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i) Saitama himself: Parody of Anpanman, just with the clothing colors inverted, like

Anpanman's cape is black, while Saitama's cape is white (red in the manga)

Anpanman's suit is red, while Saitama's is yellow

Anpanman's gloves and boots are yellow, while Saitama's are red

Saitama's powers, most notably his limitless strength, may also be a reference to Superman's limitless strength from DC Comics.

ii) Vaccine Man: A parody of Baikinman, who is also from Anpanman (Both are notoriously voiced by Ryusei Nakao himself, who also voiced Frieza in Dragon Ball Z), he is also a parody of Piccolo from DBZ, and is voiced in English by Christopher Sabat, the English voice for Piccolo and Vegeta.

iii) The supercontinent seen in the Earth of the OPM Universe is a stern reference to the Saitama prefecture in Japan.

iv) Saitama's Serious Punch is a reference to Gon Freecs' trump card "ROCK". He is the main character of Hunter x Hunter, which, just like OPM, was also animated by Madhouse.

v) Boros: A parody of the Super Saiyan Goku himself, as he grows more powerful with every transformation, and his hair grows longer too, just like a Super Saiyan.

vi) Carnage Kabuto's final form is a reference to Evangelion mechs.

vii) Speed o' Sound Sonic's name is a reference to Sonic the Hedgehog.

viii) Flashy Flash's name is a reference to The Flash from DC Comics.

ix) Marugori was inspired by Attack on Titan's Colossal Titan, despite being bigger by measuring at nearly 900 ft, and he also has the same English VA of Eren Yeager from AOT, Bryce Papenbrook.

x) Metal Bat is possibly a reference to the Hulk from Marvel Comics, as both have their strengths directly proportional to the amount of their anger, so the angrier they get, the stronger and more durable they get, and since their anger has no limits, their overall physical prowess can also be potentially infinite.