First appearance of Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter.
Gesen, the Youma who appeared in this episode, was the first enemy-of-the-day who was male. He was also the first enemy-of-the-day to be created from a human.
This episode marked the first appearance of Queen Metalia, the supreme ruler of the Dark Kingdom.
Sailor Moon used Moon Healing Escalation, as well as the Moon Stick, for the first time in this episode. In addition, Sailor Jupiter used Supereme Thunder for the first time in this episode.