is a series of

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manga

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anthologies written and illustrated by various artists and published by

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, based on various

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series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Changes of series

Early Days (1991–93)

*Futabasha began by publishing the Famicom Adventure Game Book series. *4 Koma Manga Kingdom was an effort by a rotating amateur team of artists and writers. Some of the most notable artists were Noboru Matsuyama, Satomi Nakamura, Ryo Sasaki, and Morita Yasuhiro. The series started gaining popularity around 1993.

Golden Age (1994–97)

* Super Mario 4Koma Manga Kingdom was a series competing with Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater in popularity. *Satomi Nakamura and Suhiro Moritaya were so popular that their art essentially made up volumes 5, 6 and 7. *Although the big hit of Pokémon was received from 1996 and much 4koma manga comics of Pokémon was published from the other company, only why or Futabasha has not published. This has a certain back situation which is not published, and is spoken about as it was not able to publish. *Although Pokémon was a huge success, the publisher Futabasha did not publish any material regarding the franchise. This could indicate that their relationship with Nintendo had fallen apart. *The series declined after 1998, receiving poor reception and ceasing print of their Mario series. Their last volume, published in 2004, was based on the

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series.

Publications

1991-1997

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4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Hoshi no Kirby 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Mother2 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''

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Shin Samurai Spirits ''Samurai Shodown II'', known in Japan as is a 1994 fighting game released as the second entry in SNK's ''Samurai Shodown'' series. Like the original ''Samurai Shodown'', the sequel was initially released for the Neo Geo arcade and home system ...

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4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Super Mario: Yoshi's Island 4Koma Manga Kingdom 1-2'' *'' Tekken 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Tactics Ogre 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Beyond the Beyond - Harukanaru e Kanaan'' 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''Fujimaru Jigoku-hen 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''

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4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Super Mario 64 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo ...

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1998-2000

*'' Baku Bomberman 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''Ganbare Goemon 4Koma Manga Journey'' *''

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2001 onwards

*'' Korokoro Kirby 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Mario Party 3 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' The Legend of Zelda: Fushigi no Konomi 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''

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4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Dōbutsu no Mori + 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Dobutsu Bancho 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Monster Farm Advance 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *'' Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi 4Koma Manga Kingdom'' *''

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References

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