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* ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' started as ''[[Journey to The West (Literature)|Journey to The West]]'' meets ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'' evolves into ''[[Journey to The West (Literature)|Journey to The West]]'' meets ''[[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]]''. |
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* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' started as ''[[Journey to the West]]'' meets ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' evolves into ''[[Journey to the West]]'' meets ''[[Superman]]''. |
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* ''[[Dennou Coil]]'' is ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' meets ''[[.hack]]'' and ''[[Recess]]'', with dashes of ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' and ''[[Nintendogs]]'', cooked in a [[Kid Detective]] shaped pot. |
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* ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'' is ''Mary Poppins'' meets ''Doctor Faustus'' meets ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]''. |
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* ''[[Black Butler]]'' is ''Mary Poppins'' meets ''Doctor Faustus'' meets ''[[Artemis Fowl]]''. |
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** ''Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro'' meets ''Hamlet'' meets ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]''. |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' meets ''[[Hellsing]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Hellsing]]'' meets ''[[Code Geass]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]'' meets ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby Doo]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' is ''[[Gigantor|Tetsujin 28-go]]'' meets ''[[Astro Boy]]'' meets ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]''. |
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* ''[[One Piece]]'' is ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' meets ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' meets the ''[[Land of Oz]]''. |
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** You could also say it's ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' meets ''[[X-Men]]'' meets ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''. |
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* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has been (inaccurately, due to intentional [[Genre Shift]]) described as "''[[Harry Potter ( |
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has been (inaccurately, due to intentional [[Genre Shift]]) described as "''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]''." But it was more like ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]'', but with magic. But now, it can be described more as ''Harry Potter'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', with some ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' in the mix, and some bonus [[Fan Service]] on top. All the while, having the cast of a [[Harem Series]]. |
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** Once [[Crazy Awesome|Jack Rakan]] shows up, one can add a dollop of ''[[ |
** Once [[Crazy Awesome|Jack Rakan]] shows up, one can add a dollop of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' to the mix. |
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** So, [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/31826 this guy] could get some money out of it? |
** So, [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/31826 this guy] could get some money out of it? |
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** The magic world arc even starts mixing in bits of |
** The magic world arc even starts mixing in bits of {{spoiler|''[[The Matrix]]'' and ''[[Total Recall]]'', what with the Magic World being an artificially created world and everything ...}} |
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** [[Show Within a Show]] ''Biblion'' seems to be something akin to ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' meets ''[[ |
** [[Show Within a Show]] ''Biblion'' seems to be something akin to ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' meets ''[[Read or Die]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Read or Die]]'' as ''[[James Bond]]'' meets ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' meets ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''. |
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* ''[[Baldr Force EXE|Baldr Force EXE Resolution]]'' is ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' meets ''[[Appleseed]]'' meets ''[[Scanners]]''. |
* ''[[Baldr Force EXE|Baldr Force EXE Resolution]]'' is ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' meets ''[[Appleseed]]'' meets ''[[Scanners]]''. |
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* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' is ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' meets Hustle And Flow, and set to the plot of [[True Grit]]. |
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' is ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' meets Hustle And Flow, and set to the plot of [[True Grit]]. |
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** Or [[Cowboy Bebop]] meets [[Feudal Japan]]. |
** Or [[Cowboy Bebop]] meets [[Feudal Japan]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' can be described as ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' meets the [[Spaghetti Western]] genre, with some ''[[Star Wars]]'' and [[John Woo]] thrown into the mix. However, since ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' started syndication in 2002 and ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' in 1998, it would be more accurate to say that ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' is ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' meets zombie horror and conspiracy theory movies. |
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** It's been called, more or less, ''[[Lupin |
** It's been called, more or less, ''[[Lupin III]]'' meets the [[Space Western]]. |
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* The manga ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'' can be described as ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' meets ''[[Rose of Versailles]]''. |
* The manga ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'' can be described as ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' meets ''[[Rose of Versailles]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Lucky Star]]'' can be described as ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[Genshiken]]''. Or alternatively, ''[[Seinfeld]]'' meets ''[[Genshiken]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': ''[[FLCL]]'' does ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[Dead Leaves]]'' does ''[[ |
** Alternatively, ''[[Dead Leaves]]'' does ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'' (it, ''Gurren Lagann'', and the fifth episode of ''[[FLCL]]'' were all directed by the same guy). |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Gunbuster]]'' meets ''[[Getter Robo]]'' meets ''[[Megas XLR]]''. |
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** Or ''[[Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Exalted]]''. |
** Or ''[[Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Exalted]]''. |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets a [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|bag of crack]]. |
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** More like ''[[Transformers]]'' on testosterone, adrenaline, and growth hormone. |
** More like ''[[Transformers]]'' on testosterone, adrenaline, and growth hormone. |
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** According to the [[Word of God|writer]] himself, it's ''[[Getter Robo]]'' in the setting of ''[[Xabungle]]''. |
** According to the [[Word of God|writer]] himself, it's ''[[Getter Robo]]'' in the setting of ''[[Xabungle]]''. |
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* ''[[Elfen Lied]]:'' ''[[X-Men]]'' meets ''[[Carrie]]'' meets ''Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]''. |
* ''[[Elfen Lied]]:'' ''[[X-Men]]'' meets ''[[Carrie]]'' meets ''Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]''. |
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* Speaking of which, ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' has been described as ''[[ |
* Speaking of which, ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' has been described as ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Code Geass]]'': ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]''. Some fans like to add ''[[X (manga)|X 1999]]'' to that description. |
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** Alternatively ''[[ |
** Alternatively ''[[Code Geass]]'' could be ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[V for Vendetta]]''. |
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*** Don't forget to add a dash of ''[[ |
*** Don't forget to add a dash of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. |
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*** And ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
*** And ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]''. And ''[[Batman]]'' |
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* Meanwhile, ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 |
* Meanwhile, ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'' actually ''is [[Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]''; or, if you want to be more accurate, ''[[Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' with [[A God Am I|Light Yagami]] thrown in for good measure. (Incidentally, ''Gundam 00'' is from the same people who also brought you ''[[Code Geass]]''.) |
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** I thought it was ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |
** I thought it was ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' meets ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. |
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* With the First Generation finished, it's safe to say that ''[[Gundam AGE]]'' is ''[[ |
* With the First Generation finished, it's safe to say that ''[[Gundam AGE]]'' is ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''; you could also argue that Age is ''[[Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' with a hint of ''[[Red Faction]]'' for good measure. |
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** As the story progresses it becomes more like ''[[ |
** As the story progresses it becomes more like ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]'', with its multi-generational storyline, pilots with Jedi-like reflexes and perception and its characters occasionally flirting with the dark side. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' can be easily described as ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' meets ''[[Gundam]]''. Alternatively, the first two seasons are ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', and the third season is more like ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Detroit 1-8-7]]''. |
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* When the ''[[ |
* When the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' novels were licensed, [[Media Research Failure|poor advertising]] hilariously and inaccurately described the series as "''[[Hannah Montana]]'' meets ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''". ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[Snow Crash]]'' might be better. |
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** Justified, it was promoted in such in order to attract more US consumers to the light novel market. |
** Justified, it was promoted in such in order to attract more US consumers to the light novel market. |
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** It also meets ''[[ |
** It also meets ''[[Good Omens]]'' and ''[[The Matrix]]'' on its way. |
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** It also meets Dan Simmons' ''[[Hyperion]]'', considering the book actually influences the story. |
** It also meets Dan Simmons' ''[[Hyperion]]'', considering the book actually influences the story. |
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*** ''[[ |
*** ''[[Haruhi-chan]]'' is regular Haruhi injected with ''[[Lucky Star]]'' and more caffeine. |
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** What about ''[[ |
** What about ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' meets [[The Bible]]? |
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** How about ''[[ |
** How about ''[[Doctor Who]]'' meets ''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG 1]]'' and ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', [[High School AU|in a high school?]] |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Busou Renkin]]'' is ''[[Bleach]]'' meets ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Big O]]'' is ''[[Batman]]'' meets [[Godzilla]] meets ''[[Sin City]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Nightwalker]]'' is ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' meets ''[[Forever Knight]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Narutaru]]'': ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|And goes off its meds]]. |
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* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'': ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Captain Planet]]'' meets ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]''. |
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* ''[[Alive the Final Evolution]]'': ''[[The Happening]]'' meets ''[[X-Men]]'' turned into a Shounen series. |
* ''[[Alive the Final Evolution]]'': ''[[The Happening]]'' meets ''[[X-Men]]'' turned into a Shounen series. |
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* ''[[Vinland Saga]]'': ''[[Berserk]]'' meets Vicky the Viking. |
* ''[[Vinland Saga]]'': ''[[Berserk]]'' meets Vicky the Viking. |
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* ''[[Berserk]]'': ''[[Devilman]]'' and ''[[Violence Jack]]'' meet ''[[ |
* ''[[Berserk]]'': ''[[Devilman]]'' and ''[[Violence Jack]]'' meet ''[[Hellraiser]]'' and ''[[Guin Saga]]'' and serve it up with an order of [[Big Freaking Sword]]. |
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* ''[[Welcome to The NHK]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Welcome to The NHK]]'': ''[[Foucault's Pendulum]]'' meets ''[[Fight Club]]''. |
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* ''[[Psyren]]'' is ''[[Gilgamesh]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Psyren]]'' is ''[[Gilgamesh]]'' meets ''[[Gantz]]''. |
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'': ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. |
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** Also ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' meets ''[[Harry Potter ( |
** Also ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' meets ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' |
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh |
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'': ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' meets ''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', and motorcycles. |
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** With ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', ''Transformers'', and ''[[ |
** With ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', ''Transformers'', and ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' thrown in for good measure. |
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** The Dark Signers Arc is basicly ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' meets ''[[X 1999]]'', without the ''Gorn'' |
** The Dark Signers Arc is basicly ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' meets ''[[X 1999]]'', without the ''Gorn'' |
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh |
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh]] in general can be seen as [[Pokémon]] meets [[Magic: The Gathering]]. |
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* ''[[Kaiba]]'': The art style can best be described as ''[[Astro Boy ( |
* ''[[Kaiba]]'': The art style can best be described as ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]'' meets ''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' with a hint of ''[[The Little Prince]]''. |
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* Part one of ''[[ |
* Part one of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' could be described as ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]''. (The later parts are completely different, however.) |
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** Part two: ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets [[X |
** Part two: ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets [[X-Men|Apocalypse]]. |
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** Part three: ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets Mons. |
** Part three: ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets Mons. |
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** Part four: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Murder She Wrote]]''. |
** Part four: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''. |
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** Part five: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[ |
** Part five: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[The Godfather]]''. |
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** Part six: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Prison Break]]''. |
** Part six: ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Prison Break]]''. |
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** Part seven... ok, we can do this... [[ |
** Part seven... ok, we can do this... [[Guilty Gear]] does [[As the Good Book Says...]], [[Recycled in Space|IN THE WILD, WILD WEST!]] |
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* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' is ''Pinocchio'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' is ''Pinocchio'' meets ''[[Highlander]]'', with the [[Moe Moe|moe]] turned up to eleven. |
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* ''[[Bastard]]!!'': ''[[Dungeons |
* ''[[Bastard!!]]!!'': ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons &]] [[Dragon Ball]] Z''. (Thanks goes to [[User:Looney Toons]] and Epsilon from his forums.) |
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* ''[[Monster ( |
* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'': ''[[The Fugitive (TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' meets ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]]'' with a touch of the ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' franchise thrown in. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Black Jack]]'' is ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' meets ''[[Batman]]'', though it may also be taking variable [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|levels and concoctions of mind-altering substances]]. |
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* From the page here, ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' sounds like "''[[ |
* From the page here, ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' sounds like "''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Sly Cooper]]''". This may be inaccurate. |
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* Similarly, the page for ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' makes it look like "''[[ |
* Similarly, the page for ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' makes it look like "''[[Hamtaro]]'' + ''[[Invader Zim]]'' -- [[Crapsack World]]". Once again, possibly inaccurate. |
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** Or [[Invader Zim]] meets [[The Penguins of Madagascar]]. |
** Or [[Invader Zim]] meets [[The Penguins of Madagascar]]. |
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* ''[[Bobobo |
* ''[[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]]'' is ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|a VERY BIG bag of CRACK laced with LSD]]. |
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* The first few episodes of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
* The first few episodes of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' are like ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' (The Strike is the original RX-78 (White/Blue Hero Gundam), Aegis is Epyon (Red Transforming Gundam), Blitz is Deathscythe (Black Cloaking Gundam), Buster is Heavyarms ([[Big Freaking Gun]] Gundam), and Duel is Sandrock (Semi-normal but heavily-armored Gundam). Later on, Freedom is [[After War Gundam X|Gundam Double X]]. |
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*** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
*** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' is ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]''. |
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** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 |
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'' is ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'': ''[[Digimon]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. No '''seriously'''. [http://digipedia.db-destiny.net/misc/trivia.htm#6 See here]. (To clarify: there are many references to Eva. The general tone of it, however) |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Digimon Savers]]'': ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''... at least for the first arc. |
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*** The second arc would be ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam |
*** The second arc would be ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''. |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'': ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Super Sentai]]''. |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'': ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''. |
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*** Or ''Digimon'' meets the first half of ''[[ |
*** Or ''Digimon'' meets the first half of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. |
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** ''[[Digimon Xros Wars |
** ''[[Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Leaping Through Time]]'': ''Digimon'' meets ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' |
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*** Or ''Digimon'' meets the second half of ''[[ |
*** Or ''Digimon'' meets the second half of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Digimon]]'' in general: ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[ |
** Alternatively, ''[[Digimon]]'', the anime series: ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' meets ''[[Tamagotchi]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'' (and the entire ''Braves'' series) is ''Transformers'' meets 70s/80s [[Super Robot]] shows. |
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* ''[[Macross Plus]]'' is effectively ''Macross'' meets ''[[Top Gun]]''. |
* ''[[Macross Plus]]'' is effectively ''Macross'' meets ''[[Top Gun]]''. |
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** ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', meanwhile, can be seen as ''[[Top Gun]]'' meets ''[[Transformers]]'' meets ''[[ |
** ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', meanwhile, can be seen as ''[[Top Gun]]'' meets ''[[Transformers]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]'' meets ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' ([[Macross 7|Not the first time a pop singer motif was used in Macross, mind.]]) |
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* Many people think of ''[[Yes |
* Many people think of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' as ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' meets ''[[Super Sentai]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'': ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Claymore]]''. ([[H-game|with sex...]] [[Bleached Underpants|at least at first...]]) |
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** And ''[[Tsukihime]]'' is [[Hellsing]] meets romantic comedy and [[Slice of Life]]. |
** And ''[[Tsukihime]]'' is [[Hellsing]] meets romantic comedy and [[Slice of Life]]. |
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* The plot of one episode of ''[[ |
* The plot of one episode of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' is described by the [[Lemony Narrator|narrator]] as "''Die Hard'' on a cruise ship." |
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* ''[[Soul Eater]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'': ''[[Bleach]]'' with a hint of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', directed by David Lynch while smoking crack with [[Tim Burton]]. |
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* ''Superbook'': ''[[Dragon Tales]]'' meets [[ |
* ''Superbook'': ''[[Dragon Tales]]'' meets [[The Bible]]. |
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* ''[[Diebuster]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Diebuster]]'': ''[[Gunbuster]]'' meets ''[[FLCL]]''. |
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* ''[[Godannar]]'': ''[[Getter Robo]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Godannar]]'': ''[[Getter Robo]]'' meets ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': ''[[Power Rangers]]''/''[[Super Sentai]]'' meets ''[[Cutey Honey]]''. |
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* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro |
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' is ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''Children of the Corn'' to play ''[[Clue (game)|Clue]]''. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro |
** Alternatively, ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' is ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''. |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. |
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** Or, ''[[ |
** Or, ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[Children of the Corn]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[FLCL]]'' is like if ''[[Hayao Miyazaki]]'' and ''[[Thomas Pynchon]]'' had an anime baby, and [[Quentin Tarantino]] was its creepy uncle. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Kurozuka]]'': ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Ninja Scroll]]''. |
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* ''[[Madlax]]'': ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and''[[Thelma and Louise]]'' had a kid. An animated one. It's babysat by ''[[Gosford Park]]'' and spends a lot of time hanging out with that weird [[The Brothers Karamazov|Karamazov]] kid down the lane. No, really. |
* ''[[Madlax]]'': ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and''[[Thelma and Louise]]'' had a kid. An animated one. It's babysat by ''[[Gosford Park]]'' and spends a lot of time hanging out with that weird [[The Brothers Karamazov|Karamazov]] kid down the lane. No, really. |
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* Adding ''[[ |
* Adding ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' to ''[[Beck]]'' will give you ''[[K-On!]]'' as a result. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Kino's Journey]]'': ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' meets ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', with some ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' on the side. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[ |
** Alternatively, ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' meets ''[[A Boy and His Dog]]'' and goes [[True Neutral]]. |
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* ''[[Wicked City]]'' is ''[[Men in Black ( |
* ''[[Wicked City]]'' is ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' meets ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' with a dash of [[H.P. Lovecraft|HP Lovecraft]] thrown in. |
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* ''[[Baccano |
* ''[[Baccano!]]!'' is probably ''[[Highlander]]'' meets ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''. |
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** Or ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' meets ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''. |
** Or ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' meets ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''. |
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* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' is ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets [[Bruce Lee]] films. |
* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' is ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets [[Bruce Lee]] films. |
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* ''[[Daitarn 3]]'' is ''[[James Bond]]'' meets 70s [[Super Robot]] shows. |
* ''[[Daitarn 3]]'' is ''[[James Bond]]'' meets 70s [[Super Robot]] shows. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[RahXephon]]'': ''[[Raideen|Brave Raideen]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' is ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' meets ''[[The Boondocks]]''. |
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* Another ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise: ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam |
* Another ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise: ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets... guess what: ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. |
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** More like ''[[ |
** More like ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Street Fighter]]'', to be honest. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' meets ''[[Hamlet]]'' meets ''[[Three's Company]]'' meets the Book of Revelation. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[ |
** Alternatively, ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' going to church and attending psychology class, and then '''[[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|taking a kilo of crack]]'''. |
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*** Probably a theology lecture |
*** Probably a theology lecture instead—there are both crosses and kabbalistic trees in Evangelion. |
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** Don't forget ''No Exit'' |
** Don't forget ''No Exit'' |
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** Or the DSM-IV meets ''[[Great Mazinger]]''. |
** Or the DSM-IV meets ''[[Great Mazinger]]''. |
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** According to the creators, it's ''[[Space Runaway Ideon]]'' meets ''[[Devilman]]''. |
** According to the creators, it's ''[[Space Runaway Ideon]]'' meets ''[[Devilman]]''. |
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* ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' is ''[[Transformers Energon]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' is ''[[Transformers Energon]]'' meets ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''. |
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* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' is ''[[After War Gundam X |
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' is ''[[After War Gundam X|Gundam X]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. With surfers. |
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** Or alternatively, it could be how ''[[ |
** Or alternatively, it could be how ''[[Code Geass]]'' and ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' were before they broke up. |
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* ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]'' is ''[[Getter Robo]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]'' is ''[[Getter Robo]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[Vandread]]'' meets neo-paganism. |
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* ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' is ''[[Heavy Metal L |
* ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' is ''[[Heavy Metal L-Gaim]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Downton Abbey]]''. |
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* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' started out with Mafia meeting ''[[Rugrats]]'' reading ''[[The Little Prince]]'', then it got adopted by Shonen Jump who somehow saw fit to raise it with conspicuous amount of [[Ho Yay]]. Recently it started playing ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' with the child of ''[[ |
* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' started out with Mafia meeting ''[[Rugrats]]'' reading ''[[The Little Prince]]'', then it got adopted by Shonen Jump who somehow saw fit to raise it with conspicuous amount of [[Ho Yay]]. Recently it started playing ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' with the child of ''[[Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Digimon]]'' (who got married after resolving their differences). |
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* ''[[Cannon God Exaxxion]]'' is ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' meets ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' meets ''[[V]]''. |
* ''[[Cannon God Exaxxion]]'' is ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' meets ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' meets ''[[V (TV series)|V]]''. |
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* ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' is ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' or ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' meets ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]''. |
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* ''[[Kurokami]]'' is ''[[Fate |
* ''[[Kurokami]]'' is ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' meets ''[[Darker than Black]]''. |
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* ''[[Yureka]]'' (''iD eNTITY'' in English) is ''[[.hack]]'' meets ''[[Slayers]]''. |
* ''[[Yureka]]'' (''iD eNTITY'' in English) is ''[[.hack]]'' meets ''[[Slayers]]''. |
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* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' is ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' meets ''[[Swan Lake]]'' by way of ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' and ''[[The Neverending Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]'', as written by [[Neil Gaiman]]. |
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** Or, ''Grimm's Original Fairy Tales'' meet the Disney movies inspired by them, and decide to try to write something more three dimensional than either of themselves. and pull it off. |
** Or, ''Grimm's Original Fairy Tales'' meet the Disney movies inspired by them, and decide to try to write something more three dimensional than either of themselves. and pull it off. |
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* ''[[Onani Master Kurosawa]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Onani Master Kurosawa]]'' is ''[[Death Note]]'' starring [[Family Guy|Glenn Quagmire]] who then gets abducted and replaced with [[The Catcher in The Rye|Holden Caulfield]]. |
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* ''Tokko'' is ''Bleach'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. |
* ''Tokko'' is ''Bleach'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bleach]]'' is essentially ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' meets ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''... with a little ''[[Dragon Ball|DBZ]]'' thrown in for good measure. |
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** Don't forget ''[[Shaman King]]'' for the whole spirits and swords thing. |
** Don't forget ''[[Shaman King]]'' for the whole spirits and swords thing. |
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** Or ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' meets ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' meets ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. |
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** Or ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Soul Eater]]'' meets ''[[Naruto]]'' |
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* ''Katte Ni Kaizo'': ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya |
* ''Katte Ni Kaizo'': ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' meets ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' (it's also from [[Koji Kumeta|the same]] [[Mangaka]] as the latter), although it predates both series. So it's essentially ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' before they broke up. |
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* Combine one part ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' with a dose of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' and you'll end up with ''[[ |
* Combine one part ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' with a dose of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' and you'll end up with ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[NEEDLESS]]'' is ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[S-Cry-ed]]''. |
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* ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' is ''[[Ghost in |
* ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' is ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' and the last two episodes of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', starring [[Sailor Moon|Hotaru Tomoe]]. |
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** Alternatively, it's ''[[Dennou Coil]]'' meets ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' with a dash of ''[[Paprika]]''. |
** Alternatively, it's ''[[Dennou Coil]]'' meets ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' with a dash of ''[[Paprika]]''. |
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* While we're on that note, [[Dennou Coil]] is quite literally [[Hayao Miyazaki]] [[ |
* While we're on that note, [[Dennou Coil]] is quite literally [[Hayao Miyazaki]] [[Media Research Failure|At His Computer]]. |
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* ''[[Alice Academy]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Alice Academy]]'' is ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' meets ''[[X-Men]]'' and they all get shipped off to [[Harry Potter (novel)|Hogwarts]]. |
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* ''[[Bokurano]]'' is ''[[Ender's Game]]'' meets ''[[Survivor]]'' |
* ''[[Bokurano]]'' is ''[[Ender's Game]]'' meets ''[[Survivor]]'' meets—you guessed it -- ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. |
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* From the article on ''[[ |
* From the article on ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'': ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' meets ''[[Mononoke]]'' [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|on acid. Lots and lots of acid]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok]]'' is ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'' meets Norse Mythology. |
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* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' is ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' is ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' meets ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets [[Idol Singer]] |
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* ''[[Turn |
* ''[[Turn A Gundam|Turn a Gundam]]'' is practically ''[[After War Gundam X|Gundam X]]'' meets ''[[Mad Max]]''. |
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** Which is odd, because ''Gundam X'' is already ''[[ |
** Which is odd, because ''Gundam X'' is already ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''Mad Max''. |
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** How about ''[[ |
** How about ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Gone with the Wind]]''? |
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* ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' is ''[[Black Butler]]'' meets ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. |
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* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro |
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' is ''[[Ten Little Indians]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' |
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** Or, more generally, Golden-Age detective fiction meets Western occult/macabre literature. Two major factions within the story are even called Mystery and Fantasy. |
** Or, more generally, Golden-Age detective fiction meets Western occult/macabre literature. Two major factions within the story are even called Mystery and Fantasy. |
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*** The [[Visual Novel]] is essentially [[ |
*** The [[Visual Novel]] is essentially [[Agatha Christie]] meets [[Suspiria]] meets [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]. |
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** Or [[Higurashi no Naku Koro |
** Or [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]] meets [[Gainaxing]] |
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*** Add one detective story, supernatural elements, a mindscrew worthy of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], plus the brutality of [[Happy Tree Friends]] and you're good to go. |
*** Add one detective story, supernatural elements, a mindscrew worthy of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], plus the brutality of [[Happy Tree Friends]] and you're good to go. |
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** Or [[Criss Angel |
** Or [[Criss Angel]] meets Breaking The Magician's Code meets [[Groundhog Day]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' is ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' meets ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''. |
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* ''[[Tytania]]'' is ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' meets ''[[Dune]]''. |
* ''[[Tytania]]'' is ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' meets ''[[Dune]]''. |
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* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' is ''[[Streets of Fire]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' is ''[[Streets of Fire]]'' meets ''[[Blade Runner]]''. |
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* ''[[Heroman]]'' is 1960s [[Humongous Mecha]] [[Giant Robo|man]][[Gigantor|ga]] meets 1960 [[Superhero]] [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|comics]], as made in modern Japan and set in modern America. |
* ''[[Heroman]]'' is 1960s [[Humongous Mecha]] [[Giant Robo|man]][[Gigantor|ga]] meets 1960 [[Superhero]] [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|comics]], as made in modern Japan and set in modern America. |
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* ''[[Apothecarius Argentum]]'' is ''[[House (TV)|House]]'' meets Elizabethan Royalty. |
* ''[[Apothecarius Argentum]]'' is ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' meets Elizabethan Royalty. |
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* ''[[Yumeiro Patissiere]]'' if you look at the main characters in context, it's ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' meets ''[[Kitchen Princess]]''. Or, if you look at it from the fairy point of view, it's ''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]'' meets ''[[Kitchen Princess]]''. |
* ''[[Yumeiro Patissiere]]'' if you look at the main characters in context, it's ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' meets ''[[Kitchen Princess]]''. Or, if you look at it from the fairy point of view, it's ''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]'' meets ''[[Kitchen Princess]]''. |
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** Alternately, it's ''[[ |
** Alternately, it's ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]'' meets a whole bunch of shoujo manga. |
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* ''[[Hakobune Hakusho]]'' is ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' meets ''[[My Gym |
* ''[[Hakobune Hakusho]]'' is ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' meets ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''. |
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* ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'' is ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' meets ''[[Fallout]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'' is ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' meets ''[[Fallout]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' minus the [[Giant Mecha]] and plus the painful amounts of [[UST]] and [[Tsundere]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ai Kora]]'' is ''[[Love Hina]]'' (loser protagonist, harem) meets ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'' (completely perverted yet honourable protagonist, nutty school life) with a [[Looney Tunes]] paint job. |
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* ''[[Angel Beats |
* ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' is ''[[Haibane Renmei]]'' meets ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', down to the bossy Yurippe wanting to participate in a baseball tournament. Add a tiny bit of ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'' to account for Yui's tail. |
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** Alternatively, ''[[ |
** Alternatively, ''[[Haibane Renmei]]'' meets ''[[StarCraft]]'' directed by Paul Verhoeven. |
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* ''[[Durarara |
* ''[[Durarara!!]]'' is Celtic mythology meets ''[[Baccano!]]'' meets [[Image Board|Anon]][[I Am Legion|ymous]]. In Japan. |
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* ''[[Bakugan]]'' is ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Bakugan]]'' is ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[Digimon]]'' |
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** Or alternatively, ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''. |
** Or alternatively, ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''. |
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* ''[[D |
* ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]'' is ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' meets ''[[Bleach]]'', as directed by [[Tim Burton]]. |
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** And so is ''[[ |
** And so is ''[[Soul Eater]]''. The biggest difference being that ''[[Soul Eater]]'' goes on and off anti-depressants and caffeine, while [[D/Gray Man]] hasn't touched either in years. |
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*** Alternatively, ''Soul Eater'' is ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter ( |
*** Alternatively, ''Soul Eater'' is ''[[Shaman King]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' with a dash of [[Tim Burton]] for good measure. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Perfect Blue]]'' is, according to a review, [[Walt Disney]] meets [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. |
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* ''[[Darker |
* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' is ''[[X-Men]]'' after watching ''faaaar'' too much ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', [[The Cowl|guest-starring]] [[Batman]]. |
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** Though technically speaking he's not so much Batman as "Batman meets [[Phantom of Inferno|Zwei]] meets [[Shock and Awe|a downed power line]]." |
** Though technically speaking he's not so much Batman as "Batman meets [[Phantom of Inferno|Zwei]] meets [[Shock and Awe|a downed power line]]." |
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*** There's also a little bit of [[Ghost in |
*** There's also a little bit of [[Ghost in the Shell]] thrown in for good measure. |
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* ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' is ''[[Dracula]]'' meets the ''[[Man With No Name Trilogy]]'', with a bit of ''[[Shane]]''. |
* ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' is ''[[Dracula]]'' meets the ''[[Man With No Name Trilogy]]'', with a bit of ''[[Shane]]''. |
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* ''[[Ah My Goddess |
* ''[[Ah! My Goddess|Oh My Goddess!]]'': Of all things, ''[[Bewitched]]'' meets ''[[Love Hina]]''. |
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** The TV series, referred to as ''[[ |
** The TV series, referred to as ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', is more ''[[Bewitched]]'' meets ''[[Three's Company]]''. |
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* ''[[Sekirei]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Sekirei]]'' is ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Highlander]]'', or alternatively, Pokemon meets ''[[Kämpfer]]''. |
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* ''[[Banana no Nana]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Banana no Nana]]'': ''[[Haré+Guu]]'' meets ''[[The Legion of Super Heroes|The Legion of Substitute Heroes]]'' meets ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' is ''[[Speed Racer]]'' meets ''[[Knight Rider]]'' with some elements of ''[[Gundam]]'' thrown into it. |
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* ''[[Barajou no Kiss]]'' could be accurtely described as ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' meets ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. No, really! |
* ''[[Barajou no Kiss]]'' could be accurtely described as ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' meets ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. No, really! |
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* ''[[Pani Poni Dash]]'' can be summed up as the bastard lovechild of ''[[ |
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' can be summed up as the bastard lovechild of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' and ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]''. |
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* ''[[Star Driver]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Star Driver]]'' is ''[[Code Geass]]'' meets ''[[Asura Cryin]]'' |
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** Alternatively, it's ''[[ |
** Alternatively, it's ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Gurren Lagann]]''. |
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*** For the old school attendants, this show is what happens when ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena]]'' meets ''[[ |
*** For the old school attendants, this show is what happens when ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena]]'' meets ''[[RahXephon]]'' after chatting with ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''. |
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* ''Katana'' is ''[[ |
* ''Katana'' is ''[[×××HOLiC]]'' meets [[Katanas Are Just Better|Japanese swords]]. |
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* ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' is ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]'' meets ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]''. |
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* ''[[The Tatami Galaxy]]'' is ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou |
* ''[[The Tatami Galaxy]]'' is ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' meets ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''. |
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* ''[[Panty |
* ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' meets ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' meets mescaline. |
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** Or ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' meets ''[[FLCL]]'' |
** Or ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' meets ''[[FLCL]]'' |
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** With dashes of [[Mr. Driller]],[[Colorful]] amd [[South Park]]. |
** With dashes of [[Mr. Driller]],[[Colorful]] amd [[South Park]]. |
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* ''[[Desert Punk ( |
* ''[[Desert Punk (manga)|Desert Punk]]'' is probably intended as something like ''[[Trigun]]'' meets ''[[Terminator]]'', with a cast full of [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|jerks]]. It's also inadvertently ''[[Fallout]]'' meets echi. |
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** Alternately, it's ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Lupin |
** Alternately, it's ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Lupin III]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[My-HiME]]'' is for all intents and purposes ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' meets ''[[Foucault's Pendulum]]''. |
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** Or you could say it's what you get when you stick ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Highlander]]'', and ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' in a blender. |
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* ''[[Loups Garous]]'' is ''[[K-On]]''! meets ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Loups Garous]]'' is ''[[K-On!]]''! meets ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''. |
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* ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]'' is ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets ''[[Hellsing]]'', with characters pulled from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. |
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* Similarly, ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' is ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets ''[[Saikano]]''. |
* Similarly, ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' is ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets ''[[Saikano]]''. |
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* ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' is ''[[Saved |
* ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' is ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' meets ''[[Resident Evil]]''. |
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* ''[[Strike Witches]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Strike Witches]]'' is ''[[Touhou]]'' meets ''[[World War II]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' meets ''[[Faust]]''. |
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** [[Neon Genesis Evangelion |
** [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]] meets [[Sailor Moon]] and [[Faust]], with a sliver of the premise of the latter half of [[Gurren Lagann]] and {{spoiler|a healthy dose of [[Primer]]}} |
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*** [[This Is Your Premise |
*** [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|On the]] [[Nightmare Fuel|brown]] [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|acid]]. |
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** [[Neon Genesis Evangelion |
** [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis]] [[Magical Girl]]. |
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** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[ |
** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[Yume Nikki]]''. {{spoiler|You could possibly throw ''[[Faust]]'' into the mix too.}} |
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** Oh hey, the ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' guys did an adaptation of ''[[Sailor Nothing]].'' |
** Oh hey, the ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' guys did an adaptation of ''[[Sailor Nothing]].'' |
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** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''. No, really! |
** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''. No, really! |
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** [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Persona 3]]''. [[ |
** [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Persona 3]]''. [[Black★Rock Shooter (band)|Oh wait...]] |
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** [[Sayonara Zetsubou |
** [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara]] [[[Lyrical Nanoha]] Nanoha]] [[Hidamari Sketch|Sketch]] [[Black★Rock Shooter (band)|Shooter]] [[My-HiME|HiME]]. Especially the HiME part. |
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*** As one blog post put it, [http://nathanbooksworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-post-of-new-year.html IT IS LIKE BEING HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH A SOCK FULL OF MERVYN PEAKE'S DARKEST DAYDREAMS. IT'S LIKE HIDAMARI SKETCH MEETS] [[Gormenghast|TITUS GROAN]]. |
*** As one blog post put it, [http://nathanbooksworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-post-of-new-year.html IT IS LIKE BEING HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH A SOCK FULL OF MERVYN PEAKE'S DARKEST DAYDREAMS. IT'S LIKE HIDAMARI SKETCH MEETS] [[Gormenghast|TITUS GROAN]]. |
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** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[New World of Darkness |
** [[Magical Girl]] meets ''[[New World of Darkness|World of Darkness]]''. {{spoiler|You essentially die when you're Embraced into magical girl-hood? [[Vampire: The Requiem|Check]]. You're exposed to mad beings from mad dimension, [[And Then John Was a Zombie|and will inevitably turns into one]]? [[Changeling: The Lost|Check]]. The world is literally crumbling and there is nothing you can do about that? [[Mage: The Awakening|Check]]}}. |
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*** {{spoiler|[[Screw Destiny|You fight the darkness anyway?]] [[Hunter: The Vigil |
*** {{spoiler|[[Screw Destiny|You fight the darkness anyway?]] [[Hunter: The Vigil|CHECK!!!!]]}} |
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** Magical {{spoiler|[[Our Liches Are Different|Lich]]}} Madoka Magica - A show about Moe {{spoiler|Liches}} and the creepy Plush Toy that creates them. |
** Magical {{spoiler|[[Our Liches Are Different|Lich]]}} Madoka Magica - A show about Moe {{spoiler|Liches}} and the creepy Plush Toy that creates them. |
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** [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Bokurano]]'' |
** [[Magical Girl]] ''[[Bokurano]]'' |
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** Magical Girl meets [[To Serve Man]] |
** Magical Girl meets [[To Serve Man]] |
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** Mahou Shoujo [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]] Magica? |
** Mahou Shoujo [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]] Magica? |
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* ''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]'' is ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' meets ''[[The Inside Job]]'' meets ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''... all written by stock brokers driven mad by recession and LSD. |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' meets the stock market. |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' meets ''[[Spice and Wolf]]''? |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Pokémon]]'' with credit cards. |
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** ''[[ |
** ''[[Bleach]]'' with the afterlife replaced by economics. |
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** [[Eden of the East]] meets Yu-Gi-Oh!. CARDGAMES ON ECONOMICS! |
** [[Eden of the East]] meets Yu-Gi-Oh!. CARDGAMES ON ECONOMICS! |
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** Warren Buffet's [[Fate |
** Warren Buffet's [[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]. |
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* ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'' is ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' meets ''[[A League of Their Own]]''. |
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* ''[[Toriko]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Toriko]]'' is ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Chowder]]''. |
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* ''aNIME/GunXSword'' has been dubbed "''Manga/{{Trigun}]'' with giant robots:" it's like the love child of the [[Space Western]] and the [[Humongous Mecha]] genre, with maybe a dash of ''[[True Grit]]''. |
* ''aNIME/GunXSword'' has been dubbed "''Manga/{{Trigun}]'' with giant robots:" it's like the love child of the [[Space Western]] and the [[Humongous Mecha]] genre, with maybe a dash of ''[[True Grit]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' is ''Peanuts'' meets [[High School]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Space Adventure Cobra]]'' is ''[[James Bond]]'' meets ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]''/''[[Barbarella]]'' meets ''[[Lupin III]]''. |
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* ''[[Akumetsu]]'' is [[Punisher]] meets [[V for Vendetta]] and ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. |
* ''[[Akumetsu]]'' is [[Punisher]] meets [[V for Vendetta]] and ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bakuman。]]'': ''[[School Rumble]]'' meets [[Death Note]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Summer Wars]]'' is [[Digimon]] meets [[WarGames]]. |
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* ''Moetan'' is ''[[ |
* ''Moetan'' is ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' meets ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', and then ''[[Genshiken]]'' invites them into its van. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'' is ''[[Gantz]]'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets the first story arc of ''[[Riki-Oh]]''. |
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* ''[[Fractale]]'' is [[Dennou Coil]] meets [[Now and Then Here |
* ''[[Fractale]]'' is [[Dennou Coil]] meets [[Now and Then, Here and There]]. |
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* The anime [[Gungrave]] is [[Scarface]] with Zombies. |
* The anime [[Gungrave]] is [[Scarface]] with Zombies. |
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* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' is ''[[The Professional]]'' meets ''[[Ghost in |
* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' is ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' meets ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''. |
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** Or ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets ''[[ |
** Or ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' meets ''[[RoboCop]]''. |
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* The [[Film Within a Film]] of ''[[Gundam 00 |
* The [[Film Within a Film]] of ''[[Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer|Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A wakening of the Trailblazer]]'' can only be described as ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'' meets ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''. It's just that [[Mundane Made Awesome|awesome]] and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]]. |
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* The OVA for [[ |
* The OVA for [[Black★Rock Shooter (band)|Black★Rock Shooter]] could best be summed up as [[Persona]] meets the [[Magical Girl]] genre. |
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** While its Anime is summarized as [[Mean Girls]] meets [[Sucker Punch]] |
** While its Anime is summarized as [[Mean Girls]] meets [[Sucker Punch]] |
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* ''[[Shugo Chara]]'': ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Shugo Chara]]'': ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' meets ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' |
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* ''[[Kurogane no Linebarrel]]'' is ''[[Zeorymer]]'' meets ''[[Super Robot Wars OG]]''. |
* ''[[Kurogane no Linebarrel]]'' is ''[[Zeorymer]]'' meets ''[[Super Robot Wars OG]]''. |
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* ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]'' is ''[[Zatch Bell]]'' meets ''[[Astro Boy ( |
* ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]'' is ''[[Zatch Bell]]'' meets ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]''. |
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* ''Houou Gakuen Misoragumi'' is ''[[Ouran High School]]'' meets ''[[Maria Holic]]''. |
* ''Houou Gakuen Misoragumi'' is ''[[Ouran High School]]'' meets ''[[Maria Holic]]''. |
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* ''[[Heroic Age]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Heroic Age]]'' is ''[[StarCraft]]'' meets ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''. |
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* ''Mai-chan's Daily Life'' is ''A Serbian Film'' meets ''[[Hostel]]'', presented as a [[Slice of Life]] manga. |
* ''Mai-chan's Daily Life'' is ''A Serbian Film'' meets ''[[Hostel]]'', presented as a [[Slice of Life]] manga. |
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* [[Legendz]] is [[Kingdom Hearts]] Meets [[Shin-chan]] |
* [[Legendz]] is [[Kingdom Hearts]] Meets [[Shin-chan]] |
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* ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' can be summed as ''[[Transformers]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' can be summed as ''[[Transformers]]'' meets ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''. |
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* ''[[Rosario |
* ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' is something like ''[[Love Hina]]'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]'', with [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]]. |
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* ''Drifters'' is ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' meets ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]''. |
* ''Drifters'' is ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' meets ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]''. |
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* ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' is ''[[Soul Eater]]'' meets ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'', while being [[Lighter and Softer]] than either series. |
* ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' is ''[[Soul Eater]]'' meets ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'', while being [[Lighter and Softer]] than either series. |
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* ''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]'' is ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[Saint Seiya]]''. |
* ''[[Metal Fight Beyblade]]'' is ''[[Beyblade]]'' meets ''[[Saint Seiya]]''. |
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* ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' is ''[[Astro Boy ( |
* ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' is ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]'' meets ''[[Animal Farm]]''. |
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* ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'': ''[[ |
* ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'': ''[[Black Butler]]'' meets ''Howl's Moving Castle'' meets ''Beetlejuice''. |
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[ |
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. |
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* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''(both versions): ''[[Berserk]]'' meets ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]''. |
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal]] [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Alchemist]]''(both versions): ''[[Berserk]]'' meets ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]''. |
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* ''[[Pilot Candidate]]'' is ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[Police Academy]]''. |
* ''[[Pilot Candidate]]'' is ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[Police Academy]]''. |
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* ''[[Soil]]'' is [[Ghost World|Daniel Clowes]] (slight [[Grotesque Gallery]] non-anime style) meets [[Junji Ito]] ([[Mind Screw]] story about an [[Uncanny Village]] infested with [[Uzumaki|freaky spirals]]). |
* ''[[Soil]]'' is [[Ghost World|Daniel Clowes]] (slight [[Grotesque Gallery]] non-anime style) meets [[Junji Ito]] ([[Mind Screw]] story about an [[Uncanny Village]] infested with [[Uzumaki|freaky spirals]]). |
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* ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' is [[Record of Lodoss War]] meets [[Mecha Show]] with a dash of [[Steampunk]] |
* ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' is [[Record of Lodoss War]] meets [[Mecha Show]] with a dash of [[Steampunk]] |
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* [[Millennium Actress]] is [[Forrest Gump]] meets [[Titanic]] |
* [[Millennium Actress]] is [[Forrest Gump]] meets [[Titanic]] |
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* ''[[Jabberwocky ( |
* ''[[Jabberwocky (manga)|Jabberwocky]]'' is (from Mangafox) "''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' ([[Historical In-Joke]] conspiracies) meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (dinosaurs are alive)" meets ''[[Anonymous Rex]]'' (they're humanoid and disguised) meets ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' (literary characters (EG [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]] and [[The Count of Monte Cristo (novel)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]) are real). Stylistically it's ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' meets ''[[Sin City]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Nerima Daikon Brothers]]'' is ''[[The Blues Brothers]]'' meets [[Anime]]. |
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* ''[[Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel]]: Kyunkyun Tokimeki Paradise!!'': "If you ever wondered what it would be like if [[Sailor Moon]] had to battle [[Pokémon ( |
* ''[[Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel]]: Kyunkyun Tokimeki Paradise!!'': "If you ever wondered what it would be like if [[Sailor Moon]] had to battle [[Pokémon (anime)|Team Rocket]] for 7 [[Dragon Ball]]s, now you know." ([http://www.crunchyroll.com/twin-angel-twinkle-paradise/episode-1-that-does-not-even-deserve-a-response-enter-twin-angel-580764/comments?pg=2\]) |
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* ''[[Senki Zesshou Symphogear]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Senki Zesshou Symphogear]]'' is ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' meets ''[[Madoka]]'' meets ''[[Ar tonelico]]'' |
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* ''[[Ghost in |
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex|Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' is ''[[Blade Runner]]'' meets ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Trigun]]'' is ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets the [[Spaghetti Western]]; or alternatively, the [[Anime]] version of ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Squid Girl]]'' is ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' meets ''[[Invader Zim]]'' meets ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Toward the Terra]]'': ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' meets ''[[X-Men]]'', [[In Space]]. |
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* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' is ''[[ |
* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' is ''[[Highlander]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]'' with a dash of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and a side order of ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Panzer World Galient]]'' is ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' meets [[Medieval European Fantasy]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Queen's Blade]]'' is ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' meets ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' meets ''[[Words Worth]]'' with some bits of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''. |
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* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' is ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets the [[Greek Mythology]] |
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' is ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets the [[Greek Mythology]] |
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* ''[[School-Live!]]'': [[Slice of Life]] meets {{spoiler|[[Zombie Apocalypse]]}}. |
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* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': ''[[Myra Breckinridge]]'' meets ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' meets [[Screwball Comedy]]. |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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* [[Black Butler]]'s Ciel Phantomhive. Gensoumaden Saiyuki's Sanzo & either Kino from Kino no Tabi or Haruhi from Ouran Highschool Host Club. |
* ''[[Black Butler]]''{{'}}s Ciel Phantomhive. Gensoumaden Saiyuki's Sanzo & either Kino from Kino no Tabi or Haruhi from Ouran Highschool Host Club. |
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** Also from ''[[ |
** Also from ''[[Black Butler]]'s'' Anime: {{spoiler|[[Our Angels Are Different|Angela/Ash]]}} = [[Angel Sanctuary|Rosiel]] + [[Death Note|Light]]. |
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* The main Digimon trio of ''[[ |
* The main Digimon trio of ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'' are the cast of ''[[Getter Robo]]'' turned into [[Digimon]]. |
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* [[Axis Powers Hetalia |
* [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Hetalia]] |
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** North Italy = [[Mario]] + [[ |
** North Italy = [[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]] + [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'': |
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** Haruhi: Asuka Langley Sohryuu meets [[Good Omens |
** Haruhi: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka Langley Sohryuu]] meets [[Good Omens|Adam]] while mainlining [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|caffeine and speed]]. |
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** Yuki Nagato: [[ |
** Yuki Nagato: [[Rei Ayanami Expy|Rei Ayanami]] meets {{spoiler|[[The Matrix|Agent Smith]]}} and, later, <s>Mark Knopfler</s> <s>Steve Vai</s> <s>Jimi Friggin' Hendrix</s> ''[[Buckethead]]''. |
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*** And [[Watchmen ( |
*** And [[Watchmen (comics)|Dr. Manhattan]]. |
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** Kyon: [[The |
** Kyon: [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Arthur Dent]] meets [[Stargate SG-1|Jack O'Neill]]. (and [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendou Ikari]] for flavor, according to some fan theories....) |
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** Koizumi: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kaworu Nagisa]] meets [[The Simpsons|Waylon Smithers]]. |
** Koizumi: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kaworu Nagisa]] meets [[The Simpsons (animation)|Waylon Smithers]]. |
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** Mikuru: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]] minus Oedipal conflicts and Y chromosome plus moe. |
** Mikuru: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]] minus Oedipal conflicts and Y chromosome plus moe. |
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* [[Naruto |
* [[Naruto|Orochimaru]]: a cross between [[Harry Potter (novel)|Voldemort]], [[Memetic Molester|Michael Jackson]], and [[Mad Scientist|Josef Mengele]]. |
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* From [http://www.animenewsnetwork. |
* From [http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc//feature/2008-09-07 this article] on ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': |
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** The ''[[FLCL]]'' staff plus the ''[[ |
** The ''[[FLCL]]'' staff plus the ''[[Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]'' staff. |
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** The [[Humongous Mecha]]: [[ |
** The [[Humongous Mecha]]: [[Gunbuster]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|EVA-01]]. |
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** Simon: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]] meets [[ |
** Simon: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]] meets [[Gunbuster|Noriko]] and [[Otaku no Video|Ken Kubo]]. |
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** Kamina: [[ |
** Kamina: [[Gunbuster|Kazumi and Lal'C meet Smith Toren]]. |
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** Yoko: [[FLCL|Haruko]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Misato]]. |
** Yoko: [[FLCL|Haruko]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Misato]]. |
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** And Boota: [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water|King]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Pen-Pen]]. |
** And Boota: [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water|King]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Pen-Pen]]. |
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** Unrelated to the linked article: Viral = [[Naruto |
** Unrelated to the linked article: Viral = [[Naruto|Suigetsu Hozuki]] + [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]]. |
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* [[Lucky Star |
* [[Lucky Star|Minami Iwasaki]] is [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Yuki Nagato]] meets [[Azumanga Daioh|Sakaki-san]] |
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** Speaking of which, Kagami Hiiragi from the same series is [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Ruri Hoshino]] meets [[South Park|Kyle Broflovski]]. |
** Speaking of which, Kagami Hiiragi from the same series is [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Ruri Hoshino]] meets [[South Park|Kyle Broflovski]]. |
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*** With a dash of [[Haruhi Suzumiya |
*** With a dash of [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Kyon]] thrown in. Yare yare. |
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* [[ |
* [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jotaro Kujo]] is [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] and [[Yu Yu Hakusho|Yusuke Urameshi]] put together. Dio is [[Dracula]] and [[Fist of the North Star|Souther]] put together. |
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* [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]]: Bruce Lee + The Road Warrior. Toki is Jesus + Bruce Lee. Souther is just an [[Complete Monster|asshole]]. |
* [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]]: Bruce Lee + The Road Warrior. Toki is Jesus + Bruce Lee. Souther is just an [[Complete Monster|asshole]]. |
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* [[Ninin ga Shinobuden|Onsokumaru]]: [[Dragon Ball |
* [[Ninin ga Shinobuden|Onsokumaru]]: [[Dragon Ball|Master Roshi]] meets [[Norio Wakamoto]] and the Wal-Mart smiley face. |
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* Shortly into dubbing the first episode, [[Caitlin Glass]] pointed out [[Ouran High School Host Club|Tamaki Suoh]] to be [[D.N.Angel|Dark Mousy]] + [[Tsubasa Chronicle|Fai Florite]] + [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Ed Elric]]. And she didn't precast, which makes you wonder how no-one figured it out sooner. |
* Shortly into dubbing the first episode, [[Caitlin Glass]] pointed out [[Ouran High School Host Club|Tamaki Suoh]] to be [[D.N.Angel|Dark Mousy]] + [[Tsubasa Chronicle|Fai Florite]] + [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Ed Elric]]. And she didn't precast, which makes you wonder how no-one figured it out sooner. |
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* [[Code Geass|Lelouch vi Britannia]] = [[Dune|Paul Atreides]] + [[Death Note |
* [[Code Geass|Lelouch vi Britannia]] = [[Dune|Paul Atreides]] + [[Death Note|Light Yagami]]. |
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** Euphemia Li Brittania = [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |
** Euphemia Li Brittania = [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Relena Darlian]] + [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Lacus]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Clyne]]. |
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** Alternatively, Lelouch can just as easily = [[V for Vendetta|V]] + [[Mobile Suit Gundam |
** Alternatively, Lelouch can just as easily = [[V for Vendetta|V]] + [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Char]] with just a pinch of [[Batman]] |
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* [[Darker |
* [[Darker than Black|Hei]] can pretty be much described in [[Rule of Three|three words]]: [[Stereotypes of Chinese People|Chinese]] + [[Shock and Awe|Electric]] + [[Batman]] |
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** Oddly enough, this is his [[Fan Nickname]] |
** Oddly enough, this is his [[Fan Nickname]] |
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* [[Death Note |
* [[Death Note|Ryuk]] is Gregory House meets Yuki Nagato. |
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* [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Miyazaki Nodoka]] = [[Naruto |
* [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Miyazaki Nodoka]] = [[Naruto|Hyuuga Hinata]] - [[Cannot Spit It Out]] + [[Hot Librarian]] + [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] |
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** Evangeline A.K. McDowell = [[Touhou |
** Evangeline A.K. McDowell = [[Touhou|Remilia Scarlet + Cirno's ego + Alice Margatroid's sharp tongue, with the powers of all three]]. |
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* [[Pokémon ( |
* [[Pokémon (anime)|Ash Ketchum]] is [[Sailor Moon|Usagi Tsukino]] meets [[KaBlam!|Henry]]. |
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** Misty is [[Powerpuff Girls|Blossom]] meets [[Hey Arnold|Helga Pataki]]. |
** Misty is [[Powerpuff Girls|Blossom]] meets [[Hey Arnold!|Helga Pataki]]. |
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* King Dedede is [[Royally Screwed |
* King Dedede is [[Royally Screwed-Up|King Henry VIII]] meets Kim Jong-Il. |
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* [[Ouran High School Host Club|Haruhi Fujioka]] is [[Hana Kimi|Mizuki Ashiya]] meets [[Daria]]. |
* [[Ouran High School Host Club|Haruhi Fujioka]] is [[Hana Kimi|Mizuki Ashiya]] meets [[Daria]]. |
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh |
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|Kiyru]] is [[Kingdom Hearts|Riku]] meets [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]] with a motorcycle. |
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* From [[Keroro Gunsou]]; |
* From [[Keroro Gunsou]]; |
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** Keroro is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Skipper]] meets [[Invader Zim|Zim]]. |
** Keroro is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Skipper]] meets [[Invader Zim|Zim]]. |
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** Tamama is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Private and Mort]] meets [[The Simpsons|Waylon Smithers]], but crazy. |
** Tamama is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Private and Mort]] meets [[The Simpsons (animation)|Waylon Smithers]], but crazy. |
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** Giroro is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Rico]] meets [[X |
** Giroro is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Rico]] meets [[X-Men|Cyclops]]. |
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** Kululu is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Kowalski]] meets [[ |
** Kululu is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Kowalski]] meets [[Dexter's Laboratory|Mandark]]. |
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** Dororo is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Private]] meets [[G.I. Joe|Snake Eyes]] and [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]]. |
** Dororo is [[The Penguins of Madagascar|Private]] meets [[G.I. Joe|Snake Eyes]] and [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]]. |
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** Fuyuki and Natsumi are [[Invader Zim|Dib and Gaz]] + less crazy and violent respectivly. |
** Fuyuki and Natsumi are [[Invader Zim|Dib and Gaz]] + less crazy and violent respectivly. |
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** Aki is [[Invader Zim|Professor Membrane]] meets [[Family Guy|early-Lois Griffin]]. |
** Aki is [[Invader Zim|Professor Membrane]] meets [[Family Guy|early-Lois Griffin]]. |
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* [[FLCL|Kamon]] is [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] meets '''lots and lots''' of happy pills. |
* [[FLCL|Kamon]] is [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] meets '''lots and lots''' of happy pills. |
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** Mamimi is [[Azumanga Daioh |
** Mamimi is [[Azumanga Daioh|Osaka]] meets [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni|Shion]] meets [[Team Fortress 2|Pyro]]. |
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** Naota = ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]] + [[Gurren Lagann|Simon]])/2. |
** Naota = ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]] + [[Gurren Lagann|Simon]])/2. |
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** Canti is [[Haruhi Suzumiya |
** Canti is [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Kyon]] meets [[Gurren Lagann|Lagann]]. |
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** Amarao thinks he is [[James Bond]] meets [[Gurren Lagann|Kamina]], but he's more like [[Austin Powers]] meets [[The Thin Blue Line|Inspector Derek Grim]]. |
** Amarao thinks he is [[James Bond]] meets [[Gurren Lagann|Kamina]], but he's more like [[Austin Powers]] meets [[The Thin Blue Line|Inspector Derek Grim]]. |
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** Haruko is [[Azumanga Daioh |
** Haruko is [[Azumanga Daioh|Tomo]] meets [[Calvin and Hobbes|Hobbes]]. {{spoiler|The real Haruko is [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Yuki]] meets [[Durarara!!|Izaya]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka]].}} |
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* From the ''[[Gundam]]'' metaseries: |
* From the ''[[Gundam]]'' metaseries: |
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |
** [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Heero Yuy]] = [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Amuro Ray]] + [[Celebrity Resemblance|Yuki]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Uchida]] + [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Kamille Bidan]]. |
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*** Relena Darlian = Sayla Mass + [[Audrey Hepburn]]. |
*** Relena Darlian = Sayla Mass + [[Audrey Hepburn]]. |
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
** [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Kira]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Yamato]] = [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Kou Uraki]] + Amuro Ray + [[Turn A Gundam|Loran Cehack]]. |
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*** Athrun Zala = Anavel Gato + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + Heero Yuy. |
*** Athrun Zala = Anavel Gato + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + Heero Yuy. |
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*** Lacus Clyne = Relena Darlian + Lalah Sune + [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Lynn Minmay]]. |
*** Lacus Clyne = Relena Darlian + Lalah Sune + [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Lynn Minmay]]. |
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*** Cagalli Yula Athha = Sayla Mass + Relena Darlian. |
*** Cagalli Yula Athha = Sayla Mass + Relena Darlian. |
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*** Mu La Flaga = Sleggar Law + a bit of [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam |
*** Mu La Flaga = Sleggar Law + a bit of [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Quattro Bajeena]]. |
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny |
** [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Shinn Asuka]] = Amuro Ray + Kamille Bidan + Kou Uraki |
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 |
** [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Setsuna F. Seiei]] = Heero Yuy + [[Full Metal Panic!|Sagara Sousuke]]. |
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* [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
* [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Kaname Madoka]] is [[Hidamari Sketch|Yuno]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]]. |
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** Or [[Cardcaptor Sakura |
** Or [[Cardcaptor Sakura|Kinomoto Sakura]] meets [[Bokurano|the pilots of Zearth]]. |
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** {{spoiler|The In}}Kyubey{{spoiler|tors}} is {{spoiler|or rather ''are''}} [[Cardcaptor Sakura |
** {{spoiler|The In}}Kyubey{{spoiler|tors}} is {{spoiler|or rather ''are''}} [[Cardcaptor Sakura|Kero-chan]] meets [[Satan]]. |
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** Homura Akemi is [[Yami to Boushi |
** Homura Akemi is [[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito|Hazuki]] meets [[Determinator|the reprogrammed]] [[Terminator|T-800]]. |
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** Or [[Fate |
** Or [[Fate/Zero|Emiya Kiritsugu]] meets [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni|Furude Rika]] meets [[Kannazuki no Miko|Himemiya Chikane]]. |
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** Or Homura Akemi is also [[Lyrical Nanoha |
** Or Homura Akemi is also [[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha's]] [[No Kill Like Overkill|fighting style]] meets [[Homestuck|Aradia]] [[Emotionless Girl|Megido's]] [[The Stoic|personality and]] [[Time Master|time powers]]. |
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* [[ |
* [[A Certain magical Index]]: Dorm Supervisor = [[Durarara!!|Shizuo]] + [[Distaff Counterpart]]. |
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* [[Stand Alone Complex|The Laughing Man]] is [[Death Note |
* [[Stand Alone Complex|The Laughing Man]] is [[Death Note|L]] plus {{spoiler|pretty much anyone with brain-controlling powers.}} |
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* [[ |
* [[One Piece]]: Monkey D. Luffy is [[Dragon Ball|Son Goku]] meets [[Plastic Man]] meets [[Huckleberry Finn]]. |
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** Brook is [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Jack Skellington]] meets [[Bobobo |
** Brook is [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Jack Skellington]] meets [[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo|Bo-bobo]] meets [[Dragon Ball|Oolong]]. |
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* [[Kurogane no Linebarrel|Kouichi Hayase]] starts out as [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]] meets [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Haruki Kusakabe]], but following some [[Character Development]] he becomes more like [[Super Robot Wars OG|Ryusei Date]] meets [[Generator Rex|Rex Salazar]]. |
* [[Kurogane no Linebarrel|Kouichi Hayase]] starts out as [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]] meets [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Haruki Kusakabe]], but following some [[Character Development]] he becomes more like [[Super Robot Wars OG|Ryusei Date]] meets [[Generator Rex|Rex Salazar]]. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Queen's Blade]]'' |
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** Leina: [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] meets [[Fate |
** Leina: [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] meets [[Fate/stay night|Saber]] meets [[Odin Sphere|Gwendolyn]] meets [[Fatal Fury|Rock Howard]] meets [[Saint Seiya|Seiya]], and in the sequel, ''Queen's Blade Rebellion'', she's all the above plus {{spoiler|[[Mai-Otome 0~S.ifr~|Sifr]] and some bits from [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]]}} |
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** Menace: [[Cleopatra]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Souther]] [[ |
** Menace: [[Cleopatra]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Souther]] [[Yūko Gotō|and voiced by one of his fans.]] |
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** Airi: [[Shugo Chara|Amu Hinamori]] meets [[Touhou |
** Airi: [[Shugo Chara|Amu Hinamori]] meets [[Touhou|Komachi Onozuka]] meets [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Duo Maxwell]] |
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** Nowa: [[Arcana Heart |
** Nowa: [[Arcana Heart|Heart Aino]] meets [[Legend of Heroes VI|Estelle Bright]] meets [[Record of Lodoss War|Leaf]] |
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** Alleyne: [[Record of Lodoss War|Deedlit]] meets [[Rurouni Kenshin|Hiko Seijuro]] |
** Alleyne: [[Record of Lodoss War|Deedlit]] meets [[Rurouni Kenshin|Hiko Seijuro]] |
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** Cattleya: [[Berserk|Guts]] meets ''any girl from [[Eiken]]'' |
** Cattleya: [[Berserk|Guts]] meets ''any girl from [[Eiken]]'' |
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** Melpha: ''[[Eiken|Those same girls]]'' meets [[Fist of the North Star|Toki]] |
** Melpha: ''[[Eiken|Those same girls]]'' meets [[Fist of the North Star|Toki]] |
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** Melona: [[Terminator 2|The T-1000]] meets [[Dragon Quest |
** Melona: [[Terminator 2|The T-1000]] meets [[Dragon Quest|a Slime]]. |
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** Nanael: [[Odin Sphere|Mercedes]] meets [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] meets [[Panty |
** Nanael: [[Odin Sphere|Mercedes]] meets [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] meets [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty]] with some shades of Nagi Jinno from the H-game ''Makai Tenshi Jibril''. |
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** Nyx and Funikura: Nyx is [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Jessica Rabbit]] meets [[Guilty Gear|Zato-1]] and Funikura is [[Doctor Strange|Shuma-Gorath]] meets [[Guilty Gear|Eddie.]] |
** Nyx and Funikura: Nyx is [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Jessica Rabbit]] meets [[Guilty Gear|Zato-1]] and Funikura is [[Doctor Strange|Shuma-Gorath]] meets [[Guilty Gear|Eddie.]] |
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** Elina: [[A Certain Scientific Railgun|Kuroko Shirai]] meets [[Fatal Fury|Billy Kane]] meets [[My-HiME|Haruka Suzushiro]] after taking some pointers from ''[[Fist of the North Star|Jagi]]'' in ''Queen's Blade Rebellion.'' |
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** Claudette: [[Red Sonja]] meets [[Odin Sphere|Velvet]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Raoh]], {{spoiler|and in the sequel, she takes the Raoh part ''very literally''}} |
** Claudette: [[Red Sonja]] meets [[Odin Sphere|Velvet]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Raoh]], {{spoiler|and in the sequel, she takes the Raoh part ''very literally''}} |
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** Tomoe: [[Love Hina|Motoko Aoyama]] meets [[Touhou |
** Tomoe: [[Love Hina|Motoko Aoyama]] meets [[Touhou|Reimu Hakurei]] after taking some attitude adjustment. |
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** Echidna: [[Bleach|Yoruichi Shihoin]] meets [[Record of Lodoss War|Pirotess]] |
** Echidna: [[Bleach|Yoruichi Shihoin]] meets [[Record of Lodoss War|Pirotess]] |
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** Irma: [[Bleach|Soi Fon]] meets [[Touhou |
** Irma: [[Bleach|Soi Fon]] meets [[Touhou|Sakuya Izayoi]] |
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** Aldra: [[Kanokon|Nozomu Ezomori]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Kaioh]], and in the sequel she is [[Final Fantasy IV |
** Aldra: [[Kanokon|Nozomu Ezomori]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Kaioh]], and in the sequel she is [[Final Fantasy IV|Rydia]] meets [[Guilty Gear|Dizzy]] meets [[Samurai Shodown|Iroha]]. |
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** Ymir: [[Touhou |
** Ymir: [[Touhou|Luna Child]] meets [[Disgaea|The Female Archers]] meets [[Record of Lodoss War|Ghim]] |
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** Annelote (from [[Queen's Blade]] Rebellion): Leina meets [[Water Margin|Song Jiang]] meets {{spoiler|[[Claymore|Clare]]}} |
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** Huit (Rebellion): [[Xenosaga |
** Huit (Rebellion): [[Xenosaga|Shion Uzuki]] meets [[Gigantor|Shotaro Kaneda/Jimmy Sparks]] meets [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms|Zhuge Liang]] |
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** Vingt (Rebellion) [[Xenosaga |
** Vingt (Rebellion) [[Xenosaga|KOS-MOS]] meets [[Mazinger Z]] |
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** Cute (QB Spiral Chaos) [[Nurse Witch Komugi|Komugi Nakahara]] meets [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Nia Teppelin]] meets {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ball |
** Cute (QB Spiral Chaos) [[Nurse Witch Komugi|Komugi Nakahara]] meets [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Nia Teppelin]] meets {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ball|Lunch]]}} |
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** Jean (Spiral Chaos) [[Tales of Phantasia |
** Jean (Spiral Chaos) [[Tales of Phantasia|Mint Adenade]] meets [[Fate/stay night|Shinji Matou]] (without his rapist tendences) meets {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ball|Z a Super Saiyan]]}} |
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** Alice (Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos): [[ |
** Alice (Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos): [[Indiana Jones]] meets [[Demonbane|Al-Azif]] meets [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Gilliam Yeager]] meets [[Endless Frontier|Haken Browning]] |
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** Maron Macaron (QG Spiral Chaos): [[Lyrical Nanoha |
** Maron Macaron (QG Spiral Chaos): [[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha Takamachi]] meets [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni|Rena Ryuguu]] meets [[Iron Chef|an Iron Chef]] |
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** Dora (Spiral Chaos): [[Super Robot Wars Z|Xine Espio]] meets [[Slayers|Nahga]] |
** Dora (Spiral Chaos): [[Super Robot Wars Z|Xine Espio]] meets [[Slayers|Nahga]] |
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** Lamica (Spiral Chaos): [[Touhou |
** Lamica (Spiral Chaos): [[Touhou|Remilia Scarlet]] meets [[Disgaea|Etna]] meets [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|an EVA]] |
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* [[Mawaru Penguindrum]]: Kanba and Shoma are a mixture between [[Star Driver|Takuto and Sugata]] and the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Elric Bros.]] |
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* [[Mitsudomoe|Mitsuba Marui:]] [[Ichigo Mashimaro|Miu Matsuoka]] meets [[South Park|Eric Cartman]]. |
* [[Mitsudomoe|Mitsuba Marui:]] [[Ichigo Mashimaro|Miu Matsuoka]] meets [[South Park|Eric Cartman]]. |
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* [[Great Teacher Onizuka]]: Eikichi Onizuka is [[Mary Poppins]] meets [[No More Heroes|Travis Touchdown]], minus the former's prim and proper mannerisms and the latter's homicidal tendencies. |
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 8 November 2023
Japan meets Animation (or comic books):
Examples of X Meets Y/Anime and Manga include:
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- Dragon Ball started as Journey to the West meets Raiders of the Lost Ark. Dragon Ball Z evolves into Journey to the West meets Superman.
- Dennou Coil is Mega Man Star Force meets .hack and Recess, with dashes of Codename: Kids Next Door and Nintendogs, cooked in a Kid Detective shaped pot.
- Black Butler is Mary Poppins meets Doctor Faustus meets Artemis Fowl.
- Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro meets Hamlet meets Kyo Kara Maoh.
- Or Hayate the Combat Butler meets Hellsing.
- Or Hellsing meets Code Geass meets Death Note meets Scooby Doo.
- Mazinger Z is Tetsujin 28-go meets Astro Boy meets Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
- One Piece is Dragon Ball meets Pirates of the Caribbean meets the Land of Oz.
- You could also say it's Dragon Ball meets X-Men meets The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
- Mahou Sensei Negima has been (inaccurately, due to intentional Genre Shift) described as "Harry Potter meets Love Hina." But it was more like Hunter X Hunter meets Love Hina, but with magic. But now, it can be described more as Harry Potter meets Final Fantasy Tactics, with some Dragon Ball in the mix, and some bonus Fan Service on top. All the while, having the cast of a Harem Series.
- Once Jack Rakan shows up, one can add a dollop of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann to the mix.
- So, this guy could get some money out of it?
- The magic world arc even starts mixing in bits of The Matrix and Total Recall, what with the Magic World being an artificially created world and everything ...
- Show Within a Show Biblion seems to be something akin to Pretty Cure meets Read or Die.
- Read or Die as James Bond meets X-Men meets Reading Rainbow.
- Baldr Force EXE Resolution is The Matrix meets Serial Experiments Lain meets Appleseed meets Scanners.
- Samurai Champloo is The Last Samurai meets Hustle And Flow, and set to the plot of True Grit.
- Or Cowboy Bebop meets Feudal Japan.
- Cowboy Bebop can be described as Firefly meets the Spaghetti Western genre, with some Star Wars and John Woo thrown into the mix. However, since Firefly started syndication in 2002 and Cowboy Bebop in 1998, it would be more accurate to say that Firefly is Cowboy Bebop meets zombie horror and conspiracy theory movies.
- It's been called, more or less, Lupin III meets the Space Western.
- The manga Kaze Hikaru can be described as Peacemaker Kurogane meets Rose of Versailles.
- Lucky Star can be described as Azumanga Daioh meets Genshiken. Or alternatively, Seinfeld meets Genshiken.
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: FLCL does GaoGaiGar.
- Alternatively, Dead Leaves does GaoGaiGar (it, Gurren Lagann, and the fifth episode of FLCL were all directed by the same guy).
- Or Gunbuster meets Getter Robo meets Megas XLR.
- Or Gundam meets Exalted.
- Or Neon Genesis Evangelion meets a bag of crack.
- More like Transformers on testosterone, adrenaline, and growth hormone.
- According to the writer himself, it's Getter Robo in the setting of Xabungle.
- Elfen Lied: X-Men meets Carrie meets Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide meets Love Hina.
- Speaking of which, Rebuild of Evangelion has been described as Neon Genesis Evangelion meets Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
- Code Geass: Mobile Suit Gundam meets Death Note. Some fans like to add X 1999 to that description.
- Alternatively Code Geass could be Mobile Suit Gundam meets V for Vendetta.
- Don't forget to add a dash of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- And Gundam SEED. And Batman
- Alternatively Code Geass could be Mobile Suit Gundam meets V for Vendetta.
- Meanwhile, Gundam 00 actually is Gundam meets Death Note; or, if you want to be more accurate, Gundam meets Full Metal Panic! with Light Yagami thrown in for good measure. (Incidentally, Gundam 00 is from the same people who also brought you Code Geass.)
- I thought it was Gundam Wing meets Full Metal Panic!.
- With the First Generation finished, it's safe to say that Gundam AGE is Mobile Suit Gundam meets Martian Successor Nadesico; you could also argue that Age is Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam meets Martian Successor Nadesico with a hint of Red Faction for good measure.
- As the story progresses it becomes more like Mobile Suit Gundam meets Star Wars, with its multi-generational storyline, pilots with Jedi-like reflexes and perception and its characters occasionally flirting with the dark side.
- Lyrical Nanoha can be easily described as Cardcaptor Sakura meets Gundam. Alternatively, the first two seasons are Sailor Moon meets Dragon Ball Z and Star Trek, and the third season is more like Sailor Moon meets Detroit 1-8-7.
- When the Haruhi Suzumiya novels were licensed, poor advertising hilariously and inaccurately described the series as "Hannah Montana meets Heroes". Azumanga Daioh meets Snow Crash might be better.
- Justified, it was promoted in such in order to attract more US consumers to the light novel market.
- It also meets Good Omens and The Matrix on its way.
- It also meets Dan Simmons' Hyperion, considering the book actually influences the story.
- Haruhi-chan is regular Haruhi injected with Lucky Star and more caffeine.
- What about Calvin and Hobbes meets The Bible?
- How about Doctor Who meets Stargate SG 1 and Mystery Science Theater 3000, in a high school?
- Busou Renkin is Bleach meets Fullmetal Alchemist.
- The Big O is Batman meets Godzilla meets Sin City.
- Nightwalker is Interview with the Vampire meets Forever Knight.
- Narutaru: Pokémon meets Neon Genesis Evangelion. And goes off its meds.
- Tokyo Mew Mew: Sailor Moon meets Captain Planet meets Strawberry Shortcake.
- Alive the Final Evolution: The Happening meets X-Men turned into a Shounen series.
- Vinland Saga: Berserk meets Vicky the Viking.
- Berserk: Devilman and Violence Jack meet Hellraiser and Guin Saga and serve it up with an order of Big Freaking Sword.
- Welcome to The NHK: Foucault's Pendulum meets Fight Club.
- Psyren is Gilgamesh meets Gantz.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Yu-Gi-Oh!! meets Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Also Yu-Gi-Oh!! meets Harry Potter
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Yu-Gi-Oh! meets Les Misérables, The Chronicles of Narnia, Superman, Paradise Lost, and motorcycles.
- With Kamen Rider, Transformers, and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann thrown in for good measure.
- The Dark Signers Arc is basicly Yu-Gi-Oh! meets X 1999, without the Gorn
- Yu-Gi-Oh in general can be seen as Pokémon meets Magic: The Gathering.
- Kaiba: The art style can best be described as Astro Boy meets Yellow Submarine with a hint of The Little Prince.
- Part one of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure could be described as Fist of the North Star meets Dracula. (The later parts are completely different, however.)
- Part two: Fist of the North Star meets Apocalypse.
- Part three: Fist of the North Star meets Mons.
- Part four: Shaman King meets Murder, She Wrote.
- Part five: Shaman King meets The Godfather.
- Part six: Shaman King meets Prison Break.
- Part seven... ok, we can do this... Guilty Gear does As the Good Book Says..., IN THE WILD, WILD WEST!
- Rozen Maiden is Pinocchio meets Highlander, with the moe turned up to eleven.
- Bastard!!!!: Dungeons & Dragon Ball Z. (Thanks goes to User:Looney Toons and Epsilon from his forums.)
- Monster: The Fugitive meets Hannibal Lecter with a touch of the Halloween franchise thrown in.
- Black Jack is House meets Batman, though it may also be taking variable levels and concoctions of mind-altering substances.
- From the page here, Kaitou Saint Tail sounds like "Sailor Moon meets Sly Cooper". This may be inaccurate.
- Similarly, the page for Keroro Gunsou makes it look like "Hamtaro + Invader Zim -- Crapsack World". Once again, possibly inaccurate.
- Or Invader Zim meets The Penguins of Madagascar.
- Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo is Fist of the North Star meets a VERY BIG bag of CRACK laced with LSD.
- The first few episodes of Gundam SEED are like Mobile Suit Gundam meets Gundam Wing (The Strike is the original RX-78 (White/Blue Hero Gundam), Aegis is Epyon (Red Transforming Gundam), Blitz is Deathscythe (Black Cloaking Gundam), Buster is Heavyarms (Big Freaking Gun Gundam), and Duel is Sandrock (Semi-normal but heavily-armored Gundam). Later on, Freedom is Gundam Double X.
- Gundam SEED is Mobile Suit Gundam meets Star Wars.
- Gundam 00 is Mobile Suit Gundam meets Full Metal Panic!.
- Digimon Tamers: Digimon meets Neon Genesis Evangelion. No seriously. See here. (To clarify: there are many references to Eva. The general tone of it, however)
- Digimon Savers: Digimon meets Power Rangers SPD... at least for the first arc.
- The second arc would be Digimon meets G Gundam.
- Digimon Frontier: Digimon meets Super Sentai.
- Digimon Xros Wars: Digimon meets Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Or Digimon meets the first half of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
- Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Leaping Through Time: Digimon meets Cardcaptor Sakura
- Or Digimon meets the second half of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
- Digimon Savers: Digimon meets Power Rangers SPD... at least for the first arc.
- Digimon in general: Pokémon meets Super Robot Wars.
- Alternatively, Digimon, the anime series: Shin Megami Tensei meets Tamagotchi.
- GaoGaiGar (and the entire Braves series) is Transformers meets 70s/80s Super Robot shows.
- Macross Plus is effectively Macross meets Top Gun.
- Macross Frontier, meanwhile, can be seen as Top Gun meets Transformers meets Star Trek meets Hannah Montana (Not the first time a pop singer motif was used in Macross, mind.)
- Many people think of Yes! Pretty Cure 5 as Sailor Moon meets Tokyo Mew Mew meets Super Sentai.
- Fate/stay night: Shaman King meets Claymore. (with sex... at least at first...)
- And Tsukihime is Hellsing meets romantic comedy and Slice of Life.
- The plot of one episode of Hayate the Combat Butler is described by the narrator as "Die Hard on a cruise ship."
- Soul Eater: Bleach with a hint of Harry Potter, directed by David Lynch while smoking crack with Tim Burton.
- Superbook: Dragon Tales meets The Bible.
- Diebuster: Gunbuster meets FLCL.
- Godannar: Getter Robo meets Ai Yori Aoshi.
- Sailor Moon: Power Rangers/Super Sentai meets Cutey Honey.
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is Azumanga Daioh meets Children of the Corn to play Clue.
- Alternatively, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is Azumanga Daioh meets Silent Hill.
- Or Azumanga Daioh meets Elfen Lied.
- Or, Azumanga Daioh meets Children of the Corn meets Groundhog Day.
- FLCL is like if Hayao Miyazaki and Thomas Pynchon had an anime baby, and Quentin Tarantino was its creepy uncle.
- Kurozuka: Fist of the North Star meets Ninja Scroll.
- Madlax: Apocalypse Now andThelma and Louise had a kid. An animated one. It's babysat by Gosford Park and spends a lot of time hanging out with that weird Karamazov kid down the lane. No, really.
- Adding Azumanga Daioh to Beck will give you K-On! as a result.
- Kino's Journey: Quantum Leap meets The Twilight Zone, with some Gulliver's Travels on the side.
- Alternatively, Gulliver's Travels meets A Boy and His Dog and goes True Neutral.
- Wicked City is Men in Black meets Supernatural with a dash of HP Lovecraft thrown in.
- Baccano!! is probably Highlander meets Pulp Fiction.
- Or Fullmetal Alchemist meets Pulp Fiction.
- Fist of the North Star is Mad Max meets Bruce Lee films.
- Daitarn 3 is James Bond meets 70s Super Robot shows.
- RahXephon: Brave Raideen meets Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Afro Samurai is Samurai Champloo meets The Boondocks.
- Another Gundam franchise: G Gundam. Mobile Suit Gundam meets... guess what: Dragon Ball.
- More like Mobile Suit Gundam meets Street Fighter, to be honest.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion is Mazinger Z meets Hamlet meets Three's Company meets the Book of Revelation.
- Alternatively, Mobile Suit Gundam going to church and attending psychology class, and then taking a kilo of crack.
- Probably a theology lecture instead—there are both crosses and kabbalistic trees in Evangelion.
- Don't forget No Exit
- Or the DSM-IV meets Great Mazinger.
- According to the creators, it's Space Runaway Ideon meets Devilman.
- Alternatively, Mobile Suit Gundam going to church and attending psychology class, and then taking a kilo of crack.
- Transformers Cybertron is Transformers Energon meets GaoGaiGar.
- Eureka Seven is Gundam X meets Neon Genesis Evangelion. With surfers.
- Or alternatively, it could be how Code Geass and Gurren Lagann were before they broke up.
- Genesis of Aquarion is Getter Robo meets Neon Genesis Evangelion meets Vandread meets neo-paganism.
- The Five Star Stories is Heavy Metal L-Gaim meets Final Fantasy.
- Or Mobile Suit Gundam meets Downton Abbey.
- Katekyo Hitman Reborn started out with Mafia meeting Rugrats reading The Little Prince, then it got adopted by Shonen Jump who somehow saw fit to raise it with conspicuous amount of Ho Yay. Recently it started playing Yu-Gi-Oh!! with the child of Pokémon and Digimon (who got married after resolving their differences).
- Cannon God Exaxxion is Gunsmith Cats meets Mazinger Z meets V.
- Puni Puni Poemi is Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura meets Excel Saga.
- Kurokami is Fate Stay Night meets Darker than Black.
- Yureka (iD eNTITY in English) is .hack meets Slayers.
- Princess Tutu is Cardcaptor Sakura meets Swan Lake by way of Revolutionary Girl Utena and The Neverending Story, as written by Neil Gaiman.
- Or, Grimm's Original Fairy Tales meet the Disney movies inspired by them, and decide to try to write something more three dimensional than either of themselves. and pull it off.
- Onani Master Kurosawa is Death Note starring Glenn Quagmire who then gets abducted and replaced with Holden Caulfield.
- Tokko is Bleach meets Elfen Lied.
- Bleach is essentially Yu Yu Hakusho meets Rurouni Kenshin... with a little DBZ thrown in for good measure.
- Don't forget Shaman King for the whole spirits and swords thing.
- Or Saint Seiya meets Yu Yu Hakusho.
- Or Soul Eater meets Naruto
- Katte Ni Kaizo: The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya meets Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei (it's also from the same Mangaka as the latter), although it predates both series. So it's essentially The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya and Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei before they broke up.
- Combine one part Fullmetal Alchemist with a dose of Shakugan no Shana and you'll end up with A Certain Magical Index.
- NEEDLESS is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann meets S-Cry-ed.
- Serial Experiments Lain is Ghost in the Shell and the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, starring Hotaru Tomoe.
- Alternatively, it's Dennou Coil meets Perfect Blue with a dash of Paprika.
- While we're on that note, Dennou Coil is quite literally Hayao Miyazaki At His Computer.
- Alice Academy is Gunnerkrigg Court meets X-Men and they all get shipped off to Hogwarts.
- Bokurano is Ender's Game meets Survivor meets—you guessed it -- Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- From the article on Bakemonogatari: Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei meets Mononoke on acid. Lots and lots of acid.
- Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok is Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro meets Norse Mythology.
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross is Space Battleship Yamato meets Mobile Suit Gundam meets Idol Singer
- Turn a Gundam is practically Gundam X meets Mad Max.
- Which is odd, because Gundam X is already Mobile Suit Gundam meets Mad Max.
- How about Mobile Suit Gundam meets Gone with the Wind?
- Pandora Hearts is Black Butler meets Alice in Wonderland.
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni is Ten Little Indians meets Groundhog Day
- Or, more generally, Golden-Age detective fiction meets Western occult/macabre literature. Two major factions within the story are even called Mystery and Fantasy.
- The Visual Novel is essentially Agatha Christie meets Suspiria meets Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
- Or Higurashi no Naku Koro ni meets Gainaxing
- Add one detective story, supernatural elements, a mindscrew worthy of Neon Genesis Evangelion, plus the brutality of Happy Tree Friends and you're good to go.
- Or Criss Angel meets Breaking The Magician's Code meets Groundhog Day.
- Or, more generally, Golden-Age detective fiction meets Western occult/macabre literature. Two major factions within the story are even called Mystery and Fantasy.
- Black Lagoon is Pulp Fiction meets Cowboy Bebop.
- Tytania is Firefly meets Dune.
- Bubblegum Crisis is Streets of Fire meets Blade Runner.
- Heroman is 1960s Humongous Mecha manga meets 1960 Superhero comics, as made in modern Japan and set in modern America.
- Apothecarius Argentum is House meets Elizabethan Royalty.
- Yumeiro Patissiere if you look at the main characters in context, it's Gakuen Alice meets Kitchen Princess. Or, if you look at it from the fairy point of view, it's A Little Snow Fairy Sugar meets Kitchen Princess.
- Alternately, it's Yakitate!! Japan meets a whole bunch of shoujo manga.
- Hakobune Hakusho is Gakuen Alice meets My Gym Partner's a Monkey.
- Ergo Proxy is Serial Experiments Lain meets Fallout meets Neon Genesis Evangelion minus the Giant Mecha and plus the painful amounts of UST and Tsundere.
- Ai Kora is Love Hina (loser protagonist, harem) meets Great Teacher Onizuka (completely perverted yet honourable protagonist, nutty school life) with a Looney Tunes paint job.
- Angel Beats! is Haibane Renmei meets Haruhi Suzumiya, down to the bossy Yurippe wanting to participate in a baseball tournament. Add a tiny bit of To LOVE-Ru to account for Yui's tail.
- Alternatively, Haibane Renmei meets StarCraft directed by Paul Verhoeven.
- Durarara!! is Celtic mythology meets Baccano! meets Anonymous. In Japan.
- Bakugan is Beyblade meets Digimon
- D Gray Man is Fullmetal Alchemist meets Bleach, as directed by Tim Burton.
- And so is Soul Eater. The biggest difference being that Soul Eater goes on and off anti-depressants and caffeine, while D/Gray Man hasn't touched either in years.
- Alternatively, Soul Eater is Shaman King meets Harry Potter with a dash of Tim Burton for good measure.
- And so is Soul Eater. The biggest difference being that Soul Eater goes on and off anti-depressants and caffeine, while D/Gray Man hasn't touched either in years.
- Perfect Blue is, according to a review, Walt Disney meets Alfred Hitchcock.
- Darker than Black is X-Men after watching faaaar too much Neon Genesis Evangelion, guest-starring Batman.
- Though technically speaking he's not so much Batman as "Batman meets Zwei meets a downed power line."
- There's also a little bit of Ghost in the Shell thrown in for good measure.
- Though technically speaking he's not so much Batman as "Batman meets Zwei meets a downed power line."
- Vampire Hunter D is Dracula meets the Man With No Name Trilogy, with a bit of Shane.
- Oh My Goddess!: Of all things, Bewitched meets Love Hina.
- The TV series, referred to as Ah! My Goddess, is more Bewitched meets Three's Company.
- Sekirei is Pokémon meets Highlander, or alternatively, Pokemon meets Kämpfer.
- Banana no Nana: Haré+Guu meets The Legion of Substitute Heroes meets Hayate the Combat Butler.
- Future GPX Cyber Formula is Speed Racer meets Knight Rider with some elements of Gundam thrown into it.
- Barajou no Kiss could be accurtely described as Pandora Hearts meets Ouran High School Host Club. No, really!
- Pani Poni Dash! can be summed up as the bastard lovechild of Azumanga Daioh and Excel Saga.
- Star Driver is Code Geass meets Asura Cryin
- Alternatively, it's Sailor Moon meets Gurren Lagann.
- Katana is ×××HOLiC meets Japanese swords.
- Full Metal Panic! is Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team meets Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
- The Tatami Galaxy is Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei meets Groundhog Day meets Scott Pilgrim.
- Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt is Excel Saga meets Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi meets mescaline.
- Or The Powerpuff Girls meets FLCL
- With dashes of Mr. Driller,Colorful amd South Park.
- Desert Punk is probably intended as something like Trigun meets Terminator, with a cast full of jerks. It's also inadvertently Fallout meets echi.
- Alternately, it's Fist of the North Star meets Lupin III.
- My-HiME is for all intents and purposes Sailor Moon meets Foucault's Pendulum.
- Or you could say it's what you get when you stick Sailor Moon, Highlander, and Shin Megami Tensei in a blender.
- Loups Garous is K-On!! meets Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
- Kara no Kyoukai is Elfen Lied meets Hellsing, with characters pulled from Black Lagoon.
- Similarly, Gunslinger Girl is Elfen Lied meets Saikano.
- Highschool of the Dead is Saved by the Bell meets Resident Evil.
- Strike Witches is Touhou meets World War II
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica is Hidamari Sketch meets Faust.
- Evangelion meets Sailor Moon and Faust, with a sliver of the premise of the latter half of Gurren Lagann and a healthy dose of Primer
- Neon Genesis Magical Girl.
- Magical Girl meets Yume Nikki. You could possibly throw Faust into the mix too.
- Oh hey, the Hidamari Sketch guys did an adaptation of Sailor Nothing.
- Magical Girl meets Silent Hill. No, really!
- Magical Girl Persona 3. Oh wait...
- Sayonara [[[Lyrical Nanoha]] Nanoha]] Sketch Shooter HiME. Especially the HiME part.
- Magical Girl meets World of Darkness. You essentially die when you're Embraced into magical girl-hood? Check. You're exposed to mad beings from mad dimension, and will inevitably turns into one? Check. The world is literally crumbling and there is nothing you can do about that? Check.
- Magical Lich Madoka Magica - A show about Moe Liches and the creepy Plush Toy that creates them.
- Magical Girl Bokurano
- Magical Girl meets To Serve Man
- Mahou Shoujo Ryuki Magica?
- C the Money And Soul of Possibility is Puella Magi Madoka Magica meets The Inside Job meets Shin Megami Tensei... all written by stock brokers driven mad by recession and LSD.
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica meets the stock market.
- Shin Megami Tensei meets Spice and Wolf?
- Pokémon with credit cards.
- Bleach with the afterlife replaced by economics.
- Eden of the East meets Yu-Gi-Oh!. CARDGAMES ON ECONOMICS!
- Warren Buffet's Fate Stay Night.
- Bamboo Blade is Azumanga Daioh meets A League of Their Own.
- Toriko is Fist of the North Star meets Chowder.
- aNIME/GunXSword has been dubbed "Manga/{{Trigun}] with giant robots:" it's like the love child of the Space Western and the Humongous Mecha genre, with maybe a dash of True Grit.
- Azumanga Daioh is Peanuts meets High School.
- Space Adventure Cobra is James Bond meets Flash Gordon/Barbarella meets Lupin III.
- Akumetsu is Punisher meets V for Vendetta and Atlas Shrugged.
- Bakuman。: School Rumble meets Death Note.
- Summer Wars is Digimon meets WarGames.
- Moetan is Lyrical Nanoha meets Dora the Explorer, and then Genshiken invites them into its van.
- Deadman Wonderland is Gantz meets Elfen Lied meets the first story arc of Riki-Oh.
- Fractale is Dennou Coil meets Now and Then, Here and There.
- The anime Gungrave is Scarface with Zombies.
- Gunslinger Girl is Léon: The Professional meets Ghost in the Shell.
- Or Elfen Lied meets RoboCop.
- The Film Within a Film of Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A wakening of the Trailblazer can only be described as Gundam 00 meets Sengoku Basara. It's just that awesome and hilarious.
- The OVA for Black★Rock Shooter could best be summed up as Persona meets the Magical Girl genre.
- While its Anime is summarized as Mean Girls meets Sucker Punch
- Shugo Chara: Kamichama Karin meets Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Kurogane no Linebarrel is Zeorymer meets Super Robot Wars OG.
- Karakuridouji Ultimo is Zatch Bell meets Astro Boy.
- Houou Gakuen Misoragumi is Ouran High School meets Maria Holic.
- Heroic Age is StarCraft meets Gurren Lagann meets Dragon Ball Z.
- Mai-chan's Daily Life is A Serbian Film meets Hostel, presented as a Slice of Life manga.
- Legendz is Kingdom Hearts Meets Shin-chan
- Transformers Armada can be summed as Transformers meets Xiaolin Showdown.
- Rosario + Vampire is something like Love Hina meets Elfen Lied, with vampires.
- Drifters is Record of Lodoss War meets Deadliest Warrior.
- Yumekui Merry is Soul Eater meets Pandora Hearts, while being Lighter and Softer than either series.
- Metal Fight Beyblade is Beyblade meets Saint Seiya.
- Kimba the White Lion is Astro Boy meets Animal Farm.
- Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro: Black Butler meets Howl's Moving Castle meets Beetlejuice.
- Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie is Sonic the Hedgehog meets Dragon Ball.
- Fullmetal Alchemist(both versions): Berserk meets Hunter X Hunter.
- Pilot Candidate is Neon Genesis Evangelion meets Police Academy.
- Soil is Daniel Clowes (slight Grotesque Gallery non-anime style) meets Junji Ito (Mind Screw story about an Uncanny Village infested with freaky spirals).
- Vision of Escaflowne is Record of Lodoss War meets Mecha Show with a dash of Steampunk
- Millennium Actress is Forrest Gump meets Titanic
- Jabberwocky is (from Mangafox) "The Da Vinci Code (Historical In-Joke conspiracies) meets Jurassic Park (dinosaurs are alive)" meets Anonymous Rex (they're humanoid and disguised) meets The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (literary characters (EG Dorian Gray and The Count of Monte Cristo) are real). Stylistically it's Hellboy meets Sin City.
- Nerima Daikon Brothers is The Blues Brothers meets Anime.
- Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel: Kyunkyun Tokimeki Paradise!!: "If you ever wondered what it would be like if Sailor Moon had to battle Team Rocket for 7 Dragon Balls, now you know." ([1])
- Senki Zesshou Symphogear is Lyrical Nanoha meets Madoka meets Ar tonelico
- Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex is Blade Runner meets CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- Trigun is Star Wars meets the Spaghetti Western; or alternatively, the Anime version of Firefly.
- Squid Girl is Yotsuba&! meets Invader Zim meets SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Toward the Terra: Nineteen Eighty-Four meets X-Men, In Space.
- Mirai Nikki is Highlander meets Death Note with a dash of Neon Genesis Evangelion and a side order of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
- Panzer World Galient is Star Wars meets Mobile Suit Gundam meets Medieval European Fantasy.
- Queen's Blade is Dungeons & Dragons and Record of Lodoss War meets Soul Calibur meets Words Worth with some bits of Street Fighter and Conan the Barbarian.
- Saint Seiya is Dragonball Z meets Fist of the North Star meets the Greek Mythology
- School-Live!: Slice of Life meets Zombie Apocalypse.
- Ranma ½: Myra Breckinridge meets Enter the Dragon meets Screwball Comedy.
Characters
- Black Butler's Ciel Phantomhive. Gensoumaden Saiyuki's Sanzo & either Kino from Kino no Tabi or Haruhi from Ouran Highschool Host Club.
- Also from Black Butler's Anime: Angela/Ash = Rosiel + Light.
- The main Digimon trio of Digimon Xros Wars are the cast of Getter Robo turned into Digimon.
- Hetalia
- North Italy = Mario + SpongeBob SquarePants
- Haruhi Suzumiya:
- Haruhi: Asuka Langley Sohryuu meets Adam while mainlining caffeine and speed.
- Yuki Nagato: Rei Ayanami meets Agent Smith and, later,
Mark KnopflerSteve VaiJimi Friggin' HendrixBuckethead.- And Dr. Manhattan.
- Kyon: Arthur Dent meets Jack O'Neill. (and Gendou Ikari for flavor, according to some fan theories....)
- Koizumi: Kaworu Nagisa meets Waylon Smithers.
- Mikuru: Shinji Ikari minus Oedipal conflicts and Y chromosome plus moe.
- Orochimaru: a cross between Voldemort, Michael Jackson, and Josef Mengele.
- From this article on Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann:
- The FLCL staff plus the Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi staff.
- The Humongous Mecha: Gunbuster meets EVA-01.
- Simon: Shinji meets Noriko and Ken Kubo.
- Kamina: Kazumi and Lal'C meet Smith Toren.
- Yoko: Haruko meets Misato.
- And Boota: King meets Pen-Pen.
- Unrelated to the linked article: Viral = Suigetsu Hozuki + Link.
- Minami Iwasaki is Yuki Nagato meets Sakaki-san
- Speaking of which, Kagami Hiiragi from the same series is Ruri Hoshino meets Kyle Broflovski.
- With a dash of Kyon thrown in. Yare yare.
- Speaking of which, Kagami Hiiragi from the same series is Ruri Hoshino meets Kyle Broflovski.
- Jotaro Kujo is Kenshiro and Yusuke Urameshi put together. Dio is Dracula and Souther put together.
- Kenshiro: Bruce Lee + The Road Warrior. Toki is Jesus + Bruce Lee. Souther is just an asshole.
- Onsokumaru: Master Roshi meets Norio Wakamoto and the Wal-Mart smiley face.
- Shortly into dubbing the first episode, Caitlin Glass pointed out Tamaki Suoh to be Dark Mousy + Fai Florite + Ed Elric. And she didn't precast, which makes you wonder how no-one figured it out sooner.
- Lelouch vi Britannia = Paul Atreides + Light Yagami.
- Hei can pretty be much described in three words: Chinese + Electric + Batman
- Oddly enough, this is his Fan Nickname
- Ryuk is Gregory House meets Yuki Nagato.
- Miyazaki Nodoka = Hyuuga Hinata - Cannot Spit It Out + Hot Librarian + Crowning Moment of Awesome
- Evangeline A.K. McDowell = Remilia Scarlet + Cirno's ego + Alice Margatroid's sharp tongue, with the powers of all three.
- Ash Ketchum is Usagi Tsukino meets Henry.
- Misty is Blossom meets Helga Pataki.
- King Dedede is King Henry VIII meets Kim Jong-Il.
- Haruhi Fujioka is Mizuki Ashiya meets Daria.
- Kiyru is Riku meets Sephiroth with a motorcycle.
- From Keroro Gunsou;
- Keroro is Skipper meets Zim.
- Tamama is Private and Mort meets Waylon Smithers, but crazy.
- Giroro is Rico meets Cyclops.
- Kululu is Kowalski meets Mandark.
- Dororo is Private meets Snake Eyes and Shinji Ikari.
- Fuyuki and Natsumi are Dib and Gaz + less crazy and violent respectivly.
- Aki is Professor Membrane meets early-Lois Griffin.
- Kamon is Gendo Ikari meets lots and lots of happy pills.
- From the Gundam metaseries:
- Heero Yuy = Amuro Ray + Yuki Uchida + Kamille Bidan.
- Relena Darlian = Sayla Mass + Audrey Hepburn.
- Kira Yamato = Kou Uraki + Amuro Ray + Loran Cehack.
- Athrun Zala = Anavel Gato + Char Aznable + Heero Yuy.
- Lacus Clyne = Relena Darlian + Lalah Sune + Lynn Minmay.
- Cagalli Yula Athha = Sayla Mass + Relena Darlian.
- Mu La Flaga = Sleggar Law + a bit of Quattro Bajeena.
- Shinn Asuka = Amuro Ray + Kamille Bidan + Kou Uraki
- Setsuna F. Seiei = Heero Yuy + Sagara Sousuke.
- Heero Yuy = Amuro Ray + Yuki Uchida + Kamille Bidan.
- Kaname Madoka is Yuno meets Shinji Ikari.
- Or Kinomoto Sakura meets the pilots of Zearth.
- The InKyubeytors is or rather are Kero-chan meets Satan.
- Homura Akemi is Hazuki meets the reprogrammed T-800.
- Or Emiya Kiritsugu meets Furude Rika meets Himemiya Chikane.
- Or Homura Akemi is also Nanoha's fighting style meets Aradia Megido's personality and time powers.
- A Certain magical Index: Dorm Supervisor = Shizuo + Distaff Counterpart.
- The Laughing Man is L plus pretty much anyone with brain-controlling powers.
- One Piece: Monkey D. Luffy is Son Goku meets Plastic Man meets Huckleberry Finn.
- Brook is Jack Skellington meets Bo-bobo meets Oolong.
- Kouichi Hayase starts out as Shinji Ikari meets Haruki Kusakabe, but following some Character Development he becomes more like Ryusei Date meets Rex Salazar.
- Queen's Blade
- Leina: Ryu meets Saber meets Gwendolyn meets Rock Howard meets Seiya, and in the sequel, Queen's Blade Rebellion, she's all the above plus Sifr and some bits from Kenshiro
- Menace: Cleopatra meets Souther and voiced by one of his fans.
- Airi: Amu Hinamori meets Komachi Onozuka meets Duo Maxwell
- Nowa: Heart Aino meets Estelle Bright meets Leaf
- Alleyne: Deedlit meets Hiko Seijuro
- Cattleya: Guts meets any girl from Eiken
- Melpha: Those same girls meets Toki
- Melona: The T-1000 meets a Slime.
- Nanael: Mercedes meets Pit meets Panty with some shades of Nagi Jinno from the H-game Makai Tenshi Jibril.
- Nyx and Funikura: Nyx is Jessica Rabbit meets Zato-1 and Funikura is Shuma-Gorath meets Eddie.
- Elina: Kuroko Shirai meets Billy Kane meets Haruka Suzushiro after taking some pointers from Jagi in Queen's Blade Rebellion.
- Claudette: Red Sonja meets Velvet meets Raoh, and in the sequel, she takes the Raoh part very literally
- Tomoe: Motoko Aoyama meets Reimu Hakurei after taking some attitude adjustment.
- Echidna: Yoruichi Shihoin meets Pirotess
- Irma: Soi Fon meets Sakuya Izayoi
- Aldra: Nozomu Ezomori meets Kaioh, and in the sequel she is Rydia meets Dizzy meets Iroha.
- Ymir: Luna Child meets The Female Archers meets Ghim
- Annelote (from Queen's Blade Rebellion): Leina meets Song Jiang meets Clare
- Huit (Rebellion): Shion Uzuki meets Shotaro Kaneda/Jimmy Sparks meets Zhuge Liang
- Vingt (Rebellion) KOS-MOS meets Mazinger Z
- Cute (QB Spiral Chaos) Komugi Nakahara meets Nia Teppelin meets Lunch
- Jean (Spiral Chaos) Mint Adenade meets Shinji Matou (without his rapist tendences) meets Z a Super Saiyan
- Alice (Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos): Indiana Jones meets Al-Azif meets Gilliam Yeager meets Haken Browning
- Maron Macaron (QG Spiral Chaos): Nanoha Takamachi meets Rena Ryuguu meets an Iron Chef
- Dora (Spiral Chaos): Xine Espio meets Nahga
- Lamica (Spiral Chaos): Remilia Scarlet meets Etna meets an EVA
- Mawaru Penguindrum: Kanba and Shoma are a mixture between Takuto and Sugata and the Elric Bros.
- Mitsuba Marui: Miu Matsuoka meets Eric Cartman.
- Great Teacher Onizuka: Eikichi Onizuka is Mary Poppins meets Travis Touchdown, minus the former's prim and proper mannerisms and the latter's homicidal tendencies.
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