Review:
This features a selection of stories from the long-running Super Mario-kun manga. They each tie in with various Mario games, including Paper Mario, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Super Paper Mario, Super Mario Galaxy, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. So...basically a whole manga's worth of stories based on games I've never played.
That said, there were footnotes that explained the basic stories of the games, so I wasn't totally lost, although I might possibly have appreciated the volume more if I'd actually played any of the games referenced.
The Mario of this manga was a little gremlin of a guy who was only willing to do things if there was some benefit for him (although he wasn't meant to be a bad guy, just kind of childish, which makes sense since the manga is aimed primarily at kids). The stories were decent enough, although I didn't find them particularly memorable, and the humor was so-so. The art was good - all the characters were recognizable, and the action was easy to follow.
The final story in the volume was a bit more somber and personal, touching on Sawada's difficulties with having to produce funny stories for the series even while his own father became sick and passed away. I can only imagine how hard it must be to still do creative work, especially comedic creative work, when life is trying to flatten you.
Extras:
Several comments throughout from Yukio Sawada.
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