Parodies and references explanation for Murenase! Seton Gakuen / Seton Academy: Join the Pack! episode 2-12.
Time stamps are approximate
Episode 2
7:55 The strip and scenic background after first tasting the food is possibly a parody of the food-eating reactions from the manga Shokugeki no Souma / Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma.
Episode 3
14:09
Shishino King’s burst of yellow glowing power is possibly a parody of the Super Saiyajin / Super Saiyan from the manga Dragonball.
Episode 5
6:58
The card game called “Magic: the Donkeys” and it’s card design is possibly a parody of the real card game Magic: The Gathering.
10:52
The fishing and pose done by the chimpanzee girl Saruhara Pan much resembles that of some of the poses of character Mihira Sanpei from the manga Tsurikichi Sanpei / Fisherman Sanpei.
Episode 7
15:09
The smoke cloud is possibly a parody of the smoke clouds from the anime Time Bokan.
Episode 8
0:18
Parody of Pocky
0:28
The title of the book Mazama Jin, “Niku Q Seiden” (literally “paw authenic biography”, but with a pun on the “Q” being the same pronunciation of the Japanese “kyuu” in “niku kyuu / paw”), is a parody of the Chinese novella title “阿Q正傳 / The True Story of Ah Q”.
Episode 9
23:40
The Sunrise tachi / Sunrise stand pose, a pose while holding a weapon like shown (except mirrored direction), from the Sunrise animation studio.
Episode 10
21:23
The yellow with black stripe jumpsuit is the same worn by the character Hai Tien (played by Bruce Lee) in the film The Game of Death.
22:11 Shishino King says “wakaran daga tomo ni ikiru koto ga dekiru” (literally “(I) don’t know, but (we) can live together”) which is a parody of the line, “wakaranu daga tomo ni ikiru koto ga dekiru” (same meaning), said by the character Ashitaka from the anime film Mononoke Hime / Princess Mononoke.
Episode 11
12:33
Komori Yukari’s face is a parody of a face from the manga Houchounin Ajihei.
12:38
Meimei’s nose accessory resembles that of a certain character also from the manga Houchounin Ajihei.
Episode 12
14:58 The music during the scene is a parody of the theme music from the boxing drama film series Rocky.
Screenshot credits: © 山下文吾・Cygames／アニメ「群れなせ！シートン学園」製作委員会
