text: {{charabox |chara_name=Minako Aino
  |image_filename=Minako.PNG
  |image_description_1=Minako Aino
  |image_description_2=Minako Aino
  |birthday=October 22
  |astrosign=Libra
  |bloodtype=B
  |family=Father, Mother
  |hobbies=Playing
  |sports=All of them
  |color=Yellow, red
  |class=Physical education
  |noclass= Everything else
  |food=Curry, Ramen, Gyoza
  |nofood=Shiitake Mushrooms
  |place=Inside a space Shuttle
  |fortune=Numismancy
  |habit=Forgets things, 
  easily angered
  |skill=Fawning
  |likes=They are annoying
  |dislikes=Mama and police officers
  |motto=If you fall down, 
  lift yourself up!
  |stone=Topaz
  |titles=Sailor V, 
  Sailor Venus,
  
  Princess Venus}}
  
  '''Minako Aino''' (aka Sailor V and Sailor Venus) is one of the original five [[sailor soldiers]] and was in fact the first sailor soldier created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]]. She is extremely cheerful and more or less [[Usagi Tsukino|Usagi]]'s best friend. She has a white cat named [[Artemis]] who is her [[guardian cat]] from the [[Silver Millennium|moon]].
  
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  ==In the Manga==
  
  Minako starred in her own manga series before [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (manga)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]. This manga series was called [[Codename: Sailor V]] and detailed her adventures as Sailor V.
  
  When Sailor V appeared to the soldiers, she announced herself as their [[Princess Serenity|princess]]. It is revealed later that she is, in fact, not the moon princess but the leader of her [[Soldiers of the Four Guardian Deities|guardians]]. She said she was the moon princess to protect Usagi.
  
  ==In the Anime==
  Originally, Sailor Venus was Sailor V in England. She fought crime there with Artemis. She had two friends, Alan and Katarina. Minako fell in love with Alan, but Alan and Katarina fell in love and she left England for Japan again. She soon found the [[sailor soldiers]], and saved them from [[Zoisite]]. She soon after assumed the title of Sailor Venus.
  
  ==Forms==
  
  ===Sailor V===
  
  In this form, Sailor V can perform "Crescent Beam." She wears an outfit similar to the ][sailor suit]]l, with a blue collar, red cap sleeves with blue cuffs, sholder guards, gloves with orange elbow pads, a red bow, chest armor, an exposed midriff, a blue skirt with a red line along the bottom and red high heels. She also wears a red and white mask which looks like a flamboyant pair of red glasses. She has a crescent moon on her forehead (similar to [[Princess Serenity]]'s) and a white choker with a crescent moon.
  
  ===Sailor Venus===
  
  In this form, Sailor Venus can perform many attacks including "Venus Love-Me Chain", among others. Her sailor suit has a orange collar, orange skirt, blue front bow, yellow back bow, orange high heels,an orange choker, and an orange-stoned tiara. In the manga, there is a chain around her waist which she uses to perform her attacks.
  
  ===Super Sailor Venus===
  In this form, Sailor Venus can use the attack "Venus Love and Beauty Shock". There are no very apparent changes to her uniform, but her yellow back bow grows longer, and her brooch turns into a heart-shape. Her choker gains a star jewel on it.
  
  ===Eternal Sailor Venus===
  This outfit variation for Sailor Venus is only in the manga. In this form, Sailor Venus gains round yellow sleeves with two orange bands holding them together. Her belt becomes two strips of ribbon, one yellow, one orange, held together by a star jewel, like the one on her choker.Her skirt now has two tiers, the top orange, the bottom yellow. The back ribbons become huge at the bow with two skinny ribbons hanging down. Her boots are tall and white, in the style of Sailor Moon's and Mercury's, only the point is down and orange. The point is held by a star jewel. Her brooch also changes from a heart-shaped jewel to a star-shaped jewel. She loses her tiara, and on her forehead is the symbol for Venus.
  
  ===Princess Venus===
  In this form, Princess Venus is not known to be able to perform any attacks. Her outfit consists of a long, flowy, frilly yellow dress with many layers. She wears  a yellow choker, and still keeps the red ribbon in her hair, as in all forms.
diff.text: In this form, Sailor Venus can use the attack "Venus Love and Beauty Shock". There are no very apparent changes to her uniform, but her yellow back bow grows longer, and her chokerbrooch turns into a heart-shape. Her choker gains a star jewel on it.