Hiroshi Matsuyama was interviewed by "SuperSoluce" at the Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show 2012 and was asked why he didn't chose motion capture for the game's animations, but instead chose to animate by hand. He commented:

There are several Easter Eggs hidden in many of the Interlude chapters which can be revealed using the scroll function:
• Bottom right of the first page of Chapter 1 is a PTX-40A from Lost Planet.
• The far right of the first page of Chapter 2 Power Up Icon that has appeared in many Capcom Games.
• The right in the third page of Chapter 4 is Mobi-chan from Side Arms: Hyper Dyne.
• The left of the first page of Chapter 7 is a Power Up Icon on the cereal box.
• The right of the first page of Chapter 10 is Sagat from Street Fighter preforming a Tiger Uppercut on a Doji Soldier.
• Slightly downward of the second page of Chapter 10 is Amaterasu and Issun from Okami.
• To the bottom right of the third page of Chapter 10 is a Cat from Monster Hunter.
• In each page of Chapter 12 along the top and bottom of the screen there is a hidden message: "CyberConnect2. Hiroshi Matsuyama. To All Team Members. Regret It To The Death. I do a have high hope for the project's "reanimation." Please remember, that I am the more enthusiastic fan of you all."
• To the bottom right of the first page of Chapter 14 is a Mini-Blanka Figurine.
• The far left of the first page of Chapter 15 are two Demi-Gods preforming a Shoryuken and Street Fighter's Dhalsim's Drill Kick.

The music for the fight with Augus in episode 11 is Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World". It was composed by Antonin Dvorak, while the particular performance used during the battle was conducted by Libor Pisek and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.