Princess Ai

Princess Ai
Cover art of Japanese edition of Princess Ai, Volume 1: Destitution (2004)
プリンセス·アイ物語
(Purinsesu Ai Monogatari)
Genre
Manga
Written by
Illustrated by
Published byShinshokan
English publisher
MagazineWings
DemographicShōjo
Original run2004 – 2005
Volumes3
Manga
Princess Ai: The Prism of Midnight Dawn
Written by
Illustrated by
Published byKirohuti Fujiwara
English publisher
DemographicShōjo
Original run2008 – 2009
Volumes2

Princess Ai (Japanese: プリンセス·アイ物語, Hepburn: Purinsesu Ai Monogatari, lit. 'The Story of Princess Ai') is a manga series created and co-written by American musician and singer Courtney Love and Stuart Levy, with illustration by Ai Yazawa and Misaho Kujiradou. Based in part on Love's own life, the manga follows an amnesiac alien character, Ai, who is transported to Tokyo from her war-torn homeland, where she attempts to piece her life together.[3]

Co-written by Love and Levy, the manga was initially featured in Japan in Shinshokan's Wings magazine, and later published in English by Tokyopop[4] in three volumes between 2004 and 2006. A sequel, Princess Ai: The Prism of Midnight Dawn, was later published in two volumes in 2008 and 2010, respectively, and was written by Christine Boylan and Levy. Tokyopop re-released the original Princess Ai series in one volume, Princess Ai: The Ultimate Edition on October 9, 2007.

Additionally, comic strips, art books, coloring books, fan books, and action figures based on the series and its characters have been released.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANN-Evolution was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Princess Ai Volume 1: Destitution". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Shelton, Nate (2003). "Tokyopop Announces Collaboration with Courtney Love". Diamond Comics. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Yadao 2009, p. 54.