Name: Aino Minako / Mina   
Sailor names: Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus
Height: 5'6 ", 168cm
Age (begin of the show): 14
Age (end of the show): 16
Birthday: 22nd October
Blood type: B
Gemstone: topaz
Fav colour: yellow, red, orange
Fav food: curry rice, pasta 
Fav subject:  physical education
Fav animal: birds
Least fav food:  shiitake mushrooms
Least fav subject: math, english
Strong Point: leadership, english
Has trouble with: showoffs
Dream: to go to the state championships as a volleyball player, to become an idol
Love life: she is always look out for boyfriends

  Sailor Venus is similar to Sailor Moon in many ways. She was created by Naoko Takeuchi before Sailor Moon, and had her own manga called Sailor V. This recalls her exploits as fighting evil in England. Later Naoko-sama created the series called Sailor Moon, and eventually added Sailor V to the series under the name Sailor Venus. Probably because Sailor Moon was modeled after Sailor Venus, they have many things in common.

  Mina is a more out-going member of the group. She is always on the lookout for a boyfriend, much less than Lita however. She also tends to concentrate a lot of her energy on things she loves, such as becoming an idol or playing volleyball. However, she doesn't spend much energy on things she doesn't like, which include school.

  Mina considered quitting as a Sailor because she wanted to do volleyball, but, of course, she changed her mind. Mina also wants to become an "idol" (which is how the Japanese label a popular person in pop culture, who usually sings and acts). At the end of the show, she tried out to become an idol, and got accepted to the final rounds. Then she said, "This proves my ability. I can be an idol any time I want. But right now, it's important to be with the others."

  As Venus, she is supposed to act as the leader of the Inner Sailors, although Mars seems to take that position often. Venus' attacks are pretty powerful, although she seems to be behind Jupiter and Mars in powerfulness. Because Venus looks so much like Sailor Moon, she took part in disguising herself as Sailor Moon in one episode so she could fool the bad guy (who thought Serena was Sailor Moon).

Sailor Moon Phrases:

* Venus Power
This was Mina�s first transformation to become Sailor Venus. It's assumed that Artemis gave her this transformation pen, since Sailor Venus never appeared before Luna before transforming. She also might have used the same transformation pen for Sailor V as she did for Sailor Venus... although Artemis never explained anything about that.

* Venus Crescent Beam Smash!
Sailor Venus says this when she creates a "crescent" beam of energy. 

Sailor Moon R/S Phrases: 

* Venus Star Power
This was Mina's second transformation, given to her by Artemis and Luna, which is supposed to be 10 times more powerful

* Venus Meteor Shower
Sailor Venus says this to create several beams of energy. The beams appear above the bad guy, and then they rain down on him/her like a shower. Venus didn't use this attack much at all... I think she used it when she discovered the power, a second time when attacking Allan and Ann (although it didn't work), and a third time in a later Sailor Moon R episode.

* Venus Love-me Chain! (Venus Love Chain Encircle)
Along with using her Chain in a similar way to using her Crescent Beam (sort of like a laser), Venus would use her Chain to steal objects away from bad guys.