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Rika is one of only two ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' characters to appear in the non-canon ''[[Hinamizawa Bus Stop]]'', the other being [[Mion Sonozaki]]. Rika appears much older than in her canon appearance and is more prone to emotional outbursts. Rika remains the host of the "parent insect" that is said to worsen the effects of [[Hinamizawa Syndrome]]. Initially, Rika works with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to select a new host to transplant the parent insect into, seeing as Rika is too frail to continue being its host. Rika selects Mion for transplant, but later changes her mind. Rika is much more violent than in her canon appearance, and threatens to kill Mion if the Ministry of Health and Welfare comes after her.

 

===Watanagashi-hen ===

Rika dies after visiting the Sonozaki residence to ask for soy sauce. Her body is found in a well on June 23, 1983. Curiously, a broken syringe is found in her possession.

**There is a theory stating that Frederica was born from Rika's despair and hopelessness following {{tsumihoroboshi}} (The evidence for this being a quote from Frederica during this chapter: "Eventually, she started giving up, and lost interest in those worlds. That's how I was born..."). This theory has been partially confirmed by [[Ryukishi07]].<ref name="acen">{{cite web|title=ACen 2015 07th Expansion Panel #3: Ryukishi07’s Latest Work TRianThology Unraveled for the First Time|website=Wordpress|url=https://seaoffragments.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/acen-2015-07th-expansion-panel-3-ryukishi07s-latest-work-trianthology-unraveled-for-the-first-time/|archive-url=https://archive.fo/mOKum|archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> However, this took place during a Q&A session whose transcription leaves it ambiguous as to whether Ryukishi07 is referring to Frederica Bernkastel or the witch [[Bernkastel]]. Furthermore, the Official Character Guide to ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' explicitly claims that Frederica Bernkastel and Rika Furude are completely different.

*Rika's appearance and name bear great similarities to [[Erika Furudo]] from {{umineko}}.

*Rika has attempted to avoid her fate by running away from Hinamizawa and living in the forest. She managed to live until mid-July before the [[Mountain Hounds]] found and killed her.

*Rika's favorite wine, as seen in the {{saikoroshi}} manga, is "Bernkasteler B...". The full name of the wine is probably "Bernkasteler Badstube", a riesling wine produced in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. Curiously, the label of the wine says "Riesling Spätlese" (late harvest riesling in German), and Riesling wines are white, however the wine that Rika drinks is red. There do exist red Riesling wines, but they were not commercially avaliable until 2006, well after when ''Higurashi'' takes place.