even though i didn't want to, i HAD to create a new category:the Manga of the the Year Award for 2007 goes to Battle Angel Alita: Last Order
, which continues the saga of Alita, an amnesiac cyborg warrior girl. the sequal to Battle Angel Alita, by FAR my favorite manga series ever (yes, family... it's THAT good!), Last Order follows the nigh-invincible martial artist into space, as she seeks deeper knowledge of herself through meditation, flashbacks, and of course, mind-numbing violence!
Battle Angel creator Yukito Kishiro combines dizzying amounts of scientific jargon, eastern philosophy/mysticism, and martial arts ultraviolence into a heady, intoxicating mix that has had me returning faithfully for years. while Last Order is not quite as good as the original Battle Angel Alita OGN series, it is head and shoulders better than any other Manga i read this year. the 10 part Last Order is expected to wrap up in 2008, so cop and read as many of the first 9 volumes as you can digest...holla!
samax.
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