Minako Aino (愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako) is the civilian identity of Sailor V (セーラーＶ, Sērā V) and the present-day incarnation of Sailor Venus (セーラーヴィーナス, Sērā Vīnasu).
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Appearance[]
Civilian[]
Like the other members of the Sailor Guardians, her appearance in PGSM differed greatly from her appearance in the original manga. In this version, Minako has brown eyes and straight black/brunette hair with fringe/bangs. She doesn't wear her signature red bow until she transforms into Sailor Venus.
Sailor Guardian[]
Sailor V in PGSM has the same appearance as the manga and anime version.
Venus retains her original look, like Sailor V. Unlike in the anime, but like the manga, Sailor Venus has chains around her waist for her Venus Love-Me Chain attack. Like the other Sailor Guardians, her hair changes color when transforming (from brown to blonde). Her red bow is more extravagant as well, featuring jewelry accessories on it.
She looks the same in her sailor uniform, but she has a False Tiara on her head and a crecent moon on her forehead where her usual tiara would be.
Personality[]
Minako Aino is a popular teen idol and singer. She uses references to her life to title her songs. For example, her second album is titled "Venus" and her most popular song is "C'est la Vie" which is a pun on Sailor V.
Minako is a calm, quiet, and deeply solemn person who does not smile often. She is shown leading her double life as a pop singer and as a Sailor Guardian. She remains separate from the other four Sailor Guardians until she reveals herself and discards her Sailor V form for her true form, Sailor Venus. Even after this, she still distances herself from the other girls due to her frustration that they all lack focus, but mostly due to a terminal illness she harbors because she believes that if they become friends and she dies a probable death, they will become saddened by it, though later in the series she confided with Rei and eventually became friends with the rest of the girls.
Minako particularly interacts with Rei, who she grows closest to; as Minako is the leader of the Sailor Guardians in the series (but still suffering from her illness), she appoints Rei leader temporarily; they frequently have conflicts afterwards, mostly in regard to Minako being too devoted to her mission to enjoy the present. However, she eventually overcomes this and embraces herself as Minako Aino.
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Minako in the live-action series is an idol singer. She is strict and calm, as well as smart and observant, but she also has a good sense of humor.
In Act 12 of the live-action series, she appears before the other Guardians (excluding Sailor Jupiter) as Sailor V. She removes her red mask and transforms into Princess Sailor Venus, at which point Artemis presents her as the heir to the Moon Kingdom and inheritor to the Silver Crystal. In the guise of "Princess Sailor Moon" she appears in her Sailor Venus outfit, a chain around her waist, a silver tiara on her head, and a crescent moon on her forehead. Though the tiara appears to have the Silver Crystal set in it, in Act 20 Princess Sailor Venus reveals that she has a number of fake identical tiaras.
In Act 25, after Sailor Moon awoke as Princess Serenity, the crescent moon disappears and is replaced by her usual tiara. After that point, she continues her duties as leader of the Guardians. She masqueraded as Princess Serenity in order to protect the real princess, Sailor Moon.
Unfortunately, she has a disease and thought about getting surgery, but said: "the possibilities are around zero". Rei talks her into giving it a shot, and the rest of the Sailor Guardians plan a surprise party for her. Unfortunately, Minako dies during surgery. Artemis tells Rei and she is at a loss for words.
During that same episode, there is a scene with her singing at the party in an afterlife. Minako reads a letter to her friends about her life and how much her friends mean to her. When Rei finishes reading the letter she made in case she left, all of them around the table start crying. Minako was very devoted to her mission and past life and almost gave up singing for her mission; however, Rei talked her out of living in the past and living in the present. She is the closest to Rei among the Sailor Guardians.
Also in the live-action series, she has a rival named Mio Kuroki, whom she is suspicious of working for the Dark Kingdom. More than once, her jealous and uncaring behavior gave her away to Minako. She has warned Usagi several times to stay away from Mio because she will do whatever it takes to cause pain and suffering in her life. It is casually implied that despite her not wanting to make friends, Minako cares about Usagi's well being, though later she confides with Rei and eventually becomes friends with the rest of the girls.
Sailor Guardian Info[]
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Attacks[]
- Venus Beam
- Venus Love Me Chain
- Rolling Heart Vibration
- Moonlight Attractive Attack
- Sailor Planet Attack
- Unnamed attack in which Sailor Venus uses her Sailor Star Tambourine to send star-shaped energy toward her enemy
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Trivia[]
- Minako has seven character songs: C'est la vie ~ Part of the Love in Me, Venus Over My Shoulder, Romance, Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang!, Sayonara ~ Sweet Days, I'm Here, and Happy Time, Happy Life. She also shares a character song with the other Sailor Guardians called Friend.
- Minako creates an alicorn mascot named Nako Nako.
- Minako Aino is a popular teen idol and singer, as opposed to the manga and anime where she dreams of being one, and of whom Usagi Tsukino is a huge fan.
- Her character traits between the manga and PGSM are oppositional.
- Minako′s personality in the live-action is similar to the Outer Sailor Guardians in the 90s anime.
- She is the only Sailor Guardian in the PGSM continuity to die. Additionally, apart from Risa Hino, she is also the only Sailor Moon character to die from illness.
- She and Sailor Jupiter are the only Sailor Guardians in PGSM to obtain chains around their waists.
- Her time as "Princess Sailor Venus" is much longer than in the manga and the name is never used when she masquerades as the Moon Princess. She has the crescent-moon symbol on her forehead, which disappears when the real princess is revealed, but doesn’t wear a large tiara on her head.
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