Editing Mario Kirby Meisaku Video

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[[File:MKMV Box Art.jpg|thumb|150px|The box of ''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video'']]
'''''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''''' is a Japan-only educational video starring [[Mario]] and [[Kirby]] in their own separate adventures. Its purpose is to teach Japanese children {{wp|Kanji|kanji}} (Chinese characters used in Japanese writing alongside the two syllabic {{wp|Kana|kana}} scripts, which are learned by children first, followed by the kanji). The film begins with two short stories featuring Mario and Kirby respectively, with still pictures on the left and kanji transcriptions on the right. It then goes over the kanji learned and has advertisements for a ''{{wp|Doraemon}}'' drawing kit and [[Yoshi]] camera, totaling a run time of 20 minutes.

Due to its obscurity, copies of the film can be extremely hard to find, especially outside of Japan. It was released for VHS in 1993 by [[Shogakukan]]. In addition to [[Nintendo]], [[HAL Labs|HAL Laboratory, Inc.]] is included in the copyrights because of the use of ''Kirby'' characters. The video is narrated by {{wp|Mayumi Tanaka}}, who also voices the characters.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120326111108/http://www.a-suma.com/video/mkmv.htm Kikaim] (Archived version from March 2012)</ref> Notably, this is the first piece of official media in which Kirby is given a voice. It is also the only time [[Wario]] appears in an anime.

==''Super Mario Monogatari''==
''Super Mario Monogatari'' is the ''Super Mario'' segment of the video.

The treasure of a certain school has been pilfered by the "mysterious thief W". [[Princess Peach]] tells this news to Mario, who realizes that the thief is likely Wario. Mario searches for the thief in his [[Kart]], but runs into several forest insects from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', including an [[Ant]], a [[Beebee]], and a [[Battle Beetle]]. This causes Mario to crash his Kart into a lake. After grabbing a [[Carrot]] and transforming into [[Bunny Mario]], Mario leaps into the air and encounters Wario in his plane, the [[Bulldog]]. Wario reveals himself by taking off the mask over his eyes, and proceeds to fire at Mario using the Bulldog, causing him to fall back down. Untroubled by Wario's taunts, Mario uses a stick of bamboo to launch himself back into the sky and punch the Bulldog, much to Wario's dismay. Mario recovers the lost treasure, which is revealed to be a box full of comic books, and shows it to Princess Peach, having saved the day.
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MKMV Title.png|Title
MKMV Reading.png|The video shows the viewer how to read kanji
MKMV Scene 1.png|Princess Peach approaches Mario
MKMV Scene 2.png|Mario recognizes the "mysterious thief W" as Wario
MKMV Scene 3.png|Mario drives his Kart
MKMV Scene 4.png|Mario runs into an Ant, a Beebee, and a Battle Beetle
MKMV Scene 5.png|Mario's Kart spins out of control
MKMV Scene 6.png|Mario's Kart crashes into a lake
MKMV Scene 7.png|Bunny Mario encounters Wario
MKMV Scene 8.png|Wario fires at Bunny Mario
MKMV Scene 9.png|Bunny Mario prepares to launch himself using bamboo
MKMWarioBattle.png|Bunny Mario defeats Wario
MKMV Ending.png|Mario shows the comic books to Princess Peach
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==''Hoshi no Kirby''==
''Hoshi no Kirby'' is the ''Kirby'' segment of the video. It shares its name with the name of the overall ''Kirby'' franchise in Japan.

Kirby finds a lost puppy, whose mother has disappeared. Kirby soon concludes that the mother is in the castle of his rival, [[King Dedede]], and sets off to find the dog's parent.  However, as it turns out, King Dedede was simply helping by putting a bandage on the mother's hurt paw. Kirby sighs, and the group has a big feast together in celebration of the mother's return.

==Names in other languages==
===''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''===
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|Jpn=マリオ・カービィ 名作ビデオ
|JpnR=Mario Kābī Meisaku Bideo
|JpnM=Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video
|JpnC=<ref name="Mario Kirby Meisaku Video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=F8AAZ-zSQTA&t=0s Mario & Kirby Masterpiece Video マリオ・カービィ 名作ビデオ Japanese 1st Grader Kanji Study Video 1080p 60fps]</ref>
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===''Super Mario Story''===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スーパーマリオものがたり
|JpnR=Sūpā Mario Monogatari
|JpnM=Super Mario Story
|JpnC=<ref name="Mario Kirby Meisaku Video"/>
}}

===''Hoshi no Kirby''===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=星のカービィ
|JpnR=Hoshi no Kābī
|JpnM=Kirby of the Stars
|JpnC=<ref name="Mario Kirby Meisaku Video"/>
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|WiKirby=Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video}}
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=WdsTJiX1CO8 YouTube - Mario Kirby Meisaku]

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