Anime Crisis

The Anime Crisis was a three-month battle fighting for the control of anime. The crisis began on March 23rd, 2019, when the anime ban was in effect, and ended on June 9th, 2019, when the Battle of Anime Island ended.

Prelude
Before the events of SMG4: Mario and the Anime Challenge, everything was peaceful in it's way, where anime wasn't even banned yet, and Francis was just an ordinary otaku, like many others who liked anime.

Then, when SMG4: Mario and the Anime Challenge happened,  the actions of Mario, Bob, Fishy Boopkins and Tari with their anime shenanigans caused the destruction of Peach's Castle, therefore angering Princess Peach.

The Anime Ban
As a result, anime trends began spreading out towards the Mushroom Kingdom, and had caused damage and riots in the streets. In order to contain the situation, Princess Peach and the Mushroom government had passed a new law where anime is banned within the country's borders, and stops production and distribution of anime to and from the Mushroom Kingdom. To further maximise this, the Anime Secret Service was created to stop any anime-related activities.