Modern Influence
The Kiddy Grade characters Un-ou and A-ou are named for Ungyō and Agyō, respectively.
The Street Fighter characters Akuma and Gouken are based around Nio.
In chapter 74, Yotsuba takes picture of a man on the street whom she mistakes for a Nio.
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