Sailor Venus's Manga Forms
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Minako Aino
Minako Aino is a normal 14-year-old girl who appears in Act 07, Volume 02. She is always very determined, and driven to excel.

Sailor Venus
In Act 07, Volume 02, we learn that Minako is actually Sailor Venus. She uses "Venus Power, Make Up!" in conjunction with her newly-acquired transformation pen to transform. Her partner, Artemis the cat, tells the other senshi that she is actually the Princess of the Moon. However, she is not actually the Moon Princess - Sailor Moon is. Sailor Venus was only posing as the princess to serve as a decoy. Despite the fact that her uniform changes twice, the form is always known as "Sailor Venus" in the manga ("Super Sailor Venus," for example, is never mentioned in the manga).

Sailor V
Also in Act 07, Volume 02, we learn that Minako/Sailor Venus is the crime fighter Sailor V. She is quite popular, and even has a video game made based on her! She was the first senshi to awaken.

Disguise: A Student at Mugen Gakuen
Also in Act 08, Volume 26, Minako needs to get into the Mimi Hanyu concert that is being held at Mugen Gakuen. She disguises herself as a student of the school so that she can get in.

Disguise: A Student at T*A Girls' School
In the third Exam Battle story in Volume 13, Minako decides that Rei's school must be better than her current one. She uses her compact to disguise herself as a student, and check it out.

Princess Venus
Princess Venus was the princess of Venus during the Silver Millennium. Minako appears in this form from time to time. Her castle is Magellan Castle.

Evil Sailor Venus
After all of the senshi have been destroyed in the final arc, Galaxia uses her power to revive them in Act 50, Volume 50. They wear her bracelets, and attempt to kill Sailor Moon on Galaxia's behalf. Evil Sailor Venus attacks with "Venus Love and Galactica Shock."