Codename: Sailor V

Minako Aino is a 13-year-old young middle school student who is slightly distracted, out-spoken and dreams about someday finding her true love and boyfriend. One day, she encounters a talking white cat with a crescent moon on its forehead named Artemis. He reveals that Minako possesses the magical ability to transform into a much stronger, more powerful, and more beautiful girl than anyone.

He calls her "Sailor Venus" and tells her she has a mission to protect Earth in the name of her guardian planet Venus. To help her with her new mission, Artemis gives her two items, a crescent moon shaped compact and a magical pen. The magical pen allows her to transform into the Soldier of Justice: Sailor V.

Minako begins fighting the evil agents known as the Dark Agency, who fight under Danburite's command. He is in charge of sending his many talented idols to enslave the public.

Minako has many adventures as a Soldier of Justice, some sparking the envy and admiration of the police force. She also later gains the aid of Saijyo Ace, who she develops romantic feelings towards.

Eventually, it is revealed that Saijyo Ace is the assumed guise of Danburite. In the ensuing battle, a heartbroken Minako mortally wounds Danburite, who before dying, curses Minako to never find love again. Afterwards, Minako realizes that her duty is more important than romance and discovers her true identity as Sailor Venus. From there, she decides to search for the other four Sailor Soldiers and the Moon princess.

Codename: Sailor V made its debut as a one-shot in the summer vacation issue of the manga magazine RunRun, published on August 3, 1991.{{cite book|author=Takeuchi, Naoko|title=Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Short Stories|volume=2|chapter=Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon ~Ten Years of Love and Miracles~|date=2013|location=New York|publisher=Kodansha USA|pages=196–200|isbn=978-1-612-62010-7}}{{cite journal |title=RunRun |issue=August 1991 (Summer Vacation Special) |page=51 |publisher=Kodansha}} It returned as a serial in RunRun, which lasted until July 3, 1997. Kodansha compiled the fifteen chapters into three Tankōbon or "Bound Volumes" and published them from December 18, 1993 to November 6, 1997. In 2004, the series was re-released in Japan as a two-volume Shinsōban or "Deluxe Edition" with revised artwork and dialogue.{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/content/top.php/1000001196 |script-title=ja:「なかよし」公式ホームページ『デジなか』｜なかよし｜コードネームはセーラーＶ｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス |language=ja |publisher=Kodansha |accessdate=2011-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723154217/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/content/top.php/1000001196 |archive-date=2014-07-23 }}{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234584057 |script-title=ja:「なかよし」公式ホームページ『デジなか』｜なかよし｜コードネームはセーラーＶ 新装版（２）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス |language=ja |publisher=Kodansha |accessdate=2011-12-11}} This release also saw the final, fifteenth, chapter split into two giving this release sixteen chapters total. The two volumes were released on October 28, 2004 and November 20, 2004.{{cite web |title=『コードネームはセーラーＶ 新装版（１）』（武内 直子） 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000035481 |website=講談社コミックプラス |publisher=Kodansha |language=ja}}{{cite web |title=『コードネームはセーラーＶ 新装版（２）』（武内 直子） 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000035489 |website=講談社コミックプラス |publisher=Kodansha |language=ja}} On May 27, 2014 Codename: Sailor V was published in a two-volume Kanzenban or "Complete Edition".{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063649468 |title=『コードネームはセーラーV 完全版（1）』（武内直子）｜講談社コミックプラス |language=ja |publisher=Kodansha |accessdate=2014-10-04}}{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063649475 |title=『コードネームはセーラーV 完全版（2）』（武内直子）｜講談社コミックプラス |language=ja |publisher=Kodansha |accessdate=2014-10-04}} This has a premium release with A5 sized paper and has new covers based on the covers of the original release. On February 28, 2019, Codename: Sailor V was published in a two-volume Bunkoban or "Takeuchi Naoko Bunko Collection" edition of the manga which is a smaller version of the Kanzenban with similar covers.{{cite web |title=『コードネームはセーラーＶ（１） 武内直子文庫コレクション』（武内 直子）：講談社漫画文庫 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318472 |website=講談社コミックプラス |publisher=Kodansha |language=ja}}{{cite web |title=『コードネームはセーラーＶ（２） 武内直子文庫コレクション』（武内 直子）：講談社漫画文庫 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000318473 |website=講談社コミックプラス |language=ja}}

An OVA series was teased in promotional materials, but never came to fruition as RunRun magazine, which had led the project, closed.{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon shinsouban Volume 3 |chapter= Afterword Punch |publisher= Kodansha |date= October 23, 2003 |isbn= 4-06-334783-4 }}

In North America, the original Japanese release was never officially localized into English. Kodansha USA licensed the "Deluxe Edition" of Codename: Sailor V for an English-language release, alongside its re-printing of the Sailor Moon manga.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-18/kodansha-usa-to-publish-sailor-v-sailor-moon-manga|title=Kodansha USA To Publish Sailor V, Sailor Moon Manga|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-03-18}} The two volumes released on September 13, 2011 and November 15, 2011. On March 18, 2020, Kodansha USA announced Codename: Sailor V Eternal Edition that features new cover art, a new translation, and color pages from the original serialization. It is an English-language release of the Japanese "Complete Edition." Both volumes were scheduled for release on January 5, 2021, but they were delayed with the first volume releasing September 28, 2021 and the second on November 9, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Kodansha USA Announces Codename: Sailor V Eternal Edition, Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm, Orient, More Manga for Print|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-18/kodansha-usa-announces-codename-sailor-v-eternal-edition-ghost-in-the-shell-the-human-algorithm-orient-more-manga-for-print/.157638|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}{{Cite book|title=Codename: Sailor V Eternal Edition|url=https://kodansha.us/series/codename-sailor-v-eternal-edition/|access-date=2022-05-17|website=Kodansha|language=en-US}}

The series has also been translated into other languages, including Indonesian by Elex Media Komputindo,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/elex-media-re-releases-codename-sailor-v-manga/.109776 |title=Elex Media Re-releases Codename: Sailor V Manga |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2016-12-12 |accessdate=2020-12-16}} French and Spanish by Glenat;{{cite web|url=http://www.glenatmanga.com/sailor-v-03-9782723427982.htm|title=Sailor V #03|publisher=Glenat|language=fr|accessdate=2011-11-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108213858/http://www.glenatmanga.com/sailor-v-03-9782723427982.htm|archive-date=2011-11-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.edicionesglenat.es/catalogo/manga/?item=180&tipo=3 |date=2006-05-14 |accessdate=2012-08-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514021008/http://www.edicionesglenat.es/catalogo/manga/?item=180&tipo=3 |archive-date=May 14, 2006 |language=es|title=Glenat {{!}} Catálogo}} German by Egmont Manga & Anime;{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3898852644/ |title=Sailor V, Bd.2: Amazon.de: Naoko Takeuchi: Bücher |publisher=Amazon.de |date=2009-09-09 |language=de |accessdate=2011-12-11}} Italian by Star Edizioni and later by GP Publishing, serialized in its manga magazine Amici;{{cite web |url=http://www.starshop.it/Fumetti.aspx?cerca=1&sct=0&prl=maggie |title=La tua fumetteria |publisher=Starshop.it |accessdate=2017-05-29 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035300/http://www.starshop.it/Fumetti.aspx?cerca=1&sct=0&prl=maggie |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gppublishing.it/shop2.asp?c=272 |title=GP Manga - Codename Sailor V |publisher=GP Publishing |language=it |accessdate=2011-12-11}} and Polish by JPF.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpf.com.pl/index.php?content=cont_naszemangi.php&tytul=Has%B3o%20brzmi%20Sailor%20V&log=nie |title=Oficjalna Witryna Wydawnictwa J.P.Fantastica |language=pl |publisher=JPF |accessdate=2011-12-11}}

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• Vol. 3: {{nihongo||セーラーＶ初登場－－「チャンネル４４」パンドラの野望編|"Sērā Bui Hatsu Tōjo! -- 'Chaneru 44' Pandora no Yabō Hen"}}
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• Vol. 6: {{nihongo||対決！セーラーＶ ｖｓ. 電脳少女闘士ルゥガ|"Taiketsu! Sērā Bui vs. Dennō Shōjo Tōshi Rūga"}}

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• Vol. 7: {{nihongo||セーラーＶバカンス編－－ハワイヘの野望！|"Sērā Bui Bakansu Hen -- Hawai e no Yabō!"}}
• Vol. 8: {{nihongo||並木道の恋－－ターボ全開バリバリ！編|"Namiki Michi no Koi -- Tābo Zenkai BariBari! Hen"}}
• Vol. 9: {{nihongo||セーラーＶ ｖｓ. デブリーネ|"Sērā Bui vs. Deburīne"}}
• Vol. 10: {{nihongo||セーラーＶピンチ！？怪盗Ａ登場！|"Sērā Bui Pinchi!? Kaitō A Tōjō"}}

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| OriginalRelDate = November 6, 1997{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | author-link = Naoko Takeuchi | title= コードネームはセーラーＶ (3) |publisher= Kodansha |date=November 1997 |isbn= 4-06-322834-7}}

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• Vol. 11: {{nihongo||ペット編その１．娘々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 1 Nyan Nyan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 12: {{nihongo||ペット編その２．王々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 2 Wan Wan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 13: {{nihongo||ペット編その３．触々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 3 Chū Chū no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 14: {{nihongo||ハチマキ石にかけた青春！！|"Hachimaki Ishi ni Kaketa Seishun!!"}}
• Vol. 15: {{nihongo||新たなる旅立ちッ！！|"Arata Naru Tabidachi!!"}}

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| LicensedRelDate = September 13, 2011{{cite book | title = Codename: Sailor V Volume 1 | year = 2011 | publisher = Kodansha USA | isbn = 978-1935429777 }}

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• Vol. 1: {{nihongo|"Sailor V is Born!"|セーラーＶ誕生！|"Sērā Bui Tanjō!"}}
• Vol. 2: {{nihongo|"Minako in 'Crown Game Center'"|美奈子ｉｎ「ゲームセンタークラウン」|"Minako in 'Gēmu Sentā Kuraun'"}}
• Vol. 3: {{nihongo|"Sailor V Appears! Channel 44 / Pandora's Plot"|セーラーＶ初登場－－「チャンネル４４」パンドラの野望編|"Sērā Bui Hatsu Toujō! -- 'Chaneru 44' Pandora no Yabō Hen"}}
• Vol. 4: {{nihongo|"Petite Pandora's Plot"|プチ・パンドラの野望編|"Puchi Pandora no Yabō Hen"}}
• Vol. 5: {{nihongo|"The Dark Agency's Plot"|ダーク・エージェンツーの院謀編|"Dāku Eejentsū no In Bō Hen"}}
• Vol. 6: {{nihongo|"Showdown! Sailor V vs. Electronic Fighter Girl Luga"|対決！セーラーＶ ｖｓ. 電脳少女闘士ルゥガ|"Taiketsu! Sērā Bui vs. Dennō Shōjo Toshi Rūga"}}
• Vol. 7: {{nihongo|"Sailor V's Vacation / The Hawaiian Plot!"|セーラーＶバカンス編－－ハワイヘの野望！|"Sērā Bui Bakansu Hen -- Hawai e no Yabō!"}}
• Vol. 8: {{nihongo|"Love on the Tree-Lined Road / Tearing at Turbo Full-Throttle!"|並木道の恋－－ターボ全開バリバリ！編|"Namiki Michi no Koi -- Tābo Zenkai BariBari! Hen"}}

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| OriginalRelDate = November 22, 2004{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | author-link = Naoko Takeuchi | title= コードネームはセーラーＶ (2) 新装版 |publisher= Kodansha |date=November 1994 |isbn= 4-06-334947-0}}

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| LicensedRelDate = November 15, 2011{{cite book | title = Codename: Sailor V Volume 2 | year = 2011 | publisher = Kodansha USA | isbn = 978-1935429784 }}

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• Vol. 9: {{nihongo|"Sailor V vs. Debrine"|セーラーＶ ｖｓ. デブリーネ|"Sērā Bui vs. Deburīne"}}
• Vol. 10: {{nihongo|"Sailor V in a Pinch!? Phantom Ace Appears!"|セーラーＶピンチ！？怪盗Ａ登場！|"Sērā Bui Pinchi!? Kaitō A Tōjō"}}
• Vol. 11: {{nihongo|"The Pet Stories / Number 1: Nyan-Nyan's Plot"|ペット編その１．娘々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 1 Nyan Nyan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 12: {{nihongo|"The Pet Stories / Number 2: Wan-Wan's Plot"|ペット編その2．王々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 2 Wan Wan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 13: {{nihongo|"The Pet Stories / Number 3: Chuu-Chuu's Plot"|ペット編その3．触々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 3 Chuu Chuu no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 14: {{nihongo|"Youth Bet on the Hachimaki Stone!!"|ハチマキ石にかけた青春！！|"Hachimaki Ishi ni Kaketa Seishun!!"}}
• Vol. 15: {{nihongo|"A New Journey Begins!! First Part"|新たなる旅立ちッ！！前編|"Arata Naru Tabidachi!! Zenpen"}}
• Vol. 16: {{nihongo|"A New Journey Begins!! Last Part"|新たなる旅立ちッ！！後編|"Arata Naru Tabidachi!! Kōhen"}}

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| LicensedRelDate = September 28, 2021{{cite book | title = Codename: Sailor V Volume 1 | year = 2011 | publisher = Kodansha USA | isbn = 978-1646511433 }}

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• Vol. 1: {{nihongo|"Sailor V is Born!"|セーラーＶ誕生！|"Sērā Bui Tanjō!"}}
• Vol. 2: {{nihongo|"Minako in 'Crown Game Center'"|美奈子ｉｎ「ゲームセンタークラウン」|"Minako in 'Gēmu Sentā Kuraun'"}}
• Vol. 3: {{nihongo|"Sailor V's Big Debut! Channel 44: Pandora's Ambition"|セーラーＶ初登場－－「チャンネル４４」パンドラの野望編|"Sērā Bui Hatsu Toujō! -- 'Chaneru 44' Pandora no Yabō Hen"}}
• Vol. 4: {{nihongo|"Petite Pandora's Ambition"|プチ・パンドラの野望編|"Puchi Pandora no Yabō Hen"}}
• Vol. 5: {{nihongo|"The Dark Agency Conspiracy"|ダーク・エージェンツーの院謀編|"Dāku Eejentsū no In Bō Hen"}}
• Vol. 6: {{nihongo|"Showdown! Sailor V vs. Cyber Galadiatrix Ruga"|対決！セーラーＶ ｖｓ. 電脳少女闘士ルゥガ|"Taiketsu! Sērā Bui vs. Dennō Shōjo Toshi Rūga"}}
• Vol. 7: {{nihongo|"Sailor V on Vacation: Ambitions Toward Hawaii!"|セーラーＶバカンス編－－ハワイヘの野望！|"Sērā Bui Bakansu Hen -- Hawai e no Yabō!"}}
• Vol. 8: {{nihongo|"Love on a Tree-Lined Road: Super Turbo Full Throttle!"|並木道の恋－－ターボ全開バリバリ！編|"Namiki Michi no Koi -- Tābo Zenkai BariBari! Hen"}}

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| LicensedRelDate = November 9, 2021 {{cite book | title = Codename: Sailor V Volume 2 | year = 2021 | publisher = Kodansha USA | isbn = 978-1646511440}}

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• Vol. 9: {{nihongo|"Sailor V vs. Deburine"|セーラーＶ ｖｓ. デブリーネ|"Sērā Bui vs. Deburīne"}}
• Vol. 10: {{nihongo|"Sailor V's in Trouble?! Enter the Phantom Thief Ace!"|セーラーＶピンチ！？怪盗Ａ登場！|"Sērā Bui Pinchi!? Kaitō A Tōjō"}}
• Vol. 11: {{nihongo|"Pet Perils Part 1: Nyan-Nyan's Ambition"|ペット編その１．娘々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 1 Nyan Nyan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 12: {{nihongo|"Pet Perils Part 2: Wan-Wan's Ambition"|ペット編その2．王々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 2 Wan Wan no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 13: {{nihongo|"Pet Perils Part 3: Chu-Chu's Ambition"|ペット編その3．触々の陰謀|"Petto Hen Sono 3 Chuu Chuu no Inbō"}}
• Vol. 14: {{nihongo|"Staking the Springtime of Youth on a Hachimaki Stone!!"|ハチマキ石にかけた青春！！|"Hachimaki Ishi ni Kaketa Seishun!!"}}
• Vol. 15: {{nihongo|"A New Journey Begins!! Part One"|新たなる旅立ちッ！！前編|"Arata Naru Tabidachi!! Zenpen"}}
• Vol. 16: {{nihongo|"A New Journey Begins!! Part Two"|新たなる旅立ちッ！！後編|"Arata Naru Tabidachi!! Kōhen"}}

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For the week of 11 September 2011 to 17 September 2011, Codename: Sailor V was second on The New York Times Manga Best Sellers list, behind the first volume of Sailor Moon.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-02/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|date=2011-10-02|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-23/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-september-11-17|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 11–17|date=2011-09-23|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-11-02}} The following week, it was again second on the list behind the first volume of Sailor Moon.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-09/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|date=2011-10-09|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-30/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-september-18-24|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 18–24|date=2011-09-30|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-11-02}} The week after that, it slipped to third place.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-16/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|date=2011-10-16|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-07/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-september-25-october-1|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 25-October 1|date=2011-10-07|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-11-02}} For the week of 9 October - 15 October, it reappeared at eighth place,{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-21/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-october-9-15|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 9–15|date=2011-10-21|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-30/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|date=2011-10-30|accessdate=2011-11-02}} the next week appearing at ninth.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-28/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-october-16-22|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 16–22|date=2011-10-28|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-11-06/manga/list.html|title=Best Sellers|work=The New York Times|date=2011-11-06|accessdate=2011-11-02}} For the week of 6–12 November 2011, the first volume appeared at #2 on the list, above Sailor Moon for the first time.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-6-12 |title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 6–12 - News |work=Anime News Network |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2012-08-25}}{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Ihsan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-11-27/manga/list.html |title=Best Sellers - The New York Times |newspaper=New York Times |accessdate=2011-12-11}} The following week, the second volume of Codename: Sailor V appeared at #2 on the list, and the first volume did not appear.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-28/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-13-19 |title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 13–19 - News |work=Anime News Network |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2012-08-25}}{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Ihsan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-12-04/manga/list.html |title=Best Sellers - The New York Times |newspaper=New York Times |accessdate=2011-12-11}} For the week of 20–26 November, the second volume placed third on the list.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-02/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-20-26 |title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 20–26 - News |work=Anime News Network |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2012-08-25}}{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Ihsan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-12-11/manga/list.html |title=Best Sellers - The New York Times |newspaper=New York Times |accessdate=2011-12-11}} On the BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels of November 2011, the second volume placed third, and the first volume placed thirteenth.{{cite news|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/21677.html |title='Sailor Moon' Pulls Off a Hat Trick |publisher=ICv2 |accessdate=2011-12-11}}

Brigid Alverson of MTV Geek described Codename: Sailor V as feeling like a rough draft of Sailor Moon.{{cite web|last=Alverson|first=Bridget|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/27/manga-review-codename-sailor-v-vol-1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930144318/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/27/manga-review-codename-sailor-v-vol-1|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2011|title=Manga Review: Codename Sailor V, vol. 1|date=2011-09-27|publisher=MTV Geek|accessdate=2011-11-02}} Ed Sizemore felt from Comics Worth Reading Sailor V had less character development than Sailor Moon, feeling that this was not a drawback.{{cite web|last=Sizemore|first=Ed|url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/09/16/codename-sailor-v-and-pretty-guardian-sailor-moon-book-1/|title=Codename Sailor V and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Book 1|publisher=Manga Worth Reading|date=2011-09-16|accessdate=2011-11-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012061552/http://comicsworthreading.com/2011/09/16/codename-sailor-v-and-pretty-guardian-sailor-moon-book-1/|archive-date=2011-10-12}} Sean Gaffney of Manga Bookshelf notes that unlike Usagi, Minako performs her missions alone, and describes the tone of the manga as an " action comedy".{{cite web|last=Gaffney|first=Sean|url=http://suitablefortreatment.mangabookshelf.com/2011/09/20/codename-sailor-v-vol-1/|title=Codename Sailor V, Vol. 1|date=2011-09-20|accessdate=2011-11-03}} Writing for Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman noted that most of Sailor V is episodic, but feels it is worth reading due to the insights it gives into Minako's character, and the groundwork it lays for Sailor Moon.{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/codename/sailor-v/gn-1|title=Codename: Sailor V GN1 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-10-05|accessdate=2011-11-02}} Katherine Dacey wrote for Manga Critic that while an adult may see the series as "repetitive, hokey, and poorly drawn", a child would see it as an "appealing fantasy in which an ordinary girl can assume a new, powerful identity" to defeat bullies and evil. Dacey sees Codename Sailor V's strength as being Minako's enthusiastic character.{{cite web|url=http://mangacritic.com/2011/10/13/codename-sailor-v-vol-1/|title=Codename: Sailor V, Vol. 1|last=Dacey|first=Katherine|date=2011-10-13|publisher=The Manga Critic|accessdate=2011-11-02}} The Fandom Post's Matthew Warner saw the book as being a "lighthearted spoof" of magical girl titles.{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Matthew|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2011/09/22/codename-sailor-v-vol-01-manga-review/|title=Codename: Sailor V Vol. #01 Manga Review|date=2011-09-22|publisher=The Fandom Post|accessdate=2011-11-02}}

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• [http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/sailorv/ Code Name: Sailor V] - a novelization of the manga at [http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/ The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko]
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