4koma Manga Ōkoku

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4koma Manga Ōkoku is a series of Japanese comedy manga book anthologies, written and illustrated by various artists, and published by Futabasha. Futabasha published various mangas for various different video games, from 1991 to 2002. They published various books based on Super Mario titles. The premise of the books is that they are composed of many short, brief stories told exclusively in the format of four panels, a format which is called Yonkoma in Japan.

Two different series of books exist with the same premise and similar titles, named Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (1991-1997) and 4koma Gag Battle (1995-2004).

List of Super Mario-franchise publications

Famicom (three books)
Super Mario (seven books)
Super Mario: Yossy Island (two books)
Donkey Kong Country series (three books)
Super Mario 64 (two books)
Mario Kart 64 (two books)
Yoshi's Story
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine

Gallery

Famicom

Book one
Page one of book one, shows Mario in a line with Marth, Link, Ninten, and Donbe.
Book two (1991)
Book three

Super Mario

Book one (1992)
Spine of book one
Back cover of book one
Book two (1992)
Spine of book two
Spine of book two
Book three (1992)
Spine of book three
Back cover of book three
Book four (1993)
Spine of book four
Back cover of book four
Book five (1994)
Spine of book five
Back cover of book five
Book six (1995)
Spine of book six
Back cover of book six
Book seven (1995)
Spine of book seven
Back cover of book seven

Super Mario: Yossy Island

Book one (1995)
Book two (1996)

Donkey Kong Country

Book one
Book two
Book three

Super Mario 64

Book one (1996)
Book two (1997)

Mario Kart 64

Book one (1997)
Book two (1997)

Yoshi's Story

Cover (1998)

Mario Party

Cover (1999)

Mario Party 2

Cover (2000)

Mario Party 3

Cover (2001)

Luigi's Mansion

Cover (2002)

Super Mario Sunshine

Cover (2002)
Reverse

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	4コマまんが王国 Yonkoma Manga Ōkoku	Four-Panel Manga Kingdom

External links

Directory of manga

[Edit] Publications
Magazines	Nintendo Power (1988–2012) • Club Nintendo (1989–2002) • Club Nintendo Classic (1990) • Nintendo DREAM (1996–present) • Nintendo Power Advance (2001)
Chapter books	Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit (1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool (1990) • Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge (1990) • Nintendo Adventure Books (1991) • Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle (1995) • Donkey Kong Country: Rescue on Crocodile Isle (1997) • Game Boy Advance (2001) • Mario and the Incredible Rescue (2006)
Nintendo Adventure Books	Double Trouble (1991) • Leaping Lizards (1991) • Monster Mix-Up (1991) • Koopa Capers (1991) • Pipe Down! (1991) • Doors to Doom (1991) • Dinosaur Dilemma (1991) • Flown the Koopa (1991) • Unjust Desserts (1992) • Brain Drain (1992)
Activity books	Donkey Kong (1982–1983) • Super Mario Bros. (1989–1993) • Super Mario Bros. Paint 'n' Marker Book (1989/1993) • Super Mario Ehon (1994–1999) • My Very First Nintendo Game Boy (Donkey Kong Country · Super Mario Adventures) (1997) • Play Nintendo Activity Book (2015) • Nintendo Holiday Activity & Gift Guide (2022)
Guidebooks	How to win at Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban (1986) • Super Mario World (Wonder Life Special: Nintendo Official Guidebook) (1990) • Mario Mania (1991) • Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia (1994) • How to Draw Donkey Kong & Friends (1997) • How to Draw Nintendo Heroes and Villains (2004) • How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains (2007) • Super Mario History 1985-2010 (2010) • Super Mario Memorial Book (2015) • Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (2015) • Super Mario Odyssey: Kingdom Adventures (2017) • The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (2018)
Comics and manga	Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Famicom Manga (1986) • Famicom How-To Manga (1986) • Super Mario Game Land (1986) • Ganbare Mario (1986–2000) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986–1988) • Super Mario-kun (Shogaku Ninensei) (1986–1987) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988–1989) • Super Mario (1988–1998) • Nintendo Comics System (1990–1991) • Super Mario-kun (1990–present) • Tobidase! Mario (1991–2006) • Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (1991–1997) • 4koma Manga Ōkoku (1991–2002) • Yoyoino Yoshi-kun (1991–1997) • Super Mario Adventures (1992) • Otenba Peach-hime (1992–1994) • Doki Doki Dai Action Yomimono Super Mario Monogatari (1992–1993) • Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami (1993) • Mario vs. Wario (1993) • Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash (1994) • Uho'uho Donkey-Kun (1995–1997) • Super Mario Gaiden: Hige to Boin to Hige (1995) • Super Donkey Kong (1995) • Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special (1995) • 4koma Gag Battle (1995–2004) • Mario & Donkey Daibōken (1995–1998) • Mario no Bōken Land (1999) • Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald (2000) • Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits (2000) • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong (2000–2001) • Hichako no Game Taiken-ki (2002) • "Wario to Saikyō Tag da Fii!" (Densetsu no Starfy) (2003) • Mario Dàmàoxiǎn (2004) • Super Mario-kun (Pikkapika Comics) (2004–2006) • Himemaru no Game Tenkomori! (2005–2006) • Made in Wario (2005) • Stuck? Mizumario's Got Answers! (2005) • Go!! Go!! Mario Kart (2006) • Peach no Daibōken!? (2006–2007) • Waiwai! Wario (2006) • Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! (2007–2012) • GO Ketsu Wario (2008–2011) • Oshiete! Kinopio (2008) • Skylanders: Unexpected Allies (2015) • Super Mario Manga Mania (2017) • Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) • Archie Super Mario comic (canceled)
Miscellaneous	New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos (2010)

4koma Manga Ōkoku

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