Production
In 1986, Mario was already popular in North America and Japan so Grouper Studios produced a Mario movie. To advertise the anime, they released Mario phone cards, watches, rice containers, ramen noodles, a manga and a soundtrack. On July 20, 1986, the anime came out in theaters across Japan. How much it grossed and what reviews it got remain unknown. VAP Video later released the film on rental cassette. It was never released on DVD. It was also never dubbed in another language and never released in North America or any other International country and the only means of viewing this anime is video streaming sites such as YouTube. Due to its obscurity, it remains one of the rarest films to this day.
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