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#6 Joel Perez, Super Mario World, Comic Books
Episode 5
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026

Spider-Man is dominating chatter again.A first look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day dropped today, which is putting Tom Holland back at the center of movie conversation and boosting Marvel buzz heading into the next phase. Marvel hype is getting an Oscars/Summer-event lift.Marvel also got a visibility bump from a high-profile RDJ/Chris Evans Avengers reunion at the Oscars, which Variety explicitly framed as stoking anticipation ahead of Avengers: Doomsday.Pokémon’s 30th anniversary is a huge fandom wave.Pokémon is in full anniversary mode: The Pokémon Company launched official 30 Years of Pokémon celebrations, anniversary merch, Pokémon Day programming, and themed activations, so the franchise is having a major nostalgia-plus-merch moment.Nintendo / game-adjacent hype is strong because Mario is looking massive.Early box-office tracking for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie points to a potentially huge opening, which is making Mario one of the hottest crossovers between gaming and film right now. 5. Anime fandom is hot on new announcements and event releases.Fresh anime news includes a newly announced Tank Chair TV anime, a new trailer for Sekiro: No Defeat, and continuing Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle theatrical momentum in North America. That combination of new adaptation reveals plus big franchise sustainment is very “online anime fandom in March 2026.”