Most Popular Books by YUKITO KISHIRO

Following her parting with Figure Four, Alita starts a new life as a TUNED agent with new powers. As she travels the desert, she''s reunited with Koyomi, meets the eccentric blind psychometrist, Kaos--and comes into contact at last with Den, terrifying leader of Barjack. What is Alita''s past, that Kaos claims to see? What is the purpose of the Barjack Rebellion, which spreads like wildfire?! As the cast expands, the "Barjack" arc reaches its most explosive point yet!!

Against her better judgment, Alita is now working as an agent of Zalem, as the price for the conclusion of the Zapan incident. She rides as security on the Factory''s freight trains going through the wilderness away from the hustle and bustle of the Scrapyard--until the roving bandit Barjack forces attempt a train robbery! This kicks off the "Barjack" arc, the longest and biggest of the series, as Zalem, Barjack, and Nova grapple in the desert sands!!

Alita storms Nova''s laboratory alone, where she learns the horrifying secret of the Zalemites. When she gets trapped in Nova''s Ouroboros brain-trap, it turns into a battle of wills. Meanwhile, Den sieges the Scrapyard without his feared cannon. With each side battered, bruised, and near the end of the line, what will be the ultimate fate of our warriors?! At long last, the conclusion to Battle Angel Alita, the classic of sci-fi manga!!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN? The lovely, deadly cyborg Alita returns in 664 pages of cyberpunk action! Alita wakes up alone in the sky city of Tiphares, her brain and body reconstructed by the mad scientist Desty Nova. There’s no time to wonder why Alita’s greatest enemy would resurrect her, though – the royal city has been thrown into chaos by Nova’s revelation that the Tiphareans have had their brains replaced by bio-chips! Everyone needs answers – and Alita will fight to get them! INCLUDES TWO ORIGINAL STORIES BY YUKITO KISHIRO NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH!

Contents- Out of blue sky; Iron Maiden; Rainy days; Bitter dreams; Beyond the clouds.

Alita must construct a team of elite players in order to challenge Emperor Jasugun, champion of motorball: Caligula Armbrust, Aydakatti the Destroyer, Zafal Takie the Crimson Wind, and the ultimate black sheep, Tiegel ... While she prepares for her greatest challenge yet, Jasugun is trapped in his own battle against fate. It all comes down to Alita''s Panzer Kunst vs. Jasugun''s Maschine Kratz. And in the midst of battle at the extreme limit of possibility, Alita catches a glimpse of her long-lost past ... The "Motorball" arc reaches its incredible conclusion!!

The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro’s new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita’s childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her…For centuries, war has raged on the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system’s most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko. The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!

Erica is now under the tutelage of Baron Muster, who has taken it upon himself to school her in the ways of villainy. Erica displays an uncanny knack for being bad, making her the perfect pupil, but her young mind and fresh perspectives also prove to be a boon in Muster''s search for a legendary Martian treasure. With Erica''s help, Muster and his team make it to a secret labyrinth that houses the famed treasure, but before Muster can finally get his long-awaited prize, an unexpected turn puts everything into jeopardy...

THE BIRTH OF A VILLAIN In a time before Alita’s birth, a fresh-faced and ambitious man once believed in humanity, and for that crime, he suffered unbelievable agony, shame, and betrayal. His once-youthful visage became a wretched mask, and his dreams became plans to wreak terror upon mankind. This man is known as Baron Muster, and you will now witness his journey into the darkest depths of despair…

Zalem has created replicas of Alita to serve as its secret weapon in quelling the Barjack Rebellion--and their final test is to destroy the original! Stunned and disoriented, Alita easily falls in battle. Meanwhile, Kaos wages a solitary battle against his own past and father, Desty Nova, and Den readies a giant railway gun that can shoot down Zalem. How will these three battles intertwine, and what will their resolution bring?!

Back with Ido again, life appears peaceful for Alita--until she learns that her former bounty-hunting companion Zapan is now a wanted man seeking unfair vengeance against her! Ido, meanwhile, follows the trail of transactions surrounding Alita''s old Berserker body to the exiled Zalemite scientist Desty Nova. When Nova gives Zapan the body, it turns him into a demon sowing chaos everywhere. The "Zapan" arc is chock-full of rage, love, and pathos!!

This book is published "manga-style," in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.

"First published in Japan in 1991 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--T.p. verso.

Alita meets the son of mad scientist Desty Nova, Kaos, who repairs Alita''s cyborg body after a fall into a sinkhole. Then Alita goes up against the forces of Barjack and is betrayed just before she can kill their leader, Den, who has a secret relationship with Kaos.