Battle Angel Alita is considered one of the greatest mangas - and I'm inclined to agree. The sci-fi/action manga is beautiful to behold; great detail is poured into the design of the cybernetics and the background. Alita looks like a short teenage girl, but is one of the strongest warriors in the galaxy. Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares. Alita is Badass Adorable incarnate. "Just a great, kick-ass story.