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**Serika Furuwada from {{harem}} has a similar name to Rika Furude.
**Serika Furuwada from {{harem}} has a similar name to Rika Furude.
*[[Lambdadelta]], while not referenced in ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'', is 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.
*[[Lambdadelta]], while not referenced in ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'', is 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.
*[[Ange Ushiromiya]] and [[Shion Sonozaki]] both attended [[St. Lucia Academy]].
*[[Ange Ushiromiya]], [[Shion Sonozaki]], and [[Rika Furude]] have attended [[St. Lucia Academy]].
*The [[Angel Mort]] uniform and the [[Seven Stakes of Purgatory]] outfit have similar designs.
*The [[Angel Mort]] uniform and the [[Seven Stakes of Purgatory]] outfit have similar designs.
*The cast of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'' show up in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode X]]''.
*The cast of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'' show up in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode X]]''.

Revision as of 09:44, 5 February 2021

The When They Cry franchise contains several cultural and historical references as a result of author Ryukishi07's habit of putting references in his work just to have them.[1] A partial list of these references is below.

Divine Comedy

Umineko no Naku Koro ni contains many references of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

Detective fiction

Demonology

Touhou Project

Other

Intertextual references

Ryukishi07 is also known to include references and crossovers within his own works.

References

  1. "Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May". Wordpress. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
  2. "Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May".