The book in question? The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. One of the Imagine Spots Ao has when she finds out - after moving into Mira's house - that Mira has little sense of privacy is that Mira starts reading her own books without permission.Mira gives Mari the nickname "Monroe" and explains it as a reference to Marilyn Monroe. In the dub, Sakura calls Monroe a " sweet summer child" before pointing out that every day of the year has a birth stone, not just every month.Mira wonders if they are at war, in reference to Tenchijin ( Heaven, Earth and Man), a Sengoku Jidai drama aired in NHK in 2009. When Mira and Moe enter the Earth Sciences Club room in the first episode or chapter, they see a sign with "heaven" (ten) on one side of the room, one with "earth" (chi) on the other side, and one with "man" (jin) in the middle.Strangely, Asteroid in Love seldom references other manga.What comes up are heavily pixellated versions of Howl's castle and Laputa. At one point, Otonashi attempts to imagine what Angel's house would look like.References include The Terminator, Bob Dylan, and many other musical references, cementing his status as the Ensemble Dark Horse.
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