History ShoutOut / AnimeAndManga

This page lists shout-outs seen in various Anime and Manga series.

** The Alchemist Army's training room being called the Danger Room and the {{Big Bad}}'s weapon being named Fatal Attraction are shout-outs to ''ComicBook/XMen'', Watsuki's favourite American comic series.

* The ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex-tan'' omake is itself an imitation of the ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana-tan'' omake and makes clear reference to it several times. The ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' tiger makes an appearance, too, for the same reason--same publisher/studio (J.C. Staff).

* 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" (''{{Transformers}}''.

*** Not to mention that it says ''[[Manga/RaveMaster Rave]]'' on every single slot machine in there.

** 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/{{Rave Master}}'' but it could also just be a coincidence since those two often voiced characters who are romantically linked.

** One of the omake of Vol. 3 had Tamamin cosplaying up as [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Dream]]. She also brought a [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] costume.

* ''LightNovel/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.

* The beginning of ''LightNovel/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''.

* Episode 12 of ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' is crammed with little (and large) references to a vast number of American movies. Other episodes include shoutouts to ''LightNovel/SisterPrincess'', ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', and a truly staggering number of references to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' -- just to name a ''few''.

* In its first episode, ''LightNovel/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, [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs this monster is made of chocolate]].)

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':

** Jin Kurosaki, one of the new Vice Presidents, is called an "[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Assassin]]" by Yamada in reference to his hoodie and demeanor.

* 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.

** There's also Major Alex ''Music/LouisArmstrong.''
* Anime/PrettyCure:
** 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.
** In ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'', 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.
*** Yayoi also has a ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' alarm clock. This is because Kamen Rider airs right before Pretty Cure.
** 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.
** 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.
** 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.
** In Episode 33, the title of the movie the girls are in is called [[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Ghost All Stars DX]].
** 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!
** 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]]
** 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''.

* Episode 8 of ''LightNovel/MyMentalChoicesAre'' has choice titles at the beginning which say "[[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} My Freeloader Can't Be This Smart?!]]" and "[[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} My Thing Can't Be This Amazing?!]]"
** Don't forget the reference to the Lumberjack sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.

** 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!]]]].

* In ''Anime/NightRaid1931'', an actor trying to remember his lines begins reciting the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy.

* ''Manga/DomesticGirlfriend'': At one point, Natsuo and Rui argue about [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica whether eggs should be eaten with soy sauce or salt]].
* ''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.
* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'': During Ikaros' undersea adventure in the fifth episode, [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu]] can be seen in the background.
* ''Manga/{{Debusen}}'':
** Upon seeing Akira's knife hand for the first time, Mitsuru compares her to [[Manga/{{Dororo}} Hyakkimaru]].
** In Chapter 15, the island Tiger Class get shipwrecked on is compared to something out of the manga ''Higanjima''.
** In Chapter 16, Hiromi compares their situation to ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
** In Chapter 42, Mitsuru (currently being controlled by the spirit of Mitsuko), paraphrases {{Franchise/Sailor Moon}}'s famous catchphrase:
--->'''Mitsuru:'''In the name of all teachers, I, Fukushima Mitsuko, will penalize you!
** In Chapter 53, Mitsuru has a nightmare where he is stripped of his skin and compared to something out of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.
** In Chapter 69, Kaito serves Mitsuru a Château d'Yquem 1976 wine, and mentions that it has gained popularity since appearing in ''Manga/TheDropsOfGod''.
* ''LightNovel/ExpectingToFallIntoRuinIAimToBecomeABlacksmith'': The MasqueradeBall conversation between Kururi and Eliza is one to ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
* ''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".
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
** When the Principality invades, Leon motivates a group of students to fight by insulting them with [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness a shotgun rested on his shoulder]].
** The fourth part of the Marie Route references ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'':
[[spoiler:--->'''Leon''': You should have gone for the cockpit!]]
* 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.
* In ''Manga/ISummonedHer'', Raas asks Yuta if he wants to be "like [[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou Rentarou with 100 girlfriends]]".

* ''ShoutOut/HighSchoolDxD''

** 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 ''Series/{{Tenchijin}}'' (''Heaven, Earth and Man''), a UsefulNotes/SengokuJidai drama aired in Creator/{{NHK}} in 2009.

* ''{{Countrouble}}'' has a to Manga/CaseClosed

** 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 ''Manga/RaveMaster''.
** 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 ''Manga/RaveMaster''.

*** The mook also looks identical to Bis, who was the main mook of the ''Manga/RaveMaster'' arc starring Musica.
** Not a Manga/RaveMaster reference, but bizarrely, if you look closely at the floating letters in Chapter 9, when Daybreak is being rearranged, you can see the line [[TheSixthSense '''I SEE DEAD PEOPLE''']].

-->'''Cana:''' [[Music/TheWeatherGirls It's raining masked men!]]\\

* The anime ''Anime/HandMaidMai'' 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.

### ''Manga/DaCapo''

** 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]]

** The ending theme of TheMovie, ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', {{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]].

** 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.

** [[Music/PinkFloyd Sid Barrett]] (not the same person, but [[SpellMyNameWithAnS mostly]] the same name) has an attack called [[TheLivingEnd Living End]]

* ''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}}''.
* Creator/YoshiyukiTomino, and/or more than one of the artists who've worked with him, appears to be a fan of the UndergroundComics artist VaughnBode, as trademarks like [[HorseOfADifferentColor lumpy riding beasts]], small but curvaceous fairy girls and psychedelic imagery feature prominently in several of his works.

* ''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.
* 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.
* ''Manga/DungeonToilet'': The first volume's cover rather boldly references the cover of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'''s first volume.
* 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]].
** The splash page for Chapter 43 shows Komi as ''Literature/TheLittleMatchGirl''.
** Manbagi mentions ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' while playing Shiritori.
** 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.
** The splash page for Chapter 283 depicts Komi as the ''Art/GirlWithAPearlEarring''.
* In ''Manga/TalesOfWeddingRings'', the group eats at a restaurant called "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestar's]]" in Chapter 27.
* In ''Manga/ShiteiBouryokuShoujoShiomiChan'', the plastic surgeon who can work miracles is a perverted {{Expy}} of ''Manga/BlackJack''.
* ''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]].
* ''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.
* ''LightNovel/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.
* Episode 8 of ''LightNovel/MyMentalChoicesAre'' has choice titles at the beginning which say "[[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} My Freeloader Can't Be This Smart?!]]" and "[[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} My Thing Can't Be This Amazing?!]]"
* In ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', Ogisu compares Kitano to a [[Manga/DragonBall Saiyan]].
* In ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'', Manatsu compares Kuroe to [[Series/UltramanTaro Astromons]].

* ''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]].
* ''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.
* ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind'': Most episode titles are references to multiple media - for example, episode 2 is titled "[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Giant Salaryman Miyazawa]]".
* 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.

** The omake where Balalaika raises Hansel and Gretel as her kids is titled ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Balalaika]]'' in Japanese.

*** ''LightNovel/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.

* 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 [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru]] - which is then acknowledged by having Anya Alstreim, voiced by Yuko Goto (Mikuru's voice actress), take notice.

** One of the omake of Vol. 3 had Tamamin cosplaying up as [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Dream]]. She also brought a [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] costume.

** In the anime the scene where Chi is introduced is changed to be more like how Haruhi is introduced in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK!'':
** The English dub 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.

* ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind'': Most episode titles are references to multiple media - for example, episode 2 is titled "[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Giant Salaryman Miyazawa]]".

** There was a parody of ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' in Episode 6.

### ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''
### ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs''

** There's a ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' reference in Rei.

* The seventeenth episode of the the third ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' season features Kerel, a character based visually off ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'''s Kaworu Nagisa, also having the same seiyuu (who also voices Xellos).
** The ''Manga/{{Slayers}}'' manga ''Knight of Aqualord'' has Lina crossing a desert on a large flightless bird which very strongly resembles a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]].

* ''ShoutOut/GrandBlue''

* ''ShoutOut/{{Kagewani}}''

* ''ShoutOut/MagicalGirlRaisingProject''

* ''{{LightNovel/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 [[LightNovel/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''.

** In the dub at least, in the previews for Episode 70 at the end of Episode 69, Natsu insists that [[Machinima/RedVsBlue his pink hair is "lightish-red"]].

** Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion's name is a {{Pun}} on Music/IronButterfly.

* ''LightNovel/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".

** 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/TheRollingStones).

** 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 [[NiceHat white fedora]].

* Most of the characters in ''Manga/{{Bastard}}!!'' are named after 80s metal musicians. Then again, the entire show is rife with such ThemeNaming, extending to countries, organizations and even spells.

* ''ShoutOut/ShonanJunaiGumi''

* ''ShoutOut/SenkiZesshouSymphogear''

** Near the end of Vol. 3, Tamamin asks the [[spoiler:[[IncompatibleOrientation recently dumped]]]] boyfriend of [[spoiler:[[SchoolgirlLesbians Mari]]]] if he would like to cosplay as [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]]

* ''ShoutOut/BinboGamiGa''