* ''Manga/{{NEEDLESS}}'' has several {{Shout Out}}s.
** The settings itself seems to be ripped off directly from Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar: wasteland as far the eye can see dotted with ruined high-rise buildings.
*** To further drive this point home, the narrator of the opening segment is Kenji Utsumi, better known as the voice actor for ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' [[BigBad Big Bads]] Raoh and Kaioh.
** Mio uses a giant stuffed animal to do a variation on the [[{{Manga/Kinnikuman}} Kinniku Buster]].