Just my personal view but I think its more the classic anime fans who destroyed from the beginning Crystal reputation and that even before it starts. Like the same fans did when PGSM went out. Nothing specific with Sailor Moon, all fans are always the worst in each domains.
call me easy bitch I’m fan of all versions
But every versions has their low for sure !
but you re absolutely 10000% right . Without the classic anime there will no Sailor Moon. It’s all started with it PERIOD. Without it Manga would have never been noticed and would have stopped probably after very few volumes.