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* ''[[Gintama]]''

* ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' combines this with [[Cultural Cross-Reference]].

* ''[[Maria Holic]]''

* And, while the main culprits are already listed, practically every other [[Studio Shaft|Shaft]] show counts too.

* You should just see how Luna Lovegood is treated in ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' fanfiction. If she's not running her mouth off or a Seer she's referencing pop culture that [[Present Day Past|won't be relevant for around a decade or so.]]

* A conservative estimate of ''[[Battle Royale]]'' fanfiction ''[[72 Hours|Seventy Two Hours]]''' reference count would be 500. This is not an exaggeration, considering that each of the eponymous hours has its own chapter, and it's roughly equivalent to a 1300 page book in length. It is, however, testament to the obsession with shoutouts held by the author.

** By the same author, [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5389450/1/The_Finale_of_the_Ultimate_Meta_Mega_Crossover The Finale of the Ultimate Meta Mega Crossover] manages to reference practically everything in the TV Tropes Wiki.

* ''[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]'' is rife with references to (Muggle, obviously) culture. It contributes to the story's lighthearted, campy feel (Draco Malfoy reading [[Ernest Hemingway]]? Who would ever guess?)

* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', being advertised as a ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|Haruhi]] [[Trope Overdosed|Suzumiya]]''/TVTropes crossover (whatever that means), [[Kyon: Big Damn Hero/Shout Out|has a lot of references]] to other works and ''tropes'', with many not being [[Lampshade Hanging]].

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6104408/1/Sonic_World_Adventure_Rush Sonic World Adventure Rush] is considered by some to be a bit ''too'' [[Sonic World Adventure Rush/Shout Out|overdosed]] in its fan service. And it's still going!

* ''[[Disgaea]]'' increases the number of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] with every game. As of the fourth installment, nearly every spell, special attack and item description is ''some'' sort of reference to anything from [[H.P. Lovecraft]] to [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] to ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]''. [[Lucky Star|Anime Tenchou]] is even a [[Summon Magic]]... No, not a [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]] of Anime Tenchou—the actual one.

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' originally used to have a handful of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] in the form of traditional Easter Eggs, but since Burning Crusade, almost every character, quest name, and area is a reference to something, probably blatantly.

* ''[[Dungeons of Dredmor]]'' is so brimming with [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]], from the item descriptions to the monster taunts to the achivement names, that [[Dungeons of Dredmor/Shout Out|it has its own Shout Out page.]]

* ''[[Borderlands]]''

* Absolutely ''everything'' by Artix Entertainment Games. ''[[Adventure Quest]]'', ''[[Dragon Fable]]'', ''[[Mechquest]]''... ''everything''.

* ''[[No More Heroes]]'' and the sequel ''[[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle|No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle]]''.

* ''[[Meat Boy]]'' games. From chapter intros to level titles.

* ''[[Retro City Rampage]]'' will feature tons of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to not just old-school games, but movies and TV shows, as well.

* ''[[Epic Battle Fantasy]]'' is packed with tons of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to anime, manga, and other games.

* ''[[Civilization]]'': Look at 5's achievements and see how many [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] you can find.

* ''[[Pokémon]]''

* The ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' visual novels are packed to the brim with references- from mystery novels and scientific concepts, to [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to various anime and video games.

** Everything about it, since it's a superhero universe which has Marvel and DC as superhero comic publishers within it. People constantly refer to this, talking about a girl who leaps in front of teammates to protect them as having 'superman syndrome' or arguing about what is needed for Marvel to make an Iron Man movie or even talking about why 'real' supers can't swipe copyrighted/trademarked superhero names.

* ''[[Unskippable]]''

* [[A Very Potter Musical]]. Of course there's references to the books, but between that you've got things like Zac Efron. Furthermore, entire parts of the dialog are just homages to [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].

* ''[[SF Debris]]''

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' doesn't allow the references to overwhelm the story, but just about every episode includes shout outs and references to topics like ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', ''[[X-Men]]'', and ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. See the show's [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Shout-Out|Shout-Outs page]] and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap|episode guide]] for a complete list.

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''. The show references music, history, art, literature, politics, pop culture (from the 1890s through modern), comic books, pulp fiction, film, television, philosophy, religions, etc. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes long and every single one includes dozens of these.

* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', the film with [[Robin Williams]] makes this especially the case. Many of his scenes and lines were done on the fly, and when he's in full flow it becomes a 'how many references can you spot' game.

* ''[[Recess]]''. ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[The Absent Minded Professor]]'', ''[[Dirty Harry]]'', ''[[The Wall]]'', ''[[Barney and Friends]]'', ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'', ''[[Hello Kitty]]'', ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'', the list goes on.

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