History ActorAllusion / AnimeAndManga

** Chapter 64 of the manga has a scene where Hasegawa explains the ideal traits one possess to have to be the female lead in a series. Episode 43 of the anime adapts this scene but has Hasegawa do the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo pose]] while speaking, since, like Gendo, he's voiced by Creator/FumihikoTachiki.

** Chapter 64 of the manga has a scene where Hasegawa explains the ideal traits one needs to have to be an anime heroine. Episode 43 of the anime adapts this scene but has Hasegawa do the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo pose]] while speaking, since, like Gendo, he's voiced by Creator/FumihikoTachiki.

** in a episode where everyone come up with various trailer about how they want to retool the show, Sa-chan's have a scene where she repeatedly whip Gintoki. With each blow, he scream "[[Creator/YuuKobayashi Kobayashi]]".

* Of all things, the Creator/FourKidsEntertainment dub of ''Manga/OnePiece'' manages to get one in during the Drum Island arc. Dr. Kureha insists to be called Dr. K, a reference to the main villain of ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''. Both were voiced by the late Creator/MaddieBlaustein. [[{{Macekre}} The Japanese version has no such equivalent.]]

* In the first ending video for ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Setsuna F. Seiei just happens to have an apple. The reference wouldn't have been more glaringly obvious unless he was [[Manga/DeathNote carrying a black notebook and being followed by a winged monster]]. The best part is, it works in both [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Japan]] and [[Creator/BradSwaile America]].
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' also does this in season 2 by revealing that Ribbons Almark was the first Gundam Meister having been the one to operate the 0 Gundam; his voice actor was the same as Amuro Ray from first Gundam while the 0 Gundam was based on the RX-78-2 Gundam from that series. TheMovie later reveals that the man Ribbons was cloned from is named "E. A. Ray", which some believe stands for "Evil Amuro Ray" ([[FanNickname a nickname for Ribbons]]). The in-joke is sadly lost in the US dub. Creator/BradSwaile, who voiced Amuro in the English dub of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' was already voicing Setsuna.

** It's possible that this was in mind for Tobias in the dub, given that he shares traits with both [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Kyoya Ohtori]] and [[Manga/BlackButler Sebastian Michaelis]].
** In the Alolan Motto, James mentions "A fallen angel that seeks revenge on this miserable world". Could this be a reference to another [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Shinichiro Miki's]] character?

** In the dub of episode 24, Lavie's TV show is called "[[Manga/GunslingerGirl Gunbringer Girl]]". Mois thinks it sounds familiar -- her voice actress, Carrie Savage, having had a small role in ''Gunslinger Girl''. Again, there is no equivalent reference in the Japanese version.

* When Creator/{{Sunrise}} changed the last names of nearly all ''Anime/MaiHime'' characters for ''Anime/MaiOtome'', Haruka Suzushiro became Haruka Armitage, a reference to one of Ryōka Yuzuki's previous roles -- Naomi Armitage from ''Anime/ArmitageIII''.

** In an episode of the English dub, Uryuu ended up expressing frustration at Pesche, unhappy that Pesche was comparing him to various insects. Ironic, considering one of Derek Stephen Prince's other voice acting roles, [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Shino Aburame]].

** Even the Hayate manga is able to sneak in an actor allusion. In chapter 148, there's [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/hayate_the_combat_butler/c148/9.html a parody of the class roster picture]] from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''. In the roster, Hayate is seen to have the same student number as Kaede from Negima. This is no coincidence, as Hayate and Kaede are both voiced by Creator/RyokoShiraishi.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has the seemingly random, minor ShipTease between Vice and Teana. Seemingly random, unless if you know who their voice actors are. The two were being played by Creator/YuuichiNakamura and Creator/MaiNakahara, aka, [[OfficialCouple Tomoya and Nagisa]] of the ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime]], which was going to begin on the week after ''[=StrikerS=]'' ends.

* ''Anime/MaoChan'' includes a character (Kagome Mishima) who looks identical to Creator/KenAkamatsu's previous and better-known series ''Manga/LoveHina'''s Naru Narusegawa; another character (Sylvia) is voiced by Naru's VA Creator/YuiHorie. At one point, the characters visit a hot springs resort which is clearly the one from Love Hina - they even describe it as "the hot-springs which magically makes people get in to Tokyo U!" It's inhabited by another character looking identical to Naru, and when Kagome introduces herself to the Naru-alike and asks her name, another character says "No! Don't answer that!" In the English dub, Naru and Kagome have the same English voice-actress.
* In the GagDub of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' Hiro and Mitzi have a [[MundaneMadeAwesome faux-epic]] newspaper-sword fight and Hiro calls one of his attacks "Sword of the Darkness Flame", which was an attack of Hiei from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', both voiced by Chuck Huber.
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has one with April which is a combination of this, CaptainErsatz, and {{Expy}}. The character's Japanese voice actress dubs a lot of Creator/HalleBerry's roles, including that of Storm in ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''. The character in the anime is a black woman with weather-control powers.

*** A dub-based one- Creator/JohnSwasey, who voices Huang, voiced Gendo Ikari of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. The relevance comes in at the end of the first season, with a scene that is clearly inspired by ''Evangelion'''s "[[GainaxEnding congratulations scene]]".

* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' builds an entire scene on this trope: the Alien Captain is played by Mugihito, who voiced [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean-Luc Picard]] in the Japanese dub. So given the [[GagSeries nature]] of the series, it was inevitable that the aliens would become [[{{Expy}} expies]] of the [=NextGen=] crew at some point.

** In a episode, Matsudaira, voiced by ''Creator/NorioWakamoto'', let out a over the top "Aaaamen" reminiscent of [[Anime/HellsingUltimate Alexander Anderson]].

* In the first ending video for ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', Setsuna F. Seiei just happens to have an apple. The reference wouldn't have been more glaringly obvious unless he was [[Manga/DeathNote carrying a black notebook and being followed by a winged monster]]. The best part is, it works in both [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Japan]] and [[Creator/BradSwaile America]].

** Something Awful did a whole [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/wrong-role-actor.php Photoshop Phriday]] for it.

* The cross over chapter/episodes of ''Manga/SketDance'' with Manga/{{Gintama}}. With with the exception of [[Creator/RieKugimiya Kagura]], EVERYONE got an ActorAllusion. To note:

* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', Jotaro Kujo prepared his final blow by making comparison with Wild West films about to do a ShowdownAtHighNoon. In the dub, since he's voiced by Creator/MatthewMercer, who has done a cowboy character, [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Jesse McCree]], Jotaro ends up shortening the quote into [=McCree=]'s CatchPhrase: "It's high noon."

* In ''Manga/OkamiSan'', the "maid" Otsuu is voiced by Creator/AyakoKawasumi, voice of the android maid Mahoro in ''{{Manga/Mahoromatic}}''. In one episode, Otsuu encounters a butler who, at the end of the conversation says he has one last question. He begins Mahoro's most famous catchphrase, and Otsuu finishes immediately. The narrator proceeds to wonder whether they can legally do this.

** Another English dub moment has Vaccine Man, who bears more than a slight resemblance to [[Manga/DragonBall Piccolo]], voiced by Creator/ChristopherSabat.

** Here's one more, the actress who originally played Ash on ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (Creator/VeronicaTaylor) plays the role of Carly on ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. Now here's where it gets freaky: turns out that both characters (Ash and Carly) have the same aspect to their personality (getting into tight spots) and not only that, both have a friend named Misty. You can see information on the four using the following four links [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum Ash Ketchum]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Misty_(anime) Misty (Pokémon)]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Carly_Carmine Carly]] and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Misty_Tredwell Misty Tredwell]] Misty Tredwell being from [=5D's=] of course)

** The 93rd ''Sun and Moon'' episode had a huge homage to Music/MegumiHayashibara via an ImagineSpot where Jessie is shown dressed as various characters Hayashbara voiced in the past. These include [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], [[Anime/CowboyBebop Faye Valentine]], Anime/{{Paprika}}, [[Manga/DetectiveConan Ai Haibara]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma Saotome]] and [[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Lina Inverse]].

* [[http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/573/daf84081d6c15508323948a.jpg/ This]] (''Manga/HaruhiSuzumiya'')

* ''Anime/OnePunchMan'' has a minor villain early on who is an [[Anime/AttackOnTitan ordinary human who has been turned into a hulking giant]]. Naturally, the English dub got Creator/BrycePapenbrook to play him.

*** Neither is it the first time Creator/ShigeruChiba voiced [[Anime/UruseiYatsura a hot-blooded high school student who is in love with a non-human female character.]]

*** Neither is it the first time Creator/ShigeruChiba voiced [[Anime/UruseiYatsura a hot-blooded high school student who is in love with a non-human female character.]]

** The 93rd ''Sun and Moon'' episode had a huge homage to Music/MegumiHayashibara via an ImagineSpot where Jessie is shown dressed as various characters Hayashbara voiced in the past. These include [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], [[Anime/CowboyBebop Faye Valentine]], Anime/{{Paprika}}
[[Manga/DetectiveConan Ai Haibara]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma Saotome]] and [[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Lina Inverse]].

** The 93rd ''Sun and Moon'' episode had a huge reference to the previous voice work of Music/MegumiHayashibara.

* Speaking of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and Gai's VA Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, any time writers can find a way to make his character in another series say [[DisappearsIntoLight "hikari ni nare"]], they will. There's the ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' example above (where his character also visually resembles [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Viral]]). The line also occurs in {{Moetan}}, where Hiyama voices Karks, and in ''LightNovel/TheyAreMyNobleMasters'', where Hiyama's character gets into a duel with Creator/TomokazuSeki's character and the latter's [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Shining Finger]].

* In one episode of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', Kaname muses that she'd like to install a device in Sousuke's brain that would let her zap him whenever he did something embarassing. Kaname's voice actress, Creator/SatsukiYukino, also voiced Kagome from ''Manga//InuYasha'', who did much the same to the titular character via his RestrainingBolt necklace. The allusion is {{lampshaded}} when Kyouko protests that Sousuke isn't a dog.

** In a episode, Matsudaira, voiced by ''Creator/NorioWakamoto'', let out a over the top ''Aaaamen'' reminiscent of [[Anime/HellsingUltimate Alexander Anderson]].

*** The only allusion that didn't make it in the dub was that Creator/MeganHollingshead provided the voice of [[Creator/YukoGoto Gothouther-sama]] and not StephanieSheh.

* In the English dub of ''Anime/YokaiWatch'', Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, who also voiced Adam Park in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', voices the main character, whose last name is Adams. And in the online-only dub recap episodes, Nate has the CatchPhrase "It's

* There's an all-star lineup for ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' but the most notable is Goura (TomokazuSugita) and Ryu Zaou/Battle Lover Vesta (Creator/ToshikiMasuda)... who previously had roles as the lead duo in ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco''. To add to that, Vesta's InTheNameOfTheMoon speech is, "No justice can come from loveless power!" -- Masayoshi of ''Samurai Flamenco'' loves saying stuff about justice.

** Creator/DaisukeOno as himself and Akira Kogami in ''Anime/LuckyStar'' episode 20 [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] their previous roles in the KyoAni adaptation of ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'': Ono Daisuke as Yukito Kunisaki/[[spoiler:the crow Sora]] and Hiromi Konno as Potato, Kano Kirishima's dog.