Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. | |
アマダアニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Amada Anime Shirīzu Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) |
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Genre | Adventure, Comedy |
Original video animation | |
Produced by | Shinichiro Ueda |
Written by | Juri Yagi |
Studio | Studio Junio |
Released | August 3, 1989 |
Runtime | 15 minutes each |
Episodes | 3 |
Manga | |
Super Mario-kun | |
Written by | Yukio Sawada |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Kodomo |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Original run | November 1990 – present |
Volumes | 51 |
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