In the anime, by wearing the bracelets one was able to continue living without a Star Seed, they also increased the wearer's power. A side effect of wearing them was that they put the wearer under Sailor Galaxia's control. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune were the only ones shown to overpower her control. As shown in the anime if the bracelets were removed the Sailor Animamates would disappear, as they no longer had Star Seeds. When Galaxia was displeased with one of her minions, she only had to remove their bracelets to dispose of them.