User blog:Martialmaniac/Real World References

I think it should be worth mentioning the references to the real world in the world of HxH. On what page should we do it? The one on the World of Hunter x Hunter?

First, as mentioned in that page, the map of the known world is like that of the real world with rotated continents. Secondly, it seems that the primary language spoken in the world uses a syllabary which is exactly like hiragana/katakana, but also kanji. I say the primary language because it is used in all continents (all the members of the Hunters Association, Gon, Killua, Nasubi, Diego...), but there are also others: examples are the Kurta language and Feitan's language. Politically speaking, East Gorteau is an allegory of North Korea, and V5/V6 is not different from G8 or similar groups. Furthermore, the author appears "in person", dressed as a dog, the character of Prince Baka appears to comment a match.

Now, as for the references made by characters, these actually establish real continuity: There were more, I'll add them as soon as I remember. All this goes to show that some of the events that happened in the real world also happened in HxH.
 * Uvogin mentions Judas; replying to him, Chrollo  voices his opinion on Judas' betrayal of Christ.
 * Feitan is seen looking at Trevor Brown's pictures in a book.
 * Yu Yu Hakusho characters appear throughout the Yorkshin saga as merchandise.
 * In the same arc there is a reference to Naruto when bystanders see the Phantom Troupe run on walls.
 * When talking about Nen erasers (Exorcists), we can see a nun.
 * Knov reads "The Secret Garden".
 * One of Cheetu's abilities is called "Monroe Walk", probably a nod to the actress.
 * Tserriednich directly mentions Hegel and Janacek.

Fun fact: due to the existence of the Dark Continent, we can infer the planet of HxH is much bigger than hours. For the day to be divided in 24 hours, the planet should rotate much faster.