Super Mario-kun

Super Mario-Kun is a Japanese-published Mario manga series written by Yukio Sawada and published by Shogakukan. The manga is printed monthly in CoroCoro Comic. They contained many of the characters and scenarios of various Mario games, including Super Mario World and Paper Mario.

Volumes
Below are the covers of all of the volumes, up to the most recent.

Story Arcs

 * Super Mario World: (Volumes 1-5) The first story arc is one of the longest. This story recounts Super Mario World's plot. Included in some of the volumes are side-stories based on past games.
 * Super Mario Kart: (Volume 6) After the long Mario World arc, a single-volume story about Super Mario Kart was done.
 * Super Mario Land: (Volumes 7-8) Actually based off of Super Mario Land 2: The 6 Golden Coins. It is called Super Mario Land because there was no arc for the original story.
 * Yoshi's Safari (Volumes 9) Another short one-volume story about the game Yoshi's Safari.
 * ??? (Volume 10) The contents of this volume are unknown, though it is possible it may be based off of the compilation Super Mario All-Stars. It is also possible that this story does not follow the plot of one of the games, or it could be based on Super Mario Bros. 2 because Wart is seen on the cover.
 * Wario Land (Volume 11-12) Released alongside the Wario's Woods story, this is the first arc to feature Wario.
 * Wario's Woods (Volume 11-12) Released alongside the Wario Land story, this is the second arc to feature Wario. In these two stories, Mario and Luigi also appear to help Wario.
 * ??? (Volume 13) This volume may appear to be based on Mario's Picross, but it is unlikely. It is possible this could be an original story.
 * Yoshi's Island (Volume 14-15) Not much is known about this story. It follows the plot of Yoshi's Island, but Adult Mario appears in it too.
 * Donkey Kong Country (Volume 14) A story included with the first part of Yoshi's Island. It is the first story to feature Donkey Kong. At the end, some 4koma comics are featured, based on DKC2.
 * Super Mario 64 (Volume 15-16, 18) The first part might be a crossover with Yoshi's Island, but more likely Super Mario 64, Part 1, shares the volume with Yoshi's Island.
 * Mario Kart 64 (Volume 17-18) A short story about Mario Kart 64.
 * Yoshi's Story (Volumes 19-20) A story that slightly follows the plot of Yoshi's Story. However, it also seems to feature Adult Mario in it.
 * Mario Party/Mario Party 2 (Volumes 21-24) A long Mario Party story. The last volume borrows elements from Mario Party 2.
 * Paper Mario (Volume 25-27) Another rather long story, this time based on the RPG Paper Mario.
 * Super Mario Sunshine (28-31) One of the longer stories, this is a 4-parter about Super Mario Sunshine.
 * Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door(32-35) One of the longer stories. It is about Paper Mario: TTYD.
 * Mario and Luigi: Partners In Time (35-37) Beginning right after PMTTYD, this is another good-sized story.
 * Super Mario Galaxy (37-39) While the beginning is just a bonus story, it picks up in 38, making this a true arc.
 * Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (40) Somehow, they managed to fit BiS into one volume.
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii (41-42+?) The current arc.