History Main / GoroawaseNumber

* In ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'', the basis for most of the Vocaloids’ codenames are Japanese number puns based on the last 4 digits of their serial codes:
** "4N01" -> "Shi-N" -> "Shine"
** "[=X0T9=]" -> "T-ku" -> "Tech"
** "6RU9" -> "roru" -> "Roll"

** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' revolves around fictional talent agency 765 Production, whose rival company 961 Production is headed by a man named Kuroi. This crosses over with the tie-in DLC for ''VideoGame/AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation'', where the ''iDOLM@STER''-themed DLC planes were given ammo counts referencing their respective character's height and three sizes - the themed A-10, representing the full cast at once, was instead given 765 standard missiles and 70 rockets, 60 fuel-air explosive bombs, or 50 air-to-ground missiles.\\
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Other branches of the ''[[Franchise/TheIdolmaster iDOLM@STER]]'' franchise would follow suit with the agency Goroawase naming motif. ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterDearlyStars Dearly Stars]]'' has 876 Production (''ba-na-mu'' - see the Bandai Namco section below), ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Cinderella Girls]]'' has 346 Production (''mi-shi-ro'', "beautiful castle"), ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM SideM]]'' has 315 Production (''sa-i-ko'', "ultimate") and ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterShinyColors Shiny Colors]]'' has 283 Production (''tsu-ba-sa'', "wing").

** The [[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution MAX]] series of songs - with the exception of Maxx Unlimited - references 573 with their notecounts in their Expert charts. Max 300 has a maximum combo of 555, with 18 jumps of 2 notes to reach 573, while The Legend of Max has a maximum combo of 500 with 73 jumps. Max Period has a maximum combo of 573 naturally, counting its jumps as one note each. Maxx Unlimited is an exception, as it has a maximum combo of 555 with 45 arrows for 600 arrows total.

** There are 573 arrows on the Heavy chart for ''[[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution MAX 300]]''; something that wasn't immediately obvious because it was listed on the ''DDRMAX'' stats screen as 555 steps of which 18 are jumps.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNUR1P0fTM deltaMAX by DM Ashura]], a remix of ''MAX 300'', starts at 100 BPM, and on each beat its BPM increases by one, until it hits 573 BPM. The song even plays an orchestra hit every 100 BPM so you can tally at how many BPM you are, and the video has the BPM in the background so you can tell how far into the song can you go.

*** Avery, a [[PsychicPowers Psychic-type]] specialist in the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC for ''Shield'', has the number 026 for "otsumu" ("brain"). Avery is the youngest member of the family that has run Galar's (minor-league) Psychic-type Gym for generations, but was ostracized for "only" being psychic enough to [[MindOverMatter use telepathy]] in a family of teleporters and mind-readers.

* Creator/{{Nijisanji}} has 2434 as a significant number, with it appearing in various contexts such as in several members' Twitter handles and the ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'' 2434 Kill Relay.

* In ''Fuse'', book 2 from the ''Literature/{{Pure}}'' trilogy by Creator/JuliannaBaggott, the heroine dreams she is counting with the words "Itchy knee. Sun, she go." It puzzles her at first, but these words turn out to hold the key to her missing memories of childhood in Japan.

* In ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer'', the password to the hideout where Yoroshisan Pharmaceuticals is cloning Yakuza soldiers is 4643893 (Yo-Ro-Shi-San Ya-Ku-Za). The [[LemonyNarrator Narrator]] even calls them out for using such an obvious password.
* In ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', {{Doujin}} artist Tsuruko tries to psych herself up to talk to Mahiro ([[RuleThirtyFour about whom she wrote a]] BoysLove doujin) by practicing her introduction; in it, she mentions that her favorite number is 801 -- [[YaoiFangirl Ya-O-I]].

* In ''Fuse'', book 2 from the ''Pure'' trilogy by Creator/JuliannaBaggott, the heroine dreams she is counting with the words "Itchy knee. Sun, she go." It puzzles her at first, but these words turn out to hold the key to her missing memories of childhood in Japan.

** Kogoro likes to use his name in number format (556) as a password.

** In ''Pac-Man Championship Edition 2'', eating all the ghost trains in a maze nets you a bonus 76500 points.

* Suzuki Ichiro of the Seattle Mariners, professionally just [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Ichiro]], was celebrated in Seattle as [[TheChosenOne "the One"]].

* In ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'', the basis for most of the Vocaloids’ codenames are Japanese number puns based on the last 4 digits of their serial codes.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, Jessie and James are sometimes associated with the numbers 634 and 546 (or 526), respectively, referencing their Japanese names of Musashi and Kojiro:
** In the Red and Blue-era episode "The Ultimate Test", Jessie and James' exam numbers are 634 and 546. Additionally, in the episode "The Purr-fect Hero", Team Rocket rides a show car with the license plate "R-634-526".
** In the Sun and Moon-era episode "This Magik Moment!" when Jessie is auditioning for a role in a TV miniseries, she's audition number 634.
** The 63rd episode of the X and Y-era anime is a Jessie-centric one, while the 54th is a James-centric one, referencing these numbers minus the last digit.

* In Manga/PokemonAdventures, the password of Wallace's aircar is 3818, which translates to "Sapphire".

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* Used occasionally in ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'':

** Para-Medic's radio frequency number in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'' is 145.73 (''ishi konami'', or "Dr. Konami").

* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'':
** Defeating the OptionalBoss in the first ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' game earned you a million yen and 893 experience. 893 is one of the possible roots of the term "yakuza".

*** ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza0 Yakuza Zero]]'': When Majima leaves behind [[spoiler: Makoto's]] watch, he sets it to 16:40 (16+40=56) to give them a clue, should they want to find him.
*** ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Yakuza Kiwami]]'': When Majima tries to goad you into a fight by horrendously overcharging you for drinks, how much does he charge? 560000 yen, of course!

*** His old bounty of 2,247,600,000 has 47, in Japanese is "shishi", which translates to "one's mentor", hinting at his connection to Xebec. Though it has also been noted that this is the real Blackbeard's bounty, [[ShownTheirWork inflated to today's rate and transferred into yen]].

*** Blackbeard's bounty of 2,247,600,000 has 47, in Japanese is "shishi", which translates to "one's mentor", hinting at his connection to Xebec. Though it has also been noted that this is the real Blackbeard's bounty, [[ShownTheirWork inflated to today's rate and transferred into yen]].
*** Blackbeard's new bounty of 3,996,000,000 has 96, in Japanese translates to "kuro", which translates to "black".
*** Shank's bounty of 4,048,900,000 has 489, in Japanese translates to "shiyaku", which can be pronounced as "Shanks".

** Some EasterEggs in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe Kirby Fighters 2]]'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamBuffet'' require the player to wait for 86 seconds to access them.
** [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]], the UpdatedRerelease of Dedede's Drum Dash, has 86,555 ("HAL Go Go Go") as the developer's intended best possible score on the final secret stage.

** In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', 86,555 is the score earned for defeating the TrueFinalBoss of the Soul Melter EX difficulty of the BossRush mode "The Ultimate Choice".
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', [[spoiler:Fecto Forgo]] is codenamed Specimen ID-F86, even if the 86 isn't pronounced ha-ru in Japanese.

** Defeating the BonusBoss in the first ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' game earned you a million yen and 893 experience. 893 is one of the possible roots of the term "yakuza".