The Final Fantasy series[]
Final Fantasy IX[]
- Yuko's favorite quote is Zidane's "You don't need a reason to help people".
Final Fantasy X[]
- Shogo thinks that Ronso like Kimahri may be a race in another region.
Final Fantasy XII[]
- Shogo thinks that Viera such as Fran may be a race in another region.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
- The second chapter was retitled "Defiers of Fate," which is a battle theme from Final Fantasy XIII', an arrangement of "Blinded By Light
Final Fantasy XIV[]
- Shogo plays Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood on his PS Vita.
- The races in the fantasy world are based on Final Fantasy XIV races.
- When Shogo sees Catters and an Elrein, they reminded him of Y'shtola, Alphinaud, and Alisaie.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
- In the fantasy world, dead people turn into a crystal.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
- When Shogo tries to figure out how he and Yuko ended up in the fantasy world, one of his theories is that they were summoned by a Gran Grimoire.
Square Enix[]
- Shogo namedrops Naoki Yoshida and Hajime Tabata when he complains about how he wants to design characters.
Other manga, anime, and light novels[]
- Shogo and Yuko got into the fantasy world by being hit by a truck, a cliche used in many novels, manga, and anime.
- Sharuru blows up her MP to use her spells, then collapses and needs to be carried back to the town. This resembles Megumin from Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!.