- School & Library Binding: 222 pages
- Publisher: San Val (9 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0613926366
- ISBN-13: 978-0613926362
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An EXcellent Manga. As usual, the far future is a gritty and depressing place.. but there's plenty of fresh material to be squeezed from the genre yet, as Battle Angel Alita effortlessly shows!
Basic synopsis: Alita is a centuries-old cyborg, resembling a young girl, who is brought out of hibernation when dug out of a scrapheap. Given a body by a mechanic/bounty hunter, she embarks on journey of self-discovery... where do her instinctive powers of "Panzer Kunst" come from? What was her purpose of construction..? Will Batman escape from the Joker's clutches before Gotham is overrun with clowns? Tune in next week! Oops, sorry.
Back to the subject; this is a fantastic mix of gritty urban scenery, cyborgs of all cute/good/bad/ugly varieties, existential philosophising, and just a smattering of ultraviolence. You could draw parallels to a whole spectrum of influences: Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner, 2000:AD comics, even Pinocchio. And it's better than the lot!
Battle Angel Alita easily stands equal to the works of Masamune Shirow (Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, etc). I have ordered the next two Alita books in the series, I don't feel I'll be disappointed! Buy this book, NOW.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the new Viz comics 'right to left' 2nd edition of Battle Angel Alita.
Alita is an amazing example of early Manga artwork and was my first introduction into the vast world of Manga and Anime.
First written in 1991 by Yukito Kishiro this new edition has been re-launched for the western market with the eastern reading style, personally i think reading this way adds so much to the classic story and also preserves the artwork to how it was originally drawn.
Alita is an amazing example of early Manga artwork and was my first introduction into the vast world of Manga and Anime.
First written in 1991 by Yukito Kishiro this new edition has been re-launched for the western market with the eastern reading style, personally i think reading this way adds so much to the classic story and also preserves the artwork to how it was originally drawn.
The series itself in my opinion is one of the best cyborg sci-fi Manga stories available back then, starting off in the in the grim waste pile of Tiphares (the mega city that floats above) where a cybernetic doctor finds the damaged torso and head of a beautiful cyborg. once Alita is resurrected its becomes her quest to find out her past. The only history she has is her seemingly innate fighting abilities, which she decides to use as a bounty hunter.
This first book appears to have a simple story line and has some crude battle sequence's with some unlikely opponents but dont forget this is classic extreme Manga and more or less anything goes, and is a far cry from the usual demons and slimey foe.
In a in a grim place where all hopes and dreams are shattered this first book leaves you wondering about what lies ahead for the cute Alita, and this book 'Rusty Angel' paves the way for some of the most imaginative sci fi with some of the best twists i have found in a Manga series to date.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
in this epic tale, Alita(actually I prefer her origional name: "Gally") rises from the masses of scrapyard with the help of a brilliant man, Ido. Gally, learns of Ido's secret night life as a "hunter-warrior". she then decides to become one herself. in doing this, she begins to find little tidbits of her forgotten past, showing in her dreams and actions. kishiro has me begging for more. his tale has left me with a new outlook of life and death. I very highly recomend this manga to anyone who can handle non-stop action, futureistic plots, and a heart-felt story.
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very well drawn and interesting manga
very well drawn and interesting manga; is a dictionary size, nice black and white edition; interesting storyline and nut much explicit content, therefore acceptable for younger... Read more
Published 7 months ago by NATIA
1 of the best mangas so far
Must say this is my favourite manga next to Akira. The artwork is the best ive ever seen. This manga deserves more than 5 starts as the story gets better as it goes along, new... Read more
Published on 18 July 2005 by "anime_and_manga_freak"
One the most overrated manga ever
I'm on thin ground here, as I know Battle Angel has a large following, but I have to say I was not keen on this at all. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2002 by webmaster@animetion.co.uk
Excellent or what???
This is one of the best books i have ever read. I have also read the second one Tears of an Angel and it is just as good.
Published on 13 Mar 2001
Science Fiction in its BEST form: MANGA!
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Published on 10 Jun 1998
Battle Angel Alita's story-line and art will blow you away!
The minute I picked up Battle Angel Alita I fell in love with it. I went to find all the back issues and continued to collect the following issues. Read more
Published on 24 May 1998
To be honest, this G-N should get 20 out of 10
Growing up in Asia, I was exposed to thousand of comics and graphic novels... known to the world as Manga. Read more
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