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In ‘Another’ the main character kouchi sakakibara’s name is based on a real life middle school murderer (Seito Sakakiba) Which the Reaponsable of Killing Two Children.

Yuzuki's codename "This Manga is Amazing!" ("Kono Manga ga Sugoi!") is the name of a real-life annual manga rankings guidebook (Assassination Classroom even ranked first at the Top 20 Shounen Manga list for 2014).

the JDS Hakugei is a submarine with a rocket propulsion system. This is currently being researched by DARPA.

The series includes loads of these. To name a few, several European/Asian dialects are used (from Russian to Romanian), quite a few old movie references are made ("This looks like a remake of the movie "The Last Command") as well as several obscure gun comments ("I mean he's Jewish, right? Of course he'd have an Israeli-made gun!"). References to various philosophers and their view on consequence ethics, like Kierkegaard and Sartre, are made by several of the characters.

• Fans legitimately complain about the ridiculousness of characters surviving unsurvivable injuries. The oft-ignored in-universe reason is that a character's vitality levels affects their survivability, and the reader doesn't see the Life Meter. However, the main example used is Hiyori being cut in half. Instead of instantly dying, she survives long enough to receive medical attention which saves her life. Ignoring magic unrealistically reattaching her body together, real life humans genuinely can survive being cut in half as long as medical intervention occurs quickly enough.

• A flashback set 109 years in the past has Shinji telling Aizen that he's playing jazz music which is just becoming popular in the World of the Living. The fandom reacted with surprise that Tite Kubo, a famous music geek, would be wrong about jazz existing back then. However, in a small joke sketch in that volume, the author informs the character that 'jazz' doesn't actually exist yet, leaving Shinji confused over what he's listening to. The implication is that Shinji is listening to ragtime, which these days is often viewed as an early form of jazz.

the terraformed planets and moons of the solar system tend to be Single Biome Planets, with Ganymede being almost entirely ocean. This was an odd choice, since Europa (at the time the anime was being made, 1998-1999, the only moon of Jupiter known to have water in real life) was not depicted this way, instead being mostly land with a prairie-like environment. But in 2015, it was discovered that Ganymede not only has an extensive subterranean ocean, it likely has more water than any other body in the solar system. Thus, if it could ever be terraformed, Ganymede probably would end up being a water world, with very deep oceans.

A example in-universe, in "Fun at the ski lodge" Enzo offhandedly mentions he would like to eat "lutefisk" a Swedish dish and as it turns out the restaurant actually serves it.

The British Secret Intelligence Service is popularly called MI6, thanks to the James Bond series. So, the name "Secret Intelligence Service" seemed too "spy-like" to be real and looks like a fictional agency created by the show. MI-5 and MI-6 were real organizations with responsibility for domestic (MI-5) and overseas (MI-6) human-intelligence assets. The terms come from offices in the British War Office in and around World War I; 17 different MI — for "Military Intelligence" — numbers were used, from MI-1 to MI-19, handling a variety of war-oriented duties (MI-13 and MI-18 were never used). With the exception of 5 and 6, none had intelligence responsibilities as the term is used today.

To non-Japanese viewers of Digimon Adventure, the giant red saw seen in the real world might seem remarkably odd, but it's a real sculpture called "Saw, Sawing" near Big Sight in Odaiba.

Doraemon has a manufacturing code. It is MS 903 (Which Is the Schedule of Airline Departure from Cairo to Fujairah)

"The Story of the Mercilessness" features what appears to be a Catholic nun offering her prayers to the Buddha rather than the Christian God. This isn't a failure in research, however. When Christianity was first introduced to Japan, Jesuits mistakenly assumed that many Buddhist terms were direct equivalents of Christian ones and used them as such. One of these terms was hotoke, which is the term the nun in the anime uses for "Buddha" (or for God, rather).

Aside from the various outlandish deeds Senku accomplished using not only completely real, but also (relatively) simple science, there is the Owari-Kan-Ryu spearfighting style used by Hyouga, which may seem made-up but is actually also a completely real martial art.

In Dragon Ball Goku suffers from trypanophobia (the fear of syringes), while Vegeta suffers from (helminthophobia) the fear of worms, it is probably one of the fears that are more common among people who suffer from the autistic spectrum than anything else.

The skyfish wasn't made up for this series, but is a purported cryptid (better known as a rod) inspired by photos of insects taken at slow shutter speeds.

Kiara is part of a Buddhist sex cult. While the idea of a Buddhist sex cult may seem pretty outlandish to most people, there is one that actually existed at one point (and possibly still exists today) - to say nothing of some uncommon tantric practices...

The symbol on Ed’s coat and on Al’s armor is based off of Nicolas Flamel’s tomb’s carvings.

The Asurada cars also have effect fans, which are used to produce more downforce for cornering and to cool the engines. There have been race cars with fans before: Chaparral and Brabham experimented with these models in the 70's, but they were outlawed before anyone else had a chance to copy them (the Brabham fan car remains the only F1 car with a 100% winning record).

• The historical Hijikata did in fact compose the collection of haiku that Okita and the others keep making fun of - including the "ume ume ume" poem that so baffles Saito in the Drama CD - and those who have read it generally agree that it's pretty bad.

• Isami Kondou really was known to be able to put his whole fist in his mouth as a party trick as he does during one of the Shimabara scenes in Zuisoroku.

What the tanukis are capable of doing using their testicles, as depicted in the film, is completely nuts... and turns out quite accurate to Japanese mythology, as shown in this series of 1840s woodprints depicting tanuki using their ballsacks for fishing, making rice-cakes, weightlifting, as an Improvised Umbrella in a storm, and... disguising them as a rokurokubi to prank other tanuki.

features a Scottish character named Kitty Shearer, who later decides to work as a journalist. The anime was released in 1981; come 2003, and there really is a Scottish news presenter and journalist called Catriona Shearer, who goes by "Kitty" for short.

the Papal Knights wear pointed, face-concealing hoods that many American readers assume are a reference to The Klan. They're actually capirotes worn during certain Catholic ceremonies, most famously Holy Week processions in Spain.

Many Hetalia: Axis Powers fans have wondered why in flashbacks the male countries seem to be crossdressing as toddlers. They're not, those're boy's clothes. Until the early 20th century, it was common in many countries for young boys to wear dress-like garments until they were at maximum 8 years old. When that happened they would begin "breeching".

I didn't tell you something, what I told you is inspired by a true story. The protagonist takes her name from a real Japanese idol, Eriko Sakamoto. Also known as Elilin, for her characteristic hairstyle with pigtails.

Eriko made her debut as a singer, following in the footsteps of our Sabrina. She became popular after participating in the show Go with the Wild, followed by her own animated series, Ciao, Sabrina, in which Eriko lends her voice to Sabrina and both the singing parts. In addition to her singing career, she has expanded her activity by also becoming a highly regarded actress. She has participated in more than 15 Japanese television series, proving to be skilled in different roles as well. In music, she has released 10 albums and about 15 singles throughout her career.

In Battle Tendency, One species of newt can extend its ribs like a tiny Santana.

The Weapons When Mercenaries Used are Based on Real Weapons but the Names are Mispelled or are Amalgamation of Two Names for Example, the "ultimaratio hecate II" is not a real gun, there is a "Hecate II" and an ultimaratio Hecate" but the writers amalgamated the two.

Also the "Magpull Masada" that is used in Jormungand is more commonly known as the "Bushmaster ACR" While they're technically the same gun, Masadas have charging handles directly above the bolt carrier, while ACRs have them further forward.

Yasuna from Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl has a physical condition where she can't see men's faces. It comes off as a blur in the anime, and an outline in the manga. A lot of fans and critics believe it to be an outlandish made-up disease or a psychological problem. Her condition is actually very similar to a real disorder called Prosopagnosia, albeit hers is probably a mild form... In the manga at least. One sufferer of the disorder has stated that the portrayal is rather realistic. The anime version makes clear that it is a psychological problem, though, considering what happens by the end. The climax of the anime and manga are very different.

Kentaro Miura uses Rule of Cool to sprinkle his fantasy world with weapons, armors, costumes, architecture, and technology from various real life cultures and eras, to the point where it's hard for the layperson to distinguish between what he made up and what he borrowed from history.

• Miura loves to draw elaborate and fantastical armors with animal-shaped parts and other decoration, many of which did not exist but are inspired by almost equally wild parade and costume armors that survive in museums; he even directly copies some museum pieces, such as the armor worn by Lord Gennon in the Battle of Doldrey which is shaped to simulate puffed-and-slashed clothing of the early 16th century.

• For the Kushans, a Fantasy Counterpart Culture of India with some "Arabian Nights" Days thrown in, he depicts real weapons and armor that most Western readers have never even heard of: examples include Silat's urumi swords, with multiple flexible whip-like blades, and the maduvu used by the monstrous Daka soldiers, which consist of two blackbuck antelope horns pointing in opposite directions and connected by two crossbars which serve as grips. The Kushan Empire was also the name of a Real Life dynasty.

in Black Butler, items the Reapers own are ahead of the Victorian Era. I don't know how many realize this, but they're actual items. I always assumed they were fake; nope, I was completely wrong, Ronald's Cartier Pasha watch- albeit Lack Roman numerals. Cartier Pasha didn't exist (a likely replacement for the Victorian Era is the Patek Philippe) until it was created in 1932, 43 years later. During the Victorian Era pocketwatches were the norm, and if you notice the girl says, “what a strange watch!”

One episode of Lupin III shows Lupin in a race driving a six-wheeled car. At the time of production, the Tyrrell P34 was competing in F1, using the four small wheels up front to maintain traction while having better aerodynamics than a pair of taller wheels.

Orgone energy was at one point studied as legitimate by some scientists; eventually, it was exposed as quackery and became forgotten. One of its theoretical uses was controlling the weather.

• Takina's "Hot Choco Parfait" from Episode 8 is based on a real product, Chocola Noir, released in 2020 by Nagoya-based cafe chain Komeda Coffee. Much like its anime counterpart, the real thing went viral too. Sadly, it appears that the Chocola Noir was a limited-edition item and is no longer available.

• The pulse-less artificial heart is a real thing. The most famous Real Life person with this style of artificial heart is Dick Cheney. It works by keeping up a steady, constant stream instead of pumping like a real heart. The level of strenuous activity Chisato can undergo, however, is not supported by the real thing. After the heart is sabotaged by Himegama in Episode 9, Takina even tells Chisato that she shouldn't overexert herself.

Yes, there were quite a lot of firearms in pre-Edo Japan (first appearing in the form of Chinese cannons in the 13th century). Even after unification, the shogunate maintained gunpowder-weapon arsenals in case of rebellion.

In Land of Wano arc. To younger readers not incredibly knowledgeable with Japanese history, Usopp selling toad oil would likely seem to be just nonsense. In actuality, toad oil was used as an actual ointment during the Edo period, and Usopp's speech is a reference to a common description used by merchants and street performers of the time.

In the 1986 anime adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the poppies that put Dorothy, Toto and the Cowardly Lion to sleep are blue instead of red. This might seem like Fantastic Flora, but blue poppies do in fact exist: the Himalayan blue poppy (Scientifical Called as Meconopsis grandis), native to China and parts of South Asia.

In the 95th episode, Mirei shows some moms at a playground a "Mama Ticket" she made. Most viewers outside of Japan assume that it's just a mother-themed PriTicket, but it's actually a spoof of mama cards.

In Final, a girl can be seen using a urinal in the background of one scene. This has led to many jokes, along with speculation that the girl in question might be a transgender or a crossdressing boy, but female urinals do exist in real life.

The massive pigs that are seen in the Ranma manga do exist in real life. There really are boars and pigs as big as the one Ryōga hit in the manga or Akari's pig.

• The Eldritch Monstrosity portrayal of Angels in the series is actually more accurate to what the Bible described them as (mind-bendingly bizarre and strange) than the humans with white wings we see in most religious art.

• In Real-Life. Robin Williams wanted to play Gendo in the dub of the Evangelion Rebuild films and said he would love to play Aramaki in a live action Ghost in the Shell movie.

On Episode 59 "Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion" (aired in 1995) and Chapter 130 to 131 "Heaven and Hell (Part 1 and 2)" (published in 1993), the desperation finger block on Hisashi Mitsui by Nobunaga Kiyota had shades of Hakeem Olajuwon blocking John Stark's potential game winner in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks.

Some viewers of Sound of the Sky complained about how ludicrous the old house perched on a cliff shown in the first episode was. The whole series location is an accurate recreation of the Spanish town of Cuenca, and the house is a popular tourist spot.

Cosmo. Also Cream and Amy. Although Amy's skirt acts as if it might have a wire frame keeping it in place. Which is a real thing, although unusual for a skirt so short. Averted in one episode, where Amy's skirt begins to fall down from her being hung upside down, but she manages to catch it immediately so nothing's shown.

In Mission 29 Yor, in her imagination, claims she and Anya will tell Loid they went to a Tomato Festival as to why Anya is covered in blood. One might think the Tomato Festival is just an excuse that Yor came up with, but there really is a Tomato Festival in Spain where thousands of people throw tomatoes at each other.

has the premise of the series it self. Many people may find young teenage girls riding around in World War II era flying equipments on the frontlines of the war to be the most ridiculous things that they've ever heard. Well, just try to tell that to the veterans of the Night Witches and the 586th Fighter Regiment, many of which had pilots as young as the girls in the show. Even better, one of the show's main supporting characters was even based on the Ace Pilot of the latter regiment, who is also the current record holder for the greatest number of kills by a single female fighter pilot.

While the idea of Tibetan monks supporting war against the machines seems absolutely absurd at first blush, Tibetan Buddhists have, in fact, been involved in a number of controversial and violent actions that would indicate that this is, in fact, plausible.

Some of the events in the movie were based on real-life incidents that occurred in Japan around the time the film was made. The scene in which Gin is beaten up by a group of teenagers was based on a similar incident involving a hobo being beaten up by teenagers. Miyuki's troubled backstory was based on an incident in which a teenage girl stabbed her father after getting into an argument with him about which TV channel they wanted to watch.

A number of commentators, including this reviewer, have noted a lapse of realism in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 — a conspicuous absence of rioting and panic in the wake of the disaster. Ironically, the 2011 Sendai earthquake revealed that this was in fact a perfect representation of Japanese cultural sensibilities. The reaction of the Japanese people was indeed extraordinarily level-headed.

Episode 7 shows Egypt being snowed over, something that can actually happen in real life, albeit very rarely. Last time it happened was in 2013, which was said to be the first time Egypt (or more specifically, Cairo) has had snow in over 100 years. Snow does fall on the regular in the high-altitude Sinai Peninsula part of Egypt.

The notion of a viking in England having an Eastern sword is not as bizarre as it sounds. By the time the story takes place, vikings were raiding and trading with peoples throughput the Mediterranean, Northern Africa and the Near East. In particular, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon men were prized as mercenaries in Byzantium, which would also serve to explain Snake's knowledge of Greek and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Ryoko Tamura is a extra lightweight judo athlete with seven world championship gold medals and two Olympic gold medals. She won a silver medal in her first Olympic appearance; the same 1992 Barcelona Olympics that is Yawara's goal in the manga. She was even nicknamed "Yawara-chan" by the Japanese media.

Episode 5 features the girls of Franchouchou participating in the Gatalympics, which are a real event that takes place on the mud flats of Kashima, Japan in late May or early June. While the show was in production, several of the voice actors participated in that year's actual Gatalympics, with Minami Tanaka winning 2nd place on the bicycle race.