Marriage of Heaven and Hell / Shout Out

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Volume 1

Aika gives Makoto a chapter of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run to read in chapter 1.
Makoto attempts to "withdraw cooly" from Rias' bedroom after walking in on her naked.
Makoto explains that “Would you die for me?” is less “Would you endure blistering winds and scorching deserts?” and more “The game was rigged from the start.”
Makoto refers to the exorcists’ sword of light as “bootleg lightsabers" and says that Freed aims like a stormtrooper.
Makoto mentions Leeroy Jenkins when Koneko decides to bust straight through the Sanctuary door.
Michael tells Gabriel that Metatron had been watching Naruto and had been practicing "ninja techniques" ever since.
Gabriel describes Shuri's eyes as "hazel and soft as clouds," a line from the song "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors.

Volume 2

When Motohama asks about Akeno's three sizes, Makoto lists them as "Huge-Average-Probably Average"
Motohama: C'mon. Be a bit more specific than that. That might be someone else's.
Makoto states while training with Rias that he's "allergic to manual labor"
When Makoto starts having trouble using his Power of Retribution, he tells Aika and Asia that he "lost his stuff."
Chapter 2 begins with "And on that bombshell..."
After being woken up from a nightmare by his waifu alarm clock, Makoto says that "Technology is incredible."
Makoto uses Okuyasu's reaction to Tonio's cooking to compare his mother's tea with Akeno and Suzaku's.
Halja's "Makoto Fujiwara, back from the dead. I shall soon remedy that" comment is similar to a line said by Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Volume 3

Makoto exclaims "right in the plums!" after taking a dodgeball to the nuts.
Makoto's narration says "let's see you grit those teeth" before he attempts to snap Yuuto out of his Heroic BSoD.
Makoto tells Xenovia that he would get "killed 100 times" without their help.
Makoto tells the Legendary Sage that he'll "be doing his panty thievery in Prison from now on."
Saji mentions "Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!" when Makoto mentions them getting help from exorcists.
When Freed ambushes them with Excalibur, Makoto tells him that he "knew something reeked of hypocrisy."
When Yuuto finally joins the rest of the group to help fight Kokabiel, he says, "Kept you waiting, huh?"
Yuuto says that he would show Valper and Freed justice with his Balance Breaker.
- Makoto later makes another reference to Stardust Crusaders in the same by listing one of the mistakes Kokabiel made as "you pissed her off."

Volume 4

Makoto says that Yuma keeping the dress from their "first date" is "a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one."
Iblis refers to Makoto as "the much-debated White Dragon Emperor" which Makoto later corrects to "the legendary White Dragon Emperor"
When Akeno declares that she can't die until she confesses her love to Makoto, Iblis replies that she'll "die braver than most."
When Serafall initiates the Big Damn Heroes moment in Chapter 6, she declares "Your savior is here!!"
After Makoto ends up accidentally using Armor Break as The Nudifier for the second time, Koneko says that her "disappointment is immeasurable"

Volume 5

While Makoto is brainstorming in the boys' hot spring about if there was another boy who was retconned out that was a time-stopping vampire, Aika chimes in from the girls' side that "You were just describing DIO, Makoto!"
After Riser Phenex commends him for having a Valkyrie as part of his Battle Harem, Makoto suggests that collecting women for his harem is like collecting Pokémon.
Freed exclaims "It's over! I have the high ground!" when Rahab reaches down to grab Exscalon.
After Rahab cuts off his arm, Freed exclaims "Tis but a scratch!"
While Diodora is being arrested, Makoto says "A man’s gotta know his limitations."

Volume 6

Makoto and Serafall have a similar exchange to one from The Force Awakens
Serafall: Alright, just act normal, don’t make a scene…
Makoto: I am acting normal.
Serafall: I’m talking to myself…
When Makoto confronts Zephyrdor at the Social, he asks Makoto, "What are you going to do – send me to Jesus!?”
Chapter 2 introduces the character Korgull Naberius.
Xenovia's statement that "If you’re gonna say you’re gonna defeat me, the deed should already be done" is similar to Prosciutto's philosophy from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

Shout Out / Marriage of Heaven and Hell