1 | ''Anime Crimes Division'' has many, many references to nerd culture. |
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3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
4 | !Season One |
5 | [[folder:Episode 1: "Subs vs. Dubs"]] |
6 | * The first episode has a gun from ''Anime/PsychoPass''. |
7 | * As Joe monologues to Senzaki about the specifications of his gun, he briefly asks Senzaki if he [[Film/DirtyHarry fired twenty-six airsoft pellets or twenty-five]]. |
8 | * When the Chief assigns Diesel as Joe's partner, he makes a reference to ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub''. |
9 | * Diesel is a fresh graduate from [[Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia Little Police Academia]] and her favorite anime is ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''. |
10 | * Furuya asks Diesel which character from ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' has the juiciest butt. [[spoiler:It's Christophe.]] |
11 | * ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' makes frequent appearances throughout the series, and is the subject of the third episode. |
12 | * The first episode's plot is kickstarted by the defamation of a statue in [[Manga/{{Akira}} Tetsuokanedatetsuokaneda]] Park. |
13 | * Several characters from various shows (such as C.C. from ''Anime/CodeGeass''), as well as a couple from video games (D.va from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and 2B from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''), appear on body pillows in the pilot bust. |
14 | * The ad bumper references ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. |
15 | * The leaders of the Subber and Dubber gangs fight each other with [[Anime/KillLaKill both halves of the Rending Scissors.]] |
16 | [[/folder]] |
17 | |
18 | [[folder:Episode 2: "Playing for Keeps"]] |
19 | * The auction in the second episode has a prop from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' sold to a man in [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask]] getup. Also up for sale is the rarest ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card in existence (the [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]] Dark Magician), but it's been stolen and replaced with a [[TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}} Diglett]] card. Other attendees include a woman dressed as [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Saber]] and a man in a [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Survey Corps]] jacket. |
20 | * When Joe and Diesel place two plays-for-keepsers under arrest, Joe reveals that they are ACD officers by playing a "[[Manga/YoureUnderArrest You're Under Arrest]]" card, featuring Joe in a suit, standing in a courtroom, [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger giving the pointer finger]]. It is highly likely that this is a reference to ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''.[[note]]Also, the card's flavor text are the MirandaRights. Not a shout-out, just funny[[/note]] |
21 | * Drinks seen include [[Anime/SpiritedAway Yubaba Bobba]] and ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' marble soda (Furuya is referred to as "Chunin Exams Rock Lee" in the scene where he drinks it). |
22 | * The ad bumper references "Who's that Pokémon?" from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. |
23 | [[/folder]] |
24 | |
25 | [[folder:Episode 3: "The Gundam Killer"]] |
26 | * Furuya's personal collection includes, among [[FreezeFrameBonus many other things]], part of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]]'s [[AnimeHair hair]], and the tooth of the cat from ''Anime/AzumangaDaioh''. |
27 | * It's subtle, but the tone that Joe's vault plays upon him entering it is highly reminiscent of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Just Communication.]] |
28 | * The zoom-ins on the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' model "corpse" in Furuya's flashback feels reminiscent of the corpse discovery zoom-ins from ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''. |
29 | * "I only have one book on my shelf, and it's ''Manga/DeathNote''." |
30 | * "My heart is like the ending of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': complicated, sad, confusing...and fundamentally broken." |
31 | * At one point in Episode 3, Furuya says, "[[Anime/CowboyBebop See you, space...]]" before being cut off by Diesel. |
32 | * The ad bumper references ''Manga/InitialD''. |
33 | [[/folder]] |
34 | |
35 | !Season 2 |
36 | [[folder:Episode 1: "The Case Promised in Our Early Days"]] |
37 | * The title itself is a play on ''Anime/ThePlacePromisedInOurEarlyDays''. |
38 | * In the introductory voiceover, Diesel compares the city (happy vs. hiding a dark secret) to the first and third episodes of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. |
39 | * In a video, Furuya says his hatred [[spoiler:for anime]] is larger than [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko]]'s breasts or the black goo at the end of ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' and harder to cover up than the plot holes in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. |
40 | * While Furuya is watching said video, the guy he's coaching in golf assumes he's a stern coach like Ukai from ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}''. |
41 | * Joe compares his feelings towards Neo Otaku City to the anime adaptation of ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'' not getting a second season. |
42 | * Joe's TransformationSequence evokes ''Manga/SailorMoon'', and he caps it off with "[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Believe it]]." |
43 | * The murder in the opening is an imitation of an iconic DisconnectedByDeath scene in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. |
44 | * The ad bumper is a reference to ''Manga/SailorMoon'' as well. |
45 | [[/folder]] |
46 | |
47 | [[folder:Episode 2: "ACD_AMV"]] |
48 | * Hideki "''Naruto''-runs with" a group in AMV Alley. |
49 | * The visit to Sasuke references ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' and ''Attack on Titan''. |
50 | * The name of infamous piracy hotbed website The Pirate Bay is sneaked into dialogue. |
51 | * The show keeps a "Joe's love of anime" percent counter, just like the counter from ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' that counts down how close Mob is to a meltdown. |
52 | * The eyecatch is a rule from the ACD's handbook, written ala the rules of ''Death Note''. |
53 | * Joe threatens Sasuke that by the time he'll be out of prison, ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' will be done. |
54 | * The murders in this episode evoke iconic deaths from ''Death Note'' and ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. The ACD is threatened by a ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies'' setup. |
55 | [[/folder]] |
56 | |
57 | [[folder:Episode 3: "Silence of the Fireflies"]] |
58 | * The title is a twofer, referring to both ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' and ''Grave of the Fireflies''. |
59 | ** Diesel's visit to the ex-chief is a homage to Clarice Starling's visit to Hannibal Lecter. |
60 | ** The golf players are kidnapped and held in a cave, since the siblings in ''Fireflies'' stayed in one. |
61 | * The little girl outside Joe's apartment gives Joe a drawing of him as Luffy from ''Anime/OnePiece''. |
62 | * One of the prisoners seen during Diesel's visit throws a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokeball]] at her and creepily says "I choose you!" |
63 | * A few to ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'': |
64 | ** The Chief correctly pinpoints it as a recent series Diesel's been watching. |
65 | ** The eyecatch layouts the title like the manga's logo, with the sound effect used is similar to the eyecatches from that show. |
66 | ** Diesel refers to Joe as her All Might. |
67 | * The aforementioned conversation between Diesel and the Chief also references ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' ("as alone as Shinji at the end"), ''Series/BreakingBad'' ("Breaking Bad-dites" are residents of Prestige TV City) and ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' (with the Chief even offering to settle for fansubs at the quality of ''Warriors of the Wind''). |
68 | * Joe plays a virtual reality game called "Solitaire Art Online", a play on ''Anime/SwordArtOnline''. |
69 | * While stalling for time to trace the killer's location, Joe tests the killer anime knowledge with ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' trivia. |
70 | * The captives are found at Maiden Abyss, a play on ''Manga/MadeInAbyss''. |
71 | * After the captives are rescued and the mayor is killed, Chief Brody makes a joke about ''Case Closed'', AKA ''Manga/CaseClosed''. |
72 | * The ending montage is overscored with blues in the style of ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. |
73 | * A FreezeFrameBonus during Sasuke's funeral sees several Pokemon figurines, a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Rosalina]] figurine, and a ''Naruto'' sticker on the table. |
74 | * The billboard for Prestige TV City has the tagline "Because you liked ''Series/MadMen''". |
75 | [[/folder]] |
76 | |
77 | [[folder:Episode 4: "Beach Episode"]] |
78 | * Joe greets someone with "[[Series/BreakingBad I am the danger.]]" |
79 | * Before Joe's interview with Diesel's mother, he attempts to break the ice with a joke about ''Series/{{Lost}}''. |
80 | * During Joe's interview, he launches into a rehearsed spiel about how much he loves ''Series/GameOfThrones''. He also mentions ''Breaking Bad'' and ''Mad Men''. |
81 | * Diesel's mother extols the otherwise widely panned ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', to Joe's disgust. |
82 | * A Prestige TV City officer finds Joe vomiting, joking that he must have been watching the latest season of ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory''. |
83 | * When discovering TOXIC's plan to overtake Neo Otaku City, Joe remarks that anyone who is dubbed a "fake fan" will be left with nothing but ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. |
84 | * Diesel compares the WillTheyOrWontThey trope to Ross and Rachel on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. |
85 | * Joe's PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I watched the first episode of ''Series/TheWire''. It was boring." |
86 | * The IdiosyncraticWipes of the episode is a reference to the scene transitions from ''Series/Batman1966''. |
87 | [[/folder]] |
88 | |
89 | [[folder:Episode 5: "Blood: The Last Hard Drive"]] |
90 | * The title is one to ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire''. |
91 | * The brainwashing scene is reminiscent of ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. |
92 | * Mrs. Prestige calls their EvilPlan worthy of ''Series/GameOfThrones'''s Cersei Lannister. Later, Joe references Robb Stark and the Red Wedding. |
93 | * "It's siphoning away all of the good anime... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] ''WesternAnimation/NeoYokio''." |
94 | * Diesel mows down the corrupt cop squad sent to arrest her in a manner similar to ''Film/JohnWick'', before head-shotting the person who sent them in the middle of their EvilGloating similar to how John killed Santino in ''Film/JohnWickChapter2''. |
95 | * In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, it's shown that part of Joe's brainwashing was a binge of ''Series/TheWalkingDead''. |
96 | * At the end of the episode, Joe parrots a memetic misquote of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki: "Anime was a mistake." |
97 | [[/folder]] |
98 | |
99 | [[folder:Episode 6: "The Saddest Anime Death of All Time"]] |
100 | * Joe gets to say "[[Anime/CowboyBebop See you, space cowboy]]" this time. |
101 | * "Anime...the only thing worse than the last season of ''Series/{{Dexter}}''." |
102 | * Child Joe proclaims to love anime more than [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu loves Ash]] and more than [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma loves Vegeta]], and plays with ''Dragon Ball'' figurines and points out posters right after. |
103 | * Joe's love for anime ticking up and beeping is reminiscent of Mob's feelings building up in ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100''. |
104 | * Joe goes [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]] to save the city, with his love for Anime going [[MemeticMutation over 9000]]. |
105 | * [[spoiler: Joe's death]] is a direct reference to [[spoiler: [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike's]]]], complete with the same song playing over the end credits. |
106 | [[/folder]] |
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