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Cultural Cross-Reference

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Cultural Cross-Reference	comment	You're watching the dub of an anime or non-American animated series, playing a localized version of an imported game, or reading a book or manga/manhua/manhwa in translation. You stumble across a cultural reference that you're absolutely sure couldn't have been in the original — it just seems too culturally out-of-place to have been in the original source. Except that it was in the original. Thanks to the increasingly international nature of popular culture, combined with Pop-Cultural Osmosis, an all-too-familiar cultural reference has managed to make its way halfway around the world, showing up in a completely unexpected place.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_104d911a	comment	Another overt reference comes in Touhou Shinpiroku ~ Urban Legend in Limbo, where every character has a super move based off of an Urban Legend; Mamizou's is based off of The Men in Black, and has her using a Neuralizer on her opponent.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_1133352a	comment	The character of Robonyan in said franchise is one big Terminator reference, to the point that there was a Japan-only event where Ahnold himself had a meet-and-greet with a Robonyan costumed mascot. Another reference from update 1.4 to Yo-kai Watch 3, Terminyanator, complete with shades, jacket, and a bike. In Japan, he was initially available exclusively at Universal Studios Japan.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_1162d28e	comment	Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti was only released in Japan, yet most of its Boss Battles reference American Horror Films, such as The Exorcist, Alien, and The Fly (1986).
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_12ffd3e9	comment	Megas XLR is pretty much one big Shout Out to the various anime that has made it to North America over the years, from Captain Harlock to Sailor Moon, and even some that haven't, such as Mobile Suit Victory Gundam.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_15870207	comment	Bumblebee Man was inspired by El ChapulÃn Colorado, and the channel he works at (Canal Ocho) is a subtle reference to El Chavo del ocho.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_164e185	comment	In the episode "Staff Meeting", Robin wears a hat that resembles Noddy's. While Noddy is known by a good amount of people in the United States (where Teen Titans Go! is made), it isn't as big as it is in the United Kingdom, where it was created.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_17293dfa	comment	The Monokuma Theater stills in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony come from famous scenes from Western movies, such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Jaws, The Godfather, Titanic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, A Clockwork Orange, and more, with Monokuma (or Monodam in Chapter 3) playing the roles.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_1bdeba5a	comment	X-Men: The 1998 annual had The Hulk get an armor◊ that made him look suspiciously like The World, DIO's Stand from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The creator confirmed the Shout-Out is intentional.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_1c73626	comment	In the PAW Patrol episode "Mission PAW: Royally Spooked!", four knights do the poses of Joseph, Caesar, Josuke, and Killer Queen from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_1e85c6d6	comment	Battalion Wars II's last boss was described by Kaiser Vlad as a "fully armed and operational mining spider". You do the math.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2243b876	comment	The Super Young Team of The DCU aren't that referential on the surface. But then you notice that Big Atomic Lantern Boy looks exactly like Hayashida from Cromartie High School. Big Science Action is more appropriate in this case, though, because while they're all based on heroes from Japanese media, Senior Waveman is based on the super obscure Marine Boy. The others are more familiar; Ultimon is Ultraman, Boss Bosozoku and Boss Bishounen are based on Kaneda from Akira with elements of Ghost Rider, Goraiko is My Neighbor Totoro (though he was originally conceived as the Hulk Captain Ersatz in the Ultramarine Corps), etc.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_24853ff3	comment	The Indian cartoon Lamput has an episode called "Martial Art" that cross-references different cultures twice over. An official Instagram post from a Lamput production crew member mentions the episode is a homage to famous martial arts movie stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. The episode's "THE END" card is displayed on the in-universe movie theater's screen alongside a logo clearly meant to be that of the Motion Picture Association of America.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_251e67c5	comment	The Justice League of America series infamously has a scene in which the Martian Manhunter disguises himself as a young Japanese woman, and is recognized by Batman based on his alias. The name in question? Rei Hino.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_25d97c04	comment	Asterix and the Black Gold features a spy named Dubbelosix (in the original French, ZÃ©rozÃ©rosix), drawn as a caricature of Sean Connery.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2606da01	comment	Animal Crossing, despite being a Japanese game, has two different references to the 4th of July (American Independence Day): The villager Apollo, a bald eagle (the USA's national bird) whose birthday is on July 4. It's also speculated that his name (which, unlike most characters, is the same in both the Japanese and English versions of the games) is a reference to Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. In the original game, July 4 is the anniversary of the opening of the town's train station. This "holiday" is celebrated with fireworks, Redd giving out balloons and pinwheels, and Tortimer giving you a model bottle rocket. This was a Cultural Translation of the Japanese-specific natsumatsuri (summer festivals), which are brought back for all later games.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_261c8d3f	comment	The Simpsons: In one episode in which a new comic shop opens, Lisa is revealed to be a fan of Tintin and Asterix. Previous episodes referenced Mr. Bean and Hello Kitty. One Couch Gag has the family running in, Cosplaying as various Japanese pop culture icons — Maggie is Pikachu, Lisa is Sailor Moon, Bart is Astro Boy, Marge is Jun the Swan, and Homer is Ultraman. Treehouse of Horror XXV ends with dozens of different Simpson families In the Style of previous non-canon episodes, couch gags and various properties. Anime-styled Simpsons still have Maggie as Pikachu, but this time Bart is Naruto, Marge is Rangiku Matsumoto, Lisa is Mikasa Ackerman, Homer is post-time skip Zoro and Santa's Little Helper is Haku in dragon form. Bumblebee Man was inspired by El ChapulÃn Colorado, and the channel he works at (Canal Ocho) is a subtle reference to El Chavo del ocho. In "Married To The Blob", there is a sequence spoofing Studio Ghibli films. In addition, Kyary Pamupamu's "Ponponpon" plays at one point.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_27bd0fe7	comment	The nature of the Pooh's Adventures series, which edits together many different series to make them look like they're interacting with each other in a crossover, means that Pooh and friends (or whatever the designated protagonists are) could cross paths with just about anyone, including those from foreign series that aren't popular in the English-speaking countries that the series originates from. Case in point: The Pooh's Adventures wiki has pages for the characters from the Chinese series Flower Angel, albeit they have more English-sounding names (for example, Xia An'an is renamed Chelsea Rubyheart).
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_292735d8	comment	Agust D (a solo mixtape by BTS member Suga) has a track called "Tony Montana".
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2e3e7ac2	comment	The Justice League episode "Legends" starts off with the League fighting a robot that looks very much like an Eva Unit. It acts as the prologue to having four of them wake up in a Silver Age Alternate Dimension, extending the reference to the ending.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2ec27115	comment	Teen Titans Go!: In the episode "Staff Meeting", Robin wears a hat that resembles Noddy's. While Noddy is known by a good amount of people in the United States (where Teen Titans Go! is made), it isn't as big as it is in the United Kingdom, where it was created. "BL4Z3" has Robin dressing like Luffy from One Piece.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2f203125	comment	Shin Megami Tensei tosses in a few of these. Possibly the most famous are a No Celebrities Were Harmed version of Michael Jackson and Lawyer Friendly Cameos of Audrey Jr. and Betelgeuse in Shin Megami Tensei II, but they take demons and other things from such diverse sources that they're hardly the only ones. Among others, the inhabitants of the Velvet Room in the Persona series have theme naming from Frankenstein that goes far deeper than the cursory knowledge one would expect, and Persona's Philemon is derived from a Jungian figure that's obscure in cultures you would expect to be familiar with his work.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_2fee008d	comment	In one part of the game there is also a quest line that goes as follows, "See the Invisible", "Touch the Untouchable", "Break the Unbreakable", "Fight the Power".
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_31313512	comment	ANNO: Mutationem: There are numerous references to the SCP Foundation with numerous variants appearing as major characters or name-dropped. This is mostly due to that the story was originally going to be set in the SCP before development had the story reworked while at the same time keeping familiar elements from the original version.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_32c541e6	comment	There's this cop movie from Hong Kong where a jaded veteran cop has accepted his lot, having been crippled in the line of duty but winding up with a promotion. He says that his daughter got him hooked on manga, where he learned about something the subs called "fair trade". Think the actual translation might be "equivalent exchange"?
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_3b34143f	comment	Da-Jeong makes a reference to Harry Potter in The Friendly Winter. However, Min-Seong doesn't understand it.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_3bcadfe7	comment	DICE: The Cube That Changes Everything is a Korean Webtoon that references anything from Death Note to 300.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_3e8c09b9	comment	"Attack on Bangtan" references Attack on Titan by title (the Japanese version of the song, "Shingeki no Boudan", is named after the original title of the manganote "Attack on Titan" does not mean the same as "Shingeki no Kyojin", which means "advancing giants", so this was clearly intentional).
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_41804317	comment	"Anpanman" heavily references the manga character of the same name.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_421378b5	comment	Jerry Boy, the Japanese version of Smart Ball, had an entire story that was cut for the international releases. The main character's name is Jerry. His brother, the secondary antagonist's name? Tom. You do the math.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_42cfcd5d	comment	In the episode episode "Criss Cross Crisis", Totoro is among the body-swapped people seen at the bank.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_4790c5f6	comment	The Quox in The Tower of Druaga is apparently named after a dragon from Tik-Tok of Oz.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_49a88435	comment	Aside from Balthier's uncanny resemblance to Han Solo, Final Fantasy XII also throws in several Homage Shots to Star Wars.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_49ad83ee	comment	World of Warcraft: There is a quest called "A Tiny, Clever Commander" featuring Commander Nazrim of the rat-like kobold race, all of which is a rather unexpected Shout-Out to Touhou Project, specifically to Nazrin and her Leitmotif, "A Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander". The Singing Pools in the Mist of Pandaria expansion are a fairly blatant Shout-Out to Ranma Â½, especially with the pandas running around. In one part of the game there is also a quest line that goes as follows, "See the Invisible", "Touch the Untouchable", "Break the Unbreakable", "Fight the Power".
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_49b587be	comment	The Canterbury Tales, written in the 14th century, has The Squire's Tale, about none other than Genghis Khan. Ironically, medieval Europeans knew of him, but not of many of the places he conquered.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_4c095a1f	comment	An episode of The Transformers has a Godzilla poster in the background. Reversing this, an episode of Transformers: Super-God Masterforce, Shuta compares Ginrai to Superman.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_4f63edbd	comment	When Gig of Soul Nomad & the World Eaters is asked about any of the other World Eaters, he responds by describing Superman, Martian Manhunter, a generic Green Lantern, and The Flash.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_507dfb6a	comment	EarthBound (1994) was made in Japan, but has a huge number of Shout Outs to The Beatles and others, though a few references, including one to Monopoly, were decidedly Lost in Translation, some deliberately to avoid potential lawsuits.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_512b4b82	comment	The Mad Butcher enemy from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia looks an awful lot like Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He even has the chainsaw, despite the game taking place in the 19th century. There's also the Jersey Devil that shows up in the Agila Swamp.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_51a15f94	comment	Kafka on the Shore: the title character is named after Franz Kafka and the plot alludes to Oedipus Rex, which are not so unusual for literature, but the novel also features Colonel Sanders (as a pimp!), and Johnnie Walker as a cat-killer and possibly Kafka's father.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_545c3f9f	comment	In Dance of the Butterfly, Skothiam is explaining the two rival families' secret duty and how they breed or find demon hunters, and Lilja likens it to force-sensitives becoming Jedi or Sith.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_59151283	comment	The Metal Gear series contains so many Shout Outs to American and British action movies you could easily forget it was made in Japan. The surprise was Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots including a Shout-Out to Police Squad!.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_5aca0f8e	comment	The Christmas episode of Peppa Pig, a British show for preschoolers, had scenes where a bunch of cards are hanging near the ceiling. One of them is very obviously Haruhi Suzumiya.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_5c81b025	comment	Yo-kai Watch: The spinoff Yo-kai Watch Blasters is one big reference to Ghostbusters. The character of Robonyan in said franchise is one big Terminator reference, to the point that there was a Japan-only event where Ahnold himself had a meet-and-greet with a Robonyan costumed mascot. Another reference from update 1.4 to Yo-kai Watch 3, Terminyanator, complete with shades, jacket, and a bike. In Japan, he was initially available exclusively at Universal Studios Japan. Then from Yo-kai Watch 3 we have the Y-files, with Agent Blunder and Agent Folly. And from the 4.0 update for Yo-kai Watch 3 and Yo-kai Watch Blasters 2 Indiana Jaws.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_5dbbf8fb	comment	In the first Night Watch (Series) book, Anton briefly considers telling Egor he can be a Jedi of the Light, but quickly decides it's a bad idea. He also specifically explains that Night Watch agents are different to Superman. Another book has a girl named Alita wearing a t-shirt of Battle Angel...Battle Angel Alita. 'Who is James Bond?' 'A mythological character.'
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_629cd094	comment	In Dragon Age: Origins you are asked a riddle that begins 'The smallest lark can carry it...'. One of the multiple choices is 'A coconut'. However, Monty Python and the Holy Grail probably has more cultural penetration than any film you can think of. How often do you hear "I'm not dead", "It's just a flesh wound", etc. More than one game has sentinels asking "What is your name", "What is your quest" followed by something difficult. And the ancient game Wizardry 1 has the Vorpal Bunny that had only a few hit points but could suddenly do 100 damage.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_63efdfd1	comment	Tales of... Tales of Symphonia: In the beach sidequest of the first game, the names of the four girls you're supposed to find easily remind you of a certain book series that is beloved by the Japanese. Amy, Jo, Beth, and Meg make cameo appearances. Seriously. Bonus points to Jo apparently being a Bokukko here, and having Amy be blonde. In Tales of Innocence, Iria's father comments that her siblings are called Monica, Ross and Gunther — characters from Friends. Some actually believed this to be an attempt at Woolseyism by the game's fan translator, but when questioned about it, he confirmed that yes, that's in the Japanese script too. He was as surprised as anyone else.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_658f7bd	comment	In Season 8 episode 25, the hairdresser mentions being named Edward Scissorhands.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_665fc2f6	comment	Nostalgia (Red Entertainment) features a minor pair of NPCs, the newlywed Anastasia and Dmitri. Yes, like the Don Bluth Anastasia movie.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_671d5c19	comment	The Powerpuff Girls (1998): In the episode episode "Criss Cross Crisis", Totoro is among the body-swapped people seen at the bank. "Ploys R Us" features the Japanese character Robocon from the show Ganbare! Robocon.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_686e654e	comment	The novel Norwegian Wood is named for the song by The Beatles, which plays a pivotal role in the story. (It's also a bit of a pun, since the song refers to "Wood" as in lumber and the novel's title refers to "wood" as in a forest.)
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_68ff28c8	comment	The first Silent Hill game, during a level in the school you can obtain a list of teachers, which reads: K. Gordon, T. Moore, L. Ranaldo, S. Shelley. A much larger list of references is available on That Other Wiki.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_6a4bddd6	comment	In later years, Iron Man's Artificial Intelligence Friday got an avatar that gives her the appearance of Orube.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_6ac55ec7	comment	Bahamut is a recurring character in Final Fantasy, and his visual reference almost always evokes his Dungeons & Dragons origin, though he doesn't always take on Bahamut's significance. Exhibits: Bahamut in the Final Fantasy Series and Bahamut from one of many Dungeons And Dragons settings.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_746814ae	comment	Arthur: The episode "Buster's Back" has an Imagine Spot where Buster is a ninja who says "Osamu Tezuka is the god of manga" in Japanese. In "I'd Rather Read It Myself!", Buster appears in D.W.'s story as a robot named Bust-trantor and gets a song referencing Gigantor's intro theme.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_74f3e5ae	comment	Bread Barbershop: The food barbershop owner's name is Bread Pitt, a pun on the name of the American actor Brad Pitt. You'd think this was done for the English version when it was translated from Korean to make it funny for English viewers, but nope, his name is the same in Korean.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_74f7210c	comment	Even the very title character of The Legend of Zelda is a case of this: Word of Miyamoto states that she was indeed named after Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_7832b74c	comment	Matt Burnett, a writer for Steven Universe, said that if you find yourself wondering if it just referenced an anime, the answer is almost always "yes". A scene near the end of "The Test" when Steven passes a trial set up for him by the Crystal Gems is reminiscent of the infamous "Congratulations" scene from the end of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Pearl's duel with Holo-Pearl in "Steven the Sword Fighter" is near-identical to a fight that happens in Revolutionary Girl Utena. The racing scenes in "Beach City Drift" heavily reference the anime adaptation of Initial D.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_792239e5	comment	Tales of Symphonia: In the beach sidequest of the first game, the names of the four girls you're supposed to find easily remind you of a certain book series that is beloved by the Japanese. Amy, Jo, Beth, and Meg make cameo appearances. Seriously. Bonus points to Jo apparently being a Bokukko here, and having Amy be blonde.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_7ba9ab8c	comment	The Indian cartoon Simple Samosa has an episode called "Khelo Samosa" where Samosa and his friends save their town's citizens from being trapped in an arcade game and forced to play the parts of enemies and damsels in distress against their will. Two of the game's levels are references to famous Nintendo games, specifically the iconic Donkey Kong stage and a castle level from Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Do those references sound like really obvious ones? Almost none of Nintendo's games and consoles have officially been released in India.note The Nintendo Entertainment System actually did get an official Indian release, albeit under the distribution of local company Samurai since foreign countries were barred from selling electronics under their own name in the country back then.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_7fbf9019	comment	In Steins;Gate, the cast names their time-travelling e-mails "D-mails", short for "DeLorean Mail", explicitly after Back to the Future.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_85a9b36f	comment	In The Emoji Movie, one of the characters watches Piko Taro's "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen", calling it a visual treat.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_87e00d8e	comment	Teen Titans (2003): Beast Boy once got a part-time job in order to save up for a yellow Vespa with a white "T!" on a black circle in its front. The episode itself is just as surreal and nonsensical as the series it referenced. Along the same lines, in the episode where Robin breaks his arm, there was also a ridiculously-powerful being that emerged from his head and ended up the cause of trouble. In the episode where Robin uses a modified version of his costume with a cape that he can use as wings is an obvious shout out to Gatchaman. In another episode, Cyborg is dismantled, and Beast Boy tries to reassemble him. One of his attempts ends up turning Cyborg into a limbless version of Giant Robo. Complete with Beast Boy shrinking, standing on Cyborg's shoulder and taking Daisuke Kusama's appearance.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_8a339030	comment	And from the 4.0 update for Yo-kai Watch 3 and Yo-kai Watch Blasters 2 Indiana Jaws.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_8f25225c	comment	Danganronpa: The creators seem to be fans of Nirvana, since Chapter 4 of the first game is titled after "All All Apologies",note Allâ€¢Starâ€¢Apologies in the English localization and the sequel has Princess Sonia Nevermind from the Kingdom of Novoselic who used to attend a high school called In Utero. The latter game also has a music live house called "Titty Typhoon" and styled after From Dusk Till Dawn's Titty Twister bar. The Monokuma Theater stills in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony come from famous scenes from Western movies, such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Jaws, The Godfather, Titanic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, A Clockwork Orange, and more, with Monokuma (or Monodam in Chapter 3) playing the roles.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_8f36f969	comment	In The Loud House, a robot resembling Great Mazinger can be clearly seen in Lincoln's room.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_9819631f	comment	Beast Machines had Jetstorm reference PokÃ©mon's slogan, "Gotta Catch Them All". The tank drones were frequently shown with a single point moving from side to side in their visors, reminiscent of the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_9af804ae	comment	"Go Go" has the line "I wanna go cruisin' like Nemo!", in reference to Captain Nemo from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_9c3ad747	comment	At one point in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Link must go through a quiz to become an honorary member of the Goron village. This quiz is rather reminiscent of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, including the whole "final answer?" routine, increasing prizes for each question, and having a lifeline to eliminate one of the wrong answers. It's not a coincidence; there was indeed a Japanese version of Millionaire on Fuji TV.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_9f89a5f0	comment	Other Japanese works they've referenced are PokÃ©mon ("Intro: What Am I to You?") and One Piece ("Cypher Pt. 2").
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a5126067	comment	Big Science Action is more appropriate in this case, though, because while they're all based on heroes from Japanese media, Senior Waveman is based on the super obscure Marine Boy. The others are more familiar; Ultimon is Ultraman, Boss Bosozoku and Boss Bishounen are based on Kaneda from Akira with elements of Ghost Rider, Goraiko is My Neighbor Totoro (though he was originally conceived as the Hulk Captain Ersatz in the Ultramarine Corps), etc.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a606596a	comment	Harle, one of the characters in Chrono Cross, is apparently based on Harley Quinn from the Batman series. She even had the same color scheme in an early prototype.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a6543322	comment	Touhou Project: The references range from the overt (a lot of the gameplay in Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object is one big Space Invaders reference) to the subtle (Flandre's theme music and one of her Spell Cards take their names from Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None) and everything in between. Another overt reference comes in Touhou Shinpiroku ~ Urban Legend in Limbo, where every character has a super move based off of an Urban Legend; Mamizou's is based off of The Men in Black, and has her using a Neuralizer on her opponent.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a67926bf	comment	The NES game Monster Party would have been released in Japan as Parody World: Monster Party, with parodies of Alien, Gremlins, and Planet of the Apes, among many others. These references were removed in the US release.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a81325d3	comment	The Final Fantasy series has recurring minor characters known as Biggs (occasionally mistranslated as "Vicks") and Wedge, named after Luke Skywalker's fellow Red Squadron pilots in Star Wars. In addition to "Biggs" and "Wedge," Final Fantasy VIII had a character named "Piett" (as in The Imperial Admiral from ESB and RotJ) as well. The characters Nida (like "Needa") and Martine (who was named "Dodonna" in the Japanese version) are also Star Wars references. When Celes is introduced in Final Fantasy VI, if Locke is still wearing the stolen Imperial soldier uniform when he releases her, she'll remark "Aren't you a little short for a soldier?" and then he switches back to his regular clothes when he realizes he's still in disguise. There's also the final boss of the ninth game quotes Yoda: "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Vicks, Wedge, and Piett also appear as part of a guessing game in Chrono Trigger. Aside from Balthier's uncanny resemblance to Han Solo, Final Fantasy XII also throws in several Homage Shots to Star Wars. The very first game had numerous creatures, spells, and even a major character (Bahamut) lifted directly from Dungeons & Dragons. A few were name-changed, such as Kary on the NES who received her real, D&D name of Marilith in later releases, and Wizard and Sorcerer on the NES, who are clearly Mind Flayers. Others, such Lich and Nightmare, keep their D&D origin. Finally, some that D&D took from mythology appear closer to the D&D form than to myth, such as Kraken and Tiamat. Bahamut is a recurring character in Final Fantasy, and his visual reference almost always evokes his Dungeons & Dragons origin, though he doesn't always take on Bahamut's significance. Exhibits: Bahamut in the Final Fantasy Series and Bahamut from one of many Dungeons And Dragons settings.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a8729c90	comment	The Fairly OddParents!: An episode showed Timmy watching a TV show that seemed to feature Kamen Rider V3. In one of the specials, Timmy gets trapped inside his TV and goes through multiple shows. The final one is a mix of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_a9f06cb6	comment	VeggieTales: Many of the show's jokes reference Monty Python works, such as a scene where the French Peas guard the wall of Jericho in Josh and the Big Wall! referencing Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the citizens of Ninevah slapping each other with fish in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie referencing a skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus. Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier features a Who's on First? joke with Archibald making a Doctor Who reference as the punchline.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_aa819c97	comment	CLANNAD: Kotomi is quite fond if this. Her often repeated "Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit, and yesterday a deer, and today, you." is a quote from The Dandelion Girl. Also, for her Magical Girl incantation, Kotomi uses an invocation from the De Vermis Mysteriis, a grimoire found in H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. When Tomoya asks Fuuko to act like a zombie, Fuuko acts like zombies in Thriller.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_aca7b22d	comment	The Amazing World of Gumball makes a parody of the Cowboy Bebop opening in a very late episode.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_af6dfa3c	comment	The song in Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Idiom World episode 4 is sung To the Tune of... "Feliz Navidad". "Feliz Navidad" is a Western Christmas song that's not that popular in China, where the series is produced. The episode isn't even a Christmas Episode.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b01be0fd	comment	Monster Sanctuary was developed by a German company. One of the obtainable Mons is a tanuki, which are ubiquitous in Japanese works, but almost unheard of elsewhere.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b133f490	comment	Sangwoo from Killing Stalking is fond of the song "Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b228f8b3	comment	In Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na: Moonlight Cradle (a collection of side-stories), there's a scene in which Stars and Stripes Forever appears as background music.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b3309b69	comment	Arle Nadja's last name in Puyo Puyo comes from the name of a French book, Nadja.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b4996199	comment	An issue of Spider-Man involving Time Travel and alternate universes had the phrase Bad Wolf appear as a graffiti in one panel. Bad Wolf was the Arc Words in the first series of the new Doctor Who.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b50cc7e6	comment	"IDOL" again references Anpanman in the verse "sometimes I become your superhero/Keep spinning, you Anpanman". The choreography for this line also has the members posing as various superheroes: Jin as the Hulk, Suga as Black Panther, Jimin as Spider-Man, J-Hope as Anpanman, V as Iron Man, RM as Captain America, and Jungkook as Thor.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b6408703	comment	The Suicide Squad briefly features a tiny Mafalda keychain hanging inside Milton's truck. Argentinian and Spanish viewers quickly took notice of this after it dropped on HBO Max since the film came out almost a year after Quino's passing, who was the creator of the Mafalda comic series.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_b906a721	comment	Secret of Mana has werewolves strike a Michael Jackson pose when they heal themselves. If that's not enough, zombie enemies sometimes moonwalk.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_baa2a9dd	comment	Sunny is a Korean film about a group of woman being reunited due to the illness and later death of their friend. A large amount of it is flashbacks to them as high schoolers during The '80s. There are multiple references to Western media, especially the song "Sunny" by Boney M.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_bb8d2f1a	comment	When J-Hope is flying on his bed into space in the "Daydream" music video, he looks at his phone, which displays the message "DON'T PANIC!"
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_bcdcf629	comment	Transformers: Animated director Derrick Wyatt cited ABC Warriors as his biggest influence in character design. He also said that Dirt Boss was based on the Lagann of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_bfb483af	comment	Splatoon is what happens when Nintendo takes a look at 1990s Nickelodeon and rolls with its aesthetic, with the series having much of an Americasia-style. The most blatant cross-cultural reference is in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion. In it, the rapper-and-DJ duo Pearl and Marina dress up like The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, respectively.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_c4282b71	comment	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: With emphasis on the "Cultural" part of the trope, the episode "The Show Stoppers" involved a stage act with a Halloween-looking hanging display, with bats, spiders and ghosts - except the 'ghost' is a teruteru bozu. In the episode "Trade Ya", one of the items offered for Twilight's books is a Daruma Doll, a Japanese good-luck charm. In "Scare Master", Fluttershy's "unplanned guests" at the party are cutout drawings of pony versions of Bulma, Sailor Moon, Utena Tenjou, Female Ranma Saotome and Rei Ayanami.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_c511c682	comment	Asterix: Asterix and the Falling Sky involved a war between two groups of aliens over the Gauls' super strength potion. One group was based on Mickey Mouse, and their name was Tadsilweny. The other one? Nagma. The Nagma are Always Chaotic Evil. Asterix and the Black Gold features a spy named Dubbelosix (in the original French, ZÃ©rozÃ©rosix), drawn as a caricature of Sean Connery.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_d2f4b8ae	comment	Another book has a girl named Alita wearing a t-shirt of Battle Angel...Battle Angel Alita.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_d4b9b729	comment	If you enter your name as "SOUTHPARK" in Ao Oni then the game's sprites will be drawn in the South Park paper cutout style, complete with plentiful references to the series with characters saying catchphrases from the show and rats eating the corpses of any of the characters who die.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_d69208d2	comment	In one sequence in an episode of Codename: Kids Next Door, Numbuh Four and the Delightful Kids fight over a package as Goku and Frieza, respectively. The whole scene parodies the frequent transformation sequences, as when the Delightful Kids transform into a bigger, uglier, and more ferocious monster, Numbuh Four goes Super Saiyan... which only made his hair grew longer.
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_d9c602eb	comment	South Park: Too many Japanese video game and anime characters to count appear in the "Imagination Land" three-parter. Among them include Totoro and Akuma. Totoro is also parodied extensively in "Mysterion Rises".
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_e5feb1e	comment	The Ace Attorney games include multiple references to Perry Mason and Sherlock Holmes in Japanese, including the "MASON System" in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. The Great Ace Attorney contains numerous Monty Python references in its version of London, and nearly all of these were present in the Japanese version too (Such as a sign reading "Cleese and Palin Taylors").
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Cultural Cross-Reference / int_ebf8d85e	comment	An episode showed Timmy watching a TV show that seemed to feature Kamen Rider V3.
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