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* ''[[Strike Witches]]'' Despite being a show about 13-20 year old girls in panties fighting an evil alien threat, many WWII references were made in both [[Moe|moefied]] and non moefied ways. Erica Hartmann herself is a walking (slightly exaggerated) [[Historical In-Joke]].
* ''[[Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou]]'' is very well researched at least in terms of its geography right down to the specific building depicted as ''Cafe Alpha'' having been located right where the manga said it would be. It is a private home in real life. The author comes from Yokohama.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' accurately represents Tokyo, in particular Minato ward. [
* ''[[Historie]]'' has erudite references to Ancient Greek history, culture, literature, economy, geography and warfare. Even the main character is an obscure historical figure. It's not everyday you get [
** Neither Alexander nor Aristotle were part of Ancient Greek-ness. They were Classical, living in the fourth century BCC. The attention to detail about stuff like pants (Greeks didn't wear 'em) and people's names is awesome, though.
*** Of course, the story is ''set'' in the 4th century, so...
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* The producers of the ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' OVA actually went to Chicago to study it and ensure that their locations would be accurate in the anime. Many Chicago anime fans have noted that the amount of detail to buildings and locations in the anime were so accurate and detailed, they could tell exactly when and where some events took place. This extended to the firearms and vehicles, behaving exactly as they would in real life.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' (the manga) has mages casting their spells by chanting in Ancient Greek, Latin, and ''Sanskrit''. Most of which are entirely correct and are full of references to mythological figures related to those cultures. The compiled volumes (at least the English ones) each have several pages dedicated to explaining in detail the languages used, as well as the etymology and mythology related to the names that are mentioned.
** It goes into a ludicrous amount of detail concerning the [[Scenery Porn|backgrounds]], almost all of which are inspired by real world architecture. For instance, they created a complex CG model of a tower in Kyoto for the relevant arc. Said tower appears a total of 2 or 3 times in the background. For another example, one of the bell towers at Mahora is based off of the bell tower of the [
** Later on, the [[Omake]] gets even more in depth, and starts discussing the [[Magic A Is Magic A|scientific mechanics of how the spells function]]. Or at least, how they would function if they actually existed.
** Then there's the time Rakan destroyed an entire dimension, and the volume's bonus material spends several pages explaining how the differences between Newtonian and Einsteinian conceptions of gravity and the nature of black holes made this possible.
* [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s research of martial arts shows through in ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'', to the point where real-life practitioners of these can identify the styles used by the characters right down to the ''school''. Even the anime had a slight concession --the motions that female Ranma, and then Akane, Genma, and male Ranma perform in the first opening animation? Yang-style Taijiquan, form 24. All this in the series that ''defined'' [[Martial Arts and Crafts]].
* ''[[Planetes]]'', both in its original and animated incarnations, is nothing if not accurate to an [[Just for Pun|astronomical]] degree, up to and including the diaper-clad astronauts. NASA itself has plenty of ''[[Planetes]]'' fans among its ranks. Rumor has it that if someone actually built the ''Toy Box'' (the orbital garbage truck the characters use) as it appears in the source material and somehow got it into space ''it would work exactly like it should''.
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' creator Eiichiro Oda frequently makes use of real-life phenomena in the manga, though he will occasionally play with whatever idea he's using and Shonen it up, so it doesn't match completely all the time. Some examples include the ''Going Merry'' acquiring a [
** Many of the characters are named after real-life pirates, and while the names may seem arbitrary at first glance, there is usually some sort of connection between the characters and their real-life counterparts. X. Drake, for example, is a Marine deserter who is seen as a criminal by the government, but is a hero to pirates and revolutionaries; much like the real Sir Francis Drake was considered a criminal by the Spanish but beloved by people in his native England (since he only went after Spanish ships).
* ''[[Team Medical Dragon]]'' is accurate about its information on health care and the health care system, being made by an actual doctor and medical journalist and supervised by another professional.
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* ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'' subverts all the usual foofoorah about superpowered gamers by presenting an incredibly informative depiction of Go. Every important match played in ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'' is based on a famous game played in [[Real Life]]. A real ranked Go player served as a consultant to the series. The series has even been recommended to people who want to know the process for turning pro ''in real life''. You almost forget that there's a ghost hanging over the protagonist's shoulder.
* ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]'' did a pretty good job averting the [[Hollywood Atlas]] with regard to Germany. Most of the non-white people we see besides Tenma are Turkish or Vietnamese (two of the most prominent immigrant populations in Germany), while Tenma's adopted hometown of Dusseldorf has a much higher Japanese population than the rest of the country. And Cologne really is notorious for flooding all the time, so a flood washing out {{spoiler|the bodies of some of Johan's unfortunate foster parents}} is very plausible.
* In ''[[Knights]]'', many of Mist's attacks are taken from an actual [[Blossfechten (Literature)|German fencing style]], and the torture/interrogation techniques used on "witches" are based on actual historical techniques such as [
* [[To Aru Majutsu no Index]] makes a point of explaining how the brain works and why [[
* [[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'s anime is so devoted to their movie settings that they'll send whole teams of animators out on location to places like Spain (for the 10th movie), Greece (for the 12th), and so on. These trips are described in loving detail on their blogs.
* In the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga, the Pokédex displays use the game mechanics, such as the sprites, entries, maps, stat lists, etc. for that extra nostalgic feeling.
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