Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus 1 by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus 1

Paperback – Illustrated, March 26, 2013

Yukito Kishiro

Kodansha Comics · Paperback · March 26, 2013

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN?

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Who it’s for
Cyberpunk action meets a sharp question of identity in Alita’s return to a city in chaos.
Themes
Humanity and identity, Cyborgs and technology, Political upheaval
Pacing
Fast

About this book

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN? The lovely, deadly cyborg Alita returns in 664 pages of cyberpunk action! Alita wakes up alone in the sky city of Tiphares, her brain and body reconstructed by the mad scientist Desty Nova. There’s no time to wonder why Alita’s greatest enemy would resurrect her, though – the royal city has been thrown into chaos by Nova’s revelation that the Tiphareans have had their brains replaced by bio-chips!

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Everyone needs answers – and Alita will fight to get them! INCLUDES TWO ORIGINAL STORIES BY YUKITO KISHIRO NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH!

Steel and Questions

Cyberpunk action meets a sharp question of identity in Alita’s return to a city in chaos.

Come here for

  • A cyborg heroine fighting for answers
  • Science-fiction stakes with a human question at the center

Expect

  • An illustrated, 664-page omnibus
  • Two original Yukito Kishiro stories previously unpublished in English

Where it sits

Cyberpunk Comics95%
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics50%
General Manga31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
  • Cyberpunk Comics
Authors
Yukito Kishiro
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Published
March 26, 2013
Format
Paperback
Theme
Humanity and identity · Cyborgs and technology · Political upheaval
Reading lane
General Manga