Sailor moon can usually be explained by any anime fan. Where they were when It came out, and what they were doing at the time. I'm an Otaku, So I was watching the show well before it wandered to America. That's not saying much though. I still like the show, but it has always been simplistic.Main bad guy appears, sends some wacky plot device to foil the sailor scouts, sailor scouts always win, everyone tries again in the next episode. What I have always liked is that Usagi constantly falls in love with every badguy bishi that comes her way.
The soft hand drawn backgrounds still feel great on the eyes. graphics aside, Sailor moon did decently in the US, despite being edited on arrival. The show is more like and American cartoon than an anime. It's episodic and builds a story path. When It did come to our shores, The intro song was destroyed, all the names were changed, voices were changed to make sure no one was confused by anyone's sexuality, and scenes altered to not only be time efficient for our air waves, but to make sure everyone knew that the main bad guys were a man and a woman. Not two guys. 
These first six episodes were great. Its a nice throwback to when times in anime were simple and somewhat clear.
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