![]() ![]() The OVA sets up a very cyberpunk-esque environment we have this decrepit town rife with crime whilst up floating above is the city of Zalem, described as some sort of 'promised land' by certain characters. ![]() The anime is a solid effort in the cyberpunk genre, and whilst not the most engrossing it is definitely a good time. Even though it feels like a marketing ploy (being very short and lacking some detail in places), I liked every minute of it.īattle Angel Alita is a fun, cyberpunk OVA about an android named Gally found in the dump by a cybernetics doctor. The setting feels gritty and violent, the characters are compelling and the brilliant animation holds up 21 years later. Ending is a little open-ended, giving the impression that it's a marketing ploy to get people to read the manga.įinal Verdict: Sure it's a mish-mash of science fiction cliché, what with an amnesic female cyborg-turned-bounty hunter living in a cyberpunk crapsack future, but it's what Battle Angel Alita does with all these elements that makes it a good watch. ![]() What I Didn't: Lack of development on Alita / Gally's past (to be expected, though, of a <60-minute OVA). Good pacing, with a number of interesting minor plotlines. Great animation and character designs (for the time). The fact that Alita / Gally acclimatises to her new cyborg body quickly and bypasses the cliched "lost humanity" angst. What I Liked: The dichotomy of the idyllic Zalem and the "fallen" Scrap Iron City, told through both the setting and the characters. ![]()
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