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Transformed Name:
Sailor V
Sailor Venus
Princess Venus

Transformed Name Characters:

Transformed Name Pronounced:
seh-rah-bee-nah-s

Japanese Name:
Aino Minako

Japanese Name Characters:

Japanese Name Pronounced:
I(long I)-noh Mee-nah-koh

Japanese Name Definition: Beautiful Child of Love
Love
Domestic; field; civilian life/ of [note: note: the kana: no is not used in their names ever, but it is intended as a pun; loosely meaning they were in the sky and now they are on Earth. They are of the earth. They have been domesticated.]
Beautiful
What?(nara)
Small/Child/Suffix for Women's names

Japanese Nicknames:
Everyone: Mina-chan
Usagi [manga]: V-chan

North American Names:
Mixx - Mina Aino
meaning: protector [Dutch]; Love [German] /of Love
DiC - Mina
meaning: protector [Dutch]; Love [German]
CWI - Mina Aino
meaning: protector [Dutch]; Love [German] / of Love
Irwin - Mina
meaning: Protector [Dutch]; Love [German]
Fans - Not Applicable

North American Nicknames:
Mixx: V-babe (substitution for V-chan. Close but not quite the same thing.)

Names in Other Countries:
France: Mathilda (Amélie)
Germany: Minako Aino
Mexico: Mina Aino
Italy: Marta

Planet:
Venus

Element:
Love/Metal (gold)

Manga Title:
[Soldier of Love (and Beauty)]

Castle / Palace / Kingdom:
Magellan Castle [manga only]

Image Gemstone:
Topaz

Image Color:
Yellow

Transformation Words:

Manga:

Venus Power! Make Up!
Japanese: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 85
Re-release: ?
Mixx: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 85

Venus Star Power! Make Up!
Japanese: Volume 4, Act 16, Page 182
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 4, Act 16, 182

Venus Planet Power! Make Up!
Japanese: Volume 7, Act 24, Page 146
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 7, Act 24, Page 144

Venus Crystal Power! Make Up!
Japanese: Volume 14, Act 39, Page 53
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: SuperS Volume 3, Act 6, Page 51-52

Anime

Venus Power, Make Up!
Japanese: Episode 36
NA: Episode 32, Venus Power

Venus Star Power, Make Up!
Japanese: Episode 65
NA: Episodes 59, Venus Star Power

Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!
Japanese: Episode 154
NA: Episode 147

PGSM

Venus Power, Make Up!
Episode: Act 17

Attacks:

Manga

(boomerang)
Japanese: Volume 2, Act 7, Page 88
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 2, Act 7, Page 86

Sailor V Kick!
Japanese: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 85
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 85

Venus Love-Me Chain!
Japanese: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 86
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 86

Rolling Heart Vibration!
Japanese: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 130
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 3, Act 11, Page 130

Crescent Boomerang!
Japanese: Volume 5, Chibiusa's Picture Diary #1, Page 170
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 5, Chibiusa's Picture Diary #1, Page 170

Venus Wink chain Sword!
Japanese: Volume 7, Act 24, Page 148
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: Volume 7, Act 24, Page 146

Venus Love and Beauty Shock!
Japanese: Volume 14, Act 39, Page 55
Re-Release: ?
Mixx: SuperS Volume 3, Act 6, Page 53-54

Anime

Crescent Beam
Japanese: Episode 33
NA: Episode 29, Venus Crescent Beam Smash

Crescent Beam Shower
Japanese: Episode 52
NA: Episode 46, Venus Venus Shower
Episode 47+ Venus Meteor Shower

Venus Love Me Chain
Japanese: Episode 65
NA: Episode 59, Venus Love Chain Encircle
[note: In CWI it's 'Venus Love Harness', also 'Venus Chain Harness'. There is possibly one more but it needs to be added still. Also episode numbers haven't been added yet for the variations.]

Venus Love and Beauty Shock
Japanese: Episode 154
NA: Episode 147

PGSM

Venus Beam
Episode: Act 12

Venus Love-me Chain
Episode: Act 17

Rolling Heart Vibration!
Episode: Act 46

Special Powers

Manga
Moon Power! Change me into an Infinity School Student!
Japanese: Volume 8, Act 26, Page 97
Re-release: ?
Mixx: ?
Moon Power! Turn me into a T-A Girls School Student!
Japanese: Volume 13, Act: Exam Battle 3 - Rei and Minako's Girls School Battle, Page 163
Re-release: ?
Mixx: SuperS Volume 2, Act: Exam Battle 3 - Raye and Mina's Girls School Battle, Page 159

Anime
(Moon Power)
Japanese: Episode 102
NA: Episode 95

Sailor Kick!
Japanese: Episode 102
NA: Episode 95

Love-Me Moon Chain!
Japanese: Episode 102
NA: Episode 95

Date of Birth:
October 22

Beginning Age:
14

End Age:
16

Current Age:
19 [As calculated from fan book b-dates]

Estimated Height:
5'2" [Estimated from fan books]

Blood Type:
B

Zodiac Sign:
Libra

Zodiac Symbol:
The Scales

Zodiac Ruling Planet:
Venus

Zodiac Element:
Air

Zodiac Colors:
Pink, Pale Green and Blue

Zodiac Metal:
Copper

Zodiac Gemstone:
Sapphire and Jade

Zodiac Plant:
N/A

Zodiac Flower:
Larger Roses, Hydrangea, and Blue Flowers

Birthstone:
Blue Sapphire

Birth Flower:
Aster

Favorite Food:
Curry

Least Favorite Food:
Shiitake Mushrooms

Favorite Color:
Yellow and Red

Favorite Flower:
?

Favorite Animal:
Birds

Favorite Subject:
Physical Education

Worst Subject:
Math, English (the language)
[Note: In the anime she's said to be good at English as a foreign language.]

Strong Point:
Playing (listed as a hobby in the SFC RPG)

Has Trouble With:
Mama and the Police

Special Strengths:
Leadership (Irwin)

Likes:
Sports and Dance (Irwin)

Dislikes:
Show-offs (Irwin)

Hobbies:
Chasing after Idols

Japanese Clubs:
No clubs, but it says in the manga and musicals that she plays on the Volleyball team.

Dream:
Manga - To be an idol; [true dream] To Protect her Prince and Princess
Anime - To be an idol

Family:
Manga and Anime: Has Mother, Father and no siblings.
DiC: ?
CWI: Indicated to have a mother and father but never shown.

Residence:
Manga: In the Aino Residence which is a house.
Anime: Previously fought crime in England (?!), then family moved to Japan. Lives with her family in a house.
DiC: ?
CWI: ?

Schools Attended:

Junior High:
Manga: Shibakouen
Anime: Shibakouen
DiC: Grass Valley Junior High
CWI: Grass Valley Junior High

High School:
Manga: Minato-ku [means "Port District"] Juuban High School
Anime: Juuban High School

Anime Original Character Designer:
Tadano Kazuko

Seiyuu:
Fukami Rica

English Voice Actor:
Stephanie Morgenstern (SM-SMR), Emilie Barlow (SMS-SMSS)

Musical Acting By:
Suzuki Nana [1993 - 1995]; Yamashita Sakae [1995, CD Only]; Soya Chizuru [1995 - 1996]; Nakaya Kanatsu [1996 - 1997]; Miyazawa Akiko [1997 - 1998]; Otani Miyu [1998]; Inada Nao [1999 - 2000]; Nakamura Yuki [2000]; Murata Ayumi [2000 - 2002]; Wantanabe Mizuki [2002 - 2003]; Shibuya Momoko [2003 - 2004]; Erica [2004 - 2005]

PGSM Live Action Acting By:
Komatsu Ayaka

Manga Appearance:
Japanese:
Sailor V - Volume 1, Act 1, Page 1[Picture and mention in Newspaper on very first frame]
Sailor Venus - Volume 2, Act 7, Page 89
Minako - Volume 2, Act 8, Page 101

Re-release: ?
Mixx:
Sailor V - Volume 1, Act 1, Page 1 [Picture and mention in Newspaper on very first frame]
Sailor Venus - Volume 2, Act 7, Page 87
Minako- Volume 2, Act 8, Page 101

Anime Episode Number and Name Appearance:
Episode 33, "Saigono Sailor Senshi Venus toujou" [The Last Warrior, Sailor Venus Appears!]
NA Dub: Episode 29 "Sailor V makes the Scene"

PGSM Episode Number Appearance:
Episode: Act 1 [As Sailor V]

Character Fanlisting: Love Liberty Disco

Takeuchi Naoko's Notes:

Her costume when she appears in the first episode. (Her costume before she meets the heroine)

In the beginning, she acts as a soldier independently in this costume.

Her costume after meeting the heroine (when there are five soldiers).

She wears a chain belt.

Her hands have a yellow manicure.

In her chest pocket are student notebook and magic pen.

Minato-ku Shiba Park Private Jr. High Uniform.

Her eye color before transforming is the same blue as her sailor suit.

Normal [weight and frame]

Leader

History:

First Sailormoon Manga Series (for convenience sake)
Sailor Venus has a longer and well established history by the time we meet her. A seasoned soldier she makes the scene claiming to be the Princess and also the leader, however, since Takeuchi-sensei restarted her manga this changed. In fact this character can be praised for making the rest of Sailor Moon appear.

It is often the misconception that Code Name wa Sailor V preceded Sailor Moon completely. This is not true. Code Name wa Sailor V STARTED before Sailormoon but it also ENDED after Sailormoon. Therefore it ran at the same time that Sailor Moon did, on only on and off. I'm going to have a Sailor V page up in Reveler's Tower some time in the future, you can check for details on Code Name wa Sailor V there.

Black Moon Manga Series (for convenience sake)
She was the only one NOT captured, also she is the only one of the Senshi from the Inner Solar System that doesn't have her own special power. But, she still does have that nifty compact.. but she doesn't use that until later. Anyhow, she as a person isn't developed much more in this series.

Infinity Manga (for convenience sake)
She sort of disappears into the background. You get more of a sense of her as a Sailor soldier, rather than a person. No history is added.

The Dream Manga (for convenience sake)
Major character development with the exam battle! ^_^ You get to see Minako as Takeuchi-sensei made her in the Code Name wa Sailor V manga, a flake, but someone who wants to have fun. No history was really added, more character development. I think that Minako stays mostly static in this area, because Takeuchi-sensei was pouring most of her history into Code Name wa Sailor V. She does get her heart Crystal and become a Princess, but that's the same with the other Sailor Senshi.

The Stars Manga (for convenience sake)
Sailor Venus? She dies. Sorry... but it's true.. she comes back .. eventually. Sailor Mars saw their death. Nothing else really new.

Anime:
Apparently, the anime thinks that Minako went to England, because the manga said she went to no such place. It tells about how she met Katrina.. and sacrificed her happiness so that Katrina could be Happy with Alan. Other than that her basic history seems to be the same.

Personality:

Manga:
Minako is much more of a tom-boy in the manga than in the anime. She is athletic and sporty and not much of a girly-girl at all. Minako as a soldier has fought longer than the rest of the inner senshi, including Sailor Moon, and appears to take her mission seriously. She is the leader of the senshi of the inner solar system and commands authority from them immediately. She also acts as the double for Princess Selenity when it is required of her. She is less laid back than, say Usagi, who doesn't take her mission or life extremely seriously (she does mature, but that's on her profile). Minako does have some qualms about the pressures on her as leader, and especially in the dream manga we see her insecurities come out.

Anime:
Minako is less of a tomboy than in the manga, and seems to be more similar to Usagi in personality in this version. She is more sporty than Usagi and consistently mistakes wise old sayings so they are skewed and do not make sense but still conform to fit her situation. The leadership role isn't as focused on Minako in the anime as it is in the manga, and Minako is only vaguely shown as the double for Sailormoon (in the S season).

NA Dub
Minako is not as much of an airhead as Mina is. Mina tends to have a voicing that sounds more of Minako's surfaces rather than her full character potential. This is probably somewhat to do with voice direction, since it was more prevalent in the second English voice rather than the first.

Both voices had the knowledge of the character, but nothing shows how Mina is on the inside to the full potential there. It's not as bad as with the other English voices, but because the balance is lacking, only the surface traits of Minako come out as Mina. making Mina seem to be all there is to the character. it might have something to do with Emilie trying to make Mina's voice higher and matching that of her previous colleague. But any episodes where they would learn about the full depth of Minako and translate that into Mina were cut in the beginning, so made it hard to know who Minako was in full potential, so it could not show up in the subtleties of their voicing. (I blame a combination of the voice actress and the voice director for not giving them the information needed to make the voicing better.)

Sera Myu
It depended on who was portraying her. See the Musicals section for more info.

PGSM
???

Why She is So Cool!:
How else could I start off saying besides that she is the FIRST to be created and the first to become a senshi. Besides she is the leader of the inner senshi. Second in command to Usagi of course. Mina-chan may seem a lot like Usagi-chan, but look closer. She's a tomboy and if she wills it she can become even more beautiful than she already is. (not that she needs to be.)
She often misquotes sayings to conform to the situation. I love those things.
She's a little more level headed than Usagi too. I said just a little.

My Tribute Poem to this Magnificent Character:
Aino Minako/ Mina
All relatives alive
No tragedy there
Sailor Venus/ Beautiful Child of Love
Exuberant tomboy
Beauty runs deep
Once in love with a general
Kaitou Ace in when Sailor V
stole your heart
Oh, the blackness and loss
But you knew your mission
In the manga some thought you the princess
You lead the inner senshi to victory
Coming last to new powers
You do have heart and beauty
cause you are the soldier of love
Sailor Venus