“Minako Aino becomes Sailor V, fighting evil with Artemis while balancing school, volleyball, and her love for idols.”
Codename: Sailor V
コードネームはセーラーV
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Synopsis
Minako Aino becomes Sailor V, fighting evil with Artemis while balancing school, volleyball, and her love for idols.
"The Pretty Guardian in a Sailor Suit! Sailor Venus has arrived!" Thirteen-year-old Minako Aino is an active tomboy who loves idols and video games, and is a popular member of Shiba Koen Junior High School's volleyball team. One day during her PE class, Minako accidentally stumbles upon a white cat, who later sidetracks her from talking to her crush. At home, Minako wonders if she is beautiful, and hearing this, the cat introduces himself as Artemis and gives her a compact mirror that shows Minako more than just her beauty. Before she can fully take in the cat's words, Minako receives a special pen that can transform her into the masked champion of justice, Sailor V! As her carefree love-seeking days begin to include adventures against the energy-seeking Dark Agency, Minako will learn to embrace the full extent of her destiny.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.96 · split reception
4.1 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.8
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Sep 2014 → Feb 2026
- 8 “Personally it was really enjoyable, of course not everyone will since it basically was just a rough draft of Sailor Moon, but I do think it is an important part of Sailor Moon history and is often...”
- 7 “Reads very much like a rough draft of Sailor Moon, but still a good time for anyone who's a fan of the franchise or typical 90s shoujo. The art is typical Natsuki Takaya, not particularly good...”
- 7 “Okay I have a love/hate relationship with this manga. I finished the first two books and can't find the third. First of all amazing artwork in all the book I only did not like one picture (of...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Jan 1991 – Jan 1997
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0792 catalog