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Ryu Shoji
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That is actually really awesome.
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Oneeyedjacks
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Best thing I've seen all day.
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penguintruth
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Who should have retired first, Miyazaki or The Simpsons?
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Emma Iveli
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I saw what this week's episode is about. The plot is Comic Book Guy falls for a Japanese manga fan. So expect a lot of references to anime and manga in the episode.
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dtm42
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Let's see:
Spirited Away with the clear, er, spiriting away and No-Face. My Neighbor Totoro with the school bus. Porco Russo with the cop? I have no idea what the Krusty Burger was referencing. Tentacle sex/rape with the mayor and his floozies. That said, he looks like something out of Futurama than anime. More No-Face Patty and Selma reference Kiki's Delivery Service, complete with brooms and hair bows. Not really sure what Skinner is supposed to be, other than a box kite. I have no idea whatsoever what the fat baby, the three little blue creatures or Moe on a stick are supposed to reference. Can't remember seeing a three-headed dragon in anime before. Ah, one I do know. Kwik-e-Mart is a clear reference to Howl's Moving Castle. ---------- Not a great score, I only got the obvious ones. |
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Toester_Strudel
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Best references ever. This pretty much made my day.
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Tenchi
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Not that this Simpsons scene isn't noteworthy, but why did Bob's Burgers never get a mention here when the Thanksgiving episode from 2012, "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal", had a direct homage to the tree growing scene in My Neighbor Totoro? I find the Bob's Burgers tribute to be a lot more "knowing" and with a point, not just incorporating random imagery from all Miyazaki movies in a general parody.
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InuNaruPokeAlchemist
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I'm not a huge fan of the Simpsons, but I think I need to sit down and watch this episode when it airs. This made my day and gave me something to smile about.
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walw6pK4Alo
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Not bad, as far as the Simpsons references go these days. I kind of like how they did it.
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Panzer Vor
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Chief Wiggum and Ralph are a double Porco Rosso/Ponyo reference. Fat Gerald is a reference to Yubaba's child in Spirited Away. I think the nerds in the bush are a reference to some of the minor forest spirits in Princess Mononoke. Moe is the Turnip Prince from Howl's Moving Castle. The three-headed dragon is Kearney, Jimbo, and Dolph combined with Haku's dragon form, also from Spirited Away. |
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dtm42
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Thank you. It's been a while since I watched those Ghibli movies so the various details eluded me. I can't believe I forgot about Yubaba's giant baby, but there you go. |
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GracieLizzy
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I thought it was a Spirited Away reference but now that you mention it it could well actually be a Porco Rosso one, or both. Also Ralph Wiggum as the titular character from Ponyo.
Looks like Princess Mononoke to me but I'm not 100% sure.
This one has me baffled as well. :S
The baby is a reference to Yubaba's son fro Spirited Away, Moe is the scarecrow fro Howl's Moving Castle spoiler[the one who turns out to be the missing prince].
I think it was only three headed due to the bully trio being a trio rather than anything from Miyazaki. I think it was a reference to Haru from Spirited Away. EDIT: Ninja'ed! |
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
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I don't know, I wasn't doing the feed back then. But also sometimes we just miss things, which is why we always appreciate and value tips from our readers. |
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PipingHotTea
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As much as I dislike The Simpsons nowadays, this was actually pretty nice homage. Kudos to them.
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GATSU
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But South Park already did it. Ah, well.
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