Why do you like (or not like) Minako??

[theflamingchariot]

Sailor Venus is my favorite character and I just wanted to share why. ^_^...hhaha yea its corny.

Minako is the most realistic character in Sailor Moon. She doesn't have, what I call, "coupons" that make her unrealistic. She is the character I can relate most to. Her parents aren't divorced (Ami), her dad doesn't ignore her (Rei), her parents aren't dead (Mako) and she isn't as important as Usagi. Not a lot of people have dead parents or are orphans (if you do...my heart goes out to u). But in anime, being an orphan or a loner...let's face it...makes u kinda cool. Its that whole "lone wolf" kinda thing. (Take Squall from Final Fantasy 8).

But not all people are "lone wolves", we're normal people who DO have annoying hags for moms (like Venus).

She thinks (sometimes) that she has no redeemable qualities. She's not smart like Ami, she can't cook like Makoto, she's not psychic like Rei, and at points she even doubts her "pureness" that Usagi is known for. In fact, I would be pretty down if you add to that list that someone told me my love life would be cursed forever.

Minako really is so normal that TO HER..its kinda annoying. (I love her for her normal-ness)

Which leads me to Venus wanting to be more like Moon. Becuz everyone just loves Moon and which is WHY Venus is goofy and ditzy at times. While some of it is becuz she actually IS, i think other times, she is trying to be more..."insert adjective that describes Usagi" (i would say "pure" but that doesn't cut it...).
Becuz, when she's by herself or with Artemis, she seems sad (refer to Venus's pure heart epi). I LOVED her in that one. I would totally be the same way if EVERYONE else's pure heart was taken except mine.

To Mercury fans who don't like Venus: Well they're both the same in self esteem I think, but at least Mercury is super smart. Venus is so normal...I love her!!!!

[Eternal Moon Sailor]

I like all of them, it is just that moon happens to be my favorite, I guess because, she is not like me. Weird, right??

[Cancer_Star]

Each of the Senshi is special in their own way. In a way Venus is your avarage girl (public school girl that is), but while I connect with her in the way she hangs onto her dreams and has a stubborn streak a mile long, I do not connect in the way you obviously do.

[Sailor Venus]

Minako truly is a girl that hangs on to her dreams and is very stubborn.

I believe though, at the same time, her self esteem is easily broken. Much like a variation of Ami, I think instead of folding in when she is emotionally threatened, she folds out. That is, she gets louder and more "outspoken". This is shown in episode 100 when at one point, she talks louder and more than she usually does. (Episode where Asai is introduced)

I believe Minako loves her friends too dearly to care about herself. She cannot let them see her pain and sadness because that would make them sad. (Also shown in episode 192 when she hides the Idol contest from everyone).

She is actually hurt many times. Purely anime, she lost her first love, Allan to her best friend Katarina (episode 42...and ouch that's really gotta hurt ) I believe, she also feels like she is living in the shadow of Sailor Moon because she had to be her decoy. Also, she lost another crush, Asai (epi 100). In fact, how would you feel if you were the "senshi of love" but never had a relationship work out?? On top of that, despite her caring for her friends deeply, not having her pure heart stolen was a great blow to her self esteem (episode 109). She started looking at why she didn't have her pure heart stolen and focused more on her "bad" side. And, from my interpretation, what killed her the most was the thinking the thoughts "i want to have my pure heart stolen" seem selfish and bad so in that episode Minako ran around in circles with her self confidence.

In the manga, Minako is constantly threatened by her title as "leader". During the Dream Arc, things weren't working out. The enemy wasn't being found and who did she naturally blame? Herself! She thought that she was a "sucky leader" (from the Mixx Version) and rushed off into a booby-trapped audition to prove that she can lead, that she can protect her friends.

That's how I read Minako when I saw the manga/anime. The PGSM Minako is really dutiful, but, eh...she died and that TOTALLY killed it for me.

But to stay on track, I like Minako because she resembles me. That pure heart episode was what convinced me I like Minako better than Ami (who I actually don't like that much right now). Much like her, throughout my life I remember thinking why I never was an orphan or why I don't have some life-long disease. Same situation, I totally know its wrong to think these thoughts, but at some point, I did and I just couldn't help it. What could I tell myself? "Don't THINK!"? Minako very much had the same situation.

[Lucky Seven]

I like her, because she's got long blonde hair (I dig blondes), and she's got a great body, and her legs are sexy too. And I love those high heels!

[camomile]

I like her because she's a person who cares. Most people call her a ditzy and annoying blonde. She cares for Usagi by giving the telephone address in where the Starlights were rehearsing in episode 190, when Taiki and Haruka wouldn't let Usagi see Seiya again.

She's also a funny girl, mixing up proverbs and doing funny things.

To me, she's a character, you gotta love!

[SuperSailorMercury]

Sailor Venus is very outgoing and flirtatious... the biggest yes-yes for me.
She's a Taurus and for some reason, I just like Taureans and Aries too...
She's "LUURRVVE" ...
She's orange..

I find that she sort of keeps the group together, which is what you would like in a friend. She has Artemis, like Usagi has Luna... It's not really a reason, but I thought I'd put it anyway.

And that's about it.

[Lucky Seven]

Plus she knows she's hot. Why do you think she wants to be an idol??? Because she knows she's hot!!!!

[nekosenshi]

Sailor Venus is a Libra.
I like her because she is complex: she acts all cheerful and outgoing but inside is unsure of herself. And she has a cool friendship with Artemis. I think it's funny how upset she was when she found out Artemis was a father, thinking he did it behind her back.

[Patrick Barron]

I like her because she is the typical blonde. The idol that wants to make others happy by making them laugh. and seeing another part of her. A more romantic side of her. That makes you all that much more curious.

More than just a blonde girl.

My closing thoughs a girl that wants to spread love to all in her own way. A very unique character.

[Sailor V]

Why do I like Sailor V? Words can't describe why lol. Shes so amazing, shes your typical blonde in a way, amazing personality, I mean, shes amazing, the best powers, the best at everything, I mean, as I said, I can't describe how much I like her, because shes just way to AMAZING!!!! I love when the episodes are like hers only, cause shes the best . Go Sailor Venus!!!!