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(#1) Light Yagami Awaits Arbiter Judgement In 'Death Parade'
In Death Parade, arbiters judge whether souls deserve to be reincarnated or destroyed. Light Yagami, who thought he could handle those kinds of decisions in life, is shown here awaiting his own judgment.
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(#2) Koro-sensei Wears A Naruto Headband In 'Assassination Classroom'
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(#3) Reigen Arataka Of 'Mob Psycho 100' Has Saitama Of 'One Punch Man' On Speed Dial
Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man were both created by manga writer ONE, so it stands to reason that there would be some crossover between the two.
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(#4) Alluka Zoldyck of 'Hunter X Hunter' Plays With 'Sailor Moon' Toys
Naoko Takeuchi and Yoshihiro Togashi, the respective artists behind Sailor Moon and Hunter X Hunter, are actually a married couple in real life, making this crossover particularly adorable.
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(#5) The Death Note Cast Shows Up In 'Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid'
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(#6) Squidward Of 'Spongebob Squarepants' Is An Extra In 'Gurren Lagann'
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(#7) Peep This 'Hunter X Hunter' Reference In A 'Sailor Moon' Arcade
In Hunter x Hunter, Greed Island is a video game that transports its players to a dangerous world, where they can only be released by using a special card or by losing their life. Here, it's depicted as a harmless arcade game, but it could imply something more sinister on the horizon.
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(#8) The Characters In 'Barakamon' Are Buying 'Fullmetal Alchemist' And 'Soul Eater' Manga
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(#9) Scar Of 'Fullmetal Alchemist' Shows Up In 'My Hero Academia'
In the 49th episode "One for All" of My Hero Academia, Scar from Fullmetal Alchemist can be briefly seen during a crowd shot. Not that crazy when you consider both series are made by Bones!
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(#10) 'Parasyte' Pops Up On The Cover Of A Magazine In 'Hunter X Hunter'
Hunter X Hunter's last arc was animated around the same time that Parasyte was announced as Madhouse's next project, so Migi underneath the word 'next' is a subtle form of advertising.
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(#11) Chitoge & Kosaki Build A Titan Sandcastle In 'Nisekoi'
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(#12) One Of The Websites That Surrounds Akihiko Kayaba In 'Sword Art Online' Is MyAnimeList
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(#13) Holo From 'Spice & Wolf' Appears As A Cardboard Cut-Out In 'Durarara!'
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(#14) The Castles From 'Castle In The Sky' & 'Howl's Moving Castle' Are Blurred Out In 'Angel Beats'
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(#15) 'Gintama' Features A 'DBZ' Parody Called Gintama Kai
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(#16) Kurapika Of 'Hunter X Hunter' Has A Puu Keychain From 'Yu Yu Hakusho'
The original Hunter X Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho manga were actually created by the same person, Yoshihiro Togashi, so it's not too surprising to see one series reference the other.
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(#17) Staz Charlie Blood Pulls A Kamehameha In 'Blood Lad'
Staz Charlie Blood is a vampire who is such a huge weeaboo that he ignores his vampire duties in favor of obsessing over anime and Japanese culture - thus the kamehameha.
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(#18) Baby JJ Leroy Of 'Yuri!!! on ICE' Is Dressed Like Eric Cartman From 'South Park'
You wouldn't think that a wholesome show like Yuri!!! on ICE would reference South Park, but it seems to be a nod to South Park mentioning the anime first. JJ might be obnoxious, but he's a lot nicer than Cartman!
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(#19) A Character Named 'Pandaman' Appears In Nearly Every Episode Of 'One Piece'
If you pay close attention in One Piece, you can find a character known as Pandaman in almost every episode. He is a joke character that Eiichiro Oda created for a Shonen Jump character design contest. Check out this YouTube video to see tons of sightings you probably never noticed!
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(#20) Characters From 'Pulp Fiction' Hang Out In The Background Of 'Kill La Kill'
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(#21) Vegeta & Trunks Go To School In 'My Bride is a Mermaid'
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(#22) Kenny From 'South Park' Gets Blown Into The Air In 'FLCL'
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(#23) Akiba's Trip, Steins;Gate & Persona 4 Are All Games In The World Of 'No Game No Life'
Sora is a dedicated gamer who has played pretty much every game known to man, so it's not surprising that he'd be prone to referencing them - even to people in another world who have no idea what he's talking about.
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(#24) The Fridge From 'Cowboy Bebop' Appears In 'Space Dandy'
Space Dandy and Cowboy Bebop are both directed by the same person, Shinichiro Watanabe, and some people believe that they take place in the same universe. This easter egg is part of the reason why.
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(#25) Aki Tomoya Of 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend' Collects Figures From 'Sword Art Online' 'Anohana' & More
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(#26) Kyuubey Is Displayed On A Sign In 'Nisemonogatari'
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(#27) Todoroki Fights Off A Group Of Naruto-esque Ninjas In 'My Hero Academia'
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(#28) 'Good Luck Girl' Features A 'Death Note' Parody
Pretty much every scene in Good Luck Girl is a reference to something - for example, you'll also see Momiji dressed up like Luffy from One Piece.
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(#29) Posters Of 'The Devil is a Part-Timer!' 'A Certain Scientific Railgun' & 'You're Being Summoned, Azazel' Appear In 'Outbreak Company'
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(#30) Akane Tendo Dreams About Inuyasha & Co Biting The Dust In A 'Ranma 1/2' OVA
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(#31) Akechi Touma Looks Like A 'Dr. Stone' Character In 'The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K.'
The official subtitles you can find on Netflix don't actually read "Dr. Stone" but you can literally hear the characters referencing the popular series.
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(#32) 'Servant x Service's' Megumi Chihaya Cosplays As Characters From 'Attack On Titan' 'Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya' 'Bakemonogatari' & 'Anohana'
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(#33) Mako Mankanshoku Of 'Kill La Kill' Takes A Dip In 'When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace'
Kill La Kill is Studio Trigger's most famous offering, which might be why it crops up in its other series by the same studio.
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(#34) Shizuku Mizutani & Haru Yoshida Of My Little Monster Are Demons In 'Hozuki No Reitetsu'
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(#35) 'Student Council's Discretion' References Equivalent Exchange From 'Fullmetal Alchemist'
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(#36) The God Forms Of Yuki & Yuno From 'Future Diary' Cameo In 'Made In Abyss'
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(#37) Little Creatures Representing The Manga Artist, His Assistants & Past Characters Appear In Random 'Fairy Tail' Scenes
These strange little creatures appear in most episodes of Fairy Tail - especially in the filler arcs. Many of them are references to the creator's other manga series Rave Master, or serve as avatars for various staff members. More examples can be found here.
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(#38) 'Excel Saga' References Their Common VA With 'Sailor Moon' By Having Excel Strike A Familiar Pose
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(#39) Konata Cosplays Haruhi Suzumiya In 'Lucky Star'
Lucky Star is the definitive source for parodies and references to anime and Japanese pop culture of the early 2000s, so of course it would reference another smash hit by Kyoto Animation. In fact, Konata even does the Haruhi dance too.
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(#40) Rei & Asuka Of 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Dress Up As Playboy Bunnies In 'Gurren Lagann'
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(#41) Hatsune Miku Lands An Audition In 'Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei'
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(#42) 'Osomatsu-san' References Multiple Anime In A Banned Episode
The first episode of the second season of Osomatsu-san didn't just parody Attack on Titan - it was actually so full of references to other series that it violated multiple copyrights and was ultimately stricken from the series line-up. Luckily, Osomatsu-san is an episodic series, so there wasn't any lost storyline.
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(#43) Kaguya Shinomiya Of 'Kaguya-sama: Love Is War' Is Holding Umaru Doma's Cloak From 'Himouto! Umaru-chan'
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(#44) Araragi Of 'Nisemonogatari' Bikes Just Like Kaneda Of 'Akira'
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(#45) 'My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU' Has Hayato Hayama Pose Like Giorno Giovanna Of 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'
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(#46) Yui Hirasawa Of 'K-On!' & Kyon From 'The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya' Are On A Date In 'Love, Chuunibyo & Other Delusions'
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(#47) Lil Slugger's Bat From 'Paranoia Agent' Shows Up In 'Psycho-Pass'
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(#48) Asuka, Rei & Mari Of 'Evangelion' Show Up On A Twister Box In 'GJ-Bu'
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(#49) 'Girls Und Panzer' References The 'Monty Python' Spam Sketch
It might seem weird that this parody censors the word "spam" but it might be because it's actually a brand name that's crossed over into being the definitive word for a concept - kind of like band aids and kleenex.
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(#50) 'Arakawa Under The Bridge' Features A 'Saint Seiya' Style Transformation
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