Shout Out / HERZ

• GEIST’s members’ pseudonyms come from Ancient Egyptian gods.
• In the end of chapter 4, the four questions of the final episode of Babylon 5 are asked.
• In episode 8 there are homages to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Slayers and The Prince of Egypt.
• In chapter 9 Kaji quotes one line of Neon Genesis Evangelion R:
  "And yet, if man can be selfless, it need not end this way."
• Chapter 10 includes a paragraph from The Bible. Specifically, Revelations 3:5.
• Chapter 13 concludes with another quote taken from Babylon 5.
• Natsumi and Kurumi Kagero’s names are taken from two Ranma ½ characters, and their surname of a character of Ninja Scroll.
• Akiko and Sakiko were named after the seiyuus of the main characters of You're Under Arrest!.
• Minor characters were named after WWII warships or nautical terms, as in the original show.
• HERZ’s Bridge Bunnies were named after the members of J-Pop band, “Everything Little Thing”.

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