History ShoutOut / Disgaea

* The episode 4 OnTheNext shows one of the final scenes of the serialized version of ''Manga/BusouRenkin''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC1NXV-zHEU In the closing cutscene for episode 3]], (at around 12:25 in the video linked), one of the pictures is a reference to the ending fight scene of ''Busou Renkin''... complete with Fuka and Valvatorez holding sardine swords and spearing a shark-esque guy.

* The new Spear skill, Brunhilda, gloriously rips off [[Manga/BusouRenkin Valkyrie Skirt]]. It appears again in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}''.

* The Masked Hero's second special is a series of ''Franchise/{{Ultraman}}'' homages.

* Vulcanus' Mandatory Repo is a dead ringer for Series/KamenRiderOOO's [[color:red:Ta]][[color:gold:To]][[color:green:Ba]] Kick. The target even drops medals after the attack hits.

* The Ghost's Pac-ghost Chaser throws enemy into a maze filled with dots and is chased by the ghost who has now taken on the appearance of PacMan. The fact that it's done by a Ghost is [[HilariousInHindsight even funnier]].

* [[Anime/MazingerZ Superalloy]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Seed]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Destiny]], anyone?

* Desco and Fuka's combination attack is named "Full Desco Burst" and clearly references ''Anime/GundamSeed''.

*** Her other special attack Axel Charge also borrows from OOO, this time being a recreation of the RaToraTa Combo's Gash Cross.

** The Mass Produced [=DESCOs=] in Absence of Detention each reference a Gundam Series(in order): Zeta, ZZ, Victory, Wing and After War X. Likewise, the final form of the line has the attack 'Final Boss Rondo' which emulates the scene in [[Anime/EndofEvangelion End of Evangelion]] where [[spoiler:the mass production model EVAs tear into Asuka and Unit 02]].

* The game as a whole verges on WholePlotReference to ''Series/MobileFighterGGundam'', with Killia as Domon, Bloodis as Master Asia and Void Dark as the Devil Gundam.

** Another report is on [[Franchise/HarryPotter a Witch named Granger]].

* Proto Darkdeath has a unique Evility that makes him immune to status effects and Deathblows. It's name? [[MemeticMutation "Like a Boss"]].

** One report is on [[VideoGame/FateEXTRA a Nine-tails named Tamamo]].

** Almaz' Spinning Swordance has him wield three katanas: [[Manga/OnePiece two in each hand and the third in his mouth]].

** Two of the segments include the titles [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Magical Girl Usalia Magica]] and [[Literature/LegendOfGalacticHeroes Legend of the Galactic Zeroken]]. A third title is "GTC", which is implied to be short for [[Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka Great Teacher Christo]]. Also, "Prin Can Cook" is derived from "Yan Can Cook".

*** Likewise, Wrestler Overlord Logan is a reference to HulkHogan, complete with frequently referring to people as "Brother".

* One of the Lady Samurai's skills is called "Comedy to the Shin", referencing the [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim "arrow in the knee" meme]].

** One of the Gargoyle's specials is [[{{VideoGame/MOTHER}} PK Thunder]], specifically its ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' incarnation. Its other attacks are the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Galleon Buster]] and [[GoseiSentaiDairanger Great Death Crush]].

* The Rabbit has a skill that brings to mind the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'''s Funnel weapons.

* Aqua Demon's "Electronic Gamer": [[ElectronicGamingMonthly No, it's not a new magazine]].

* The Chinese comedy ''ShaolinSoccer'' with the Shaolin Belt. On the description of the belt it says "No, it will not make you good in soccer."

* The Sky Piercer's description quotes [[Series/Firefly Wash]]'s "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" line.
* The Internal Raven's description starts with "[[Literature/TheRaven Quote the raven".

* It's possible that Red Magnus was inspired by the {{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} character Magnus the Red, seeing that they're both size-shifting red-skinned [[PersonOfMassDestruction people of mass destruction]] that [[TheFriendThatNobodyLikes nobody really likes]]. That being said, they have completely different personalities; Magnus the Red is a GeniusBruiser and a WarriorPoet, while Red Magnus is a musclehead through and through.