FUN GAEMS: Guess What It Is

In this thread, you guess what the hell thing the cleverly constructed images presented to you are subtly referencing, sort of like a shitty online image-oriented charades. The domain of most of the images I have ready to go is anime, because I made these five years ago for /a/. But we can always make more. Specify the general field of subject if you make your own.
 
To begin:  
 
You can ask for clues but it makes you a wimp.

Trigun

@soundtea  
If we were operating some sort of points scoring system, you’d win a point! Unfortunately there are no points, nor is there any point. Nevermind. ONWARDS
 
Still anime, and supereasy:  

errrr….i not quite get the point of this thread…some explanation for this newbie?

@Background Pony  
Ghost in the Shell
 
@RIG  
It’s a sort of word game. You use the pictures to sort of spell out the name of something.

@RIG  
There are images. These images are references to a thing, often in very strained ways. The objective is to guess what the thing being referenced is. Like, for the first image, the reference was to Trigun (three guns, trio + gun, etc.)

@Background Pony  
Uhhhhhhhh, Casper-Conch?  
I kid. Ghost in the Shell.

@soundtea  
You now have two imaginary points!
 
DARE YOU TRY FOR A THIRD:  

@Background Pony  
Serial Experiments Lain

@soundtea  
Okay, now you’re just hogging all the not-points. Not cool, man. Leave some for the other chumps, why don’tcha?
 

@Background Pony  
Points are points man.
 
And I’ll give a few minutes before answering this one.

@Background Pony  
Black Lagoon?

@lasty  
You get a point! It’s not as good as any of soundtea’s points, because he clearly knows what the answer is and is just being a good sport, but all the points are imaginary anyway so why are you even comparing them? Come on, lighten up.
 
Let’s get a little more obfuscated.  

@Background Pony  
Because of our rivalry.  
Moon Ah.

@lasty  
You’re on the right track, but that’s only a third of the way there! TRY HARDER. And don’t forget you can ask for clues. I will put the clues in spoilers.

@Background Pony  
I’d rather die than ask for clues!! But I don’t know the rest of the answer, so pass.

I refuse to continue until someone guesses the last image no I’m joking we can do another one but whatever the hell the moonbees is about remains up for grabs!
 
Let’s make things a little easier again.  

@lasty  
Who is Mohammed Ali!

@Background Pony  
I’m gonna say Death Note. Or Kitty Tune, but I don’t think that’s a thing. Yet.

@Background Pony  
Death Note

@lasty  
@soundtea  
Well look at that, lasty beat soundtea to another point. It’s approximately 2 to 3 now. THE COMPETITION IS HEATING UP.
 
Let’s continue our morbid theme.  

@Background Pony  
Dead Leaves

Dead Leaves.

@soundtea  
@lasty  
SOUNDTEA REGAINS THE LEAD THAT HE TECHNICALLY NEVER LOST AND ALSO DIDN’T HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE
 
Moving on.  

Gunbuster