References in Pop Culture
The mercenary air team "Red Impulse" and its leader from the anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman take their name from the Blue Impulse.
When characters in another anime, Urusei Yatsura, are hit with enough force to send them flying into the distance, they sometimes shout "Blue Impulse!"
The team have since been immortalised in its own videogame, titled Aero Dancing featuring Blue Impulse.
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