Osamu Tezuka's character design for Bagi holds a striking resemblance to the seductive lioness that the mischievous imp Jinnie transforms into, in his A Thousand and One Nights (1969) 15 years earlier.
Ryo's mother says "Mirror Mirror on the wall" to activate the security room camera, and she holds a box that she intends to keep Bagi's frozen heart inside with the same design as the Queen's.