SMG4: Mario Saves Anime

Synopsis
It's time... time to unban anime.

Plot
The episode begins at Mario's House, where Saiko Bichitaru can be seen with her hammer, Tari playing a game while her rubber duck can be seen peeking over her shoulder, Meggy polishing her Spattershot just as Luigi brings cookies, Fishy Boopkins reading an anime magazine while Bob is sniffing the magazine for the "anime tiddies", and Mario sleeping in his bed while Axol and SMG4 are going over their plan to unban anime. Axol states that he finished his plan and asks who's ready to unban anime. Saiko rushes up with her hammer and states that she's ready while knocking Bob over in the process. However, Axol doesn't approve of Saiko's hammer, saying that it was violence that got anime banned in the first place and says that he has a different plan. Handed some paper, Axol taps it twice with his Ink Weaver and soon, his plan is shown.

He says that all they have to do is to get him in front of Peach Toadstool, the leader of the A.S.S., so he can convince her to unban anime. SMG4 then states that it's not possible, saying that there were many A.S.S agents protecting her, using Swagmaster69696969696 and Chris as examples and says that Axol can never get inside with his "1 IQ" anime characters. Axol then says that SMG4 underestimates his potential and says that Ink Weaver is capable of any anime character he draws, drawing and summoning Monkey D. Luffy from the One Piece series. Axol says that the anime characters' intelligence and lifespan depend on the quality of the ink he uses, as Monkey D. Luffy screams, saying that he has cancer before falling and disintegrating with Mario saying that it was perfect. Axol states that if his plan is going to succeed, he needs better quality ink from his hometown, Inkopolis, surprising Meggy as she didn't know that Inkopolis was his home. He then states for a dramatic backstory as all the lights except one on Axol dim, where Mario says, "Ooooohhh... Very scary." while holding some popcorn. Axol once agains taps the floor with his Ink Weaver twice and a flashback begins.

In Inkopolis, young Axol can be seen drawing some anime characters. The present Axol stated that Inkopolis was a harsh place for anime lovers as 2 inklings can be seen laughing at young Axol for drawing anime as for the fact that they hated anime. He then tells them not to f**k with him as he says that he has the power of God and anime on his side, but gets shot by ink soon after. Tari and Boopkins then stared at Meggy who was also an inkling and also hated anime. She then shrugs and assumes it's in inkling species' DNA to hate anime. In the flashback, young Axol then creates Ink Weaver so that he didn't need friends because he has anime. Boopkins then states that he also knows that feeling.

Axol says that with his current, low quality ink, he's only using 5% of Ink Weaver's power, so he needs some of Meggy's ink in order to use 50% of the pen's power. Meggy refuses at first, but remembering that Saiko couldn't stay because of the ban, she was forced to comply. She transformed herself into an inkling squid and produced a puddle of orange ink on the floor. This amazed Luigi, Tari and her duck, and Axol, but angered Mario as that they got "paint in the goddamn house". Meggy returns back to human, slightly dizzy, holding a container of orange ink. When Tari asked if she was okay, Meggy responded saying that she hates doing this.

After being handed the container of ink, Axol states that inkling ink was so hard to come by in Japan before putting it in Ink Weaver. He then proceeds to draw Monkey D. Luffy again who this time, was in the mood of killing (the Ho). Axol states that it's near perfection while Mario states that this is boring. Boopkins and Bob instantly start asking Axol to draw them some anime girlfriends before Saiko kicks the two, saying that Axol needs the ink and that if he draws Boopkins' and Bob's girlfriends, he'll waste some. Luigi asks Axol what's the first step and Axol says that they'll need some extra hands while drawing a mustache and beard on a picture of Peach. Axol asks Saiko if she's mentioned an Anime Cartel and Saiko proceeds to whistle for them as they and Francis bash through the door.

Saiko says that they are going to help Axol get anime unbanned. Upon hearing the name "Axol", the Anime Cartel then freezes in shock. It revealed that they also knew Axol as for the fact that they surrounded him and started asking/telling him personal questions/comments. In an effort to stop the cartel from swarming Axol, Mario jumps into his furnace, which is apparently his "Protection Chamber", which in turn, caused SMG4 to get angry at him. In order to get the cartel away from him, Axol then draws [Insert name here] on a piece of pinned paper. He then charges up a shot and blasts most members of the cartel away, reducing Parakarry to something like roast chicken. Francis, a Goomba, a Boo, and a Koopa Troopa were the only ones who survived, but they wanted to know how he brought [Insert name here] to life. Boopkins then says that Axol can bring anime to life, causing the four to bow to Axol, saying that they weren't worthy. The Anime Cartel were soon under the obedience of Axol.

The scene cuts to a heavily, protected Peach's Castle. Mario, Boopkins, and Axol can be seen spying on them on a hill via a binoculars and Mario states how small the guards looked a distance away,SMG4 then goes to the castle with a A.S.S truck,and is interrogated by an A.S.S officer to see if he was SMG4(since he's wanted for smuggling anime to japan)

Mario, Fishy Boopkins, and Axol attempt to sneak their way into the castle. However, Mario attempts to leak into the fountain,and the guards catch

Eventually, Peach sees the truth in that anime can actually be nice to have and said to have lived her whole life without anime. She then proceeds to unban anime and disbands the A.S.S.. Naturally, Chris finds Swagmaster who said he wasn't feeling good and subsequently "died". With the anime unbanned, Axol declared that he had to leave now that he was done. Despite his departure, Meggy loved how this had a happy ending and that they should focus on the Splatfest.

Main Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Bob
 * SMG4
 * Peach
 * Saiko
 * Tari
 * Meggy
 * Axol (Supposedly killed off)

Supporting characters

 * Swagmaster69696969696
 * Chris
 * Francis

Minor characters

 * A.S.S.
 * Goomba (Anime Cartel)
 * Boos
 * Koopa Troopas
 * Snowmen
 * Anime Cartel
 * Snorlax

Cameos

 * Crash Bandicoot (pictured)
 * Yoshi (pictured)
 * Inklings
 * Hideo Kojima
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Squidward Tentacles
 * Sailor Moon
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Monika
 * Hatsune Miku
 * Woody
 * Colonel Sanders
 * Goku

Contunity

 * The Anime Arc: Concluded.
 * SMG4: Mario's Illegal Operation: An A.S.S. agent mentions how SMG4 got fired for "smuggling" anime (Saiko) to Japan.

Cultural References

 * The song Fishy Boopkins sang to Peach while getting anime unbanned is a reference to A Whole New World from the Disney movie Aladdin, albeit slightly modified to fit the context of the episode.
 * Swagmaster's line "Chris, I don't feel so good..." is a line taken from Spider-Man in Avengers: Infinity War when he was about to disintegrate. Indeed, the scene where Peach snaps her fingers is a homage to the ending scene of said movie.
 * This episode is the conclusion of The Anime Arc.