Any%

Any% is to beat the game as fast as possible. Finishing refers to shooting out of the wire in Moon Kingdom during the Bowser escape sequence.

Route

The route in Any% is mostly modular, meaning each kingdom has it's own route that doesn't impact any major aspect of the route in another kingdom (with the minor exception of the coin routing)

The complete route document can be found here.

Tutorials

Smallant1 made a great series of tutorials oriented towards beginners. This is a definite must watch for anyone looking into running the game.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiinoyifvFb64od8RyqPFmVqDrFwkgaa0

Progression Video

Smallant1 also made a video explaining how the any% category reached the point where it was beaten in under an hour, which can be found here