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Title:
Super Mario Bros. Z
Created by Alvin-Earthworm a.k.a. Mark Haynes
This is a Flash series using sprites from various Mario and Sonic
games, entitled Super Mario Bros. Z or SMBZ for short. The story
is loosely based on the events of DBZ and has even its own site
www.smbz.vglan.com
where you can watch the SMBZ episodes!
Reference, info and pictures provided by Sean.
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Title: Lucky Star
Manga Author: K. Yoshimizu
Anime Director (ep.5): Yasuhiro Takemoto
Character Design: Yukiko Horiguchi
Anime: episode #5
This time we talk about Lucky Star, produced by Kyoto Animation.
This series has a different ending theme for each episode: while
we see the door of a Karaoke room, we can hear the protagonists
getting ready to sing a song which is always anime-related. The
ending for episode #5 is Cha-la Head Cha-la from Dragon Ball Z.
Clicking on the screenshot, you'll see and hear that funny Cha-la
Head Cha-la version!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for the reference and Strato
for the English fansubbed clip.
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Title: Lucky Star
Manga Author: K. Yoshimizu
Anime Director (ep.4): Yutaka Yamamoto
Character Design: Yukiko Horiguchi
Anime: episode #4
It's once more Lucky Star and now we talk about Dragon Ball references
from episode #4: they're not so considerable but anyway we want
to show them to you. From the left screenshot you can notice, on
the book cover, the kanji for kame (turtle) that's the same we see
on Muten Roshi's pupils clothes; in the right screenshot you can
notice that action figure on the desk that some people think is
standing for a Genkidama. Click on the previews to enlarge the pictures!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for reference and screenshots!
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Title: One Piece
Manga Author: Eiichiro Oda
Anime Directors: Kônosuke Uda - Munehisa Sakai
Character Design: Noboru Koizumi
Anime: episode #48
And here it is again the kanji for kame (turtle): it's on the bag
at the right bottom of the screenshot from One Piece episode #48
when Usopp goes into the shop.
Reference by BK '81, screenshot provided by Chibi Goku.
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Title: Hayate The Combat Butler (Original Japanese title
Hayate No Gotoku!)
Manga Author: Kenjirou Hata
Anime Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi
Anime: episode #10
Look at this picture... Doesn't it call something to your mind?
Well... it seems just like Karin-sama obelisk and, if you climb
it, you'll reach... Click on the screenshot and you'll see the clip!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for reference and clip.
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Title: Hayate The Combat Butler (Original Japanese title
Hayate No Gotoku!)
Manga Author: Kenjirou Hata
Anime Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi
Anime: episode #10
More stuff from Hayate episode #10: see these Dragon Ball references
in the pictures below. At the left, the kame-kanji appears this
time on Nagi's back. At the right, a Fusion dance performed by the
two butlers in the background! Click on the previews to enlarge
the pictures!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for references and screenshots!
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Title:
MPD-Psycho
Author: Shou Tajima
Volume: #11
In this psychological manga suddenly the main character Shinji and
his friend go and act like if they are performing the Fusion. And
if you see them and think this couldn't be, well you'll have no
doubt from the words from the 3rd character below (the scan is from
the Italian comic but the word Fusion is just the same)! Click on
the preview to see the whole scene!
Thanks to GT! for reference and scan!
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 Title:
Air Gear
Author: Oh!great (Ito Oogure)
Volume: 4
Pages: 7 (trick:24) and 185 (trick:32) of the scanlations
There are various references for other authors and manga in Air
Gear and in volume 4 it's Dragon Ball turn! Both the quotes are
for the Kamehameha: at page 7 Ikki, the main character, thinks of
himself like a "space monkey who can't shoot a Kamehameha"
and at page 185 he threatens Akito/Agito with... Click on the preview
to see the whole pages!
Thanks to BK '81 for the reference and scum-scans
for the pages.
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Title:
Nurse Witch Komugi-Chan Magikarte Z (OAV)
Director: Kou Matsuzono
Character Design: Akio Watanabe
This is a crazy OAV series full of of references and parodies of
various anime. And here they are Komugi and Koyori fighting and
suddenly shooting a Kamehameha... or better, they call it Ha-cha-me-cha-ha!
Click on the screenshot and you'll see the clip!
Thanks to Uchiha Caio
for the reference and to Chibi Goku for the clip from the
English subtitled episodes (source wannabe
fansubs).
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Title:
Pokémon, I choose you!
Director: Masamitsu Hidaka
Character Design: Ken Sugimori, Sayuri Ichiishi
Anime: episode #20 The Ghost at Maiden's Peak - Season One (Indigo
League)
In this episode of Pokemon Sean
has stumbled upon something and told us... "After Ash sends
out his Squirtle and Bulbasaur, a powerful Ghastly responds by creating
giant final evolutions of them (Blastoise and Venusaur), after which
he forms them into one Super Pokemon, called Venustoise, "Just
for fun." as Ghastly states. The two do their best to perform
the Fusion dance, as they are fairly bulky Pokemon, followed by
a flash of light revealing the newly formed Pokemon, upon gazing
up at the monster Squirtle and Bulbasaur yell and flee in terror..."
Click on the screenshot and you'll see the clip!
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Title:
Gintama
Manga author: Hideaki Sorachi
Anime Director: Shinji Takamatsu
Character Design: Shinji Takeuchi
Anime: episode #50
This episode of Gintama is full of parodies and references for various
anime. The clip we're going to show you is a sort of movie-trailer
for Dragon Ball, Bleach and One Piece, all together, that we captured
from the Japanese raw episode! Click on the screenshot and you'll
see "DragonBleaPiece"! ^_^
Thanks to Uchiha Caio
for the reference.
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Title:
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
Manga author: Kôji Kumeta
Anime Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Character Design: Hideyuki Morioka
Anime: episode #3
Again some guys attempting the Fusion Dance! This time the performance
is by Mr. "Dispair" Itoshiki Nozomu with a student of
his in Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei episode #3. Click on the screenshot
and you'll see the clip!
Thanks to Chibi Goku for the reference and a.f.k.
group for the English fansubbed clip.
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Title:
Air Gear
Author: Oh!great (Ito Oogure)
Volume: 5
Page: 55 (trick:35)
Another reference from Air Gear manga: in volume #5 Ikki refers
to Goku when he tells Gohan to get angry to become a Super Saiyan,
during the training with him inside the Room of Spirit and Time.
Click on the preview to see the whole page!
Thanks to BK '81 for the reference and scum-scans
scanlation group for the page...
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Title: Keroro Gunso
Manga author: Mine Yoshizaki
Reference #1: volume 4 - episode 31
Reference #2: volume 5 - episode 39
Reference #3: volume 5 - episode 40
Reference #4: volume 5 - episode 44
Sorry if we can only show the Italian version of this manga but
we hope that you can get what's going on from the images.
The first reference is for Keroro's scouter that breaks when is
measuring Natsumi power level increase. The second reference is
for a looking-like-Tenkaichi tournament appearing in the aliens
mind when Fuyuki talks about organizing a sport tournament. The
3rd reference is for a Super Saiyan Keroro while the 4th reference
isn't anything you can get by the pictures: in the bubble and in
the left note they are talking about Kakaroth Syndrome referring
to Goku's loss of memory when he hit his head.
Click on the previews to see the whole pages where the references
are.
Thanks to Chibi Goku for providing all the stuff: references
and scans!
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Title: Yakitate!! Japan
Manga author: Takashi Hashiguchi
Volume: 20
Chapter: 179
Pages: 122-123-124-125-126
Well, there is really no need to explain anything here, cause you
have only to watch the images! So we're giving you the whole 5 pages
showing Kawachi that is creating and shooting a Genki...ehm Trust
Ball! Click on the previews and you'll see the entire performance.
Thanks to Chibi Goku for providing the reference and the
scanlations from Manga-Heaven - Minna-scan - Null!
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Title: Hayate The Combat Butler (Original Japanese title
Hayate No Gotoku!)
Manga Author: Kenjirou Hata
Anime Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi
Anime: episode #27
Here's to you Nagi's performing a Makankosappo (she even borrows
Piccolo's hand!) and not only... Click on the screenshot and you'll
see the clip!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for the reference and the clip
from the English subtitled episodes (source SS-Eclipse).
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Title:
Hayate The Combat Butler (Original Japanese title Hayate
No Gotoku!)
Manga Author: Kenjirou Hata
Anime Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi
Anime: episode #18
Well, certainly we can tell that this anime is full of Dragon Ball
references! Here's one picture from episode #18 where you can see
Hayate "turning" Super Saiyan... Click on the preview
to enlarge the image!
Thanks to Uchiha Caio
for the reference and to Chibi Goku for the screenshot.
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Title: Hayate The Combat Butler (Original Japanese title
Hayate No Gotoku!)
Manga Author: Kenjirou Hata
Anime Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi
Anime: episode #28
Take a look at this clip and you'll realize what Hayate Ayasaki
is going to do to face his opponent... Click on the screenshot and
you'll see the clip!
Special thanks to Chibi Goku for the reference and the clip
from the English subtitled episodes (source SS-Eclipse).
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Title: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Manga Author: Yoshio Sawai
Anime Directors: Hiroki Shibata
Character Design: Youichi Ohnishi
Anime: episode #74 "The Bigger the Gasser - The Smellier the Gas!"
Yoshio Sawai is one of those mangaka who openly confessed to be
one big Dragon Ball fan (speaking of which, have you already noticed
this
page of our site?). In Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo episode #74 you'll
see that Don Patch is forced to take this battle "seriously"...by
transforming into a Super Don Patch, called Professional Patch,
a seriously powerful upgrade that makes easy work out of his enemy!
Thanks to Sean for the reference
and screenshot.
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Movie Title: The Glass House
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Year of Production: 2001 (USA)
Lacermo sent us a DB reference
from this movie where Ruby Baker and her brother Rhett are sent
to live with Terry and Erin Glass, after the death of their parents
for a car accident. But, after beeing happy at first, later Ruby
begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin, then some info
leads her to suspect that her new guardians might somehow be responsible
for her parents' deaths. So Ruby tries to escape bringing his brother.
But Rhett is in the dark about the matter and Ruby makes a story
up to convince him (being a videogames and cartoons big fan) to
follow her and tells him about a selling-off of Dragon Ball vhs.
Thanks again to Lacermo
who provided us with the movie clip (click on the preview to get
it)! ^_^
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Movie Title: Merry Christmas
Director: Neri Parenti
Year of Production: 2001 (Italy)
In the past 3 years many people told us about "Merry Christmas"
Italian movie having a couple of Dragon Ball references, but no
one provided us with a video clip to prove them. Now our friend
Vegeta-4x4 sent it to us at last! Sorry if we can only offer
the Italian version (we don't even know if this movie was released
in English!) but anyway the 2 references are easily noticed even
if the spoken language is the Italian. We get the first quote when
the actor Christian De Sica (sit at the table) speaks to a Japanese
guy calling him "Dragon Ball"! The second reference is
much more obvious but - let me tell you - HORRIFYING :-PPPP with
those 2 "floor boy"-guys who, acting like Vegeta and Goku,
pretend to perform a Fusion dance in order to please a Dragon
Ball fan kid.
Well, click on the preview, raise the volume (sorry if the audio
is quite bad) and have fun...! =_=
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