{"rewrite":{"id":"r_dc903a47a0046395658a8773","clusterId":"c_74b7dcbcf2947397246b28b9","slug":"kickstarter-launches-for-princess-ai-manga-20th-anniversary-collection","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kickstarter Launches for Princess Ai Manga 20th Anniversary Collection","summary":"247 Comics is launching a Kickstarter for a 20th Anniversary Collection of Misaho Kujiradou's Princess Ai manga. The edition includes the original trilogy, rare vault material, and extras. No launch date has been announced. The concept was created by Courtney Love and D.J. Milky, with character design by Ai Yazawa. The manga originally ran in Wings magazine from 2004 to 2005 and was published in English by Tokyopop.","whyItMatters":"The 20th anniversary reissue puts a Courtney Love-co-created manga back into print via crowdfunding, a common route for niche titles from Tokyopop's 2000s catalog.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e247 Comics, the U.S. indie publisher that partnered with Tokyopop in February, is handling the project. The Kickstarter page describes the story of Ai, a rock star with a heart-shaped box caught between love and two worlds at war. The collection gathers the original trilogy plus rare vault material. Original character designer Ai Yazawa is known for series like NANA and Paradise Kiss. The concept was created by musician Courtney Love and writer Stu Levy (credited as D.J. Milky). The manga ran in Shinshokan\u0026#39;s Wings magazine from 2004 to 2005 and was released in English by Tokyopop through 2006. A sequel, Princess Ai: The Prism of Midnight Dawn, followed in 2008.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"247 Comics is crowdfunding a 20th anniversary collection of the Princess Ai manga, co-created by Courtney Love and with character designs by Ai Yazawa. Includes the original trilogy plus rare extras. No launch date set yet.","twitterPost":"Kickstarter incoming: 247 Comics is collecting the Princess Ai manga for its 20th anniversary. Original trilogy plus vault material. Concept by Courtney Love and D.J. Milky, designs by Ai Yazawa. No date yet.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"247 Comics has announced a Kickstarter for a 20th Anniversary Collection of the Princess Ai manga, co-created by Courtney Love and featuring character designs by Ai Yazawa. The edition includes the original trilogy and rare extras. A launch date has not yet been set.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-13/kickstarter-to-launch-for-princess-ai-manga-20th-anniversary-collection/.238468\",\"title\":\"Kickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4953,"outputTokens":2245,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781461822,"createdAt":"2026-06-14T18:24:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-14T18:28:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T18:28:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_74b7dcbcf2947397246b28b9","canonicalTitle":"News\nKickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection","representativeArticleId":"a_d464f4f0d64a77654ba00794","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Princess Ai\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-14T14:05:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-14T14:05:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T18:28:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-13/kickstarter-to-launch-for-princess-ai-manga-20th-anniversary-collection/.238468","title":"News\nKickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Princess Ai"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["247 Comics launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 20th Anniversary Collection of the Princess Ai manga.","The collection includes the original trilogy, rare vault material, and extras.","The manga concept was created by musician Courtney Love and writer Stu Levy (credited as D.J. Milky).","Character design was done by Ai Yazawa, known for NANA and Paradise Kiss.","The original Princess Ai manga ran in Shinshokan's Wings magazine from 2004 to 2005 and was published in English by Tokyopop."]}