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|image =<tabber>Civilian Form=[[File:Minako Aino - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Sailor V=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor V - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Sailor Form=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor Form - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Super Sailor Form=[[File:Minako Aino Super Sailor Form - Anime.png|220px]]</tabber>
 
|image =<tabber>Civilian Form=[[File:Minako Aino - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Sailor V=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor V - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Sailor Form=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor Form - Anime.png|220px]]|-|Super Sailor Form=[[File:Minako Aino Super Sailor Form - Anime.png|220px]]</tabber>
 
|resides = London, England (former)<br>
 
|resides = London, England (former)<br>
Shiba Koen, Minato ward, Tokyo; Japan (current)
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Shiba Koen, Minato ward; Tokyo, Japan (current)
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|birthdate =
 
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
 
|species = Human
 
|species = Human
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|likes = Sports, singing, video games, jokes, curry, ramen, gyoza, cute things, pop-idols
 
|likes = Sports, singing, video games, jokes, curry, ramen, gyoza, cute things, pop-idols
 
|dislikes = Shiitake mushrooms & math
 
|dislikes = Shiitake mushrooms & math
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|age = 14-16
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|height = 157cm (5'2")
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|name = Minako Aino
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|japanese = 愛野 美奈子
|height = 157cm (5'2")|name = Minako Aino|japanese = 愛野 美奈子|romanji = Aino Minako|aka = Sailor V, Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus|jobs = Student, [[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Senshi]]|relations = Mother<br>
 
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|romanji = Aino Minako
Father|affiliates = Solar Syetem [[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Senshi]]<br>
 
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|aka = Sailor V, Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus
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|jobs = Student, [[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Senshi]]
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|relations = Mother<br>
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Father
 
|affiliates = Solar Syetem [[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Senshi]]<br>
 
[[Artemis (anime)|Artemis]]<br>
 
[[Artemis (anime)|Artemis]]<br>
 
[[Alan]]<br>
 
[[Alan]]<br>
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[[Katarina]]
[[Katarina]]|birthday = October 22nd (♎)|first anime appearance = [[Enter Venus, the Last Sailor Guardian]]|anime voiced by = [[wikipedia:Rika Fukami|Rika Fukami]] (Japanese) <br> [[wikipedia:Stephanie Morgenstern|Stephanie Morgenstern]] (DiC English dub)<br>[[wikipedia:Emilie Barlow|Emilie Barlow]] (CWi English dub)<br> [[wikipedia:Cherami Leigh|Cherami Leigh]] (Viz Media English dub)}}
 
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|birthday = October 22nd (♎)
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|first anime appearance = [[Enter Venus, the Last Sailor Guardian]]
 
|anime voiced by = [[wikipedia:Rika Fukami|Rika Fukami]] (Japanese) <br> [[wikipedia:Stephanie Morgenstern|Stephanie Morgenstern]] (DiC English dub)<br>[[wikipedia:Emilie Barlow|Emilie Barlow]] (CWi English dub)<br> [[wikipedia:Cherami Leigh|Cherami Leigh]] (Viz Media English dub)}}
 
{{Quote|I am the Pretty Guardian who Fights for Justice! I am Sailor Venus!|Sailor Venus's introduction in the 33rd episode}}
 
{{Quote|I am the Pretty Guardian who Fights for Justice! I am Sailor Venus!|Sailor Venus's introduction in the 33rd episode}}
   
<font color="#ff6600">'''Minako Aino '''</font>is the civilian identity of Sailor V and the present-day incarnation of Sailor Venus.
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<font color="#ff6600">'''Minako Aino '''</font>(愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako) is the civilian identity of Sailor V and the present-day incarnation of <font color="#ff6600">'''Sailor Venus '''</font> (セーラーヴィーナス, Seeraa bu~iinasu).
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
 
=== Civilian ===
 
Minako is a cute and bubbly 14-year-old (15 by the ''S ''season, and 16 in ''Sailor Stars'') who originally lived in London. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a big red bow in her hair. Her [[Shiba Koen Junior High School]] uniform includes a white blouse with sailor neckerchief, a red scarf, blue skirt, white socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.
   
 
Her most notable casual outfit from both second until the fourth season, she wears a red leather jacket with a light purple shirt and an orange collar, green pleated denim skirt, white socks, and sneakers. In one episode, her leather jacket had a minor color change from red to lime green.
==== Civilian ====
 
Minako is a cute and bubbly 14-year-old (15 by the ''S ''season, and 16 in ''Sailor Stars'') who originally lived in London. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a big red bow in her hair. Her [[Shiba Koen Junior High School]] uniform includes a white blouse with sailor neckerchief, a red scarf, blue skirt, white socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.
 
 
Her most notable casual outfit since both second until the fourth season, she wears a red leather jacket with a light purple shirt and an orange collar, green pleated denim skirt, white socks and sneakers. In one episode, her leather jacket had a minor color change from red to lime green.
 
   
 
In Sailor Stars, she wore the same school uniform as Usagi, Ami, and Makoto since all four of them were attending the same high school. Minako is described to be about 5'2" in height and possibly a bit taller in later seasons.
 
In Sailor Stars, she wore the same school uniform as Usagi, Ami, and Makoto since all four of them were attending the same high school. Minako is described to be about 5'2" in height and possibly a bit taller in later seasons.
   
==== Sailor Senshi ====
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=== Sailor Senshi ===
 
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|-|Sailor V=
 
|-|Sailor V=
Sailor V was the first Senshi form Minako could take on. Sailor V was a decoy Senshi form used by Minako in order to fool the Dark Kingdom into thinking that she was the Princess; although it's never mentioned that she was doing this, it is a possibility.  She was able to assume this transformation before she joined forces with the rest of the Inner Senshi.
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Sailor V was the first Sailor Senshi form Minako could take on. Sailor V was a decoy Sailor Senshi form used by Minako to fool the Dark Kingdom into thinking that she was the Princess; although it's never mentioned that she was doing this, it is a possibility. She was able to assume this transformation before she joined forces with the rest of the Inner Sailor Senshi.
   
Sailor V's fuku was different than the other Senshi's fuku. In place of a tiara, she wore a red mask, but unlike her manga counterpart, there is no crescent moon on her forehead. Instead of a leotard, she wore a sleeveless midriff shirt with red accents on the sides that sometime revealed her stomach. She wore a white choker with a crescent moon, her collar was navy blue with two red stripes. Her shoulder pads were white, armor-like, shoulder guards, her bow was red while the center of her front bow was orange, and her gloves were like Sailor Venus's: white with orange elbow fittings. Her skirt was blue with a red border, her back bow was blue, her shoes were blue with ankle straps, and her red ribbon from her civilian form was carried over into her Senshi form.
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Sailor V's uniform was different than the other Sailor Senshi's uniform. In place of a tiara, she wore a red mask, but unlike her manga counterpart, there is no crescent moon on her forehead. Instead of a leotard, she wore a sleeveless midriff shirt with red accents on the sides that sometimes revealed her stomach. She wore a white choker with a crescent moon, her collar was navy blue with two red stripes. Her shoulder pads were white, armor-like, shoulder guards, her bow was red while the center of her front bow was orange, and her gloves were like Sailor Venus's: white with orange elbow fittings. Her skirt was blue with a red border, her back bow was blue, her shoes were blue with ankle straps, and her red ribbon from her civilian form was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.
 
|-|Sailor Venus=
 
|-|Sailor Venus=
Sailor Venus was the first''''' true '''''Senshi form that Minako was able to transform into (as Sailor V was basically a decoy Senshi). Minako is able to transform into Sailor Venus in the first, R, S, and the first half of the ''SuperS ''season in the anime.
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Sailor Venus was the first''''' true ''''' Sailor Senshi form that Minako was able to transform into (as Sailor V was a decoy Sailor Senshi). Minako can transform into Sailor Venus in the first, R, S, and the first half of the ''SuperS ''season in the anime.
   
As Sailor Venus, she wore the standard Senshi fuku. The dominant color of her fuku was orange while the accent colors were yellow and navy blue. Her choker, collar, the center of her front bow, the elbow fittings on her gloves, skirt, shoes, and earrings were orange; the gem on her tiara and her back bow were yellow and her front bow was navy blue. She had one stripe on her collar, and her shoes were orange heels with ankle straps. Also, her red hair bow from her civilian form was also carried over into her Senshi form.
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As Sailor Venus, she wore the standard Sailor Senshi uniform. The dominant color of her uniform was orange while the accent colors were yellow and navy blue. Her choker, collar, the center of her front bow, the elbow fittings on her gloves, skirt, shoes, and earrings were orange; the gem on her tiara and her back bow were yellow and her front bow was navy blue. She had one stripe on her collar, and her shoes were orange heels with ankle straps. Also, her red hair bow from her civilian form was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.
 
|-|Super Sailor Venus=
 
|-|Super Sailor Venus=
Super Sailor Venus was the second and final Senshi form Minako was able to transform into. She is able to transform into Super Sailor Venus in the second half of the ''SuperS ''season and the ''Sailor Stars ''season.
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Super Sailor Venus was the second and final Sailor Senshi form Minako was able to transform into. She can transform into Super Sailor Venus in the second half of the ''SuperS ''season and the ''Sailor Stars ''season.
   
After she gained her "Super" upgrade from Pegasus, her choker had a gold star attached to it, her collar had one stripe, the bottom of her shoulder pads became translucent, her back bow was enlarged and lengthened, the center of her front bow was a heart, and her earrings became a darker color. Also, like her previous Senshi form, her red hair bow was carried over into her Senshi form.
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After she gained her "Super" upgrade from Pegasus, her choker had a gold star attached to it, her collar had one stripe, the bottom of her shoulder pads became translucent, her back bow was enlarged and lengthened, the center of her front bow was a heart, and her earrings became a darker color. Also, like her previous Sailor Senshi form, her red hair bow was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.
 
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==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Minako was a very silly character at times, but she could be more serious; this was especially true in the first season in general, and specifically in episodes 42, 100, and 109 (wherein she worried that she did not have a Pure Heart and tried to prove she was pure hearted in some very bizarre ways). She was also infamous for using mixed up proverbs in the anime, and officially referred to herself as "The Goddess of Love," a title which she used to try to solve others' love woes. Similar to Usagi, she was an academic underachiever, and would refer to Usagi at times as her "make-up tests partner." She was, however, much more athletic than Usagi, especially when it came to volleyball. Minako was shown to be very good in speaking English, since she had lived in London (or at least more so than Rei, Makoto, and Usagi). This was best demonstrated in episode 108, in which she was able to converse with relative fluency in English at the party. Although all students in Japan are required to learn English, it's more likely because of the time she spent as Sailor V in London in the anime. However, she has her thick British accent.
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Minako was a very silly character at times, but she could be more serious; this was especially true in the first season in general, and specifically in episodes 42, 100, and 109 (wherein she worried that she did not have a Pure Heart and tried to prove she was pure-hearted in some very bizarre ways). She was also infamous for using mixed up proverbs in the anime and officially referred to herself as "The Goddess of Love," a title which she used to try to solve others' love woes. Similar to Usagi, she was an academic underachiever, and would refer to Usagi at times as her "make-up tests partner." She was, however, much more athletic than Usagi, especially when it came to volleyball. Minako was shown to be very good at speaking English since she had lived in London (or at least more so than Rei, Makoto, and Usagi). This was best demonstrated in episode 108, in which she was able to converse with relative fluency in English at the party. Although all students in Japan are required to learn English, it's more likely because of the time she spent as Sailor V in London in the anime. However, she has her thick British accent.
   
 
Minako is caring towards others and yet, like Usagi, pretty clumsy at times. For example, when every other Sailor Senshi got sick in Sailor Moon R, she tried to take care of them, but just ended up making a mess. The more she tried to straighten things out, the worse it got.
 
Minako is caring towards others and yet, like Usagi, pretty clumsy at times. For example, when every other Sailor Senshi got sick in Sailor Moon R, she tried to take care of them, but just ended up making a mess. The more she tried to straighten things out, the worse it got.
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==Information==
 
=== Sailor Moon ===
 
As revealed in episode 42, Minako lived in London, England. Before she moved to Japan and began to fight with the Sailor Senshi as Sailor Venus, Minako originally lived in London to fight the Dark Kingdom as Sailor V. There, she fell in love with another man named Alan. On one of her missions, she met a woman named Katarina, who was an Interpol police officer. The two spent time together, Katarina taught her English, and Minako regarded her as a big sister. During a mission, she (as Sailor V) was caught in an explosion, and Katarina believed that she died. Minako escaped, but saw Alan and Katarina together, seeing that the two loved each other. Minako decided to let the two believe that she was dead, and moved to Japan soon after.
   
 
Minako (in her civilian form) finally appears in episode 33. There, she meets up with the other Sailor Senshi and saves them from one of [[Kunzite|Kunzite's]] traps. Here, Minako is shown to be completely devoted to her mission of fighting the Dark Kingdom and finding the Moon Princess, as she has the strongest memories of her past life as a Sailor Soldier. From then on, she officially joined Sailor Senshi.
==Background==
 
 
=== ''Sailor Moon'' ===
 
As revealed in episode 42, Minako lived in London, England. Before she moved to Japan, and began to fight with the senshi as Sailor Venus, Minako originally lived in London to fight the Dark Kingdom as Sailor V. There, she fell in love with another man named Alan. On one of her missions, she met a woman named Katarina, who was an Interpol police officer. The two spent time together, Katarina taught her English, and Minako regarded her as a big sister. During a mission, she (as Sailor V) was caught in an explosion, and Katarina believed that she died. Minako escaped, but saw Alan and Katarina together, seeing that the two loved each other. Minako decided to let the two believe that she was dead, and moved to Japan soon after.
 
 
Minako (in civilian form) finally appears in episode 33. There, she meets up with the other Sailor Senshi and saves them from one of [[Kunzite|Kunzite's]] traps. Here, Minako is shown to be completely devoted to her mission of fighting the Dark Kingdom and finding the Moon Princess, as she has the strongest memories of her past life as a Sailor Soldier. From then on, she officially joined Sailor Senshi.
 
   
 
Later on in episode 42, Katarina returns and is being used by Kunzite as a youma to get to Sailor V, considering he believes Sailor V knows who the Sailor Senshi are. After she is restored by [[Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (anime)|Sailor Moon]] and Sailor Venus, Katarina and Minako reunite and become friends again.
 
Later on in episode 42, Katarina returns and is being used by Kunzite as a youma to get to Sailor V, considering he believes Sailor V knows who the Sailor Senshi are. After she is restored by [[Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (anime)|Sailor Moon]] and Sailor Venus, Katarina and Minako reunite and become friends again.
 
=== Sailor Moon R ===
 
 
After the first season concludes, Minako's character and personality become more goofy, excitable, and overdramatic, as well as a bit ditzy. She is known to misquote proverbs regularly.
=== ''Sailor Moon R '' ===
 
After the first season concludes, Minako's character and personality becomes more goofy, excitable, and overdramatic, as well as a bit ditzy. She is known to misquote proverbs on a regular basis.
 
   
 
During this season, Minako was shown to greatly care for others. She looked over a class of kindergarten kids. She also tried to take care of the other Sailor Senshi when they were all sick, though to no success.
 
During this season, Minako was shown to greatly care for others. She looked over a class of kindergarten kids. She also tried to take care of the other Sailor Senshi when they were all sick, though to no success.
 
=== Sailor Moon S ===
 
In Sailor Moon S, Minako was the last one of the Inner Senshi to have her Pure Heart Crystal stolen. Even though it said it did not bother her, it annoyed her greatly. She began to donate tons of blood and giving away the plush toys she won at the arcade to prove she had a good heart, and her Pure Heart was eventually removed by Eudial. But unlike the other victims, Minako retained her consciousness and ran off with her Pure Heart, and she eventually collapsed. After she regained consciousness, she transformed into Sailor Venus (much to the surprise of Eudial), and broke Eudial's fire buster with her Venus Love-Me Chain attack.
 
=== Sailor Moon SuperS ===
 
She is the first victim to escape the imprisonment of her dream mirror which Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye were fighting over after she manages to deceive them both during their two-timing date. Minako transforms into Sailor Venus and furiously scolds at both Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye from looking both her hearts and dreams (After both had looked on her Dream Mirror to think Pegasus was present) and angrily hits them with [[Crescent Beam Barrage]] to chase them away, allowing Super Sailor Chibi Moon to summon Pegasus with [[Twinkle Yell]] as well as destroying the two Lemures from Super Sailor Moon's [[Moon Gorgeous Meditation]]. She along with the other Senshi were upgraded to their Super forms by [[Pegasus (anime)|Pegasus]].
   
 
She almost breaks her friendship with Makoto due to their crush with Mr. Honjo until they were attacked by the Lemure sent by [[CereCere (anime)|CereCere]]. By the time everyone is ensnared by the Lemure, CereCere was confronted by JunJun, VesVes, and PallaPalla who were deceived by her deceptions which allows Artemis to inform both Minako and Makoto to channel their energy with their Crystal Change Rods to transform to their Super Senshi forms. Super Sailor Venus demonstrates her [[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]] to disperse the Lemure while Super Sailor Jupiter demonstrates her [[Jupiter Oak Evolution]] to disperse most of the leaves to rescue the kids including their friends making both reconcile their friendship. After the Lemure was defeated by Super Sailor Moon, both Makoto and Minako reconciled their friendship and to discover that Mr. Honjo was Kotaro's father, much to their disappointment and realizing he was married.
=== ''Sailor Moon S'' ===
 
 
=== Sailor Moon Sailor Stars ===
In Sailor Moon S, Minako was the last one of the Inner Senshi to have her Pure Heart Crystal stolen. Even though it said it did not bother her, it annoyed her greatly. She began to donate tons of blood and giving away the plush toys she won at the arcade in order to prove she had a good heart, and her Pure Heart was eventually removed by Eudial. But unlike the other victims, Minako retained her consciousness and ran off with her Pure Heart, and she eventually collapsed. After she regained consciousness, she transformed into Sailor Venus (much to the surprise of Eudial), and broke Eudial's fire buster with her Venus Love-Me Chain attack.
 
 
=== ''Sailor Moon SuperS'' ===
 
She is the first victim to escape the imprisonment of her dream mirror which Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye were fighting over after she manages to deceived them both during their two-timing date. Minako transforms into Sailor Venus and furiously scolds at both Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye from looking both her hearts and dreams (After both had looked on her Dream Mirror to think Pegasus was present) and angrily hits them with [[Crescent Beam of Anger]] to chase them away, allowing Super Sailor Chibi Moon to summon Pegasus with [[Twinkle Yell]] as well as destroying the two Lemures from Super Sailor Moon's [[Moon Gorgeous Meditation]]. She along with the other Senshi were upgraded to their Super forms by [[Pegasus (anime)|Pegasus]].
 
 
She almost break her friendship with Makoto due to their crush with Mr. Honjo until they were attacked by the Lemure sent by [[CereCere (anime)|CereCere]]. By the time everyone is ensnared by the Lemure, CereCere was confronted by JunJun, VesVes and PallaPalla who were deceived by her deceptions which allows Artemis to inform both Minako and Makoto to channel their energy with their Crystal Change Rods to transform to their Super Senshi forms. Super Sailor Venus demonstrates her [[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]] to disperse the Lemure while Super Sailor Jupiter demonstrates her [[Jupiter Oak Evolution]] to disperse most of the leaves to rescue the kids including their friends making both reconcile their friendship. After the Lemure was defeated by Super Sailor Moon, both Makoto and Minako reconciled their friendship and to discover that Mr. Honjo was Kotaro's father, much to their disappointment and realizing he was married.
 
 
== ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' ==
 
 
==== Nehellenia arc ====
 
 
==== Stars arc ====
 
 
 
== Sailor Senshi Info ==
 
== Sailor Senshi Info ==
 
 
==== Attacks ====
 
==== Attacks ====
 
* [[Sailor V Kick]]
 
* [[Sailor V Kick]]
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* [[Moony Moony Love-Me Moon Chain]]
 
* [[Moony Moony Love-Me Moon Chain]]
 
* [[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]]
 
* [[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]]
 
 
===Items===
 
===Items===
 
*[[Transformation Pen]]
 
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*[[Sailor V's Mask|Mask]]
 
*[[Sailor V's Mask|Mask]]
 
*[[Communicator]]
 
*[[Communicator]]
 
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
   
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=== Sailor Moon (Season 1) ===
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Minako's first anime appearance.jpg|Minako makes her first appearance in the anime, in [[The Last Sailor Senshi! Sailor Venus Appears|episode 33]].
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Katarina with Minako.jpg|[[Katarina]] and Minako.
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Ep42.png|Minako with Katarina and [[Alan]].
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Nothing Left (Epi 41).jpg|Minako in [[Sailor Venus' Past! Minako's Tragic Love|episode 42]].
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=== Sailor Moon R ===
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Usagi crying.png|Minako and the other members of the Inner Senshi watching [[Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (anime)|Usagi]] cry in [[Steal Mamoru's Kiss! Ann's Snow White Strategy|episode 56]].
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Minako in episode 64.jpg|Minako in [[In Search of the Silver Crystal! Chibiusa's Secret|episode 64]].
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Mina80.jpg|Minako in [[Venus Minako's Nurse Mayhem|episode 78]].
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a2 mina chibi nurse.PNG|Minako and Chibiusa as nurses.
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NurseV.jpg|Minako taking care of Usagi while she's sick.
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Tumblr lt5sgybLhl1qickddo1 500.png|Minako with [[Luna (anime)|Luna]] and [[Artemis (anime)|Artemis]].
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a2 beach rei mina.png|Minako and Rei at the beach.
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a2 chibi mina cooks.png|Minako, [[Chibiusa Tsukino / Sailor Chibi Moon (anime)|Chibiusa]] and [[Luna-P|Luna P]] with aprons.
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a2 group shrine.png|The Inner Senshi about to transform outside [[Hikawa Shrine]].
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a2 mina apron.png|Minako in an apron.
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a2 mina room1.png|A view of the left side of Minako's room.
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a2 mina room2.png|A view of the right side of Minako's room.
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a2 momoko good.png|Minako with [[Momoko Momohara (anime)|Momoko]]
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=== Sailor Moon S ===
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Mina100.jpg|Minako helping with the goldfish-scooping tent in episode [[The Arrival of the Tiny Pretty Senshi|episode 103]]
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Mina99.jpg|Minako reading Neo Queen Serenity's letter
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=== Sailor Moon SuperS ===
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=== Sailor Moon Sailor Stars ===
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Mina cake.jpg|Minako in the Sailor Stars opening
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Mina86.jpg
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IT'S MINAKO KAGAMINE.jpg
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Butterfly Idol Outfit.jpg|Minako in her Butterfly Idol dress
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SMSS_188_(1).jpg|Minako in her daydream with the Three Lights
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SMSS 173 (1a).png|Minako, Rei, and Makoto daydream about the Three Lights
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SMSS 173 (2).png|Minako suspicious about Ami's daydreaming
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SMSS 174 (3).png|Minako celebrates her joy of being on the volleyball team
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SMSS 175 (infobox).png|Minako with the Three Lights
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=== Specials ===
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Mina81.jpg|Minako in "Ami's First Love"
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=== Movies ===
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movie1 mako mina.png|Minako and Makoto in the beginning of the R movie
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Mina daydreaming.jpg|Minako daydreaming
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Mina90.jpg
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</gallery>
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=== Character Settei Sheets/Character Designs ===
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<gallery>
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Minako_Anime_Design_1.jpg|Minako in her school uniform (part 1)
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Minako_Anime_Design_2.jpg|Minako in her school uniform (part 2)
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Minako_Anime_Design_3.jpg|Minako in her summer uniform
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Minako_Anime_Design_4.jpg|Minako in casual clothes
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Minako_Anime_Design_5.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 38
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Minako_Anime_Design_6.jpg|Minako in skiing clothes from episode 38
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Minako_Anime_Design_7.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 39
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Minako_Anime_Design_8.jpg|Minako in skating clothes from episode 39
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Minako_Anime_Design_9.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 41 (part 1)
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Minako_Anime_Design_10.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 41 (part 2)
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Minako_Anime_Design_11.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 51
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Minako_Anime_Design_12.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 64
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Minako_Anime_Design_13.jpg|Minako in her swimsuit from episode 67
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Minako_Anime_Design_14.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 90
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Minako_Anime_Design_15.jpg|Minako in dress clothes from episode 93
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Minako_Anime_Design_16.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 97
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Minako_Anime_Design_17.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 98
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Minako_Anime_Design_18.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 99
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Minako_Anime_Design_19.jpg|Minako in her pajamas from episode 100
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Minako_Anime_Design_20.jpg|Minako in her volleyball clothes from episode 100
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Minako_Anime_Design_21.jpg|Minako in her yukata from episode 103
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Minako_Anime_Design_22.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 109
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Minako_Anime_Design_23.jpg|Minako in casual clothes (part 2) and a view of her backpack from episode 109
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Minako_Anime_Design_24_and_Mimi_Anime_Design.jpg|Minako in casual clothes and Mimete in her "Mimi" disguise from episode 114
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Minako_Anime_Design_25.jpg|Minako in casual clothes from episode 122
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Minako_Anime_Design_26.jpg|Minako in her "Butterfly Idol" outfit from episode 154
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Minako_Anime_Design_27.jpg|Minako in casual clothing from episode 183
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Minako_Anime_Design_28.jpg|Minako in her swimsuit from episode 183
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Minako_Anime_Design_29.jpg|Minako in casual clothes
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Minako_and_Venus_Anime_Design.jpg|Minako's facial expression's (on the left)
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</gallery>
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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Minako.jpg|Minako in casual clothing
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Mina78.jpg|Wearing a strapless bathing suit
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Mina73.jpg
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Mina41.jpg
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Mina39.jpg
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Mina6.jpg
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Mina Aino.jpg
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MinakoAinoRSingle.jpg|Minako on the cover of her R single
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MinakoAinoStarsSingle.jpg|Minako on the cover of her Stars single
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Minako_Aino_Character_Sheet_Set_II.jpg
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Minako_Yellow_Dress_Card.jpg
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Minako-sailor-venus-24517679-490-387.jpg
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</gallery>
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*Minako's name means "Beautiful Child of Love."
 
*Minako's name means "Beautiful Child of Love."
 
*Minako is the goofiest member of the Sailor Guardians.
 
*Minako is the goofiest member of the Sailor Guardians.
 
*Minako's membership number in the [[Three Lights]]' Fan Club was 278.
 
*Minako's membership number in the [[Three Lights]]' Fan Club was 278.
*In the anime, Minako had four character songs: "[[Route Venus]]", "[[I'll Stand Alone]]", "[[I Saw Your Dream]]", and "[[The Goddess of Love's 'How to Love']]".
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*In the anime, Minako had four-character songs: "[[Route Venus]]", "[[Needless]]", "[[I Saw Your Dream]]", and "[[The Goddess of Love's 'How to Love']]".
*In the anime, Minako was shown to be able to speak English fluently. This was probably due to the fact that she spent her time in London for a while as Sailor V, and her English-speaking ability was shown in Episode 108.
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*In the anime, Minako was shown to be able to speak English fluently. This was probably because she spent her time in London for a while as Sailor V, and her English-speaking ability was shown in Episode 108.
 
*Minako often refers to herself as the 'Goddess of Love' both in her civilian and Sailor Venus forms.
 
*Minako often refers to herself as the 'Goddess of Love' both in her civilian and Sailor Venus forms.
*Minako was the only character to have a nosebleed (a typical anime indication of perverted thoughts) in the anime. She developed one in [[Luna Saw It! The True Idol Yaten|episode 178]], when she thought about [[Luna]] being taken care of by [[Yaten Kou|Yaten]].
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*Minako was the only character to have a nosebleed (a typical anime indication of perverted thoughts) in the anime. She developed one in [[Luna Saw It! The True Idol Yaten|episode 178]] when she thought about [[Luna]] being taken care of by [[Yaten Kou|Yaten]].
 
*In the DiC English dub, Minako's name was romanized as "Mina". Ironically this is a nickname Artemis sometimes calls her in Japanese versions including the Codename Sailor V comic.
 
*In the DiC English dub, Minako's name was romanized as "Mina". Ironically this is a nickname Artemis sometimes calls her in Japanese versions including the Codename Sailor V comic.
*The episode describing Minako's life in England was cut by DiC. As a result, that part of her life is not canon in the original English dub.
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*The episode describing Minako's life in England was cut by DiC. As a result, that part of her life is not canon in the DiC English dub.
 
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"I am the Pretty Guardian who Fights for Justice! I am Sailor Venus!"
— Sailor Venus's introduction in the 33rd episode


Minako Aino (愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako) is the civilian identity of Sailor V and the present-day incarnation of Sailor Venus (セーラーヴィーナス, Seeraa bu~iinasu).

Appearance

Civilian

Minako is a cute and bubbly 14-year-old (15 by the S season, and 16 in Sailor Stars) who originally lived in London. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a big red bow in her hair. Her Shiba Koen Junior High School uniform includes a white blouse with sailor neckerchief, a red scarf, blue skirt, white socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.

Her most notable casual outfit from both second until the fourth season, she wears a red leather jacket with a light purple shirt and an orange collar, green pleated denim skirt, white socks, and sneakers. In one episode, her leather jacket had a minor color change from red to lime green.

In Sailor Stars, she wore the same school uniform as Usagi, Ami, and Makoto since all four of them were attending the same high school. Minako is described to be about 5'2" in height and possibly a bit taller in later seasons.

Sailor Senshi

Sailor V was the first Sailor Senshi form Minako could take on. Sailor V was a decoy Sailor Senshi form used by Minako to fool the Dark Kingdom into thinking that she was the Princess; although it's never mentioned that she was doing this, it is a possibility. She was able to assume this transformation before she joined forces with the rest of the Inner Sailor Senshi.

Sailor V's uniform was different than the other Sailor Senshi's uniform. In place of a tiara, she wore a red mask, but unlike her manga counterpart, there is no crescent moon on her forehead. Instead of a leotard, she wore a sleeveless midriff shirt with red accents on the sides that sometimes revealed her stomach. She wore a white choker with a crescent moon, her collar was navy blue with two red stripes. Her shoulder pads were white, armor-like, shoulder guards, her bow was red while the center of her front bow was orange, and her gloves were like Sailor Venus's: white with orange elbow fittings. Her skirt was blue with a red border, her back bow was blue, her shoes were blue with ankle straps, and her red ribbon from her civilian form was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.

Sailor Venus was the first true Sailor Senshi form that Minako was able to transform into (as Sailor V was a decoy Sailor Senshi). Minako can transform into Sailor Venus in the first, R, S, and the first half of the SuperS season in the anime.

As Sailor Venus, she wore the standard Sailor Senshi uniform. The dominant color of her uniform was orange while the accent colors were yellow and navy blue. Her choker, collar, the center of her front bow, the elbow fittings on her gloves, skirt, shoes, and earrings were orange; the gem on her tiara and her back bow were yellow and her front bow was navy blue. She had one stripe on her collar, and her shoes were orange heels with ankle straps. Also, her red hair bow from her civilian form was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.

Super Sailor Venus was the second and final Sailor Senshi form Minako was able to transform into. She can transform into Super Sailor Venus in the second half of the SuperS season and the Sailor Stars season.

After she gained her "Super" upgrade from Pegasus, her choker had a gold star attached to it, her collar had one stripe, the bottom of her shoulder pads became translucent, her back bow was enlarged and lengthened, the center of her front bow was a heart, and her earrings became a darker color. Also, like her previous Sailor Senshi form, her red hair bow was carried over into her Sailor Senshi form.

Personality

Minako was a very silly character at times, but she could be more serious; this was especially true in the first season in general, and specifically in episodes 42, 100, and 109 (wherein she worried that she did not have a Pure Heart and tried to prove she was pure-hearted in some very bizarre ways). She was also infamous for using mixed up proverbs in the anime and officially referred to herself as "The Goddess of Love," a title which she used to try to solve others' love woes. Similar to Usagi, she was an academic underachiever, and would refer to Usagi at times as her "make-up tests partner." She was, however, much more athletic than Usagi, especially when it came to volleyball. Minako was shown to be very good at speaking English since she had lived in London (or at least more so than Rei, Makoto, and Usagi). This was best demonstrated in episode 108, in which she was able to converse with relative fluency in English at the party. Although all students in Japan are required to learn English, it's more likely because of the time she spent as Sailor V in London in the anime. However, she has her thick British accent.

Minako is caring towards others and yet, like Usagi, pretty clumsy at times. For example, when every other Sailor Senshi got sick in Sailor Moon R, she tried to take care of them, but just ended up making a mess. The more she tried to straighten things out, the worse it got.

Information

Sailor Moon

As revealed in episode 42, Minako lived in London, England. Before she moved to Japan and began to fight with the Sailor Senshi as Sailor Venus, Minako originally lived in London to fight the Dark Kingdom as Sailor V. There, she fell in love with another man named Alan. On one of her missions, she met a woman named Katarina, who was an Interpol police officer. The two spent time together, Katarina taught her English, and Minako regarded her as a big sister. During a mission, she (as Sailor V) was caught in an explosion, and Katarina believed that she died. Minako escaped, but saw Alan and Katarina together, seeing that the two loved each other. Minako decided to let the two believe that she was dead, and moved to Japan soon after.

Minako (in her civilian form) finally appears in episode 33. There, she meets up with the other Sailor Senshi and saves them from one of Kunzite's traps. Here, Minako is shown to be completely devoted to her mission of fighting the Dark Kingdom and finding the Moon Princess, as she has the strongest memories of her past life as a Sailor Soldier. From then on, she officially joined Sailor Senshi.

Later on in episode 42, Katarina returns and is being used by Kunzite as a youma to get to Sailor V, considering he believes Sailor V knows who the Sailor Senshi are. After she is restored by Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus, Katarina and Minako reunite and become friends again.

Sailor Moon R

After the first season concludes, Minako's character and personality become more goofy, excitable, and overdramatic, as well as a bit ditzy. She is known to misquote proverbs regularly.

During this season, Minako was shown to greatly care for others. She looked over a class of kindergarten kids. She also tried to take care of the other Sailor Senshi when they were all sick, though to no success.

Sailor Moon S

In Sailor Moon S, Minako was the last one of the Inner Senshi to have her Pure Heart Crystal stolen. Even though it said it did not bother her, it annoyed her greatly. She began to donate tons of blood and giving away the plush toys she won at the arcade to prove she had a good heart, and her Pure Heart was eventually removed by Eudial. But unlike the other victims, Minako retained her consciousness and ran off with her Pure Heart, and she eventually collapsed. After she regained consciousness, she transformed into Sailor Venus (much to the surprise of Eudial), and broke Eudial's fire buster with her Venus Love-Me Chain attack.

Sailor Moon SuperS

She is the first victim to escape the imprisonment of her dream mirror which Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye were fighting over after she manages to deceive them both during their two-timing date. Minako transforms into Sailor Venus and furiously scolds at both Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye from looking both her hearts and dreams (After both had looked on her Dream Mirror to think Pegasus was present) and angrily hits them with Crescent Beam Barrage to chase them away, allowing Super Sailor Chibi Moon to summon Pegasus with Twinkle Yell as well as destroying the two Lemures from Super Sailor Moon's Moon Gorgeous Meditation. She along with the other Senshi were upgraded to their Super forms by Pegasus.

She almost breaks her friendship with Makoto due to their crush with Mr. Honjo until they were attacked by the Lemure sent by CereCere. By the time everyone is ensnared by the Lemure, CereCere was confronted by JunJun, VesVes, and PallaPalla who were deceived by her deceptions which allows Artemis to inform both Minako and Makoto to channel their energy with their Crystal Change Rods to transform to their Super Senshi forms. Super Sailor Venus demonstrates her Venus Love and Beauty Shock to disperse the Lemure while Super Sailor Jupiter demonstrates her Jupiter Oak Evolution to disperse most of the leaves to rescue the kids including their friends making both reconcile their friendship. After the Lemure was defeated by Super Sailor Moon, both Makoto and Minako reconciled their friendship and to discover that Mr. Honjo was Kotaro's father, much to their disappointment and realizing he was married.

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Sailor Senshi Info

Attacks

Items

Other Items

Gallery

Sailor Moon (Season 1)

Sailor Moon R

Sailor Moon S

Sailor Moon SuperS

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Specials

Movies

Character Settei Sheets/Character Designs

Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • Minako's name means "Beautiful Child of Love."
  • Minako is the goofiest member of the Sailor Guardians.
  • Minako's membership number in the Three Lights' Fan Club was 278.
  • In the anime, Minako had four-character songs: "Route Venus", "Needless", "I Saw Your Dream", and "The Goddess of Love's 'How to Love'".
  • In the anime, Minako was shown to be able to speak English fluently. This was probably because she spent her time in London for a while as Sailor V, and her English-speaking ability was shown in Episode 108.
  • Minako often refers to herself as the 'Goddess of Love' both in her civilian and Sailor Venus forms.
  • Minako was the only character to have a nosebleed (a typical anime indication of perverted thoughts) in the anime. She developed one in episode 178 when she thought about Luna being taken care of by Yaten.
  • In the DiC English dub, Minako's name was romanized as "Mina". Ironically this is a nickname Artemis sometimes calls her in Japanese versions including the Codename Sailor V comic.
  • The episode describing Minako's life in England was cut by DiC. As a result, that part of her life is not canon in the DiC English dub.
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