The character Jeane extensively uses duck-dodge counters during a fight with Travis. This is a reference to Gene from God Hand, who also employed the same technique of defense, almost exclusively. The phonetic annunciation of Jeane/Gene is a play on words by Suda 51.
The "Van Darkholme Award" winner speech is a parody song that uses God Hand's theme to describe Jack Garland of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.