History ShoutOut / ADifferentKindOfTruth

* [[Franchise/TheDarkTower The Dark Tower Saga: The Gunslinger]] is the first part of a movie series. And according to WordOfGod, ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' never became a movie series and ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' never became a show. Thus eliminating the pop culture fascination with romanticizing monsters and zombies, which has been replaced by a fascination with westerns.

** In the same discussion, Johnny snarks about the team being the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and jokingly suggests the name "[[Franchise/XMen P-Men]]".

Due to being a crossover with ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', ''FanFic/ADifferentKindOfTruth'' is pretty unapologetic to its [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to Western rock bands and movies.

* While trying to convince Johnny and Chie to make amends, Gyro quotes a great man by saying "[[Film/BigTroubleinLittleChina I'm a reasonable guy. But I've experienced some unreasonable things]]".

* When asked about the details of his excuse, Kanji says that he has [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy twelve percent of a plan]].

Due to being a crossover with ''Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure'', ''FanFic/ADifferentKindOfTruth'' is pretty unapologetic to its [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to Western rock bands and movies.

* The chapter "Between the Buttons" takes its name from Music/TheRollingStones album of the same name.

* Johnny calls Yosuke "[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Fred]]", also possibly a reference to the FanNickname of the Investigation Team, "The Inaba Scoobies".

* King Moron mentions that he watched ''Movie/Halloween1978'' when he was a kid [[spoiler: and compares Mitsuo to Michael Myers before being killed]].

* The Chinese Rise clone wields a [[Music/WuTangClan Wu-Tang Sword]].

* According to the Infamous Man, the scene with Gyro wandering through his dungeon was inspired by the opening scene of* ''Film/{{Day of the Dead|1985}}''.

* In the bookstore, Johnny is reading ''Literature/SalemsLot''.

Due to being a crossover with ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', ''FanFic/ADifferentKindOfTruth'' is pretty unapologetic to its [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to Western rock bands and movies.

* It is mentioned that Rise's grandmother visited the set of ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}.

* It is mentioned that Yukiko's favorite movie is ''Film/TheFly1986''.

** In the same discussion, Johnny snarks about the team being the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and jokingly suggests the name "[[Franchise/XMen P-Men]]".

* The chapter "Between the Buttons" takes its name from the Music/TheRollingStones album of the same name.

* The chapter "Speak & Spell" is the name of an album by ''Music/DepecheMode".

* When discussing a team name, Gyro calls the group "Teens with attitude", which Yukiko says is a reference to "[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Featherman Rangers]].

* Gyro mentions that ''Pink Dark Boy'''s Part 5 is basically Film/TheGodfather while Part 8 resembles ComicBook/TheSpirit.

* Johnny is watching an episode of ComicBook/Preacher on the television before Nanako changes the channel.

* Naoto [[Series/TwinPeaks asked Kanji what kind of trees Inaba has. Kanji tells her that they have Douglas Ferns]].

* The title ''Even Flow'' is a reference to the song by ''Music/PearlJam''.

* The chapter 'Ill Communication'' is a reference to the Music/BeastieBoys album of the same name.

* Marie's nicknames for Johnny and Gyro ("Blondie" and "Ringo") are the nicknames used for [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man with No Name]].