Yukito Kishiro

Battle angel Alita

Broken-hearted over the death of her sweetheart, Hugo, beautiful cyborg Alita runs away and becomes a competitor in Motorball, a deadly sport for cyborgs. Dr. Ido finds her and, in an attempt to bring his wayward "daughter" home, forms a desperate alliance.

Battle Angel Alita

Fraser Simons

Battle Angel Alita in printed form sticks pretty closely to the OVAs (from 1 to start of 3)I watched ages ago. It's over-the-top cyberpunk aesthetic that, at first glance seems nothing but aesthetic. Put out in 1990, I think it's pretty impressive. It was trying to tell a much more philosophical and nuanced tale than most of the late 80's cyberpunk media with the exception of Ghost In The Shell, published in 1989. 

Luckily there's quite a bit of depth even with the typical manga fan service---at least there isn't the sexual fan service though? It's more typical gender rolls and how male/female interactions are, and it is an older manga. What is great about it is that even with all this, there is still an exploration of interesting questions and the translation has a lot of helpful extra side bars expounding on some of the sparse philosophy drops. Each villain is further contextualized beyond normal manga that is hyper violent like this one, too.

They are always the product of the terrible city they live in, and way of life that allows for them to eek out an existence. The ordinary citizens look up at a city suspended from space, where everything might just be better than the literal massive scrap yard they live in; controlled by factories that have laws that protect the corporation and not its citizens and perpetuating violence by paying people to hunt and kill anyone who breaks these laws. All of which serve their own ends as I've said.

Alita struggles with the perception of her body from outsiders dealing with the stigmatism of being a cyborg, embodiment issues (handled from a very male perspective) and a Cartesian mind/body duality when she is placed in a body of a killer and (as of halfway through vol.3) still doesn't recall her past but does cyborg martial arts, and does it well! Is it her body, or has she always been a weapon? There's some interesting stuff that undeniably makes it better than a lot of the stuff coming out around then. Especially 80's cyberpunk, in general, media wise.

About halfway into vol 3 though, the story takes a bit of a nose dive as Alita wants to be rid of her memories over Yugo, and shed her former body entirely. Also the doctor becomes pretty toxic, in general. It's a lot less satisfying than the first two volumes. Will keep going, though!

Battle Angel Alita in printed form sticks pretty closely to the OVAs (from 1 to start of 3)I watched ages ago. It's over-the-top cyberpunk aesthetic that, at first glance seems nothing but aesthetic. Put out in 1990, I think it's pretty impressive. It was trying to tell a much more philosophical and nuanced tale than most of the late 80's cyberpunk media with the exception of Ghost In The Shell, published in 1989. 

Luckily there's quite a bit of depth even with the typical manga fan service---at least there isn't the sexual fan service though? It's more typical gender rolls and how male/female interactions are, and it is an older manga. What is great about it is that even with all this, there is still an exploration of interesting questions and the translation has a lot of helpful extra side bars expounding on some of the sparse philosophy drops. Each villain is further contextualized beyond normal manga that is hyper violent like this one, too.

They are always the product of the terrible city they live in, and way of life that allows for them to eek out an existence. The ordinary citizens look up at a city suspended from space, where everything might just be better than the literal massive scrap yard they live in; controlled by factories that have laws that protect the corporation and not its citizens and perpetuating violence by paying people to hunt and kill anyone who breaks these laws. All of which serve their own ends as I've said.

Alita struggles with the perception of her body from outsiders dealing with the stigmatism of being a cyborg, embodiment issues (handled from a very male perspective) and a Cartesian mind/body duality when she is placed in a body of a killer and (as of halfway through vol.3) still doesn't recall her past but does cyborg martial arts, and does it well! Is it her body, or has she always been a weapon? There's some interesting stuff that undeniably makes it better than a lot of the stuff coming out around then. Especially 80's cyberpunk, in general, media wise.

On her way to retrieve Lou's brain, Alita receives some disturbing revelations from the ghost of an old mentor, while Elf, Zwèolf, and Sechs fight their deadliest enemies yet.

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus 3

Great first half but the last half was tiresome. The history of the world being so... weird and long, was boring.

Beautiful battle angel Alita's adventures continue as she awakens in a new cyborg body and encounters a world filled with bizarre and tormented characters.

Very cool battle, no weird, rapey guys; it’s much better than the previous volume.

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order

Having a fighter who’s a self proclaimed rapist coupled with him being a violent criminal because he was shot in the head is a bad look. Why would the Karate Team accept him, just because he fought well? He’s a RAPIST. Constant doing perverted things. 

It would have been alright volume if not for that crap.

In the final volume of the series, Ido and Figure's journey ends on the Earth-orbiting space city of Ketheres where the pair can behold the world after ZOTT with their own eyes.

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order 19

I am not sure if this ending is worse than the original... maybe on par with it? Pretty boring. I could have done without these last two volumes entirely, both dedicated to other side characters.

Battle Angel Alita, Volume 1)

Sabrina D. 

4.5 stars! I loved the movie and REALLY loved the manga! Alita kicks ass~

In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves a legendary martial arts ability. Regrown, she decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition 1

Lorien O'Brien

While I love the world, and Akita herself, the gore was too much for me. I almost threw up several times. And it's so unnecessary. I sadly won't be continuing this series, because it can't be ignored, no matter how much I tried.

After more than a decade out of print, the original cyberpunk action classic returns in glorious 400-page hardcover deluxe editions, featuring an all-new translation, color pages, and new cover designs! In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Alita decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition 2

Jeanne L Collier

Jeff

The Hissing Saint

Eddie Hood

Battle Angel Alita, Volume 02

Battle angel Alita.

When Alita discovers the city Tipheres' ulterior motive for retaining her as a special agent, she realizes that she has become her own enemy. Then, Koyami makes a new friend while preparing for the attack on Tiphares and the Scrapyard.

Battle Angel Alita.

Angel Of Redemption

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 5

Angel Of Chaos

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 7

Alita wakes to find that she has been moved into a different cyborg body, as beautiful as ever, but more powerful. She also finds that while she was "gone," Nova revealed the terrible secret of Tiphares. Now, those that know the truth are being hunted down by killer robots, and a group of children needs Alita's help. But who can she trust?

last order.

Last order.

Alita entered the Zenith of Things tournament to save her friend Lou's brain from being used as a computer component, but she questions her goal when she learns that her opponent has a worthier cause.

Battle angel Alita

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