Synopses & Reviews
Ai is the only royal princess of Ai-Land, a magical kingdom caught in the midst of a horrific revolution. When Princess Ai makes a hasty escape from her war-torn land, she finds herself in modern-day Tokyo. Confused and in shock, Ai wanders the streets in this strange new land to unravel the secrets that could tear her and her kingdom apart ... The first volume of Princess Ai is a journey to the heights of fame and fortune found in this world and beyond!
About the Author
Controversial rock star
Courtney Love reveals her passion for manga by co-creating a gothic shojo manga with TOKYOPOP and Japanese manga artists. While Courtney is best known as the charismatic and ass-kicking! front-woman for the alternative rock band Hole, and also as an accomplished actress, it is a little known fact that before her meteoric rise to fame she lived and performed in Japan and became a huge manga fan ... which of course has now led to the creation of her fantasy alter-ego,
Princess Ai.
Princess Ai features stunning character designs by famed manga-ka Yazawa Ai (Paradise Kiss).
The Princess Ai manga is by Misaho Kujiradou.
Favorite Foods: Natto (fermented soybeans), crab, miso ramen
Least Favorite Foods: Red beans, cherry lobster, cold noodles
Desk Motto: If I do it, things will work out. So I do it.
Personality: Do things at my own pace. Stubborn. Timid. High-tech but I hate the phone (laugh).
Current Obsessions:
1. Dolls (?) Especially 'Super Dolphy
2. Flower Patterns, especially roses and gorgeous double-blossom floral patterns
3. The color pink.
Other Works:
Debut Work was Time Trouble in Oct. 1997: an 8-page comic she first made for Comic Ecole that received good feedback for its artwork and cover!
First work that received substantial comments and feedback was in June of 1999, which was her 40-page manga story, You are My God of Fame (a slapstick love comedy). She also received her first fan-letter for it!
Princess Ai is co-created by DJ Milky, who likes to eat ramen late at night and bananas for breakfast. Addicted to digital and analog fusion, Milky is in a constant state of flux and irk. Life's one reward comes in the form of making stories, music, and lately shooting DV. Milky has composed a few songs for TOKYOPOP including School's in Session (GTO), Initialize (Initial D), and Worthy of Your Soul (Reign), as well as writing Karma Club and two upcoming Stray Sheep books. Milky is currently in development on two manga projects as well as staring intently into the vortex.
Series Description
A stranger in Tokyo, Ai struggles to come up with a solution for her homeland's troubles, to understand her own abilities, and to avoid assassins from Ai-Land.
In order to support herself, Ai uses her special talent for music ... which ends up turning her into a superstar. Fame makes hiding from her enemies sometimes more difficult and sometimes easier, but it also leads her to unexpected discoveries that could be the solution to all of her homeland's problems.
Princess Ai is a mind-bending trip co-created by alt-rock goddess Courtney Love and featuring some of the most cutting-edge manga art in Japan, including character designs by famed manga-ka Yazawa Ai.