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The Cicada (”Higurashi”) in the beginning
In Japan, the cries of Cicada are considered as a kind of a sign of summer, especially the end of it (as the time when Tanna japonensis is active is summer). Here it can be understood as the beginning of summer, maybe even as a reference towards Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
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At first I was thinking this was just a stretch, but while watching the rest of this episode (Ep. 6) I noticed while Konata was telling the scary story, beforehand there was a brief (but kind of long) close up of the ceiling light. This seemed strange at first, but not until a few minutes later I was like "OH!" This light, is the same one in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series that is famous for
I am now full of even more happiness that Higurashi could of even more been referenced in Lucky Star, though it could all just be a consequence, I can still hope
