Author(s): Courtney Love, DJ Milky
Artist(s): Ai Yazawa, Misaho Kujiradou
Year of Released: 2004

The title character is Princess Ai, a beguiling young woman who sings with a mesmerizing voice, and the story of her misadventures begins when she finds herself lost and alone in the cold streets of the Shinjuku section of Tokyo. She has no memories of her past, and her clothes are as tattered as her memory, though she knows her name is Ai. She’s actually a half-breed from another dimension, Ai-Land, where humans rule over their servants, the Dougen (angels). Currently the humans and the Angels are at war, and Angel assassins, the Three Furies, have followed Princess Ai from Ai-Land and are ready to kill her because of the war.

Kent,
a handsome young man who is a librarian at Shinjuku University, finds Ai and becomes her self-appointed guardian. Ai’s musical talent gets her the notice of a shadowy record company, H.T.A., and its nefarious president, Hayabusa. Hayabusa is a member of the Yakuza (Japanese mob), and he plots Ai’s murder because he thinks that, in the tradition of Elvis Presley, Tupac Shakur, and other deceased recording artists, Ai would be less trouble and worth more money if she were to die at the height of her popularity. Meanwhile, Kent stays by her side trying to both protect her and learn who she is.


Three other books/series will be released in summer and Fall of 2008, Princess Ai: Encounters, Princess Ai of Ai-land, and Princess Ai: The Prism of Midnight Dawn (fall).

Volume one
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!

Volume two
As Ai becomes more and more involved in the entertainment industry, she learns that there is always a price to pay for fame. When a scandal surfaces involving a love triangle among Ai, Kent and Hikaru, the media attention seems like it will be the perfect boost for her new album release. Ai loves Kent, but will this scandal put their love to the ultimate test?

Volume three
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? The adventure and romance comes to a shocking conclusion in Princess Ai: Evolution, the final volume in the bestselling manga series!

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As TOKYOPOP's first Japanese-American co-publishing venture, Princess Ai is an interesting story with an equally interesting story behind it. Though started in the United States, Princess Ai was brought to fruition in Japan. Despite the difficulties that come with working in different languages, different cultures, and different time zones, this book still became a hit in both countries.

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"Ai" means "LOVE"
i think is is wierd calling it love land....

they made Princess Ai dolls!! check this out



LYRICS
Here are the lyrics Ai sings in the manga. I thought it would be neat to add them in here. Enjoy!

No title
When my goblet's filled with flame
Quench your driving thirst for fame
Looking back in shame
Won't set you free again.

With your beating heart to blame
Me for tearing down your game
Wild beast to tame
Won't let me flee again.

Touch me taste me hold me close to
your beating heart
Hushed plea no mercy boldly ghost
to your bleeding art.

Singe me lynch me
force upon me your beating heart
Fringe plea for ecstasy forge it on me your bleeding art
Prison key forever free whore for your breeding art
Crimson sea to drench me pour it on me
your bleeding heart

No title
Hey this life is never fair
The angels that you need are never there
Oh, but sometimes he comes to me
In the dead of winter, dead of night
He's all that I can see...

Hold on to me
Hold on to me

We all get our glory
We all get our fame
But there's no heart at any of it

Jut the brilliance
and the passion
and the bitterness remains

I'll protect you from the night
it will never fall
I'll protect you from the truth
You won't hear it at all!
I am...the center of the universe.

Primal Fury
I've got you inside me
If you hate me, you hate you.
I've got you beside me
If you trap me, you trap you.
I've got you within me
If you slash me, you slash you.
I've got you beneath me
If you smash me, you smash you.

We're both the same, me and you.
We're both to blame, me and you.
We're both insane, me and you.
We're both the same, me and you.

You can't live without me
If you kill me, you kill you.
You won't care about me
If you mock me, you mock you.
You don't look before me
If you use me, you use you.
You don't see beyond me
If you lose me, you lose you.

We're both the same, me and you.
We're both to blame, me and you.
We're both insane, me and you.
We're both the same, me and you.

All this fury torn and shredded to rot
Boiling over strapped all tied up in knots
I'm not what you think I am
I won't let you make me be
I've had enough of your f***ed up game
So it's time you listen to me

We're both the same, me and you.
We're both to blame, me and you.
We're both insane, me and you.
We're both the same, me and you.

We're both the same, so f*** you.
We're both to blame, so f*** you.
We're both insane, so f*** you.
We're both the same, so f*** you.

Broken Leash
Kept away while the earth cries
Swept away by all his lies
Not ready to go but it's time to leave
Already too low to get up and plead

Made to feel something inside
Far too real, too much pain to hide
Not ready to run but my feet won't stay
Already too done for these birds of prey

CHORUS
Woof woof there's no looking back
That one shot at freedom through the looking-glass
Bow wow no more broken beast
Just rip off this collar with that broken leash

Woof woof there's no looking back
That one shot at freedom through the looking-glass
Bow wow no more broken beast
Just rip off this collar with that broken leash

Tied up with knots that won't unwind
Fed up with cruel dreams acting kind
Not ready to jump but I won't look down
All ready to dump everything around

Look at my hands what they reveal
Shook by one glance what they conceal
Not ready to hit what I just can't see
All ready to quit what I just can't set free

CHORUS
Woof woof there's no looking back
That one shot at freedom through the looking-glass
Bow wow no more broken beast
Just rip off this collar with that broken leash

Woof woof there's no looking back
that one shot at freedom through the looking-glass
Bow wow no more broken beast
Just rip off this collar with that broken leash

Suicide Ride
Alone doesn't hurt anymore
The pain's too strong to feel it
Alone doesn't work anymore
There's no one left to heal it
If I turn my back on it all
And walk away from this place
Then maybe someone will find
These dried-up tears on my face.

PRE-CHORUS (alternating lines)
Poor thing (I can show them all)
She could have been so
Pretty so thin (What they could never see)
She could have been so
Smart so rich (Once they watch my fall)
She could have been so
Loved so blessed (They'll finally notice me)
She could have been but
She never got a grip (If I just lose my grip)

CHORUS
Too many voices
None of them mine
They're far too loud
To hear my pain inside
If I could leave this world
Leave it all behind
Would they all shut up
And watch my Suicide...Ride?

Faith doesn't come from inside
You've got to go and get it
Faith doesn't stay by your side
You've got to not regret it
If I look my faith in the eyes
And let my tears flow with grace
Then maybe someday I'll find
A life for for me to embrace

PRE-CHORUS (alternating lines)
Poor thing (I can show them all)
She could have been so
Pretty so thin (What they could never see)
She could have been so
Smart so rich (Once they watch my fall)
She could have been so
Loved so blessed (They'll finally notice me)
She could have been but
She never got a grip (If I just lose my grip)

CHORUS
Too may voices
None of them mine
They're far too loud
To hear my pain inside
If I could leave this world
Leave it all behind
Would they all shut up
And watch my Suicide...Ride?

Daughter of Death
I was...
Born to the blood of the angels
Born through the veil of a storm
Born without love inside me
Born with a need to perform
Born out of vengence
Born out of scorn
Born out of hatred
Out of love torn
Born with a mission
Born with a drive
Born with a need
With a will to survive

Now it's time to show you
what I'm really all about
No more pretensions;
no more frothing at the mouth
There's no use hiding
all my sins deep inside
I'll wear them on my shoulder
like a badge of pride

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm a Daughter of Death
From my very first breath
I'm a Daughter of Death
Blood red as Macbeth
I'm a Daughter of Death
Living a filthy mess
I'm a Daughter of Deth
Just a Daughter of Death

I was...
Raised from burning ashes
Raised with tragic crime
Raised from cries of chaos
Raised on borrowed time
Raised by the darkness
Raised by the night
Raised by the vultures
By the claws of fright
Raised to be hated
Raised to be loved
Raised to be doomed
By the powers above

Now it's time to show you
what I'm really all about
No more pretensions;
no more frothing at the mouth
There's no use hiding
all my sins deep inside
I'll wear them on my shoulder
like a badge of pride

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm a Daughter of Death
From my very first breath
I'm a Daughter of Death
Blood red as Macbeth
I'm a Daughter of Death
Living a filthy mess
I'm a Daughter of Death
Just a Daughter of Death

Look Out For Love
They say life ain't fair
Don't let me go there
I'm not looking for fair
I'm just looking for where
I can point this thing
And blast away blast away blast away

They say love don't last
That it moves too fast
I see it like broken glass
So I can't get past
Wanting to raise my fist
And smash away smash away smash away

You're gonna feel this
You won't forget it
No way to heal this
So you'll regret it

Whole
I'm whole with you
You're whole with me
There's something here
For us to be
In this lonely world
With our lonely lives
Nothing can conquer
Our whole love tonight.

I felt the pain and let it wallow
I felt the hate so strong yet shallow
No matter where you went
No matter where you'll be
I've got you deep insde
Warm inside me

I bled so much I thought I'd die
Without believeing I had one more try
But now my search has ended
Now what's lost is found
If our love is freedom
Then with you I'm bound.

I'm whole with you
You're whole with me
There's something here
For us to be
In this lonely world
With our lonely lives
Nothing can conquer
Our whole love tonight.

I cried so hard I had no more tears
So afraid I couldn't face my fears
But when I looked aside
I saw it in your eyes
No more hiding truth
To save our lies

I prayed to be taken far away
Instead of staying I ran astray
Once my legs gave out
My heart gave in
Apart we may lose
But whole we win

I'm whole with you
You're whole with me
There's something here
For us to be
In this lonely world
With our lonely lives
Nothing can conquer
Our whole love tonight.

Look out for love
(when it wants revenge)
Look out for my heart
(it'll never mend)
Look out for Fate
(when it screams the end)
Look out for Love
(when it wants revenge)

They say life's short
Reach out for support
Ya think I'm that sort?
If it's my last resort
I open up wide
And scream away scream away scream away

They say too bad
Both happy and sad
But all the pain I had
Just makes me so mad
I want to pull out my hair
And thrash away thrash away thrash away

You're gonna feel this
You won't forget it
No way to heal this
So you'll regret it

Look out for Love
(when it wants revenge)
Look out for my heart
(it'll never mend)
Look out for Fate
(when it screams the end)
Look out for Love
(when it wants revenge)