Sailor Venus

Minako Aino (Mina in the original English Dub) is the alter ego of Sailor Venus and one of the main protagonists in the Sailor Moon series as well as the titular main protagonist of its prequel Codename: Sailor V.
Initially, she once went by Sailor V in the start of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal. She is protected by Venus, the planet of beauty, and is the guardian of love and beauty. As Sailor Venus, she helps Sailor Moon and the others save the world from the bad guys.
In the original Japanese version, she was voiced by Rika Fukami and in Sailor Moon Crystal by Shizuka Itō, the latter who also voiced Female Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Heroes and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In the DIC English dub, she was voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern. In the Cloverway dub, she was voiced by Emilie-Claire Barlow. In the VIZ English dub, she was voiced by Cherami Leigh, who voiced Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Cecily Campbell in The Sacred Blacksmith, Patricia "Patty" Thompson in Soul Eater, Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online, Chloe Cerise in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and Sarada Uchiha in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 
==Personality==
===90's Anime and Manga===
In the original anime only, Minako was shown to have both silly and serious sides. In the manga, Minako's serious side manifested more often when she was Sailor Venus (as was true for many of the Sailor Scouts), but she was still strongly devoted to her friends and her duties as a Sailor Scout. 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.
Another skill she has in the original anime is that Minako was shown to be competent in speaking English (or at least more so than Usagi, Ami, Rei, and Makoto). This was best demonstrated in episode 108, in which she was able to converse with relative fluency in English at the party. It was possibly because of the time she spent as Sailor V in London in the anime.
Also in the original anime only, Minako was a very silly character at times, but she could be more classy, intelligent, and 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 sometimes referred to herself as "The Goddess of Love," a title which she used to try to solve others' love woes.
===Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon===
In the live-action series, Minako was notably more serious than her anime and manga counterparts. This was not surprising, because even though she presented a cheerful image for the public, Minako was constantly living a demanding double life, first as Sailor V, then as Sailor Venus. Her life as an idol meant that she was isolated from the general public, and she seemed to have no parents; the only constant people in her life were Artemis and her manager. As a result, she was more mature, lady-like, and logically minded than most girls of her own age, and found Usagi rather irritating upon first meeting her (a complete contrast from their easy relationship in the manga and anime). However, on further contact, Minako warmed to Usagi's friendliness and open nature (and often protected Usagi from Mio Kuroki in later episodes).
She had most contact with Rei Hino, since she trained her to be the leader in her absence. Minako had high standards and was constantly challenging Rei and giving her unusual tasks. At first, Rei was both irritated and puzzled by Minako's behavior. Gradually, however, they developed respect and friendship for each other. Minako was completely dedicated to her mission and was determined to accomplish her goals. This led to her making some desperate measures, such as working with Zoisite to erase Usagi's memory of Mamoru, and often using herself as bait. Rei and Artemis were often critical of this tendency.
Minako's illness meant that she only had a certain amount of time in which to accomplish her goals and stop the past from repeating itself, which added more pressure to her already heavy burden. Later in the series, she began to have blackouts and her powers started to fade because of her physical condition. This indicated that her original personality would have been more in line with the other incarnations, had her double burdens of special duties and fatal illness not been inflicted upon her. When the world was restored after her death, she was revived thanks to the power of the Silver Crystal. In the Special Act, she continued with her idol career and even won international awards for her work; despite this, she remained friends with the other girls.
===Musicals===
In the musicals, Mina's character was always true to her mission as a Sailor Scout, and would do what was necessary to protect her friends.
==Appearance==
===Minako Aino===
Minako is a cute and bubbly 14-year-old (15 by the S season, and 16 in Sailor Stars; 13 years old six months ago, as shown in a flashback in episode 42) 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.
===Sailor V===
This was the first Sailor Scout form that Mina 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.
===Sailor Venus===
In this form, Sailor Venus can perform many attacks including "Cresent Beam", "Crescent Beam Shower" which she gets in episode 52 (46 in the dub) in the R series. Her sailor suit has a orange collar, orange skirt, blue front bow, yellow back bow, orange ballet flats and an orange-stoned tiara. She has a long blond hair with a red ribbon on it that she is very similar to Bella from the British children's series Tweenies. In the manga and the live action, there is a chain around her waist which she uses to perform her attacks. She can also fly. 
===Super Sailor Venus===
In this form, there are no very apparent changes to her uniform, but her yellow back bow grows longer.
===Princess Venus===
In the past during the Silver Millennium, she was Princess Venus. As Sailor Venus, she is one of the guardians of Princess Serenity. She dwelt in Magellan castle and wore a yellow and orange gown.
==External Links==
*Sailor Venus - Wikipedia
*Sailor Venus - Sailor Moon Wiki
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