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ripfunki's review against another edition
2.0
Lost potential
I’m very confused at the second part of this volume.. it begins great with a very emotional story, and then the second subplot just lost me. It feels like all the characters changed in an odd manner. I think maybe it’s supposed to reflect the trauma from the beginning of the manga, but it doesn’t deliver.
From the second volume Ido was the one who supported Alita in expressing her love to Yugo and guided her as a father. But in this volume he acted like someone who owned her like a slave and a love interest?! Why would Alita be jealous when Ido is a father figure to her? It doesn’t make sense how any of them are acting and it seems very out of character for both of them.
Also, the fact that Alita ran away to start a new life instead of seeking Ido for support as always was completely unnecessary.
Ido turned into a creep and Alita lost all her charm and is just an angry cyborg who challenges everyone she meets without thinking.
It’s such a disappointment and In don’t think I will get the next volumes.
Such a wasted potential.
I’m very confused at the second part of this volume.. it begins great with a very emotional story, and then the second subplot just lost me. It feels like all the characters changed in an odd manner. I think maybe it’s supposed to reflect the trauma from the beginning of the manga, but it doesn’t deliver.
From the second volume Ido was the one who supported Alita in expressing her love to Yugo and guided her as a father. But in this volume he acted like someone who owned her like a slave and a love interest?! Why would Alita be jealous when Ido is a father figure to her? It doesn’t make sense how any of them are acting and it seems very out of character for both of them.
Also, the fact that Alita ran away to start a new life instead of seeking Ido for support as always was completely unnecessary.
Ido turned into a creep and Alita lost all her charm and is just an angry cyborg who challenges everyone she meets without thinking.
It’s such a disappointment and In don’t think I will get the next volumes.
Such a wasted potential.
inkishkingdoms's review against another edition
4.0
I am excited to see where this is going.
Okay so the movie goes up yo volumen 2 and the beginning of volume 3. Volume 3 is just a devise to keep the plot movie although it moves slower than volume 1 and 2. One those 2 it is mainly to get to know Alita, her power, her human part that can have emotions, and a huge but small nemesis that will push her into a path of destruction and of rejection of her human part. By thos point we know nothing about the world besides the cyborgs, the junkyard they live in, Salem is still a mystery and why Aido is down here too is still unknown. In the movie the main motivation was to get to Salem but in this manga that motivation is lost in volume 2.
Okay so the movie goes up yo volumen 2 and the beginning of volume 3. Volume 3 is just a devise to keep the plot movie although it moves slower than volume 1 and 2. One those 2 it is mainly to get to know Alita, her power, her human part that can have emotions, and a huge but small nemesis that will push her into a path of destruction and of rejection of her human part. By thos point we know nothing about the world besides the cyborgs, the junkyard they live in, Salem is still a mystery and why Aido is down here too is still unknown. In the movie the main motivation was to get to Salem but in this manga that motivation is lost in volume 2.
skabard's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
ibadlyneedaread's review against another edition
2.0
This review is for Volumes 1 to 9.
I became interested in reading the manga after watching the Alita: Battle Angel movie because the premise showed heaps of promise. This is definitely an action-packed read although the illustration is not exactly my type of art. I wanted to like this but it feels like the work is not polished. The manga pacing and execution totally threw me off. I found it hard to become grounded in the narrative and I felt like my bunch of ‘whys’ were not answered satisfactorily. We hardly get a taste of the surface of the world and the characters, and some things don’t make much sense.
I’m giving it a chance on the next volumes but I’m not that optimistic.
2.5 short stars out of 5
benedward's review against another edition
4.0
After the death of Yugo, Alita leaves Ido behind and throws herself into the violence of the professional Murderball circuit. This is probably one of the most artistically iconic arcs in the Alita series. It is worth checking out for the art alone. The story sets aside some of the cyberpunk and existential questions that I love so much, until the very end. In it's place, is a cathartic and wild sports/battle manga story. Alita and Ido both grow as characters, and encounter one of the maddest of mad scientists in all of manga, Desty Nova.
michaelpoley's review against another edition
4.0
I'm reading through this series on Comixology and I've repeatedly surprised about some of the dark/interesting choices.
The story is rooted in 80s/90s cyberpunk sensibilities, which makes for lots of uniquely funky ideas. I was surprised how moved I was by the overall dark sensibility, which has Alita losing her only love and then swapping bodies to escape from the emotions that were trapped in it.
The story is rooted in 80s/90s cyberpunk sensibilities, which makes for lots of uniquely funky ideas. I was surprised how moved I was by the overall dark sensibility, which has Alita losing her only love and then swapping bodies to escape from the emotions that were trapped in it.
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