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*[[Ange Ushiromiya]]'s false name "Gretel" is likely a reference to the fairy tale "[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]", which Battler jokingly mentions.

*The names of the women in [[Rudolf Ushiromiya]]'s immediate family ([[Kyrie Ushiromiya|Kyrie]], [[Asumu Ushiromiya|Asumu]], and [[Ange Ushiromiya|Ange]]) are references to the Priest skills in the MMORPG ''[[w:Ragnarok Online|Ragnarok Online]]'' (Kyrie Eleison, Assumptio, and Angelus respectively).

*[[Sakutarou]] was originally to be named "Sakura" after the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:~~Card Captor~~ Sakura|~~Card Captor~~ Sakura]]'', however Maria changed it to sound more masculine.

*[[Sakutarou]] was originally to be named "Sakura" after the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:Cardcaptor Sakura|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', however Maria changed it to sound more masculine.

**This is actually an anachronism as ''~~Card Captor~~ Sakura'' debuted in 1996, ten years after ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' takes place.

**This is actually an anachronism as ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' debuted in 1996, ten years after ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' takes place.

**Mion Sonozaki makes a similarly anachronistic reference to ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' in {{watanagashi}}.

*[[Rumiko Chie]] is a parody of [http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Ciel Ciel] from [[w:Tsukihime|''Tsukihime'']].

**In {{batsukoishi}}, she is shown wielding six T-squares in the same fashion that Ciel wields her "Black Keys" swords.

*In {{onikakushi}}, [[Keiichi Maebara]] references ''[[w:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.

*In {{watanagashi}}, [[Mion Sonozaki]] references ''[[w:Card Captor Sakura|Card Captor Sakura]]''.

*Several chapters in {{hajisarashi}} are named after catchphrases from ''[[w:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]''.

*[[Hameln]] is likely a reference to the [[w:Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper of Hamelin]].