Princess Ai "Destitution, Lumination, Evolution" Series

  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! 
                            Princess Ai Motion Comic #01 That Planet Called Earth

Book Description: Story & Art by Courtney Love & D.j. Milky, Misaho Kujiradou
A Diva Torn from Chaos, A Savior Doomed to Love 
                                Princess Ai Motion Comic #02 Enter Kent

  Take an amazing journey with a mysterious young woman searching for identity and salvation in this world and beyond. Ai finds herself lost on the cold, hard streets of Tokyo. She must piece together clues about who she is, why she's on Earth and the secret of the Heart-Shaped Box she carries. Sparks fly when Kent, a complicated young man, offers help...and possibly more. But the forces of love and chaos are closing in around her...  
                           Princess Ai Motion Comic #03 A Clue in the Library?

Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9781591826699
• Publisher: TOKYOPOP
• Publication date: 7/28/2004
• Series: Princess Ai Series, #1
• Edition description: Right-to-Left Format
• Pages: 192
• Age range: 13 - 17 Years
• Product dimensions: 5.32 (w) x 7.24 (h) x 0.63 (d)   

                           Princess Ai Motion Comic #04 Memories of Music

Book Description: Story & Art by Courtney Love & D.j. Milky, Misaho Kujiradou

Ai's rock-n-roll star is on the rise... but this winged princess from another world is about to learn that there is always a price to pay for fame. Torn between her love for Kent and her concern for his safety, Ai must struggle against assassins from her homeland, conspirators from her record company, protestors on the streets and her own conflicted emotions as she continues her search for the cure to Ai-Lands many woes.
                                         
                            Princess Ai Motion Comic #05 Nowhere to Sleep

Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9781591826705
• Publisher: TOKYOPOP
• Publication date: 7/8/2005
• Series: Princess Ai Series, #2
• Edition description: Right-to-Left Format
• Pages: 192
• Age range: 13 - 17 Years
• Product dimensions: 5.06 (w) x 7.52 (h) x 0.62 (d)

Book Description: Story & Art by Courtney Love & D.j. Milky, Misaho Kujiradou

 The culmination of Ai's journey of self-discovery is at hand, and salvation is on the horizon. As hunters from her homeland close in on her, Ai's record company unleashes its plan to turn their hot new diva into a falling star. Even with Kent by her side, can Ai avoid her enemies and still find a way to bring peace to her troubled homeland? 
                          Princess Ai Motion Comic #06 A Strong Bond

 

Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9781591826712
• Publisher: TOKYOPOP
• Publication date: 2/7/2006
• Series: Princess Ai Series, #3
• Edition description: Right-to-Left Format
• Pages: 224
• Age range: 12 - 17 Years
• Product dimensions: 5.04 (w) x 7.48 (h) x 0.73 (d)

Overall Rating: 5 Stars

                               Princess Ai Motion Comic #07 Identity Found

Publishers Weekly

   A petulant, doll-faced amnesiac named Ai finds herself on the streets of Tokyo, wondering why she is on Earth at all. She meets Kent, a long-haired young rocker, who helps her discover she has vocal talent. Along the way, Ai unearths some clues to her past, grows a pair of wings and destroys various characters' clothes in the name of fashion. Although rocker Love's name is on this modern fairy tale series, it's not clear what role she had in its making. The story, appropriate for older manga audiences, bears some resemblance to Love's life, as Ai undergoes some existential angst and complains, "It sucks being homeless!" Ai's story isn't convincing, though, and the book's creators can't seem to decide if this series is a fantasy, a mystery, a thriller or a romance. In what must be a strategy to stretch the plot out over several books, no story line is developed enough to hold readers' attention (and Ai's antics-kicking and punching her way out of most scrapes-don't make a good substitute). It's a shame Kujiradou's excellent art doesn't have a more interesting subject. Kujiradou gives Ai a gentle, childish air, and her action sequences are terrific. This series may attract fans of Love and her former band, Hole, but it probably won't draw a devoted readership. (July) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

                          Princess Ai Motion Comic #08 A Special Customer

Meet 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). 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.