History Trivia / StarsEyesOfHeaven

* In ''Kitsune-tsuki'', Tenmei's aunt can tell [[AmbiguousDisorder something is wrong with her nephew]], but largely refuses to [[BystanderSyndrome comment or act on it]]. Mental health in Japan is usually considered an immediate family matter, and an outsider commenting on it would be seen as [[NosyNeighbor intruding in someone's private affairs]].

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!!DoingItForTheArt

* The use of vocabulary and motifs for characters is so consistent and specific that it creates a narrative shorthand- the author can refer to characters by a single feature. Glacial eyes, anyone?
* The series' particular brand of SwitchingPOV. Notably, each character has their own "style" of narration, referring to other characters in specific ways, being prone to certain types of metaphor, and having their own tone of voice.

* Jonathan's head surviving after Dio stole his body also happened in LightNovel/JorgeJoestar.

* In ''Kistune-tsuki'', Tenmei's aunt can tell [[AmbiguousDisorder something is wrong with her nephew]], but largely refuses to [[BystanderSyndrome comment or act on it]]. Mental health in Japan is usually considered an immediate family matter, and an outsider commenting on it would be seen as [[NosyNeighbor intruding in someone's private affairs]].

''Stars, Eyes of Heaven'' uses a number of facts that appear to be {{Fanon}}, but are actually {{Canon}}.

* The fact that Tenmei's favorite character is Q-Taro is a CallForward to the Justice Arc in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]], in which Jotaro uses the alias 'Qtaro' to trick Enyaba.

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!!Continuity Nod

!!Truth In Television

* In ''irezumi'', most of the tattoos and their explanations are based heavily in Japanese symbology.

* Stands being the result of a symbiosis with an viral organism that came to Earth from a meteor.

* In Hierophant Green's chapter of ''Well, I Must Have Grown A Little'', Tenmei mentions the Japanese practice of ''senbaruzu''- a wreath of one-thousand paper cranes. When people are recovering in the hospital, it's customary to make such wreaths in order to wish someone well, much the way Western folks will bring bouquets of flowers in the same situation.

* Jonathan's "stern fatherly disapproval" is a Webcomic/Homestuck reference of all things.

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* ''Stars, Eyes of Heaven'' uses a number of facts that appear to be {{Fanon}}, but are actually {{Canon}}.
** Kakyoin's name is not actually Kakyoin Noriaki- it is in fact Kakyoin Tenmei. It became Noriaki due to an alternate kanji reading on the editors part. Araki still refers to the character as Tenmei.
** Stands being the result of a symbiosis with an viral organism that came to Earth from a meteor.

* ShoutOut:
** In ''Kitsune-tsuki'', Tenmei and Aiko's ''gacha'' prizes are characters from [[Anime/PandaGoPanda Panda Kopanda]] and [[Manga/LittleGhostQTaro Obake no Q-Taro]], actual anime from the '70s.
** The fact that Tenmei's favorite character is Q-Taro is a CallForward to the Justice Arc in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]], in which Jotaro uses the alias 'Qtaro' to trick Enyaba.
** In ''Magic Trick'', Jolyne plays ''Metroid''.

* TruthInTelevision: The series makes at least some effort to avoid AnachronismStew, keeping any deliberate cultural ShoutOut appropriate to the time period, and even keeps some CultureClash for accuracy.
** In ''The Star, Inverted'', Jotaro and Kakyoin have missed months of school due to Egypt, but still graduate with high grades, surprising Joseph. In Japan, school attendance is not a large factor in academic standing- final exams are.

** In ''Kistune-tsuki'', Tenmei's aunt can tell [[AmbiguousDisorder something is wrong with her nephew]], but largely refuses to [[BystanderSyndrome comment or act on it]]. Mental health in Japan is usually considered an immediate family matter, and an outsider commenting on it would be seen as [[NosyNeighbor intruding in someone's private affairs]].
** In ''Knock, Knock'', the underage Tenmei and Jotaro someohow acquire alcohol. In Japan, underage drinking is on the same level as jaywalking in terms of societal taboo and active enforcement, and it is ''very'' easy for teens and adult-passing minors to buy alcohol.
** The Kakyoin family is mentioned as being well-known for having red hair and light eyes as children that later darken with age. In places with former Dutch ports, like Japan and Taiwan, certain bloodlines are prone to lighter hair and eyes as children due to inter-racial relationships with the traders.

* TruthInTelevision: The series makes at least some effort to avoid AnachronismStew, keeping any deliberate cultural ShoutOut is appropriate to the time period, and even keeps some CultureClash for accuracy.

** The Kakyoin family is mentioned as being well-known for having red hair and light eyes as children that both darken with age. In places with former Dutch ports, like Japan and Taiwan, certain bloodlines are prone to lighter hair and eyes as children due to inter-racial relationships with the traders.

** In ''Knock, Knock'', the underage Tenmei and Jotaro someohow acquire alcohol. In Japan, underage drinking is on the same level as jaywalking in terms of societal taboo and active enforcement, and it is ''very'' easy for teens and adult-passing minors to buy alcohol.

** In ''Magic Trick'', Jolyne plays ''Metroid''.

** Kakyoin's name is not actually Kakyoin Noriaki- it is in fact Kakyoin Tenmei. It became Noriaki do to an alternate kanji reading on the editors part. Araki still refers to the character as Tenmei.

** Stands being the result of a symbiosis with an viral organism that came to Earth from a meteor.

''Stars, Eyes of Heaven'' uses a number of things that appear to be {{Fanon}}, but are actually {{Canon}}.
* Kakyoin's name is not actually Kakyoin Noriaki- it is in fact Kakyoin Tenmei. It became Noriaki do to an alternate kanji reading on the editors part. Araki still refers to the character as Tenmei.
* Stands being the result of a symbiosis with an viral organism that came to Earth from a meteor.