Instead of taking her job seriously she treats it like another one of her video games. Minako Aino is a cheerful and entertaining heroine. It’s because, after that, she is meant to be introduced to the rest of the Sailor Scouts in the Sailor Moon series. At the end of the second volume you feel a good sense of closure. At some point we know that she has to take her job seriously, but the trials to get there sure are entertaining. The journey is fun as we see Minako slowly mature from her initial confusion over her powers to using them skillfully. After all, how many times do we possibly need to be reminded our hero is only 13? Each week there is also always a new enemy to face and only rarely does a battle take up two chapters. This is likely the intent, though, and just makes it seem a bit repetitive if you’re reading through it all in one go. It feels very much like a serial manga where readers can pick it up at any point and never feel left behind. Once her enemies are taken care of, it’s back to school, games, food, and boys for her.Įach chapter of the manga is quite similar. All the same, it isn’t long before she is vanquishing evil left and right after donning her Sailor V getup. Because this is such a massive shift from her normal life, it takes quite a while for her to ever take the role seriously. This change is initiated by the small white cat Artemis who informs Minako of her duties. In fact, it is Minako’s destiny to become Sailor Venus in order to fight against evil! However, she’s not as normal as she seems. She attends school but is a bit of a slacker, defines herself as basically boy crazy, and loves video games. We’re introduced to her as just another 13 year old girl. In Codename: Sailor V, we spend our time not with all the Sailor Scouts but simply Minako. No, that distinction belongs to Minako Aino, the heroine of Codename: Sailor V. It’s one of the most well known out there to both fans and non-fans alike, after all! But, were you ever aware that there was a prequel manga published too? Despite Sailor Moon featuring Usagi/Serena as a protagonist she was not the first girl to be made aware of her powers. No matter what kind of anime or manga you’re a fan of, you have likely heard of the Sailor Moon series.

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