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* During the [[Serious Business]] meeting of the inner Keima's Congress to prioritize what kind of game is considered a galge game, games that have the theme of capturing girls and an ending. The debate went on and on, one Keima asked "What about a scrolling shooting game with girls?". Hmm, how many of those do we have? More than one but he is probably referring to that [[Touhou Project|game]]
* [[Battle Royale|So the collars will explode if one of the partners dies, huh...]]
* [[Department of Redundancy Department|Dokuro Skull]] asks for Billy's Bootcamp DVD as a souvenir. (chapter 1, p.3)
* Keima, [[Code Geass|the ultimate]] [[The Strategist|Strategist]] with [[A God Am I|god]]-[[Death Note
** Keima's outfit has ''got'' to be a shout-out to ''[[Austin Powers]]''. Wonder if he has bad teeth?
* [[To Heart|Multi]] and [[Fate/stay
* When Keima states that he's the "[[A God Am I|God of the Game World]]" (chapter 1, p.14), the image he uses is based on the 19th century painting of [[
* The classmates' laughter and the [[Art Shift]] involved is a shout-out to [[Peanuts]]. (chapter 2, p.5)
* BMW - Imouto metaphor. Specific model featured is a E63 model 6-series. (chapter 2, p.13)
* In the top-left panel, Elsie is singing "lun lun, lululu, lun lun (ルンルン ルルル ルンルン)". It's the opening phrase of the anime song for [[World Masterpiece Theater|"The Story of Perrine".]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUZNYcptGro Hear it for yourself.] (chapter 2, p.20)
* Keima is playing a galge in the middle of class as usual, but if you pay attention to the text that comes out of his headphones, you'll notice he's playing ''[[
* The two girls shown on the top panel are Elchi Cargo (middle) and Rag Urao (right) from [[Xabungle|Combat Mecha Xabungle]]. (chapter 4, p.13)
* A [[Mobile Suit Gundam
* The cover of chapter 6 is an allusion to Edward Burne-Jones' painting, ''[
* Elsie singing "My, my, ''kare'' is (わたしのカレーは)" is a pun/allusion to Asaoka Megumi's song, "''Watashi no Kare wa Hidarikiki'' (私の彼は左利き)". Here, "''kare''" is a homophone that can either be the informal Japanese pronoun "boyfriend" or "curry" in Japanese. (chapter 6, p.2)
* Dying(?) from Capturing God Mode, Keima states "This is a blood-stained road after all... (所詮血塗られた道...)". This line is from Kushana in [[Nausicaa of the Valley of
* [[Tokimeki Memorial|Fujisaki Shiori]], [[Fate/stay
* The former singer/idol wife of Ken Akamatsu (of Love Hina fame) is named Kanon (Chapter 7-present)
* Keima's [[Putting
* The final comment in chapter 9: "is Kanon's real identity [[Haruhi Suzumiya|alien, time traveler or slider]]?" (chapter 9, p.18)
* Invisible Kanon's descent is a shout-out to ''[[Ghost in
* [[Doraemon]], [[Suzumiya Haruhi]], and [[Galaxy Express 999|Maetel]] are the characters on the background. (chapter 11, p.4)
* Elsie is magically speed-growing some hell strawberries [[My Neighbor Totoro|with an umbrella]]. (chapter 11, p.13)
* Keima sings "[[The Beatles|Let It Be!!]]" with a piano out of [[Hammerspace|nowhere.]] (chapter 12, p.9)
* Kodama-sensei (in drill instructor uniform): "What's wrong...... That Billy guy [Billy Blanks] can run 20 laps more...." (chapter 12, p.10)
* Elsie's drawing is a reference to the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry's four [
** The text on Keima's right, "上喜撰 / たった四杯で / 夜も眠れず", is an excerpt from a famous kyoka. The "''jōkisen''" here is read the same as "steam-powered ships" and ''shihai'' can also mean "four vessels". Thus, the reference. (chapter 13, p.3)
* The ad "○ki hatsuratsu!! (○気ハツラツ!!)" is a direct parody of Oronamin C's slogan/ad, with the initial spokesperson of the campaign Kon Omura. (chapter 13, p.12)
* [[Lucky Star
* Keima-[[
* Elsie with [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
* The three delinquents from Seikesshou Albatross. On a side note, it's a manga series, also by Tamiki Wakaki, making it a [[Mythology Gag]] as well. (chapter 18, p.7)
* Sasuke is a Japanese soft drink introduced in 1984. Not to be confused with some emo ninja. (chapter 20, p.4)
* Keima-[[Pokémon|Pikachu]] is both cute and strong. (chapter 21, p.9)
* In the bottom-left of the fifth panel, cameos of Yukiko Mamiya and Noriko Momoi from [[Esper Mami]] can be seen. (chapter 23, p.4)
* Keima's explanation of escaped spirits uses [[Super Mario Bros.|Boos]] to represent the spirits. (chapter 24, p.4)
* [[Touch|"Ac-chan···!! Please take Minami to the Koshien Stadium···!!"]] (chapter 24, p.9)
* The escaped spirit looks like a [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form|certain]] [[
* Keima is seen dragging a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|cross]] [[Jesus|on his back.]] (chapter 27, p.2)
* Katsuragi [[Art Shift|art shifts]] into 10th century Buddhist Monk [http://japanesesymbolsofpresence.com/images/image8.jpg Kuya Shonin.] (chapter 28, p.4)
* To the number of escaped spirits left on earth, Keima complains: "With a task like this, normally, you only need about [[
* [[Peanuts|Keima-Snoopy]] refuses to capture a certain target. (chapter 28, p.13)
* Keima is transformed into a cockroach, and he quotes [[Franz Kafka|The Metamorphosis]]. (chapter 29, p.12)
* RUN! IT'S [[Godzilla|KEIMA-ZILLA]]! (chapter 30, p.9)
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* The enclosed octagons on Chihiro's umbrella form the [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|pattern]] of the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Absolute Terror Field]]. (chapter 32, p.10)
* The <s> [[Chars Counterattack|Axis]]</s> 3D is intercepted by <s> [[Chars Counterattack|Londo Bell]]</s> 2D girls in the third panel. (chapter 33, p.10)
** [[Chars Counterattack|"Beyond The Time"]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507172154/http://blog.wakakitamiki.coolblog.jp/?day=20081213 as BGM, please.]
* The inverted logo of [[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]] on Keima's mask. (chapter 33, p.16)
* "[[Lampshade Hanging|As usual, this mart feels like zombies are going to haunt—]]" (chapter 34, p.8)
** The name of the mart contains the word "INAZUMA", the alternate name for [http://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2497 Satou Shouji], the artist for [[Highschool of the Dead]].
* Captain Bright from the [[Mobile Suit Gundam
* The person Jun admires is Jumbo Tsuruma, taken from the real Japanese wrestler [
* Keima is imitating [[Sherlock Holmes]]' manner of speech and "Elsea-kun" is a reference to [[The Watson|Dr. John Watson.]] (chapter 37, p.3)
* The explanation of the relationship between teacher and student, illustrated with the arcade game [[Donkey Kong]]. (chapter 37, p.11)
* The hell bureaucracy had [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|that... board-like thing]]. (chapter 42, p.2)
** They even had an inverted iPod in the meeting. (chapter 42, p.3)
* Keima-[[
* Chihiro references [
* Chihiro-[[Nana]] sings the song she wrote about the "bittersweet feeling of love". (chapter 42, p.9)
* "No," says Keima-[[
* Keima, who is in [[Troubled Fetal Position|withdrawal]] after Tsukiyo laughs at Yokkyun, is facing a familiar [[Neon Genesis Evangelion
* [[Rozen Maiden|Shinku,]] is that you? (chapter 44, p.11)
* In the non-bonus [[Yonkoma|4-koma]], Tsukiyo comments that she might be able to take a milk bath with her shrunken size, to which Keima responds, [[Doraemon|"Who are you, Shizuka-chan?"]] (chapter 45, p.6)
** The title of this strip is also [[Adventures of Mini
* [
* [[Mystery Men|A certain bowling ball]] next to Haqua. (chapter 48, p.1)
* [[Dead or Alive|Ayane]] as one of the Miss Fan's Healthy Tai-Chi instructors. (chapter 48, p.3)
* [[Doctor Slump|Arale Norimaki's Angel Wings Hat,]] with the letters replaced, alongside Yukie calling Hakua "Hac-chan". (chapter 48, p.4)
* Keima as Shigeo Takahashi from the Japanese comedy duo ''Savanna'' (サバンナ). (chapter 48, p.8)
* The two-piece cross pendant from one of Honda Keiko's works on the last panel. [[Word of God|Confirm]][https://web.archive.org/web/20100507174426/http://blog.wakakitamiki.coolblog.jp/?day=20090427 ed.] (chapter 49, p.11)
* Minami's [[Annoying Younger Sibling]] using [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Kamen Rider Zolda's]] belt and gun. (chapter 52, p.5)
* Wait a minute, that isn't [[The Beatles|"Revolver"]]... (chapter 54, p.1)
* [[K-On!|A poster of a girl]] playing bass, with the letters "[Kei]on! ([けい]おん!)" visible on the bottom. (chapter 54, p.2)
** In the second panel, [[Doraemon|Giant]] appears to illustrate just how bad the girls' music is. (chapter 54, p.4)
** After pulling names from a tissue box, Ayumi accuses Chihiro of cheating, which Chihiro rejects with a face like [[Kaiji|Kaiji's]]. This is a reference to [[Kaiji]] in the Tissue Box Raffle, where he did cheat in the game. (chapter 54, p.5)
** The four girls on a crosswalk? It's from the cover album of [[The Beatles|Abbey Road]]. (chapter 54, p.6)
** The girls try to start a light music club. Where'd they get the idea? From watching [[
** Kodama also mentions that he cannot recognize such groups as the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Card-Battling Club]] or the [[Genshiken|Voice Actor Studies Club]]. (chapter 54, p.8)
** Also for [[Sengoku Basara]] in the scene where they get permission for the club. (chapter 55, p.16)
* Keima-[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]] and 1UP (chapter 57, p.4)
* TOYOTA - Osananajimi metaphor. (chapter 57, p.14)
** "Drive Your Dreams." is one of [
** The specific model is the one-off 2000GT roadster built specifically for ''[[
** Keima's explanation of what a childhood friend is suppose to be like. Anyone's who's played the first [[Tokimeki Memorial]] will know that that's the basic setup for main heroine and childhood friend Fujisaki Shiori.
* What do you give to a woman with no lover? [[Hana Yori Dango|The F4!]] (chapter 59, p.12)
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* A shoutout to the cover of the [[Summer Wars]] [http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ASLBNBoKL._SS500_.jpg light novel]. (chapter 66, p.1)
* The [[To Heart|picture]] on one of the bowls Katsuragi Denma crafted... (chapter 66, p.7)
* "You can say it's quiet, but... [[
** [[Lampshade Hanging|"Those are traditions?"]]
** Keima's somniloquy: "[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* The [http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/4091222668.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg front cover of vol. 8] is an allusion to Raphael's painting, ''[
* An elder with [[Affectionate Parody|100+40 years]] of experience in ramen teaches a stranger (Elsie) how to properly appreciate a bowl of ramen... Then, it's revealed that Elsie was actually reading it off a ramen guide, just like in the movie "''[[Tampopo]]''". (chapter 69, p.2)
** A mere coincidence that Sumire is the name of a flower, like [[Tampopo]]? I think not. Also, how the {{spoiler|store's name}} changes to its owner's later on. (chapter 72, p.3)
* The logo of Chinese restaurant ''Hanamura'' (ハマムラ) parodied in the fourth panel. (chapter 69, p.10)
* The pig face is common in [[
* Plea~sed to~ meet you~ I am a Voltorb~~ (chapter 71, p.4)
* Tenri's western clothing is from the schoolteacher Clara Clayton in [[Back to The Future|Back To The Future III]]. (chapter 73, p.1)
* Tenri and Nora as [[Super Mario Bros.|Hammer]] <s> Brothers</s> [[Super Mario Bros.|Sisters,]] Airi as [[Super Mario Bros.|Lakitu,]] and Sumire as [[Super Mario Bros.|Blooper]] on Keima's illustration. Additionally, the [[Arkanoid]] reference on the same page. (chapter 73, p.3)
* I'm pretty sure this robot is a shout out to some manga (chapter 73, p.6)
* How Keima walks in on Hakua is a parody of a scene from [[
* Manaka Takane of [[Love Plus]]. Judging from the screen, it appears the PFP has a built-in microphone. (chapter 74, p.17)
** I though that was Kobayakawa Rinko.
* The initial part of the imagination sequence is a reference to ''[[
* In a political debate at the United States Capitol, "[[Barack Obama|YES WE CAN]]" is written on the lectern. (chapter 75, p.7)
* The entirety of the [[Mobile Suit Gundam
** The year also corresponds with the timeline in the [[Alternative Calendar|Universal Century.]] (chapter 75, p.11)
** The key-shape of [[Mobile Suit Gundam
* One of [[Memetic Hand Gesture|Zero's poses]] from [[Code Geass]], played by Keima. (chapter 77, p.7)
* [[Death Note
* [[Saint Seiya]] style shogi battle between Diana and Keima. (chapter 78, p.3)
* Keima questions how a [[
* Umm... Okaa-sama, was that [[Fist of the North Star|Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken?]] (chapter 83, p.8)
* Soaring high... Keima is the [[The Bible|Tower of Babel.]] (chapter 86, p.12)
* The [[The Bible|Ivory Tower]]... A world of intellectuals... (chapter 86, p.16)
* "[[God Is Dead]]." our ''Otoshi-kami'' [http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8151/88984008.jpg decried.] (chapter 86, p.17)
* The [http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/516ww1tW7HL._SL500_AA300_.jpg front cover of vol. 10] is a shout-out to [
* "The further away you are from each other, the stronger your feelings will become. It's like a Choro-Q love!!" (chapter 88, p.5)
* When a Soul Level 4 Weiss appears, it spells: ''[[D
* Ayumi and Chihiro perform a [[Kinnikuman|Cross Bomber]] on Keima. Note how his glasses are knocked off. Then they mercilessly stomp him with insults. Just look at them go. (chapter 89, p.13)
* Hinoki encourages Keima, [
* Keima drawn with Pablo Picasso's surrealistic gusto from "[[Magnum Opus|Guernica]]". (chapter 92, p.2)
* Reappearance of Keima-Takahashi. (chapter 92, p.12)
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* You know you heard it when you saw it... "[[Kamen Rider|Rider Kick]]!!" (chapter 93, p.12)
* The chapter cover is from Shinkenzemi, an online study course. (chapter 94, p.1)
* The opening song lyrics are from the [
* The two mascots are from Ponkickies, while the background is a homage shot to the SF anime genre. (chapter 94, p.5)
* Keima's face when he throws the letter is the face of [
* Eeney, meeney, miney, Keima-[[Eenie Meenie Miny Moai|Moai]]. (chapter 94, p.9)
* Silhouettes of [[Doraemon|Doraemon, Nobita, and Shizuka.]] (chapter 94, p.10)
* It's unintentional, but Keima's face is from Kaitei Jinrui Anchovie, a manga by Yasunaga Kouichirou. (chapter 94, p.10)
* Elsie's art style is from [
** [[Mood Motif|BGM]] "The Nearness of You" by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington on the second panel.
* The kites are from Nipponkodo's incense stick [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPTf5JmeY9A commercial.] (chapter 94, p.17)
* At the end credits Elsie sticks a disclaimer notifying Keima's comments are fictitious, referencing the events in [[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya.]] (chapter 94, p.18)
* Keima-[[Sazae-san|Tarao]]: "An Anime?!" (chapter 94, p.19)
** Tarao Fuguta from Machiko Hasegawa's Japanese comic strip ''[
* [[
* The vertical sign that reads "IOIO". An allusion to [[The Bee Gees|The Bee Gees']] second single "I.O.I.O." from their seventh album ''Cucumber Castles''. (chapter 97, p.2)
* [[Death Note
* [[Badass Boast|"The iron hammer of evil...]] will be swung down on the impure and filthy new devils!" Okay, seriously, we don't need any [[Ax Crazy|crazed]] [[Implacable Man|implacable]] [[Ninja Maid|maids]] [[Black Lagoon|here]]. (chapter 97, p.16)
** Original lines translated via formal equivalence: "To those impure and filthy new devils... The iron mace of evil!!"
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* Due to an excessive rainfall, [[Disaster Movie|Japan Sinks]]! (chapter 104, p.5)
* <Insert Universal Studio music here.> (chapter 104, p.6)
** Switch [[Got the Whole World In My Hand|the earth in Keima's hand]] with an [[Death Note
* Thirsty for a sip of politics? Try the National Diet of Japan... with a fairy on top! (chapter 104, p.7)
* Military general Keima from the Normal Game Department uses the famous quote from John S. Mill's book, "''Utilitarianism''": "It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied." (chapter 104, p.13)
* One of the posters they're holding shows Nene Anegasaki from [[Love Plus]], complete with a plus! (chapter 104, p.14)
* The dominant 7#9 chord, colloquially known as the Hendrix chord. (chapter 107, p.1)
* Keima has upgraded his game accessory to [[Other Nintendo Systems|Virtual PFP 3D]]. (chapter 107, p.2)
* Chihiro's punch [
** [[The Honeymooners|It was one of those days]], huh?
* Love Romance Preparation Kit from... [
* Akari's shabby appearance and outworn backpack give her a striking resemblance to [[Mythology Gag|Asakura]] of Seikesshou Albatross. (chapter 109, p.17)
* Keima imitates [
** In the same chapter above, the nerds helping a small robot with a smiley face is actually based on an experiment in New York called [http://www.tweenbots.com/ tweenbots].
* Allusions in Akari's [[Imagine Spot]] (chapter 112, p.9):
** An ancient symbol of peace - [
*** Not to be confused with the one from Noah's Ark and the Great Flood, though that is much disputed.
** [[The Bible|Genesis 3]]: [
*** Also, depending on your own interpretation, God's [
** Why, if it isn't Keima as a [[Adolf Hitler|certain leader]] of a [[Those Wacky Nazis|certain political party]] of a [[Nazi Germany|certain country]]...
* Keima's perfect human is just a [
* At the end of the Akari faux-arc, Nikaidou refers to the 1953 romantic comedy movie "[[Roman Holiday]]". (chapter 113, p.17)
* The very first page of chapter 117 is a take on the Hell part of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
* Keima declares that he'll cease being a [[Death Note
* One of the chapter's segments is titled [[The Beatles|"A Hard Day's Night"]]. (chapter 122b, p.6)
* [[Professor Layton|Professor Layton's]] emblem appears on the cover of the book Shiori is removing when she sees Keima on the other side of the shelf. (chapter 124, p.6)
* [[To Heart 2|Komaki Manaka]] can be seen on the cover of the Best 50 Dating Sims book. (chapter 124, pg.13)
* Using [
* [[Little Red Riding Hood]] Tsukiyo. (chapter 126, p.6)
* [[Playboy]] Bunny Head Keima. (chapter 129, p.6)
* When Keima explains that you should play games more often, the background is from [[Super Mario Bros.]]. (chapter 130, p.18)
* [[Hayate the Combat Butler
* A recipe for vegetable soup by [[Cooking Mama|Cook[ing] Mama]]. (chapter 133, p.8)
* [[
* Wakaki Tamiki-sensei, the author of TWGOK, seems to be really like Mitsuru Adachi-sensei. Besides the fact there are the most numerous and most obvious references to Adachi-sensei's works, Keima also makes a direct reference of Adachi-sensei's name. Unfortunately, I forget which chapter this was in but its in there somewhere.
** The scenes that would had made it to the current anime were either altered or removed, most likely due to copyright issues and the fact that many current viewers may not be familiar with Adachi-sensei's works.
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* A railroad-variant of [[Pipe Mania]]. (chapter 172, p.4)
* Keima describes how agile and fast Ayumi is by [[Fire Emblem|using a map made of squares with colored representing how far they can go. Keima, who is in the trees, cannot go as far as Ayumi.]] (chapter 174, p.6)
* The Mai High Festival Arc revolves around three days where the hero must awaken ancient beings to help save the world from the end of the world occurring at dawn after the third day. [[The Legend of Zelda:
* Keima says that right now they need to think how to [[The Idolmaster (
* Keima is dressed up as [[Case Closed|Conan]] on the back cover of volume 16. (Chapter 156.5, Bonus materials)
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* FLAG.29 "If You Find Your Ways, it Always Rains (たどりついたらいつも雨ふり)" by Takuro Yoshida
* FLAG.30 "If the Rain Stopped (雨がやんだら)" by Yukiji Asaoka
* FLAG.31 "10% Expected Rainfall (10%の雨予報)" by H20, also OP for the anime "Miyuki"
* FLAG.32 "Singing in the Rain" by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
* FLAG.34 "Demolish the Bricks (つみき くずし)" - Japanese TV drama
* FLAG.35 "The Dawn of Something (なにかの☆よあけ)" - Japanese TV drama or Variety Program
* FLAG.37 "2年B組長瀬先生" - Parody of Japanese TV drama
* FLAG.38 "School Wars (スクール☆ウォーズ)" - Japanese TV drama
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* FLAG.73~74 "The Escape from the Seraglio", "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* FLAG.75 "Summer Wars" by Mamoru Hosoda
* FLAG.80 "Pajama de Ojama" by Watase Yuu
* FLAG.81 "Young Girl, Young Boy (少女・少年)" by Yabuuchi Yuu
* FLAG.82 "She and My Eye×Eye" (僕と彼女の目X目) - Parody of Ai Morinaga's "Boku to Kanojo no XXX"
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* FLAG.87 "Princess Doubt" - Probably a twist on "Princess Debut"
* FLAG.88 "Body Jack" - Reference to "Body Jack - Tanoshii Yutai Ridatsu"
* FLAG.89 "Turn A" - Could be a direct reference to [[Turn
* FLAG.102 "[[Devil May Cry]]" - An allusion with potential foreshadowing and wordplay?
* FLAG.105 "Triangle Love Letter" by [[
* FLAG.106 "Three of a Perfect Pair", album/song by [
* FLAG.107 "Run Run Run" by the [
* FLAG.108 "Venus in Furs" by the Velvet Underground
* FLAG.110 "Do Androids Dream of Chicken Cutlets?" - An allusion to the sci-fi novel by [
* FLAG.111 "Mannequin" - Could be a reference to [[Mannequin|the movie]]
* FLAG.112 "Absolute Girlfriend" - An allusion to the shojo manga ''[[Absolute Boyfriend]]'' by Yuu Watase
* FLAG.113 "A・I" - A reference to the sci-fi film ''[[
* FLAG.114 "[
* FLAG.115 "Debris of the Sun" by [
* FLAG.118 "Scramble Formation" - Known as "Tokio" Japan, it's a 1986 Shoot'em-Up game developed by Taito Corp
* FLAG.119 "Look Back in Anger" by [[David Bowie]] and [
* FLAG.129 "Close to the Edge" by [[
* FLAG.130 "Cheap Trick" - one of the best known [[Power Pop]] bands and quite popular in Japan
* FLAG.134 "[[Strike Witches]]"
* FLAG.145 "[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Romantic Encounters of the Third Kind]]"
* FLAG.149 "About Me" by [[
* FLAG.153 "I, Me, 'My'ne" - play on "I, Me, Mine" by [[The Beatles]]
* FLAG.154 "Play the Game" by [[Queen]]
* FLAG.159 "Aqua Lung" by [[Jethro Tull]]
* FLAG.171 "For a Few Lovers More" - A wordplay on [[For a Few Dollars More]] from the [[Dollars Trilogy]] by [[Sergio Leone]].
* FLAG.172 "[[The Good, the Bad
* FLAG.178-2 "Once Upon A Time in Majima" - Based on [[Once Upon a Time
== In The Anime ==
* Miscellaneous
** In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMoyaQYmYLw second PV], there are two books with particularly interesting titles in Shiori's kiss scene. The title of the first book is "[[Ergo Proxy|[V]incent Law]]", a reference to the sci-fi anime the studio in charge has worked on. The second one, with the title "Bushido", is an allusion to [
** The theming is very much like another [[What Do You Mean
** The pronunciation of "Elsie" in Japanese and English is pronounced similarly to "NPC." Fitting, considering that Elsie is actually from the Demon World, and that Keima [[Fridge Brilliance|will only work with characters not from this world]].
** "Haqua" can be pronounced in both English and Japanese similarly to "Hacker," as in computer hacker. Again, it's fitting, considering her past and her [[Fridge Brilliance|not-so-secret love for Keima]].
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* Episode 3
** When Mio is asked what she would do for lunch, she responds "[[Marie Antoinette|If there is no bread, let me eat sweets.]]"
** Keima teaches Elsie something useful...along with a loud and clear shout-out to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hKi1VlE94A opening] of ''[[Heidi
** A [[Mobile Suit Gundam
** Keima (learning to waltz): [[Konami Code|Up, Up, Down, Down, L, R, L...]]
* Episode 4
** "[[Affectionate Parody|So, as I play -]] [[Fate/stay
** The background music during Keima and Elsie's commentary about the game sounds similar to "''Gonna Fly Now''" from ''[[Rocky (
** The background music, while Keima is illustrating what a loop bug is to Elsie, is similar to, if not the same as, "''Raiders' March''" from [''[[
** As the people who have failed to clear Sora's route are shown, this piece of music by Frederic Chopin is heard: [[Classical Music|Piano Sonata No.2 in B Flat Minor Op. 35]], 3rd movement, Marche funebre: Lento.
** Keima does [[Code Geass|Lelouch's signature pose]], with the determination to clear Sora's route.
** The illustration in the preview is by Misato Mitsumi, who was the character designer for [[To Heart 2]]... And on Keima's PFP screen is [[To Heart 2|Konomi Yuzuhara]].
* Episode 5
** Keima's Game Idol rally goes full-on [[Mobile Suit Gundam
* Episode 6
** Kanon's pet turtle is named [[Love Hina|Keitaro]]
* Episode 7
** Kanon's descent as Elsie wonders how they can find someone who's invisible is a shout-out to the Major's descent from [[Ghost in
* Episode 8
** Chapter 11's silhouettes.
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** Keima [[Kamen Rider|henshins]] while shouting "KAAAMIIII NOOOOMIIII" with all the original sound effects.
* Episode 10
** During the library club's meeting regarding adding a new electronic media section, someone suggests [[The Idolmaster (
** Shiori quotes Otto von Bismarck: "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others." (There's a similar quote in the manga, chapter 14, p.17, but it seems to be garbled by the translation.)
** Chapter 15's [[
* Episode 11
** At one point, Shiori is reading a novel called ''[[Ergo Proxy]]''.
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** [[Di Gi Charat|Dejiko]] can be seen running during an [[Imagine Spot]] between Elsie and Keima.
** Keima's secret technique has him wailing on all six of his game controlers, feet in the air like [[Arcade Gamer Fubuki|Fubuki]]. [[Fan Disservice|Mercifully]] the associated [[Fan Service]] was not included.
** Later, when Elsie recalls what she saw, Keima was wearing a certain [[Captain N:
** Hey... I don't remember playing that [[Excite|game]] with horses...
==== Season 2 ====
* Episode 1
** The [[Re Cap]] sequence is based on ''[[
** Somehow has a shout out to itself "Wait. Didn't you watch the first season?"
* Episode 7
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* Episode 10
** There's a [[Dragon Age]] poster in the P.F.P. game Nikado is playing.
** The same game is quoting Asuka in the infamous [[High School AU]] scene in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]].
* Episode 12
** Keima compares dating-sim heroines to ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'', with himself in the place of that character.
** "B's Ware" or does that actually mean [[
*** It's a [[Shout
**** Also, "B's ware" sounds like "Visual Art's" in Japanese.
*** Or could be from [
== In The Novel ==
==== Volume 1 ====
* Keima is dressed up as [[Spirited Away
** In the background, there are also [[Princess Mononoke
*** All of the allusions are works by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and [[Studio Ghibli]].
==== Volume 2 ====
* Aoba receives intensive training from Keima, who's wearing the whole [[Gunbuster
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