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13This page lists ShoutOut seen in various UsefulNotes/AnimeAndManga series.
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15Japanese works tend to be very fond of these.
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18!!Works with their own subpages:
19[[index]]
20* ''ShoutOut/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou''
21* ''ShoutOut/AldnoahZero''
22* ''ShoutOut/AmagiBrilliantPark''
23* ''ShoutOut/AnimeGataris''
24* ''ShoutOut/ApocalypseZero''
25* ''ShoutOut/AriaTheScarletAmmo''
26* ''ShoutOut/AssassinationClassroom''
27* ''ShoutOut/AsobiAsobase''
28* ''ShoutOut/AzumangaDaioh''
29* ''ShoutOut/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''
30* ''ShoutOut/{{Bakuman}}''
31* ''ShoutOut/BangBraveBangBravern''
32* ''ShoutOut/Bastard1988''
33* ''ShoutOut/{{Beelzebub}}''
34* ''ShoutOut/{{Berserk}}''
35* ''ShoutOut/BirdieWing''
36* ''ShoutOut/BlackClover''
37* ''ShoutOut/BlendS''
38* ''ShoutOut/BloodBlockadeBattlefront''
39* ''ShoutOut/BNABrandNewAnimal''
40* ''ShoutOut/CarnivalPhantasm''
41* ''ShoutOut/CaroleAndTuesday''
42* ''ShoutOut/CaseClosed''
43* ''ShoutOut/CatPlanetCuties''
44* ''ShoutOut/ChainsawMan''
45* ''ShoutOut/CombattlerV''
46* ''ShoutOut/CowboyBebop''
47* ''ShoutOut/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove''
48* ''ShoutOut/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys''
49* ''ShoutOut/{{Daimos}}''
50* ''ShoutOut/DarlingInTheFranxx''
51* ''ShoutOut/DearS''
52* ''ShoutOut/DeathNote''
53* ''ShoutOut/{{Digimon}}''
54** ''ShoutOut/DigimonAdventure''
55** ''ShoutOut/DigimonAdventure02''
56** ''ShoutOut/DigimonTamers''
57** ''ShoutOut/DigimonFrontier''
58** ''ShoutOut/DigimonFusion''
59** ''ShoutOut/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime''
60** ''ShoutOut/DigimonAdventure2020''
61* ''ShoutOut/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK''
62* ''ShoutOut/DokiDokiPrecure''
63* ''ShoutOut/DragonHalf''
64* ''ShoutOut/{{Durarara}}''
65* ''ShoutOut/EurekaSeven''
66* ''ShoutOut/ExcelSaga''
67* ''ShoutOut/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks''
68* ''ShoutOut/FlameOfRecca''
69* ''ShoutOut/FlyMeToTheMoon''
70* ''ShoutOut/FoodWars''
71* ''ShoutOut/FrankenFran''
72* ''ShoutOut/FullmetalAlchemist''
73* ''ShoutOut/FullMetalPanic''
74** ''ShoutOut/FullMetalPanicFumoffu''
75* ''ShoutOut/Gamers2015''
76* ''ShoutOut/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''
77* ''ShoutOut/GhostSweeperMikami''
78* ''ShoutOut/{{Gintama}}''
79* ''ShoutOut/GirlsUndPanzer''
80* ''ShoutOut/GoblinSlayer''
81* ''ShoutOut/GoodLuckGirl''
82* ''ShoutOut/GreatTeacherOnizuka''
83* ''ShoutOut/GTOTheEarlyYears''
84* ''ShoutOut/GuiltyCrown''
85* ''ShoutOut/GunBuster''
86* ''ShoutOut/{{Haganai}}''
87* ''Shoutout/HajimeNoIppo''
88* ''ShoutOut/HaruhiSuzumiya''
89* ''ShoutOut/HayateTheCombatButler''
90* ''ShoutOut/HighSchoolDXD''
91* ''ShoutOut/HighschoolOfTheDead''
92* ''ShoutOut/HighScoreGirl''
93* ''ShoutOut/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying''
94* ''ShoutOut/InterspeciesReviewers''
95* ''ShoutOut/{{Jewelpet}}''
96** ''ShoutOut/{{Jewelpet 2009}}''
97** ''ShoutOut/JewelpetTwinkle''
98** ''ShoutOut/JewelpetSunshine''
99** ''ShoutOut/JewelpetKiraDeco''
100** ''ShoutOut/JewelpetHappiness''
101* ''ShoutOut/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
102* ''ShoutOut/{{Jormungand}}''
103* ''ShoutOut/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''
104* ''ShoutOut/KurokosBasketball''
105* ''ShoutOut/KillLaKill''
106* ''ShoutOut/TheKurosagiCorpseDeliveryService''
107* ''ShoutOut/LittleWitchAcademia2017''
108* ''ShoutOut/LogHorizon''
109* ''ShoutOut/LoveHina''
110* ''ShoutOut/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions''
111* ''ShoutOut/LuckyStar''
112* ''ShoutOut/LudwigRevolution''
113* ''ShoutOut/LyricalNanoha''
114* ''ShoutOut/MacrossDelta''
115* ''ShoutOut/MariaHolic''
116* ''ShoutOut/MazingerZ''
117* ''ShoutOut/MazingerAngels''
118* ''ShoutOut/MidoriDays''
119* ''ShoutOut/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''
120* ''ShoutOut/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''
121* ''ShoutOut/MobileSuitGundam00''
122* ''ShoutOut/MolesterMan''
123* ''ShoutOut/MonsterMusume''
124* ''ShoutOut/{{Murcielago}}''
125* ''ShoutOut/MyHeroAcademia''
126* ''ShoutOut/{{Naruto}}''
127* ''ShoutOut/{{NEEDLESS}}''
128* ''ShoutOut/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''
129* ''ShoutOut/NeonGenesisEvangelion''
130** ''ShoutOut/RebuildOfEvangelion''
131* ''ShoutOut/{{Nichijou}}''
132* ''ShoutOut/NinjaScroll''
133* ''ShoutOut/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular''
134* ''ShoutOut/NoGameNoLife''
135* ''ShoutOut/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove''
136* ''ShoutOut/OnePiece''
137* ''ShoutOut/{{Oreimo}}''
138* ''ShoutOut/{{Osomatsu San}}''
139* ''ShoutOut/OtakuNoVideo''
140* ''ShoutOut/OutbreakCompany''
141* ''ShoutOut/Overlord2012''
142* ''ShoutOut/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''
143* ''ShoutOut/{{Patlabor}}''
144* ''ShoutOut/{{Penguindrum}}''
145* ''ShoutOut/PopTeamEpic''
146* ''ShoutOut/PrisonSchool''
147* ''ShoutOut/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''
148* ''ShoutOut/PsychicSquad''
149* ''ShoutOut/PsychoPass''
150* ''ShoutOut/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem''
151* ''ShoutOut/ReCreators''
152* ''ShoutOut/RosarioPlusVampire''
153* ''ShoutOut/RurouniKenshin''
154* ''ShoutOut/SailorMoon''
155* ''ShoutOut/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''
156* ''ShoutOut/ScottPilgrimTakesOff''
157* ''ShoutOut/SerialExperimentsLain''
158* ''ShoutOut/SgtFrog''
159* ''ShoutOut/{{Shimoneta}}''
160* ''ShoutOut/{{Shirobako}}''
161* ''ShoutOut/SKETDance''
162* ''ShoutOut/SlamDunk''
163* ''ShoutOut/SleepyPrincessInTheDemonCastle''
164* ''ShoutOut/SoulEater''
165* ''ShoutOut/SpaceDandy''
166* ''ShoutOut/SpacePatrolLuluco''
167* ''ShoutOut/{{Spriggan}}''
168* ''ShoutOut/SpyXFamily''
169* ''ShoutOut/SSSSGridman''
170* ''ShoutOut/StudentCouncilsDiscretion''
171* ''ShoutOut/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''
172* ''ShoutOut/SwordArtOnline''
173* ''ShoutOut/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline''
174* ''ShoutOut/{{Symphogear}}''
175* ''ShoutOut/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
176* ''ShoutOut/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows''
177* ''ShoutOut/ToLoveRu''
178* ''ShoutOut/TriageX''
179* ''ShoutOut/UmaMusume''
180* ''ShoutOut/UruseiYatsura''
181* ''ShoutOut/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut''
182* ''ShoutOut/VoltesV''
183* ''ShoutOut/{{Voltron}}''
184** ''ShoutOut/GoLion''
185** ''ShoutOut/DairuggerXV''
186* ''ShoutOut/TheVoynichHotel''
187* ''ShoutOut/WotakoiLoveIsHardForOtaku''
188* ''ShoutOut/{{Yaiba}}''
189* ''ShoutOut/YandereKanojo''
190* ''ShoutOut/YuYuHakusho''
191[[/index]]
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194!!Other examples:
195* ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' has a chapter named "A Quiet Town in Germany," which is a nod to the place where all the shit hit the fan in Urasawa's previous work, ''Anime/{{Monster}}''.
196* Chapter 215 of ''Manga/AirGear'' contains a ShoutOut to ''Manga/DeathNote'': "I'm gonna be an entity that not even Yagami Light could manage to be!"
197** Also, in another chapter Ikki eats from a cup of noodles with [[Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Itoshiki Nozomu's]] face on it.
198** And Chapter 222 has pages ripped directly from the first volume of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', used as a source of inspiration for one character.
199** The series also references ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' when Ikki wears a headband witFh a character's name on it, and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' twice. Once with Ringo summoning Star Platinum after being groped, the TV-headed announcer guy during the Behemoth match giving off a WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
200*** The Kazu vs Aeon Clock match is one giant JJBA tribute. Aeon's style involves "freezing time", complete with some of Dio's lines (Toki wo Tomare!), and Kazu contemplating defeating him using a steamroller.
201** Ohm of the Sleeping Forest has a special move called "Anime/BubblegumCrisis".
202* ''Anime/{{Albegas}}'':
203** Episode 3. In Goro's robot, a poster of Anime/CaptainHarlock can be seen.
204** Gori-Robo is inspired by the mecha of ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
205** Prof. Mizuki has a strong resmblance to Creator/StanLee because of his glasses and hairstyle. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mizuki_83.png See here]].
206* In an ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' manga {{omake}} chapter, Kaoru's [[UnwantedHarem harem]] is instructed to clean the house, and when they get to his room, the girls stumble upon a PornStash (poorly) hidden under his bed. [[{{Meido}} Taeko]] then says "I think dirty thoughts are bad!", a catch phrase used by the title character in ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}''.
207* The English dub of ''Anime/AlienNine'' has a ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' shout-out when a nameless student -- [[ActorAllusion voiced by Veronica Taylor, who also played Ash Ketchum]] -- while chasing a small alien creature with a gang of his friends, gleefully chortles, "Gotta catch 'em all!"
208* In ''Anime/AngelBeats'' practically every word that comes out of TK's mouth is a Shout Out. References include ''Film/TheTerminator'', Music/BobDylan, and many other musical references, cementing his status as the EnsembleDarkHorse.
209** At one point, Otonashi attempts to imagine what Angel's house would look like. What comes up are heavily pixellated versions of [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle Howl's castle]] and [[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa.]]
210* In ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', Ogisu compares Kitano to a [[Manga/DragonBall Saiyan]].
211* ''Manga/AnimalCrossingNewHorizonsDesertedIslandDiary'':
212** In "Beware of Dubious Artwork?!", Coroyuki paints a picture called "[[Art/TheScream Tom Nook's Scream]]", Himepoyo paints a picture called "[[Art/TheMonaLisa Mona Nook]]", and Benben paints a picture called "[[Art/TheBirthOfVenusBotticelli The Birth of Tom Nook]]".
213** In "Feel Our Passion, K.K. Slider!", Coroyuki, Guchan, Raymond, and Dom form a boy band called "[[Music/TheBeastieBoys The Beachy Boys]]".
214* Strangely, ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' seldom references other manga.
215** The title is a reference to ''Film/ChungkingExpress'', through the latter's MarketBasedTitle, translated into English as "Planet in Love".
216** When Mira and Moe enter the Earth Sciences Club room in the first episode or chapter, they see [[ThisIsMySide a sign with "heaven" (ten) on one side of the room, one with "earth" (chi) on the other side, and one with "man" (jin) in the middle]]. Mira wonders if they are at war, in reference to ''Tenchijin'' (''Heaven, Earth and Man''), a UsefulNotes/SengokuJidai drama aired in Creator/{{NHK}} in 2009.
217** In the dub, Sakura calls Monroe a "[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire sweet]] [[Series/GameOfThrones summer child]]" before pointing out that every day of the year has a birth stone, not just every month.
218** Mira gives Mari the nickname "Monroe" and explains it as a reference to Creator/MarilynMonroe.
219** One of the {{Imagine Spot}}s Ao has when she finds out -- after [[spoiler:moving into Mira's house]] -- that Mira has little sense of privacy is that Mira starts reading her own books without permission. The book in question? ''{{Literature/The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy|1}}''.
220* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
221** One of the Titans [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/52bd7c8174c461a7665e159bef6a3c21/tumblr_mm91ozzbQc1r4x6l3o1_500.jpg looks a lot like]] the Oni from ''VideoGame/AoOni''.
222** One of the gag previews from the manga has Eren waking up to discover that the entire series was AllJustADream, and that he's actually a Japanese schoolboy with Mikasa as his best friend. So basically, the infamous Episode 26 of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but with Eren and Mikasa in place of Shinji and Asuka. Also, [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/613/223/081.jpg this.]] And [[http://atomicreligion.tumblr.com/post/74065176147 this.]]
223** More officially, Isayama stated in [[http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/archives/7964052.html a blog-post]] that the characters of Levi and Erwin were modeled after Rorschach and Ozymandias from the American graphic novel ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. Levi shares Rorschach's body type (and is referred to derisively as being small, as Rorschach is), bizarre manner of speaking and behavior, horrendous upbringing, and white scarf, while Erwin shares Ozymandias' body type, facial features, and modus operandi: Both Ozymandias and Erwin are leaders who are unafraid to sacrifice many in order to save the majority.
224** His blog post on [[http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/?p=13 April 17th]] also confirms that Reiner is largely based on wrestler Wrestling/BrockLesnar.
225** A very roundabout one to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': In JJBA, there is a character named Mark, as there is one named Marco in ''Attack On Titan''. Both are friends of a character the protagonist butts heads with at first. [[spoiler:Both are found dead, missing large chunks of their upper bodies, with Marco being bitten in half by a Titan, and Mark half absorbed by one of the Pillar Men.]] Incidentally, they share the same Japanese voice actor.
226** In the dub, Keith Shadis asks Eren [[Film/FullMetalJacket "what is your major malfunction?!"]]
227** One of the Titans in the manga [[http://imgur.com/uu4t0Hw appears to be]] the main character from Film/AClockworkOrange, complete with KubrickStare.
228** [[spoiler:Annie]] is compared to the [[LiteraryAllusionTitle Sleeping Beauty]] by Jean in Chapter 34.
229* ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. Umm... One piece of advice: watch the background. By the time you see ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', you would already be dead from laughter.
230* [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] [[http://twitpic.com/8rte7v appears in a sign]] in fellow Creator/StudioShaft series ''[[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nisemonogatari]]''.
231* In the first chapter of ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'', the creators ShoutOut twice to their previous series ''Manga/DeathNote''; once when a character jokes about a school book being a Death Note, then when someone references a quote from the mangaka themselves. The series also makes {{ShoutOut}}s to the popularity of ''Manga/DragonBall'' and ''Manga/OnePiece''. And this is all in the first chapter.
232** Thrice. A character mentions "feeling like I was Gevanni", one of the SPK members.
233* Tondemon Higashi’s from ''Battle Club'' TrainingFromHell is based off of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/DragonBall Turtle School]]
234** Shiba Ryoutarou’s special technique is even called the Kamehamehou.
235* Most of the characters in ''Manga/Bastard1988'' are named after 80s metal musicians. Then again, the entire show is rife with such ThemeNaming, extending to countries, organizations and even spells.
236* Not to be left behind, ''Manga/BGataHKei'' has a few of its own:
237** There was a parody of ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' in Episode 6.
238** "The White Death" [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_Häyhä Simo Häyhä]] can briefly be seen standing behind Yamada's classmate Kobayashi firing a shot from his signature rifle as she approaches a wealthy guest at Kanejou's Christmas party.
239*** "Kobayshi's taken the lead!" "Is that the White Death at her back?"
240* In the anime ''Manga/BlackButler'', the creepy island is actually drawn after a painting by Arnold Böcklin.
241* In Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/BlackJack'', Episode 7, there is a white lion who looks strikingly similar to Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion, an earlier creation of Tezuka.
242** Also, in ''Kimba'', Manga/AstroBoy cameos twice. Once he's in a world's fair as a model robot, the other time one of the villains is actually WATCHING Astro Boy beat up one of his enemies!
243* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'':
244** One of the more obscure ones was [[ChainsawGood Sawyer the Cleaner's]] rendition of Leatherface's rage dance from the original ''[[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''.
245** A less obscure one would be towards the end of Season 1 Episode 12 where it's mentioned that Revy's still wanted in New York's [[Series/LawAndOrder 27th precinct]].
246** Roberta the unstoppable maid in anime Episodes 8-10.
247*** The whole Roberta sequence is a huge and {{lampshaded}} shout-out to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' films.
248*** Roberta and Revy run towards each other shooting their pistols and end up on the ground with their guns pointed at each other's heads in a MexicanStandoff, just like Neo and Agent Smith in their subway battle in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
249** The U.S. Army squad in El Baile is called the [[VideoGame/MetalGear Gray Fox]] unit. And features one guy with a bandana.
250** Madame Flora, the mistress/pimp who runs the whorehouse upstairs in the Yellow Flag, is based off [[Creator/JohnWaters Divine]].
251** The flashback scenes to the German submarine in Episode 4 are rife with references to ''Film/DasBoot''. The submarine even ends up stranded on the sea bottom like the U-96, although it, unlike the U-96, doesn't manage to escape.
252** The Vampire Twins arc has a few ''Film/TheShining'' references, one of which was exclusively manga, in which Gretel sings a song from ''Film/TheShining'' (in the anime she has a song written for her).
253** From the first light novel: "Never speak of the [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles turtles]]!!" ([[ItMakesSenseInContext It Makes (just a bit more) Sense In Context]])
254** The omake where Balalaika raises Hansel and Gretel as her kids is titled ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Balalaika]]'' in Japanese.
255** In Chapter 55, Fabiola and Revy have to talk to a heroin/speed addict who's convinced they're Martian death squad scouts. Fabiola gets him to calm down by telling him she's a "good alien" from the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Cylon Empire]].
256* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
257** The anime creates a number of these and in particular loves doing shout outs to ''Manga/DragonBall''.
258*** In [[{{Filler}} Episode 133]], [[HotBlooded Ikkaku]] teaches a Kendo class that produces a blatant ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' reference. One of the boys is a cowardly, easily cowed young man with short brown hair, baby-face features, and receives near-constant praise from Ikkaku for not "running away". His name is Shinji.
259*** ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya's'' famous sunset scene of [[CasanovaWannabe Taniguchi]] walking into a classroom singing that he'd forgotten his bag is spoofed in ''Bleach's'' [[{{Filler}} Episode 141]] when [[CasanovaWannabe Keigo]] walks into his classroom at sunset chanting over and over that he's forgotten something. His friend Mizuiro wearily tells him to cut it out because the joke's not funny.
260*** One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtx3daQ6j8 omake]] had [[CloudCuckoolander Orihime]] ask [[TheBigGuy Sado]] which outfit would be best to fight in. One of them is the orange uniform from ''Manga/DragonBall''.
261** The manga itself does produce a couple of shout outs:
262*** WordOfGod admitted that everything about Mashiro, especially her uniform, is a deliberate ''Franchise/KamenRider'' reference.
263*** [[CampGay Charlotte Cuuhlhourne's]] release is a reference to MagicalGirl genre, made famous by ''Anime/SailorMoon'' in particular. He is also rose-themed, which is a shout out to the ''Barazoku'' magazine which began the association of the rose with homosexuality.
264*** During the Lost Agent Arc, Orihime can be seen wearing pajamas with mushroom patterns on them. Not such a big deal... until you see the pocket of the pajama shirt, which reads [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros "1UP"]].
265* The ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' manga had plenty of shout outs to other manga or video games (most notably when Yugi pops out of Bo-Bobo's afro and plays Slifer in order to help defeat the enemy -- drawn by the actual ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' artist). The anime cut down on this (the aforementioned Slifer scene was something else), but still had some, such as at least one ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' shout out. The English dub, however, [[{{Woolseyism}} added shout outs]] to all kinds of Western things, such as ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
266** ''Manga/YuGiOh'' has a shoutout to ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' as well. Twice in the 3rd volume of the final arc someone is seen with a Nu handkerchief.
267* A boy in ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' was in denial about Marika's sex and thought she was a crossdressing cis girl like Chizuru from ''Manga/WanderingSon''. Marika herself is an {{expy}} of Nitori from that manga.
268* ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'' has several reference to other {{fighting game}}s and manga during the TournamentArc.
269** The basic scenario is reminiscent of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'': organize a fanservicey MMA tournament of the world's greatest female professional fighters. One chapter is even titled "Dead or Alive".
270** Umezawa Mayu is a cosplayer in addition to an MMA fighter trained in Japanese kenpo. She turns up to her first match dressed as Mai from ''VideoGame/FatalFury''.
271** Kazakh wrestler Nasstaja Ibrahimov is forced to withdraw from the tournament a couple chapters after winning against Kujiraoka Mika by knockout, because [[DelayedCausality Mika punched one of Ibrahimov's ribs into her kidney as she was going down]] (she ''did'' say [[ExactWords she'd win in a single punch]]). [[LampshadeHanging Somebody in the audience complains]], "What is this, ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''?"
272* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' is loaded with Shout Outs:
273** One of the biggest sources is the film ''Film/BladeRunner''. At least two characters have names lifted directly from the film (and one is the lead singer of a band called "The Replicants"). There are strong plot parallels in several episodes (most notably Episode 5, which focuses on a group of androids who have escaped from a space station), and in the overall MythArc of the series. And both feature a monumentally-powerful corporation which manufactures androids and which is based in a mountain-like building. In addition, AD Police headquarters is a dead ringer for the Los Angeles police tower in ''Film/BladeRunner''.
274** There are several references to the film ''Streets Of Fire'', including a ten-minute {{homage}} to that film in the form of Priss and the Replicants' stage performance at the beginning of the first episode, which allegedly duplicates move-for-move the first of the movie's performances by "Ellen Aim and the Attackers". Both have a character named Raven; and ''BGC'' has a character named "Madigan", while actress Amy Madigan was a featured player in ''Streets Of Fire''.
275** A map of Megatokyo which appears in Episode 3 is heavily annotated in English with the names of actors and characters from the film ''Film/TopGun''.
276** In the episode "Revenge Road", when Nene searches for all the owners of "Griffon" sportscars in Megatokyo, famed Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto shows up on her results.
277** An ADP duty roster in Episode 8 lists a number of 1980s Marvel Comics artists as officers.
278** The HUD of an ADP officer briefly flashes "Budweiser King of Beers" and "St. Louis, Mo" in Episode 1.
279* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'':
280** Shusui Hayasaka's buso renkin, Sword Samurai X, is a shout-out to ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'''s original English title, ''Samurai X'' that Creator/NobuhiroWatsuki said he really liked. There is also, a shout-out to the same series for a single panel in the manga where Tokiko is so bandaged up, she looks like Makoto Shishio, for no reason other than an irresistible impulse the author had.
281** The Alchemist Army's training room being called the Danger Room and the BigBad's weapon being named Fatal Attraction are shout-outs to ''ComicBook/XMen'', Watsuki's favourite American comic series.
282** The protagonist Kazuki Muto is named after ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s [[Creator/KazukiTakahashi author]] and main character, ''Kazuki'' Takahashi and Yugi ''Muto''.
283** In one episode, the camera makes a panning shot of a TV and onscreen is the main character from Nobuhiro Watsuki's one-shot, "Embalming -Dead Body and Bride-", that would later be worked into his subsequent series ''Manga/{{Embalming}} -– The Another Frankenstein Tale''.
284** When Kazuki draws up a composite sketch of Papillon, the art style is that of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' creator Creator/HirohikoAraki.
285* Just about every episode of ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' features [[ChewToy Lancer]] [[TheyKilledKennyAgain dying]]. Just about every one of Lancer's deaths is followed by [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Oh my God, they killed Lancer!" "You bastards!"]]
286* When cops find Manga/CatEyedBoy lurking in a graveyard, one of the police wonders if he's "Keetaro, that graveyard kid" (referring to ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'' who was originally knows as "Kitaro of the Graveyard").
287* ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'':
288** Some of the videos Killer T rents include ''[[Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions Love, Golgi Apparatus, & Other Delusions]]'', ''[[Manga/MyLittleMonster My Little Nucleosome]]'', and ''[[Manga/DefyingKurosakiKun Defying Synapse-kun]]''.
289** One of Killer T's Naive T-Cell subordinates is drawn in the style of Effector T from [[Manga/CellsAtWork the parent series]], who himself was a reference to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
290* ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBacteria'': When the ''Clostridium perfingens'' leader finds out why the Bad-Bacteria colony suddenly shrinks, he puts on [[Manga/CaseClosed Conan Edogawa]]'s glasses and bowtie.
291* The ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex-tan'' omake is itself an imitation of the ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana-tan'' omake and makes clear reference to it several times. The ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' tiger makes an appearance, too, for the same reason--same publisher/studio (J.C. Staff).
292** Speaking of ''Index'', it doesn't really shy away from referencing. Straight in the first episode/volume is Misaka asking Touma "Geez... what were you doing? Pretending to be a Samaritanian, protecting delinquents... are you a [[Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka certain hot-blooded teacher]]?"
293*** In Episode 20, Yoshikawa is having doubts that Accelerator can save Last Order in time. His response is to throw the phone away and remark "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Ore ga dare da to omotte yagaru?!]]"
294* In the ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' manga, Rosette shouts "[[CallingYourAttacks Sinner Attack!!]]" and thrusts out her fingers, holding the watch that unseals Chrono's powers similarly to how the trainers hold Pokeballs in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. (Chrono responds with a confused "What the heck is that?!")
295* In ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} ~After Story~'', the circumstances and appearance of [[TearJerker Nagisa's death]] are very similar to Goku's death by heart virus in ''Anime/Dragon Ball Z''. Both characters died from complications with an illness (heart virus for Goku, [[SoapOperaDisease god knows what for Nagisa]]) while lying in a futon (Japanese floorbed), were surrounded by their loved ones the whole time, [[BigSleep died with their eyes closed]], had the exact same death pose (look at the two photos at the same time: you'll see the resemblance), and most importantly, had a super-intelligent friend (Bulma for Goku, Kotomi for Nagisa) who were working on a cure/treatment for the condition, but by the time they finally hit a breakthrough, was too late.
296* ''Manga/CodeBreaker'''s current villain, a WellIntentionedExtremist, appears to be a shout-out to [[Manga/DeathNote L]]: he has long, messy hair; wears a white shirt and jeans, goes barefoot, has abnormal sleeping habits (instead of being awake all the time, he sleeps for roughly 22 hours at a stretch), and is willing to do anything for what he perceives to be the right thing.
297* In one of its many SchoolFestival episodes, ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has C.C. wear robotic antennae on her ears which, combined with her long green hair, make her resemble [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Chachamaru]]. In that same episode, Shirley wears a maid outfit inspired by [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru]] - which is then acknowledged by having Anya Alstreim, voiced by Yuko Goto (Mikuru's voice actress), take notice.
298** By coincidence, the joke is preserved in the dub, since Creator/StephanieSheh, Mikuru's dub VA, also does Anya.
299** If one listens closely, the ambient hum of a Sutherland's cockpit was lifted straight from the OS startup sound of ''Anime/{{Gasaraki}}'''s Tactical Armor.
300* ''Anime/CosplayComplex'' is stuffed to the brim with shout-outs to other series, starting with the previous shows of the producer -- mostly in the form of {{Cosplay}} costumes.
301%%* ''Manga/{{Countrouble}}'' has a to ''Manga/CaseClosed''
302* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': There are whole websites dedicated to index the numerous references you can find in the anime.
303** The names of the three criminals in the beginning of Episode 8 "Waltz for Venus" are [[Franchise/DuckTales Louie, Huey, and Dewey.]]
304** Episode 9 "Jamming with Edward" has a weird conspiracy theorist named Yuri Kellerman, a reference to the fake psychic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Geller Uri Geller]].
305** ''Anime/CowboyBebop TheMovie'' has [=CBC=] News, with a logo typeface similar to [=CBS=]' of the time, and is hosted by Mark Rather (Dan Rather). Also, the subtitle, "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is the title of a Music/BobDylan song, famously covered by ''Music/GunsNRoses''.
306** Like the music reference is anything new. A good chunk of ''Cowboy Bebop'''s episode titles are named after songs/albums, including (but not limited to): "Toys in the Attic" (Music/{{Aerosmith}}), and "Hard Luck Woman" (Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}).
307** Nearly ''every'' episode title is based on either a song, album, or genre of music. The sole exception is "Brain Scratch", since they couldn't find a song title that fit the episode's plot well enough.
308** On top of that, Music/YokoKanno's soundtrack itself contains {{homage}}s and {{Shout Out}}s to everyone from John Hiatt to Music/TomWaits.
309* Like Bo-bobo, the Funimation dub of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' had a lot of dialogue shout outs changed to fit the U.S. (usually concerning popular names in media). There was also a passing [[CallingYourAttacks attack call]] reference to the [[Manga/DragonBall Kamehameha]] in one episode.
310* The ''Literature/CrusherJoe'' movie has one scene taking place at a drive-in movie theater, where [[ShowWithinAShow what's being shown on the screen]] is something that stars the main characters from ''Literature/DirtyPair''. (In their original {{Light Novel|s}} versions, ''Crusher Joe'' and ''Dirty Pair'' are parts of the same continuity. Also, this was actually the earliest animated appearance of Kei, Yuri, and Mugi, since the ''Dirty Pair'' TV series didn't debut until 2 years later.)
311* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has a number of shout-outs to other anime: One notable one is where one [[CosplayOtakuGirl anime and manga obsessed character]] threatens to write [[Manga/DeathNote "in her notebook"]] the name of someone who'd offended her.
312** Another ''Manga/DeathNote'' ShoutOut: in Episode 22 Amber is seen standing on top of a building eating an apple in a manner resembling Light in the first opening.
313** The first season finale has a scene ''very'' similar to the [[GainaxEnding "Congratulations!" sequence]] from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. And the second has a brief scene of a couple of teenage characters in an alternate world where all of the craziness that made their lives hell hadn't happened.
314** The OVA has some self-deprecating humor, as Bones makes both series. A manga two CosplayOtakuGirl characters are reading is drawn like ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' but with the {{Bishonen}}ness exaggerated and presented as ridiculous.
315* In Episode 4 of ''Manga/DearBrother'', Nanako's class reads aloud from Edgar Allen Poe's ''The Gold Bug.'' And of course one of the major characters has a nickname straight from the Tale of Genji.
316* The ''Manga/DeathNote'' spin-off novel ''Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Serial Murder Case'' has a character make several FanBoy-ish remarks about ''Manga/AkazukinChacha''. This almost results in ParodyDisplacement of sorts.
317* ''Manga/{{Debusen}}'':
318** Upon seeing Akira's knife hand for the first time, Mitsuru compares her to [[Manga/{{Dororo}} Hyakkimaru]].
319** In Chapter 15, the island Tiger Class get shipwrecked on is compared to something out of the manga ''Higanjima''.
320** In Chapter 16, Hiromi compares their situation to ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
321** In Chapter 42, Mitsuru (currently being controlled by the spirit of Mitsuko), paraphrases {{Franchise/Sailor Moon}}'s famous catchphrase:
322--->'''Mitsuru:'''In the name of all teachers, I, Fukushima Mitsuko, will penalize you!
323** In Chapter 53, Mitsuru has a nightmare where he is stripped of his skin and compared to something out of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.
324** In Chapter 69, Kaito serves Mitsuru a Château d'Yquem 1976 wine, and mentions that it has gained popularity since appearing in ''Manga/TheDropsOfGod''.
325* Episode 12 of ''Literature/DirtyPair'' (TV version) has a shout out to ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon''. [[spoiler:The episode involves two mice, named Chichi and [[MeaningfulName Algernon]], having their intelligence increased by the 3WA's R&D section, with the intention that they direct the other mice in the building to act as a security system for the 3WA building. Instead, they attempt to take over the building and drive out the humans. To prevent this, Chichi eventually gets [[FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome reverted to being a normal mouse]], causing Algernon to [[DrivenToSuicide jump out of a window]].]]
326** Note that this isn't a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', despite the similar premise, since ''Literature/DirtyPair'' was made in 1985.
327* ''Manga/DogSoldier'': Well, aside from Hiba looking like Franchise/{{Rambo}}, the early villain Mister Harry looks REMARKABLY like [[Film/{{Commando}} Bennett]], while one of Hiba's (former) partners is named [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch]].
328* ''Manga/DomesticGirlfriend'': At one point, Natsuo and Rui argue about [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica whether eggs should be eaten with soy sauce or salt]].
329%%* ''Manga/DominaNoDo'' has a similar ShoutOut to Manga/CaseClosed
330* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': The post-epilogue doujinshis are titled after superheroes comic book and film series - [[Film/ManOfSteel MILF of Steel]], [[Film/SupermanReturns MILF of Steel Returns]], [[Film/BatmanForever MILF of Steel Forever]], [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen Uncanny Eight Wonder]], and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Eight Wonder]].
331* Sergeant Metallic of ''Manga/DragonBall'' bears a certain resemblance to the Franchise/{{Terminator}}.
332* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
333** In the Saiyan Saga, a group of news aircraft hover near the site of the upcoming battle to catch a glimpse of Vegeta and Nappa. One of the aircraft happens to be an exact reproduction of a shuttlecraft from the [[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise-A]] right down to its registry number. The shout out is made even more hilarious by the fact that Nappa, in a show of ruthlessness, decides to blow it up, a reference to the ''RedShirt'' trend, [[NeverSayDie though in the English dub it was just a camera robot]].
334** Frieza's third form is a shout out to the Xenomorph aliens of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies.
335** Buu was created by Bibidi, and Bibidi's son is Babidi. Put them together and what do you get? [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo!]]
336* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' Tournament of Power arc. Master Roshi fights an opponent named Ganos. During the fight, Roshi tells Ganos that Ganos's fighting style is "Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right". This is a reference to the KonamiCode.
337* ''Manga/DungeonToilet'': The first volume's cover rather boldly references the cover of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'''s first volume.
338* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' is another anime with tons of Shout Outs. In the first episode, for instance, Walker and Erika walk around with a life-sized cutout of [[Literature/SpiceAndWolf Holo]], which the animators stubbornly kept in frame for several minutes. The same company, Brain's Base, worked on both ''Durarara'' and the second season of ''Spice and Wolf''.
339* ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja'', Creator/BeeTrain's third GirlsWithGuns series has billboards showing ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' and ''Anime/{{Madlax}}'' logos, together with art of Kirika holding her sword [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elcazador.jpg]].
340* In ''Literature/ElegantYokaiApartmentLife'', the film that the English language club translates is essentially ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'' with a different name. It even contains the line "I shall give you half of the world" which the dragon lord says when you confront him in the game.
341* In the English dub of ''Anime/ElfPrincessRane'', a character rattles off a string of gibberish to a confused crowd. This starts with the phrase "KlaatuBaradaNikto" (''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''), contains the names Londo, G'Kar, Delenn, Loren ''(Series/BabylonFive)'', and ends with "Bah weep grana weep ni ni bong" (''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''.
342* ''Literature/EvenThoughImAFormerNobleAndSingleMother'':
343** Kyle's first adventure is quite similar to the one that forms the opening of ''Literature/GoblinSlayer''. In both cases, all but one of the adventurers is killed during a quest to kill goblins, and they are saved by a more experienced adventurer.
344** Canary and Yumina's relationship (as an immortal who looks and acts immaturely, and her more serious descendant) resembles the relationship between Akane and Akari in ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret''.
345* ''Literature/ExpectingToFallIntoRuinIAimToBecomeABlacksmith'': The MasqueradeBall conversation between Kururi and Eliza is one to ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
346* One filler episode of ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' was a mystery. They paid tribute to two popular mystery manga/anime titles: ''Manga/CaseClosed'' with their "door closing" commercial stinger and ''Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles'' with their "suspect matrix."
347** [[WordOfGod Agent 0021, the Devil Bat's mascot,]] went on an investigation to find out what Togano was drawing in one chapter. It was a weird mash of ''Manga/OnePiece'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', and the lineman techniques he had learned.
348* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
349** Lucy Heartfilia's first name is a subtle reference to ''Music/TheBeatles''' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
350** In addition to all the {{Fake Crossover}}s, the play that that characters do in one chapter is riddled with ''Manga/RaveMaster'' references.
351** The day all the dragons disappeared and Lucy's mom died is [[Manga/RaveMaster Haru and Lucia's birthday]].
352** In the first episode of the anime, the fake Salamander calls Lucy "Lucy-[[Manga/OnePiece Chwan]]". Stealthy, but not that much.
353** On the request board in Episode 2 of the anime, there is a request on the board that says [[Manga/SoulEater Legend of the Holy Sword]]. As we all know, his [[MemeticMutation His legend began in the twelfth century!]]
354** When donning her disguise in Edolas, Wendy looks suspiciously like Lenalee Lee from ''Manga/DGrayMan''.
355** The large penguin in the casino at the beginning of the Tower of Heaven arc looks suspiciously like [[Manga/RaveMaster Ruby]].
356*** Not to mention that it says ''Manga/{{Rave|Master}}'' on every single slot machine in there.
357** When a mushroom grows out of Natsu's hair in Episode 9, it makes a ''very'' [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros familiar sound]].
358** Vidaldus from the Tower of Heaven arc pretty much looks like a member of KISS.
359** A fish that strongly resembles the Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Magikarp appears flailing on the ice in Episode 15 of the anime.
360** [[spoiler: Edolas!Erza's]] spear has the same name and powers as [[Manga/RaveMaster Haru's sword.]]
361** Lucy's summoning incantation (and the animation in the anime) is awfully similar to Kuromi's in ''Anime/OnegaiMyMelody''.
362** Erza's intimidation tactic towards Evergreen in Chapter 112 ought to look [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight very, very familiar]] to most tropers, as should Evergreen's power setup.
363*** Also during Erza's Fight with Evergreen, when she summons a ton of swords to threaten her opponent, at least five of the Ten Commandments swords from ''Rave Master'' can be seen; [[StuffBlowingUp Explosion]], [[SuperSpeed Silfarion]], [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Mel Force]], [[AntiMagic Rune Save]], and [[DualWielding one of the Blue Crimson swords]], as well as Lucia's [[ThePowerOfHate Dark Emilia]].
364*** This gets a sort of call-back in the Grand Magic Games. Gray unleashes his ultimate Ice Make technique. It's called Ice Make: [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Unlimited]].
365** The outfit Erza dons during the Fantasia Parade in the Fighting Festival arc in the anime and in an extended chapter is an outfit Resha is wearing on occasion during ''Rave Master''.
366** After knocking out Erza, Natsu turns and gives [[{{Expy}} Jellal]] a pissed off look, letting him know he's going down. Haru has this exact same expression with the exact same background when threatening Sieg in ''Rave Master''.
367*** It just so happens that Haru gave Sieg Hart that same face and threat just after setting down an unconscious Elie, and that in both manga series, the guy with the blue hair and tattoo across the right half of his face ended up using a spell with the same name which would have killed the hero, had the girl not regained consciousness and tried to save him (though a third person got involved in Fairy Tail), and that both arcs begin with the girl having a winning streak in a casino and end with fireworks.
368** This one is anime-exclusive. When infiltrating the duke's manor during their very first job, Natsu dresses up as a ninja, [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi degozaru]].
369** In the preview of Episode 59 Happy says to stop [[Manga/SquidGirl squiddling around]] and Natsu says [[LampshadeHanging that it's the wrong show]].
370*** In actuality, Natsu just says something akin to "That was a good one, Happy!" in reference to Happy's unintentional pun, and so this comes down to Crunchyroll referencing a show they did as well.
371** To Music/{{Metallica}} of all things: Phantom Lord is the name of one of their songs, and the dragon who raised Gajeel is ''the band's name with two letters tacked on afterwords''.
372** [[{{Expy}} Gray]] has a necklace that looks like the first [[Manga/RaveMaster Rave]].
373** During Natsu's fight with Gajeel, the latter shouts out [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann "Who the hell do you think I am!"]] before launching an attack. [[spoiler: It doesn't work as well in the Fairy Tail universe.]]
374*** It's also an ActorAllusion since both Simon and Natsu are voiced by Creator/TetsuyaKakihara.
375** During Episode 59, Lyon says [[Creator/MarkTwain "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."]]
376** Fried's latest glyph encases him in metallic armor with an expressionless faceplate, and it's called [[Anime/{{Scryed}} Zetsui.]]
377** The third and final set of dolls that Bickslow uses in his fight against Lucy are identical to the Black Airs from Mashima's 2006 manga ''Manga/MonsterSoul''.
378** Happy's parents are voiced by Creator/TomokazuSeki and Creator/AyakoKawasumi, the same people who voiced Haru and Elie. This is most likely a shout out to ''Manga/RaveMaster'' but it could also just be a coincidence since those two often voiced characters who are romantically linked.
379** In Chapter 247, Lily steals a sword from a mook. Said mook mentions that his Musica sword cost a lot.
380*** The mook also looks identical to Bis, who was the main mook of the ''Rave Master'' arc starring Musica.
381** Not a ''Rave Master'' reference, but bizarrely, if you look closely at the floating letters in Chapter 9, when Daybreak is being rearranged, you can see the line [[Film/TheSixthSense '''I SEE DEAD PEOPLE''']].
382** The "Hidden" game in Chapter 269 is identical to ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' multiplayer.
383** The Jiggle Butt Gang make an appearance in the Key of the Starry Heavens filler arc.
384** In the English dub, the narration for [[FreakyFridayFlip Episode 19]] begins with [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 "Submitted for your approval."]]
385** Also in Episode 19, the [[Series/TwentyFour oddly familiar beeping sound]] heard whenever Plue or Macao shows [[RaceAgainstTheClock the countdown]] to undo the [[FreakyFridayFlip Changeling]] spell.
386** When getting the backstory on Ultear's spell, [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique "Last Ages"]], we find out that she learned it through a combination of books and the ancient [[Manga/RaveMaster Mildian]] language.
387** In Episode 90, the heroes are trying to stop what amounts to a ColonyDrop by pushing it back. The green light that shrouds the island when the Exceeds show up, as well as a shot of Exceeds getting thrown away (and being caught by their comrades) make the whole thing look like the Axis drop from the end of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]].
388** In one of Loke's attempts to woo Lucy he shines a bit of light on the wall spelling out [[Series/ILoveLucy I love Lucy]]
389** During the S-Class Trial arc, this exchange occurs in the dub.
390--->'''Cana:''' [[Music/TheWeatherGirls It's raining masked men!]]\
391'''Lucy:''' I'd say "Halleujah", but they don't look friendly!
392** In the dub at least, in the previews for Episode 70 at the end of Episode 69, Natsu insists that [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue his pink hair is "lightish-red"]].
393** In Episode 211, Cancer challenger Gray to a dance battle. To win, Gray channels none other than ''[[Music/MichaelJackson the King of Pop himself]],'' complete with a [[SignatureHeadgear white fedora]].
394** In Chapter 441, When Erza tells him they need to use stealth, Natsu remarks that he knows all about that "[[Franchise/{{Naruto}} ninja crap]]", pulls his scarf up to act as a face mask and headband, and attacks the enemy soldiers while shouting "Kickass-no-jutsu!" He also makes hand signs in Chapter 442.
395* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' itself had an episode with a ridiculous number of references to, among other things, ''Franchise/LupinIII'', ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (an especially clever one in that particular case, recreating the Spike vs. Vicious standoff in the cathedral substituting Haruko with a pair of scissors for Vicious and his katana), and several earlier Creator/StudioGainax works.
396* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'':
397** Early on in the manga, Tohru refers to the massive garbage pile in the Sohma's kitchen as "the [[Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Sea of Decay/Toxic Jungle]]".
398** When Tohru is visited by her friends in the Sohma house, Hanajima sees Kyo and Yuki fighting and says they remind her of [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry a show where a cat and a mouse are always fighting]] (completely unaware as to how close a similarity she actually ''was'' making).
399** When the main characters visit the Sohma lake house with Hatori, Shigure muses out loud that this is the kind of setting where [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] would show up. When Kyo asks who "Jason" is, Shigure messes with him by telling him it's a new species of bear (which Kyo and Tohru are both gullible enough to believe right away), but Yuki later correctly points out that Jason is a character from a horror movie.
400** When Hatori tells Shigure and Ayame that he didn't want to go to Kana's wedding, Shigure jokes that he could have crashed the wedding to steal the bride away "like a scene in a movie". In the Tokyopop translation of the manga, Shigure outright namedrops ''Film/TheGraduate'' when he says this line.
401** In the "Sorta Cinderella" parody, the font used for the title of the play is clearly that of {{Creator/Disney}}.
402* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
403** The manga contains a shout out to ''Film/TheFly1958''. "But what about the alchemist who was performing a transmutation when a fly flew into the circle and the guy became a ''fly-man''?" "You dummy! That's from a movie we saw the other day!"
404** One panel in the manga seems to have a [[Anime/HareGuu pokute]] in the background.
405** The Viz translation of the manga (Chapter 76) references several alternate names for the Philosopher's Stone -- one of which is the Sorcerer's Stone. This is a reference to the American release of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' where the Philosopher's Stone was [[CulturalTranslation renamed the Sorcerer's Stone]].
406** Hohenheim's name alludes to the real-life alchemist Paracelcus, who was born Bombastus von Hohenheim before adopting his pseudonym.
407** What about the ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-style Giant Rolling Ball of Doom in the 5th laboratory episode of the first series?
408** There's also Major Alex ''Music/LouisArmstrong''.
409* ''Anime/FutureDiary'': The scene where [[spoiler:Yuno]] smashes the void to rescue Yukiteru from his despair is a ShoutOut to a very similar scene at the end of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' where Lain is comforted by her father after [[spoiler:erasing herself from the world and collapsing in despair.]]
410* ''Manga/TheGeekExHitman'': Viviana's introductory chapter has a panel describing how she first fell in love with an anime character at age 10--the character in question clearly being [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum with a black bar over his eyes]]. The same panel depicts Ryoma Echizen from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' as one of her later faves.
411* Due to its premise as a series about otaku, ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' contains a stunning number of shout outs and/or parodies. The {{OVA}}s had the animation team sneaking in a few more, from Sasahara reading the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' manga, to Madarame thinking of ''[[Literature/TrainMan2004 Densha Otoko]]'' on the train, to Ohno's scads of yaoi doujinshi, which included obvious shout-outs to ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', ''Manga/XXXHolic'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]''.
412* Not too many people remember it, but the series ''Tetsujin 28-Go'', which became ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' in the US, featured the first characters with the names [[Manga/{{Akira}} "Shotaro Kaneda" and "Shikishima"]]. Naturally, the name "Tetsuo" bit was related to there in a convoluted reference also to the (in?)famous live action cyberpunk film "Tetsuo: The Iron Man".
413* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' Has quite a few of these, and there are numerous {{Shout Out}}s to ''Jump'' Magazine (probably close to, if not more than, a hundred or so) and many, many other things.
414* ''Manga/GirlFriends2006'':
415** One of the Omake chapters has the Mari and Akko dressing up as [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Ryuunosuke and Lum]]. The same Omake ends with Sugi talking about how she was asked to dress up as [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Maetel]].
416** Tamamin mentions that she'd like a boyfriend whose idea of a movie date is ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
417** While Mari was on a date, Akko is seen playing one of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' games,
418** Near the end of Vol. 3, Tamamin asks the [[spoiler:[[IncompatibleOrientation recently dumped]]]] boyfriend of [[spoiler:Mari]] if he would like to cosplay as [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]]
419** One of the omake of Vol. 3 had Tamamin cosplaying up as [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Dream]]. She also brought a Literature/{{Haruhi|Suzumiya}} costume.
420* Aside from the always prominent Char clones, ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' contains shout outs which can be heard on Jupiter and beyond.
421** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' has so obvious Ramba Ral and Tri-Star shoutouts, and that's ignoring the new ZAFT suits are called Zakus and Goufs.
422** The final episode of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' ends with a plug for the upcoming movie, accompanied by the subtitle "The Childhood of Humanity Ends." A line like that probably sounds familiar to anyone who has read a certain novel by Creator/ArthurCClarke.
423* ''Manga/GunsmithCats'':
424** The license plate of Rally's CoolCar reads BRD-529, which is a reference to ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''.
425** A certain massacre is played out very similarly to the infamous police station annihilation scene in ''Film/TheTerminator'', complete with similar shots. Later on someone explicitly refers to the person responsible as "a real live Terminator".
426* An episode of ''Manga/HanamaruKindergarten'' has Tsuchi buying ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' figures from a capsule machine.
427** As a Gainax production, there are a fair number of nods to ''Evangelion''. Another instance has Hiiragi warning Anzu that she might miss "[[AssimilationPlot Third Impact]]" and the "[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Ishvalan War]]".
428** Hiiragi also has an ImagineSpot where she speculates what she'll be like as an adult. Her fantasy is basically one big parody of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, complete with a lightsaber duel against a Darth Vader CaptainErsatz.
429* ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'':
430** ''La Verite''
431*** In Episodes 1 and 7 characters end up running from a large ball that's rolling down an incline after them, a la ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
432*** The Comiket booth episode in Episode 5 has to be seen to be believed, especially if you've seen ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}''.
433* The anime ''Hand Maid Mai'' does a shout-out to its predecessor ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' by having the drunken Hideo Ozu stumbling past Kazuya Saotome's place, reverently showing the ladder between apartments that was so much a part of the show. Not so reverently, Hideo then urinates on the landlady's fence.
434** In ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' itself, the Cyberdyne robotic company has the same name as the robotic company from ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
435* ''Manga/TheHatingGirl'' features one to ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'', as it was apparently the sole source of Asumi's knowledge about what girls and boys do. Learning the truth [[FreakOut is rather a shock]] [[HeadDesk to her system]].
436* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'': During Ikaros' undersea adventure in the fifth episode, [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu]] can be seen in the background.
437* The anime ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' has PsychoForHire vampire Jan Valentine ShoutOut to the [[ClassicCheatCode Konami Code]] while mowing down the RedshirtArmy with GunsAkimbo. "[[ClusterFBomb Bringing the motherfucking death by]] ''Konami''!"
438** The manga features Shout Outs to Bruce Willis' roles in ''Film/DieHard'' and ''The Jackal'', ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'''s Baron Harkonnen and several videogames in the chapter titles (from ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' to ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and more). Not to mention that the plot's background seems to come from Coppola's ''{{Dracula}}'' movie rather than from Bram Stoker's novel.
439*** The entire Willis-Space scene has several Bruce Willis movie shout-outs like with Die-Hard, and Armogeddon. The OVA adds in references to ''Film/TheSixthSense'' and ''Film/TheFifthElement''.
440* In ''Manga/HidamariSketch'':
441** Episode 1 shows a crossword puzzle on screen [[UnreadablyFastText for a few seconds.]] If you [[http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4714/hidamariep1crosswordpuztq3.jpg solve it]], the answers are the names of a bunch of other popular anime.
442### ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
443### ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs''
444### ''VisualNovel/DaCapo''
445### ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''
446### ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''
447### ''Manga/{{Miyuki}}''
448### ''Popotan''
449### ''Literature/KinosJourney''
450--->Final Answer: ''Hidamari''
451** In Episode 1, you can see that Yuno has [[http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1089/shoutoutuf7.jpg six volumes]] of ''Hidamari Sketch'' manga.
452** And then there are of course all those {{cosplay}} outfits as worn by Yoshinoya-sensei. Her statement that she is "forever 17" is also a reference to Creator/KikukoInoue.
453** The "I'm 17" bit is also a point of comedy for ''Anime/MyHime''[='s=] Midori Sugiura. In an OnTheNext episode voiceover, a few characters express their disbelief about Midori's real age, and Yukariko (voiced by Inoue) tells then that they should [[TakeOurWordForIt take Midori to her word]].
454* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'':
455** There's a ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' reference in Rei, when Rena fantasizes about Takano fixing her SailorFuku scarf in a parody of the famous scene where Sachiko does the same to Yumi.
456** The sound novels have quite a few references to animes and some video games, such as ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' and ''Franchise/YuGiOh''... This series is set in TheEighties (198''3''), by the way.
457** There is the Soul Brothers gang, two of the members are nicknamed [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Claude and Tommy]].
458* ''Manga/HitomiChanIsShyWithStrangers'':
459** During the school festival, Yuu and Hitomi decide to take the cart curling challenge. When Yuu gets in the cart while Hitomi in a samurai outfit prepares to push it, the proprietor of the game says she feels she has seen something like that on TV before, no doubt a reference to one of the adaptations of ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub''.
460** The bonus art for Chapter 33 shows Hitomi cosplaying as [[Anime/KillLaKill Ryuko Matoi]].
461* ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'' has various references to the Franchise/{{Gundam}} franchise, evidenced in some of the designs of their PoweredArmor. Some of the examples are:
462** Cecilia Alcott's Blue Tears is a blue long range IS complete with [[AttackDrone fin funnels]] and hip mounted guns (or in this case missile launchers). On the same vein, Houki Shinonono's Aka Tsubaki is a red melee oriented IS.[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Both are clearly based on the ZGMF x20A Strike Freedom and ZGMF x19A Infinite Justice]]
463** Lingyin "Rin" Huang's IS shares the same name as that one from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''.
464** Charles [[spoiler:or should I say Charlotte]] Dunois pilots an AceCustom Rafale Revive II. she was even given the nickname [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam "Char."]] Too bad her IS is not red though.
465* ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'':
466** At one point a gigantic advertisement of Music/{{Madonna}} is seen in the center of the city.
467** The finale is called "[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice In the Wonderful City]]".
468''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'': The "wolfman" in episode 29 [[https://youtu.be/S-5nLZN-1TA?si=8ZdkK0q93_L6O51v&t=107 looks]] a lot like Totoro of ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''.
469* ''Manga/InitialD'' almost ALWAYS gets a ShoutOut in a parody series. There's the [=AE86=] appearing in ''Manga/SchoolRumble'', the parody race in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', even a badly drawn picture on the chalkboard in ''Anime/PaniPoniDash''...
470** Strangely, it also seemed to have gotten one in ''Anime/SummerWars''.
471* ''Literature/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'': Folsarian magic is heavily modelled on the VancianMagic from the 3rd edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', down to healing magic being classified as a subset of Conjuration.
472* In ''Manga/ISummonedHer'', Raas asks Yuta if he wants to be "like [[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou Rentarou with 100 girlfriends]]".
473* The entirety of ''Anime/JinkiExtend'' is one big shout out to other {{mecha}} anime. See the article for more details.
474* ''Anime/HareGuu'' has an episode which involves cosplay of several different characters, including Lum from ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' and Ichigo from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' among others.
475* In ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'', Manatsu compares Kuroe to [[Series/UltramanTaro Astromons]].
476* ''Literature/{{Kampfer}}'' has A TON! Just listing them all would already be staggering enough. And in only a span of 5 episodes, they've got like 15 different shout outs already.
477* Jan-Puu from ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' uses the {{Catchphrase}} ''[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics oneeniisama]]'' from ''Literature/MazeMegaburstSpace'' when addressing Hazumu. Both series are from the same creator.
478* In ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'', Sanjuurokurou (who mistakenly believes that both Hitomi and Katai's sister are in love with him) decides that since he can't choose one or the other, the best thing to do is start dating both, [[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou just like in the manga]] [[Manga/GirlfriendGirlfriend he's been reading lately]].
479** The splash page for Chapter 43 shows Komi as ''Literature/TheLittleMatchGirl''.
480** Manbagi mentions ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' while playing Shiritori.
481** In Chapter 282, the class attend a showing of what is clearly the ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' musical. The splash page also shows Komi dressed as Aladdin, Manbagi as Jasmine, Tadano as Abu and Najimi as Genie.
482** The splash page for Chapter 283 depicts Komi as the ''Art/GirlWithAPearlEarring''.
483** In the anime adaptation, there is a whole scene where Komi and her friends play a parody of VideoGame/SuperSmashBros, with expys of various nintendo characters.
484* ''Manga/{{Kurohime}}'': A mysterious shinigami looks a lot like, well, [[Manga/DeathNote a mysterious Shinigami]].
485* The beginning of ''Literature/LetsStartAnInnOnTheDungeonIsland'' where Sanada Shirou has a magical flounder offer him a wish as a boon if it's freed is a direct reference to ''Literature/TheFishermanAndHisWife''.
486* ''Manga/LoveHina'':
487** There are several ''Franchise/StarWars'' references.
488*** The license plate of Keitaro's van is R2-D2.
489*** When Naru is listing off all of Keitaro's horrible qualities, one of the (many) weapons that pierces him is a lightsaber.
490*** The daring escape on Seta's plane above Molmol, above the two airships scratching each other, duplicate perfectly the scene from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' where the ''Millennium Falcon'' escape Imperial Star Destroyers, two of them colliding sideways -- up to the angle of view and the enemy planes / TIE fighters pursuing.
491** In the final volume of the manga, what appears to be Chiyo-chan's dad from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' is visible on a fan held by Shinobu.
492* The cover for one of the Italian reprints of the ''Manga/{{Lupin III}}'' manga has Lupin dressed like Comicbook/CortoMaltese, with the real Corto BoundAndGagged in the background.
493* Episode 5 of ''Literature/MagiciansAcademy'', aside from being very disturbing, has several ''Evangelion'' shout-outs. Sakuma gives orders while sporting a pair of orange-tinted sunglasses and a pair of gloves, and the entire episode they are trying to hold off an advancing Angel, disable its force-field, and preventing it from reaching the center of the academy. Hapshiel's theme is similar to something out of ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' as well, in fact the end credits to that very episode, are in fact a shout-out to ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZpSWya2Kc Look at them both carefully]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHOOhExhEr8 they're almost the exact same]].
494* Episode 12 of ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' is crammed with little (and large) references to a vast number of American movies. Other episodes include shoutouts to ''Literature/SisterPrincess'', ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', and a truly staggering number of references to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' -- just to name a ''few''.
495* In the ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}} Summer Special'', Slash does a ShoutOut to ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'' with his "Acceleration Device", triggered in the same manner as Joe "009" Shimamura (in a tooth). ''Mahoromatic'' also features ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''-style BossSubtitles when a GiantEnemyCrab is approaching fast.
496* Chapter 13 of the ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' manga has a shout-out, at least in the English translation by Viz. Soichiro (the dog) falls asleep on a raft on the beach, which gets caught by a wave and washed out to sea. Kyoko Otonashi, Shun Mitaka, and Yusaku Godai are in a boat and hear him barking, so they retrieve him from the raft and bring him back to shore in their boat. Mitaka [[spoiler:has a phobia of dogs]], so he's acting like he's feeling sick by the time he gets back to shore. Except for Godai, none of the Ikkoku residents [[spoiler:know about Mitaka's phobia]], so they wonder why Mitaka is acting that way. Godai teases Mitaka by saying something which the English translation renders as: "Maybe it's 'a salty dog' that makes you a whiter shade of pale!" The band Music/ProcolHarum has a song titled "A Salty Dog" (also an album) and another titled "A Whiter Shade of Pale". What's more, the original title of the chapter, "ソルティー・ドッグ" ("sorutii doggu"), became "A Salty Dog", making it into a shout-out also.
497** Also, when Mitaka (who is a tennis coach) [[spoiler:gets a dog to help him get rid of his phobia]] later on, he names it "[[Creator/JohnMcEnroe McEnroe]]".
498* The Japanese title of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Kidou Senkan Nadeshiko'' (''Mobile Battleship Nadesico''), is a play on ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Kidou Senshi Gundam]]'', ''and'' the term "YamatoNadeshiko".
499** The whole series is full of these, to the point of having to having a whole major character based on Music/MegumiHayashibara.
500* In the ''Anime/MazingerZ'' manga, after Boss gets his [[ClothingDamage uniform shredded]] by the Gamia-Qs, he exclaims that this is turning into a Shameless School. ''Shameless School'' is, of course Go Nagai's first work.
501* [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Mwu La Flaga]], gundam names sometimes don't make sense at first, until you realize that Koyasu's VA voiced Simon Harvard, the pilot of the [[VideoGame/TechRomancer Rafaga]].
502* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' is chock full of shout outs to all sorts of stuff. In particular, there are tons of ArtShift moments depicting characters in the style of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' or ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', and Lunar's father is basically a Franchise/{{Terminator}} with blond hair and occasional ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' references for good measure.
503* The ''Literature/MyMentalChoicesAre'' anime has episode titles like [[Anime/GirlsUndPanzer Girls und Panty Shots]], and in episode 8 has choice titles at the beginning which say "[[Literature/{{Oreimo}} My Freeloader Can't Be This Smart?!]]" and "[[Literature/{{Oreimo}} My Thing Can't Be This Amazing?!]]". And reference to the Lumberjack sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
504* ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'': Chapter 135 parodies ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', with Nagisa's antenna touching Fuku-chan's branch and the cat spaceceship replacing the bicycle in the moon shot.
505* Listen closely during Lena's first big fight scene in ''Anime/MyOtome0Sifr''. One of the bad guys summons "Bakutenou", itself a ShoutOut to Midori's Gakutenou. This version looks like a dolphin -- and at that moment the music shifts into "Journey of the Sorceror", the theme of ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''!
506* ''Manga/MysteriousJoker'' has one to ''Titanic'' in Episode 3, where the character Kaneari has placed a statue of himself at the nose of his ship with its arms spread out, much like Rose.
507* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
508** Naruto' [[HighlyVisibleNinja bright]] orange [[LimitedWardrobe outfit]] is a ShoutOut based on what Goku wore in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
509** Speaking of ''Naruto'' and ''Dragon Ball'', there is ''no way in hell'' Kishi didn't have the Kamemeha Wave in mind when he drew a picture of Kisame in Chapter 507.
510** Kishi ''loves'' shouting out to ''Dragon Ball''. The Four Tailed beast for example, is a giant monkey similar to the Oozaru... And it's name is Son Goku. The same chapter that revealed that thing about Goku also revealed that the Nine Tailed Fox's name is Kurama. And Kishimoto himself said that the fox was inspired by reading ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
511* Fans of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' know (or at least should know) that most of the female characters follow ThemeNaming after naval vessels. Asuka's family name Soryu is the same as that of a famous Japanese carrier sunk at Midway (Although spelt with different Kanji), and her middle name Langley is the same as ''two'' US Navy carriers. [[http://www.macross2.net/m3/macrosszero/asuka.htm Guess what the UN carrier in Macross Zero is called.]] Langley was also one of the two doctors who built the [=HAL=] 9000 in 2001 a Space Odyssey (Dr. Chandra was the other).
512* In ''Anime/NightRaid1931'', an actor trying to remember his lines begins reciting the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy.
513* ''Manga/NurseHitomisMonsterInfirmary'':
514** A [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Ferengi]] appears in Chapter 32, and [[Series/DeepSpaceNine Sisko and Garak]] appear at a table in the background of one panel. In chapter 36, there's a teacher named ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Picar-sensei]]'' who looks exactly like Jean-Luc. In another chapter, Hitomi and her father see a movie called "Star Track" with a ship identical to the Enterprise on the poster.
515** In Chapter 32, the back room at the maid cafe has a "[[Manga/MonsterMusume Monster Musumen: Everyday Life With Monster Boys]]" poster. It also appears in Hikage's manga magazine in Chapter 34.
516** A background character who looks just like Papi without wings appears in Chapter 36.
517** In Chapter 37, Kiryuin is reading a book called "Lady Vampire [[Literature/{{Carmilla}} Camilla]]".
518** The director of the campground in the class trip arc is a blatant expy of Film/{{Machete}} named Machee, who looks exactly like Creator/DannyTrejo.
519** Chapter 43 is a parody of several slasher films, including Franchise/FridayThe13th and Franchise/{{Halloween}}. On the last page, students who look like Film/{{Hellraiser}}, [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], and a humanoid [[Film/{{Alien}} xenomorph]] appear.
520* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'':
521** Renge is a CosplayOtakuGirl. In one episode, she comes to the beach with a tattoo drawn on her torso and her hair braided. When the hosts question her odd appearance, she explains that she's cosplaying Kisaragi Quon from ''Anime/RahXephon'' -- she even uses her CatchPhrase. (Unsurprisingly, both shows were made by Studio BONES.) For that added touch of irony, consider that Renge herself gets cosplayed in real life.
522** In the same scene, Renge says "La la!" and the twins ask, "[=LaLa=]? Like the manga magazine?" Referring to the magazine where ''Ouran'' was first serialized.
523** There's also a visual shoutout to ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' in Episode 16. Hikaru holds up a toy to show Haruhi, and it looks a lot like Ed. It coincidentally becomes an ActorAllusion in the dub.
524* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' had two of the characters from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' drawn on the class blackboard in one episode as well as dozens or even hundreds of other references to other anime, including those that the voice actresses or production crew or studio (Peach Moon) has done before.
525** The OVA featured a Yukkuri, of all things.
526* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'':
527** When Yu commanded Chie to sit on his lap he was channeling [[Manga/KusoMisoTechnique a certain memetic manga.]]
528** In one episode, Nanako is watching a news program about "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Pen-Pen the penguin]]".
529* ''Manga/PingPong'':
530** One of the many nicknames Smile acquires over his life is Golgo, a reference to the main character of ''Manga/{{Golgo 13}}''.
531** When Peco takes a test, he doodles ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' characters and quotes all over the paper.
532** Two subtle references to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' in the anime. One in the massive form that Kazuma takes in his match with Kong, the other in a popular film called "Attack On Robot", which shares not only a title, but the general synopsis of a large, inhuman beast no military can stand against.
533* In the ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]'' {{doujinshi}} collection ''Official Casebook: The Phoenix Wright Files'', Maya is concerned that Phoenix [[BreakingTheFourthWall doesn't have any cool action moves and that the manga will suffer for it.]] She then points out his [[AnimeHair spiky hair]] and suggests that maybe he could [[TransformationSequence transform]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ into a blonde]] or something.
534* A scene from ''Anime/PlasticMemories'' is a near-exact copy of the scene from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' where Shinji lands on Rei. It features the brunette Tsukasa falling on Isla (who is a ReiAyanamiExpy).
535* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
536** Musical shout outs can be found from time to time, usually in episode titles such as "Smells Like Team Spirit" or "Tears for Fears". The stealth shout-out award goes to Casey, however, when watching a (losing) baseball game, she says, "Where have you gone, Cory [=DiMario=]?"
537** Oscar and Andi in "The Bicker the Better" to ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''.
538** [=BW057=] has Charles, a Franchise/KamenRider {{homage}} so obvious it ''hurts''.
539** ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu''
540*** [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Jean-Luc Pikachu]] from the manga series, complete with a [[https://www.pokebeach.com/news/1009/jean-luc-pikachu.jpg Starfleet communicator]]! Also, WesternAnimation/{{Felix the Cat}}erpie.
541** The show also has loads of these. When discussing movies they watched when they were younger, May brings up one that's clearly ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'' [[AC: [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]]]
542*** Another ''Titanic'' shoutout comes in time for the movie's 20th anniversary -- in [=SM033=], Popplio and Pikachu are on a boat [[http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/sunmoon/976/DP156.jpg mirroring Jack and Rose's iconic pose on the ship's bow.]]
543** In that same episode, the movie Max saw is a shout out to ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', and the movie being shown in that episode is similar to the basic story of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''. The one Ash saw as a little kid is a surprise nod to the ''[[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/manga/pocket_monsters.html Pocket Monsters]]'' manga!
544** Furthermore, not only is [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Slaking_Kong this]] episode named after it, but the climax apes ''Film/KingKong1933'', right down to Swellow knocking it off a spire.
545** In ''DP'' we see two characters who look a lot like [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Sakura and Tomoyo]]. [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7c/Sakura_and_Tomoyo_DP077.jpg The animator must have been a fan]]
546** And of course, Team Rocket's names are obvious Shout Outs in both the original and the localization. Musashi and Kojiro are named after iconic samurai while Jessie and James are named after Western outlaw Jesse James. The dubbers took it further with their rival members Butch and Cassidy, along with Annie and Oakley (though only members in the dub) in ''Anime/PokemonHeroes''.
547** In DP, there's an episode where James strikes the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Pose]]. And it's [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a riot]].
548*** The writers seem to be fans of ''Evangelion'', as Georgia appears to be a ShoutOut to Asuka. Her Japanese name is "Langley", she shares the same hair and eye color as Asuka, and they have similarly hot-blooded relationships with a protagonist.
549** Zoey seems to be a ShoutOut to Kei from ''Literature/DirtyPair''. Dawn is her Yuri, alas their relationship fumbled part-way through the Sinnoh arc.
550** In [=XY027=], Meowth mumbles a few lines from "[[Music/TheBeatles Tomorrow Never Knows]]" as he's hit by a Flabébé's pollen.
551*** He also does a few ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' poses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMlzx20wYbk 30 episodes later]] while repeating that their attempts are "Useless, useless, useless!"
552** In the Black and white episode, "A Restoration Confrontation: Part 2" Jessie, while wearing an eyepiece reminiscent of the [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg]], says "resistance is futile".
553* ''Anime/PonyoOnACliffByTheSea'' contains a few Shout-Outs to earlier Miyazaki movies: Fujimoto's ship looks like a boat crossed with [[Anime/CastleInTheSky a flaptor]]; the elderly ladies' knick-knack shelf contains a toy [[Anime/SpiritedAway bird god]], and when Sosuke puts his dad's hat on he looks a lot like [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Tombo]].
554** Other shout-outs to Totoro in ''Ponyo'': They have a magnet on the fridge that looks like Totoro's little white friend, and at one point, Lisa sings a line from the theme song of that movie.
555* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
556** An episode of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' has Nagisa overhear two girls in her school talk about Pretty Cure, {{facefault}}ing whenever they insult Cure Black (unknowingly, to her face). This recalls an earlier ''Anime/SailorMoon'' short film, "Make Up! Sailor Senshi", where Usagi overhears two girls in an open-air cafe talk about the Sailor Senshi and gets offended when they call her a crybaby. Creator/ToeiAnimation hasn't forgotten their MagicalGirl roots after all.
557** In ''Anime/SmilePrecure'', Cure Peace plays rock-paper-scissors with the viewers after her henshin each episode, using a different sign each time. This is a nod to ''Manga/SazaeSan'', where Sazae plays rock-paper-scissors at the end of each episode of the series, holding a sign with the respective symbol up.
558*** Yayoi also has a ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' alarm clock. This is because Kamen Rider airs right before Pretty Cure.
559** In the ''Smile Pretty Cure'' episode where [[spoiler: Miyuki and Candy switch bodies]], Akaoni sneezes [[spoiler: Majorina's ring]] away. This is a shout out to ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. In one Screaming with Binky, Binky the Clown sneezes dust that came from a diamond away. Why is this a shout-out, you might ask? Because Akaoni's voice actor did Binky the Clown in the Japanese version of Garfield and Friends, therefore making it an ActorAllusion.
560** In Episode 26 of ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'', Yayoi styles her hair like Manga/CandyCandy, there is a ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' figure (which Yayoi wins), there is a lollipop that resembles Coffret from Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', a previous Precure series, and Majorina wins a trip to Guam at a game, referencing a ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' movie promotion with JALPAK which offered a Guam tour package.
561** Another Binky The Clown reference: Akaoni hosts a baseball game in Episode 29. This references a Screaming with Binky short in which he goes to a baseball game. Also, the background music during the ball rolling game has parts that sound a bit like "Friends Are There", Garfield and Friends' first intro. It is worth noting that the song itself was used as background music in Garfield and Friends, and characters even sang along with it.
562** The ''Anime/GlitterForce'' edit of Episode 30 is titled "[[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays Around the World in Eighty Books]]".
563** In Episode 33, the title of the movie the girls are in is called [[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Ghost All Stars DX]].
564** Episode 35's Akanbe parodies Kirby's trait in Super Smash Bros where it swallows characters and wears clothes resembling the character. In this case, it was Wolfrun!
565** Episode 41 has Cure Peace, after obtaining her Ultra Decor and new attack, takes a stance similar to how [[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Goku]] had when he first became [[SuperMode a Super Saiyan]]
566** In ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', the mooks used by the bad guys, the Snackies, resemble and act like the Shocker Troopers used by Gel-Shocker in ''Series/KamenRider''.
567* ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'''s intro must have at least a dozen references, everything from ''Film/MaryPoppins'' to ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Film/JamesBond''.
568* In the HotSpringsEpisode of ''VisualNovel/PrincessLover!'', the circumstances may be different, but there's a clear ShoutOut to ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'' in the form of [[ButtMonkey Nezu]] falling down a trapdoor in silence, and Teppei's face drawn using Nobuyuki Fukumoto's distinct style.
569* ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'' has a child-like android among its characters. Her recharging station looks ''exactly'' like the one for [[Franchise/StarTrek the Borg]].
570* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'':
571** Kyoko offers Homura a pack of Rocky snacks which resemble Pocky. This is likely a nod to the game ''Pocky and Rocky''.
572** Also, the name of Madoka's teacher is Saotome. Sound familiar? For the record, her hair even resembles Ranma's to a certain degree.
573** The ending theme of TheMovie, ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', Music/{{Kalafina}}'s "Your Silver Garden", has chords that closely match those of ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'''s infamous "Komm Susser Tod", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F25xapHFt-0 according to this YouTube commentor]].
574* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Hajime notes that Yayoi's situation is similar to ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter'', after which she confirms Princess Kaguya is another Queen Millennia.
575* ''Manga/RaionGotokiNoKuniKara'': In the manga, Kenyan exchange student Luca tells a story of having seen a movie about a lesbian couple in a secret midnight showing of a movie back in his home country. While never named, it's pretty blatant that he is talking about the Kenyan QueerRomance ''Film/{{Rafiki}}'', with the one shot of the movie the reader sees showing characters similar to that of the movie.
576* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'' begins each episode with a parody of the MGM "roaring lion" VanityPlate, with main character Miki Onimaru in place of the lion.
577* At one point in ''Manga/RaveMaster'' Haru is shot with an arrow and it initially appears as if it has skewered his head, but then reveals that he caught it between his teeth. This is very similar to a scene in the 6th ''Manga/OnePiece'' movie.
578* The Korean manhwa ''Rebirth'' contained a scene where [[LightIsNotGood the God of Light Kalutika]] is addressing the [[Franchise/StarWars Galactic Senate]]. It's supposed to be a council of gods, but the artist didn't bother to change very much (the council's leader looks ''exactly'' like Queen Amidala, though her costume is from a different scene).
579* ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'': On Kazuya’s second practice date with Sumi, she takes him to a mall stage show where Chizuru is performing as the suit actress for the Pink Ranger in a rental-themed ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' pastiche.
580* Shiratori Yuri was cast as Kiryuu Nanami in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', who was obsessed over by a boy named Tsuwabuki. She was later cast as ghost-girl Aisaka Sayo in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', who (in the anime) died trying to protect her little sister's tsuwabuki garden.
581** In one episode of ''Utena'', Anthy [[spoiler:(actually [[FreakyFridayFlip Utena in Anthy's body]])]] gives a hard slap to one of the girls in Nanami's GirlPosse, to which she responds, "You slapped me! Even my own mother never slapped me!" The phrase is a gender-reversal on one uttered by Amuro Ray in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' after being [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slapped in the face]] by Bright Noa.
582* In the ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' anime episode "Body Measurement + Vampire", when Ruby is playing doctor she seems to have been taking fashion tips from Dr. Ritsuko Akagi of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
583** The manga has a major one to ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' when the magic-cancelling whip "Belmont" is introduced, complete with a shot of Simon Belmont. The anime's version of Moka's father is also a dead ringer for ''Order of Ecclesia'''s version of Dracula.
584* ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'' may have changed the name of the first man in space, the country that launched him, and the history surrounding it, but they didn't change the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok-K hardware design]] much.
585* In a chapter of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', Sagara Sanosuke punches a human doll so hard that the smoking bomb inside comes out. On the bomb is painted [[Manga/OnePiece the Straw-Hat Pirate skull-and-bones]]. This also refers to the fact that Oda actually used to be Watsuki's assistant before branching out on his own.
586* ''Anime/SailorMoon'':
587** A most unlikely shoutout to ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' when Robocop's "Prime Directives" ("1. Serve the public trust, 2. Protect the innocent, 3. Uphold the law.") appear in the display of Mercury's visor, mimicking its appearance in Robocop's RoboCam vision.
588** [[Manga/CodenameSailorV Sailor V]] is given several shoutouts throughout the earlier episodes before being introduced.
589** "It's Summer! The Sea! Our Youth! Also, A Ghost", features the [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Adams family]].
590** The episode "Loved and Chased! Luna's worst day ever" is littered with ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' references. The reincarnation of the final Great Youma is a tubby cat named Rhett Butler. When he first appears (acting as something of a Tuxedo Mask for Luna) atop a bus, the sign reads "No need for Heaven and Earth", his owner's family name is Ohara (As in, O'Hara)...
591** "Umino's Resolve! I'll Protect Naru", has an arcade cabinet with the word "[[Franchise/StreetFighter Fighter]]" visible in the title.
592** One episode in ''Anime/SailorMoon S'' has a ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' shout out: Chibiusa runs into a cute boy... who has the exact same voice (and therefore seiyuu) as Shin. He almost performs the elephant dance for her when his mom comes along and takes him away... appropriately played by the seiyuu of Shin's mom. The reference is made a bit clearer when Chibiusa picks up a keychain of Shin shortly before the boy comes along.
593** You want unlikely? They actually reference ''Film/TopGun'' in an episode... [[http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4229/vlcsnap468313ky7.jpg Visual proof.]]
594** In the Mixx[=/=]Creator/{{Tokyopop}} English translation of the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] (but not in the original), Rei says that she likes to watch ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' on TV.
595** In a volleyball-themed episode, the monster is a shout out to Mila from ''Manga/AttackNumberOne''.
596** In one episode, Usagi distracts Rei by claiming to have just seen Music/MichaelJackson. Cue Rei's truly epic fangirl {{Squee}} moment.
597** Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion's name is a {{Pun}} on Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}}.
598** In the episode "A School Storm: The Transfer Students Are Idols", Ami downloads and prints a document that is supposedly a space engineering document from Columbia University, but in actuality contains the lyrics of [[Film/TopGun Danger Zone]].
599* When ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' was adapted to anime, Shun and Ikki got an AdaptationDyeJob that may remind you of a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros famous pair of brothers]]. To be specific, Shun's color scheme is reminiscent of Luigi's 8-bit sprite, while Ikki's is reminiscent of Mario's back in the mid 80s. Looking at Luigi's portrayal [[HilariousInHindsight nowadays]]...
600* ''Manga/SaintYoungMen'' has numerous references to the life and works of Buddha and Jesus.
601** [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] is shown in the background when Buddha explains that he'd be worried if a kid wanted his and Jesus' job.
602** ''[[Literature/TrainMan2004 Densha Otoko]]'' is mentioned.
603* In its first episode, ''Literature/SasamisanAtGanbaranai'' features three sisters who transform into {{Magical Girl}}s and fight a monster which looks rather similar to [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Walpurgisnacht's]] attacks. Two of them are even played by ''Madoka'' veterans Creator/ChiwaSaito and Creator/AiNonaka. (But in the Creator/StudioShaft MindScrew tradition, this monster is made of chocolate.)
604** On another level, the sound effect of Grief Seeds cracking open is reused when {{Hikkikomori}} Sasami tries to go outside.
605* Juri Kato is one of Lain's friends in ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Leomon's partner is called Juri Kato. The reason: Chiaki Konaka, director of ''Serial Experiments Lain'', was the head writer of ''Digimon Tamers''
606** Both shows also had characters named Alice and Reika.
607* In ''Manga/ShiteiBouryokuShoujoShiomiChan'', the plastic surgeon who can work miracles is a perverted {{Expy}} of ''Manga/BlackJack''.
608* ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'':
609** There's a [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Nyandam]] transformable action figure in one of the toy stores.
610** The BadassAdorable cat that appears in the show-to-commercials transition ends his combo with a [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Hadoken]].
611* ''Manga/{{Shy}}'':
612** The british hero David Wonder Jones/Stardust is clearly modeled after [[Music/DavidBowie David Bowie]].
613** The swiss heroine Pilse Dunant is named after the founder of the [[UsefulNotes/TheRedCross Red Cross]], Henry Dunant and posesses [[HealingHands healing powers]]
614* ''Anime/SketchbookFullColors'' has a few shout outs. [[Manga/{{ARIA}} President Aria]] as a mascot and with lion statue from Arsenale tower, possibly ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', and ''Night Wizard''.
615* The seventeenth episode of the third ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' season features Kerel, a character based visually off ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'''s Kaworu Nagisa, also having the same seiyuu (who also voices Xellos).
616** The ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' manga ''Knight of Aqualord'' has Lina crossing a desert on a large flightless bird which very strongly resembles a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]].
617** [[Manga/SorcererHunters "Call me queen!"]]
618** There are several ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' shout outs, including Gourry being given Usagi's hairstyle in the first season's crossdressing episode and a "magic doctor" in the second season who looks like a slightly older Chibi-Usa.
619** There's even a ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' shout out; in ''NEXT'', the SingleMindedTwins are perfect copies of Shampoo, at least in terms of looks.
620* In ''Manga/SoaraAndTheMonstersHouse'', Baldur the thunder wolf and Maribel the mermaid experienced the [[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou soulmate shock]] when they made eye contact with each other.
621* ''Manga/SoulEater'' features a number of music references:
622** Blair has an attack called [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Smashing Pumpkin]]
623** [[Music/PinkFloyd Sid Barrett]] (not the same person, but [[SpellMyNameWithAnS mostly]] the same name) has an attack called [[Music/TheLivingEnd Living End]]
624** Mosquito uses an attack called [[Music/ThePolice Police Stinger]]
625** A MonsterOfTheWeek had an attack called Music/NineInchNails
626** Kilik's Soul Resonance is called Music/AphexTwin
627** There is a character named [[Music/ThePixies Kim Diehl]].
628** Other than being a reference to the Thompson sub-machine gun, Liz and Patty being twins makes them [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_Twins Thompson Twins]].
629** As for non-music-related shout-outs, Death the Kid's intro episode begins with the trio chasing a developing Kishin which Death refers to as Lupin. This may refer to Literature/ArseneLupin, but more likely refers to ''Franchise/LupinIII''.
630** Justin Law has an attack called "Law-Abiding [[VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun Silver Gun: Radiant]]"
631* ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'':
632** In Chapter 32, Kogori replicates the famous "Here's Johnny" face from ''Film/TheShining'' when he sees an "inappropriate relationship".
633** In Chapter 34, [[https://i.imgur.com/J1Vj7fp.png one panel]] shows Akina looking like a female version of [[Manga/{{Doraemon}} Nobita]].
634* ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow''; in the manga, Nobue is a high school freshman of 16, while in the anime, she is 20 and in university. In her opening self-description in the anime, while breaking the FourthWall, Nobue says she is just a typical 16 year old high school student, then admits that its a lie, and that she is actually 20 and in university. Ana's dog Frusciante and Matsuri's ferret John are named after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a band Ana likes.
635* Towards the end of ''Space Knight Anime/TekkamanBlade'', a random man with a very strange hairstyle saves a child in a crowd as the entire city flees from the oncoming aliens immediately following TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. The extra's distinctive hair is that worn by the hero of the original ''Space Knight Tekkaman'' cartoon.
636* In ''Manga/TalesOfWeddingRings'', the group eats at a restaurant called "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestar's]]" in Chapter 27.
637* ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'':
638** In Episode 136, one of the traps Adobentchi unintentionally sets off in the temple is a large boulder that chases after him and the others, referencing the first ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' film, ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
639** In ''Yume Kira Dream'' Episode 9, Himespetchi imagines she is on a ship with Mametchi. Mametchi holds her as she leans on the front of the boat, arms outstretched, referencing ''Film/Titanic1997''.
640** In ''GO-GO Tamagotchi!'' Episode 11a, Miraitchi and Clulutchi show several outfits to Madamtchi and Watchlin to review. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/tamagotchi/images/b/bc/Super_Sentai_Reference-0.png/revision/latest?cb=20191210172510 One of these outfits]] looks like a typical hero costume from ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' (or by extension its overseas counterpart'' Franchise/PowerRangers''), with the top of the helmet displaying a bird's face. Interestingly, because ''Power Rangers'' is now owned by [[Creator/{{Hasbro}} one of the market competitors of the series producer Bandai]], this scene could cause a conflict-of-interest if it were given an English dub.
641** ''GO-GO Tamagotchi!'' Episode 23b references ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' in both name and basic premise.
642* ''Literature/TearmoonEmpire'': In volume 4, Ludwig's master attempts to re-enact [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang]] as a test for Mia, framing it as "that ancient piece of folklore from the east".
643* [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward Tentacles]] once had a cameo in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' ([[http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd243/cyberlink420/Motivational%20Posters/Spongebob.jpg here it is if you don't believe it.]]
644** There's also a shout-out to Spongebob in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''. In the gag dub, [[spoiler:Parappa the Kappa]] is revealed to be a parody of Spongebob, although it isn't as popular in Japan, which is possibly why the Japanese version didn't have it.
645** In a {{flashback}} episode, Yoko appeared looking rather like Yomiko Readman of ''Anime/ReadOrDie'', and even used the name "Yomako".
646** And then there was every single one of the Gainax Girls making an appearance in the HotSpringsEpisode... in bunny costumes. Even the old lady from ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''.
647* The second episode of ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'' had references to ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'' and ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' in two of the characters' daydreams when they try to figure out what to do with Hikari.
648* The second season of ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga''. A candy is called Babylim Namco, a shout out to [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]], the company that made [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga the game]].
649** In addition, a single episode contained ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/TheGreatEscape'' shout outs.
650* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
651** When the Principality invades, Leon motivates a group of students to fight by insulting them with [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness a shotgun rested on his shoulder]].
652** The fourth part of the Marie Route references ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'':
653--->[[spoiler:'''Leon''': You should have gone for the cockpit!]]
654* ''Manga/UnderworldAcademyOverload'': Shion's [[FlyingBroomstick Holobus2000]] is a reference to [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Nimbus 2000]].
655* ''Manga/VirginRipper'': There's a [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy, Jealous]], slightly-{{Yandere}} CatBoy in [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} a dark uniform]], [[Manga/BlackLagoon a pair of vicious twins with a tragic past]], and a girl who hopes [[Film/TheIsland2005 to go]] [[Film/{{Clonus}} outside]].
656* ''Manga/WanderingSon'' has its fair share of {{Shout Out}}s:
657** The series has had multiple references to ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' in early volumes.
658** In Chapter 92 Chizuru is shown reenacting a scene from ''Film/JuOn'' for a SchoolFestival.
659** In the anime the scene where Chi is introduced is changed to be more like how Haruhi is introduced in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
660* ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK!'':
661** The English dub of the anime contains a ShoutOut to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' in the second episode preview -- Sato shouts "I mustn't run away!" followed by Hitomi retorting "What are you, stupid?". Those are the catchphrases for Shinji and Asuka, respectively.
662** Another shout-out is to ''Anime/TrueTears'', the anime the "Moe Game" Sato worked on is based off of. Why would I say this? Well the game was named "True Words" and the main character on the cover looked almost identical to Noe.
663* Little plastic ducks in the first episode of ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}''. They are ''not'' just random toys in a completely made-up scene. It's an awesome ShoutOut: [[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/28/doomed_ducks_sail_oceans_for_all_eternity/ read their tragic history]] (also see several links in comments). There's even a ''[[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Rubber-Ducks-Eric-Carle/dp/0007202423/ book]]'' about them!
664* ''Anime/WolfsRain'' is not notable for {{Shout Out}}s, but has a few:
665** The pre-credits scene from one episode has a cameo by a male prostitute who looks suspiciously similar to one who appeared in an episode of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (which was produced by the same team).
666** Also, the final image of ''Anime/CowboyBebop's'' closing titles is a flower lying in a puddle. Now look at the final image of the ''Wolf's Rain'' '''opening''' titles. Different puddle, different flower, but even so...
667* In ''Manga/YamadaKunAndTheSevenWitches'':
668** Yamada's partners in the Light Music Club, Sid and Nancy (who's one of the seventh witches), are an obvious one to [[Music/SexPistols Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen]]. Being a nickname, Nancy is an intentional InUniverse example as well.
669** Yamada and Tsubaki's first names are [[Franchise/StreetFighter "Ryu" and "Ken"taro]]. The latter is also a gamer.
670** When Yamada and Itou are searching for the seventh witch in Chapter 60, the first girl they interview is a "stereotypical witch" named "[[Music/LadyGaga Aiko Gagada]]".
671** Jin Kurosaki, one of the new Vice Presidents, is called an "Franchise/{{Assassin|sCreed}}" by Yamada in reference to his hoodie and demeanor.
672** When Yamada takes on the guise of the Masked DK as part of working off the 50,000 yen fee to kiss Aiko Chikushi, a witch who inherited Sarushima's power and uses it both to make money and fight crime as the Masked JK, his speech is very close to the one said by Series/KamenRiderStronger.
673** Even one to ''Series/{{Friends}}'': Yamada and Shiraishi's very InsistentTerminology of how they're only "on a break".
674** The prank pulled on Noa in the live-action drama when she is covered with red paint while performing on stage has a certain resemblance to ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' drenched in pig's blood.
675* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': When Nate is influenced by the trio of dancing seaweed Yo-Kai, he dances a lot like Music/MichaelJackson, complete with "whoo!" and "jam-on!".
676** ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'': When Whisper uses a face changing app on a smartphone, the resulting prettyboy face looks suspiciously like a {{Palette Swap}}ped [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Gilgamesh]].
677** ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamTheMovieYokaiAcademyYCanACatBeAHero'': Nayu Kuruhoshi is based on the recurring "Andromedako" characters in the music videos of [=NayutalieN=]/Nayutan Seijin, who wrote the theme song for the movie and the Jam television series.
678** ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind'': Most episode titles are references to multiple media - for example, episode 2 is titled "[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Giant Salaryman Miyazawa]]".
679** Volume 1 of the ''Manga/YokaiWatch'' manga gives one to Magazine/CoroCoroComic, as one chapter's plot starts with Nate rushing to buy the newest issue.
680* Creator/YoshiyukiTomino, and/or more than one of the artists who've worked with him, appears to be a fan of the UndergroundComics artist Creator/VaughnBode, as trademarks like [[HorseOfADifferentColor lumpy riding beasts]], small but curvaceous fairy girls and psychedelic imagery feature prominently in several of his works.
681** ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' is referenced in a short [[ItMakesSenseInContext involving fried chicken]].
682* Few from ''Manga/YourLieInApril'':
683** The tune Kaori plays on the melodica in the first episode is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwvdAo7VSFo A Morning of the Slag Ravine]] from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''.
684** There are some references from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' Kaori quoted throughout the series:
685*** In Episode 6: ''"It takes courage to sail through uncharted waters"'' by Snoopy.
686*** In Episode 7: ''"When you're depressed, it always helps to lean your head on your arms. Arms like to feel useful"'' by Charlie Brown.
687*** In Episode 11: ''"You know, I'm not always going to be around to help you"'' by Charlie Brown again.
688*** In Episode 21: ''"We all need someone to kiss us goodbye"'' by Marcie.
689* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
690** The art of "Illegal Summon" -- a card that doesn't exist in the card game -- is that of Jiraiya summoning a Toad. This is a ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' reference that there was really no need for, but like with ''[=BoboBo=]'' they are all from the same manga publication.
691** Another anime-only card, "[[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Cut_Jewel Cut Jewel]]", has art which bears a striking resemblance to Sasuke Uchiha cutting a gemm.
692** A lot of cards in the game make references to Konami's games. [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/0/0a/AitsuMFC-NA-C-1E.jpg For example]], [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/10/KoitsuMFC-NA-C-1E.jpg these]] [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/a/ac/SoitsuDR04-EN-C-UE.png four]] [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/7/7c/DoitsuDR04-EN-C-UE.png cards]] represent four characters from the Konami videogame "Sexy Parodius", a parody of Gradius.
693** One chapter of the manga involves an American superhero named Zombire, who is a clear parody of Comicbook/{{Spawn}}.
694** Sonic Duck is a member of [[Manga/OnePiece Alabasta's Supersonic Duck Squadron.]] Big Bang Shot is [[Franchise/DragonBall Vegeta]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin doing a Big Bang Shot.]]
695** For a similar reason to the above (being that they're all from ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), ''Manga/Reborn2004'' manages to snag a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shout out to the ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' franchise: During one of the Omake episodes of ''Haru Haru's Interview Dangerous!'', specifically the one with Basil. Reborn is trying to explain to [[NoSocialSkills Basil]] what teens his age do in their free time. In the cross sections of what he's saying, you can see Reborn wearing a green Duel Disk (possibly a transformed Leon).
696* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' has two characters named [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei and Asuka]].
697** Though their colors are reversed: Asuka wears blue, Rei wears red. The latter's last name, Saotome, is itself a ShoutOut to ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', as the character was a SweetPollyOliver.
698*** All the more HilariousInHindsight when Daitokuji-sensei announces Rei's attendance in her debut, because he was voiced by Creator/KappeiYamaguchi, the voice for Ranma.
699** It also has [[Anime/GaoGaiGar this]] [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/5/57/SuperVehicroid-RexUnion-JP-Anime-GX-NC.png card.]]
700** The third season has some serious homages to ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'', including but not limited to: General Freed, who bears a stunning resemblance to Dark Knight Freedan; the Comet in Dark World, which is identical to the promotional art of the Comet of Destruction (both of them have roughly the same effect, too); Juudai as [[spoiler: the Gentle Darkness]] while Will, his game counterpart, is the [[spoiler: "chosen one of Darkness"]]; the character Johan, who closely resembles the character Lilly (and, like Lilly, has odd powers that are more {{handwaved}} than explained); and you could keep going for quite some time, if you wanted (or just look at the ShoutOut section on the GX page).
701** A one-shot character named Alice appears in the second season who seems to be a walking shout out to ''Manga/RozenMaiden''.
702** The English dub makes a Shout-Out to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' in a Season 2 episode:
703--->'''Mr. Stein:''' Syrus?
704--->'''Syrus:''' Here!
705--->'''Stein:''' Bueller?
706--->'''Bueller:''' Here!
707--->'''Stein:''' Jaden? Jaden? Jaden? ...
708** Ruby Carbuncle looks a lot like [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Espeon]].
709* ''Manga/YuiKamioLetsLoose'':
710** The chain of Sanzo that binds Yui is the golden fillet of obedience that was used on Son Goku in ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
711** In chapter 1, when the gang leader remembers how Yui beat him and his gang back in 5th grade, the encounter is depicted as one to original Gen 1 ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' wild encounters.
712** Kiito calls Koyagi ComicBook/DoctorStrange for her use of InstantRunes. Turns out it's her actual nickname due to her brewing potions.
713* In ''Manga/YuunaAndTheHauntedHotSprings'', Soma and Megumi from ''Manga/FoodWars'', another Jump series, appear among the students as Kogarashi is making crepes for one of the classes at the SchoolFestival in Chapter 43.
714* The various Huckebeins from diverse anime are named after the German UsefulNotes/WorldWarII plane [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Ta_183 Focke-Wulf Ta 183 "Huckebein"]], which itself was probably named after [[Creator/WilhelmBusch Hans Huckebein, the unlucky raven]].
715* In ''Manga/YuushaGojoKumiaiKouryuugataKeijiban'', Veggievorn has the same appearance as Franchise/KamenRider, and his finishing move resembles the Rider Kick.
716* ''Manga/ZatchBell'' has a few of these. A one-shot demon that Bari faced was named "Donpoccho" -- which according to [[WordOfGod the author]] was a reference to Don Patch of ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' (although he looks more like WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}). Later on, we have Ted, who the author says was based on Manga/{{Naruto}} ([[Main/AdamWesting and went on to have his VA in the Japanese version)]] and FinalBoss Clear Note, who bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] -- at first, anyway.

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