References in When They Cry: Difference between revisions

{{italic title|string=When They Cry}}The [[When They Cry (franchise)|''When They Cry'' franchise]] contains several '''cultural and historical references''' as a result of author [[Ryukishi07]]'s habit of putting references in his work just to have them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May|website = Wordpress|url = https://nekketsunikki.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/report-ryukishi07-at-the-french-con-epitanime-27th-of-may/|archive-url=http://archive.is/gDjnB#selection-191.0-191.125|archive-date = 24 June 2013}}</ref> A partial list of these references is below.

 

=== ''Divine Comedy'' ===

''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' contains many references of [[Wikipedia:Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Divine Comedy|Divine Comedy]]''.

*[[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]]''.

 

=== Demonology ===

{{main|Demonology in Umineko no Naku Koro ni}}

File:clothes_chiester.png|Chiester Sisters

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*{{matsuribayashi}} includes references to the [[w:Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere|Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere]], [[w:Three Non-Nuclear Principles|Three Non-Nuclear Principles]], the [[w:Treaty of Portsmouth|Treaty of Portsmouth]], the [[w:Battle of Kursk|Battle of Kursk]], and the [[w:Marco Polo Bridge Incident|Marco Polo Bridge Incident]].

*During [[Kinzo Ushiromiya]]'s retelling of his youth in {{requiem}}, he references several historical elements, including the [[w:1923 Great Kantō earthquake|Great Kanto Earthquake]], the [[w:Battle of Saipan|Battle of Saipan]], the [[w:Battle of Guam (1944)|Battle of Guam]], and [[w:Kaiten|Kaiten torpedoes]]

*In {{twilight}}, [[Rudolf Ushiromiya]] references the [[w:Battle of the Alamo|Battle of the Alamo]].

 

[[File:battler_naruhodo.png|thumb|Battler Ushiromiya and Phoenix Wright]]

*[[Battler Ushiromiya]] is partially based off of [[Wikipedia:Phoenix Wright (character)|Phoenix Wright]] from the [[Wikipedia:Ace Attorney|''Ace Attorney'']] franchise, most clearly seen in one of Battler's sprites wherein he mimics the "Objection!" pose from ''Ace Attorney''.<ref>{{cite web|title = Ryukishi07 at the French con Epitanime: 27th of May|url = http://archive.is/gDjnB#selection-191.315-191.450}}</ref>

*[[Keiichi Maebara]]'s original design bears a strong resemblance to Mamiya Takuji from ''Tsui no Sora''.

*In ''[[Loopers]]'', [[Mia Fujikawa]] references Zhuangzi's "dream of the butterfly."

 

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

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