.
- ^ Cover of volume 1
