History ShoutOut / Persona5

* Masayoshi Shido's first Shadow form is a reference to [[CharClone Char Anzable]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', who was also voiced by Creator/ShuichiIkeda and Creator/KeithSilverstein.

*** To further the Dark Knight Trilogy references, the Protagonist is caught on purpose and escapes from the police station thanks to a phone call being made, much like how The Joker escapes the Major Crimes Unit in ''The Dark Knight,'' albeit in the Protagonist's case, the phone call was made to [[spoiler: Sae Niijima]] rather than a human bomb.

* The protagonist shares a moniker with the sworn enemy of the Franchise/{{Batman}}, with the protagonist being a name-it-yourself entity as well as dialogue options to craft his personality tying into the MultipleChoicePast of the clown prince of crime. To further tie the leader of the Phantom Thieves together with the Jester of Genocide, the Protagonist is caught on purpose and manages to break out of jail, with a phone call being involved in how he escapes, much like Heath Ledger's incarnation of the Joker broke out of the Major Crimes Unit in 2008's ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]'' though without any human bombs being involved.

* The protagonist shares a moniker with the sworn enemy of the Franchise/{{Batman}}, with the protagonist being a name-it-yourself entity as well as dialogue options to craft his personality tying into the MultipleChoicePast of the clown prince of crime. To further tie the leader of the Phantom Thieves together with the Jester of Genocide, the Protagonist is CaughtonPurpose and manages to break out of jail, with a phone call being involved in how he escapes, much like Heath Ledger's incarnation of the Joker broke out of the Major Crimes Unit in 2008's ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]'' though without any human bombs being involved.

* The protagonist shares a moniker with the sworn enemy of the Franchise/{{Batman}}, with the protagonist being a name-it-yourself entity as well as dialogue options to craft his personality tying into the MultipleChoicePast of the clown prince of crime. To further tie the leader of the Phantom Thieves together with the Jester of Genocide, the Protagonist is CaughtOnPurpose and manages to break out of jail, with a phone call being involved in how he escapes, much like Heath Ledger's incarnation of the Joker broke out of the Major Crimes Unit in 2008's ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]'' though without any human bombs being involved.

* The protagonist shares a moniker with the sworn enemy of the Franchise/{{Batman}}, with the protagonist being a name-it-yourself entity as well as dialogue options to craft his personality tying into the MultipleChoicePast of the clown prince of crime.

* Every [=DVDs=] you can rent in Shibuya references a popular TV Show (except for Wraith which parodies a film):

** "Wraith" is a reference to ''Film/Ghost1990''. You can even hear a Creator/DemiMoore analog talking about feeling her dead lover nearby when you watch it.

* The audio from the film ''Like a Dragon'' has the implied protagonist lamenting the murder of his boss [[Franchise/MetalGear by shouting his name three times in a very familiar manner]]...

** "Like a Dragon" references ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''. ''Like a Dragon'' is the name of the franchise in Japan and the plot synopsis and dialogue references the events of [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 the first game]]. This is also the only film you can see that most likely ''isn't'' a LawyerFriendlyCameo, since Atlus is a subsidiary of Sega. When Makoto invites Joker to watch it with her, she points out how it was directed by a really prolific director, referencing Creator/TakashiMiike, who directed the actual [[Film/{{Yakuza}} movie based on the game]].

* Yusuke breaks Futaba's [[ShowWithinAShow Featherman]] action figures and tries to repair them. The ensuing poses of the action figures are that of the Ginyu Force, albeit not in its members' designed positions.

* When Okumura runs out of enemies to throw at you and tries to summon more, the battle text reads: [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} "But nobody came..."]]

** "Back to the Ninja" is a reference to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', about a guy who travels back in time to learn Ninjutsu so he can save his friend from dying.

** Additionally, this being a ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'' spinoff, the pattern of green glowing lines on her costume will call to mind memories of the Demi-Fiend from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne''.

* Yuuki Mishima, representative of the Moon arcana, is named after Creator/YukioMishima, a preeminent author in post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Japanese literature and writer of a number of {{Picaresque}} stories. In fact, his first novel was titled ''Thieves''. Atlus had similarly based the character of Gotou on Yukio back in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei''.

** "March of the Sheeple" references the popular documentary ''Film/MarchOfThePenguins''.

** "Love, Prossibly" is a reference to British RomCom ''Film/LoveActually''.

** "Pach-Saw" is a reference ''Film/SawI'', with two people locked in a room with a killer elephant by a mysterious person who calls it a "game".

* * Kasumi's Persona awakening is a shot-by-shot scene inspired by the iconic transformation sequences in ''Anime/SailorMoon''.

** "D. Housewives", mirrors ''Series/DesperateHousewives''.

** "The X Folders", a reference to ''Series/TheXFiles''. You even get some AgentScully and AgentMulder banter about whether aliens are real or not when you watch it.

* Futaba's father, Sojiro Sakura, sports the same nose shape, beard and haircut as the thief Daisuke Jingen from ''Franchise/LupinIII''. His casual clothes also include a white trilby based on Jigen's own black fedora.

* The names of the Showtime attacks in ''Royal'' are references to Western films and television programs:
** Mona and Panther: [[Film/GoneWithTheWind Gun with the Wind]]
** Queen and Skull: [[Film/MadMax Max Moxie]]
** Skull and Fox: [[Film/IngloriousBasterds Inglorious Beefbowls]]

** Mona and Noir: [[Franchise/DieHard Drive Hard]]
** Noir and Queen: [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown PTE ThwackDown]]
** Joker and [[spoiler:Black Mask]]: [[Film/BladeRunner Bladed Runners]]
** Joker and [[spoiler:Violet]]: [[Film/DancesWithWolves Dances With Thieves]]

* When asked what is in the hand of a famous statue of Hawaiian King Kamehameha ([[AluminumChristmasTrees Yes, really]]) one of the answers is a Manga/DragonBall.

** His name being that of a famous fictional detective with the first syllable removed also recalls Creator/OsamuTezuka's recurring character Rock Home, whose most famous "role" ([[AdaptationDisplacement to modern audiences]]) is also [[spoiler:[[Anime/{{Metropolis}} a young, brutal enforcer to a charismatic politician with grandiose ambitions involving fantastic technology]].]]