Courtney Love & DJ Milky Do Manga

Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Posted By: Shawn Patty

TOKYOPOP INC. ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF PRINCESS AI, BY COURTNEY LOVE & D.J. MILKY

First Volume of Highly Anticipated Fantasy Manga Trilogy in Bookstores July 6

What do fashion, fantasy and rock-n-roll have in common? They’re all essential elements found in Princess Ai, TOKYOPOP’s hotter-than-hot manga (Japanese influenced graphic novels) debuting this summer from Courtney Love and D.J. Milky. In this true ‘East meets West’ creative fusion, the leading U.S. publisher of manga has tapped two of Japan’s most renowned artists to bring life to Love’s story -- a spirited fantasy based loosely on the singer’s own experiences in Tokyo. The famed Ai Yazawa (Paradise Kiss) created the character designs and up-and-comer Misaho Kujiradou () has illustrated the series. Add music producer and writer D.J. Milky to the project and the result is a wildly entertaining manga trilogy poised to attract music fans, manga devotees and everyone in between.

“With Princess Ai, we’ve meshed music, fantasy and gothic fashion, thrown it all into the crazy streets of Tokyo and mixed in a little adventure and Love… literally,” said series editor Rob Tokar.

Princess Ai chronicles the amazing journey of a mysterious young woman searching for identity and salvation in this world and beyond. After finding herself lost on the cold, hard streets of Tokyo, Ai must piece together clues about who she is, why she’s on Earth and the secret of the heart-shaped box she carries. What the princess experiences along the way is an adventure filled with love, chaos and unexpected fame.

“I have always loved the Japanese culture and the people. Princess Ai is a great character because she feels like my alter ego, but in a fantasy setting,” said Love. “I’m very excited to work with TOKYOPOP, a company that is truly innovative in its approach towards crossing creative boundaries.”

Princess Ai Volume 1 (Destitution) will be available at major book, comic, video, specialty and music stores nationwide at $9.99 (SRP). The series has already debuted in Japan-earlier this year its chapters began appearing in the popular shojo manga anthology Wings and fashion magazine Kera.

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