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銃夢Last Order [GUNNM Last Order] #19
Battle Angel Alita - Last Order, Vol. 19
FINAL VOLUME IN THE SAGA OF BATTLE ANGEL ALITA!
THE LAST ORDER
Ido and Figure's long journey ends in Earth orbit, on the space city Ketheres, where they can see the world after the ZOTT with their own eyes. What is it Alita has brought into the universe? After a life of defiance, what meaning has she gained? The science fiction epic that held fans spellbound for more than 20 years finally comes to a conclusion, and the seeds for a new adventure are sown!
THE LAST ORDER
Ido and Figure's long journey ends in Earth orbit, on the space city Ketheres, where they can see the world after the ZOTT with their own eyes. What is it Alita has brought into the universe? After a life of defiance, what meaning has she gained? The science fiction epic that held fans spellbound for more than 20 years finally comes to a conclusion, and the seeds for a new adventure are sown!
216 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2014
About the author
Yukito Kishiro
348 books381 followersYukito Kishiro (Japanese: 木城ゆきと) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime Armored Trooper Votoms and Mobile Suit Gundam, in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the works of manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. He began his career at age 17, with his debut manga, Space Oddity, in the Weekly Shonen Sunday. He is best known for the cyberpunk series Battle Angel Alita.
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March 23, 2017
This was a very anti-climactic ending to a very good series. So disappointing.
April 11, 2016
2/5 stars for this volume, 3/5 stars for the series ~
After years of sticking with Last Order, wtf kind of ending is this? There are TOO many loose ends, like . If this gets dragged out into another series, I'm NOT going read it. I'm ridiculously disappointed with this whole series.
Last Order pales in comparison to the original Battle Angel Alita (Gun Dream / Gunnm) series, which was so deep in its art, darkness, emotion, and hope in half as many volumes. This unnecessarily long series has very little coherent story even though it tries to invent an interplanetary community, and focuses way too much on endless fighting with bizarre creatures and none of the depth and character development that made the fights mean something in Gunnm. Reading both series is like watching an adult who fought so hard to discover him/herself reverting back into a violent, hormone-driven teenager. Don't bother, stick to Gunnm.
After years of sticking with Last Order, wtf kind of ending is this? There are TOO many loose ends, like . If this gets dragged out into another series, I'm NOT going read it. I'm ridiculously disappointed with this whole series.
Last Order pales in comparison to the original Battle Angel Alita (Gun Dream / Gunnm) series, which was so deep in its art, darkness, emotion, and hope in half as many volumes. This unnecessarily long series has very little coherent story even though it tries to invent an interplanetary community, and focuses way too much on endless fighting with bizarre creatures and none of the depth and character development that made the fights mean something in Gunnm. Reading both series is like watching an adult who fought so hard to discover him/herself reverting back into a violent, hormone-driven teenager. Don't bother, stick to Gunnm.
February 26, 2019
畫風大進，但我不喜歡凱麗的章魚嘴
而且LO的搞笑格跟主題格精緻的畫面更不協調了
作者到了中期放飛自我，變成天下第一武鬥大會
我真的是在看cyberpunk嗎???
結局仍然草草結束，看來就算沒有壓力
作者還是沒辦法好好收尾
還是給三顆星~
(說好的寶石之國先看呢??)
而且LO的搞笑格跟主題格精緻的畫面更不協調了
作者到了中期放飛自我，變成天下第一武鬥大會
我真的是在看cyberpunk嗎???
結局仍然草草結束，看來就算沒有壓力
作者還是沒辦法好好收尾
還是給三顆星~
(說好的寶石之國先看呢??)
May 22, 2019
Final volume series is never easy to write. Especially if you are a fan of a manga series that wants an ending that is satisfying and justified. For Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, it isn't easy and what began as intended ending compare to the first run, that this series became what if the true intention of the ending is in this series turns out a whimper. From the beginning, it was a philosophically challenging to read about karma and fate in this incredible world-building of Alita but to what purpose is the main plot just screams of disappointment. And yet, I can't say that it ends bad... it's just rushed.
Much like the original series, the ending brings back all the characters into full circle (without the appearance of Ping Wu) but it just felt short as to how these characters are played out. Figure Four is not written well here, so is Koyomi and a few other characters. Although the return of Doc Ido is a plus to fans, he is not really appreciated much. Maybe the third and final series Mars Chronicles might shade some light as to what happen to Alita. Overall, I can't say it is a better series but one that feels a need to end better.
September 23, 2021
Man, what a disappointing way to end a series that started out with such promise. I will still unequivocally gush over the original nine volume run of Battle Angel Alita. It's a deep, philosophical story full of triumphant highs, and soul-crushing lows. Last Order, itself, is the disappointing waste of potential. The beginning was so compelling, with our first true exploration of Tiphares, the interplanetary politics, and Desty Nova's seeming immortality. But partway through the 10+ volume ZOTT arc, things just began to fall apart. And finally, in these last two volumes, it's as if Kishiro suddenly remembered that other characters use to exist in this world, and decided to try and cram in conclusions to as many of their stories as he could.
He gets to fewer than half of them. So, while we get to see what happens with Figure Four, Koyomi, Koyomi's dad, Marge Mahan, the robots from the hull of Ketheres, and some others we haven't seen in a dozen or more volumes, others basically may as well not exist. The Martians? Cerulea? (I think that was her name--the vampire lady from the vampire storyline that went nowhere) Arthur and Jupitan? Freaking Erica who was teased what, four? Five volumes ago? Absolute radio silence. And even for the ones that do show up, their "resolutions" are all so painfully rushed.
This volume feels like a story told entirely in summaries. There are parts where things literally play out as, "We're going to do this thing, to move ahead to the next step of our journey!" And then a page or two later, there's just a text box that says, "We did the thing to move ahead to the next step of our journey!" There is nothing of substance here; it's a skeleton of a plot at best, and feels like even more of a slap in the face to the entire series than the ZOTT arc did. It's like if, after the masterful prose and world-building of Lord of the Rings, the final few chapters were just: "The hobbits needed to reach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. So they reached Mount Doom, and destroyed the One Ring, once and for all. Meanwhile, a bunch of armies were getting ready to fight. It was quite an epic battle, but everything worked out okay, somehow. The end."
Except, this thing doesn't even have the grace to just end as sloppily as it could have. Instead, it's more, "THE END...?" with a turn to the camera and a sly wink. With how badly Last Order crashed and burned, then took that burning wreckage and swept it into an open sewer grate, I don't think I want to read about whatever might be happening to Alita after she steered the Onion Dome off into space. Just let her die with what little dignity she has left. And it's hard to express just how much it hurts to say this sort of thing--I never thought I'd not want to read more about these characters I loved, but the end of this series has taken them, and just dragged them through the mud. to the point where they're practically unrecognizable.
And yes, I know Mars Chronicle exists. I understand it's a prequel though, and I'm very leery about it giving Alita's past the same disgraceful treatment that her future got in Last Order. But since I've always said it's better to know for sure I'm sure I'll read at least the first volume at some point...
He gets to fewer than half of them. So, while we get to see what happens with Figure Four, Koyomi, Koyomi's dad, Marge Mahan, the robots from the hull of Ketheres, and some others we haven't seen in a dozen or more volumes, others basically may as well not exist. The Martians? Cerulea? (I think that was her name--the vampire lady from the vampire storyline that went nowhere) Arthur and Jupitan? Freaking Erica who was teased what, four? Five volumes ago? Absolute radio silence. And even for the ones that do show up, their "resolutions" are all so painfully rushed.
This volume feels like a story told entirely in summaries. There are parts where things literally play out as, "We're going to do this thing, to move ahead to the next step of our journey!" And then a page or two later, there's just a text box that says, "We did the thing to move ahead to the next step of our journey!" There is nothing of substance here; it's a skeleton of a plot at best, and feels like even more of a slap in the face to the entire series than the ZOTT arc did. It's like if, after the masterful prose and world-building of Lord of the Rings, the final few chapters were just: "The hobbits needed to reach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. So they reached Mount Doom, and destroyed the One Ring, once and for all. Meanwhile, a bunch of armies were getting ready to fight. It was quite an epic battle, but everything worked out okay, somehow. The end."
Except, this thing doesn't even have the grace to just end as sloppily as it could have. Instead, it's more, "THE END...?" with a turn to the camera and a sly wink. With how badly Last Order crashed and burned, then took that burning wreckage and swept it into an open sewer grate, I don't think I want to read about whatever might be happening to Alita after she steered the Onion Dome off into space. Just let her die with what little dignity she has left. And it's hard to express just how much it hurts to say this sort of thing--I never thought I'd not want to read more about these characters I loved, but the end of this series has taken them, and just dragged them through the mud. to the point where they're practically unrecognizable.
And yes, I know Mars Chronicle exists. I understand it's a prequel though, and I'm very leery about it giving Alita's past the same disgraceful treatment that her future got in Last Order. But since I've always said it's better to know for sure I'm sure I'll read at least the first volume at some point...
September 4, 2019
У меня теперь аллергия на воскрешения и регенерации, которые в Алите любовно каталогизируют и эксплуатируют чуть не в каждом томе. Персонажи кажутся просто пешками на поле, когда смерть любого – еще не конец, их можно воскресить минимум шестью разными способами. Главная героиня сделала это столько раз, что уже просто неприлично. И большой минус автору, что так и не смог подарить мир и покой своему персонажу, заменив все клонированием и очередной пафосной финтифлюшкой. Будь в этой вселенной чуть меньше всемогущих существ, все было бы гораздо интереснее.
Итог серии разочаровал. Том включает в себя события за несколько месяцев, и вот о них было бы отлично почитать без спешки, с подробностями, но вместо этого – они галопом проносятся на нескольких десятках страниц. На бестолковый турнир было убито штук 12 книг, в то время как важные для населения всех трех городов события втиснули в один том. WHY
В целом ощущение, что Кисиро так гнался за деньгами, что высасывал из пальца всякую чушь, лишь бы потянуть время и повыпускать побольше книжек. На выходе получился 19-томник, имеющий корни оригинальной Алиты, но при этом оставляющий впечатление скучной и пустой фальшивки с бесконечными драками вместо сюжета. Стоило остановиться на Gunnm :с
hisashiburi
Итог серии разочаровал. Том включает в себя события за несколько месяцев, и вот о них было бы отлично почитать без спешки, с подробностями, но вместо этого – они галопом проносятся на нескольких десятках страниц. На бестолковый турнир было убито штук 12 книг, в то время как важные для населения всех трех городов события втиснули в один том. WHY
В целом ощущение, что Кисиро так гнался за деньгами, что высасывал из пальца всякую чушь, лишь бы потянуть время и повыпускать побольше книжек. На выходе получился 19-томник, имеющий корни оригинальной Алиты, но при этом оставляющий впечатление скучной и пустой фальшивки с бесконечными драками вместо сюжета. Стоило остановиться на Gunnm :с
hisashiburi
January 29, 2023
Well, this was the final volume of Battle Angel Alita. It ended... okay. It wasn't terrible, it wasn't great. After all these years we've spent following Alita into space, and the never-ending ZOTT tournament full of bizarre space martial arts battles, the story returns to Earth, and Doc Ido and Figure. Remember him? The musclehead "Fist of the North Star" parody whom Alita inexplicably fell in love with and married way back in the first series?
They haven't seen each other since. So a resurrected Doc Ido and Figure, along with Kaos and Koyomi, venture forth in search of Alita, eventually returning to the Junkyard, where the Sky City has fallen. They find out that Alita is up in space, so they take a space elevator up into the orbital city of Ketheres. This leads to another confrontation with Desty Nova, the mad genius who's been a recurring villain through the series.
Alita does not actually appear on many pages in this final volume. Figure is kind of reunited with her, and Alita continues her adventures in space. There is obviously room for more stories, yet I kind of hope Yukito Kishiro is done, because it seems like he ran out of ideas and inspiration years ago. I have enjoyed the Battle Angel Alita series, but it's been milked long past its expiration date.
Still hoping for another movie someday, though.
They haven't seen each other since. So a resurrected Doc Ido and Figure, along with Kaos and Koyomi, venture forth in search of Alita, eventually returning to the Junkyard, where the Sky City has fallen. They find out that Alita is up in space, so they take a space elevator up into the orbital city of Ketheres. This leads to another confrontation with Desty Nova, the mad genius who's been a recurring villain through the series.
Alita does not actually appear on many pages in this final volume. Figure is kind of reunited with her, and Alita continues her adventures in space. There is obviously room for more stories, yet I kind of hope Yukito Kishiro is done, because it seems like he ran out of ideas and inspiration years ago. I have enjoyed the Battle Angel Alita series, but it's been milked long past its expiration date.
Still hoping for another movie someday, though.
November 28, 2019
Even though I got fairly turned around initially with Battle Angel, simply because there are so many translations, and again at the end of this second series, I realized that the numbering between these (19) novels and the 14 that I read were the same content.
I have been enamored with the Alita series! It certainly reminds me of the more brash and colloquial Dragon Ball Z cartoons that annoyed me, but there is a huge difference. The Alita series is endlessly and ironically grounded in its transcendental march forward to find the power of true self. While I don't share or understand the basis of self as the ideal state, I am refreshingly reminded that the search has power! It is the consistent and familiar revelations of truth in this series that keep me engaged. It is KISHIRO's creative brilliance in structuring the character's completely plausible (if fantastical) journey through their world; compelled through the parallel, equally plausible, personal growth that is created by their circumstances; and then resolving into the character's and the story's conclusion, which brings the saga closer to its own ultimate climax that keep me reading.
I feel that one of the best examples of this is "Holy Night," which is set in Dr. Ido's pre-story. It is also one of the shortest, if you would like an example of what this entire story is capable of.
I have never been a fan of Manga, and I don't know that I will continue to be a fan. Regardless, I have found the first two series - Battle Angel Alita, and the second, Last Order - completely worth my time.
Cheers! Read on my friends!
Jeff
I have been enamored with the Alita series! It certainly reminds me of the more brash and colloquial Dragon Ball Z cartoons that annoyed me, but there is a huge difference. The Alita series is endlessly and ironically grounded in its transcendental march forward to find the power of true self. While I don't share or understand the basis of self as the ideal state, I am refreshingly reminded that the search has power! It is the consistent and familiar revelations of truth in this series that keep me engaged. It is KISHIRO's creative brilliance in structuring the character's completely plausible (if fantastical) journey through their world; compelled through the parallel, equally plausible, personal growth that is created by their circumstances; and then resolving into the character's and the story's conclusion, which brings the saga closer to its own ultimate climax that keep me reading.
I feel that one of the best examples of this is "Holy Night," which is set in Dr. Ido's pre-story. It is also one of the shortest, if you would like an example of what this entire story is capable of.
I have never been a fan of Manga, and I don't know that I will continue to be a fan. Regardless, I have found the first two series - Battle Angel Alita, and the second, Last Order - completely worth my time.
Cheers! Read on my friends!
Jeff
October 17, 2023
In the final volume of Last Order, we see the world after the Zott tournament.
Keeping up with what we saw in vol 18, we follow Ido and Figure around for this one, as they explore the surface world. It seems that Zott hasn't changed much, but it at least allowed them to continue, as Mbadi was going to destroy the Scrapyard. We get to see Fiture and Ido's relationship grow closer, as they try and find where Alita has gone. They confront the new, and most villainous iteration of Nova, and defeat him after reaching Tiphares. All and all, we get a view of the world as it exists post Zott.
The problem is that this series introduced a lot of new elements and storylines to the overall world of Alita. And I would say... 90% of it is not wrapped up in any way. I mean, Yukito Kishiro only had one volume, so it would be way too much to try and cram everything into one single book, but the plot threads that were left up in the air were really felt.
However, there is a definite setup for the next series, and apparently - there are two Alita's now! One with the brain chip and one that is completely organic?!? Interesting development. Let's see how Kishiro melds this new story element into the new series.
Keeping up with what we saw in vol 18, we follow Ido and Figure around for this one, as they explore the surface world. It seems that Zott hasn't changed much, but it at least allowed them to continue, as Mbadi was going to destroy the Scrapyard. We get to see Fiture and Ido's relationship grow closer, as they try and find where Alita has gone. They confront the new, and most villainous iteration of Nova, and defeat him after reaching Tiphares. All and all, we get a view of the world as it exists post Zott.
The problem is that this series introduced a lot of new elements and storylines to the overall world of Alita. And I would say... 90% of it is not wrapped up in any way. I mean, Yukito Kishiro only had one volume, so it would be way too much to try and cram everything into one single book, but the plot threads that were left up in the air were really felt.
However, there is a definite setup for the next series, and apparently - there are two Alita's now! One with the brain chip and one that is completely organic?!? Interesting development. Let's see how Kishiro melds this new story element into the new series.
August 20, 2025
This whole series was just kinda weird. I stuck it out cuz I loved the first one so much and it didn't take too long to get through, but the whole story lacked a really cohesive plot and it didn't even feel like Alita was the main character for most of it. There were a lot of weird back stories and side quests that didn't seem to matter much. The ZOTT took up basically the entire series, too. I'm not opposed to having a big tournament thing, the original series did the same with Motorball, but here it just felt like filler, especially when you realize that the only reason the Space Angels are doing it, and the only reason Alita is even in space in the first place, is to revive Lou. I get it, Lou was a good friend and Alita felt responsible for her death, but what about Ido, Figure Four, Koyomi, and all her other friends? What about all the other myriad problems going on in the Scrapyard and LADDER? Apparently none of that really matters. Anyway, this series was just all over the place and the end didn't even really resolve anything, it just left you with a cliffhanger and more questions. I kind of want to read Mars Chronicle, just because I'm hoping the story will actually get resolved somehow, but with how bad this series was, I don't have high hopes for it.
October 4, 2022
Where is the soul? What does it mean to be human? How much human body makes you human?
These are some of the themes this book touches on.
In theory this comic happens before the ending of the last story, however it's more of a spin off.
We follow Alita (or are we?) In her adventures on the city of Tiphares and outer space as we find out the dark secrets of the higher classes of a humanity that had forgotten how to be human.
We get to see an alliance of sorts between Alita and doctor Desty Nova on a mission to get to a city in space, which goes wrong. As well as meeting very colorful and interesting characters like a very cool group of cyborg karate experts.
It's a hard read if I'm being honest and it's not technically in canon with the original work.
These are some of the themes this book touches on.
In theory this comic happens before the ending of the last story, however it's more of a spin off.
We follow Alita (or are we?) In her adventures on the city of Tiphares and outer space as we find out the dark secrets of the higher classes of a humanity that had forgotten how to be human.
We get to see an alliance of sorts between Alita and doctor Desty Nova on a mission to get to a city in space, which goes wrong. As well as meeting very colorful and interesting characters like a very cool group of cyborg karate experts.
It's a hard read if I'm being honest and it's not technically in canon with the original work.
June 19, 2020
E as in a cliffhanger
Not a bad volume. We finally have Ido back and with figure four no less. Kishiro wraps up LO well with tiphares and the surface coming into contact with each other. Maybe finally they can be allies. None of that in answered though here because now you’ve got to read Martian chronicles. I was really hoping this series would be sort of a standalone but nope...gotta keep reading to see if ido gets his memories back.
Now there are two alitas. One with a real brain and one with a bio chip. Should get interesting in Martian chronicles.
Not a bad volume. We finally have Ido back and with figure four no less. Kishiro wraps up LO well with tiphares and the surface coming into contact with each other. Maybe finally they can be allies. None of that in answered though here because now you’ve got to read Martian chronicles. I was really hoping this series would be sort of a standalone but nope...gotta keep reading to see if ido gets his memories back.
Now there are two alitas. One with a real brain and one with a bio chip. Should get interesting in Martian chronicles.
September 27, 2024
Are you fucking kidding me, IVE BEEN READING THIS AMAZING SERIES FOR LIKE FOUR YEARS AND THIS IS HOW YOU END THIS. WHAT A SHIT SHOW. Im so disappointed i cant even believe it. Why tf are there two alitas, and why would figure four ever want a version of alita that is innocent and pure. He fell in love with HER not her if she was stripped of her memories or personality?? Like that is so god damn weird… and the last three books felt so rushed and random. I really dont understand why my favorite book series had to end this way.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2019
With this volume, Kishiro's series returns to the end point of the original series, but gives it a new twist. After the sheer endless tournament, it was refreshing to finally see some new developments.
June 21, 2018
A rushed and unsatisfying ending to an otherwise excellent series. Still, there's lots of familiar faces and gorgeous artwork to enjoy.
June 30, 2018
I am not sure if this ending is worse than the original... maybe on par with it? Pretty boring. I could have done without these last two volumes entirely, both dedicated to other side characters.
July 6, 2019
What a trip, Kishiro is a master of incidental detours.
September 7, 2019
It looks like everything worked out in the end. It does help to be able to create several versions of the same person. Alita explores the universe.
March 26, 2020
Pretty good Sci fi manga series, really good awesome art and action scenes but the overall story wasn’t that great 😁✌️❤️❤️
May 6, 2020
Faaaaaantastic
October 6, 2021
Not exactly what I was hoping for in a final volume, but I did enjoy Battle Angel Alita: Last Order for the most part.
October 21, 2022
last order, last manga
Bit of a let down. Story seemed rushed and no definitive ending. Nevertheless it still gelled with the whole series but left an unsatisfactory after taste.
Bit of a let down. Story seemed rushed and no definitive ending. Nevertheless it still gelled with the whole series but left an unsatisfactory after taste.
December 18, 2022
Grand Finale! The end?
October 18, 2024
Very disappointed by the ending.
May 23, 2015
Alita is one of my very top female heroes, up there with Modesty Blaise, Joanne Walker, and Commander Kresnov, and I've been following the story since 1990. I love her spirit, and how she copes with the awful challenges thrown her way; how she bends, but doesn't break. That said, vol 19 isn't a standout. For one thing, Alita basically isn't on camera. She makes a sort of cameo appearance at the end – although what she does, the choice she makes, highlights that kind of lovable toughness we've come to expect.
It's nice to see so many of her closest friends again; I'm especially pleased that Ido's self-editing appears to be being reversed. Though I doubt it's going to be smooth sailing, given the source of his 'cure'. The despicable and crazy-like-a-fox Desty Nova is front and centre in this volume, and as usual for him, poses a couple of horrible ethical/moral tests. Probably the volume's strongest aspect is the deep existential question posed by the capability to copy a person. It nicely supports the central question of the whole series (“What does it mean to be human?”). The weakest point in my view is the lack of Alita. Unlike some people, I don't consider the series to be too drawn-out, or too full of non-essentials. In my view, it's a different approach to Western-style story-telling. The peripheral details, the non-'essential' parts, allow the reader huge rein to imagine and link the story to their own life experience. But I wasn't on the edge of my seat.
Although in some sense this wraps up the story, there's obviously much more that Alita (and Ido) will face: so I take heart from the comment “...and the seeds for a new adventure are sown”.
PS: Does anyone else think that Desty Nova and his fascination with Karma, in some sense suggests “Destiny Ova”?
It's nice to see so many of her closest friends again; I'm especially pleased that Ido's self-editing appears to be being reversed. Though I doubt it's going to be smooth sailing, given the source of his 'cure'. The despicable and crazy-like-a-fox Desty Nova is front and centre in this volume, and as usual for him, poses a couple of horrible ethical/moral tests. Probably the volume's strongest aspect is the deep existential question posed by the capability to copy a person. It nicely supports the central question of the whole series (“What does it mean to be human?”). The weakest point in my view is the lack of Alita. Unlike some people, I don't consider the series to be too drawn-out, or too full of non-essentials. In my view, it's a different approach to Western-style story-telling. The peripheral details, the non-'essential' parts, allow the reader huge rein to imagine and link the story to their own life experience. But I wasn't on the edge of my seat.
Although in some sense this wraps up the story, there's obviously much more that Alita (and Ido) will face: so I take heart from the comment “...and the seeds for a new adventure are sown”.
PS: Does anyone else think that Desty Nova and his fascination with Karma, in some sense suggests “Destiny Ova”?
November 14, 2014
The series goes on... and on... and on...
I am a huge fan of Battle Angel - in fact, it's the only manga I still read. However, there are now 19 volumes in the "Last Order" series, over and above the original series. Like manga tend to do, this thing has gone on way beyond any sensible length of a story. This one, dealing entirely with side characters, tries to bring them up to date with the rest of the main story. I commend this, however did it really have to take more than 2 graphic novels?
On one hand, this book feels way too fast, rushing us through all sorts of events and stops along the way to get Figure and Doc Ido up to Ketheres. On the other hand, yet another book without Alita is dragging the series down, too. To its credit, this book does tie up some loose ends, and even possibly gives closure to pretty much all the side characters. We're now mainly just left wondering what's going on with Alita out in space while all this is happening.
I've stopped speculating about when this series is going too end, but it does look like it's going to be at least one more book. And judging from history, there may be no end in sight. Kishiro could set us off on an entirely new story arc with the next volume. Only time will tell.
I am a huge fan of Battle Angel - in fact, it's the only manga I still read. However, there are now 19 volumes in the "Last Order" series, over and above the original series. Like manga tend to do, this thing has gone on way beyond any sensible length of a story. This one, dealing entirely with side characters, tries to bring them up to date with the rest of the main story. I commend this, however did it really have to take more than 2 graphic novels?
On one hand, this book feels way too fast, rushing us through all sorts of events and stops along the way to get Figure and Doc Ido up to Ketheres. On the other hand, yet another book without Alita is dragging the series down, too. To its credit, this book does tie up some loose ends, and even possibly gives closure to pretty much all the side characters. We're now mainly just left wondering what's going on with Alita out in space while all this is happening.
I've stopped speculating about when this series is going too end, but it does look like it's going to be at least one more book. And judging from history, there may be no end in sight. Kishiro could set us off on an entirely new story arc with the next volume. Only time will tell.
December 9, 2014
Meh. I was a die-hard fan of the original manga series, primarily because of its protagonist and philosophical themes of identity and what it means to be human. I should have known, however, that Last Order would end in a disappointing way from the instant that this mediocre spinoff introduced gratuitous fan service, started to drag on and on for no good reason, and how the majority of volumes avoided the titular main character almost entirely. This concluding volume was utterly underwhelming. And after slogging through all that, you would think that dedicated readers of the series at least deserve to be whelmed.
July 6, 2015
So like, I can't not want to read this volume. It advertises itself as the last in the "saga of Battle Angel Alita" and I've been reading this for the past 15 or so years so like I have some investment in the (two) series. It's not bad, but it's not a good ending either. It's as abrupt an ending as the ending to the original series. I don't have a way to express how underwhelmed I am, and how much I would have wanted to see more of Alita kicking ass instead of showing up randomly as a recreated clone in the last few pages only to get a happy ending with Figure Four. :/
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April 11, 2017
Gunnm Last Order Tome 19 - Yukito Kishiro
Rating: ★★★★ (Évalué en Janvier 2017)
Ce dernier tome de la série suit, comme le précédent, les nombreux personnages secondaires laissés derrière lors des aventures de Gally. Fogia, Ido, Kaos et Koyomi se rendent sur Zalem puis sur Jéru à la recherche de Gally, rétablissant sur leur passage un semblant d'ordre. La conclusion est satisfaisante, et la décision que Gally a prise concernant son cerveau est touchante.
J'ai bien hâte de lire la prochaine série.
Rating: ★★★★ (Évalué en Janvier 2017)
Ce dernier tome de la série suit, comme le précédent, les nombreux personnages secondaires laissés derrière lors des aventures de Gally. Fogia, Ido, Kaos et Koyomi se rendent sur Zalem puis sur Jéru à la recherche de Gally, rétablissant sur leur passage un semblant d'ordre. La conclusion est satisfaisante, et la décision que Gally a prise concernant son cerveau est touchante.
J'ai bien hâte de lire la prochaine série.
June 24, 2016
Meh, a very disappointing finish to a series that already had a good finish 19 books ago. These last two volumes have been something of an epilogue where we gather together all the major characters of the series in a where-are-they now sort of format and then go on a mini-quest to find our heroine
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