Cameos and References

Cameos in Kyōkai no Rinne

The anime version of Kyōkai no Rinne contains various cameos of and references to previous works by Rumiko Takahashi:

Kotatsu-Neko of Urusei Yatsura in the ¥1,000 bills

Rei of Urusei Yatsura in the ¥5,000 bills

Genma Saotome Panda of Ranma 1/2 in the ¥10,000 bills

Lum and Ranma 1/2 Characters Plushes in Episode 4

Cosplayers in Episode 9

Principal Kuno lookalike of Ranma 1/2 in Episode 11

Piyo Piyo Apron of Maison Ikkoku in Episode 12

Two Shinigamis resembling Mousse & Ukyo of Ranma 1/2 in Episode 20

Yotsuya lookalike of Maison Ikkoku in Episode 31

P-Chan Plush of Ranma 1/2 in Episode 39

• On top of being voiced by Fumi Hirano, who provided the voice of Lum from Urusei Yatsura, Sakura's Mother's color scheme may be a strong reference to Lum, and she is physically similar to Fumi Hirano.
• Five previews of a next episode have characters speaking in reference to an old work by Rumiko Takahashi:
  • The preview for Episode 35 at the end of Episode 34 has Rinne and Rokumon making a reference to Urusei Yatsura.
  • The preview for Episode 48 at the end of Episode 47 has Sabato and Tamako speaking in reference to Inuyasha.
  • The preview for Episode 65 at the end of Episode 64 has Ichigo, Rinne and Sabato speaking in reference to Ranma 1/2.
  • The preview for Episode 67 at the end of Episode 66 has Sakura and her Mother speaking in reference to Urusei Yatsura.
  • The preview for Episode 70 at the end of Episode 69 has Sakura and her Mother speaking in reference to Urusei Yatsura.

Cameos of Kyōkai no Rinne

Gateway to the past similar to a Reidō in Episode 4 of Hanyo no Yashahime

Phrases about Kyoukai no Rinne in Episode 2 of Urusei Yatsura (2022)