Trivia
- Despite the often racy cover art (involving the Shimabara sisters clad solely in red body paint and strategically placed drapery), there is little to no such content in the first half of the series or most of the second half. For the US DVD releases the cover art was reversible, with the side as shipped showing the sisters appearing to be clad in black and red body suits. This may be due to the ages of the younger two sisters (13 and 15) and corresponding marketing considerations for selling DVDs of this title in the North American market. However, US distributor ADV Films' subsequent Thinpak release of the series features the original, racier artwork.
- The inspiration for the kingdom of the Southern Seas, Balou, is the Island of Bali (Indonesia). The two opening credits use Balinese music (Kecak and Gong Kebyar); the temple, dresses, daily life and countryside scenes on Balou are Balinese. Each "waking up" of Ranga in the anime uses the Gong Kebyar theme.
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