List of similar characters in When They Cry

Several characters across the works of Ryukishi07 have marked similarities in name, appearance, or history. These similarities are often homages and do not necessarily indicate canon relationships between characters.

Characters similar to Rika Furude

Several characters appear to be based on Rika Furude from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.

Rika Furude

F. Bernkastel

Bernkastel

Erika Furudo

Stella Maiougi

Fuhka Takatori

• Frederica Bernkastel, a minor character from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, is best known as the author of the poems that opens each arc of the sound novels. She has been explicitly confirmed as having been born from Rika's hopelessness.
• Bernkastel, a character from Umineko no Naku Koro ni, was once Rika Furude. She references this in Turn of the Golden Witch, wherein she recalls her old catchphrase, "Nipah~."
• Erika Furudo, a character from Umineko no Naku Koro ni that Bernkastel created in her own likeness, bears a similar name and appearance to Rika. The name "Furudo Erika" is phonetically similar to the name "Frederica".
• Stella Maiougi, a character from Rose Guns Days, bears a similar appearance to Rika.
• Serika Furuwada, a character from Harem Royale -When the Game Ends-. The name "Serika Furuwada" is phonetically similar to "Rika Furude."
• Fuhka Takatori, a minor character from TRianThology's School Love Adventure arc, bears a similar appearance to Rika.
• Mikubi Matsurika, a character from Bakemonotachi ga Usobuku Koro ni ~Bakemonohime no Kateikyoushi~, bears a similar appearance to Rika.

Characters similar to either Satoko Houjou or Miyo Takano

Several characters appear to be based on either Satoko Houjou or Miyo Takano from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Many of these characters also contain a reference to the number 34.

Satoko Houjou

Miyo Takano

Lambdadelta

Vier Dreissig

Miyoko Tanashi

Meryl Tanashi

• Lambdadelta, a character from Umineko no Naku Koro ni, was popularly speculated to be Miyo Takano due to their similar appearance. Furthermore, Lambdadelta refers to Miyo Takano as "her other self" in the Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni prologue, The First and the Last Gift. However, Ryukishi07 has directly refuted this theory and refers to it as a red herring. Fans have also speculated that Lambdadelta is related to Satoko Houjou, the best friend of Bernkastel's previous self, Rika Furude. Though this has not been confirmed, Satoko's abilities and actions shown in Satokowashi-hen have further cemented this speculation.
  • The Greek letters of Lambdadelta's name mean 30 (λ) and 4 (Δ). Future allusions to the number 34 are considered references to Lambdadelta.
• Vier Dreissig, a character from Ciconia no Naku Koro ni, bears a similar appearance to Miyo Takano.
  • In German, "Vier Dreissig" translates as "four thirty". Using Japanese naming conventions, this becomes "thirty four".
• Miyoko Tanashi, a character from Kaidan to Odorō, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru, shares Miyo Takano's birth name of "Miyoko Tanashi."
• Meryl Tanashi, a character from Rose Guns Days, shares Miyo Takano's birth name of "Miyoko Tanashi."
• Miyoko Takano, a character from Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni, shares Miyo Takano's name and appearance. Furthermore, Miyoko has a similar family history to Miyo Takano.
• In Satokowashi-hen, Part 4, Eua refers to Satoko by several names: Vier, Mitsuyo, and Anomalous Spinal Cord Specimen LD 3105.
  • Vier is a reference to Vier Dreissig from Ciconia no Naku Koro ni.
  • Mitsuyo is goroawase for 34.
  • LD 3105 is goroawase for LambdaDelta 3(Sa)10(to)5(ko).

Miscellaneous

• Featherine Augustus Aurora/Eua from Umineko no Naku Koro ni bears some resemblance to Hanyuu from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
• The character Okonogi is present in both Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, as the leader of the Yamainu, and in Umineko no Naku Koro ni, as president of a company with ties to Rudolf Ushiromiya and Hideyoshi Ushiromiya.
  • A similarly named character appears in Ciconia no Naku Koro ni.
  • Morris Monobe from Rose Guns Days bears a similar appearance to Okonogi.
• Juuza Amakusa, a bodyguard from Umineko no Naku Koro ni, appears in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni as the solider Hibari 13.
  • Hibari 13 was originally an unrelated character, however the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni manga retroactively identified him as a younger Juuza Amakusa.
• Philip U. Butler from Rose Guns Days bears a similar name and appearance to Battler Ushiromiya from Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Furthermore, both characters have younger sisters named "Ange."
• Sakunoshin from Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni strongly resembles Sakutarou from Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
• The character Kyounosuke Ieiri from Bakemonotachi ga Usobuku Koro ni ~Bakemonohime no Kateikyoushi~ has a similar name and appearance to Kyousuke Irie.
• Miho Kuonji from TRianThology's School Love Adventure arc bears some resemblance to Shannon from Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
• Karen Saijyouji from TRianThology's School Love Adventure arc bears some resemblance to Beatrice from Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
• The character Zepafur's name is an amalgamation of Zepar and Furfur.
• Yuanhong Wang from Rose Guns Days bears some resemblance to Witch Hunter Mikami from Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Ryukishi07 has elaborated that the character of Mikami was created because of how much Ryukishi07 enjoyed Takuya Tsukamoto's performance of Yuanhong Wang in the stage play adaptation of Rose Guns Days.