I am the soldier of love, and I carry the protection of the planet of beauty, Venus. I am Sailor Venus!

Japanese Name: Aino Minako
Meaning: Golden Child of Love
North American Dubbed Name: Mina
Past Incarnation: Sailor Princess Venus, Commander of the Sailor Senshi
Future Incarnation: Senshi Venus
Birthdate: October 22, 1978
Family: Mother and father (like Usagi's family, but no little brother)
Hair color: blonde, waist-length and held back by red bow. Her hair was blonde in the Moon Kingdom, but more golden, supposedly because of her aura color.
Eye color: sky blue, lighter in shade than Usagi's. Her eyes were gold in the Moon Kingdom... see "Hair color."
Height: 5' 0"
Constellation Sign: Libra
Home Castle: Magellan Castle of Venus
Number of Deaths/Reincarnations/Resurrections: 4
Personality/Other: note that she was the leader of the Senshi on the Moon. Minako also models for Sailor V, and is Usagi's best friend. She has a bipolar personality: extreme ditziness (which is most of the time) or extreme concentration (like when she first met the other Senshi). Danburite (an enemy as Sailor V) told her a fortune that said she would be hopeless in love, thus Minako devotes herself totally to protecting Usagi.
She also likes to quote proverbs, but always gets them wrong. Her personal guardian cat is Artemis, a slightly ecchi cat who is a peeping tom, but loves Mina-chan like a daughter. She used to go to the private Shibakouen Junior High, but currently goes to Juuban High School. Minako lived in London for a while when she was Sailor V, thus she speaks English fluently (^_^);;. Agile and athletic, Minako is on the volleyball team.
Mina-chan has a pretty okay family life, though she doesn't get along with her mother very well (she always yells at Minako from bringing home bad grades). She also has a problem with police officers for some reason (maybe a hold back from her Sailor V days?), and being the Soldier of Love, Minako is always on the lookout for a boyfriend (she never finds one). Her closest relationship in this lifetime was with Kaitou Ace, Sailor V's equivalent to Tuxedo Kamen. Kaitou Ace turned out to be none other than Danburite in disguise, but in the Silver Millennium he was Adonis, Venus' lover and a soldier for the Venusian army. Minako ended up having to kill him to help stop the Dark Agency/Dark Kingdom.
Mina-P is very much a romantic girl, and is always hyped up about the latest star or idol singer. She can sometimes sense when evil is around, the way Rei does, but it's not as focused. Minako also has doubts about her leadership abilities because the other Senshi hardly ever look to her for advice, but prefer to ask the Outers. She even denounces the Outers in Manga 13, Act 38 because everyone talks about them too much, even though they were gone. She says that her dream is to be an idol singer or actress, but her true dream is to be the respected leader of the Sailor Senshi and protect the Princess.
She was engaged to Kunzite in the Silver Millennium. Her planet sigil, the sign for female (Venus), appears in the middle of her forehead.

Senshi Statistics


Sailor V... Against the Dark Agency
* I question the design of this fuku... blue skirt with red trim, red bow in front with yellow brooch, red mask, white choker with crescent moon, blue collar with red trim, white shoulder guards, tee-shirt like sleeves white with red stripe blue and red striped cuffs, orange sandals, yellow-orange trimming on forearm-length gloves, mid-drift shows, no tiara but a crescent mark on forehead
Henshin Phrase: Moon Power Transform!
Weapons/Accessories: Crescent Moon Compact, Transformation Pen
Attacks: Crescent Moon Power Transform, Crescent Beam, Love Crescent Shower, Crescent Boomerang, Sailor V Kick, Sailor V Chop, Rolling Screw Sailor V Punch, Venus Love Megaton Shower
Personality/Other: note that Minako became Sailor V before joining the other Senshi in an effort to protect Princess Serenity's identity. She takes her orders from the "Boss" [possibly Luna?] as well as from Artemis. Her Crescent Moon Compact has to "charge" in the moonlight to gather power for her transformations. She is very rowdy and tomboyish (she likes to hang out in arcades, something girls don't normally do) and many accuse her of being "not like a girl." It seems that she falls in love with someone new everyday... and she always falls for the guys who end up being used by the Dark Kingdom! Minako only started wearing the bow in her hair because one of her crushes said she'd look more like a girl wearing one.


Sailor Venus
* her "original" fuku. Fuku skirt is gold with dark blue bow in front, yellow bow in back, yellow trimming on elbow-length gloves, yellow stud earrings, orange sandals, wears a chain around her waist, yellow choker, tiara set with sunstone
Henshin Phrase: Venus Power, Make Up!
Weapons/Accessories: Henshin Pen, Boomerang, Love whip, Stone Sword/Moon Sword
Attacks: Crescent Beam, Rolling Heart Vibration, Venus Love Me Chain, Venus Power, Sailor Planet Attack (with Inners), she can also swing that sword!

Sailor Venus R
* no changes in fuku
Henshin Phrase: Venus Star Power, Make Up!
Weapons/Accessories: Transformation Pen, Love whip
Attacks: Venus Love Me Chain, Rolling Heart Vibration

Sailor Venus S
* no changes in fuku
Henshin Phrase: Venus Planet Power, Make Up!
Weapons/Accessories: none new
Attacks: Venus Wink Chain Sword

Super Sailor Venus
*this is the more "conforming" fuku, which shows the unity of the Senshi. The fuku's sleeves have become normal (with the translucent cap sleeves), as well as the heart-shaped brooch (which all the Senshi have) on the bow. The back bow on the fuku has also been lengthened
Henshin Phrase: Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!
Weapons/Accessories: Love Whip of Goddess Venus
Attacks: Venus Love and Beauty Shock, Venus! Sailor Planet Meditation! (with other Senshi, minus Moon/Saturn)

Sailor Star Venus
* note that though the henshin phrase is the same, fuku has been upgraded to final Star form. All of the Senshi's fukus look the same (with poofy sleeves, multi-layered skirt, ribbon trimming, star earrings and white boots), differing only by the color
Henshin Phrase: Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!
Weapons/Accessories: none new
Attacks: none new