Cultural references/The Animation: Difference between revisions

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*When Neptune is playing a game, she yells "Sonic jump", implying that the game she is playing is a ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game.

*When the Planeptune sisters, IF, Compa, and Histoire see the leaked pictures posted on the internet, Compa mentions that she's in the fantasy zone, referencing the Sega arcade game of the same name.

**Neptune also comments that it's like a journey of dreams, referencing ''NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams''.

*Noire mentions YouTube in the English dub.

*The theme park Super Nintenland has various references to the ''Super Mario'' series:

*Vert and Neptune mention about a satellite service in Lowee known as the Basiliview, referencing the Satellaview.

*A cover of ''Akiba's Trip Plus'' is shown in Vert's game collection.

*Vert's "special camera" is a reference to the Kinect.

*The Zune district is a reference to Microsoft's [[wikipedia:Zune|Zune]] media player.

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*Uni's pet bandicoot Crachy (known as Clutter in the Japanese version) is a reference to Crash Bandicoot.

* [[Setag]]'s verbal tic, ending every sentence in -bill, is a reference to Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft. In the English dub it was changed to -bing, instead referencing Bing, Microsoft's search engine.

* In the English dub, [[Anonydeath/The Animation|Anonydeath]] compares his Metal Gear to Solid Snake.

* When Neptune makes fun of Noire who was convinced that her security system is unbreakable. She does it by paraphrasing Rudol von Stroheim's famous quote, accompanied by on-screen SFX, saying "Lastation no security wa sekai ichi!" meaning "Lastation's security is the best in the world!".

*Arfoire mentions that she bought an entire eggplant farm to take advantage of Neptune's weak point, and take her down like an arrow to the knee, referencing the infamous quote from ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim''.

*In the English dub, Neptune tells Peashy to "check herself before she wrecks herself" after being tackled for her pudding. This is a reference to the Ice Cube song "Check Yo Self".

*There are two references to lines from various video games in the dub:

**In another, when the interface grants Vert the access to [[R-18 Island]], she says "All your boobs are belong to us", which is a reference to the infamous line from the game, ''Zero Wing''.

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*In the dub, during Purple Sister and Yellow Heart's battle, Purple Sister states in annoyance "Why did you have to do a barrel roll" in reference to ''Star Fox''.

*There are multiple references to ''Sonic the Hedgehog'':

**When Neptune bumps into Abnes during a news report, a chest containing rings can be seen after dropping to the floor.

**Abnes can also be seen bumping into a girl wearing a green Sonic-like costume.

*Tari's super weapon, the Pong Laser, is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Atari, Inc|Atari]] video game ''[[Wikipedia:Pong|Pong]]''.

*When the CPUs unite against Rei, Purple Heart quotes that they have assembled a true dream cast. This is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Dreamcast|Sega Dreamcast]].

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*The Cursed Hell Devil Death Bloody Spectral Tower is a reference to the Idea Factory RPG ''Spectral Tower''.

*Plutia tells Neptune "It's dangerous to go alone", referencing the famous quote in ''The Legend of Zelda''.

*The "That is COOL" tagline in the trailer is a reference to the “This is Cool” tagline used in the Japanese Sega Saturn commercials and the Japan-exclusive [https://segaretro.org/Sega_Saturn_consoles#Skeleton_Saturn Skeleton Saturn].

*Vert mentions a crown in Lowee that can turn anything into a princess and imagines Rom and Ram as princesses. This is a reference to the [https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Crown Super Crown] in ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]'' and the ''Bowsette'' internet meme.

*Blanc can be seen holding a [[wikipedia:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]-like handheld while reading.

*The Planeptune Costume Festival is entitled ''Planeptune Kasō Matsuri: Nep ga Gotoku''. This is a reference to the ''Yakuza/Like a Dragon'' series (known as ''Ryu ga Gotoku'' in Japan).

*The ''Top Nep'' hat that the older Neptune wears is a reference to the the ''Top Nep'' hat that occasionally appeared in memes and fanart created by the Western ''Neptunia'' fanbase before being made into official ''Neptunia'' merchandise and appearing in official 4koma comic strips illustrated by Tsunako.

**The hat is originally based on the Comedy Central sitcom ''Workaholics'', where the character Adam would occasionally be seen wearing a similar hat, with ''Top Gun'' written on it. This was adopted by the 4chan message board, where it was changed to ''Top Lel'', and later spread to the ''Neptunia'' fanbase where it was finally changed to ''Top Nep''.

*Covers of ''Super Ileheart Quest'', ''Octomania'' and ''Spectral Tower'' can be seen on the pile of games Neptune was about to pick up.

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