The Mario Anime Movie: Mankind's Greatest Achievement

[@LighningSnake64]

The foreshadowing for Mario's cuckery was there the whole time. The dog's body shape is literally comprised of blue balls.

[@KOTYAR1]

lmao

[@bestssguy9900]

But that wound't make much scence since bowsers simping

[@vegaobscurax23]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sniperglaceon]

😂😂😂

[@prageruwu69]

oh my god

[@samuelsolomon7330]

Illumination has a lot to live up to. This masterpiece is going to be difficult to outperform.

[@internetguy7319]

this movie is good unironically

[@suscollins2257]

@@internetguy7319 TRUE

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

that illumination mario movie will be good ironically

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@unquestionableexistance8704 Hopefully, since Illumination is already releasing "The Rise of Gru" and it's involving the same person behind the Lego Movie Parts 1 and 2 in the Development Team, meaning we might get the same creativity shown in the Lego Movie and the Rise of Gru.

[@scaryhobbit211]

If it doesn't end with Mario being cucked at the end, then the movie is a failure.

[@NamelessGamer29]

For those wondering about Luigi's color scheme it was because his design hadn't been finalized outside of Nintendo.

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

Its almost like the Wario colour scheme

[@MexicanDragon2000]

It seems that the blue/yellow color scheme was originally going to be Luigi's default colors. But due to technical limitations the SMB staff had to change it to blue/green.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

blue/green only came years and years later. Maybe in 1983 Luigi is green/white as washed out palette version of intended blue/yellow. And then the NES colors never were accurate to anything, but swapping between overall or shirt color seems to be a series tradition.

[@LITTLE1994]

Yeah, it took a bit of a while from there before Luigi got his proper colors.

[@impendio]

Holy shit that plot twist at the end, why hadn’t I watched this masterpiece ever before? I was missing all this precious deepest lore!? It seems like this Luigi was proto-Wario, interestingly. Also, where did the wizard and prince dog ever went in the continuity, so many questions. Also I’d kill for some product placement ramen right now, not gonna lie

[@jairotena8281]

There's a tidbit in one of the Super Show episodes where a Wario/Waluigi duo are in the background at Plumber's Academy

[@actuallynotsteve]

Mario gets cucked, I can't believe it.

[@snacksnake7418]

That ending was such a curveball and caught me off guard I ended up choking on my chicken

[@hollowslayer6252]

O_O what

[@Fr4ncM]

Excuse me, WTF?

[@LITTLE1994]

What is the matter with you?

[@snacksnake7418]

What's with these responses I was eating Popeyes and I laughed so hard I started choking a bit lmao

[@LuckyPotatoKat]

Tbf I can only watch Whimsu while performing self chicken-choking 🐔

[@Ulta_Nagenki]

Oh God. Knowing Japanese just makes all this the more better. And indeed, Bowser is a simp.

[@brandonnguyen6718]

What is he saying?

[@limechip]

Whatever a simp would say really.

[@vizthex]

@@brandonnguyen6718 for real, man left us hanging.

[@uncomfortablecat]

"Dog screams, Dog dies" hahaha

[@PaladinOfNerds]

*Borat Impression* NOT!!!

[@user-ARCHON_GRID]

Soo much foreshadowing, like the clams, throwing bowser to defeat him... bowsette

[@mrdeatheli]

It looks like many things from this film made it into later Mario games.

[@FormulaFanboy]

most recognizably, that bowser tail throw

[@adamgreenspan4988]

And Peach’s castle

[@Abel-Alvarez]

All except the Ramen product placement. We need Nintendo to implement that into the next Mainline Mario title.

[@Berstagator]

This is the best English dub of a Japanese film I’ve ever watched

[@d001sk3]

Truly a masterpiece still holds up until our days

[@internetguy7319]

it is a good movie unironically

[@Animated__Freak]

This movie came out in 1986. The "dog" clearly looks like wiggler, yet wiggler wasn't introduced into the games until 1990's super Mario world. So do you think the game designers where inspired by this movie when they made Wiggler?

[@flygonbreloom]

Flying ship, throwing Bowser by grabbing him from the tail...

[@MegaSombra]

And also all the other characters besides Mario having a slight redesign making them look more similar to their future appearances in the games

[@ccricers]

@@flygonbreloom Luigi hunting for jewels and other treasure in Luigi's Mansion

[@Dryfloorsign]

weird one but the water background on bowsers castle looked similar to background water in smw

[@LITTLE1994]

Wiggler before Wiggler.

[@FoxerTails]

Watching this movie is like a fever dream while riding a rollercoaster. It's so weird and off the wall at times. But then again... considering Mario was just making a cultural presence for himself in 1985 and the OVA was released just a year later... the sky was the limit for what would be considered fitting for a Mario movie. Although the twist ending I feel is the most bonkers and out of place moment. I shouted at my screen in disbelief when I saw it.

[@benservey9295]

Feels weird how much stuff later got put into Mario games. The spinning Bowser by the tail, taking the cloud from lakitu, even the "dog" looks like wiggler.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Mario has appeared in more than 200 games since his debut as "Jumpman" in 1981, making him the world record holder for having the most video game appearances

[@SECONDQUEST]

What about the Tetris pieces? How many games have they appeared in?

[@ChaseMC215]

Yeah... thanks. r/wooosh. It's not a fun fact, everyone knows that shit.

[@jordyaguilar946]

The fuck don't say that like Mario is some unknown underrated character

[@mokarokas-2138]

@@SECONDQUEST - Well in that case, how many games has the sky appeared in? The Tetris pieces aren't characters (except in a couple of games maybe?).

[@mokarokas-2138]

@@ChaseMC215 - lol, how is this a woosh? And I for sure did not know the number of games, or that Mario had been in more than anyone else. Could've been Pikachu for all I know, being in literally EVERY Pokémon spin-off. Don't even tell me you already knew either fact for sure. :D

[@allesarfint]

If there was something I would never expect from a Mario animated movie, it is NTR.

[@MindGardener]

I gotta say, this is pretty much the fulcrum of Mario Lore.

[@Dryfloorsign]

true

[@Zkeleton969]

People: complain about bowser’s unfitting voice in Super Mario Sunshine This movie: 5:45

[@thewittywhygaming6487]

This movie is pure drugs and I love it.

[@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat]

9:15 No way this happened before Mario64

[@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat]

Luigi is depicted as greedy in Luigis Mansion too.

[@destruction8946]

So Mario was always a warning against simping. All of the characters were simps after all except Luigi who just does his own thing.

[@sergiowinter5383]

Yoshi never was a simp

[@ChessedGamon]

it took 37 years but this video finally made this film worth it

[@dialaskisel5929]

The apex of visual storytelling, with a subtle and profound philosophical message that resonates to this day. The themes of this gripping narrative pay clear homage to Kant's Deontological Ethical Theory. The Mario brothers are flawed heroes, driven through the story by heteronomy. Instead of pursuing The Good autonomously, out of a sense of moral duty and obedience to the categorical imperative, their base desires (Luigi's greed for money, Mario's desire for personal intimacy) only incidentally drive them to perform heroic actions. The frustration of their desires, in the end, is rather justified. After all, while they certainly did the right thing, they absolutely did it for the wrong reasons, and that is in no way morally laudable (at least according to Kant). Also the subtle dig at capitalism is as startling as it is incisive. Mario almost manages to save the world easily when he is about to unite the triforce, but he is thwarted not by his enemies, but rather his desire for consumer branded products. Once again showing the unreliable weakness of a "hero" driven by heteronomous desires instead of genuine moral integrity.

[@that5thpuddle]

this deserves to be top comment

[@skatedrumjump]

Can you write my English paper for me plz

[@coltonc7832]

A tasteful use of the double space between sentences. I would watch video essays of the same mood from you.

[@Aaaa-g6u8e]

I want someone to just use Whimsu's audio and reanimate the whole thing base on his narrative. It's just golden.

[@Pinkkittie5006]

It sounds like a random mess coming from him lol

[@mohabexpert123]

8:11 "The Dog Screams" has extreme "The Balls Harden" energy

[@StankGremlin]

I watched a version of the movie with different subtitles that called the "triforce" the power ups which makes way more sense.

[@teddyroo12]

This is because the version he watched was before the 4K version was found and when that was found the subtitles were redone, fixing some translation errors.

[@RAS_Squints]

All this time we were lead to believe Bowser was the simp, turns out it was Mario in the end

[@gadielphilip]

m night shyamalan probably watched this movie and got inspired by that plot twist in the end

[@sharkronical]

Cody: What if Russia, oddly and insanely, join NATO? Tyler: M A R I O R A M E N

[@sergiowinter5383]

Cody is too political nowadays, good that Tyler remains the same

[@gamiezion]

poor mario getting told by prince charming :(

[@lazer-ape]

in watching this I was surprised by just how much this film mirrors the megaman ovas

[@novaspacewitch9963]

I'm kind of amazed at how many weird little things from this wormed their way into the series canon over time

[@saifuusuri]

Fun fact: This is where Luigi's blue and yellow smash alt comes from.

[@samwill7259]

You have the exact kind of voice that might make me think you made most or all of this up in a 4 AM fever dream. If I had not seen the artistic masterpiece of which you speak, i would doubt, but I have seen the light so I shall doubt no longer.

[@sp00ffy56]

Luigi do be on that sigma grindset 💪💪💪

[@goosmaw8561]

Blue Luigi and Gandalf in the same frame

[@HarmonyOmega]

the first time i watched that movie it was without subtitles on the xbox 360 version of youtube back when we stole wifi from the neighbor. Oh how time flies

[@abdelali9279]

5:56 ah yes, this Bowsette character who is the all the rage with young people these days

[@FelipeJaquez]

In the comic version Mario said "shit". 10/10

[@josealzaibar5274]

The One Piece music was perfect.

[@Planag7]

Definitely!

[@originalpastaman5470]

I'm waiting for the eventual Sonic lore deep dive video and the complete fever dream that will be.

[@colin8802]

I actually really enjoyed this movie, except for the inconsistencies with how the three powerups work. In the walking montages following the discoveries of the mushroom and flower, there are quick little shots of Mario using those powerups just like they work in the games. But in the final fight with Bowser, they seemingly do nothing unless he eats all three of them, at which point he is just stronger and nothing else...?

[@boozycruze7679]

bro i found this movie years ago and it will always be the best game to movie mario rendition forever and always. the fact that its an anime just makes it so much more satisfying.

[@colefitzpatrick8431]

Dude you can't just leave us hanging with that cliffhanger ending like that

[@justina1909]

No, that's actually how the move ends, Mario just gets cucked and goes back home.

[@schweedies4597]

This iteration of Luigi was split into two during the great mushroom war. His greed manifesting into Wario and uhhh. We got weegee

[@j03man44]

You can't fool me, you commissioned this cartoon to fool us into thinking that such a ridiculous show actually existed.

[@SNESThebest]

It's hard to admit this, but I think I've rewatched this 7+ times since it's release. Along with watching the entire movie once as well. What a well crafted video. Seriously, props. EDIT: 12+ times. EDIT (2022-05-05): 14+ times.

[@mostlikelyaperson6940]

The ending was like being punched in the face with a ballistic missile.

[@ak-t7d6f]

If this plot was used in the live action movie instead a lot more people would love it, even with the plottwist.

[@AngelCopout]

Well damn Mario just got played!

[@bigspaghettio]

watch as this movie ends up being better than the 2022 film

[@xProErax]

I don't know how but I stumbled upon this movie like almost 10 years ago and I remember seeing the end and how he finished his video is exactly how I felt after watching the movie. Also yes I didn't know what they were saying, most likely I saw a sub of it and then a dub of the movie came around but I don't know if it's still available

[@dakunssd]

They certainly got their money's worth out of that walking montage template.

[@somenerdsomewhere5914]

Truly a cinematic masterpiece

[@fubu72]

2:08 once again they took from us the real treasure: Mexican Mario, the original latino gamer

[@StopMarxism]

this connects to SM Odyssey. its crazy.. crazy caps

[@Vulpes_Ailurus]

I’m predicting that Illumination isn’t going to be able to write their own story so they’re going to steal it from this movie.

[@ayo.2022]

Really glad to see this movie get talked about more. It's an amazing flick and gives off nostalgic vibes, and I highly recommend seeing it if you haven't already. It's a shame this movie never got localised or released outside of Japan. If one thing's for sure though, Chris Pratt's definitely got nothing on this

[@Goremocker]

The One Piece theme while they're on the ship, A+ editing. I died.

[@dave7886]

The most popular NTR story ever told

[@aturchomicz821]

💀...

[@internetguy7319]

This is a good movie tbh Go watch it unironically

[@suscollins2257]

I love prince haru so much…

[@ayo.2022]

@@suscollins2257 same but he did mario so dirty

[@_SSGB_]

2:32 THEY'RE JEWELS! ABSOLUTE MAN OF CULTURE

[@TheMisanthropistTM]

Your media analysis and synopsis skills remain unequivocal, this is the content I subscribed for.

[@SquidStuff]

The illumination movie just needs to be a remake of this, in English. Edit: they should replace the ramen ads with those Mario spaghettio’s that would be great.

[@lazer-ape]

Everyone talks about the mario anime and the mario live action film, but where are the people discussing saturday supercade's donkey kong cartoon? it's not only mario's first appearance outside of video games and commercials, but it also features a cajun donkey kong.

[@lewatoaofair2522]

9:15 So long, gay-Bowser!

[@bradbradson4543]

Thank you for this important media criticism

[@jacobvreeland6147]

This is now my Mario head cannon. Thank you for that.

[@Fr4ncM]

Damn, Mario went straight to the Warp Friendzone.

[@mr.t758]

I want more films to be told like this.

[@ultrafire101]

The movie may speak for itself, but I'm glad you spoke for it nonetheless.

[@ViperousVT]

I always found weird that this Anime takes place somewhere in a America yet Mario plays a Famicom.

[@JP-ll9yk]

brooo My cousin had this when we were kids. I was like maybe 5-7 at the time. He had it recorded on a VHS It think or DVD not sure. I was never able to find it again holyyyyy memory unlocked

[@hamman91]

Waifu toads is definitely and interesting interpretation.

[@ipppppi1205]

Ironic both mario and bowser simping for peach only for it to be stolen by a dog.

[@KamiKaze242_]

Love your recap. Yet another Whimsu banger.

[@Herrikias]

My dog screams at me too. I'd be worried if he didn't also chew me affectionately in my sleep.

[@AlexanderPallares]

I always thought Mario was a little old for Peach.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

"in this story Bowser is the biggest simp" You mean he isn't in other stories

[@OhNoBohNo]

One of my favorite things is that this is a piece of official Mario media that in its theme song just out and says, "Yo Peach is bangin', tho". That is *actually one of the lines of the song*

[@Felixman128]

Your channel is fucking gold, man. And that's coming from someone who's been getting tired of YT lately. Your sense of humor is top notch, please keep up the good work!

[@Mr.KokoPudgeFudge]

I remember seeing this movie in my recommended one day, and then me and my brother watched the whole thing. It was quite the experience, I'll say.

[@thecianinator]

I had to pause the video after you revealed that they were at a grocery store in the desert 🤣

[@hamelconsultancyllc]

That was a wild ride! But I wonder if Mario’s defeat of Bowser in this film inspired the N64 final boss battle?

[@jaredhebert942]

"This has been Cody of KnowledgeHub, and I'll see you next time when Mario saves the dinosaurs from the Ige Age Movies with a got-dam telephone."

[@Michal_Bauer]

I was wondering for few days why new knowledge hub video was so strange, and just now I realised that it was this chanel, not the other one...

[@ZeddSlayer]

Mario Gets Cucked by a Dog: The Movie

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

The commentator no one wanted, but everyone needed

[@TheJebusCheese]

I love how this 10 minute video just led up to a joke of "eat your heart out, b****"

[@toastymansabe]

Chris Pratt be like "write that down write that down"

[@chrisd6287]

The inception of the Bowser tail throw was created way before Mario64. Interesting 🤔 And I'm pretty sure that wasn't Luigi, it was just his asshole friend Angelo.

[@machina_spirit]

Hell yeah! Another Tyler fever dream madness Mario video!! Just what i need to watch before bed

[@MrBaskins2010]

that fckin ending lol

[@MrMegaManFan]

"How whimsical." I see what you did there.

[@ProgressOnly]

I love these comments; and the commentary

[@lumirairazbyte9697]

The Mario Anime, but each time the Dog screams, it plays the Super Mario Bros Movie.

[@adamlodge8093]

Damn you Luigi and your capitalistic urges!

[@catube6915]

That's some fine culture over there.

[@frazerx01]

Wow, there were certainly more mushrooms involved than we see on screen.

[@TinyFoxTom]

So there was not one, but TWO movies where Mario rescues a princess who leaves behind her jewelry?!