History ShoutOut / FlameOfRecca

* Kurei's ability to create [[EvilLivingFlames undead flame warriors]] fighting by his side [[spoiler:like his deceased girlfriend Kurenai]] is not unlike the Stands[[note]](psycho-spiritual humanoid manifestations of willpower)[[/note]] found in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.

* Both ''Recca'' and ''YYH'' also end up with their own respective team-based [[TournamentArc tournament arcs]] with animal-themed female referees[[note]](they're merely in {{Cosplay}} for ''Recca'' instead of being outright [[CuteMonsterGirl monster girls]])[[/note]] for good measure. This was when the comparisons between the two series were at their peak.

* Even though the [[ShrinkingViolet soft-spoken]] [[TheHeart Yanagi]] is Recca's love interest, [[{{Delinquent}} Fuuko]] [[MsFanservice Kirisawa]] ended up being more like [[{{Tsundere}} Keiko Yukimura]], [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Yusuke's love interest]], with a dash of [[DeadpanSnarker Shizuru Kuwabara]] thrown into the mix.[[note]]It's as if the [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of the [[AlphaCouple primary]] and [[BetaCouple secondary]] love interests of ''YYH'' switched places when they were transplanted into the world of ''Flame of Recca''.[[/note]]

** Kurei also looks like a colorful ''[=JoJo=]'' character for good measure, with his [[SissyVillain androgynous features]], VisualKei [[UsefulNotes/VisualKei fashion sense]], [[BurnScarsBurningPowers face burns]], [[BondageIsBad leathery clothes]] [[TooManyBelts full of belts]] that look like [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} S&M gear]], and [[MakeupIsEvil purple lipstick]].

** Kurei also looks like a colorful ''[=JoJo=]'' character for good measure, with his [[SissyVillain androgynous features]], VisualKei [[UsefulNotes/VisualKei fashion sense]], [[BurnScarsBurningPowers face burns]], [[BondageIsBad
leathery clothes]] [[TooManyBelts full of belts]] that look like [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} S&M gear]], and [[MakeupIsEvil purple lipstick]].

leathery clothes]] [[TooManyBelts full of belts]] that look like [[UsefulNotes/BDSM S&M gear]], and [[MakeupIsEvil purple lipstick]].

** Kurei also looks like a colorful ''[=JoJo=]'' character for good measure, with his [[SissyVillain androgynous features]], VisualKei [[UsefulNotes/VisualKei fashion sense]], [[BurnScarsBurningPowers face burns]], leathery clothes that look like [[BondageIsBad S&M gear]], and [[MakeupIsEvil purple lipstick]].

** Kurei also looks like a ''[=JoJo=]'' character for good measure, with his [[SissyVillain androgynous features]], VisualKei [[UsefulNotes/VisualKei fashion sense]], and [[MakeupIsEvil lipstick]].

* As the delinquent BigGuy of the team and rival of the hero in a series oft-compared with ''YYH'', Domon is often considered the stand-in for Kazuma Kuwabara. Unlike [[CantCatchUp Kuwabara]], Domon manages to [[TookALevelInBadass stay relevant]] till the end of the series.

* [[TheManBehindTheMan Mori]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Kouran]] looks like a mix between one of Yusuke's antagonistic junior high teachers (Mr. Iwamoto) design-wise and one of the rich [[OneWorldOrder Black]] [[TheIlluminati Black]] [[Fiction500 Club]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive members]] funding the ''Ankoku Bujutsukai'' tournament [[TheHedonist motivation-wise]].

* Kurei, [[spoiler:Recca's [[CainAndAbel elder brother]]]], is the eerie and more ruthless rival of a flame-wielding hero. He shares many similarities with Iori Yagami, particularly when it comes to wielding [[TechnicolorFire purple flames]].

* The healing powers and DamselInDistress arc of Yanagi Sakoshita, meanwhile, is also reminiscent of Hiei's younger sister Yukina the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-Onna]]'' (Snow Woman)[[note]]who's ironically Kuwabara's love interest instead of Yusuke's while Yanagi is Recca's love interest instead of Domon's.[[/note]].

** [[spoiler:His [[PullingThemselvesTogether immortality]] [[FromASingleCell powers]] when he gets a hold of the madougu known as ''[[EldritchAbomination Tendo Jigoku]]'' (Heaven and Hell) is also reminiscent of the [[LovecraftianSuperpower regenerative]] [[BodyHorror abilities]] of [[TheAssimilator Elder Toguro]]]].

* Both ''Recca'' and ''YYH'' also end up with their own respective team-based [[TournamentArc tournament arcs]] with animal-themed female referees[[note]](they're in {{Cosplay}} for ''Recca'')[[/note]] for good measure. This was when the comparisons between the two series were at their peak.

** Having Recca's eight flame dragons sealed inside his arm brace then summoned by name as kanji characters on his shoulders is also Hiei-like[[note]]in that Hiei has sealed the Dragon of the Darkness Flame on his forearm as a tattoo that he further binds with a bandage and talismans[[/note]].

** While we're at it, the way the overprotective Tokiya [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes Yanagi]] for his deceased sister is also reminiscent of Hiei's blood relationship with his estranged sister Yukina or Kurama's overprotective relationship with his human "mother".

** While we're at it, the way the overprotective Tokiya [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes Yanagi]] for his deceased sister is also reminiscent of Hiei's blood relationship with his estranged sister Yukina or Kurama's overprotective relationship with his human mother.
* Even though the [[ShrinkingViolet soft-spoken]] [[TheHeart Yanagi]] is Recca's love interest, [[{{Delinquent}} Fuuko]] [[MsFanservice Kirisawa]] ended up being more like Yusuke's love interest [[{{Tsundere}} Keiko Yukimura]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance background-wise]], with a dash of [[DeadpanSnarker Shizuru Kuwabara]] thrown into the mix.[[note]]It's as if the [[AlphaCouple primary]] and [[BetaCouple secondary]] love interests of ''YYH'' switched places when their [[{{Expy}} Expies]] were created for ''Recca''.[[/note]]

* The [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boy]] [[TheSmartGuy smart fighter]] of the team, [[AgentPeacock Tokiya Mikagami]] is basically Team Hokage's Kurama if he's fully human instead of being a demon.

* The healing powers and DamselInDistress arc of Yanagi Sakoshita, meanwhile, is also reminiscent of Hiei's younger sister Yukina the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-Onna]]'' (Snow Woman)[[note]]who's ironically Kuwabara's love interest instead of Yusuke's[[/note]].

** Meanwhile, whenever he summons his eight dragons, it looks quite similar to Hiei's ''[[FantasticNuke Jaou-En-Satsu Koku Ryu Ha]]'' (Dragon of the Darkness Flame) technique but with normal red and yellow Human World flames instead of black Demon World flames.

** Kurei also has shades of [[spoiler:Burai from ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' in him]] thanks to him becoming [[spoiler:TheSixthRanger to the rest of Team Hokage]] later on in the manga. [[spoiler:This on top of the [[VitriolicBestBuds viotriolic]] [[CainAndAbel brotherly relationship]] that Burai and Geki share with Kurei and Recca.]]

* [[EvilOldFolks Genjurou]] the [[EvilGenius psychic surgeon]] MadScientist of the ''Uruha Jyuushinshu'' is reminiscent of ''YYH's'' Dr. Ichigaki with the way he keeps [[BaitTheDog victimizing innocent people]] for his [[ItsAllAboutMe own nefarious ends]].

* Kurei's ability to create [[EvilLivingFlames undead flame warriors]] fighting by his side [[spoiler:like his deceased girlfriend Kurenai]] is not unlike the Stands (psycho-spiritual manifestations of willpower) found in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.

* Fuuko is capable of releasing RazorWind with her madougu just like Takeshi Onimaru and his cursed sword from ''[[Manga/{{Yaiba}} Ken'yu Densetsu Yaiba]]''. No wonder, since both of them have links to the [[Myth/JapaneseMythology elemental wind god]] ''[[Myth/JapaneseMythology Fuujin]]''. Ditto with Raiha and his [[ShockAndAwe madougu]] ''[[ShockAndAwe Raijin]]'' being reminiscent of the titular hero Yaiba wielding the ''[[ThunderboltsAndLightning Raijin]]'' [[ThunderboltsAndLightning sword and sphere]].

''Rekka no Honō'' has arguably made quite a lot of references to ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' since its inception[[note]](as it has often been considered a similar series to ''[=YuYu=] Hakusho'')[[/note]].

** While we're at it, the way the overprotective Tokiya [[ReplacementGoldfish substitutes Yanagi]] for his deceased sister is also reminiscent of Hiei's blood relationship with his estranged sister Yukina.

* Kurei's ability to create [[EvilLivingFlames undead flame warriors]] fighting with him by his side [[spoiler:like his deceased girlfriend Kurenai]] is not unlike the Stands (psycho-spiritual manifestations of willpower) found in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.

* The tournament shown in the series, the ''Ura Butō Satsujin'', also involves team-based action instead of single-elimination entries, just like how ''KOF'' has been conducted since 1994.

** Her being the tomboyish [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] who's in love with the protagonist has shades of Ukyo Kuonji from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''.

* Even though the [[ShrinkingViolet soft-spoken]] [[TheHeart Yanagi]] is Recca's love interest, [[{{Delinquent}} Fuuko]] [[MsFanservice Kirisawa]] ended up being more like Yusuke's love interest [[{{Tsundere}} Keiko Yukimura]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance background-wise]], with a dash of Shizuru Kuwabara thrown into the mix.[[note]]It's as if the [[AlphaCouple primary]] and [[BetaCouple secondary]] love interests of ''YYH'' switched places when their [[{{Expy}} Expies]] were created for ''Recca''.[[/note]]

* The healing powers and DamselInDistress arc of Yanagi Sakoshita, meanwhile, is also reminiscent of Hiei's younger sister Yukina the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-Onna]]'' (Snow Woman), who's ironically Kuwabara's love interest.