Mina (Minako) is the last of the Inner Senshi to be discovered by Serina (Usagi). She was the first Sailor Senshi as a Sailor Scout before joining the Senshi as Sailor Venus, she was a crime fighter (in England) who went under the name of Sailor V. She was guided by the white cat Artemis and still is. While Sailor V was known as Sailor V in videogames and other parafanaliea, Serina worshipped her idoly, as a great super hero and was always playing the Sailor V videogame at the Arcade.
An interesting pun is seen in Sailor V's name; "c'est la vie"--French for "it's the life". Also "Minako" is a Japanese pun, sort of. "Mi" and "ko" can also be pronounced as "Bi and "su", making it "Binasu", a Japanese pronunciation of the word "Venus".
There are several similarities between Serina and Mina. The first, obviously being their looks. If necessary, and it is done in the series, the two could reasonably switch roles. Also, bosth share similar marks in school; Mina's being the higher grade mind you. In regard to the two switching roles, Mina poses as the Moon Princess at the start of the series to mislead their enemy. Throughout the series, Minako is often looking for a boyfriend. The other girls (to a lesser extent and in the case of Ami, a MUCH lesser extent) are the same way. However, Minako places a much higher value on having a boyfriend than the rest of the Senshi. Minako is a blood type B. Her sign being a Libra. Her favorite colors are red, orange, and yellow, all of which colors are in her Sailor Scout outfit. She loves to eat pasta!!
In her role as Sailor Venus, Minako is the leader of the Inner Senshi as she is in charge of the protection of the Moon Princess (Serina/Usagi).
Minako is a single child and lives with her mother and father. Minako also goes to a different Junior High school from the other Inner Senshi, she goes to Crossroads Junior High, but in the Sailor Stars, she attends Juuban High School with them. While in England she was friends with Alan and Katarina, a pair of police officers. However she fell in love with Alan, both Alan and Katarina thought of her as only a child, and they fell in love with each other. When V and Katarina were investigating a warehouse, a grenade exploded inside, and Katarina thought Minako (Mina) was killed. It was then as V watched Katarina and Alan embrace that she realized they were in love, and so she left, leaving them to ther her dead. She returned to Japan and became Sailor Venus, Joining the rest of the Inner Senshi.
On Venus she has a Castle called Magellan Castle. |
