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* The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters.

* Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, and merchandising.

* Master Hentai has four fingers on each hand; however, human and humanoid characters in anime almost ~~'''~~always~~'''~~ have five fingers due to Japanese ~~perception of~~ the number four. The number four ~~in Japanese~~ is a homophone for "~~death~~", and four-fingered hands are often associated with the [[Yakuza]].

* Master Hentai has four fingers on each hand; however, human and humanoid characters in anime almost always have five fingers due to Japanese superstition regarding the number four. The number four (四) is a homophone for death (死) in the Japanese language as both are pronounced as "shi", and four-fingered hands are often associated with the [[Yakuza]].

* In a scene of Master Hentai's [[wp:Dojo|dojo]], a banner can be seen hanging on a wall, which is written in Japanese, saying "忍者は毎日オナニー", which translates to "All Ninjas Should Masturbate Every Day".

* Master Hentai comically refers to the [[wp:East_Coast–West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry|2Pac and B.I.G. feud]], when talking about the forces of Evil (personified as an [[wp:List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan#A|Akuma spirit]]) and Darkness (personified as a [[wp:Godzilla|Godzilla-esque ~~monster~~]]), "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the way that they sound, it's completely different..."

* Master Hentai comically refers to the [[wp:East_Coast–West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry|2Pac and B.I.G. feud]], when talking about the forces of Evil (personified as an [[wp:List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan#A|Akuma spirit]]) and Darkness (personified as a [[wp:Godzilla|Godzilla-esque Kaiju]]), "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the way that they sound, it's completely different..."

* During PRB's "Final awkward tranformation montage", the background music is the theme song from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBS_%28TV_network%29 TBS] music video show "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Tracks Night Tracks]" that ran from 1983 until 1992.

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 * The title character's voice in GTA IV's PRB commercial is a mock-Asian caricature; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, she has the American accent more typical of dubbed characters.
 * Characters in PRB often [[wp:fourth wall|break the fourth wall]], mentioning the show's writers, translators, future episodes, and merchandising.
-* Master Hentai has four fingers on each hand; however, human and humanoid characters in anime almost '''always''' have five fingers due to Japanese perception of the number four. The number four in Japanese is a homophone for "death", and four-fingered hands are often associated with the [[Yakuza]].
+* Master Hentai has four fingers on each hand; however, human and humanoid characters in anime almost always have five fingers due to Japanese superstition regarding the number four. The number four (四) is a homophone for death (死) in the Japanese language as both are pronounced as "shi", and four-fingered hands are often associated with the [[Yakuza]].
 * In a scene of Master Hentai's [[wp:Dojo|dojo]], a banner can be seen hanging on a wall, which is written in Japanese, saying "忍者は毎日オナニー", which translates to "All Ninjas Should Masturbate Every Day".
-* Master Hentai comically refers to the [[wp:East_Coast–West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry|2Pac and B.I.G. feud]], when talking about the forces of Evil (personified as an [[wp:List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan#A|Akuma spirit]]) and Darkness (personified as a [[wp:Godzilla|Godzilla-esque monster]]), "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the way that they sound, it's completely different..."
+* Master Hentai comically refers to the [[wp:East_Coast–West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry|2Pac and B.I.G. feud]], when talking about the forces of Evil (personified as an [[wp:List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan#A|Akuma spirit]]) and Darkness (personified as a [[wp:Godzilla|Godzilla-esque Kaiju]]), "One is east coast and the other is west coast! And if you listen to the way that they sound, it's completely different..."
 * During PRB's "Final awkward tranformation montage", the background music is the theme song from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBS_%28TV_network%29 TBS] music video show "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Tracks Night Tracks]" that ran from 1983 until 1992.