Shout Outs in Don't Cry For Me, I've Already Wilted and After Yamiko.
Shout-Outs to Anime and Manga
- In Chapter 10, Sora is seen reading One Piece.
- In the final chapter of After Yamiko, Nagomi Diner is shown serving a ramen meal inspired by the one seen in Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.
Shout-Outs to Literature
- One of Maimiko's dolls is named Deathberry.
- In Chapter 5, Minori asks Saki to read her a Clémentine book.
- Chapter 7:
- Kanade reads Feminist Baby for Elle-chan.
- Saki briefly reads Peter Rabbit to Ai-chan.
- Hibiki reads The Little Prince for Anna.
Shout-Outs to Live-Action TV
- When Hibiki hears Yuko uses a T-Word Euphemism, she quips that she's not on Sesame Street and that she's allowed to swear. Later, when they're asked to take it outside, Hana tells them that they respect Sesame Street in this house.
Shout-Outs to Music
- In After Yamiko, Regina's plan to defeat Yamiko the next time she comes to fight is to sit on her and force her to listen to One Direction.
Shout-Outs to Video Games
- The Princess Cures play a video game implied to be Mario Kart.
Shout-Outs to Western Animation
- In Chapter 4, Pegitan and Chiyu run through the Pablo routine, where Pegitan freaks out over something (they perceive as) small, and Chiyu has to shout his name three times to snap him out of it.
- In Chapter 3 of After Yamiko, Itsuki puts on PAW Patrol for Hime to watch, specifically the episode "Pups Save the Penguins".
