![]() 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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