

In volume 16, _Communication 223: Culture Festival, Day 1_ , I was kind of
baffled to see this Beyblade reference:

[![Komi playing
Beyblade](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PVcHn.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PVcHn.png)

(Though this picture I found on Google must be a fan translation, because the
actual dialogue in the official version is different, with Tadano just saying,
"What the--?!", and the other dialogue bubble saying "Then they played
Beyblade with the townsfolk.)

So they have this throwaway line to Beyblade in this panel, and then they
don't mention it again or explain it at all. Don't get me wrong: It was
hilarious and I love it. But it also left me a bit curious as to why.

I thought I remembered Beyblade being mentioned before, and a google search
came up with this, which seemed familiar to my memories:

[![First beyblade
reference](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EzNPt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EzNPt.png)

So, what's the deal with these references? Does the author just like Beyblade,
or are they involved with it in some way? I tried googling to find out if
there's anything to it, but all I really learned was that other people found
it just as funny as I did, and maybe it's become a meme or something.

So, what's the deal? Is there anything to this? Any particular reason it's
Beyblade, and not something else?


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What's with the Beyblade references?