Her hair's increase in size with increases in power level resembles the transformation of a Super Saiyan.During Garnet's training in 'Garnet's Universe', she increases her power while holding a pose similar to the most common pose in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.The attack is an iconic rapid punching move which has been paid homage in many other popular series. Garnet's 'super fast punching' during her training resembles Kenshiro's Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken technique from the Fist of the North Star series.The power level reader skipped the number '9,000' during its rise even in increments of thousands, possibly to avoid reference to the 'Over 9,000' meme, from Dragon Ball.The explosion of the device after someone exceeds their power levels is similar.The device Hopper uses to measure power levels is similar to a scouter from the Dragon Ball universe.This happens most significantly when Amuro Ray and Lalah Sune 'speak' during Lalah's death. In the episode ' Chille Tid', when Lapis Lazuli and Steven are talking during Steven's second dream, the space in which the scene occurs is similar to the mental space used when Newtypes mentally make contact with each other in Mobile Suit Gundam.Ruby and Sapphire's fusion dance in ' Jail Break' is a reference to Pazu and Sheeta's dance in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky.Lion's pink field of fur, in his magical dimension that is his mane, is similar to the golden fields, formed by the Ohms' tentacles, in the film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.In the episode ' Lion 3: Straight to Video', the videotape Steven and Sadie watched resembles what Spike and Jet received in the Cowboy Bebop episode 'Speak Like a Child'.The Kindergarten's cliffs are full of holes that match their Gems' exact size and shape, a reference to Junji Ito's one-shot horror manga The Enigma of Amigara Fault.Near the end of ' The Test', the Crystal Gems congratulate Steven while a piano cover of the opening theme plays, almost exactly like the final scene of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion.Hoppy's character design is a direct reference to the main character in the manga Usagi Yojimbo.Hoppy's attack is similar to Haruko's in Fooly Cooly (episode 6/FLClimax).While debatable, Garnet removing her weighted hair could also be a reference to Rock Lee's battle with Gaara from Naruto, where Lee removed the weights from under his legwarmers to increase his speed. in Dragon Ball Z, who wears weighted headgear and shoulder pads. Garnet removing her weighted hair is a reference to Piccolo Jr.Ringo's transformation also shares the same colors and characteristics of the Sailor Scouts from Sailor Moon.Ringo's transformation bears similarities to that of Kars from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, involving the use of a red stone applied to the user's upper head.Garnet's final move also bears a resemblance to Mazinger's Rocket-Punch.According to Jeff Liu, a storyboard artist on Steven Universe who created some animated sequences of ' Garnet's Universe', Garnet's final move was inspired by Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.At the end of ' House Guest', there is a Sailor Moon volume in Steven's drawer.Steven and the main character, Tiger, are both wrestling characters whose stage identities are bad guys and later become heroes. Steven's wrestling identity could be a reference to Tiger Mask, a Japanese masked wrestler from the self-titled manga/anime Tiger Mask.The Classroom Gems shorts bear a striking resemblance to the science lessons at the end of each episode of the Gainax anime Gunbuster.

In another reference to the same anime, the way Lion summons Rose's Sword in ' Lion 2: The Movie' is similar to how the character Anthy summons the Sword of Dios.

Furthermore, the sky arena in ' Sworn to the Sword' is reminiscent of the dueling arena in the same show. Pearl's battle with Holo-Pearl has multiple fight sequences identical to ones from the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena.7 Steven Universe referenced in Other Media.

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