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8	* ''Webcomic/AfganisuTan'' is pretty much an exact replica of "Afghan Girl" from the famous National Geographic cover.
9	* In ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'', one of the teachers at Starlight Academy is named Johnny Bepp, a parody of Creator/JohnnyDepp.
10	* ''Manga/AirGear'' had U.S. Presidential candidate "John Omaha", an ersatz UsefulNotes/BarackObama, appear in one story. Omaha has reappeared in a storyline as President-Elect, where he [[spoiler:somehow ended up [[FreakyFridayFlip switching minds with]] [[BetaCouple Emily]]. Did we mention that he's an expert skater?]]
11	* In ''Manga/AnimalLand'', Llama Akiko is an obvious parody of Wada Akiko, a famous Japanese singer and actress.
12	* In ''Manga/BananaFish'', Ash Lynx's design is [[https://bananafishlovers.tumblr.com/post/171059866239/ichigatsunanoka-bananafishlovers-so-akimi based]] on Creator/RiverPhoenix (though early on in the manga, he more closely resembled professional Swedish tennis player Stefan Edberg). Akimi Yoshida [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bRWPIZ7V_H8/T2ijQjl6sLI/AAAAAAAAA58/WvsqFkzbRoA/s1600/ashriv.jpg has drawn]] Ash and Eiji in positions that references the movie ''Film/MyOwnPrivateIdaho'', which stars River Phoenix and Creator/KeanuReeves. Even there's a scene where Ash wears the exact style of glasses that Phoenix used. The similarities don't just stop at physical appearance, considering both Ash and Phoenix had disturbingly tragic childhoods.
13	* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'': [[HotBlooded Baki]] [[DelinquentHair Hanma]], is based on Japanese MMA fighter Wrestling/KazushiSakuraba.
14	* Many of the characters in ''Manga/{{BECK\|1999}}'' are based on actual musicians. Chiba, the punk/rap vocalist for BECK, is based in attitude, style, and appearance on [[Music/RageAgainstTheMachine Zack de la Rocha]]. While Taira, the bassist, possesses much of the style and mannerisms of Flea from Music/RedHotChiliPeppers (who just happen to be [[WriteWhoYouKnow the creator's favorite band]].)
15	* ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'':
16	** Guts' face was initially based on the likeness of Creator/RutgerHauer.
17	** Emperor Ganishka of the Kushan Empire is based on... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanishka Emperor Kanishka of the Kushan Empire!]]
18	** Emperor Gaiseric, the legendary founder of The Kingdom of Midland is based on UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}} and the Vandal King Gaiseric.
19	* ''Manga/BlackCat'' features a villainous Creator/BruceWillis lookalike (with a scar and stubble) in Chapter 45 of the manga.
20	* From ''Manga/BlackClover'', Gordon Agrippa's appearance is based on Music/MarilynManson.
21	* In ''Anime/BloodPlus'', two [[StrawCharacter American political leaders]] are based on Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleeza Rice.
22	* In the Mexican Spanish dub of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa Road to 2002'', the announcer, at least in the later episodes, sounds a lot like the famous Mexican sports announcer Enrique "El Pelon" Bermudez, complete with his famous [[LargeHam trademark way to describing the matches]].
23	** And about ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', several professional players in the series shown are pretty much [[{{Expy}} expies]] for famous real ones, only with their names slightly changed to avoid personal image copyright conflicts. For example, Rivaldo + Raul = Rivaul.
24	* ''Manga/ChoujinSensen'' have two characters based on real-life political figures: Seizou Kabe (UsefulNotes/ShinzoAbe) and Hillary Easton [[UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (Hillary Clinton)]].
25	* This happens all throughout ''Anime/CowboyBebop'':
26	** In "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession1AsteroidBlues Asteroid Blues]]", Asimov is modeled after Creator/AntonioBanderas from ''Film/{{Desperado}}''. Katrina is modeled after Creator/SalmaHayek's character from the same film.
27	** In "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession7HeavyMetalQueen Heavy Metal Queen]]", the fugitive, [[Film/BladeRunner Deckard]], bears a suspicious resemblance to Creator/WoodyAllen
28	** "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession9JammingWithEdward Jamming with Edward]]" has a reference to Uri Geller, the (in-)famous SpoonBending Hungarian-Israeli celebrity entertainer, with a character named "Uri Kellerman"
29	** Coffy is modeled after Creator/PamGrier and named after one of her films, ''Film/{{Coffy}}''.
30	** Shaft is modeled after Creator/RichardRoundtree's portrayal of [[Film/{{Shaft}} John Shaft]].
31	** Whitney Hagas Matsumoto from "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession15MyFunnyValentine My Funny Valentine]]" is modeled after Creator/GeorgeClooney.
32	** Doohan from "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession19WildHorses Wild Horses]]" is modeled after director Creator/NicholasRay.
33	** Piccaro Calvino is modeled after Music/TheNotoriousBIG.
34	** The villains from "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession21BoogieWoogieFengShui Boogie Woogie Feng Shui]]" are modeled after Creator/DanAykroyd and Creator/JohnBelushi from ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''.
35	** The Teddy Bomber from "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession22CowboyFunk Cowboy Funk]]" is modeled after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski]], the [=UNAbomber=].
36	** "Londes", the leader of the Scratch cult in "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession23BrainScratch Brain Scratch]]", is based on "Heaven's Gate" cult leader Marshal Herff Applewhite.
37	* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' has Freddie, who [[HesJustHiding may or may not]] be the same Mr. Mercury who sang in Music/{{Queen}} (at least, if his mannerisms are any indication).
38	* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': Kyoshiro Yuzuki's signature look of a bouffant afro, rose-tinted glasses, a katana, and a trench-coat heavily resembles Creator/BobRoss. Not to mention, Bob Ross was in the air force, and Kyoshiro flies a CoolPlane.
39	* ''Manga/DFrag'' has teacher Shawn Conecone, who's Creator/SeanConnery as Franchise/IndianaJones.
40	* If you wanna see impressions mined for all they're worth, check out the English dubs of all the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series. Many of the various non-main Digimon are meant to sound like celebrities from the heyday of the voice actors' childhoods. Just two examples: Digitamamon is Creator/PeterLorre (yes, Lorre again). Etemon is Music/{{Elvis\|Presley}}. There're more.
41	** Two other noteworthy examples are Impmon, who sounds exactly like Joe Pesci, and Piedmon, who is made to sound like a higher-pitched Creator/TimCurry. Incidentally, both are voiced by Creator/DerekStephenPrince, who also voiced Digitamamon.
42	** One fan actually compiled a [[http://digipedia.db-destiny.net/misc/trivia.htm#2 LIST of all of them.]] About 24 total.
43	* Mercenary Tao in ''Manga/DragonBall'' is a dead ringer for Sean Connery in ''Film/{{Zardoz}}''... sans the red panties.
44	** WordOfGod says that Tao was designed in the likeness of Creator/YuenWah.
45	* The manga ''Manga/EagleTheMakingOfAnAsianAmericanPresident'', set in a fictionalized version of the 2000 U.S. Presidential race, prominently features incumbent Vice President Al ''Noah'', along with the ambitious First Lady "''Ellery''", along with her unnamed-yet-familiar-looking husband.
46	* ''Anime/ErgoProxy'': The Great Amy Lee Debacle. The secondary main character of Ergo Proxy, Re-l Mayer, is the [[http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2508/ergoproxyamylee.jpg spitting image]] of Music/{{Evanescence}}'s vocalist, Amy Lee. It is unclear if it was actually intended or not, but many fans agree the startling similarity is just too much to be coincidental.
47	* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki seems to resemble a deformed version of Dustin Hoffman, with his powers being a reference to Hoffman's role in ''The Perfume''.
48	* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''
49	** Kenshiro has traits drawn from Creator/MelGibson, Creator/BruceLee, and Creator/SylvesterStallone.
50	** For the first half of the series, only a few characters had explicit celebrity resemblance (The Toki-impostor, Amiba, was very clearly [[Franchise/{{Highlander}} Christopher Lambert]], while Toki himself was equally obviously UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} except with face-melting martial arts skills), though there were more than a handful of characters who were spiritual composites of several famous figures, similar to Ken.
51	** In the second series, quite a few characters were overtly modeled after well-known pop-icons at the time, with characters resembling Creator/DolphLundgren (Falco), [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]] (Han), Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger (Solia), Road Warriors Hawk and Animal (the Harn Brothers), and many more.
52	* In the classic seventies shoujo manga ''Manga/FromEroicaWithLove'', main character Dorian Red Gloria and three of his henchmen are physically modeled after the members of Music/LedZeppelin. (In fact, the henchmen are all named after the band members: James (Jimmy Page), Bonham (John Bonham), and John Paul (John Paul Jones.) Leaving, of course, Robert Plant as Dorian.)
53	* In ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'', some of the characters are based on real-life UsefulNotes/FormulaOne drivers, most notably Knight Shoemach, who is based on Michael Schumacher. He even wears the yellow Benetton Formula outfit in the last two episodes of the TV series, the team Schumacher was in a few months after his F1 debut.
54	* Kind of a special case in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'', since there's no representations of famous boxers here (or at least [[{{Expy}} existent ones]]), but there're various real techniques that are represented in the series and it even mentioned real boxers who made them.
55	* In ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'', the side character "Peter Lucas", who directs the film on which Morita and helps him steal back his father's company, is an obvious parody of director Creator/GeorgeLucas.
56	* A minor character in ''Manga/HowHeavyAreTheDumbbellsYouLift'' is named Jason Sgatham, a parody of Creator/JasonStatham.
57	* ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'':
58	** Yoko (voiced by Creator/MikaKanai) is based on Yoko Tanaka.
59	** Saki (voiced by Creator/MegumiHayashibara) is based on Sachiyo Takihana, a RealLife stage actress who was Mika Kanai's best friend at the time of airing. The two were co-workers for years and Takihana actually wrote some of the anime's episodes herself.
60	* ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'': [[EvilUncle Kosuke Tamura]]'s physical appearance is based on the Japanese actor Hiroyuki Nagato.
61	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
62	** In a flashback, Will Zeppeli looked more than a bit like Creator/SylvesterStallone.
63	** Yoshikage Kira looks and dresses like Music/DavidBowie. His first appearance particularly brings to mind Bowie's "Serious Moonlight" look.
64	** And in ''Steel Ball Run'', Johnny bears an uncanny physical resemblance to Axl Rose, as seen [[http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7525/johnnyrosemu3.jpg here]].
65	* In ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'', Kuroe Akaishi's mother Rinko is obsessed with a JPop singer named Mayumi Hamasaki, a fictionalized version of Music/AyumiHamasaki.
66	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' gives King Dedede (a fat blue penguin) a slightly off voice and mannerisms that obviously intends to evoke WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn, with occasional lines made to sound like things UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush might say. His minion Escargoon is basically Creator/PaulLynde, which is even funnier when you realize that Escargoon is in fact gay.
67	** Non-dub example, one episode spoofed the Harry Potter craze and an ersatz of Creator/JKRowling appeared in Cappy Town due to it.
68	** Another episode wherein Kirby and Dedede are put through a hellish exercise routine, has the routine directed by a monster that acts and sounds similar to Richard Simmons.
69	* One of the biggest problems of Geneon's dub of [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII the second Lupin III anime series]] is the fact that it's a GagDub that makes it look as though this series, which first aired in 1977, takes place in "the present day" (in this case, the 2000s), with references to then-recent pop culture and events. This comes to a head in the dub of [[Anime/TheSecretOfMamo the first movie]], where the U.S. president is turned into a George W. Bush soundalike.[[note]]Not only that, the dub also references the war on terrorism.[[/note]].
70	* Kaito and Gackto of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' are both drawn from famous male J-artists, their names being the biggest clue.
71	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'':
72	** Relena Darlian is modeled on Creator/AudreyHepburn, [[WholeCostumeReference right down to the Queen of the World dress]] being lifted directly from ''Film/RomanHoliday''.
73	** In interviews, the show's staff outright said that Heero Yuy is modeled on Japanese actress [[http://www.jap.co.jp/yuki/ Yuki Uchida]].
74	* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Even though nothing has been confirmed, there have been quite a few rumors that [[BigBad Johan Liebert]]'s physical appearance could be based on Björn Andrésen when he was a teenager. Considering that Björn's face has been a key inspiration for {{Pretty Boy}}s in UsefulNotes/AnimeAndManga, this is likely true. Oddly enough, Björn's middle name coincidentally happens to be "Johan".
75	* In the dub of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Might Guy sounds only a little bit like Elvis sometimes, but it's just enough to make you wonder...
76	** Gai sounds like Elvis in the dub? I want you guys to see and hear Chikara. Even Word of God says it: His appearance is similar to many Elvis impersonators. Particularly those that impersonate Elvis's Las Vegas years, when he put on a great deal of weight. In the English dub, his voice is based on Elvis Presley.
77	** Killer Bee was supposedly inspired by the Music/WuTangClan.
78	* Several of the villains in ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'' are based on celebrities, including an alien based on a popular Japanese psychic, a thinly veiled parody of Music/MichaelJackson (including a nose that's always falling off, an outfit based on Literature/PeterPan, and a group of mummy villains that do a dance similar to the famous ''Thriller'' video), and Japan's prime minister at the time.
79	* ''Noritaka''. Its final arc, and arguably the worst one, features a streetfighting contest, and the main character will confront Sting, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, and some more celebrities. They're called by their names, with little or no variations (e.g., Sting is a [[Music/ThePolice Police]] man...)
80	* ''Okawari Boy Starzan S'', a 1984 comedy/action anime by Creator/TatsunokoProduction, is ''rife'' with this. Apart from the series itself's obvious nods to ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'', the female lead, Jun Yagami, is named after Junko Yagami, an actual Japanese pop idol of the era. There's also a character named Evlis who is a fairly obvious Music/ElvisPresley takeoff. It was theorized by some that the plethora of celebrity homages was part of what kept the series off home video in Japan for years... until the series finally ''received'' a Blu-Ray release in 2017.
81	* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has several examples. Jango from the Captain Kuro arc is obviously the late Music/MichaelJackson. Brook (when he was alive) looks suspiciously like Slash.
82	** The Admirals Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu were based on Japanese actors (Yusaku Matsuda, Kunie Tanaka, and Bunta Sugawara respectively) and some prominent roles they played. Likewise, Admiral Fujitora is based on Shintaro Katsu and his role as Zatoichi.
83	** Franky is based off Creator/JimCarrey as Film/AceVentura with ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'s arms and addiction to Coke (or whatever Coca-Cola equivalent they have in the ''OP'' world).
84	** PsychoElectro Eneru is allegedly based on Music/{{Eminem}}, of whom Oda is a fan.
85	** Not to mention Spandam, who bears a remarkable similarity to Wrestling/MickFoley during his "Mankind" days in the WWE.
86	** There's also Ivankov, who's basically Creator/TimCurry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
87	** Jango is actually two celebrities in one -- his mannerisms are clearly based on Music/MichaelJackson, but if one looks closely, his face actually better resembles [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]] than it does Jackson (minus, of course, the heart-shaped eyes, as revealed in a manga omake).
88	** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Trafalgar Law]] looks like ''The Pickup Artist'' of all people.
89	** Vice-Admiral Garp's right-hand man is based on Creator/HumphreyBogart. He's even called Bogart.
90	** Sanji's appearance is based on Creator/SteveBuscemi as he appears in Film/ReservoirDogs, according to WordOfGod.
91	** Diamante is a more blatant caricature of [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]], large mouth and lips included. When he enters the Dressrosa Colosseum he carries with him a mic stand, a prominent part of Tyler's performances.
92	** MadScientist Dr. Vegapunk is based on UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, with his OverlyLongTongue directly homaging the famous picture of Einstein sticking his tongue out. Meanwhile the first of Vegapunk's Satellites, Shaka, clearly looks like Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one-half of the music duo Music/DaftPunk.
93	* Another dub (specifically, 4Kids) example: an episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' featured Dr. Quackenpoker, who was such a blatant [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]] parody that the original animators were in on the joke too, because he even ''looked'' the part. Not to mention an early recurring character named Speilbunk, a very self-congratulatory film director.
94	* In Episode 2 of the ''Anime/PrettySammy'' OAV, Standardsoft chairman Bif Standard is a parody of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
95	* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': A flashback chapter has the Nakano quintuplets playing for a soccer female team, whose (unnamed) coach is a very blatant cartoonish version of Diego Armando Maradona during his player days.
96	* The U.S. President in the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' OVA was "[[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Dubya]]" {{flanderiz\|ation}}ed to the point of insanity and pants-wetting.
97	* ''Manga/TheRideOnKing'': Alexander Purchinov is a muscular blond president of a Slavic country with short hair, black belt, and is a WalkingShirtlessScene, who is introduced in a pose resembling UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin's famous photo of riding a bear.
98	* In the ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', The Big Cheese's dub voice is obviously Creator/PaulLynde like Escargoon in Kirby, it's made funnier by Big Cheese's more than questionable lifestyle.
99	* The manga ''Manga/SDGundamMushaBanchoFuunroku'' has a minor character, news reporter Crystal Tatsugawa. She's based on real-life Japanese television announcer and news presenter Christel Takigawa.
100	* ''Manga/SgtFrog'':
101	** Japan periodically has scheduled blackouts to conserve electricity. One chapter has this but has the Tokyo Electric Company portrayed as TheBridge, complete with BridgeBunnies and the director dressed up as TheCaptain, spouting stock lines from military anime. The disclaimer at the bottom reads:
102	--->''"This story is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons or organizations is purely coincidental. And I doubt the Chief of Electricity has such a fancy costume in reality."''
103	** Another manga chapter involves Keroro and Tamama spying on manga writers and features a cameo by what can be assumed to be the spirit of the late, great Creator/OsamuTezuka (we don't see his face, but one can make out his trademark pipe and beret, and he kicks over a Hyoutan-Tsugi as he departs).
104	* In ''Manga/ShamanKing'', Anna is shown to be a fan of a female rocker named "[[Music/ShiinaRingo Awaya Ringo]]."
105	* In ''Manga/SlamDunk'', all uniforms are representations of real NBA teams, starting with Shohoku, a ShoutOut of Chicago Bulls. Also, because of this, some characters are compared to real players, like Hanamichi Sakuragi with Dennis Rodman (because of his [[DelinquentHair red hair]]).
106	* One of Sakuragi's friends -- the one with the mustache -- has the voice, {{Catch Phrase}}s and the look of deposed (and as of May 2010 running again for) President Joseph Estrada in the ''Manga/SlamDunk!'' Filipino dub.
107	** Another Filipino dub joke -- this time in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' -- has someone telling Takamura that he looks like an alcohol salesman while wearing a boxing referee's outfit. This is a reference to Carlos Padilla, Jr. -- Takamura's retort is also a blatant nod to the alcohol commercial's tagline. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx5CE8ZypAM This is the commercial]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8oBSaaqfM and this is the scene where the]] ShoutOut occurs. (Judging by the subtitles, this might also be a {{Woolseyism}}.)
108	* The author of ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'' admitted that Cobra's character design was largely based on French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, who specialized during the '70s in tough, charming, and witty roles.
109	* In ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV'', Nash's appearance doesn't look like the games (the show was made before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''); instead, he holds a likeness with the French actor Creator/JeanReno.
110	* ''Manga/SupermanVsMeshi'': An odd case. This incarnation of Superman heavily resembles Creator/ChristopherReeve physically - the very Reeve that played him in the [[Film/SupermanTheMovie 1978 movie]]. Like Reeve's Superman, SupermanVsMeshi!Superman he rescues Lois from a helicopter and is mentioned to be from Kansas.
111	* Inspector Unmei of ''Manga/TheThreeEyedOne'' bears a striking resemblance to the German composer [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Ludwig van Beethoven]].
112	* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' has a number of characters who look suspiciously like known actors or other noteworthy individuals, some of whom have affiliations with superhero movies. Examples include Ben Jackson (Creator/ForestWhitaker), Karina's teacher (Creator/StevenSpielberg), Karina's manager (Creator/RobertDowneyJr), and the Mayor (UsefulNotes/BarackObama). Barnaby's father very intentionally looks like Film/{{Batman\|1989}} -era Creator/MichaelKeaton. Barnaby's nanny is Creator/RobinWilliams from ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''. Antonio is based on his namesake Creator/AntonioBanderas and Nathan on [[Series/RupaulsDragRace [=RuPaul=]]].
113	* ''Manga/YakitateJapan'' has a recurring gag character called "Kid" that bears a remarkable resemblance to none other than Creator/BradPitt. However, unlike Brad, Kid isn't just a movie star -- he works in just about every industry under the sun including being a masseuse, thief, lawyer, and CEO to name a few.
114	* The 2008-2009 ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'' series features "cameos" from all sorts of American names, including Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, and [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]].
115	* [[DubPersonalityChange Unlike the Japanese original]], the dub of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' mines celebrity impersonations for all they're worth, especially for Duel Spirits. Neo-Spacian Ground Mole is Art Carney, while the Ojama Trio (Green, Yellow, and Black) are an approximation of the Three Stooges. The Crystal Beasts are ''all'' based on celebrities in the dub: Emerald Turtle is Creator/WoodyAllen, Amber Mammoth is Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Topaz Tiger is Creator/SeanConnery, Crystal Eagle is Don Adams as [[Series/GetSmart Maxwell Smart]], Sapphire Pegasus is Allan Lane as Series/MisterEd, and Amethyst Cat is Creator/JulieNewmar. The exception, Ruby Carbuncle, is TheVoiceless.
116	** It's present in the original series, too. Pegasus' love of Toon monsters is easily explained when you consider that his favorite movie (in this case, "dub" or not) appears to be ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''? (Check out his email avatar sometime!)
117	*** It was a fictional cartoon called "Funny Bunny" (in the "dub") where the main character was supposed to be an {{Expy}} of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, but same idea. Indeed, the name given to "Funny Bunny"'s rival is referred to (again, by 4Kids) as "Ruff Gruff [=McDog=]", a name clearly based on [=McGruff=] the Crime Dog.
118	** Doctor "Stein", the incredibly boring teacher/villain in one episode of the series. "Jaden?[[note]]"Judai" in the Japanese original.[[/note]] Mueller? Mueller? [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Mueller]]?"
119	** Duel Scientist Eisenstein, who even gets Einstein's classic tongue sticking out poster. Yes, Einstein has apparently devoted himself to card games in this universe. The funny part is that there was a famous mathematician named Eisenstein in real life.
120	** Don Zaloog's actor imitated Creator/ChristopherWalken.
121	** The villain Howard X Miller's actor imitated Creator/PaulLynde.
122	* ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' bases many of its characters on real-life figure skaters:
123	** Yuri Katsuki seems to be a combination of several Japanese skaters; his career and background are heavily based on Tatsuki Machida, especially since they both came in dead last at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi. His personality and skating style seem to be inspired by Daisuke Takahashi, particularly his reputation for having a "glass heart" and being known for his step sequences. In terms of appearance, without his glasses on, he looks like Yuzuru Hanyu.
124	** Victor Nikiforov is based on Evgeni Plushenko in terms of his career. However, his looks were based on actor Creator/JohnCameronMitchell, which was inspired after original character designer Mitsurou Kubo saw him in a performance of ''Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch''.
125	** Yuri Plisetsky is a GenderFlip of Yulia Lipnitskaya, their most notable similarity being their intimidating looks. There's also his love of leopard print, as Kubo got the inspiration for his design after seeing Lipnitskaya wearing leopard print clothing.
126	** The Thai Phichit Chulanont looks a lot like Michael Christian Martinez, who is Filipino.
127	** Otabek Altin is a direct reference to the late Denis Ten. Like Ten, he's from Kazakhstan and is considered the "hero" of his home country thanks to his skills.
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