Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 1

Thought Alita's struggles were finally over? Hoped she could settle down with her devoted full-flesh man in a nice house in the Scrapyard suburbs? Think again!

Alita awakens in a new cyborg body--as stunning as before, but even more powerful--in a world whose dark secret has at long last been revealed to all, pitting parent against child, metal against flesh....

Monday, December 18, 2006

Battle Angel Alita

By: Yukito Kishiro

My current collection:

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 9

As beautiful cyborg Alita confronts her arch-enemy, mad scientist Desty Nova, for the last time, she finally learns the chilling truth about her past! Meanwhile, megalomaniacal Barjack leader Den launches a kamikaze assault on both the Scrapyard and Tiphares, the mysterious utopian city in the sky. Is there any ray of hope in this epic post-apocalyptic saga?

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 8

Alita experiences a terrible fall from grace when she discovers the utopian city of Tiphares' ulterior motive for retaining her services as a special agent of the "Tuned." Now she must face her greatest foe yet--herself! Koyomi makes a strange new friend as she and the rest of the Barjack forces prepare to launch the ultimate weapon on both Tiphares and the Scrapyard. Will they destroy the pitiful remnants of civilization as they know it? Plus, the long-awaited return of Doc Ido!

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 7

Alita meets Kaos, the son of mad scientist Desty Nova, who uses his psychometric powers to repair Alita's cyborg body after she falls into a sinkhole. A refurbished Alita finally goes head to head against the forces of Barjack and is ready to kill their leader, Den, when she's unexpectedly betrayed. Then Alita discovers the secret relationship between Den and Kaos...

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 6

Alita's death sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the "Tuned," an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandit known as Barjack.

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 5

Mad scientist Desty Nova resurrects the brain of Zapan--the Hunter-Warrior whose pride Alita has injured one too many times--and fits it with a deadly Berserker body. Now, nothing can stop Zapan from exacting his revenge on Alita and all the Scrapyard inhabitants. Will Alita sacrifice herself to save her friends and other innocents?