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** ''Evangelion'' references aren't just for ''GX''. In ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]] Diamond and Pearl'', the resident [[Jerkass]] [[The Rival|Rival]] is named Shinji while his brother is named '''Rei'''ji.
** ''Evangelion'' references aren't just for ''GX''. In ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]] Diamond and Pearl'', the resident [[Jerkass]] [[The Rival|Rival]] is named Shinji while his brother is named '''Rei'''ji.
** [[Older Than They Think]], since Eva's Rei and Asuka were in fact named for a character from ''[[Raideen]]'', Rei Asuka.
** [[Older Than They Think]], since Eva's Rei and Asuka were in fact named for a character from ''[[Raideen]]'', Rei Asuka.
*** That's debatable, or possibly just synchronistic, since Rei is usually regarded as being named after [[Sailor Moon|Rei Hino]].
*** That's debatable, or possibly just synchronistic, since Rei is usually regarded as being named after [[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Rei Hino]].
* Speaking of ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'', there are the most recurring members of Team Rocket, the pairs of Jessie and James, and Cassidy and <s>[[My Name Is Not Durwood|Buffy]]</s> Butch. named after famous outlaws. For Jessie and James, their original Japanese names are a [[Shout Out]], too (''[[Miyamoto Musashi]]'' and ''Sakaki Kojirou'', respectively). To up the ante, when the four are paired based on gender, there is a theme ''again'' <ref>''Musashi'' and ''Yamato'', sister Japanese battleships for the females, and Jirō and Saburō , "second" and "third" sons, respectively</ref>. That's a lot of [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]]...
* Speaking of ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'', there are the most recurring members of Team Rocket, the pairs of Jessie and James, and Cassidy and <s>[[My Name Is Not Durwood|Buffy]]</s> Butch. named after famous outlaws. For Jessie and James, their original Japanese names are a [[Shout Out]], too (''[[Miyamoto Musashi]]'' and ''Sakaki Kojirou'', respectively). To up the ante, when the four are paired based on gender, there is a theme ''again'' <ref>''Musashi'' and ''Yamato'', sister Japanese battleships for the females, and Jirō and Saburō , "second" and "third" sons, respectively</ref>. That's a lot of [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]]...
* Of course ''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|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 (Manga)|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?
** [[Conan the Barbarian|"Japanese Crom, I have never prayed to you before..."]]
** [[Conan the Barbarian|"Japanese Crom, I have never prayed to you before..."]]
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|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'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 (Manga)|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.
** And the name of the Lifemaker comes from Hogan's novel ''[[Code of the Lifemaker]]''.
* 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.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]'' contains references to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': ''Dorothy'' Catalonia and her gold-plated vehicles, the organization ''OZ'' (whose emblem is a lion), the Specials' emblem looking like the ''Tin Woodsman'''s head in profile, and, in episode 34, the OZ commander's callsign is "''Scarecrow'' 5".
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]'' contains references to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': ''Dorothy'' Catalonia and her gold-plated vehicles, the organization ''OZ'' (whose emblem is a lion), the Specials' emblem looking like the ''Tin Woodsman'''s head in profile, and, in episode 34, the OZ commander's callsign is "''Scarecrow'' 5".
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* In ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Anime)|Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]'', pretty much everybody (and everything) is named after something from detective fiction. For starters, the heroines are named Sherlock (obvious), Cordelia (as in Gray), Hercule (as in Poirot) and Nero (as in Wolfe).
* In ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Anime)|Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]'', pretty much everybody (and everything) is named after something from detective fiction. For starters, the heroines are named Sherlock (obvious), Cordelia (as in Gray), Hercule (as in Poirot) and Nero (as in Wolfe).
* The titular character's father from ''[[Anime/Kimba The White Lion|Kimba The White Lion]]'' is named [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]] and one of the villians is named Cassius, which reflected his bitter past with Caesar.
* The titular character's father from ''[[Anime/Kimba The White Lion|Kimba The White Lion]]'' is named [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]] and one of the villians is named Cassius, which reflected his bitter past with Caesar.



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