Super Mario-kun

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This article is about the CoroCoro Comic manga. For the Pikkapika Comics manga, see Super Mario-kun (Pikkapika Comics).

Super Mario-kun
Publisher	Shogakukan (Japan) Soleil Productions (Soleil Manga collection) (France) Planeta Cómic (Spain)
Label	CoroCoro Comic
Artist(s)	Yukio Sawada
Volumes	59

Super Mario-kun (stylised as SUPER MARIO KUN in Super Mario Maker) is a Japanese-published Super Mario manga series written by Yukio Sawada and published by Shogakukan. The manga has been serialized monthly in CoroCoro Comic since November 1990 with the first tankōbon released in July 1991. They contain many of the characters and scenarios retellings of various Super Mario games, including Super Mario World and Paper Mario. Some events in the books do not happen in games.

The series is aimed at children, and it features different twists on the stories. It contains some crude humor, puns, breaking the fourth 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, the Super Mario-kun series has been released for the "Bookstore Anywhere" application on Nintendo 3DS in Japan. The series has been released in bundles of ten volumes up to volume 57, and are available for 4,400 yen 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.

In December 2014, Soleil Productions began to publish a French localization of the series in its Soleil Manga collection, titled Super Mario: Manga Adventures. A Spanish translation by Planeta DeAgostini under the name Super Mario Aventuras has started to be released since late November 2016.

A "best of" collection titled Super Mario Manga Mania was compiled in September 2017, which was later translated to English by VIZ Media and released on December 8, 2020. Another best-of collection was released in April 2023 in the form of Super Mario-kun Special Selection, starting with a remake of the first ever chapter of the manga series.

To celebrate the manga series' 25th anniversary, Mario's Super Mario-kun design was added as a Costume Mario in Super Mario Maker. The costume is unlocked by clearing the "SUPER MARIO KUN 25th Anniversary" Event Course.

Volumes

Main article: List of Super Mario-kun volumes

Below are the covers of all of the volumes, up to the most recent. Some of this information is speculated, due to a limited amount of information about these comics in regions other than Japan.

Volume #	Description	Date of release	Image
1	First part of the Super Mario World arc: While on a trip to Dinosaur Land with Mario and Luigi, Princess Peach is kidnapped by Bowser and the Mario brothers run to her rescue, meeting Yoshi on the way and learning that the Koopa Troop has captured Yoshi's friends as well. The three travel through Yoshi's Island and the Donut Plains, encountering many foes, including the four Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonokoman, and defeating Iggy and Morton. The volume concludes with a special chapter in which Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi travel through the potential next title in the Super Mario series.	July 27, 1991 December 3, 2014 November 29, 2016
2	Second part of the Super Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi and Yoshi travel through Vanilla Dome, the Twin Bridges, and the Forest of Illusion and look for the Star Road, defeating the Mekakuppa, Ludwig, and Roy, as well as Donkey 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, and Dr. Mario, plus a nod to SimCity.	November 28, 1991 February 4, 2015 February 21, 2017
3	Third part of the Super Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi, and, Yoshi travel through the Forest of Illusion and Chocolate Island, defeating Wendy before being swallowed by the Valley of Bowser and being trapped in Bowser's Castle. Once free, the three are attacked by Super Mario Land enemies. They manage to rescue Peach and flee, only to discover that she was in fact King Totomesu in disguise.	January 28, 1992 March 25, 2015 March 21, 2017
4	Fourth part of the Super Mario World arc: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi return to the Valley 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 into Hyrule, have to face a giant aggressive Kaiju Mario created through Mario Paint, must rescue the final Yoshi egg and defeat Larry, (who manages to kill Mario and sends him to Hell, though he escapes) and finally have a climactic battle against Bowser at Bowser's Castle during his and Peach's marriage.	November 28, 1992 May 20, 2015 April 11, 2017
5	Fifth part of the Super Mario World arc, taking place before Volume 4's events: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi take a shortcut to Bowser's Castle. Chapters reference other Super Mario titles such as Yoshi, and the heroes battle Lemmy in a variation of Gnat 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 liberating Star Road's Power-Ups from a mysterious villain who is revealed to be Bowser 3, Bowser's incarnation from Super Mario Bros. 3, culminating in a final battle.	December 16, 1992 July 1, 2015 May 23, 2017
6	Sixth part of the Super Mario World arc: The first half taking 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 to Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Yoshi's Cookie. Mario is challenged twice by Donkey Kong Jr. to a kart race, and the heroes fight with Birdo (who later joins them) and Mouser. After the rescue of Princess Peach, she is kidnapped again and taken to the Special Zone. Mario and Bowser have a Super 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 that Wario has conquered Mario Land and, with the help of a sentient Carrot, begins his journey to liberate it.	March 27, 1993 September 23, 2015 June 20, 2017
7	First part of the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario returns to Mario Land, only to discover that his old friend Wario has conquered it. Helped by a Carrot, he goes to find the six Golden Coins and free each region from Wario's influence. Mario and Carrot go through the Tree Zone and defeat the Big Bird guarding one of the Golden Coins. As Yoshi sends Mario gifts for liberating Dinosaur Land, they are soon joined by Yokkī, a sentient Yoshi Cookie. They then travel through the Turtle Zone, where they are helped by friendly Goombas and defeat the octopus. Following this, they go through the Mario Zone, facing off against the zone himself (rigged by Wario) and the Three Little Pigheads. They then go through the Macro Zone where they defeat the sewer rat with the help of a collector. There are also two one-off stories: In one, Peach and the Koopa Troop, under her orders, hatch a plan to make Mario lose weight. In the other story, Mario and Yoshi try to save the Yoshis from a curse by adventuring through an RPG-style adventure.	June 28, 1993 November 25, 2015 July 4, 2017
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 over Subcon and, after kidnapping them from Bowser's Castle, challenges Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo to rescue the land. The four heroes travel through the worlds of Subcon, defeating Mouser, Tryclyde, Fryguy, and Clawgrip along the way. Birdo dies trying to protect Yoshi, but is quickly replaced with Toad. The final battle against Wart proves itself to be very difficult, as Wart is not sensitive to vegetables 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 the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī go through the Pumpkin Zone and, guided by a friendly Boo, defeat the Witch. There are also two one-off stories: an anticipation of Mario & Wario, in which Wario uses buckets to make Mario, Yoshi, and Peach lose themselves in a forest, and another one based on Yoshi's Safari, in which Yoshi defeats enemies with his bazooka.	September 28, 1993 January 27, 2016 September 19, 2017
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 three Crystal Mushrooms. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Birdo (reincarnated as a fairy) adventure though 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 is Jewelry Land, which has been turned into a mechanical land by Bowser. Using the Super Scope, Mario and Yoshi, the only characters to be unaffected by the mechanical virus, face Ludwig, King Blooper, and finally Mecha Bowser himself. They recover the three Crystal Mushrooms and undo the curse on the world, revealing the Super Scope to be a transformed Prince Pine. Later, Bowser tries to get revenge on the heroes by trapping them in the Mario Bros. stage against the Mecha Nokonoko. First part of the Mario & Wario arc: While Peach is still under Bowser's guard, Wario throws a bucket 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 fairy Wanda 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 the Forest of Fairies and manage to take the bucket off Mario's head after it turned into an enemy. They then go through the Yoshi Lake, where they battle a monster made of eggshells dropped by Wario. Third part of the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī are robbed of their five Golden Coins by Tatanga and chase him to the Space Zone, with the help of the Hippo statue. However, they are defeated in battle and fall back to Earth, but Bowser, disguised as Santa 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 a Goomba go treasure hunting underwater.	December 16, 1993 March 23, 2016 October 3, 2017
10	Second part of the Mario & 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 donning Samus's Power Suit. Defeated, Luigi is turned into a key by Wario and Peach's bucket is lifted off her head. Fourth part of the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins arc: Mario, Carrot, and Yokkī, with the help of the Golden Coins power, defeats Wario, shrinking him into Mini Wario form, and shoo him away from Mario Land. In a bonus story based on Yoshi'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 the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario, Yoshi meet Chirako, whose island has been taken by Wario. While they head to stop him, Wario tries to freeze them with Tetris blocks. Once they arrive at the island, they discover the townsfolk and Wario tied up: the Black 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 stealing their treasure: a giant golden statue of Peach. A special chapter based on Super 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.	June 25, 1994 May 25, 2016 November 14, 2017
11	Second part of the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario, Yoshi, and Wario reach Kitchen Island, the alleged Pirate cove, and face against Spiked Koopa, Minotaur, and Penkoon. Donkey Kong '94: While buying clothes in Pauline'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 an 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 the Wario Woods arc: Wario and his monster conquer the Peaceful Woods and Wanda runs to Peach's Castle asking for help, so Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, Toad, and Birdo go to help her. The heroes face Fauster, Boom, and Goro	October 28, 1994 November 23, 2016 February 20, 2018
12	Third part of the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Mario, Yoshi, and Wario fight against the Devil's Head, Bobo, and the ghost. The latter one is defeated with the power of three Mario clones created with the Donkey Kong '94 bonus roulette and Luigi. After the three Mario clones sacrifice, the rest of the heroes reach Syrup Castle, where they face the Knight and the final battle against Captain Syrup and her Genie starts. Mario is then trapped in the Genie's lamp, where he fights against the defeated bosses of Kitchen Island, but he is rescued by Donkey Kong. Second part of the Wario Woods arc: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Wanda, and Birdo are now against Mad the mermaid, turned into a water demon, and Seizer. Anticipation of the Donkey Kong Country arc: Mario and Yoshi, while flying over Donkey Kong Island with the Sky Pop, are shot down with a barrel by the Kongs. Cranky Kong explains they mistook them with the Kremlings, the pirate crocodiles that are stealing the island's bananas. Mario, in exchange for a new plane, helps Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to retrieve a banana hoard guarded by a Rock Kroc. One last bonus chapter sees Wario irritating his Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins' minions.	March 28, 1995 March 22, 2017 March 20, 2018
13	Fourth part of the Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 arc: Genie creates a powerful explosion that damages the castle, so Captain 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. Mario's Picross arc: Meanwhile, Mario and the others are taken by the statue into the future, where the Koopalings runs a Picross museum in a timeline in which Bowser managed to win against Mario. Third part of the Wario Woods arc: The heroes face against Drago, the Fake 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 of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, with Mario, Yoshi, and Wario traversing Syrup Castle, defeating the Genie and getting their own castle.	August 28, 1995 May 24, 2017 July 3, 2018
14	First part of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island arc: Mario and Luigi are enjoying Yoshi's childhood album, in which he once helped a young Mario reunite to Luigi and return home. Bowser also appears to create problems as usual, but he suddenly ends up in the past to prevent the young Yoshi's mission to reunite the Mario Bros. from succeeding. Mario and Luigi follow him with a Time Barrel and end up in Yoshi's Island from the past. They ally with young Yoshi and Baby Mario, while Bowser allies with Kamek. In the volume, the heroes fight against Burt the Bashful and Froggy. First part of the Donkey Kong Country arc: Mario and Yoshi crash on Donkey Kong Island where the Kremlings 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 face Very Gnawty, Master Necky, and Dumb Drum. The 4-komas are based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest: Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong explore the dangerous Crocodile Isle to rescue DK. Dixie is constantly pulling Diddy out of troubles while he does not even acknowledge them.	January 27, 1996 August 23, 2017 September 18, 2018
15	Second part of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island arc: Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Baby Mario face off against Sluggy the Unshaven and Bowser, the latter turned into a Baby by Baby Mario after the explosion of a POW Block. Kamek then turns Bowser into a giant, but with the combined forces of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, Bowser is defeated and the timeline is saved. Second part of the Donkey Kong Country arc: The party fights against Master Necky Snr. and boards the Gangplank Galleon where they face the Kremling King: King K. Rool. Anticipation of the Super Mario 64 arc: Luigi has a Nintendo 64 with a copy of Super Mario 64 and Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi have fun with all the new game mechanics. First part of the Super Mario 64 arc: Mario is invited by Peach at 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 of Toad and a Bob-omb Buddy, Mario starts his hunt for the Power 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 in Bob-omb Battlefield, Whomp Fortress, Hazy Maze Cave and Jolly Roger Bay, fighting against the Big Bob-omb (who becomes their ally), King Whomp and the Unagi. The 4-komas are based on Mario Kart 64.	October 28, 1996 November 22, 2017 October 16, 2018
16	Second part of the Super Mario 64 arc: Mario and Bob-omb Buddy traverse Shifting Sand Land, join forces with Yoshi in Big Boo's Haunt, defeats Bowser's submarine in Dire, Dire Docks, and fight Bowser in Bowser in the Fire Sea and the Chill Bully in Snowman's Land. The heroes then take a break from hunting Power Stars for a quick Mario Kart race with Bowser, Wario, Toad, and Luigi. In Lethal Lava Land, Mario fights against the Big Bully. In Cool, Cool Mountain, he helps Tuxie, the Headless Snowman, and has a race with the Big Penguin. On their way to Bowser in the Sky, Mario loses his cap in Rainbow Ride and the party go look for it, having discovered that it is magical. Bowser is finally reached and defeated, and Peach is freed.	April 1, 1997 February 21, 2018 February 19, 2019
17	Third part of the Super Mario 64 arc: Peach is strangely still missing, and Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, and Bob-omb Buddy look for her in Tall, Tall Mountain, Tiny-Huge Island, and other areas they have already visited, plus the Koopa Troop's flea market and a dump of enemies based on items (like the Moneybag and the Mad Piano). Mario later finds himself trapped in the mirror world, where he is harassed by his and his friends' mirror copies. First part of the Mario Kart 64 arc: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Wario, and Bowser have a kart race to see which one is number one. The characters race on Royal Raceway, Choco Mountain, Bowser's Castle, DK's Jungle Parkway (where they are joined by DK), Koopa Troopa Beach, Banshee Boardwalk, and a snowed Kalimari Desert.	October 28, 1997 May 23, 2018 July 9, 2019
18	Fourth part of the Super Mario 64 arc: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are about to re-enter Bowser in the Sky, but Yoshi eats all the collected Power Stars, forcing the group to take another pack of Stars from Tick Tock Clock and Rainbow 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 cancelling 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 to Mario and his friends to do is save Peach. Second part of the Mario Kart 64 arc: The characters race through Yoshi Valley, Rainbow Road, and Sherbet Land. The race is finished, but it ended with a tie, so Peach suggests to declare the winner after a Battle Mode.	April 28, 1998 August 22, 2018 November 19, 2019
19	Fifth part of the Super Mario 64 arc: The final battle between Mario and Bowser begins. Bowser starts by using the Yoshi'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 the Yoshi's Story arc: In the past, Baby Bowser stole the Super Happy Tree from the Yoshis, 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 colorful Team Chibi Yoshi in retrieving the Super Happy Tree from Baby Bowser and restoring the island. In this volume, the group finds Poochy and fights against Bone Dragon, Cloud N. Candy, and Slug.	September 28, 1998 November 14, 2018 January 23, 2020
20	Second part of the Yoshi's Story arc: Mario and Team Chibi Yoshi defeat Don Bongo, Cloudjin, and Baby Bowser, restoring the Super Happy Tree and the island.	March 27, 1999 February 20, 2019 November 17, 2020
21	Special chapter of the Yoshi'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 the Mario Party arc: While on a picnic with Peach and Toad, Mario, Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, and DK start arguing on who is the best hero of them all. After they all defeat giant snake, Toad suggests to test their worth with minigames. Meanwhile, Bowser decides to interfere with the minigames. The only board visited in the volume is DK's Jungle Adventure. The minigames played are: Buried Treasure, Limbo Dance, Hammer Drop, Crazy Cutter, and Bash 'n' Cash.	September 28, 1999 March 24, 2021 January 27, 2021
22	Second part of the Mario Party arc: The characters challenge themselves on Peach's Birthday Cake, Wario's Battle Canyon, and Yoshi's Tropical Island. Mini-games included in these chapters are Hammer Drop, Coin Block Bash, Piranha's Pursuit, Tightrope Treachery, Crane Game, Key-pa-Way, Desert Dash, Balloon Burst, Treasure Divers, Running of the Bulb, and Cast Aways. Wario Land II: On their way to the next board, the party arrives at Wario's Castle, where all the rooms are flooded by the Black Sugar Gang. Mario Golf: Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi are enjoying a quiet golf match, until a Big Kamukamu eats their balls and hides at the bottom of the water obstacle. In the first bonus chapter, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Bowser play a Jumanji-like board game where they are forced to follow instructions given by a screen. The second bonus chapter is based of the Donkey Kong Country animated series, in which Donkey Kong and their family protects the Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool's clutches.	January 28, 2000 May 26, 2021 July 14, 2021
23	Third part of the Mario Party arc: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Toad, and Wario reach the Bowser's Magma Mountain board, playing other minigames along the way (Bombs Away and Hot Rope Jump). Bowser steals the party's Stars and tries to stop them with a Ztar, 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 over Mario's Rainbow Castle, so one last match begins. The first bonus story is based on Mario Golf: One of the holes is occupied by a Monty Mole family, and Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Yoshi have to fight them. Then, at the next course, the different enemies keep stealing or deviating the protagonists' shots. The second bonus story is based on Donkey Kong 64 and the Donkey Kong Country animated serries: Candy Kong challenges DK and Bluster 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 the Kremlings. The last chapter is an anticipation of the Mario Party 2 arc: Bowser Land is replaced by Mario 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.	June 28, 2000 August 25, 2021 December 1, 2021
24	Mario Party 2 arc: Mario creates Mario Land, full of humorous and thematic boards, but his friends wants 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 are Western Land, Horror Land, Mystery Land, Pirate Land, and Space 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 the Yoshi series game, Mario and Yoshi go and visit the Team Chibi Yoshi and help them fight Naval Piranha and Baby Bowser from using the river as his personal pool. Anticipation of the Paper Mario arc: Bowser stole the Star Rod and becomes invincible. With the help of Goombario, Mario embarks on a new adventure.	January 27, 2001 December 8, 2021 January 26, 2022
25	First part of the Paper Mario arc: Bowser steals the Star Rod from the Star 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 the Goomba King, the duo meets Kooper. The three defeat the Koopa Bros., Tutankoopa, the Bloopers and (with the help of Lady Bow) Tubba Blubba. The first bonus chapter is based on Wario Land 3: Mario and Wario, after crash-landing with the Bulldog, find themselves inside the music box world and, after defeating Wormwould, they manage to escape. The second bonus chapter is based on Mario Tennis: Mario and Yoshi challenge Bowser and Waluigi on the Bowser Stage.	July 28, 2001 March 9, 2022 July 13, 2022
26	Second part of the Paper Mario arc: Mario, Goombario and Kooper stops, with the help of Watt, the General Guy's army, then the three heads to the next location, making a stop in Super Mario Advance, fighting against the new enemies: Big Shy Guys and Robirdo. The trio then helps Parakarry in a fight against some Paragoomba bullies. The heroes then defeats Lava Piranha (with the help of Sushie) and Huff N. Puff (with the help of Lakilester and also Wario, Luigi, and Yoshi, advertising their own new games). Meanwhile, Peach find an ally in Twink and messages Mario through him. Anticipation of the Luigi's Mansion arc: Luigi won the lottery and is now the owner of a large mansion. The villa is revealed to be haunted by ghosts and Boos. Luigi finds a vacuum and uses it against them. He also finds out that Bowser transformed Mario into a painting, but while fighting him, Bowser is revealed to be King Boo. The bonus chapter is based on Mario Kart: Super Circuit. The other three bonus chapters is a different retelling of the Paper Mario arc in which Mario and Goombario fight a Magikoopa after they are contacted by Twink and then fight the Koopa Bros. and Bowser with the help of Bombette and Kooper.	February 28, 2002 July 6, 2022 January 25, 2023
27	Third part of the Paper Mario arc: After saving the last Star Spirit from the Crystal 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 fighting Kammy Koopa and Bowser, Lakilester, Watt, Sushie, and Parakarry collect Star Pieces back on Earth to power-up Mario, only to be stolen by Jr. Troopa. After defeating him, they all reach Mario at Bowser's Castle and defeat Bowser. First part of the Mario Party 3 arc: The Millennium Star crash-lands in front of Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, and Wario, resulting in them declare a new Superstar in a new Mario Party, helped and judged by Tumble. The boards visited are Woody Woods, Deep Bloober Sea, Spiny Desert, and Chilly Waters; the minigames played are Hand, Line and Sinker, and Hide-and-Sneak.	August 28, 2002 November 2, 2022 July 12, 2023
28	Second part of the Mario 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 are Ice Rink Risk, Snowball Summit, Stardust Battle. First part of the Super Mario Sunshine arc: Mario and Peach take a vacation on Isle 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 by Piranhabon and he is saved by a Pianta that 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, F.L.U.D.D., decides to clear his name by stopping this vandal: Shadow Mario. Wario Land 4 arc (which interrupts a Paper Mario side-story): Wario, followed by a Black Cat and Mad Scienstein, explores the Golden Pyramid to find Princess Shokora's treasure. Guided by a captured Hoggus, Wario defeats the bosses and the Golden Diva, saving with this the treasures and Princess Shokora.	January 28, 2003 March 8, 2023 January 10, 2024
29	Second part of the Super Mario Sunshine arc: Mario and F.L.U.D.D. explore Bianco Hills, defeat Petey 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 and Paper Mario's allies stops him. The chapter is followed up by a recap of the beginning of the game, in which Mario defeats the Proto Piranha in Delfino Plaza. Luigi's Mansion arc: Luigi has won a mansion to a lottery he never participated in. In the mansion, Luigi is attacked by ghosts but is saved by Professor 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 are Neville, Lydia, Chauncey, The Floating Whirlindas (which avoid being sucked), Mr. Luggs, Spooky, Bogmire, Miss Petunia (who is just frozen), and Vincent 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 by King Boo. However, after defeating King Boo, all his magic disappears: Mario's prison and the mansion.	May 28, 2003 July 12, 2023
30	Third part of the Super Mario Sunshine arc: After helping Toadsworth enjoy the Christmas season, Mario, F.L.U.D.D., and Yoshi fight Gooper Blooper twice in Ricco Harbor, have a time surfing Blooper Racers, defeat the Plungelo and the Wiggler in Gelato Beach, saving the Sand Bird, and has a forced race with Il Piantissimo. In the bonus chapter, Mario re-explores the joys of Super Mario Bros. 3 in the new Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 to save Luigi, turned into a Cobrat by Larry.	December 24, 2003 December 27, 2023
31	Fourth part of the Super Mario Sunshine arc: Peach is kidnapped by Shadow Mario, who is revealed to be Bowser Jr., Bowser's son, who thinks that Peach is his mother. At Pinna Park, Mario, Yoshi, and F.L.U.D.D. defeat the Mecha-Bowser; at the Hotel Delfino, Mario defeats the Phantamanta and King Boo, and in Noki Bay, the Monty Mole is defeated twice.	June 19, 2004 April 17, 2024
32	Fifth part of the Super Mario Sunshine arc: After defeating Eely-Mouth, helping Gooper Blooper return to shape, and taming the Chain 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 the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: Peach invites Mario to a treasure hunt in Rogueport with a map she bought and sent to him. With that, Mario arrives in Rogueport, where he is already in trouble when a Goomba named Goombella uses him as a human shield against the secret society of the X-Nauts. Goombella joins Mario in his adventure and they decide to start, not having found Peach anywhere. The map tells them to look for the Crystal Stars in specific locations. In Petal Meadows, they find a new partner, Koops, and in Hooktail Castle, they find the first Star. In Boggly Woods, Mario allies with Madame Flurry to enter the Great Tree.	January 28, 2005
33	Second part of the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: With the help of Flurrie, Mario, Goombella, and Koops enter the Great Tree and obtain the second Crystal Star from Lord Crump and his robot. Winter comes and Flurrie goes into hibernation. After almost losing the Star to a troop of X-Nauts, the group's next stop is Glitzville, where they discover the Crystal Star on the Stadium's Champ's Belt. The group enters the competition and (helped by Mini-Yoshi) they defeat the different teams and the champion Rawk Hawk. However, the stadium manager Grubba accidentally discovers the Crystal Star power and is transformed into a monster. After defeating him, the party's next stop is in Twilight Town, where a curse is placed upon the citizens by the trickster Doopliss that accidentally swaps bodies with Mario after they bump their heads into each other. In the bonus chapter, Yoshi fights against Bowser in Toad Town, only to discover that he was Kammy Koopa in disguise. Mario vs. Donkey Kong arc: DK, having fallen in love with the Mini-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.	September 28, 2005
34	Third part of the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc: The X-Nauts and Vivian have the order to kill Mario, but being a fan of Mario, Vivian keeps sabotaging the mission. After finding the Mario Cap from the sewers, the group put together a crew, including the great Admiral Bobbery, to find the next Crystal Star at Keelhaul Key. After defeating Cortez and Lord Crump, Mario obtains the fifth Crystal Star. After stopping the Smorg on the Excess Express, Mario's party arrives in Poshley Heights where Vivian's sisters are fought for the Crystal Star. With the help of Bowser (that looked for Mario in each of the previous chapters) the Sirens are defeated. Mario then goes to the Moon with Koops and Goombella to find the last Crystal Star in the X-Naut Fortress, where the Magnus von Grapple 2.0 is fought. While looking for the Thousand-Year Door, the group fights against Bonetail.	May 26, 2006
35	Fourth part of the Paper 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 dark Palace of Shadow, Mario discover that it was trap set by the X-Naut leader, disguised as Bowser: Sir Grodus. By the time the real Bowser arrives, Grodus unleashes Gloomtail on them and uses Peach (which he kidnapped) to summon the soul of the Shadow Queen. Meanwhile, Luigi joins forces with Miss Mowz to stop some enemies from invading the Palace of Shadow with the power of badges. Meanwhile, Yoshi and Toad collect Star Pieces to grant a wish. With their help and the Crystal Stars', Mario, Bowser, Goombella, and Koops defeats the Shadow Queen, saving Peach and the world. While looking for a way out from the Palace, the group is joined by Luigi and fights against the Beard Queen. First part of the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: Once upon a time, in the Mushroom Kingdom, back when Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser were babies, the Shroob aliens invaded them. The Peach from the future, while visiting the past with E. Gadd's latest invention, is kidnapped by the Shroobs, so Mario and Luigi, followed by Stuffwell (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, the Cobalt Star could open a way in the castle. The boss fought are Junior Shrooboid and Swiggler. The bonus chapter is based on New 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.	January 26, 2007
36	Second part of the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: after being eat by Yoob, Mario, Luigi, and the Babies recover the two Cobalt Star pieces from Baby Bowser's mouth. From Petey Piranha's mother they recover a third piece. After defeating the Commander Shroob and the Piranha Planet for the fourth and fifth pieces, it is time to face the Shroob Castle. The last chapter sees the Marios having trouble with a shapeshifting Tanoomba. Three bonus chapters are based on the New 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 on Wario: Master of Disguise, fully explored in Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!!: Wario enters the TV and challenges Count Cannoli in a thievery match.	August 22, 2007
37	Third part of the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time arc: Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi can now enter the Shroob Castle. After a UFO battle and a fight against the Princess Shroob's Chain Chomp, Peach is freed, but the alien princess put the last piece of the Cobalt Star with the rest, freeing her older sister (previously trapped in the star by Peach). While the Marios fight the two princesses, in the present, Toadsworth, his younger self, Baby Peach and E. Gadd defeat a Shroobsworth with the help of Perry. The Shroobs are defeated and everyone returns to their own time. The last chapter sees Baby Bowser eating the Shroob mushroom the princesses left behind, becoming Shrowser. First part of the Super 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 the Chaos Heart and destroy all the universes. While Bleck takes away Bowser, Mario, with Luigi and the Koopa Troop, leaving him behind, is reached by Tippi the Pixl, naming him the first hero of the prophecy that will destroy the Chaos Heart with the power of the Pure Hearts. With Tippi, Mario visits Lineland, Merlee's Mansion, The Bitlands and Outer Space, obtaining 5 Pure Hearts, finding Bowser, and fighting against O'Chunks, Fracktail, Mimi, Francis, and Mr. L (who is revealed to be a brainwashed Luigi, who then joins Mario, Bowser, and Tippi) Anticipation of the Super Mario Galaxy arc: Mario and Toad are hired by Rosalina to collect Power Stars in the galaxies, fighting new enemies and using many new power-ups.	February 28, 2008
38	Second part of the Super Paper Mario arc: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Tippi are reached by Peach (who has found two Pure Hearts in the Land of the Cragnons and Sammer's Kingdom) while they are fighting Bonechill in The 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 in 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 minion Dimentio 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 the Super Mario Galaxy arc: During the Star Festival, Bowser literally eradicates Peach'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, but Rosalina and her Lumas make him regain trust and he accepts to help them refuel their Comet Observatory with Power Stars and reach Bowser. During his quest, Mario visits Gateway Galaxy, Good Egg Galaxy, Honeyhive Galaxy, and Space Junk Galaxy; he fights Dino Piranha, King Kaliente, Kamella and Tarantox. Mario also finds Luigi multiple times, but for some reason, he is launched from one galaxy to another.	October 28, 2008
39	Second part of the Super Mario Galaxy arc: While Luigi is launched between galaxies, Mario explores Battlerock Galaxy, Beach Bowl Galaxy, Ghostly Galaxy (where Luigi is finally rescued), Gusty Garden Galaxy, and Freezeflame Galaxy. He also fights Bouldergeist, Major Burrows, and Baron Brr. The bonus chapter is based on Mario Party 4: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Wario, and Yoshi are challenged by Bowser at a rigged match of Darts of Doom.	March 27, 2009
40	Third part of the Super Mario Galaxy arc: Mario and Luigi explore Dusty Dune Galaxy and collect the last Power Star that Bowser Jr. attempts to steal. With Polari turning into a Grand Star, the Comet Observatory reaches Bowser'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 the Toads. First part of the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story arc: Fawful, a mad scientist from Beanbean Kingdom, attempts to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom to awake the Dark 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, and Starlow. With the Mario Bros. enhancing's Bowser physical strength from inside without him knowing, Bowser decides to stop Fawful. They fight against Midbus, Scutlet, Wiggler, and Broque Monsieur. To celebrate the 40th volume, Yukio Sawada decides to re-publish his first oneshot manga of Mario: Super Mario Bros..	November 27, 2009
41	Second part of the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story arc: Bowser, Mario, and Luigi fight against Bowser's Castle and Kretin, but Fawful finally get his hand on the Dark Star and fuses himself to it. Bowser inhales the star, but it absorbs the Koopa's DNA, becoming Dark Bowser. After fighting the Bowser Memory ML, Mario and Luigi are ready for the final battle. Bowser destroys the Dark Bowser, while the Mario Bros. destroy the Dark Star Core, undoing all of Fawful's evil, curing all the Toads, while Bowser spews out everyone he sucked in. First part of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: On Princess Peach's birthday, Bowser Jr. and his siblings, the Koopalings, 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, and Lemmy are fought. The last chapter comprises of a photo collection of Yukio Sawada and his friends playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, getting in each others' way.	July 28, 2010
42	Second part of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and the Toads fight Wendy, Iggy and his Chain Chomp, Bowser Jr., Morton, and Ludwig. After defeating Kamek, he uses a Warp Cannon to send the heroes back to World 3 The bonus chapter is based on Super Mario Galaxy 2: Mario and Yoshi are invited to the Starship Mario, a planet shaped after Mario's face created by the Lumas and, in order to reach Digga-Leg, have fun with the new power-ups.	December 24, 2010
43	Third part of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arc: The heroes return back to World 8, defeat Kamek and Bowser Jr. again, and enter the labyrinthic Bowser's Castle.	August 26, 2011
44	Fourth part of the New 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 a gigantic Bowser, but they manage to win. While returning home with a hot-air balloon, Luigi and Yoshi ends up in World 9, where they save the citizens from a King Bill. First part of the Super Mario 3D Land arc: A Tanooki Tree grows in Peach's garden, and the next day, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser. With the help of the Super Leaves from the tree, Mario, accompanied by Toad, sets off to fight back against the Koopa Troop. Meanwhile, Bowser performs experiments with his Super Leaf.	April 27, 2012
45	Second part of the Super Mario 3D Land arc: Mario and Toad defeat Tail Bowser and Boom Boom, alongside many other new enemies. Meanwhile, Luigi escapes his prison and reaches Mario. The first bonus chapter is based on Mario Tennis Open: Mario and Toad help Yoshi to beat Bowser (Yukio Sawada in disguise) at tennis. The second bonus chapter is based on Mario 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).	November 28, 2012
46	Third part of the Super Mario 3D Land arc: Mario, Toad, and Luigi fight against Pom Pom and defeat Bowser while being chased through his castle. Later, the three explores the special worlds, fighting against the Cosmic Clone and Dry Bowser. The bonus chapter is based on New Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario and Luigi have fun with the new Gold Flower and fight the golden enemies. First part of the New Super Mario Bros. U arc: Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings conquer Peach's Castle and launch away Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad to Acorn 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 the Boost Blocks.	May 28, 2013
47	Second part of the New Super Mario Bros. U arc: Mario and the gang meet Balloon Baby Yoshi, Glowing Baby Yoshi and fight Lemmy, Boom Boom, Nabbit, Morton, Larry, Wendy, and Boss Sumo Bro. While fighting Kamek, he accidentally enlarges Luigi, referencing Mario & Luigi: Dream Team's Giant battle. Anticipation of the Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon arc: While traversing the Soda Jungle, Luigi is teleported to Professor E. Gadd's bunker to help him catch the Evershade Valley's ghosts with a brand new Poltergust.	December 27, 2013
48	Third part of the New Super Mario Bros. U arc: The gang quickly takes care of Iggy, Roy, Ludwig, and his clones. After that, even Bowser Jr. and Mega Bowser are defeated with the help of Nabbit. First part of the Super Mario 3D World arc: Toad finds a clear pipe in the ground, and from it, a Sprixie 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 the Sprixie Kingdom, meet Plessie, and defeat Bowser's Muscle Car and Boom Boom.	September 26, 2014
49	Second part of the Super Mario 3D World arc: The group defeats Prince Bully.	April 28, 2015
50	Third part of the Super Mario 3D World arc: The group defeats Hisstocrat. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition: Strange Orbs 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 the Super 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 the Star 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 the Smithy Gang lives, an organization that aims to destroy world peace and wishes through violence and weapons. Mario allies with Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Peach, and together, they defeat Mack, Bowyer, Punchinello, and Booster.	October 28, 2015
51	Fourth part of the Super 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 the Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars arc: The group fights Jonathan Jones, Yaridovich, Megasmilax, Valentina, and finally Smithy. The Star Road is restored and everything is returned to normal.	March 28, 2016
52	Fifth part of the Super Mario 3D World arc: The heroes fight Pom Pom. The first bonus chapter is based on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam: At a shrine, Mario and Luigi summon Paper Mario and together, they defeat King Ka-thunk. The second bonus chapter is based on Mario 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 have become hostile thanks to the disappearance of the Dark Moon. Helped by Toad and the new Poltergust 5000. The two fight the Poltergeist, the Grouchy Possessor, The Three Sisters, the Harsh Possessor, the Overset Possessor, the Shrewd Possessor, the Tough Possessor, and the mind behind the disappearance of the Dark Moon: King Boo.	March 28, 2017
53	Sixth part of the Super Mario 3D World arc: The heroes defeat Meowser, then spend the rest of the journey helping Captain Toad in his quests and visit the special world with the Lumas. Paper Mario: Color Splash arc: Mario, Peach, and Toad visit Prism Island after learning that someone is stealing the color from the Toads: it is the Koopalings and Black Bowser. Helped by the island protector, Huey, Mario faces off against the Koopalings, Petey Piranha, and Black Bowser. First part of the Super Mario Odyssey arc: Bowser has kidnapped Peach to force her into marrying him, so Mario chased after them accompanied by Cappy, the brother of Peach's wedding tiara, who gives Mario the power to possess enemies.	February 28, 2018
54	Second part of the Super Mario Odyssey arc: Cappy and Mario, followed by Luigi and his balloons, visit Cascade Kingdom, Snow Kingdom, Seaside Kingdom, Sand Kingdom, and Metro Kingdom. They fight the T-Rex and Mollusque-Lanceur. Anticipation of Mario Tennis Aces: Mario and Bowser have a tennis match until one of their rackets break. Super Mario-kun Theater arc: The arc is not based on any specific game. It is just Mario interacting with the Koopa Troop members, helping them during their day off. In the second chapter, Yoshi advertises his own manga: Super Mario-kun Gekijou - Yoshi's New Island.	December 28, 2018
55	Third part of the Super Mario Odyssey arc: Mario, Cappy, Luigi, and later Yoshi visit the Luncheon Kingdom, Lost Kingdom, and the Moon Kingdom and fight Cookatiel, Madame Broode and Bowser, stopping his wedding. Furious, Bowser kicks the ground so hard that him, Mario, Cappy, Luigi, and Peach falls 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 more Power Moons. Super Mario Party arc: With Bowser now officially invited in a Mario Party, everything goes downhill, since the Koopa is always cheating. The minigames played are Smash and Crab, Off the Chain, Pie Hard, Trike Harder, Don't Wake Wiggler!, Slaparazzi, Social Climbers, Making Faces and Tall Order.	January 18, 2020
56	First part of the Luigi's Mansion 3 arc: Mario and his friends were invited to spend a weekend of relax at The Last Resort Hotel, but it is revealed to be the trap of King 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 new Poltergust G-00 and helped by the Polterpup and Gooigi, they make their way in ghost-infested rooms. They defeat Steward, Chef Soulfflé, King MacFrights, Ug, Serpci, Kruller, Dr. Potter, and Clem. Yoshi's Crafted World arc: While rewatching some old news of Yoshi's Island, Yoshi learns that the theft of the Sundream Stone was the work of Baby Bowser. He jumps inside the television, traveling through time and helping the Young Yoshis retrieve the Sundream Stone. They defeat Burt the Ball and The 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.	October 28, 2020
57	Second part of the Luigi's Mansion 3 arc: Luigi, Gooigi, painting-fied Mario and the Polterpup defeat Amadeus Wolfgeist, Morty and King Boo. First part of the Paper Mario: The Origami King arc: Toad Town is celebrating the Origami Festival, but when Mario and Luigi arrive into 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 covert the rest of the inhabitants into origami. Mario allies with Olly's sister Olivia to stop him. They fight against the Earth Vellumental, Colored Pencils, and Rubber Band. They also meet Bobby, 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 the Bowser's Fury arc: Mario falls in a Not-Bottomless Hole and arrives at Lake Lapcat. Bowser Jr. pleads him to help him: Bowser has turned into a monster after touching a mysterious black goop. Mario, using the Lake's Giga Bell, fights the gigantic Bowser. A bonus chapter is based on Mario 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.	October 28, 2021
58	Second part of the Paper Mario: The Origami King arc: Mario and Olivia explore Scorching Sandpaper Desert, the Great Sea, Shangri-Spa, Bowser's Castle, and the Origami Castle, fighting off against Hole Punch, Tape, Boss Sumo Bro, Handaconda, Scissors, and Stapler. 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 a Magic 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 remaining Folded Soldiers and Paper Macho Soldiers, saving the Toads and fight against the Water 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.	December 3, 2022
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, a Shy Guy joins Team Mario, and following stories see Mario helping out his foes as well. Mario Party Superstars arc: To celebrate the anniversary of their first Mario 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 are Face-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, and Dinger Derby.	May 3, 2023

Compilations

Below is brief information on the compilations of Super Mario-kun, up to the most recent.

Title	Description	Date of release	Image
Super Mario Manga Mania		September 29, 2017 December 8, 2020 March 9, 2022
Super Mario-kun Special Selection		April 28, 2023

Stories

Arcs

Arc	Additional elements from	Volume span	Mario's partners
			Main	Temporary
Super Mario World	A hypothetical "Super Mario Bros. 5" (Vol. 1) Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Golf, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tennis, Wrecking Crew, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Land, Tetris, Dr. Mario, SimCity (Vol. 2) Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land (Vol. 3) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Dr. Mario, Mario Paint (Vol. 4) Yoshi, Mario Paint, Super Mario Bros. 3 (Vol. 5) Yoshi, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. 2 (Vol. 6)	1~6	Luigi, Yoshi	Mega Mole, Cursed Fairy, Sutakichi, Birdo
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	Yoshi's Cookie	6 (anticipation); 7~10; 12 (bonus)	Carrot, Yokkī	Heavy Zed, collector, Boo, Hippo
Super Mario Bros. 2	Super Mario World; Star Fox; Super Mario Bros. 3; Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	8	Luigi, Yoshi, Toad	Birdo/Birdo's sisters, Koopa Troop
Yoshi's Safari	Yoshi's Cookie, Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Mario Bros. (film), Mario Bros. (Super Mario All-Stars version) (Vol. 9)	8 (anticipation); 9; 10 (bonus)	Luigi, Yoshi, Birdo	Prince Pine
Mario & Wario	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Vol. 8) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Metroid, Mega Man (Vol. 10)	8 (anticipation); 9-10	Bowser-Wanda, Yoshi	Luigi
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	Tetris (Vol. 10) Donkey Kong '94, Super Mario Bros. 3, Donkey Kong Country (Vol. 12)	10~13	Wario, Yoshi, Luigi	Chirako, Mario's clones
Wario's Woods	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	11~13	Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Wanda, Birdo	Bowser
Donkey Kong Country	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4-komas) (Vol. 14)	12 (anticipation); 14-15	Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong	Enguarde, Rambi, Winky, Expresso, Squawks
Mario's Picross	Super Mario World, VB Mario Land	13	Luigi, Yoshi	Ima no Mario
Fierce battle!! Survival race edition	Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, Mario's Picross	13	Yoshi, Luigi, Donkey Kong	Bowser, Wario
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	N/A	14-15	Luigi, Young Yoshi, Baby Mario	Baby Luigi
Super Mario 64	Mario Kart 64 (Vol. 16) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Vol. 17) Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Mario & Wario, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Bros. 2 (Vol. 18) Yoshi's Safari (Vol. 19)	15~19	Toad, Red Bob-omb, Yoshi	Dorrie, Manta Ray, Tuxie, Headless Snowman, Luigi, Carrot, Wario, Wanda, Baby Mario, Birdo, Donkey Kong, Big Bob-omb, Wiggler
Mario Kart 64	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Vol. 17-18)	15 (4-komas); 16 (bonus); 17-18	Luigi, Yoshi, Bowser	Toad, Peach, Donkey Kong
Yoshi's Story	Mario Party (Vol. 21) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Vol. 24)	19-20; 21 (bonus); 24 (bonus)	Team Chibi Yoshi, Poochy	Yoshi, Luigi
Mario Party	Wario Land II (Vol. 21-22) Super Mario 64, Yoshi's Story (Vol. 22)	21~23	Yoshi, Luigi, Wario	Peach, Toad, Donkey Kong, Red Bob-omb, Team Chibi Yoshi, Ztar
Mario Golf	Wario Land II (Vol. 22)	22-23	Yoshi, Luigi	Toad
Donkey Kong Country TV	Donkey Kong 64	22-23	Donkey Kong's partner(s)
			Diddy Kong	Bluster Kong
Mario Party 2	Mario Tennis	23 (anticipation); 24	Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Wario	Toad
Mario Tennis	Part of the Mario Party 2 arc (Vol. 24)	24; 25 (bonus)	Luigi, Yoshi	Birdo
Paper Mario	Super Mario Advance, Luigi's Mansion, Wario Land 4 (Vol 26)	24 (anticipation); 25~27	Goombario, Kooper, Star Spirits	Lady Bow, Watt, Parakarry, Fearsome Five, Sushie, Lakilester, Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, Bombette (bonus), Twink
Luigi's Mansion		26 (anticipation); 29	Luigi's partner(s)
			Toad	Professor E. Gadd
Mario Party 3	N/A	27-28	Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Tumble, Wario	Millennium Star, Toad
Super Mario Sunshine	Paper Mario (Vol. 29)	28~32	FLUDD, Yoshi	Peach, Toadsworth, Piantas, Paper Mario's partners, Star Spirits and Twink, Bloopers, Dune Buddy, park director, hotel manager
Wario Land 4	Paper Mario	28	Wario's partner(s)
			Black Cat/Princess Shokora, Mad Scienstein	Hoggus
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Vol. 34)	32~35	Goombella, Koops	Flurrie, Crystal Stars, Mini-Yoshi, Vivian, Admiral Bobbery, Bowser, Luigi, Miss Mowz, Yoshi
Mario vs. Donkey Kong	N/A	33	Toad, Mini-Mario	Rescued Mini-Marios
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	Super Princess Peach (Vol. 37)	35~37	Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Stuffwell	E. Gadd, Toadsworth, Peach, Toadsworth the Younger, Baby Peach, Perry
New Super Mario Bros.	N/A	35-36	Luigi	N/A
Super Paper Mario	Super Princess Peach (Vol. 38)	37-38	Tippi, Bowser, Luigi, Peach	Thoreau, Gnip, Barry, Luvbi
Super Mario Galaxy	N/A	37 (anticipation); 38~40	Luma, Captain Toad, Luigi	Toad, Rosalina, Polari, Lumas, Mailtoad, Toads
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	N/A	40-41	Luigi, Starlow, Bowser	Toadsworth, Peach, Goomba
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Vol. 42)	41~44	Luigi, Yoshi, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad	Lemmy, Jumbo Ray, Iggy's Chain Chomp, Heavy Para-Beetle
Super Mario 3D Land	Mario Kart 7 (Vol. 44, 46)	44~46	Toad, Luigi	Pūko, Peach
New Super Mario Bros. U	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Vol. 47) New Super Luigi U (Vol. 48)	46~48	Luigi, Yoshi, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad	Waddlewings, Lemmy, Balloon Baby Yoshi, Glowing Baby Yoshi, Nabbit
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	Part of the New Super Mario Bros. U arc (Vol. 47)	47 (anticipation); 52	Luigi's partner(s)
			Toad	E. Gadd
Super Mario 3D World	Super Mario-kun Volume 1; Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island; Super Mario Maker (Vol. 51) Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam; Paper Mario: Sticker Star; Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Vol. 52) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Vol. 53)	48~53	Luigi, Peach, Toad	Plessie, Potted Piranha Plant, Sprixie Princesses, Captain Toad, Yoshi, Paper Mario, Luma
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	N/A	50-51	Mallow, Geno, Bowser, Peach	Yoshi
Paper Mario: Color Splash	N/A	53	Huey	Peach, Toad, Prof. Kinopio, Larry, Luigi
Super Mario Odyssey	N/A	53~55	Cappy	Hint Toad, Luigi, Jaxi
Mario Tennis Aces	N/A	54 (anticipation); 56	Luigi, Yoshi	Bowser
Super Mario-kun Theater	1-2-Switch	54	Yoshi, Luigi	Thwomp, Boo, Cheep Cheep, Chain Chomp, Monty Mole, Koopa Troopa, Goomba, Bullet Bill, Blooper Babies, Sledge Bro, Urchin, Buzzy Beetle
Super Mario Party	N/A	55	Luigi, Yoshi	Bowser, Toad
Luigi's Mansion 3	Super Mario 64 (4-koma); Super Mario Sunshine (4-koma); New Super Mario Bros. (4-koma); Paper Mario: The Origami King (Vol. 57)	56-57	Luigi's partner(s)
			Mario (painting-fied), Gooigi, Polterpup	E. Gadd
Yoshi's Crafted World	N/A	56	Team Chibi Yoshi, Yoshi, Luigi, Poochy	Shy Guys
Super Mario Maker 2	N/A	56	Luigi	Moon
Paper Mario: The Origami King	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (4-koma); Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit;New Super Mario Bros. 2 (4-koma); (Vol. 57)	57~58	Olivia, Luigi	Bobby, Professor Toad, Bowser
Bowser's Fury	Part of the Paper Mario: The Origami King arc (Vol. 57), Super Nintendo World (Vol. 58)	57 (anticipation) 58	Bowser Jr.	Plessie
Special project to commemorate the 30th anniversary of serialization	Various Super Mario-kun volumes; Super Mario Bros. 2	57	Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Yukio Sawada	Red Bob-omb, Starlow, Bowser Jr., Goombario, Birdo, F.L.U.D.D., Toadsworth, Koops, Eldstar, Luma, Olivia, Team Chibi Yoshi, Toad, Tippi, Poochy
Mario Golf: Super Rush	Mario Kart	58	Bowser	Luigi, Yoshi
Mario Strikers: Battle League	Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Maker, Paper Mario: The Origami King	59	Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Shy Guy	Bowser, Boom Boom, Bowser Jr., Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong
Mario Party Superstars	N/A	59	Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi	Toad, Bowser

One-shot stories

One-shot	Additional elements from	Volume	Mario's partner(s)
Mario's Free Time!! Oseibo Diet Strategy!!	Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. 2	7	Yoshi
Mario and Yoshi's Star Flower Quest!!	Super Mario World		Yoshi, Luigi
Super Mario All-Stars	Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	10	Luigi
Donkey Kong '94	Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	11	Yoshi
Wario Land II	Part of the Mario Party arc	22	Wario, Luigi, Yoshi
New Year's first battle! The Historical Dice Battle!!	Jumanji, Mario Party	22	Yoshi, Luigi, Bowser
Wario Land 3	N/A	25	Wario
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	N/A	26	Toad, Yoshi, Luigi, Donkey Kong
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	N/A	30	Toad, Luigi
Wario: Master of Disguise	N/A	36 (anticipation)	Wario's partner(s)
			Goodstyle
Mario Party 4	N/A	39	Peach, Toad, Wario
Super Mario Bros.	Reprint of the Super Mario Bros. one-shot manga	40	N/A
Super Mario Galaxy 2	Part of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arc	42	Yoshi, Lumas
Mario Tennis Open	Part of the Super Mario 3D Land arc	45	Yoshi, Toad
Mario Kart 7	N/A		Yoshi, Toad, Luigi, Wario, Donkey Kong
New Super Mario Bros. 2	Part of the Super Mario 3D Land arc	46	Luigi, Toad
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	N/A	50	Luigi, defeated Koopa Troop members
Super Mario Maker	Super Mario Bros.		Luigi
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	N/A	57	Bowser Jr.

Official descriptions

Super Mario Manga Mania

• VIZ website: "Features stories based on the hit Super Mario games! From crazy to classic, Mario and his friends star in adventures that find them traveling through the many worlds of one of the biggest video game series ever!"

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Super Mario-kun.

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External links

• Super Mario-kun at CoroCoro Official Site (Japanese)
• Super Mario-kun at Shogakukan Comic (Japanese)
• Article from Nintendo Kids Space about Super Mario-kun (Japanese)
• Super Mario Manga Mania at VIZ's official site (English)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Super Mario Manga Adventures	-
Spanish	Super Mario Aventuras	Super Mario Adventures