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**In {{requiem}}, [[Gaap]] refers to herself as "U.N. Owen, a 495-year-old witch", a reference to U.N. Owen, an alias for the main antagonist of ''And Then There Were None''. |
**In {{requiem}}, [[Gaap]] refers to herself as "U.N. Owen, a 495-year-old witch", a reference to U.N. Owen, an alias for the main antagonist of ''And Then There Were None''. |
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*[[Battler Ushiromiya|Battler Ushiromiya's]] name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Superintendent Battle|Superintendent Battle]], a recurring character created by [[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]. |
*[[Battler Ushiromiya|Battler Ushiromiya's]] name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Superintendent Battle|Superintendent Battle]], a recurring character created by [[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]. |
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*The popularity of [[w:mahjong|mahjong]] in {{higurashi}} is possibly a reference to the use of mahjong in [[w:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] ''[[w:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd|The Murder of Roger Ackroyd]]''. |
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*[[St. Lucia Academy]] may be named in reference to [[w:Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]], an island visited by [[w:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] while on holiday. |
*[[St. Lucia Academy]] may be named in reference to [[w:Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]], an island visited by [[w:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] while on holiday. |
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*[[Sayo Yasuda|Sayo Yasuda's]] nickname "Yasu" is likely a reference to Yasuhiko "Yasu" Mano from the the 1983 game ''[[Wikipedia:The Portopia Serial Murder Case|The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]''. |
*[[Sayo Yasuda|Sayo Yasuda's]] nickname "Yasu" is likely a reference to Yasuhiko "Yasu" Mano from the the 1983 game ''[[Wikipedia:The Portopia Serial Murder Case|The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]''. |