Fans of cyberpunk manga can save 50% on the complete mainline run of Battle Angel Alita at Amazon. Originally priced at $180, the Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition Series Box Set is on sale for only $90 for a limited time. This is a terrific price for the premium collection, as you’re getting nearly 2,400 pages of manga across six hardcover books. Created by Yukito Kishiro, Battle Angel Alita remains popular 35 years after its debut in 1990. The manga is widely regarded as a classic within the cyberpunk genre.
The original run of the manga ran until 1995. In this collection, the full arc is compiled in five oversized hardcovers. Similar to the Deluxe Editions of Berserk and Trigun, Battle Angel Alita’s hardcover editions help the gorgeous artwork shine. This release also features several extras. Most notably, the sixth hardcover volume contains a collection of short stories that were previously only available in Japanese. Along with the translated short story collection, the box set comes with three art cards–two of which have gorgeous silver foil accents–multiple interviews with Kishiro, and an alternate ending to the original series.
Set in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, this scrapyard is where disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido discovers the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. Adopting the name Alita after she is repaired and outfitted with a powerful body, this warrior sets off on a journey to reclaim her memories as she faces off against dangerous cybernetic enemies. Alita is a master of the Panzer Kunst martial arts, and she uses her skills to become a hunter-killer mercenary to help those in need.
Adapting Battle Angel Alita to film had been a passion project of James Cameron, the director of blockbusters like Terminator 2, True Lies, Titanic, and the Avatar films. While Cameron would spend decades attempting to get the project off the ground, it would be Robert Rodriguez who would eventually helm a feature film adaptation, with Cameron as a producer and co-writer. The adaptation released in 2019 under the title of Alita: Battle Angel. It’s actually a fairly impressive adaptation starring Rose Salazar; it’s definitely worth a watch as a companion piece to the beloved manga.
If you’re interested, you can grab a 4K Blu-ray copy of the film on Amazon for less than $20, and check out a range of extra content once you’re done watching the movie.
