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Title: Battle Angel Alita : Killing Angel (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 1-59116-274-2 Publisher: VIZ LLC Pub. Date: 14 April, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (61 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Battle Angle Alita vol.1
Comment: ok, here goes,first off a character named Ido is looking for robot parts at a scrap yard,when he notices Alita,he awakens her but she has lost her memory and was given the name Alita,Ido has a secret life he wishes to hide from Alita(that he is a bounty hunter).Ido hunts wanted criminals(cyborgs), for chips and uses the cyborg's limbs for Alita,but Alita wonders how he gets her limbs and follows him to find out he is a bounty hunter and somehow finds out she has fighting blood in her and wants to become a hunter like Ido,and she does(Ido is angry by this,but understands),Alita goes after a dangerous criminal(which looks like a worm)and has a harsh battle,thats all(dont want to spoil it)but later in the story,Alita goes after the criminal to save Ido's friend's baby,all I can say is that this is a gory book,but leaves crawling back for more,it is very cool,I recommend it(but its better to get the whole series)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beginning of a manga epic
Comment: Battle Angel Alita is one of the best manga I've ever read. Plot, character, action, and art are all sharp. Strong characters and their development are the pillars of the story. In between are instances of dark humor, bizarre science and history references, and the epic struggle of ideas. The series is comprised of nine graphic novels about a woman's epic search for herself and the underpinnings of life, despite, and inspite of, the dystopia she's stuck in.
The first volume is an introduction to the story as a whole, the series write large, and one of the best. In a decaying city a cyberdoctor revives an amnesiac cyborg, "Alita," who remembers only the "Panzer Kunst," a martial art for cyborgs. Deciding that fighting is the best way to regain her memory, she becomes a bounty hunter, squaring off against the brain-eating criminal Makaku.
The three-dimensional characters constantly vie against themselves and each other in the fantastically violent Scrapyard, a life-is-cheap world that drags everyone down, forcing the strong characters to struggle constantly. Above it all is Tiphares, the utopian heaven in the clouds that is a mystery and a destination. Alita represents self-discovery and growth fueled by righteousness and power. Her father-figure, Ido, is conflicted in his role, trying to reconcile his hopes for her with her own free will while dealing with the dark side of his personality. Best of all, Makaku and later evil-doers are complex characters who work evil for more than just nihilism. Here, Makaku represents terror and domination, but with a purpose. His fight with Alita has a touching scene where Alita stops herself from killing him and later realizes that she wants to know what drives him, and eventually feels pity despite his horrible crimes.
Dystopia and giving a powerful character amnesia has been done before, but nowhere have they been done so well, or with such awesome art. Though the story has some inaccuracies in translation (the series is originally titled "Gun Dreams," Alita's real name is Gally, and Tiphares is actually "Zalem," which makes much more sense in the context of the story later), these are minor points that can be cleared up with some Web research. In the meantime, enjoy this post-apocalyptic Odyssey.
Rating: 5
Summary: New edition
Comment: Viz has just come out with a new, cheaper ($9.95) edition of the book. Click the "All Editions" link to go to it.
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Title: Battle Angel Alita : Tears Of An Angel (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 1569310491 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 08 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Battle Angel Alita : Killing Angel (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 1569310920 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 08 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Battle Angel Alita: Angel of Victory by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 1569310823 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 08 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Battle Angel Alita : Angel Of Death (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 1569311277 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 08 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Battle Angel Alita : Angel Of Redemption (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro ISBN: 156931053X Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 08 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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