Codename wa Sailor V is the prequel to Sailor Moon. It is a story about Minako Aino's life with Artemis as Sailor V before meeting with the other senshi. It appeared in the summer 1991 debut of Run-Run magazine and ran until November 1997. There are three books with 15 chapters.

Book 01
Volumes 01 - 06
Released: 1993
ISBN: 4-06-322801-0
Book 02
Volumes 07 - 10
Released: 1994
ISBN: 4-06-322810-X
Book 03
Volumes 11 - 15
Released: 1997
ISBN: 4-06-322834-7