Mario Kirby Meisaku Video
Mario Kirby Meisaku Video (マリオ・カービィ 名作ビデオ, lit. "Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video") is an educational video starring Mario and Kirby in their own separate adventures. It is aimed at teaching Japanese children kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese writing alongside the two syllabic kana scripts, which are learned by children first, before the kanji). Copies of the film are extremely rare, thus little is very known about the film. It was released in 1995. The video is narrated by Mayumi Tanaka, who also voices the characters.[1]
Mario Segment
The video's Mario segment shows that the treasure of a certain school has been pilfered by the "mysterious thief W". Peach soon informs Mario of this tragedy, and he responds by searching out this mysterious thief (who is soon identified as Wario). Mario, becoming Rabbit Mario from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, then tracks down and beats Wario, recovering the treasure.
Kirby Segment
The Kirby segment shows Kirby finding a lost puppy whose mom 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.
