Manhua[]
There has yet to be pop culture references noted in the manhua.
Donghua[]
Overall[]
Several times through the donghua we can see Ira wearing graphic t-shirts with pop culture references on it. These shirts often have gaming themes on them.
Episode 2[]
In episode 2, Neil has a Bruce Lee poster in his room.
Episode 4[]
In episode 4, we see Damao punching a robber. The robber flies in the sky, turning into a star, and he screams a typical Team Rocket line!
Episode 5[]
The meme reference in episode 5.
At the start of this episode Ira is drawn momentarily in the "virgin" pose, a reference to the virgin vs chad walk meme. His pose in the donghua matches key points on the original image. Ira has his back slouched, stiff arm movement, has his head craned forward, has long strides, and is assumedly avoiding eye contact.
In Ira’s room, there are multiple posters and figures from many different famous franchises. There are also gaming consoles like the Xbox, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch present on his shelf.
Episode 6[]
There is a background petshop animal that resembles a slowpoke and another that resembles Cthulu.
Episode 7[]
In Neil's room there is a poster for Police Story, a film series featuring Jackie Chan.
Episode 9[]
The meme reference in episode 9.
Damao, Lynn, Ira and Abu replicate the "reaction guys" meme in response to how cute Neil's catgirl form was!
Episode 10[]
During the bumper of this episode, a photograph of Lily resembles the "Kotori Photobomb" meme.
Episode 12[]
During the Temple scene, we see some characters from Fei Ren Zai.
Episode 20[]
During a scene of Lily at school, there are characters from Fei Ren Zai in the background.
Episode 21[]
When Neil is texting Lily he sends cat emoticons that are a reference to The Legend of Luo Xiaohei.