Battle Angel Alita / Gunnm Series by Yukito Kishiro, Rachel Balzora Thorn

Yukito Kishiro blurs the lines between human and machine in the sci-fi/action adventure Battle Angel Alita.Daisuke Ido, a talented cybernetic doctor, finds the head of a cyborg in a junk heap. When he rebuilds her body, Alita's only clue to her past surfaces-her deadly fighting instincts! And now she is determine to find out the truth about who she once was...

Alita's mastery of the lethal Panzer Kunst technique may not help her in volume 2 of this popular series. Her worst enemy may be herself.

Her spirit crushed over the loss of Hugo, Alita runs away from Doc Ido and the life she's built in the Scrapyard to become a challenger in motorball, a combat-like game that pits cyborg competitors against each other. As they race through the obstacle course, fighting for the ball, Alita learns her foes will do anything to win, and that losers often don't live to talk about their defeat.

Alita must choose a challenge team to defeat Jashugan, the proud, invincible Motorball champion. Who will give their all-their very life-for the lovely Battle Angel? In the intense heat of battle during her final one-on-one showdown with Jashugan, Alita slips into a trance that provides an incredible revelation about her mysterious past.

"First published in Japan in 1991 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--T.p. verso.

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.

Following her parting with Figure Four, Alita starts a new life as a TUNED agent with new powers. As she travels the desert, she's reunited with Koyomi, meets the eccentric blind psychometrist, Kaos--and comes into contact at last with Den, terrifying leader of Barjack. What is Alita's past, that Kaos claims to see? What is the purpose of the Barjack Rebellion, which spreads like wildfire?! As the cast expands, the "Barjack" arc reaches its most explosive point yet!!

"First published in Japan in 1991 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--T.p. verso.

The final volume of this epic sci-fi action series finds the beautiful and deadly cyborg Alita locked in a nightmarish virtual-reality battle with her nemesis, Desty Nova -- a struggle that may spell the end of the world.

The complete cyberpunk classic, now a major Hollywood film! This box set includes all five volumes of Battle Angel Alita plus a brand new book of short stories - more than 2,000 pages of manga - in a collector's box set with special extras.In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories... moreThe complete cyberpunk classic, now a major Hollywood film! This box set includes all five volumes of Battle Angel Alita plus a brand new book of short stories - more than 2,000 pages of manga - in a collector's box set with special extras.In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Alita decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she revels in her bloodlust? less