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Mina Aino

Character

Mina Aino is the third-grade daughter of Minako Aino, existing only within the manga's alternate-universe short story Parallel Sailor Moon. Fans call her Parallel Sailor Venus, since she transforms alongside the other daughters to fight an invasion of rabbits.

Age: 8-9
Aka: Unnamed Sailor Guardian (fan name: Parallel Sailor Venus)
Jobs: Student, Sailor Senshi
Gender: Female
Resides: Azabu-Juban, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Species: Human
Japanese: 愛野ミナ
Alignment: Silver Millennium
First Manga Appearance: Parallel Sailor Moon
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Appearance

Mina is a near-mirror of her mother in her everyday form, the one clear difference being the slim orange ribbon in her hair where Minako wears a thick red one. When the five girls take on their Guardian forms near the end of the story, that thin ribbon swells into a large bow like her mother's. She dons the standard Sailor Guardian uniform, though the color of her fuku and even the shoes she wears go unshown.

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Personality

She inherited her mother's boisterous streak in full. The two of them slip out on so-called field trips to go see celebrities, and Minako is relieved whenever Mina is gone, since the house descends into chaos while she is around. Among her friends she keeps her distance from Kousagi, just as the others do.

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History

Her father, whose name is never given, writes for sitcoms. Mina attends cooking lessons with Ami Jr., Rei Jr., Mako Kino, and Kousagi Tsukino, taught by Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna. She is startled by the strange cat's pink coloring and let down that a black-and-white manga cannot show it off to readers. When the rabbit horde descends on Earth, Mina awakens as an unnamed Sailor Senshi to defend the planet, and her question about the invaders' greatest fear sparks Kousagi's plan. She is amazed to learn that she and her friends had all shared the very same dream.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Minako Aino's daughter?

Minako Aino's daughter is Mina Aino, a third grader who appears only in the manga's alternate universe story Parallel Sailor Moon. Fans nickname her Parallel Sailor Venus because she transforms into a Sailor Guardian alongside her friends' daughters to fight off a rabbit invasion.

What is Mina Aino's fan nickname?

Since her Sailor Guardian identity is never officially named in the story, fans call Mina Aino Parallel Sailor Venus after her mother's identity as Sailor Venus.

How does Mina Aino resemble her mother Minako?

Mina Aino looks nearly identical to her mother Minako in everyday life, the main difference being a slim orange ribbon in her hair rather than Minako's thick red one, which swells into a large bow once she transforms.

Who are Mina Aino's friends in Parallel Sailor Moon?

Mina Aino attends cooking lessons with Ami Jr., Rei Jr., Mako Kino, and Kousagi Tsukino, taught by Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna, though she keeps her distance from Kousagi like the rest of the group.

What triggers Mina Aino to awaken as a Sailor Guardian?

When a horde of rabbits invades Earth, Mina Aino awakens as an unnamed Sailor Senshi to defend the planet, and her question about the invaders' greatest fear sparks Kousagi's plan to defeat them.

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