Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 1
1995 • 240 pages

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Average rating3.8

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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?


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9 primary books

#1 in Battle Angel Alita / Gunnm

Battle Angel Alita / Gunnm is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by Yukito Kishiro.

#1
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 1
#2
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 2
#3
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 3: Killing Angel
#4
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 4: Angel of Victory
#5
Angel of Redemption
#6
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 6: Angel of Death
#7
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 7: Angel of Chaos
#8
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 8: Fallen Angel

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April 2, 2023
CountZero
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Interesting start to the series. I'd like to see more about where it goes though - as while it's got a unique look and style - the fact that James Cameron wants to make a movie out of this is kind of making me look for the “James Cameron” movie in this - and I haven't found it yet.

November 7, 2012

Story: 8.0 / 10
Characters: 7
Setting: 8
Prose: 6

Not nearly as good as the movie.

June 1, 2020