History ShoutOut / CatPlanetCuties

* When Eris [[DropTheHammer drops the hammer]], her lines are suspiciously similar to those uttered by the pilot of [[Anime/GaoGaiGar a certain hammer-wielding robot]].

* In episode 3, at the beginning, you can see Natsuru Senou and Shizuku Sangou (accompanied by Harakiri Tora and Kaden Yamaneko) from ''{{LightNovel/Kampfer}}''. Hell, they are even drawn in the artstyle of their own series!

* Eris' assist droids sneak into an airfield under the cover of a [[Franchise/MetalGear cardboard box]].

** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Zero_6548.jpg Appearances]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Blacksmith_3082.jpg from]] [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith Cecily, Luke and Lisa]].

** Really, just about anything while they were in that shop is a ShoutOut to something, from the anime posters on the walls, [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], to cosplayers, to figurines.

* The club room for the school film club has posters of ''[[Film/TheGodfather The Grandfather Part VI]]'', ''[[Film/{{Armageddon}} Armagedoon]]'', and ''[[Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch The Man Who Was Too Fat]]''.

** ''Star Trek'' has [[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Caitian catgirls]] - interestingly enough, referred to as "Caitians". Then again, Itokazu-sensei is a [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness Hard SF fangirl]], not a Trek expert.

* Eris' assist droids snuck into an airfield under the cover of a [[Franchise/MetalGear cardboard box]].

* In episode 2 when breaking Eris out of the military base, Kio's uncle set explosive as distractions. He yells [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "Ka-BOOM"]]

* In episode 3, at the beginning, you can see Natsuru Senou and Shizuku Sangou (accompanied by Harakiri Tora and Kaden Yamaneko) from {{LightNovel/Kampfer}}. Hell, they are even drawn in the artstyle of their own series!

* Each episode has an opening narration that parodies other TV shows, including Franchise/StarTrek, Series/{{Bewitched}}, Series/MissionImpossible, Series/StarskyAndHutch, Series/IDreamOfJeannie, Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero, and others.
* Franchise/StarTrek has been mentioned outright twice, besides the opening narrations and several visual references. Once when Itokazu-sensei whines about catgirls being [[LampshadeHanging such ludicrous aliens that even Trekkies would find them silly]], and another when they time an attack on a military base with a Star Trek rerun because the base is full of trekkies.
** Star Trek has [[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Caitian catgirls]] - interestingly enough, referred to as "Caitians". Then again, Itokazu-sensei is a [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness Hard SF fangirl]], not a Trek expert.

** There's a member of Beautiful Contact in Episode 2 who looks remarkably like [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Shaggie]].

* The club room for the school film club has posters of [[Film/TheGodfather The Grandfather Part VI]], [[Film/{{Armageddon}} Armagedoon]], and [[Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch The Man Who Was Too Fat.]]

* After the end credits of Episode 9, Lawry apparently sinks to the bottom of the water in a fashion eerily similar to a certain famous death in VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.
* In Episode 10, the church bell of the black and white film "espousing the virtues of kindness and generosity" is the final shot of the heartwarming Creator/FrankCapra Christmas classic ''[[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife It's A Wonderful Life.]]'' The directors show their love for classics by having Chaika openly saying ''"Oh, no matter how many times you see it, this is still a lovely, lovely film."''

* Leave it to Itokazu-sensei to exclaim [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_R._Jones Professor Jameson!]] upon seeing Rulos' walking core.
* Episode 12 features [[Anime/{{Tekkaman}} Sol Tekkamen Power Suits]]
* Manami, Aoi, and Eris becoming Kio's lovers all at once is reminescent of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', another anime series produced by AIC.

** Another ''Star Trek'' reference is in the SuperMultiPurposeRoom, which is a direct copy of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' Holodeck

* Episode 9 pays tribute to ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122336 Captain Future]]'', a show based on a series of novels by pulp SF author Edmond Hamilton.

* Each episode has an opening narration that parodies other TV shows, including Franchise/StarTrek, Series/{{Bewitched}}, Series/MissionImpossible, Series/StarskyAndHutch, Series/IDreamOfJeannie, TheGreatestAmericanHero, and others.

* Itokazu-sensei is reading Robert L. Forward's ''Dragon's Egg'' in episode 7, a classic SF work on StarfishAliens.

* Manami names her assistDroid [[Creator/ChowYunFat Yun-Fat]]. It even summons [[JohnWoo white doves]].

** Given Itokazu-sensei's codename, [[Literature/EndersGame Ender]], it might be a reference to another [[Creator/OrsonScottCard Orson]].
** Further confusing the issue is the stated item in Episode 11 that the Orsonians can (and have) taken away a entire race's ''ability to think'' if they break galactic law enough times.
** Given the amount of TV show references, maybe it's just this [[Series/MorkAndMindy Orson]].

** Given Itokazu-sensei's codename, [[EndersGame Ender]], it might be a reference to another [[Creator/OrsonScottCard Orson]].

** Really, just about anything while they were in that shop is a ShoutOut to something, from the anime posters on the walls, [[ShakuganNoShana Shana]], to cosplayers, to figurines.

* Jens, the dog girl, has her own assistdroid, which looks like, laughs like and is actually named [[WackyRaces Muttley]].

* Kio and Aoi are movie buffs, and it shows. In their first conversation, they talk about GreenAesop works ''{{Koyaanisqatsi}}'' and ''Gaia Symphony'', and obscure short thriller ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127875 The Abductor]]'' by Alex Portugal.

* There's a race of {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s called the [[OrsonWelles Orsonians]], and a sentient computer system named [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL]].
** Given Itokazu-sensei's codename, [[EndersGame Ender]], it might be a reference to another [[OrsonScottCard Orson]].

** Given the amount of TV show references, maybe it's just this [[MorkAndMindy Orson]].

* Episode four has [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Zero_6548.jpg appearances]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Blacksmith_3082.jpg from]] [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Anime/TheSacredBlacksmith Cecily, Luke and Lisa]].
** There is also an Iron Man 2 poster in the background of one scene.
*** Really, just about anything while they were in that shop is a ShoutOut to something, from the anime posters on the walls, [[ShakuganNoShana Shana]], to cosplayers, to figurines.
*** Hell, look closely and you'll see characters from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''.

* Episode four has [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Zero_6548.jpg appearances]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Blacksmith_3082.jpg from]] [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/TheSacredBlacksmith Cecily, Luke and Lisa]].

* Episode four has [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Zero_6548.jpg appearances]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tropes_Blacksmith_3082.jpg from]] [[LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima Louise]], [[TheSacredBlacksmith Cecily, Luke and Lisa]].

* When Eris [[DropTheHammer drops the hammer]], her lines are suspiciously similar to those uttered by the pilot of [[GaoGaiGar a certain hammer-wielding robot]].

** The famous OpeningNarration of TOS is copied almost word-for-word at the beginning of episode 3, except that it refers to the Catians rather than the Enterprise.