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David · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:18 am Post subject:

in Hiro's chapter of the online comic, Hiro has posters of Ninja Scroll, Akira, and what looks likes Love Hine, 3 Japanese Animes.

He also rips up an issue of Action Comics #1, which is of course the very first appearance of Superman.

SpawnofDrake · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:22 am Post subject:

strangulated · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:46 am Post subject:

another star wars reference, when Hiro learns he came from the future with a sword, he mocks fighting with a light saber.

TheDragon

meltedface · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject:

Now, if you're looking for pop culture references, look at Hiro's blog on the official NBC site. He's referenced everything from Kitty Pride of Start Trek To Dungeons & Dragons to Final Fantasy to Chrono Trigger. He actually calls Charlie his 'Marle'. I'm surprised that with the powers Hiro has, we don't see mroe Chrono Trigger references...

meltedface · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject:

In a nice little twist, Akira Toriyama also did the character models for Chrono Trigger.

And, also, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if there is at least a few dragon ball references. Hiro IS japanese, after all, and a geek at that.

BYD · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject:

Also, when Hiro discovers that he is talking to himself on the phone he hangs up and says "Great Scot" which was a very common line for Scotty on Star Trek.

PlutoniumBoss · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject:

Given the context of Time Travel, I'd say it's more likely that "Great Scott" is quoted from Doc Brown of Back To The Future.

meltedface · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject:

I swear, one Flux capacitor joke, and I'm outta here...

BYD · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject:

Certainly the phrase is present in both Star Trek and BTF. There is no way, other than asking the character which one he was thinking to discover which it was, but Star Trek predates BTF, so that is why I wrote it instead.

Biderbeck · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:29 am Post subject:

it could mean both hes a sci-fi geek... so it could have been both really. I do think dragonball has a large stake in Hiero and Ando's interactions... Ando was acting like Hercul the guy with the fro and handle bar mustache who was always talkin crap and would constantly get beat down...cause he had no actual power...just a big mouth...

and it was Ando who referenced spider-man when he convinced Hiero to cheat at the casino

TheDragon · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject:

jpoole314 · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

IN EPISODE 1.10 DID ANYONE NOTICE THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" "DOC" QUOTE WHEN HIRO CALLED ANDO IN JAPAN AND ENDED UP TALKING TO HIMSELF, A HIRO RELIZES ONLY TO COMMENT "GREAT SCOTT!"

TheDragon · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:53 am Post subject:

TheDragon · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:59 am Post subject: