Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 3 - Angel Eternal [Paperback]

Yukito Kishiro (Author, Illustrator)

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Publication Date: March 10, 2004

Alita joins her arch-enemy, mad scientist Desty Nova, and two nasty replicants of herself on a journey to Ketheres to rescue her old friend Lou's brain, which is part of a vast array powering the computer known as "Melchizedek." In Ketheres, the hapless cyborg and her unsympathetic companions promptly become embroiled in a war between artificial worlds. Their hosts have the secret of immortality, but how human is someone who can live forever?

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When he was only seventeen, Yukito Kishiro was nominated for Japanese publisher Shogakukan's Best New Comic award. Creator of other popular VIZ Media series Aqua Knight, Ashen Victor, and Battle Angel Alita, Kishiro is known for his strong characters, original settings, and intricate, lifelike artwork.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (March 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591161355
• ISBN-13: 978-1591161356
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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When he was only seventeen, Yukito Kishiro was nominated for Japanese publisher Shogakukan's Best New Comic award. Creator of other popular VIZ Media series Aqua Knight, Ashen Victor, and Battle Angel Alita, Kishiro is known for his strong characters, original settings, and intricate, lifelike artwork.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Low on action, High on plot development, March 25, 2004

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Florence Chan "Florence Chan" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 3 - Angel Eternal (Paperback)

I am glad to see that Viz has chosen to remain faithful to the Japanese publication of this series thus far, and even more happy to see the great job done, by its translator.

This volume offers a downtime from battle, but also a promise of a great many other things to come, concerning interplanetary politics, class structures, and if you look hard enough, a bit of commentary about current world events.

By establishing a world outside of Tiphares, Kishiro shows his readers that Battle Angel is not ONLY about fighting, and injects this series with a whole new sense of depth and purpose that lead me to believe it can easily go beyond an eighth or ninth volume.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Good To Go", June 2, 2004

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This review is from: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 3 - Angel Eternal (Paperback)

Alita, Wu Ping and Desty Nova begin this volume on the threshold of Ketheres, the last station of Earth. The first citizen they meet is Trinidad who reveals that Nova is the result of a project that is near and dear to Tinidad's heart (or brain). Alita, from Trinidad's viewpoint is excess baggage, and a short confrontation leaves her and Wu at severe disadvantage. Once again, Alita turns an apparent weakness into a strength, and her survival shifts the plot into a new gear.

Other than vague hints, Yukito Kishiro has always been very reticent about the overall scope of the series. First one city on a single planet, then a floating city, then something most like a space station. Now we find out that there is a whole solar system out there full of people every bit as devious as the ones we have already met. A whole political dimension opens up to be exploited, and you can be sure that Alita loses no time in becoming embroiled in the future of worlds where immortality is a commodity.

The story bogs down a bit mid-volume as Kishiro brings the reader up to speed on the status of the solar system, but the hiatus doesn't last for long, as Alita heads out into space with for what promises to be a return home and a major battle. The changing settings give the artist/writer a chance to do what he does best - draw, and create characters. It is this scope and the detail of vision that sets Alita apart from most other manga other than other standouts like Akira and X/1999.

Alita is a modern hero, beautiful, deadly, and determined - which ethics and values which completely surpass her cyborg nature. This series continues to find the middle ground between action and morality play without ever leaving a hint of over-acting. While there have been some attempts at creating OVA for this story, the story begs for serialization as anime. Anime with a lot of computer graphics, since Yukito Kushiro has an eye for detail that rivals Hieronymous Bosch. I will look forward to that day.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars battle angel alita: last order vol 3, March 24, 2004

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rob brindlow (Great Britain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 3 - Angel Eternal (Paperback)

its a good continuation of the series even though alita gets damaged badly, she's still out and ready to kick some ass.
my only problem is the way that it ended, it doesnt say to be continued but it doesnt say finished so my guess is there may very well be parts 4 and even 5 coming out soon.