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Aside from being peppered with pop-culture references in-game, many of the Steam achievements are also referential. The Japanese and English versions have slightly different references:

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References within the OST

• INTERNET OVERDOSE and its PV alone has many, many references to media, mostly from the '80s and the '90s:
  • First off, the pose KAngel does in the thumbnail is mimicking the dancers in the music video for 'Daisuke'.
  • The dance she does is similarly the Parapara, a repetitive dance done with a stoic expression to Eurobeat music.
  • The line 'I can see a lie for a lie' (ウソはウソだと見抜けるし) is a reference to the Neo-Mugicha incident, or more specifically the statement made by Hiroyuki, founder of Japanese image board 2channel 'It's difficult to use a message board if you can't see a lie for a lie' (嘘を嘘と見抜ける人でないと(掲示板を使うのは)難しい).
  • The lines 'It's bad for you, don't drink it. It's bad for you, but you're still going to drink it' is part of the description of the 2005 adult game Drugs Dreaming (ユメミルクスリ).
  • The font that's used in the line 'Only look at me' (わたしだけ見ててね) is similar to that of the title font of Higurashi: When They Cry.
  • The line 'Embrace the poison within the poison waves' (何度も送られる毒電波をやさしさだけで包んで) and the scene of KAngel standing on a twilight rooftop is a reference to the 1996 adult game "Shizuku" (雫).
  • The line 'Practicing goodbye at dusk' (夕暮れ時にさよならの練習をして) as well as the 'Break me, love me, forgive me, make me go crazy, make me go sweetly crazy' (壊して　愛して　許して　狂って　狂って　狂って　甘く狂わせて ) are a reference to the 2001 adult game Tell me Goodbye (さよならを教えて).
  • The line 'The love that also encroaches on a universe lived more intensely than ethics' (倫理より激しく生きた　宇宙すら浸食する恋) refers to Saya no Uta and the mentality of its protagonist.
  • The line 'Upside-down computers and fragmented counseling' (逆さまのコンピューターと断片的なカウンセリング) is obviously a reference to Serial Experiments Lain.
  • The line 'A dreamy melody played on a sparkling rooftop' (きらめく屋上で奏でた　夢見心地の旋律) refers to the 1999 adult game Apocalyptic Sky (終ノ空).
  • The line 'There is no god' (神様なんていないよ), its font and the blue blood that splatters on it refers to the 2004 adult game Snow Will Fall Someday (いつか降る雪).

Vocaloid references

• The descriptions to some of the endings:
  • "There Are No Angels": lyrics from wowaka's "World's End Dancehall". The lyrics are often interpreted by fans as two girls being Driven to Suicide just like what KAngel does in this ending.
    Hop and step, may I have this dance? This is the world's end, shall we do the “one, two”?
  • "Nymphomania": another wowaka lyric, this time from "Two-Faced Lovers".
    A perplexing thing called love took over, and then I couldn't keep my heart-space from splitting in two.
  • "Flatline": a lyric from Dixie Flatline's "Just Be Friends".
    The bond between us has finally broken. There's too much unspoken, we're falling so far apart.
  • "Rainbow Girl": title and description are from a song of the same name, which was originally written by an anonymous user on 2chan and saw some popularity among Vocaloid fans.
    I'm sorry I can't come out of this screen :(
• During the karaoke stream she tries singing "Cerebrospinal Fluid Explosion Girl", which is a more literal translation of the song "Spinal Fluid Explosion Girl" by rerulili.

Other music references

• The descriptions to some of the endings:
  • "Painful Future": From Tears for Fears's "Mad World".
    All around me are familiar faces, worn out places.
  • "Normie Life": Simple Plan's "Ordinary Life".
    I'm living in a rat race, I'm looking for my soul in the lost and found.
  • "So Close Yet So Far": From the song by Elvis Presley of the same name, whose lyrics are also referenced in the description.
    I need you desperately, oh here am I waiting for you...
  • "Cucked": description is a reference to Kenshi Yonezu's "Lemon", replacing the word "lemon" with "candy".
    The bitter scent of candy remains embedded in my heart, can't make my way home 'til the rain lets up.
  • "Labor is evil": Britney Spears' "Work Bitch".
    You better work bitch.
  • Needy Girl Overdose: a riff on "Grenade" by Bruno Mars.
    MY darling would catch a grenade for me. What about yours?
  • "(Un)happy End World": a riff on "Superstar", a song by Danish bubblegum pop group Toy-Box.
• Some of Ame's texts at the start of the day include lyrics to "Heavy Rotation" from AKB48 and "Secret Base" from ZONE (otherwise known as the ending to Ano Hana).

Anime and Visual Novel references

• The descriptions to some of the endings:
  • "Fallen Angel": Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt's "Fly Away".
    Fly away now, fly away now, fly away...
  • "Utopian Parody": description is a quote from Paprika.
    Our world is happy and mundane, no more anger.
• "Comment te dire adieu": the title is the sub-title of denpa visual novel Sayonara o Oshiete, the plot of which is also referenced in the actual game.
• After the Lobotomy ASMR:
  And how do you identify which Nen category you belong to?
• "Ground Control to Psychoelectric Angel": both the name and description are references to Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl.
• One of the Conspiracy stream comments says "revolutionary girl kangel".
• The JINE message from Ame saying "Today, I saw the ocean. I'm not afraid anymore" is a reference to the (in Japan) legendary VN Kana: Little Sister.
• One of the stream titles is "Highschool of the Dread".
• The "A Message from the Future" stream discusses John Titor's warning. A commenter then makes a reference to Steins;Gate, in which Titor is a major character.
  KAngel: El Psy Kongroo. I love that game, but it's got way too many sequels lol.
• The "A Message from the Future" stream begins with her saying "any time travelers in the audience, please come see me." Three people in the chat respond with "I'm a time traveler", "I'm an esper", and "I'm an alien", respectively.
• The phrase "We're all friends! We're all nerds!" appears in the idol anime stream, replacing "idols" with "nerds".
• One of the posters on the wall resembles Sailor Moon.
• Right next to the Sailor Moon poster is one that looks a lot like Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura.
• The Galactic Express / Milky Way Train ending recreates a scene from Night on the Galactic Railroad with the train passing the Northern Cross.
• The "Internet Runaway Angel: Be Invoked" ending is a reference to Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked.
• The phrase "As a certain gambling anime once said 'The future is in our hands!'" is a reference to the gambling anime and manga franchise Kaiji.

Video Game references

• The descriptions to some of the endings:
  • "Catastrophe": lyrics from Final Fantasy X's "Suteki Da Ne".
    Wouldn't it be wonderful being together all alone, walking hand in hand?
  • "Blazing Hell": the title is a reference to Touhou Project's "Remains of Blazing Hell", and the description is from Gundam's "Tobe! Gundam", replacing "Gundam" with "Angel".
    Moeagare, Moeagare ANGEL!
• There are a few to Shin Megami Tensei:
  • "SMT" achievement: title is the abbreviation of franchise Shin Megami Tensei, with the details specifically referencing an infamous Urban Legend of Zelda regarding Shin Megami Tensei I. The description is a reference to Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, replacing "Tokyo" with "the internet".
    The internet died... and I was given life.
  • In one of the tweets Ame complains that Random Number God in demon negotiations makes no sense, which is an infamous mechanic in the series.
• Ame uses a Sega Dreamcast controller when playing games.
• One of the games Ame bought in Akihabara is "about a vampire hunter who go into this evil castle".
• Ame likes a dungeon crawler where you play as "the badass lady in the powered suit".
• One of the games KAngel plays on stream is a First-Person Shooter with a green-armored soldier with orange visor and cat ears with the interface being a copy of Doom.
  ''Search and destroy! I shall leave no one alive!
• A horror game KAngel plays is about girls investigating urban legends with first-person and side-person views.
• One of the comments asks KAngel to play Doubutsu Crossing.
• A sticker that Ame can send you is a recolor of one of the various bubble slimes from Dragon Quest.
• The maximum comment speed setting is called "Blue Hedgehog".

Other

• "Bomber Girl": the description calls back to an old Japanese meme "リア充爆発しろ！" which is basically a euphemism for telling well-adjusted individuals to go and die. ("Ria-juu bakuhatsu shiro!" – literally, normie go explode!)
  P-chan go explode
• KAngel loves Tokusatsu genre and has a henshin belt with her.
  • "Milestone"'s description is the tagline of Kamen Rider Ryuki.
    Those who don't fight won't survive.
  • The stream discussing Kaiju movies is titled "KAngel: Final Wars".
  • One of the first comments in the Galactic Express ending is "UCHUU KITA!"
• A few to Fight Club:
  • The description for the "Comment te dire adieu" achievement is a reference to a quote from Fight Club, replacing "life" with "perfect adieu".
    This is your perfect adieu... good to the last drop.
  • One of the movies Ame can watch on Mediflicks is about a "secret club for fighting you should definitely never talk about".
  • One discussion stream has "Jack's desire" in the title.
    Rule one of KAngel's streams, you do not talk about the streams
• In a random JINE event where Ame asks P-chan what kind of girl they would like her to be, P-chan's reply choices also explicitly reference some TV Tropes, such as Robot Girl, Blob Monster, and Gotta Kill Them All.
• In a much darker version of this, Ame's suicide in the "There Are No Angels" ending seems to take from a real-life tragedy, namely the death of Rorochan1999. Roro was a streamer who took her own life on-stream by jumping off the balcony of her family's apartment, due to a combination of depression and people on 2ch egging her on and fuelling her belief that committing the act would result in her becoming a "legend".
• During the stream where Ame helps her viewers fall asleep, she ends up falling asleep herself, and one of the comments is "KANGEL YOUR STICKS!" This is a reference to a popular Tumblr post where the original poster claims to be taking a nap, and asks that his followers wake him in 5 minutes so he can flip his french toast sticks in the oven, leading to the comment "RANDY YOUR STICKS!!".
• A yukkuri version of KAngel appears during the Explain streams.

From RUN WITH MY SICK

• Ame picks P-chan with same line one chooses a Pokémon.
• Ame claims that he knows about electonics so little, she may create a Medusa Ball from Dragon Quest if she builds a PC herself.
• Ame trues to attack P-chan with Ultra Slash.
• KAngel does a Triceraptos Fist from Baki.
• KAngel plays what seems to be a mix of Dark Souls and Resident Evil.
• Ame has been playing Final Warfare on her phone.
• KAngel plays a turf war game with squids on stream.
• KAngel describes perfect little Ame being made of ego-surfing, pizza and Chemical X.
• Ame descibe's her microwave making sounds of Yoshi's death.

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