Oh yeah, just to clarify what I was rambling on about before.
Im talking about a specific habit both shows have, which is so to name drop anime/otaku references into their dialogue structure. Both shows draw attention to the fact that theyre doing it too.
Im Touwa Meme!
What a strange name. A popular name, or the name of a palette swapped character.
Its my real name. Its okay to call me JoJo too.
This little exchange neatly references both memes, anime/video game characters and
JoJos Bizarre Adventure directly. It certainly helps that the actual delivery of these lines is carried out in a very anime manner, with exaggerated gesturing and voice emphasis.
Meanwhile in Bake we get:
Oshino Meme? His name sounds pretty moe.
Getting your hopes up is pointless. Hes really some 30 year old guy.
I see. But he was a moe character when he was small, right?
Dont look at someone 3D like that!.
Denpa takes another run at throwing in otaku references -
Doesnt it fit me? I tried pulling off the gap moe character. You know, the kind which makes you go Moe!
Making a direct and over reference to otaku culture, check two!
Meanwhile in Bake we get:
Those terms are basic knowledge. I guess my character is what people call tsundere, right?
Back to Denpa:
An alien fangirl? Is she from the generation hit by the MMR vaccine?
Both the content of this comment (linking thoughts about a character to some real-world event) and the nature of the delivery (its delivered to the audience, rather than to any other character) are reminiscent of how Araragi would make some side-comment about a particularly wacky situation. For example, Araragi delivers this aside to the camera -
You character would be called a tsundra.
Of course they can't be overly similar, because one of them is entertaining.
