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** Tomoko Nozama's last name is Amazon spelled backwards in kana, and her first name is a reference to the Amazon series' theme of friendship.
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** Tomoko Nozama's last name is Amazon spelled backwards in kana, backwards, and her first name is a reference to the Amazon series' theme of friendship.
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** Kengo Utahoshi is an anagram of Takeshi Hongou.
** Shun Daimonji (大文字 隼) is an play on Hayato Ichimonji (一文字 隼人), where the 一 and 人 in Ichimonji's name combine to form the 大 in Shun's (and the other characters are left intact).
** Miu Kazashiro is an anagram of Shirou Kazami.
** Yuki Jojima is a reference to Joji Yuki.
** Tomoko Nozama's last name is Amazon spelled backwards in kana, and her first name is a reference to the Amazon series' theme of friendship.
** JK shares his initials with Keisuke Jin (Jin Keisuke).
** Shun Daimonji (大文字 隼) is an play on Hayato Ichimonji (一文字 隼人), where the 一 and 人 in Ichimonji's name combine to form the 大 in Shun's (and the other characters are left intact).
** Miu Kazashiro is an anagram of Shirou Kazami.
** Yuki Jojima is a reference to Joji Yuki.
** Tomoko Nozama's last name is Amazon spelled backwards in kana, and her first name is a reference to the Amazon series' theme of friendship.
** JK shares his initials with Keisuke Jin (Jin Keisuke).
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* The space theme for the Riders bear in mind of ''Series/KamenRiderSuper1''.
* Gentaro winding up with the belt due to Kengo's condition brings to mind Creator/HiroshiFujioka's well-documented GameBreakingInjury, which led to the creation of the second Kamen Rider. [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Not the only time it's been done, either...]]
* Speaking of which, the very first [=MotW=] has three circles in a row on its belt buckle. The TronLines are negligible though, since apparently all Zodiarts will depict their constellations this way.
** The first [=MotW=] is Orion. Orion's Belt ([[CoincidenceMagnet made of three stars in a slant]]) is the most iconic aspect of the constellation.
** The Pyxis Zodiarts has a disturbing resemblance to [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Uva]].
** #21. While Fourze gets WolverineClaws apparently inspired from witnessing Series/KamenRiderOOO in action from his EarlyBirdCameo, Ohsugi gets a HomemadeSweaterFromHell that ''just happens to have'' a red right-arm sleeve.
** And Fourze's arms-and-legs-weapons gimmick is similar to Birth.
* JK even has his own finger-salute representing the letters J and K. [[Film/KamenRiderJ We've seen the J before.]]
* Kengo carries out his own investigations to unmask the Chameleon Zodiarts, and winds up replicating ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s finger-point gesture.
** Speaking of which, #7 has JK running from the MonsterOfTheWeek while yelling "[[LookBehindYou look, UFO! Abominable snowman!]]", calling back to Detective Jinno's focus episode.
** In #17, Sonoda does [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Wakana Sonozaki's]] CharacterTic, complete with a close-up on her lips.
** The [[http://i.imgur.com/5SCBS.jpg NS MagPhone]] UpgradeArtifact is designed to go into two Astro Switch ports simultaneously for [[http://i.imgur.com/RFALl.jpg Magnet States]], much like the Xtreme Memory.
* The gigantic explosions caused by powerful Zodiarts that can cause major damage call back to ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''. The police dealing with the Hound Zodiarts - ineffectively - may also be a call back.
* The Beat switch delivers [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki a sound attack that even sounds like a drum.]]
** The symbol for Haruka's gym in #21 has some similarities to the Hibiki logo.
** Cosmic States' transformation involves Astro Switches combining into Fourze (with the Foodroid Switches ejecting from them) in a sequence evoking that of Armed Hibiki's transformation.
* A girl in #6 has [[Series/KamenRiderDenO New Den-O]]'s henshin sound as a ringtone.
* Fire States has [[Film/KamenRiderTheNext the ability to suck in all surrounding flames to empower itself.]]
* Gentaro does a point-blank fire shot in Fire States against the Perseus Zodiarts in #15, much like how [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kamen Rider Garren]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble [[color:red:Heat]][[color:blue:Trigger]] form used such an attack. Interestingly, Meteor has a similar move in #18 via the "Mars" function on his [[PowerFist Meteor Galaxy]].
* Kamen Rider Meteor's support is named Tachibana in honor of Tobei Tachibana, who was an ally and mechanic to the first seven Showa Riders (from No. 1 to Stronger).
* When Ryusei activates the Meteor Driver for transformation, it says “Meteor, Ready?”, similar to how Kamen Rider [=IXA=]’s knuckle announces “Ready” when used for transformation.
* The storage room Kengo's locker is in also contains [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Daisuke's guitar case]].
* The Lynx Zodiarts is a monster cat that can do bursts of superspeed. His look, the way he moves, ''everything'' makes him basically a repaint of the Smilodon Dopant.
* And Leo has WolverineClaws and wind attacks, basically making him Kazari. He also carries the Switches of defeated Horoscopes, just as Kazari once carried the Core Medals of some of the other Greeed.
* Not only is the Cygnus Zodiarts similar to both [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Seig]] and [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Ixa]], but the Cygnus cult meeting involves a ''Theatre/SwanLake'' ballet ''and'' an exercise ritual worthy of IXA-Cise. Towards the end of #23, Cygnus performs a kick that is very similar to the ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Fang Streiser.]]''
** And the Giantfoot Module mimics the Kiva Dogga Form's FinishingMove in terms of concept.
* At the end of #24, when discussing Eguchi's hero-worship, Yuki does [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Eiji's henshin pose]].
** From #33 onwards, Yuki gains a Hayabusa puppet that has apparently inherited the CreepyDoll FX from [[FanNickname Maki Jr]].
** The Kamen Rider Girls make their second in-universe appearance in #26, after ''Shogun and the 21 Core Medals''.
* The Musca Zodiarts in #29 [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga develops new powers when his arms and legs turn green.]]
* The Cosmic State transformation [[Series/KamenRiderBlade involves all 40 Astro Switches and a]] {{BFS}}. And the Foodroids join in as well. [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki Where have we seen that before?]]
* Fourze's easy access to his Astro Switches when in Cosmic State involve pressing corresponding buttons somewhere on his person. It's like [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Complete Form]] all over again.
* JK's rock star ImagineSpot involves wearing his hair in one-sided cornrows - a style [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Ankh]] was known for. Adding a meta twist, [[http://www.jefusion.com/2011/12/ryosuke-miura-holds-first-live-solo.html Ankh's actor Ryosuke Miura actually had his own rock concert.]]
* Rocket State's FinishingMove, Tailspin Crusher, is an {{Homage}} to two of Rider 1's moves, the [[SpectacularSpinning Tailspin Shoot]] and [[UseYourHead Head Crusher]].
* #39-40 - the brainwashed Mooks of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil turn pale and gain {{Guyliner}}, which goes all the way back to ''Series/KamenRiderAmazon''.
** Not as far back, but WellIntentionedExtremist Sugiura turning into Taurus mirrors ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', when [[spoiler:Series/KamenRiderHibiki similarly lost sight of true justice, and]] also turned into a bull-like creature.
* #43 - Creepy dollon Yuki's front porch? Checked. Yuki's father? Checked. Yuki's parents love for cosplay and frequently change thier house's decor to satisfy different cultural themes? Checked. [[Series/KamenRiderOOO All of these seems familliar...]]
* [[spoiler:In final episode, Kengo is back as usual, thanks to Gamou which uses Aquarius Switch to use his all Cosmic Energy to repair the Core Switch, [[Series/KamenRiderDouble like Wakana who revived Philip with her own Gaia Impact]]]].
* Cosmic States' Rider Kick is surprisingly devoid of frills and even uses the right leg to deliver the kick instead of Fourze's usual left, making it designed to evoke the original Kamen Rider's kick. The attack is even simply named "Rider Kick" instead of Gentaro's usual elaborate names.
* Each of the names of the Kamen Rider Club's main members is a reference or SignificantAnagram of the name of one of the first six Showa Riders. This is referenced in ''Movie Wars Megamax'' where each member of the club cosplays as the rider their name is an anagram of, with Gentaro taking the spot of [[Series/KamenRiderStronger Kamen Rider Stronger]].
* The theme behind the Meteor Fusion switch can be considered a CallBack of sorts to [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W]].
* In TheMovie, [[spoiler:the ''Kyodain'' characters' roles are reversed; in the original show the Kyodain were the heroes, while Black Knight and Gaburin Queen (Inga Blink's name is an anagram of hers) were villains. Of course, at first it looks like Inga and Black Knight are bad guys too...]]
** It goes farther that Groundain and Skydain obviously being based on Grounzel and Skyzel. Not only is XVII based on Daitetsujin 17, it's pronounced "X-V-2" instead of "Seventeen," just as the original was pronounced "One Seven" as opposed to "Seventeen." The molecule-like machinery in its core is based on the design of a Daitetsujin 17 villain called Brain. Brain was once the human Professor Blink, just as Inga Blink's father's mind is the basis of XVII's brain. and its little helper robots are based on the large helper robot Gombess from Kyodain. (According to AllThereInTheManual, the robots are even called Gunbases.)
* Gentaro winding up with the belt due to Kengo's condition brings to mind Creator/HiroshiFujioka's well-documented GameBreakingInjury, which led to the creation of the second Kamen Rider. [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Not the only time it's been done, either...]]
* Speaking of which, the very first [=MotW=] has three circles in a row on its belt buckle. The TronLines are negligible though, since apparently all Zodiarts will depict their constellations this way.
** The first [=MotW=] is Orion. Orion's Belt ([[CoincidenceMagnet made of three stars in a slant]]) is the most iconic aspect of the constellation.
** The Pyxis Zodiarts has a disturbing resemblance to [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Uva]].
** #21. While Fourze gets WolverineClaws apparently inspired from witnessing Series/KamenRiderOOO in action from his EarlyBirdCameo, Ohsugi gets a HomemadeSweaterFromHell that ''just happens to have'' a red right-arm sleeve.
** And Fourze's arms-and-legs-weapons gimmick is similar to Birth.
* JK even has his own finger-salute representing the letters J and K. [[Film/KamenRiderJ We've seen the J before.]]
* Kengo carries out his own investigations to unmask the Chameleon Zodiarts, and winds up replicating ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s finger-point gesture.
** Speaking of which, #7 has JK running from the MonsterOfTheWeek while yelling "[[LookBehindYou look, UFO! Abominable snowman!]]", calling back to Detective Jinno's focus episode.
** In #17, Sonoda does [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Wakana Sonozaki's]] CharacterTic, complete with a close-up on her lips.
** The [[http://i.imgur.com/5SCBS.jpg NS MagPhone]] UpgradeArtifact is designed to go into two Astro Switch ports simultaneously for [[http://i.imgur.com/RFALl.jpg Magnet States]], much like the Xtreme Memory.
* The gigantic explosions caused by powerful Zodiarts that can cause major damage call back to ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''. The police dealing with the Hound Zodiarts - ineffectively - may also be a call back.
* The Beat switch delivers [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki a sound attack that even sounds like a drum.]]
** The symbol for Haruka's gym in #21 has some similarities to the Hibiki logo.
** Cosmic States' transformation involves Astro Switches combining into Fourze (with the Foodroid Switches ejecting from them) in a sequence evoking that of Armed Hibiki's transformation.
* A girl in #6 has [[Series/KamenRiderDenO New Den-O]]'s henshin sound as a ringtone.
* Fire States has [[Film/KamenRiderTheNext the ability to suck in all surrounding flames to empower itself.]]
* Gentaro does a point-blank fire shot in Fire States against the Perseus Zodiarts in #15, much like how [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kamen Rider Garren]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble [[color:red:Heat]][[color:blue:Trigger]] form used such an attack. Interestingly, Meteor has a similar move in #18 via the "Mars" function on his [[PowerFist Meteor Galaxy]].
* Kamen Rider Meteor's support is named Tachibana in honor of Tobei Tachibana, who was an ally and mechanic to the first seven Showa Riders (from No. 1 to Stronger).
* When Ryusei activates the Meteor Driver for transformation, it says “Meteor, Ready?”, similar to how Kamen Rider [=IXA=]’s knuckle announces “Ready” when used for transformation.
* The storage room Kengo's locker is in also contains [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Daisuke's guitar case]].
* The Lynx Zodiarts is a monster cat that can do bursts of superspeed. His look, the way he moves, ''everything'' makes him basically a repaint of the Smilodon Dopant.
* And Leo has WolverineClaws and wind attacks, basically making him Kazari. He also carries the Switches of defeated Horoscopes, just as Kazari once carried the Core Medals of some of the other Greeed.
* Not only is the Cygnus Zodiarts similar to both [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Seig]] and [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Ixa]], but the Cygnus cult meeting involves a ''Theatre/SwanLake'' ballet ''and'' an exercise ritual worthy of IXA-Cise. Towards the end of #23, Cygnus performs a kick that is very similar to the ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Fang Streiser.]]''
** And the Giantfoot Module mimics the Kiva Dogga Form's FinishingMove in terms of concept.
* At the end of #24, when discussing Eguchi's hero-worship, Yuki does [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Eiji's henshin pose]].
** From #33 onwards, Yuki gains a Hayabusa puppet that has apparently inherited the CreepyDoll FX from [[FanNickname Maki Jr]].
** The Kamen Rider Girls make their second in-universe appearance in #26, after ''Shogun and the 21 Core Medals''.
* The Musca Zodiarts in #29 [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga develops new powers when his arms and legs turn green.]]
* The Cosmic State transformation [[Series/KamenRiderBlade involves all 40 Astro Switches and a]] {{BFS}}. And the Foodroids join in as well. [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki Where have we seen that before?]]
* Fourze's easy access to his Astro Switches when in Cosmic State involve pressing corresponding buttons somewhere on his person. It's like [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Complete Form]] all over again.
* JK's rock star ImagineSpot involves wearing his hair in one-sided cornrows - a style [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Ankh]] was known for. Adding a meta twist, [[http://www.jefusion.com/2011/12/ryosuke-miura-holds-first-live-solo.html Ankh's actor Ryosuke Miura actually had his own rock concert.]]
* Rocket State's FinishingMove, Tailspin Crusher, is an {{Homage}} to two of Rider 1's moves, the [[SpectacularSpinning Tailspin Shoot]] and [[UseYourHead Head Crusher]].
* #39-40 - the brainwashed Mooks of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil turn pale and gain {{Guyliner}}, which goes all the way back to ''Series/KamenRiderAmazon''.
** Not as far back, but WellIntentionedExtremist Sugiura turning into Taurus mirrors ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', when [[spoiler:Series/KamenRiderHibiki similarly lost sight of true justice, and]] also turned into a bull-like creature.
* #43 - Creepy dollon Yuki's front porch? Checked. Yuki's father? Checked. Yuki's parents love for cosplay and frequently change thier house's decor to satisfy different cultural themes? Checked. [[Series/KamenRiderOOO All of these seems familliar...]]
* [[spoiler:In final episode, Kengo is back as usual, thanks to Gamou which uses Aquarius Switch to use his all Cosmic Energy to repair the Core Switch, [[Series/KamenRiderDouble like Wakana who revived Philip with her own Gaia Impact]]]].
* Cosmic States' Rider Kick is surprisingly devoid of frills and even uses the right leg to deliver the kick instead of Fourze's usual left, making it designed to evoke the original Kamen Rider's kick. The attack is even simply named "Rider Kick" instead of Gentaro's usual elaborate names.
* Each of the names of the Kamen Rider Club's main members is a reference or SignificantAnagram of the name of one of the first six Showa Riders. This is referenced in ''Movie Wars Megamax'' where each member of the club cosplays as the rider their name is an anagram of, with Gentaro taking the spot of [[Series/KamenRiderStronger Kamen Rider Stronger]].
* The theme behind the Meteor Fusion switch can be considered a CallBack of sorts to [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W]].
* In TheMovie, [[spoiler:the ''Kyodain'' characters' roles are reversed; in the original show the Kyodain were the heroes, while Black Knight and Gaburin Queen (Inga Blink's name is an anagram of hers) were villains. Of course, at first it looks like Inga and Black Knight are bad guys too...]]
** It goes farther that Groundain and Skydain obviously being based on Grounzel and Skyzel. Not only is XVII based on Daitetsujin 17, it's pronounced "X-V-2" instead of "Seventeen," just as the original was pronounced "One Seven" as opposed to "Seventeen." The molecule-like machinery in its core is based on the design of a Daitetsujin 17 villain called Brain. Brain was once the human Professor Blink, just as Inga Blink's father's mind is the basis of XVII's brain. and its little helper robots are based on the large helper robot Gombess from Kyodain. (According to AllThereInTheManual, the robots are even called Gunbases.)
