Kurumada's works have had influence on manga authors and related media. Worthy of mention is Yudetamago's "Kinnikuman", Hiroshi Kawamoto's Tenkū Senki Shurato, Clamp's "Magic Knight Rayearth", Kōichi Tokita's "Mobile Fighter G Gundam", Hajime Yatate and Ryuichi Hoshino's "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers", Yoshihiro Togashi's "YuYu Hakusho", videogames such as the "World Heroes" series and The King of Fighters series, among others. References to his works by other authors can be found in the mentioned videogames and in popular manga, such as Kōsuke Fujishima's Aa! Megami-sama, Kenjirō Hata's Hayate no Gotoku, Chika Umino's Honey & Clover, Tite Kubo's BLEACH, and their respective anime adaptations, among others.