Super Mario Brothers: Amada Anime Series

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1989•15m

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. is a series of three direct-to-video OVAs produced by Studio Junio, licensed by Nintendo, and released on VHS tapes on August 3, 1989, exclusively in Japan. The plot of the episodes involve characters from the Mario franchise in the stories of three fairy tales: Momotarō, Issun-bōshi and Snow White.

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 1989

1. Super Mario Momotarō

On a tiny star, two elderly Hammer Bros. are grandparents to a beautiful girl, Princess Peach. However, she is so beautiful, that the evil demon king Bowser decides to kidnap her and make her his wife. Mario, after hearing the story, decides to set off to free Peach from the demon king's claws.

2. Super Mario Issun-bōshi

A shooting star gives a couple the child they had wished for, Mario, but he is only an inch tall. As the child grows older, he becomes adventurous and eventually sets his sights on a distant city, convincing his Mama and Papa to let him journey there on his own.

3. Super Mario Shirayuki-hime‎

The seven Mushroom Retainers play the seven dwarves, Mario plays the prince, Princess Peach plays Snow White, Bowser plays the evil queen, and Luigi plays the prince's brother in this retelling of Snow White, Mario style.