Sailor Venus (Aino Minako)

One beer short of a six-pack, if you will.

I suppose I have some reason to favour Minako, she was after all our resident scout in England for the first 13 years of her life. She was Sailor V and fought evil here before joining the other senshi in Tokyo.�

A lot of the focus on Minako during the series revolves around her invariably problematic handling of people around her, which can be traced back to a curse put on her by her first boyfriend, who she subsequently killed. The curse was basically that she would never have another successful relationship and it turns out to be very real in the show.

There is no denying her similarity to Usagi: they are both academic misfits, absent minded and need cats to take care of them, but she is also very friendly and caring towards people.

Minako Info

Japanese Name

Aino Minako

Meaning

Beauty-Field-Child (Mi-Na-Ko)

DiC Name

Mina

German Name

Minako Aino

First Appeared

Episode 34, SM

Born

October 22 1978

Star Sign

Libra

Height

5' 2"

Attack Influence

Love and Metal

Blood Type

B

Hobbies

Acting, chasing idols

Likes

Curry, Ramen Noodles

Hates

Shiitake Mushrooms

Strong Points

Being friendly, Leadership

Weak Points

Police and Parents

Ambition

To become an idol

Original Voice

Fukami Rica

Attacks

Venus Power
Venus Star Power
Venus Crystal Power
Crescent Beam
Venus Love Me Chain
Venus Love and Beauty Shock

Extra Info

Sailor V was a manga character who went
around fighting crime in�England�and�Japan.
The Sailor V manga wasn't that popular and it was

decided to introduce this character
into an anime, namely Sailor Moon.

Final Comments: Despite being knocked back on more than a few occasions, Minako is without doubt the nicest character in this series and maintains hope even when the odds are against her. Venus represents love according to Greek mythology and thats clearly the main influence here too.

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