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tawfek's review against another edition
5.0
Can we just appreciate the fact that this is actually written in 1995, and its a sci-fi of the highest level even by today's standards, everything seems to be well structured and well drawn and well written.
Here comes this guy more than 25 years ago, he makes this story about a futuristic city, that is out of reach for the masses, that live on the actual earth, who btw are all working for that city, even though they can never reach it or be part of it.
The ending is a happy ending as alita is reborn back into figure's loving arms.
Nova becomes mad which makes it a happier ending lol.
The earth is moving on they made a connection between the scrap yard and the sky city of tiphares.
what can i say i just loved it all..
Here comes this guy more than 25 years ago, he makes this story about a futuristic city, that is out of reach for the masses, that live on the actual earth, who btw are all working for that city, even though they can never reach it or be part of it.
The ending is a happy ending as alita is reborn back into figure's loving arms.
Nova becomes mad which makes it a happier ending lol.
The earth is moving on they made a connection between the scrap yard and the sky city of tiphares.
what can i say i just loved it all..
fran_ryougi's review against another edition
5.0
Finito. Ovviamente mi procurerò il continuo di questa opera, ma la principale storia di Alita si conclude qui. È stato un viaggio appassionante, epico e violento. Mi ha sorpresa continuamente, trascinandomi in ciò che davvero il cyberpunk vuole narrare. I dilemmi di un'esistenza a metà, tra uomo e macchina, tra religione e scienza. Una realtà collassata su se stessa dove i più bei fiori possono nascere tra i rifiuti di ciò che il passo fu e il futuro potrà divenire.
poleksya's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
clarks_dad's review against another edition
3.0
Overall series rating: three stars.
Alita is a crazy ride through a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world with hints of everything from Bladerunner to rollerderby. For some strange reason, I couldn't help but be reminded of an old Nintendo game called Basewars where you could build robots and buy parts in a crazy violent version of futuristic baseball. I loved the start and the premise. Doc Ido, a cybernetic physician discovers the intact brain of a young girl in the Scrapyards under the floating city of Tiphares and slowly and lovingly brings her back to life. The girl is amnesiac, and the story begins as one of personal growth and identity - a struggle between trying to find out your past and being defined by the actions you take in the present. The science in this science fiction story is pretty innovative and creative, and for the most part stays within the realms of possibility. The best part is the mystery of it all. Where did Alita come from? We get super cool fragments of memories that come to her of being trained in super elite fighting styles (that stirred up my love of Kung Fu flicks) that are slowly revealed through her battles. Alita grows; first assuming the career of a bounty hunter before facing a personal crisis that forces her away from the only life she knows and into the dangerous arena of Motorball. The games are fun, brutal and exciting and Alita continues her journey to self-discovery. Kishiro dutifully doles out fragments to keep you interested and guessing.
Around midway through, the whole thing fell apart for me. After the Motorball episode, the story shifts into preparation for the finale and all the revelations by revealing and focusing in on a mad Tipharean doctor named Desty Nova who's running ghastly experiments and may have been the secret hand responsible for some of the nasty going-ons during the first few chapters. Several time skips, bad dialogue, unappealing one-dimensional characters and the introduction of a love interest that I just couldn't quite wrap my mind around later the story begins to wind down and in the last volume we begin to get some answers. I couldn't escape a feeling that the volumes six through eight were pointless filler, which of course they're not. They introduce key elements and "milestones" (which felt more like a checklist of loose ends) before Kishiro could really lay out the truth because that truth would leave too many questions otherwise. It's a poor job of explaining away the story. The problem is, Kishiro turns a character driven story into some multidecade-things-blow-up-a-lot-and-people-get-decapitated-a-lot-epic that just doesn't resonate as well as the first half.
On a positive note though, I did thoroughly enjoy the final "revelations" of Alita's past and the backstory of the world that Kishiro created. It's imaginative, visually striking and just plain cool science fiction. This series could have been incredibly poignant, nerdily cool and intriguing from a scientific standpoint, but for the whole "Tuned Agent" arc. It's easy to see why so many people are after a live-action adaptation of this story. It would definitely be good fun at the movies if someone like James Cameron gets his wish and gets to make it.
Alita is a crazy ride through a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world with hints of everything from Bladerunner to rollerderby. For some strange reason, I couldn't help but be reminded of an old Nintendo game called Basewars where you could build robots and buy parts in a crazy violent version of futuristic baseball. I loved the start and the premise. Doc Ido, a cybernetic physician discovers the intact brain of a young girl in the Scrapyards under the floating city of Tiphares and slowly and lovingly brings her back to life. The girl is amnesiac, and the story begins as one of personal growth and identity - a struggle between trying to find out your past and being defined by the actions you take in the present. The science in this science fiction story is pretty innovative and creative, and for the most part stays within the realms of possibility. The best part is the mystery of it all. Where did Alita come from? We get super cool fragments of memories that come to her of being trained in super elite fighting styles (that stirred up my love of Kung Fu flicks) that are slowly revealed through her battles. Alita grows; first assuming the career of a bounty hunter before facing a personal crisis that forces her away from the only life she knows and into the dangerous arena of Motorball. The games are fun, brutal and exciting and Alita continues her journey to self-discovery. Kishiro dutifully doles out fragments to keep you interested and guessing.
Around midway through, the whole thing fell apart for me. After the Motorball episode, the story shifts into preparation for the finale and all the revelations by revealing and focusing in on a mad Tipharean doctor named Desty Nova who's running ghastly experiments and may have been the secret hand responsible for some of the nasty going-ons during the first few chapters. Several time skips, bad dialogue, unappealing one-dimensional characters and the introduction of a love interest that I just couldn't quite wrap my mind around later the story begins to wind down and in the last volume we begin to get some answers. I couldn't escape a feeling that the volumes six through eight were pointless filler, which of course they're not. They introduce key elements and "milestones" (which felt more like a checklist of loose ends) before Kishiro could really lay out the truth because that truth would leave too many questions otherwise. It's a poor job of explaining away the story. The problem is, Kishiro turns a character driven story into some multidecade-things-blow-up-a-lot-and-people-get-decapitated-a-lot-epic that just doesn't resonate as well as the first half.
On a positive note though, I did thoroughly enjoy the final "revelations" of Alita's past and the backstory of the world that Kishiro created. It's imaginative, visually striking and just plain cool science fiction. This series could have been incredibly poignant, nerdily cool and intriguing from a scientific standpoint, but for the whole "Tuned Agent" arc. It's easy to see why so many people are after a live-action adaptation of this story. It would definitely be good fun at the movies if someone like James Cameron gets his wish and gets to make it.
oliviak07's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, wow, and just wow!
Admittedly it is hard to really dive into and express all I am thinking after completing this series of Battle Angel Alita. I laughed, I teared up a bit, and after reading this final installment have been left wanting more (and to go through those emotions again, and again)!
A series I would reread another time (just for the fun of it), I would recommend that anyone give it a shot, whether you are a fan of science fiction or not, black and white illustrations or not, whether you know your destiny for certain or not.
In short, give these nine books a try, and I promise you will enjoy it more than flan.
Admittedly it is hard to really dive into and express all I am thinking after completing this series of Battle Angel Alita. I laughed, I teared up a bit, and after reading this final installment have been left wanting more (and to go through those emotions again, and again)!
A series I would reread another time (just for the fun of it), I would recommend that anyone give it a shot, whether you are a fan of science fiction or not, black and white illustrations or not, whether you know your destiny for certain or not.
In short, give these nine books a try, and I promise you will enjoy it more than flan.
lunatik's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
aelurus's review against another edition
2.0
http://letmentertainyou.com/2018/04/10/gunnm-edition-originale-t-9/
readingsofaslinky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
4.0
Alita storms Nova’s laboratory and learns the horrifying truth about the Zalemites. The truth of which causes many Zalemites to go insane. While Nova puts up a fight he does eventually lose the battle. This volume contains the canonical ending of Alita and an alternative ending that was published under a different comic label.
I quite enjoyed the ending of this comic. I liked both endings but I think I like the alternative ending the best because it has more of a change of a HEA for Altia, which I think she needs. As always with this series, this was an action packed volume that had me hooked from the very beginning. I am so glad I read this series and I am a little sad that it is over but it was a good ending.
This review was originally posted at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
I quite enjoyed the ending of this comic. I liked both endings but I think I like the alternative ending the best because it has more of a change of a HEA for Altia, which I think she needs. As always with this series, this was an action packed volume that had me hooked from the very beginning. I am so glad I read this series and I am a little sad that it is over but it was a good ending.
This review was originally posted at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
sherrise's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25