Editing Battle Angel Alita (section)

==Reception==
During ''Gunnm''{{'}}s initial run in ''[[Business Jump]]'' [[manga magazine]] between 1990 and 1995,<ref name="animenewsnetwork"/> the magazine's circulation reached a record 760,000 monthly sales, the highest in its history.<ref>{{cite web|title=コミック誌の部数水準|url=http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306085534/http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2007|website=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|access-date=March 6, 2007}}</ref> Between 1990 and 1995, ''Business Jump'' magazine had a total circulation of over 50{{nbsp}}million copies, with a total estimated revenue of approximately {{JPY|10.74 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|10740|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}}).{{efn|See {{Section link|Business Jump|Circulation|display=''Business Jump''}}.}}

=== Reviews and criticism ===
The fantasy world created by Yukito Kishiro has received positive reviews from many websites. '''MangaLife.com'' reviewer Adam Volk calls the Gunnm universe "complex and stunningly compelling". He writes that after reading the first volume, it becomes clear why the author of the manga is known as a master of the genre. The work combines a large amount of action with believable and independent characters, which the reviewer said is rare in films, comics and TV shows. In the end, the reviewer called the original manga a classic example of a beautiful story about life.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Volk|first=Adam|title=Battle Angel Alita v1: Rusty Angel|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/BattleAngelAlitav1RustyAng.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022133606/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/BattleAngelAlitav1RustyAng.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2007|access-date=January 20, 2023|website=MangaLife}}</ref>

Patrick King, a reviewer for the online anime and manga magazine, ''Animefringe'', praises the "magnificence of Kishiro's creation" and "a living, breathing, frightening, incredibly plausible, perhaps even prophetic look at the future of mankind." He considered that the main themes that Kishiro touches on in his work are human nature and sincerity. King also noted that, unlike Kishiro's other work, Aqua Knight, the style of the original work is more realistic. The violence present in the manga, according to the reviewer, makes the work unsuitable for children, but helps the reader understand what exactly the main character is fighting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=King|first=Patrick|title=Battle Angel Alita - Last Order Vol.1: Angel Reborn|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/08/reviews/09/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310042307/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/08/reviews/09/|archive-date=March 10, 2016|access-date=January 20, 2003|website=Animefringe}}</ref>

Raphael See of ''THEM Anime Reviews'', opined that Battle Angel is "probably the best cyborg anime" he has seen. And although it does not stand out with something special, due to its high quality it leaves an overall positive viewing experience. He's writing: "A nice feature of this work is the display of cybernetics and technology in the context of the surrounding world, without focusing on the plot itself." The only downside, according to critics, is the brevity of the series, giving the impression that the anime is part of something bigger.<ref>{{Cite web|last=See|first=Raphael|title=Battle Angel|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=52|access-date=January 20, 2023|website=THEM Amine Reviews|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120212006/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=52|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Anime News Network'' critic, Theron Martin praises the author's meticulous background work and emphasizes that Kishiro has not lost his artistic skills over time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Martin|first=Theron|date=September 19, 2007|title=Battle Angel Alita: Last Order GN 9|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/battle-angel-alita-last-order/gn-9|website=Amine News Network|access-date=January 20, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120212005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/battle-angel-alita-last-order/gn-9|url-status=live}}</ref>  The reviewer also noted that "the reader will always be able to understand what is happening, even in moments of stunning action".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Martin|first=Theron|date=December 19, 2005|title=Battle Angel Alita: Last Order G.novel 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/battle-angel-alita-last-order-gn-6|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 20, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120212005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/battle-angel-alita-last-order-gn-6|url-status=live}}</ref> JapanVisitor.com notes the influence on Kishiro of writers such as [[Philip Dick]] ("[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]") and [[Isaac Asimov]] ("[[I, Robot]]").<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-08-18|title=Battle Angel Alita - Manga Review :: Japan Visitor|url=https://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=354&pID=1472|access-date=2023-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818103219/https://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=354&pID=1472|archive-date=2011-08-18}}</ref>