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Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle 1 by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle 1

Paperback – Illustrated, January 23, 2018

Yukito Kishiro

Kodansha Comics · Paperback · January 23, 2018

The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro's new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita's childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her...

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Who it’s for
A new chapter turns toward Alita’s childhood on Mars and the adventures still ahead.
Themes
War on Mars, A warrior’s childhood, Space-spanning sci-fi
Genres
Cyberpunk Comics, Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics, General Manga

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About this book

The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro's new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita's childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her... For centuries, war has raged on the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system's most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko.

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The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!

Mars, Then and Now

A new chapter turns toward Alita’s childhood on Mars and the adventures still ahead.

Come here for

  • A space-spanning sci-fi saga with a martial-arts edge
  • The contrast between little Yoko and the warrior she will become

Expect

  • A story rooted in Mars’s long-running war
  • Past and future opening onto a larger space epic

Where it sits

Cyberpunk Comics92%
General Manga43%
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics29%

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Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
  • Cyberpunk Comics
Authors
Yukito Kishiro
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Published
January 23, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
War on Mars · A warrior’s childhood · Space-spanning sci-fi
Reading lane
General Manga