We got to talk with Erica Mendez and Veronica Taylor of Sailor Moon fame.

She really gets and loves these characters and their stories, which is incredibly reassuring to us hardcore moonies.

I think that they add a lot more maturity.

Maybe not Chibi Moon…, Mendez says.

Taylor is as quick to defend Chibi Moon as her character would be.

No, she has her mature moments, I think, for how young she is …

I think it adds to the learning curve.

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I mean, [the Sailor Guardians], theyre teenagers, Mendez adds.

They get into drama and have fights with each other, and theyre always really petty fights.

The Outers just add so much more maturity to them.

They definitely brought the story down to be a little bit more serious than it had been originally.

I like the dynamic.

I think we didnt become close friends untilSailor Moon.

And what effect does this have on their performance?

Theirs are some pretty big (if stylish) shoes to fill.

I think its a really huge honor, Mendez says.

Its really humbling, and Im really glad I get to be a part of it.

Its just the characters.

As both series progressed, the butterfly effect only widened that gap.

Its hard for many fans not to draw comparisons between the original 90s anime andCrystal.

Both had the same answer:Crystal.

Mendez appreciates the fresh perspective offered by Harukas philosophical counterpoint to the Inners mantra of teamwork at all costs.

I think Haruka is more mature and cares a lot less about the whole uniting thing.

I think thats really interesting.

In the 90s anime, Pluto just sort of exists outside time.

Her timeline and development are kind of hard to nail down.

Shes a college girl.

So, what does that mean for how Taylor crafts her performance between seasons?

And I think its the same with Sailor Pluto.

She may not be that same person, but a lot of that is still in her.

Shes able to express herself in a slightly different, maybe more real way.

Shes learning while were learning about her.

Pluto is a character that, by necessity, often falls into that older sister/cool aunt role.

As an actor, I really like that you get to have a very complete character.

Even though theres a lot going on underneath, she cant show that much in her actual words.

We see what you did there.

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