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* Of course ''[[Detective Conan]]'' (or ''[[Case Closed]]'' for that matter) has [[Theme Naming]] all over the place, but Shinichi's surroundings worth some mention. He called himself the modern [[Sherlock Holmes]], and he lives in lot 2-21, Beika, Tokyo. Next to Beika we have Haido (Hyde Park anyone?), and the river that flows across the neighbourhoods is called Teimutsu (Thames, anyone?). Tell me, is this still Tokyo, or is London who happened to be inhabited by Japanese? |
* Of course ''[[Detective Conan]]'' (or ''[[Case Closed]]'' for that matter) has [[Theme Naming]] all over the place, but Shinichi's surroundings worth some mention. He called himself the modern [[Sherlock Holmes]], and he lives in lot 2-21, Beika, Tokyo. Next to Beika we have Haido (Hyde Park anyone?), and the river that flows across the neighbourhoods is called Teimutsu (Thames, anyone?). Tell me, is this still Tokyo, or is London who happened to be inhabited by Japanese? |
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** [[Conan the Barbarian|"Japanese Crom, I have never prayed to you before..."]] |
** [[Conan the Barbarian|"Japanese Crom, I have never prayed to you before..."]] |
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* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has a surprising bit of [[Cultural Cross-Reference]] with Nodoka's four treasure hunter friends in the [[Magic World]] [[Story Arc]]. All of them are named after characters in [[James P. Hogan (Creator)|James P. Hogan]]'s ''[http://www.webscription.net/10.1125/Baen/0345301072/0345301072.htm Inherit the Stars]'' novel. Craig Caldwell is named after Gregg Caldwell, Kristin Danchecker is named after Professor Christian Danchekker, Lynn Gulland is named after Lyn Garland, and Aisha Coryell is named after Koriel. |
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has a surprising bit of [[Cultural Cross-Reference]] with Nodoka's four treasure hunter friends in the [[Magic World]] [[Story Arc]]. All of them are named after characters in [[James P. Hogan (Creator)|James P. Hogan]]'s ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110907032616/http://www.webscription.net/10.1125/Baen/0345301072/0345301072.htm Inherit the Stars]'' novel. Craig Caldwell is named after Gregg Caldwell, Kristin Danchecker is named after Professor Christian Danchekker, Lynn Gulland is named after Lyn Garland, and Aisha Coryell is named after Koriel. |
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** And the name of the Lifemaker comes from Hogan's novel ''[[Code of the Lifemaker]]''. |
** And the name of the Lifemaker comes from Hogan's novel ''[[Code of the Lifemaker]]''. |
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* Although [[Lost in Translation|it doesn't translate into English very clearly]], in ''[[Naruto]]'' Kakuzu's signature attacks come from the names of different [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Zeon mobile suits]]. Just for starters, his ability to turn into a mass of strings is called "Jiongu" (literally "Earth Grudge Fear"), which is how "Zeong" (a mobile suit which also had arms that could extend outward attached by cords) is pronounced in Japanese. |
* Although [[Lost in Translation|it doesn't translate into English very clearly]], in ''[[Naruto]]'' Kakuzu's signature attacks come from the names of different [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Zeon mobile suits]]. Just for starters, his ability to turn into a mass of strings is called "Jiongu" (literally "Earth Grudge Fear"), which is how "Zeong" (a mobile suit which also had arms that could extend outward attached by cords) is pronounced in Japanese. |
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