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*The title of the comic story is a reference to the American television mystery series ''{{W|Murder, She Wrote}}''. | *The title of the comic story is a reference to the American television mystery series ''{{W|Murder, She Wrote}}''. | ||
*The entire story and style is a parody of the Japanese series ''{{W|Death Note}}''. This includes some specific references, including a box of "Mell-O" (referencing the character Mello from Death Note) and a bag of "EAT IT!" potato chips (referencing an infamous scene from the English dub of the Death Note anime) on the kitchen table in one panel. | *The entire story and style is a parody of the Japanese series ''{{W|Death Note}}''. This includes some specific references, including a box of "Mell-O" (referencing the character Mello from Death Note) and a bag of "EAT IT!" potato chips (referencing an infamous scene from the English dub of the Death Note anime) on the kitchen table in one panel. | ||
| + | **[[Krusty]] and [[Lisa]] are both turned into parodies of the characters {{W|Ryuk (Death Note)|Ryuk}} and {{W|L (Death Note)|L}} respectively, made clear in their slightly altered designs and their roles in comparison to [[Bart]], who acts as a stand-in for {{W|Light Yagami}}. | ||
*There are references to two other Japanese series, ''{{W|Dragon Ball}}'' and ''[[Pokémon]]''; the local news makes mention of all seven dragon balls being found, and shortly after [[Sideshow Bob]] is seen falling face first into a hot dog cart labelled "[[Pika Dogs]]", in reference to the character [[Pikachu]]. | *There are references to two other Japanese series, ''{{W|Dragon Ball}}'' and ''[[Pokémon]]''; the local news makes mention of all seven dragon balls being found, and shortly after [[Sideshow Bob]] is seen falling face first into a hot dog cart labelled "[[Pika Dogs]]", in reference to the character [[Pikachu]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, September 14, 2017
Cultural references
- The title of the comic story is a reference to the American television mystery series Murder, She Wrote.
- The entire story and style is a parody of the Japanese series Death Note. This includes some specific references, including a box of "Mell-O" (referencing the character Mello from Death Note) and a bag of "EAT IT!" potato chips (referencing an infamous scene from the English dub of the Death Note anime) on the kitchen table in one panel.
- There are references to two other Japanese series, Dragon Ball and Pokémon; the local news makes mention of all seven dragon balls being found, and shortly after Sideshow Bob is seen falling face first into a hot dog cart labelled "Pika Dogs", in reference to the character Pikachu.
