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- Ensemble Darkhorse: The unnamed Meganekko "Bad Girl" that shares a smoke with Mako's father.
- Funny Moments: At some point, Akira asks Mako to give a package to Tomiko, her love rival and local Alpha Bitch. Mako is saddened, Tomiko is thrilled... And much to Tomiko's shock and disappointment, the package has all the letters that Tomiko had sent to Akira. Which he has not even opened.
- Also, Mako and ther dad's hijinks during the visit of a certain foreign king. Especially when the King spanks Mako.
- Older Than They Think: Disney's version of The Little Mermaid seems to have been influenced by this series. Ariel resembles Mako's mermaid form (though she is a brunette as a human)
- Retroactive Recognition: Mako is played by Kazuko Sugiyama, who'd be one of the most famous seiyuu from The Seventies.
- Another veteran, Akira Kamiya, debuted here as a nameless boy and later took the role of Senkichi, one of Mako's classmates.
- Three episodes were directed by none other than Shingo Araki.
- The chara designer, Shinya Takahashi, would work in Ranma ½ and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- And as already said, the OP was sung by the then 13-year-old Mitsuko Horie.
- Tear Jerker: Episode 32, Lulu lives on, is a big, giant tear. Mako sees a Big Friendly Dog being almost run over by a car and brings her home, takes care of her and starts looking for her owners. It turns out Lulu's "human" is a blind and very lonely rich girl named Nobuko, who raised Lulu ever since puppyhood, and she's being heavily mistreated by her Evil Uncle / Resentful Guardian aka the one who ran Lulu over...
- The Woobie: Many, starting with Mako herself.