Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle

Gunnm: Mars Chronicle
The cover of the first volume.
銃夢火星戦記
(Ganmu Kasei Senki)
Genre Science fiction[1]
Manga
Written by Yukito Kishiro
Published by Kodansha
English publisher Kodansha USA
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Evening
Original run 28 October 2014 – present
Volumes 5

Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle, known in Japan as Gunnm: Mars Chronicle (銃夢火星戦記, Ganmu Kasei Senki, lit. Gunnm: The Martian War Chronicles), is a Japanese manga series written by Yukito Kishiro as a continuation of his Battle Angel Alita series. A sequel to Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, the series is the "final chapter" in the Battle Angel Alita franchise.

Plot

The plot starts after the incident where Yoko (Alita) and Erica got saved at the minefield by Gerda. It then shifts to the "present time" where Alita goes back to Mars a few years after the ZOTT to honor the inhabitants of an orphanage she lived at for a brief time. There she meets Erica and is immediately drawn into a Martian power struggle. The plot again shifts back to Yoko and Erica's childhoods. The two are separated and we follow Erica's adventures with a villain by the name of Baron Muster who seeks the secret treasure of Mars.

Release

Yukito Kishiro announced the series on 1 January 2014, with the premiere set for the second half of 2014. His Battle Angel Alita: Last Order manga ended later that month.[2][3][4] The manga was launched in Kodansha's Evening magazine on 28 October 2014.[5][6] Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle is set to be the "final chapter" in the Battle Angel Alita series.[7] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for a U.S. release.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 銃夢火星戦記（１） [Gunnm: Mars Chronicle (1)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "New Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm Manga to Start in 2014". Anime News Network. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Green, Scott (2 January 2014). ""Battle Angel Alita" Manga Relaunch Planned". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (2 January 2015). "Yukito Kishiro Announces 'The Martian War Chronicles' Manga". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "New Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm Manga to Launch in October". Anime News Network. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (27 November 2015). "New 'Battle Angel Alita' Manga Slotted For October Debut". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (13 October 2014). "Final Chapter of "Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita" Manga to Start on October 28". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kodansha Comics Announces Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle, Fairy Tail S, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card in Print". Anime News Network. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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