Master manga creater Yukito Kishiro returns, accompanid by his most celebrated character, cyborg sweetheart Battle Angel Alita. Meet Kishiro's latest bevy of bizarre and tormented characters and catch up with your favorite and foes!
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At 17, he won one of Shueisha's manga contests, but opted to go onto art school instead of ploughing straight into the manga industry. Yukito Kishiro is also the author of Ashen Victor, Aqua Knight, and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order.
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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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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the Best!,
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This review is from: Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 8: Fallen Angel (Paperback)
I have been in love with Battle Angel since I picked up the first Graphic novel on a whim 4 years ago. I was so happy when I saw the second, then third, etc. I have cheered, laughed, loved, and cried through 8 wonderful installments, and I'm looking forward to seeing what Alita conquers next. Though I can't wait to get my hands the next book, which I've been told is the last one, I've had such a good time, that I don't want the adventure to end. The story is powerful, the art is intense, and the characters are well-developed. If you want a really good example of what a "comic book" can be as a medium of incredible expression, read this series!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Battle Angel Alita - Fallen Angel,
By Skuld (Amherst, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 8: Fallen Angel (Paperback)
Part 8 in a series of 9 American translated Japanese Manga. A beautiful story of a young cyborg's quest to find her identity lost long ago. Her travels take her from her home the Scrapyard to the Badlands facing intense battles and finding friends. I strongly reccomend reading the whole series from beginning to end. Even after reading all 9 books I find myself starting over from the beginning, each time through I notice something new I missed before.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A beautiful prelude to the grand finale.,
By "arxane" (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 8: Fallen Angel (Paperback)
In my review of "Angel of Chaos", I mentioned how Yukito Kishiro probably rushed the story in volume seven somewhat because he was pressed for time. With volume eight, "Fallen Angel", it seems Kishiro decided to return the story to a more stable pace. And with everything else exactly the same, that can only mean this volume is superb in every way.In "Fallen Angel", the abrupt and almost confusing ending of "Angel of Chaos" is made clearer, and the conflicts Alita faces are thrust into the picture. Will she kill Kaos because of what he is, or will she allow him to live? Will she or will she not still follow orders from her masters after she discovers why they saved her in volume six? How will she react when she finally finds her long lost and resurrected "father," Doc Ido? Thanks to Yukito's masterful storytelling, these questions and more are explored in "Fallen Angel". And his art remains as crisp and beautiful as it was in the first "Battle Angel Alita" volume. And, as always, the amount of graphic violence and gore (pictures of women hacked up by a sadist, anyone?) keeps Alita a mature readers' series. With that said, how does "Fallen Angel" compare with the first seven volumes? I'd have to put it on the same or just above the level of volume five, "Angel of Redemption", because while nothing can match the quality of the first two volumes, "Fallen Angel" is definately a work of high quality. And with the cliffhanger at the end of the volume, "Fallen Angel" is guaranteed to bring people back for the final volume. Yes, sadly, the volume after "Fallen Angel" is the last "Battle Angel Alita" volume...at least for now. But despite that, volume eight manages to keep us solidly entertained while at the same time preparing us for the grand finale of volume nine!
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