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{{Button|manga page = Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (manga)|anime page = Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (anime)|pgsm page = Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (PGSM)|crystal page = Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (Crystal)|sera myu page = Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (Sera Myu)|other page = Codename: Sailor V|other display = Sailor V}}
 
{{Character Infobox - Manga
 
{{Character Infobox - Manga
|kanji / kana = 愛野 美奈子<br />''Aino Minako''
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|kanji / kana = 愛野 美奈子
|alignment = Moon Kingdom, [[Crystal Tokyo]]
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|alignment = Moon Kingdom and Crystal Tokyo
 
|species = Human
 
|species = Human
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
|resides = Shiba Koen, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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|resides = Shiba Koen, Minato ward; Tokyo, Japan
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|image =<tabber>Civilian Form=[[File:Minako Aino - Manga.png|200px]]|-|Sailor V=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor V - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Sailor Form=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor Venus Sailor Form - Manga.png|180px]]|-|Super Form=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor Venus Super Sailor Form - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Eternal Form=[[File:Minako Aino Sailor Venus Eternal Form - Manga.png|220px]]|-|Princess Venus=[[File:Princess Venus - Manga.png|80px]]</tabber>
|image =
 
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|age = 13-14 (Codename: Sailor V)<br>
|age = 13-14 (Codename: Sailor V)<br /> 14 (briefly), 15 (by her birthday) (arcs 1-2)<ref>Sailor Moon Eternal Edition (2019), Volume 1, Page 8 states Usagi is 14 at the very beginning of the series. She ages to 15 about two months later on her birthday in June. Because Minako is in the same school year as Usagi, she also starts the series at 14, aging to 15 by her October birthday.</ref><br /> 16 (arcs 3-4)<br /> 17 (Stars arc)
 
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15 (arcs 1-2)<br>
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16 (arcs 3-4)<br>
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17 (Stars arc)
 
|height = 157cm or 5'2"
 
|height = 157cm or 5'2"
 
|likes = Playing pranks, chasing after idols, curry, video games, jokes, physical education, the colors yellow and red<ref>''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume 10'' (tankoban version)</ref>
 
|likes = Playing pranks, chasing after idols, curry, video games, jokes, physical education, the colors yellow and red<ref>''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume 10'' (tankoban version)</ref>
 
|blood type = B
 
|blood type = B
 
|dislikes = Her mother, police officers, math, English class, shiitake, nerds (in Codename: Sailor V)
 
|dislikes = Her mother, police officers, math, English class, shiitake, nerds (in Codename: Sailor V)
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|name = Minako Aino
|name = Minako Aino|japanese = 愛野 美奈子|romanji = Aino Minako|aka = Sailor V, Sailor Venus, Mina, Mina-P, Princess Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus, Eternal Sailor Venus, Princess Venus|jobs = [[Shiba Koen Junior High School]] (Codename: Sailor V and arcs 1, 2, and 3)<br /> [[Juuban Municipal High School]] (arcs 4 and 5)<br /> Teen Idol|affiliates = [[Mrs. Aino]] (mother) [[Mr. Aino]] (father)<br /> [[Mina Aino]] and unnamed husband (Parallel Sailor Moon only) [[Artemis]], Solar System [[Sailor Guardians]], Boss, [[Natsuna Sakurada]], [[Toshio Wakagi]], [[Hikaru Sorano]], [[Gurikazu Amano]]|first manga appearance = [[Vol 1. - The Birth of Sailor V!]] (Codename: Sailor V)<br/>
 
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|japanese = 愛野 美奈子
[[Act 8 - Minako, Sailor V]] (Sailor Moon manga)
 
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|romanji = Aino Minako
|birthday = October 22, 1978 ([[♎]]) <ref>[http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/chara/chara05.html Minako Aino at Sailor Moon Official Website (Japanese)]</ref>}}[[File:sailor moon venus.png|thumb|left|50px]]
 
{{Quote|I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Beauty! I am Sailor Venus! In the Name of Venus, I'll punish you with the power of love!|Sailor Venus's stock introduction}}
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|aka = Sailor V, Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus, Eternal Sailor Venus, Princess Venus
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|jobs = Student <br>[[Sailor Guardians|Sailor Guardian]]<br>
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Teen Idol
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|affiliates = [[Artemis (manga)|Artemis]]<br>
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Solar System [[Sailor Guardians]]<br>
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Boss<br>
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[[Natsuna Sakurada]]<br>
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[[Toshio Wakagi]]<br>
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[[Hikaru Sorano]]<br>
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[[Gurikazu Amano]]
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|first manga appearance = [[Vol.1 The Birth of Sailor V!]] (Codename: Sailor V)<br>
 
[[Act 8 Minako - Sailor V -]] (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon)
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|birthday = October 22, 1978 (♎)|schools = [[Shiba Koen Junior High School]] (Codename: Sailor V, arcs 1, 2, and 3)<br>
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Juban Public High School (arcs 4 and 5)|relations = [[Mrs. Aino]] (Mother)<br>
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[[Mr. Aino]] (father)<br>}}
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[[File:sailor moon venus.png|thumb|left|50px]]
   
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{{Quote|I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Beauty! I am Sailor Venus! In the Name of Venus, I'll punish you with the power of love!|Sailor Venus's stock introduction}}
<font color="#FF6600">'''Minako Aino '''</font>is the present-day incarnation of [[Sailor Venus]] and the civilian identity of Sailor V.
 
   
 
<font color="#ff6600">'''Minako Aino '''</font>(愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako) is the present-day incarnation of <font color="#ff6600">'''Sailor Venus '''</font>(セーラーヴィーナス, Seeraa bu~iinasu) and the civilian identity of '''Sailor V''' (セーラーV, Seeraa Bui).
 
== Nomenclature & Etymology ==
 
== Nomenclature & Etymology ==
 
=== Etymology ===
 
Her family name begins with the character meaning "love" (愛), which still indirectly represented the planet of Venus, as Venus was the goddess of love in Roman mythology.
   
 
Her first name, Minako (美奈子), contains the kanji for "beautiful" (美, ''mi'') and "child" (子, ''ko''), along with 奈 ''(''na), a phonetic character.
==== Etymology ====
 
Her family name begins with the character meaning "love" (愛), which still indirectly represented the planet of Venus, as Venus was the goddess of love in&nbsp;Roman mythology.
 
 
Her first name, Minako (美奈子), contains the&nbsp;kanji for&nbsp;"beautiful" (美, ''mi'')&nbsp;and "child" (子, ''ko''),&nbsp;along with 奈 ''(''na),&nbsp;a phonetic character.
 
   
 
Minako's full name means. "Beautiful Child of Love" in Japanese.
 
Minako's full name means. "Beautiful Child of Love" in Japanese.
 
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
 
=== Civilian ===
 
Minako Aino has blue eyes and blonde hair, preferring to wear her hair down with a simple red bow in it. When she was in junior high, she wore a sailor-style school uniform like the other Sailor Guardians did in their civilian forms, but with a few differences. Also, the uniform was the most classic or orthodox among those of the Sailor Team. 
   
==== Civilian ====
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=== Sailor Guardian ===
 
<tabber>
Minako Aino has blue eyes and blonde hair, preferring to wear her hair down with a simple red bow in it. When she was in junior high, she wore a sailor-style school uniform like the other Sailor Guardians did in their civilian forms, but with a few differences. Also, the uniform was the most classic or orthodox among those of the Sailor Team.
 
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|-|Sailor V =
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This was the first Senshi form that Minako had ever had. This form first appeared in Codename: Sailor V. She would fight against the Dark Agency with Artemis at her aid. This form appeared in many continuations of the series.
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|-|Sailor Venus =
 
|-|Super Sailor Venus =
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This is Minako's third Sailor Senshi uniform in the anime and manga that she transforms into first during Act 39 of the manga by using her [[Venus Crystal]], given to her by Artemis, but no new name is given. In episode 143 of the anime, she has a similar transformation and the title Super Sailor Venus is used.
 
|-|Evil Sailor Venus =
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This was a manga exclusive form of Minako after she was killed by [[Sailor Galaxia]] and revived in Act 49. She wears bracelets similar to Sailor Galaxia and fights for her to kill [[Sailor Moon]].
 
|-|Eternal Sailor Venus =
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This was a manga exclusive transformation of Minako's in Act 42, this form was unnamed but was similar to Eternal Sailor Moon albeit without wings.
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|-|Princess Venus =
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During the Silver Millennium, she was the ruler of the planet Venus and was the leader of those who protected Princess Serenity. She wore a yellow gown with frills running down it. In her hair she wore a yellow bow and a rose, she also wore a choker that was tied in a ribbon at the back. During her time as a Princess she dwelt in [[Magellan Castle]].
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</tabber>
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== Information ==
   
==== Sailor Guardian ====
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=== Dark Kingdom arc ===
   
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=== Black Moon arc ===
<div style="margin: auto; margin-bottom:10px;"><tabber>
 
|-|Sailor V = {{Minako Form/Sailor V}}
 
|-|Sailor Venus = {{Minako Form/Sailor Venus}}
 
|-|Super Sailor Venus = {{Minako Form/Super Sailor Venus}}
 
|-|Evil Sailor Venus = {{Minako Form/Evil Sailor Venus}}
 
|-|Eternal Sailor Venus = {{Minako Form/Eternal Sailor Venus}}
 
|-|Princess Venus = {{Minako Form/Princess Venus}}
 
</tabber></div>
 
   
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=== Infinity arc ===
   
== Background ==
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=== Dream arc ===
== Sailor Guardian Info ==
 
Minako Aino can tranform info Sailor V by saying Moon Power, Transform. Later as Sailor Venus, she utters the words Venus Power, Make Up!
 
   
==== Phrases ====
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=== Stars arc ===
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*Moon Power, Transform!
 
 
== Sailor Guardian Info ==
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Minako Aino can transform info Sailor V by saying Moon Power, Transform. Later as Sailor Venus, she utters the words Venus Power, Make Up! Also, she can disguise herself as anyone she desires to be as well as Usagi with her compact, by saying Crescent Moon Power, Transform! Her attacks are centered around metal (gold) and light element attributes
 
=== Phrases ===
 
*[[Moon Power, Transform]]
 
*[[Venus Power, Make Up]]
 
*[[Venus Power, Make Up]]
 
*[[Venus Star Power, Make Up]]
 
*[[Venus Star Power, Make Up]]
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*[[Venus Planet Power, Make Up]]
 
*[[Venus Crystal Power, Make Up]]
 
*[[Venus Crystal Power, Make Up]]
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=== Attacks ===
 
==== Attacks ====
 
 
*[[Crescent Beam]]
 
*[[Crescent Beam]]
 
*[[Venus Love-Me Chain]]
 
*[[Venus Love-Me Chain]]
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*[[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]]
 
*[[Venus Love and Beauty Shock]]
 
*[[Venus Love and Galactica Shock]]
 
*[[Venus Love and Galactica Shock]]
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=== Items ===
 
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*[[Minako's Compact|Compact]]
==== Items ====
 
 
*[[Transformation Pen]]
 
*[[Transformation Pen]]
 
*[[Star Power Stick]]
 
*[[Star Power Stick]]
 
*[[Sailor V's Mask|Mask]]
 
*[[Sailor V's Mask|Mask]]
 
*[[Communicator]]
 
*[[Communicator]]
 
 
== Development ==
 
== Development ==
In the transition between the ''Sailor V'' and ''Sailor Moon'' series, Minako's basic character design did not change. In fact, Naoko Takeuchi had written that the concept of Minako has barely changed at all from the first moment she was created. Run-Run, the magazine that serialized ''Sailor V'', had intended to produce an OVA based on the character, but it went bankrupt, before it could happen, so Minako was relegated to the sidelines as one of Sailor Moon's co-stars, to Takeuchi's regret.
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In the transition between the ''Sailor V'' and ''Sailor Moon'' series, Minako's basic character design did not change. Naoko Takeuchi had written that the concept of Minako has barely changed at all from the first moment she was created. Run-Run, the magazine that serialized ''Sailor V'', had intended to produce an OVA based on the character, but it went bankrupt before it could happen, so Minako was relegated to the sidelines as one of Sailor Moon's co-stars, to Takeuchi's regret.
 
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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===Codename: Sailor V===
 
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<gallery position="center">
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RunRun_August_1991_Codename_Sailor_V_Color_Page.jpg|Minako in Chapter 3
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Minako_and_Artemis_Christmas_Theme.jpg
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Minako_and_Sailor_V_profile_in_the_back_of_volume_1.jpg|Minako and Sailor V's profile in the back of volume 1
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Minako_with_Angel_Wings.jpg
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Minako_Hair_Up.jpg
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Minako_in_a_color_insert_for_volume_2.jpg
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Minako_on_the_back_of_volume_2.jpg
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Minako_talking_to_boss.jpg
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A Teeny Nap.jpg|Minako sleeping
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Double Sided.jpg|Minako, and Sailor V
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Codename_Sailor_V_Volume_14_Colored_Coverpage.jpg|Minako and Artemis on the coverpage of Chapter 14
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Moon Power Transform 2.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Dark Kingdom Arc===
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<gallery position="center">
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|Minako changes back.gif|Sailor Venus de-transforms.
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Minako introduces herself.gif|Minako introduces herself to the Sailor Team.
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Minako at the game center.gif|Minako at the game center
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</gallery>
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===Black Moon Arc===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako, Luna, and Artemis.gif|Minako, Luna and Artemis.
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</gallery>
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===Infinity Arc===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako and Makoto.png|Minako with Makoto, who has purchased Tellurians.
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</gallery>
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===Dream Arc===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako tries to transform.gif|Minako tries to transform...
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Minako fails to transform.gif|...and fails to do so.
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Minako in the shower.gif|Minako in the shower
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Minako as the goddess Venus.gif|Artemis imagining Minako as the goddess Venus.
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Minako getting out of the shower.gif|Minako getting out of the shower.
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Group m12.jpg|Minako and the others walking around town
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</gallery>
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===Stars Arc===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako holding up a Three Lights Poster.gif|Minako holding up a poster of the Three Lights.
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Minako_misquotes.jpg
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Minako in her Gym clothes.gif|Minako in her high school gym clothes.
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</gallery>
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===Miscellaneous===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako and Aretmis in the manga.gif|Minako and Artemis
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Sm venus340.jpg|Minako along with her guardian
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V-Chan.jpg
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Tumblr m3nqj3Yu1Y1r89poho1 500.png|Minako singing
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School Time Chibz.gif
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HSMHM Profiles Manga.PNG|Hotaru, Setsuna, Michiru, Haruka, and Minako's profiles from volume 10 of the tankouban version of the manga.
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</gallery>
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===Materials' Collection===
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<gallery position="center">
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Minako_Concept_Art.jpg|Minako's early concept art
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Minako_Anime_Design_30.jpg|Minako's and Sailor Venus's Material Collection pages
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</gallery>
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===Miscellaneous===
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<gallery position="center">
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Sm.minarei.rareartwork.naoko.PNG|A Minako and Rei artwork from the official Sailor Moon website, drawn by [[Naoko Takeuchi]].
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BlimXPECEAATRAd.jpg|Minako and Artemis drawn by [[Wikipedia:Arina Tanemura|Arina Tanemura]]
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Kanzenban 10.jpg|The Inner Sailor Senshi on the cover of volume 10 of the Kanzenban manga.
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</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Takeuchi has said that the reason Venus looks so much like Sailor Moon was in fact because it was her duty to take Serenity's place to keep her from danger.
 
*Takeuchi has said that the reason Venus looks so much like Sailor Moon was in fact because it was her duty to take Serenity's place to keep her from danger.
* Minako is the only Senshi of this Solar System whose civilian family name does not begin with the Japanese kanji character(s) directly denoting the corresponding celestial object.
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* Minako is the only Solar System Sailor Senshi whose civilian family name does not begin with the Japanese kanji character(s) directly denoting the corresponding celestial body.
*"Minako" can alternatively be read as Venus (Biinasu).
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*"Minako" can alternatively be read as Venus (Biinasu).
 
*Her surname is a pun on a phrase meaning "of love," making her name sound like "Venus of Love".
 
*Her surname is a pun on a phrase meaning "of love," making her name sound like "Venus of Love".
 
* She is the only character who awakened twice as two different Sailor Senshi identities: First as Sailor V, then as Sailor Venus.
* Minako's birthday is October 22nd, which means she is a Libra. Libra's domcile is the planet Venus.<ref>[[wikipedia:Libra (astrology)|Libra (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]]</ref>
 
 
* Minako is the fifth Sailor Guardian; creating an additional pun on her first Sailor Senshi identity, Sailor V. The letter V is the Roman numeral for 5.
** The Japanese school year begins around April 1st. The Sailor Moon Eternal Edition (2019) of the manga along with Sailor Moon Crystal confirms Usagi is 14 at the start of the series. Because of this, in the original series, Minako also starts the second year of middle school at 14, and ages to 15 around six months later, by her October birthday. The same pattern would follow for her later school years.
 
** In the original series, she is also in the same school year as Usagi, Ami, Makoto, and Rei.
 
** Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 2 also confirms Ami starting the same school year at 14.
 
* The style of her uniform reflects the Japanese militarized schooling system of the past, which could be traced back to the Meiji (明治) Period.
 
** However, it actually originated in Europe, where it was also worn by school boys and was not exclusively for girls as in Japan.
 
* She is the only character who awakened twice as two different senshi identities: First as Sailor V, then as Sailor Venus.
 
* Minako is the fifth Sailor Guardian. Her civilian identity name, Sailor V, the letter V is the roman numeral for 5.
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 14:02, 7 July 2020

Sailor moon venus
"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Beauty! I am Sailor Venus! In the Name of Venus, I'll punish you with the power of love!"
— Sailor Venus's stock introduction


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

Nomenclature & Etymology

Etymology

Her family name begins with the character meaning "love" (愛), which still indirectly represented the planet of Venus, as Venus was the goddess of love in Roman mythology.

Her first name, Minako (美奈子), contains the kanji for "beautiful" (美, mi) and "child" (子, ko), along with 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Minako's full name means. "Beautiful Child of Love" in Japanese.

Appearance

Civilian

Minako Aino has blue eyes and blonde hair, preferring to wear her hair down with a simple red bow in it. When she was in junior high, she wore a sailor-style school uniform like the other Sailor Guardians did in their civilian forms, but with a few differences. Also, the uniform was the most classic or orthodox among those of the Sailor Team. 

Sailor Guardian

This was the first Senshi form that Minako had ever had. This form first appeared in Codename: Sailor V. She would fight against the Dark Agency with Artemis at her aid. This form appeared in many continuations of the series.

This is Minako's third Sailor Senshi uniform in the anime and manga that she transforms into first during Act 39 of the manga by using her Venus Crystal, given to her by Artemis, but no new name is given. In episode 143 of the anime, she has a similar transformation and the title Super Sailor Venus is used.

This was a manga exclusive form of Minako after she was killed by Sailor Galaxia and revived in Act 49. She wears bracelets similar to Sailor Galaxia and fights for her to kill Sailor Moon.

This was a manga exclusive transformation of Minako's in Act 42, this form was unnamed but was similar to Eternal Sailor Moon albeit without wings.

During the Silver Millennium, she was the ruler of the planet Venus and was the leader of those who protected Princess Serenity. She wore a yellow gown with frills running down it. In her hair she wore a yellow bow and a rose, she also wore a choker that was tied in a ribbon at the back. During her time as a Princess she dwelt in Magellan Castle.

Information

Dark Kingdom arc

Black Moon arc

Infinity arc

Dream arc

Stars arc

Sailor Guardian Info

Minako Aino can transform info Sailor V by saying Moon Power, Transform. Later as Sailor Venus, she utters the words Venus Power, Make Up! Also, she can disguise herself as anyone she desires to be as well as Usagi with her compact, by saying Crescent Moon Power, Transform! Her attacks are centered around metal (gold) and light element attributes

Phrases

Attacks

Items

Development

In the transition between the Sailor V and Sailor Moon series, Minako's basic character design did not change. Naoko Takeuchi had written that the concept of Minako has barely changed at all from the first moment she was created. Run-Run, the magazine that serialized Sailor V, had intended to produce an OVA based on the character, but it went bankrupt before it could happen, so Minako was relegated to the sidelines as one of Sailor Moon's co-stars, to Takeuchi's regret.

Gallery

Codename: Sailor V

Dark Kingdom Arc

Black Moon Arc

Infinity Arc

Dream Arc

Stars Arc

Miscellaneous

Materials' Collection

Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • Takeuchi has said that the reason Venus looks so much like Sailor Moon was in fact because it was her duty to take Serenity's place to keep her from danger.
  • Minako is the only Solar System Sailor Senshi whose civilian family name does not begin with the Japanese kanji character(s) directly denoting the corresponding celestial body.
  • "Minako" can alternatively be read as Venus (Biinasu).
  • Her surname is a pun on a phrase meaning "of love," making her name sound like "Venus of Love".
  • She is the only character who awakened twice as two different Sailor Senshi identities: First as Sailor V, then as Sailor Venus.
  • Minako is the fifth Sailor Guardian; creating an additional pun on her first Sailor Senshi identity, Sailor V. The letter V is the Roman numeral for 5.

References

  1. Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume 10 (tankoban version)
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