I thought I was hearing things when I saw the commercial for this, but sure enough:
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, whose website can be visited at http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ci6r-tkhs/.
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.
Anyone seen this thing yet? Sorry if there's a thread already. "Courtney Love and Tokyopop Present.." was not a phrase I ever counted on hearing.
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 26 June 2004 00:38 (twenty years ago)
Manga reads right to left, though, so it actually says, "Ai! Princess Ego alter fantasy," which makes more sense.
― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 26 June 2004 02:05 (twenty years ago)
Funny, I always thought there was many similarities between Courtney Love and Haruko from FLCL.
http://www.gainax.co.jp/flcl/chara/haruko.jpgIrrational bad attitude:
CHECK!Uses sex as a tool:
CHECK!Uses guitar as a weapon:
CHECK!Shrill, shrieky voice:
CHECK!Evil, supernatural powers: Um...
CHECK!― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Saturday, 26 June 2004 21:13 (twenty years ago)
one month passes...
I read about this in
Spin, the magazine that I got in lieu of
Wizard. IT COMES FULL CIRLCE. IT ALL COMES.
― Mr. Tony Plow (Leee), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago)