You do realize the 90s anime was written by professionals
Do you mean that because it was meant to sell toys, it was a mindless disjointed mess?
I must say for a show meant to be easily assimilated by kids, they were dropping some very mature messages and character interactions in there.
The 90’s anime was as good as it was for a toyetic series compared to it’s spiritual successor Precure because it
had that talent on it. The IP would be in much better hands today if Sato and Ikuhara also owned it and not just Toei and Naoko, hell I
wish Toei/Naoko would someday sell the rights to whichever studio Ikuhara is working at now.
And for ALL the people complaining about the Inners during the 90s anime, what were you expecting them to do?
I love the Inners in the 90’s anime (well maybe except for Minako in Classic and early R outside of her backstory episode) they’re certainly better and more memorable characters then their manga counterparts thanks to their increased screentime and focus, that doesn’t change the fact that I don’t think any of them really “develop” as characters except maybe Ami (she starts out as this super withdrawn serious girl who only cares about studying but by Stars she’s learned to let loose and gets just as goofy as the other girls while allowing herself to care about more regular teenage things). They’re good characters because of their
characterization but they don’t grow or change in any significant ways either, they’re largely static characters (in fact I think most of our redeemed villains have more actual character development than them) and yes that’s directly tied to the episodic and disjointed format the 90’s anime
had to be in. I’ve no doubt Sato and Ikuhara could’ve given them stellar development if they were allowed to, alas their hands were tied by Corporate and there was only so much creative control they were allowed. (Hence Ikuhara getting fed up and leaving Toei in the end).
For what it’s worth, it’s not like the Manga Inners besides Minako (that is if you’ve read Sailor V) also develop as characters. They’re also very static so it’s not like the manga is better off in this regard, actually it’s worse because not only do they not really grow and change as characters but we don’t even get to see much of their actual
characterization in action either since they don’t get much screentime, because again, Naoko sucks at pacing and panel allotment, refuses to make her manga longer, and this is the Usagi and Chibi-Usa show. In that respect the 90’s anime Inners are better than the manga’s because at least they actually
get screentime and ample characterization.
Neither is good at actual character
development though, for that you’ll have to watch PGSM if you’re looking for actual long-involved arcs for the Inners where they grow as characters.
That's all the wonder of good, competent writing.
Which of course the 90’s anime had and what’s made Sailor Moon as iconic of a franchise as it is but that doesn’t change the fact that those excellent writers and directors still had their hands tied by the Toei and Bandai Suits and so were confined to a specific format that
doesn’t take good writing into account.
Does not having a perfect, strong continuity means zero, impossible continuity?
Like I said, it’s not Pokémon anime levels of disjointedness, but it’s also definitely not linear enough for it to be allowed to have well-realized character arcs through
spotlight/filler episodes.
Or maybe it does, maybe you’re right and I should rewatch those Minako episodes to see what I might have missed. She definitely
felt like an afterthought in Classic and early R overall though.
It’s not just me who noticed this either, those who don’t have some sort of aversion to “Minako being Usagi 2.0” (actually it’s the exact opposite lol) like YuYuYuichiro and the Sailor Business podcast also noticed this on their rewatches.
spinoff series...*wink-wink* 
's nose is less angular.
