History ShoutOut / KamenRiderExAid

** Coincidentally, the aforementioned episode's title refers to a μ's song called "Oh, Love & Peace!".

** Let's see, Taiga is an [[Fiction500 insanely wealthy]] SmugSuper {{Jerkass}}, while Nico [[ShipTease admires him]] for that attitude. Are we talking about [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Togami and Touko]]?

** Let's see, Taiga is a (subtly) [[Fiction500 wealthy]] SmugSuper {{Jerkass}}, while Nico admires him for that attitude. Are we talking about [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Togami and Touko]]?

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. However, being the mastermind of Zero Day brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]]. [[spoiler:It's later revealed in #31 that his HiddenDepths has something to do with him being a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SUperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]

** Emu is "Genius Gamer M"? Might as well called the "[[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Super High School]] [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Level Gamer]]".

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. However, being the mastermind of Zero Day brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]]. [[spoiler:However, his HiddenDepths in #31 reveals that he's a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SUperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. However, being the mastermind of Zero Day brings him closer to Junko's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]].
*** [[spoiler:However, his HiddenDepths in #31 reveals that he's a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SUperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru]].]]

** Kuroto's Genm Level X form has the same color scheme as Monokuma. However, being the mastermind of Zero Day brings him closer to Junko Enoshima's role as the mastermind of [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History]].

*** [[spoiler:However, his HiddenDepths in #31 reveals that he's a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SUperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru.]]]]

*** [[spoiler:However, his HiddenDepths in #31 reveals that he's a MommasBoy on par with [[VisualNovel/SUperDanganRonpa2 Gundham and Teruteru.]]

** Kuroto, [[spoiler:resurrected as a Bugster]], tells the Doctor Riders [[spoiler:to call him "Neo Kuroto Dan"]]. Are you sure you're not "[[Anime/YuGiOhArcV Neo New Sawatari]]"?

** Genm's [[spoiler:Level 0 form]] has [[spoiler:ninety-nine lives]]. So how does Kuroto [[spoiler:respawn himself]] if he gets killed off? [[spoiler:Coming out from a purple [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Warp Pipe]].]]

** Genm's [[Level 0 form]] has [[spoiler:ninety-nine lives]]. So how does Kuroto [[spoiler:respawn himself]] if he gets killed off? [[spoiler:Coming out from a purple [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Warp Pipe]].]]

*** His [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead resurrection as a Bugster]] in #30]] can also be summed up as [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 AI Junko]] given physical form.

** [[spoiler:When Emu achieves Level 99 form and removes Kuroto's immortality, and later, his Genm powers, he's reduced from a KillerGameMaster to a pathetic SOB with a keyboard. Kirito did ''exactly'' the same thing to Sugou's GM powers thanks to Kayaba's Administrator ID. The only key difference is what happened afterwards: While Sugou lives as a disgraced criminal for the rest of his life in prison, Kuroto is killed off by a Kayaba {{Expy}} in the form of Pallad.]]

** On the subject of''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', Nico's bratty attitude is similar to Shimakaze, the ship girls' "problem child". Made sense if the viewers noted that her semi-ShipTease moments with Taiga can be compared to the marriage system between the Admiral and a ship girl.

** With the reveal that [[spoiler: Pallad is the physical form of Emu's repressed childhood wish to [[FriendlessBackground have a friend to play games with]], he's also an [[Expy]] of Yubel herself.]]

* Shakariki Sports is a reference to the novel ''{{Literature/Shakariki}}!'', by Masahito Soda (also adapted into a film directed by Shinsuke Ono), about a competitive cyclist.

** Hunter Gamer, meanwhile, looks like the Fatalis armor from [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter]] with a sword and a railgun bashed onto the arms.

*** His [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead resurrection as a Bugster]]]] can also be summed up as [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 AI Junko]] given physical form.

*** Kuroto's [[spoiler:[[BackRfomTheDead resurrection as a Bugster]]]] can be summed up as [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 AI Junko]] given physical form.

** If Poppy's disguise is named "Asuna Karino", does that make her "'''Asuna''' Yuuki"? Not to mention, her IdolSinger motif is based on Yuna Shigemura from TheMovie.

** If Poppy's disguise is named "Asuna Karino", does this make her "'''Asuna''' Yuuki"? Not to mention, her RhythmGame and IdolSinger themes bring to mind Yuna Shigemura from TheMovie.
*** Ironically, she's actually a video game character based on [=MHPCs=] such as Yui and Strea.

** If Poppy's disguise is named "Asuna Karino", does this make her "'''Asuna''' Yuuki"? Not to mention, her RhythmGame and IdolSinger themes bring to mind Yuna Shigemura.

** If Poppy's disguise is named "Asuna Karino", does this make her "Asuna Yuuki"? Not to mention, her RhythmGame and IdolSinger themes bring to mind Yuna Shigemura.

** If Poppy's disguise is named "Asuna Karino", does this make her "Asuna Yuuki"? Not to mention, she's based on [=MHPCs=] such as Yui and Strea.
*** For bonus points, her RhythmGame and IdolSinger themes bring to mind Yuna Shigemura.