References in When They Cry
Umineko no Naku Koro ni contains several cultural and historical references as a result of author Ryukishi07's habit of putting references in his work just to have them.[1] Several of them are listed below.
Divine Comedy
Umineko no Naku Koro ni contains many references of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
- Beatrice is likely based off of Beatrice Portinari.
- Umineko's Beatrice is frequently called "Bice", as is Beatrice Portinari.
- The original incarnation of Beatrice, Kinzo Ushiromiya's lover Beatrice Castiglioni is Italian as is Beatrice Portinari.
- Beatrice Portinari is referred to as Dante's "ideal woman", similar to how Umineko's Beatrice is referred to as Battler's "ideal woman".
- Clair Vaux Bernardus is likely based off of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
- Virgilia is likely based off of Virgil.
- The Seven Stakes of Purgatory are likely based off of the Seven Deadly Sins as they appear in Purgatorio.
Detective fiction
- Dlanor A. Knox is directly related to detective fiction author Ronald A. Knox.
- "Dlanor" is "Ronald" spelled backwards.
- Willard H. Wright is likely based off of Willard Huntington Wright.
- Lion Ushiromiya and Willard call each other "Watson" and "Holmes", direct references to the famous Sherlock Holmes franchise.
Other
- Battler Ushiromiya is partially based off of Phoenix Wright from the Ace Attorney franchise, most clearly seen in Battler's Objection sprite.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May". Wordpress. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May".