History ShoutOut / DanganRonpa

* Hiroyuki makes references to both ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' and Creator/HarukiMurakami while rescuing Byakuya.

* Hijirihara makes Asano recite several stock phrases from ''Manga/KindaichiCaseFiles'' to unnerve the first culprit. Turns out his grandfather was a fan.

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* ''ShoutOut/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony''

* In ''Dangonronpa: The Animation'''s English dub, when Junko is about to subject herself to the Ultimate Punishment, she says "[[Series/PressYourLuck Come on baby, big money, no whammies]]!"
* When Monokuma first breaks out the bear puns, Celeste notes that [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} it's been done already]].
** Additionally, it might be a reference to the rabbit puns of Zero III from ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'', another VisualNovel from Creator/SpikeChunsoft.
* Yasuhiro, while praying to numerous deities for help, invokes [[Franchise/DragonBall King Kai]].
* And if Hifumi can get a manga/anime/video game reference in somewhere, he'll probably do it. On that note, [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry his name is written as 1-2-3]], just like Miyo's adoptive father. Also, he mentions three characters from a manga and refers to them as the [[Characters/{{PokemonEliteFour}} Elite Four]]. He says it sounds cooler that way, even though there's only three characters mentioned.
** Not quite anime, manga, or video games, but still worth mentioning: In the official English version, Hifumi cries out [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos "Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!"]] prior to encountering Alter Ego. One of his Free Time Events mentions author J.G. Ballard. His last words also include him asking if [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire winter is coming]].
* Genocide Jack at one point uses the phrase [[Franchise/AceAttorney "blacker than a moonless night"]].
** Which in itself is a reference to [[Series/TwinPeaks "black as midnight on a moonless night"]].
* While discussing a [[DyingClue dying message]] left by Sayaka, Kyoko references Creator/ElleryQueen.
* Sakura's corpse is found in the exact same pose as the ending of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'', and one of the presents is "Tomorrow's Boxing Gloves".
* Several presents, including the voice-changing bowtie from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Mac's Gloves]] (the English dub name for "Tomorrow's Boxing Gloves"), [[Franchise/MetalGear Rations]], several gadgets from ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Chin Drill]], the [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Golden Gun]], and the [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Berserker Armor]].
** Another present, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Prize_Problems Millenium Prize Problems]], are an actual set of seven mathematics problems, six of which still remain unsolved.
* The voting screen in the trials bears a significant resemblance to the ''{{TabletopGame/Monopoly}}'' logo.
* Upon waking up from his near-murder, Hifumi claims that [[VisualNovel/ThePortopiaSerialMurderCase the culprit was Yasu]]. What he ''really'' meant to say was that the culprit was Taeko Yasuhiro, aka Celestia Ludenberg.
* In the official English version, Yasuhiro refers to Aoi's plan to fry up some fish and donuts for breakfast and eat till everyone drops as a "Film/DeepImpact style, meteor impact, extinction level event combination of foods."
* The BigBad, after being revealed, promptly [[WeCanRuleTogether makes a reference to]] ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''.
** Furthermore, they wear King Slime's crown while doing so.
** One of the BigBad's poses is a dead ringer for [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Dio Brando]].
* Mondo is trapped in a tiger-themed cage and swirled into butter (or pancake batter); in ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Little_Black_Sambo Little Black Sambo]]'' a bunch of tigers chase each other around a rock until they're turned into butter, which is made into pancakes. Taken to another level in the new School Mode, which reveals his ''underwear'' has a tiger print.
** Mondo's biker gang is called [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Crazy Diamond]], and during Makoto's introduction he mentions that he doesn't have a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Stand.]]
** In the Project Zetsubou translation, Makoto wonders if the "thing" the Puppetmaster did to their bodies was to plant a bomb in their stomachs. [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors He dismisses the idea because they're not on a boat.]]
* The Project Zetsubou translation also includes a nod to, of all things, [[http://i.imgur.com/1ao31Wz.jpg this internet-infamous album cover]] on the first night when Monokuma says "This big bear has some thangs to do."
* In the anime, when Genocider Syo appears for the first time, they say a variation of ''Manga/SoulEater'''s opening quote: "A healthy murderer dwells in a healthy body and mind!"
* Monokuma's pots of honey he snacks on have to be some kind of reference to ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''.
* According to the Website/SomethingAwful LP, Celeste is a walking reference to series like ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' and ''Manga/LiarGame'' that deal heavily with extremely high-stakes gambling and competitions. In fact, she apparently won the "Liar's Game" and some of her gambling anecdotes are taken straight out of series like that.
* When discussing an incident in middle school during which Makoto helped get a lost crane back into the wild, Sayaka invokes a folktale about a man who helps an injured crane, casting herself as the crane who returns as a young woman to repay her benefactor. Her birthday, July 7, also falls on the first day of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata Tanabata]], a festival centered on a story of star-crossed lovers.
* In the Project Zetsubou translation, while Makoto is watching a DVD in the AV room, the whole system turns off suddenly. When asked why it had to happen then of all times, Monokuma replies with [[Film/LordOfTheRings "Technical difficulties are never late, nor are they early. They occur precisely when they mean to."]]
** In the ''official'' localization, after Kyoko steals Monokuma's special key, he proclaims "Myyy PRECIOUSSS! They stole it!" ala Gollum.
* Possibly in Trial 6 when Byakuya asks if Yasuhiro is suggesting that Mukuro arrived at the school [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar already dead]].
* In the Project Zetsubou translation, when Makoto is investigating the burnt sleeve next to the incinerator, Yamada asks if he has a thing for burn victims and that he had [[VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo just the game for him.]]
* Some of the chapter titles are references:
** Chapter 1 in the Project Zetsubou translation is titled [[Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard "Kill Free or Live Hard"]].
** Chapter 3's title is full of references and can be translated in many different ways, but [[https://danganronpa.wordpress.com/dr1/tl-notes/ch3/ Project Zetsubou preserves the most by translating it as]], "Anime/{{Neon Genesis|Evangelion}} [[Manga/Cyborg009 Super Vortex]] Redux: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Rise, Armored Hero!]]"
** Chapter 5 is titled "Despair Junk Food for a Dashing Youth", a reference to the LightNovel series ''Shissou suru Shishunki no Parabellum'', meaning "Parabellum of Dashing Youth."
** Chapter 4 is titled [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "All All Apologies"]], which was changed to "All•Star•Apologies" in the official English translation.
** Chapter 6 in the Project Zetsubou translation is titled [[Film/DrStrangelove "The Super Duper High School Unluckster, or: How I Learned to Stop Despairing and Embrace the End"]].
* In the official English translation, early in Chapter 1, Toko yells something about not wanting to be dragged further into a [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} "meat dimension."]]
* In the official English translation, Yasuhiro thinks that a [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Tyrant]] may be in the bio lab.
* Would-be punk rock star Leon wears a padlock on a chain around his neck like the one worn by [[Music/SexPistols Sid Vicious]]. Also, in the original game he's mentioned to have previously attended a prestigious school with a top-ranked baseball team, which in [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary information for Reload]] is revealed to be named "LL Gakuen"; ''PL'' Gakuen is a RealLife high school in Osaka with just this reputation (and speaking of [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Names]], it's also the RealLife ''Masumi'' Kuwata's alma mater). Similarly, Kiyotaka attended a prominent school called "Kaiseinada," a combination of two RealLife high schools named Kaisei and Nada.
** Speaking of the Music/SexPistols, one of the best presents the player can give Leon is the Jimmy Decay T-shirt. Jimmy Decay is mostly likely an {{Expy}} of Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten.
* In the official English translation, Yasuhiro says: "It's totally a man-eating plant! [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros I'm pretty sure it's different from the one that lives in the pipe, though."]]
* The gas mask pattern on Makoto's hoodie is a reference to ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'''s masked mastermind Zero, and in the dub, he describes the fourth investigation's LockedRoomMystery as "Zero Escape" for the culprit. Furthering this, two of the English trophies are named "[[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Nine Coins, Nine Purses, Nine Bears]]" and "[[VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward Despair's Last Reward]]."
* The English trophies for destroying white noise lines ("The Color of Television" and "Tuned to a Dead Channel") are references to the opening line of ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}''.
* All the English trophies for completing report cards are references to books and films, many of which are thematically appropriate for the character in question or the greater plot:
** Byakuya: [[Literature/TheHungerGames The Game Hungers]]
** Mondo: [[Film/RebelWithoutACause Rebel Without a High School Degree]]
** Celestia: [[Film/TheFrenchConnection The French Disconnection]]
** Kyoko: [[Film/LAConfidential Hope's Peak Confidential]]
** Chihiro: [[Film/{{Goodfellas}} [=GoodFellows=]]]
** Hifumi: [[Film/LostInTranslation Lost in Scanslation]]
** Sakura: [[Film/{{Bloodsport}} Lovesport]]
** Leon: [[Film/AlmostFamous Almost Almost Famous]]
** Junko: [[Literature/MemoirsOfAGeisha Memoirs of a Fashionista]]
** Aoi: [[Film/MysticPizza Mystic Donut]]
** Yasuhiro: [[Film/TheSixthSense The Sixth Nonsense]]
** Toko: [[Film/StrangersOnATrain Strangers in a Brain]]
** Kiyotaka: [[Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada The Devil Wears a High School Uniform]]
** Sayaka: [[{{Film/Psycho}} Psychic]]
* The English trophy for earning over 30 SP is a clear reference to rapper Ghostface Killah.
* School Mode is chock full of these.
** One of the Monokumas you need to build is [[VideoGame/CookingMama Cooking Mamakuma]].
** When you send characters to gather materials to craft Monokumas, they [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} mine it with pickaxes.]]
** One of the possible chalkboard drawings is a drawing of [[Manga/AttackOnTitan a gigantic version of Monokuma peering over a gigantic wall into a village where Makoto stands, holding dual swords]].
*** Veers right into HilariousInHindsight territory, considering that Makoto and Eren are both voiced by Creator/BrycePapenbrook in English.
** Everything regarding the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Monokuma Entertainment System]]. Not only is it referred to as the MES, it looks like some unholy fusion between Monokuma and a Furby, and when Monokuma blows it up out of anger, the game says [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} "Looks like the MES is blasting off... again?"]].
** One certain chalkboard drawing looks like it was ripped straight out of {{VideoGame/Terraria}}, but with Monokuma instead. Bonus points for Monokuma being playable in the Japanese version of Terraria.
** The [=MoeMoekuma=] is, quite disturbingly, Monokuma in a [[Disney/{{PeterPan}} Tinker Bell]] outfit.
** The English trophies for clearing School Mode once and for viewing all possible School Mode endings both refer to a certain Music/AliceCooper song...
* Two of Monokuma's OhCrap declarations in the final trial are [[VideoGame/DragonSlayerIIXanadu "Xanadu!"]] and (in the original Japanese) [[VideoGame/{{Faxanadu}} "Faxanadu!"]]
* Calling the fact that Sakura Ogami is called "the Ogre", along with the fact that she is a "Ultimate Martial Artist" a shout out for {{Manga/Baki the Grappler}} would not qualify alone, as "Ogre" is too general a title for a fighter, but this along with the fact that you get to see her back is the peeking scene, which looks so much like Hanma Yujiro's (actually, the whole Hanma family's) back, sells it.
* The official English translation [[DubNameChange changed the name]] of Sakura's boyfriend from Kenichiro to Kenshiro, thus naming him after the main character of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. It's highly likely that Kenichiro was always meant to be a reference to Kenshiro due to how similar they look.
* Kiyotaka's design makes him almost identical to Kakugo of ''Manga/ApocalypseZero''.
* In the official translation, Celeste quotes ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' when describing their situation as "curiouser and curiouser."
* Before opening the trash room shutters, Hifumi says it reminds him of the first episode of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. The official translation turns this into a ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' reference.
* Nearly all of [[TheNicknamer Monokuma's nicknames]] in the dubbed anime contain a reference, such as calling Kyoko "[[Series/MurderSheWrote Jessica Fletcher Junior]]."
** Heck, about 80% of Monokuma's lines in the anime's dub contain a reference.
* In the dub of the anime, the "Forget It Beam" is re-named the [[Anime/DragonBallZ "Kamehame-Forget-About-It!"]] After Kiyotaka shouts it, Mondo jokingly says "YOU"RE OVER 9000!"
* Some have noted that the T in the "Monokuma '''T'''heater" segments is basically the Website/{{Tumblr}} logo. In the Project Zetsubou translation, the "ea" in "Theater" is the Creator/ElectronicArts logo.
* One of the magazines Junko is featured on in the intro is "[[Franchise/DragonBall RedRibon]]", which even sports a modified Red Ribbon Army logo on the cover.
* At one point in the official English translation, Jack is referred to as a [[Music/JackOffJill "super sadist"]].
* In Chapter 1, Hifumi said that [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry "our little grey cells are really getting excited now"]]
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** Additionally, it might be a reference to the rabbit puns of Zero III from VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward, another Visual Novel from Spike Chunsoft.

* The gas mask pattern on Makoto's hoodie is a reference to ''Franchise/ZeroEscape'''s masked mastermind Zero, and in the dub, he describes the fourth investigation's LockedRoomMystery as "Zero Escape" for the culprit. Furthering this, two of the English trophies are named "[[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Nine Coins, Nine Purses, Nine Bears]]" and "[[VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward Despair's Last Reward]]."

* In Dangan Ronpa 1/2 Reload, the trophy for collecting 999 monocoins in 1 is [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Nine Coins, Nine Purses, Nine Bears]]. The platinum trophy for the whole collection is [[VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward Despair's Last Reward]].

** Everything regarding the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Monokuma Entertainment System]]. Not only is it referred to as the MES, it looks like some unholy fusion between Monokuma and a Furby, and when Monokuma blows it up out of anger, the game says [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} "Looks like the MES is blasting off... again?"]].

* Several presents, including the voice-changing bowtie from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Mac's Gloves]] (the English dub name for "Tomorrow's Boxing Gloves"), [[Franchise/MetalGear Rations]], several gadgets from ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Chin Drill]], the [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Golden Gun]], and the [[Manga/Berserk Berserker Armor]], which by itself is pretty obvious, but it also comes with the description "Armor that grants its wearer power like that of a berserker. As compensation, it erodes the wearer’s life force." Which is exactly the power the aforementioned armor has.

* Several presents, including the voice-changing bowtie from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Mac's Gloves]] (the English dub name for "Tomorrow's Boxing Gloves"), [[Franchise/MetalGear Rations]], several gadgets from ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Chin Drill]], and the [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Golden Gun]].

* While discussing a [[DyingClue dying message]] left by Sayaka, Kyoko references ElleryQueen.

* When Monokuma first breaks out the bear puns, Celeste notes that [[VideoGame/{{Persona4}} it's been done already]].

* In the dub of the anime, the "Forget It Beam" is re-named to the [[Anime/DragonBallZ "Kamehame-Forget-About-It"]]. After Kiyotaka shouts it, Mondo jokingly says "IT'S OVER 9000".

** Mondo's biker gang is called [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurDiamondIsUnbreakable Crazy Diamond]], and during Makoto's introduction he mentions that he doesn't have a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Stand.]]