Vue maintainer are using names from manga and anime all the time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vue.js#Versions

The framework that will pierce the heavens

Don't believe in yourself, believe in Evan who believes in you.

Japanese mecha anime television series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurren_Lagann

I guess you must be a spy from Anti-Spiral.

( Music is already looping in my head..... Who the hell do you think we are !)

On a slightly more serious note. I am not sure the release is anywhere close enough to warrant this code name.

This is a cultural reference you don’t get. Welcome to the world of every non-native speaker.