Editing Battle Angel Alita (section)

==Media==

===Manga===
{{Main|List of Battle Angel Alita chapters}}

The manga was first published in [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Business Jump]]'' magazine. It was then serialized from 1990 to 1995 in nine {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}}. [[Yukito Kishiro]] moved from Shueisha to [[Kodansha]] in August 2010. The company acquired the license rights to ''Battle Angel Alita''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm: LO Manga's Return Planned|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-18/battle-angel-alita/gunnm/lo-manga-return-planned|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 4, 2019|date=August 18, 2010|archive-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326121254/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-18/battle-angel-alita/gunnm/lo-manga-return-planned|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm: LO Manga to Resume in March|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-08/battle-angel-alita/gunnm/lo-manga-to-resume-in-march|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 4, 2019|date=February 8, 2011|archive-date=September 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923074746/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-08/battle-angel-alita/gunnm/lo-manga-to-resume-in-march|url-status=live}}</ref> A 6-volume special edition titled ''Gunnm: Complete Edition'' was released in Japan on December 23, 1998. The series was released in [[Japanese B-series variant|B5]] format and contains the original story. Also included are rough sketches, a timeline and the first three ''Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night & Other Stories'' short stories. From October 5 to November 16, 2016, [[Kodansha]] republished ''Gunnm'' in [[Paper size#Japanese B-series variant|B5 format]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000034366|title=銃夢 錆びた天使|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=2019-03-13|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202005958/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000034366|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later reprinted in [[Paper size#A series|A5 format]] starting on November 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319166|title=新装版銃夢（１）錆びた天使|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=2019-03-13|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325053543/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319166|url-status=live}}</ref>

A spin-off series titled {{nihongo|''[[Ashen Victor]]''|灰者|Haisha}} was published in ''[[Ultra Jump]]'' from September 1995 to July 1996 issues. It was released in a single volume on June 24, 1998.

A spin-off series titled {{nihongo|''Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night & Other Stories''|銃夢外伝|Ganmu Gaiden}} was published in ''[[Ultra Jump]]'' from January 24, 1997, to December 19, 2006. It was released in a single volume on December 19, 2007. It is composed of four short [[side story|side stories]]: "Holy Night", "Sonic Finger", "Hometown" and "Barjack Rhapsody".

In North America, [[Viz Media]] originally released the story in a 25-page comic book, after which it followed the same volume format as its Japanese counterpart. Viz also released the ''Ashen Victor'' spin-off series. Along with the rest of the series, Kishiro's original ''Battle Angel Alita'' manga has been licensed for North American publication through [[Kodansha USA]],<ref name="animenewsnetwork">{{cite news|title=Kodansha Comics to Publish Battle Angel Alita, Full-Color Attack on Titan: No Regrets Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-21/kodansha-comics-to-publish-battle-angel-alita-full-color-attack-on-titan-no-regrets-manga/.115099|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 4, 2018|date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128182538/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-21/kodansha-comics-to-publish-battle-angel-alita-full-color-attack-on-titan-no-regrets-manga/.115099|url-status=live}}</ref> who republished it the five-volume omnibus format in 2017 and 2018, with the last volume including ''Ashen Victor''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Battle Angel Alita Deluxe 5 (Contains Vol. 9 & Ashen Victor)|isbn=978-1632366023|last1=Kishiro|first1=Yukito|date=16 October 2018|publisher=National Geographic Books}}</ref> ''Holy Night & Other Stories'' has also been licensed by Kodansha USA, who published it digitally on October 30, 2018, and as hardcover on November 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/597615/battle-angel-alita-holy-night-and-other-stories-by-yukito-kishiro/9781632367105/|title=Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night and Other Stories|website=[[Penguin Random House]]|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610022808/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/597615/battle-angel-alita-holy-night-and-other-stories-by-yukito-kishiro/9781632367105|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Battle Angel Alita'' has also been licensed for international release in a number of languages and regions. It was published in Spain by [[Planeta DeAgostini]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunnm (Alita, ángel de combate)|url=http://www.planetadeagostinicomics.com/Vistas/detalle_comic.aspx?Seccion=catalogo&CPadre=&Tipo=Atra&Cat=&id=1653|publisher=Planeta DeAgostini|access-date=15 April 2021|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001155821/http://www.planetadeagostinicomics.com/Vistas/detalle_comic.aspx?Seccion=catalogo&CPadre=&Tipo=Atra&Cat=&id=1653}}</ref> in Brazil by [[Editora JBC]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle Angel Alita|url=https://mangasjbc.com.br/titulos/battle-angel-alita/|publisher=JB Communication do Brasil|access-date=13 August 2011|language=pt|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726101544/http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/gunnm/|archive-date= 26 July 2011|url-status= live}}</ref> in France and Netherlands by [[Glénat (publisher)|Glenat]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunnm #01|url=http://www.glenatmanga.com/gunnm-01-9782723419000.htm|publisher=Groupe Glénat|access-date=13 August 2011|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910042816/http://www.glenatmanga.com/gunnm-01-9782723419000.htm|archive-date=10 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Battle Angel Alita|url=http://www.glenat.be/dyn/glenat/pagesasp/18benelux/184bibli/serie.asp?SERIE_ID=110|publisher=Groupe Glénat|access-date=13 August 2011|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814044447/http://www.glenat.be/dyn/glenat/pagesasp/18benelux/184bibli/serie.asp?SERIE_ID=110|archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> in Poland by [[Japonica Polonica Fantastica|JPF]],<ref>{{cite journal|author=Abigail|title=Battle Angel Alita|journal=Tanuki.pl|date=29 September 2006|volume=496|url=http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/11-battle-angel-alita/rec/9|access-date=13 August 2011|language=pl|publisher=Małgorzata Kaczarowska|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514011007/https://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/11-battle-angel-alita/rec/9|url-status=live}}</ref> in Germany by [[Carlsen Verlag|Carlsen]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle Angel Alita|url=http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30369|publisher=CARLSEN Verlag|access-date=15 April 2021|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321224151/https://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30369|archive-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> in Taiwan by [[Tong Li Publishing]],<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:銃夢|url=http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=JC006|publisher=Tong Li Publishing|access-date=15 April 2021|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119161234/http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=JC006|archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> in Argentina by [[Editorial Ivrea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle Angel Alita|url=http://www.ivreality.com.ar/2017/08/ivrea-publicara-gunnm-battle-angel-alita-en-edicion-argentina/|publisher=Ivreality|access-date=18 August 2017|language=es|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418115046/http://www.ivreality.com.ar/2017/08/ivrea-publicara-gunnm-battle-angel-alita-en-edicion-argentina/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in Russia by Xl Media.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GUNNM|url=https://xlm.ru/manga/istocnik-gunnm|access-date=2023-05-10|website=xlm.ru|language=ru|archive-date=2023-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206162637/https://xlm.ru/manga/istocnik-gunnm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===OVA===
{{Main|Battle Angel (OVA)}}

A two-episode [[OVA]] was released in 1993, incorporating elements from the second volume of the manga with changes to the characters and storyline. According to Kishiro, only two episodes were originally planned. At the time, he was too busy with the manga "to review the plan coolly" and was not serious about an anime adaptation. It remains the only anime adaptation of ''Battle Angel Alita'' to date and there are no plans to revive it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/yukito.htm|title=MNS Exclusive Interview: Battle Angel (GUNNM) Creator Yukito Kishiro|publisher=Anime News Service|access-date=2007-12-14|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071117045332/http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/yukito.htm|archive-date= 17 November 2007|url-status= live}}</ref>

[[Image:GUNNMCG Alita.jpg|thumb|Alita as depicted in the 2000 CG movie clip]]
A 3-minute 3D-[[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] rendered movie clip is included in volume 6 of the Japanese ''Gunnm: Complete Edition'' (1998–2000). It showcases Alita in a Third League Motorball race with players from two of her races such as "Armor" Togo, Degchalev, and Valdicci, and depicts events from both of those races.

===Film===
{{Main|Alita: Battle Angel}}

[[20th Century Fox]] and Director [[James Cameron]] acquired the film rights to ''Battle Angel''.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-avatar-trilogy.html|title=James Cameron Planning 'Avatar' Trilogy|author=Lindsay Robertson|publisher=Yahoo!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118112439/http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-avatar-trilogy.html|archive-date=2010-01-18}}</ref> It was originally brought to Cameron's attention by filmmaker [[Guillermo del Toro]].<ref name="Landau MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2596073/avatar-producer-says-battle-angel-alita-has-a-new-name-will-follow-avatar-2/|title='Avatar' Producer Says 'Battle Angel Alita' Has A New Name, Will Follow 'Avatar 2'|last=Carroll|first=Larry|date=February 18, 2010|website=[[MTV News]]|access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204132206/http://www.mtv.com/news/2596073/avatar-producer-says-battle-angel-alita-has-a-new-name-will-follow-avatar-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cameron is said to be a big fan of the manga, and he was waiting until [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI technology]] was sufficiently advanced to make a live-action 3D film with effects comparable to ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/12/14/avatar-director-offers-update-on-battle-angel-alita-adaptation/|title='Avatar' Director Offers Update on Battle Angel Alita Adaptation|date=2009-12-14|publisher=[[MTV]]|last=Marshall|first=Rick|access-date=2013-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221091252/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/12/14/avatar-director-offers-update-on-battle-angel-alita-adaptation/|archive-date=2013-12-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The film would be a [[live-action]] adaptation of the first four volumes of the manga series; "What I’m going to do is take the spine story and use elements from the first four books. So, the Motorball from books three and four, and parts of the story of one and two will all be in the movie."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/battle-angel-james-cameron/73916/|title=BATTLE ANGEL Update from James Cameron|publisher=Collider.com|access-date=2011-01-31|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203192553/http://collider.com/battle-angel-james-cameron/73916/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Alita'' was originally scheduled to be his next production after the TV series ''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Live-Action "Alita: Battle Angel" Finally Shows Its Hand|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063802/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was influenced by ''Battle Angel Alita''.<ref>{{cite news|title=James Cameron Hasn't Forgotten About 'Battle Angel'|url=https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-battle-angel/|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063745/https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-battle-angel/|url-status=live}}</ref> After ''Avatar'', he stated he would work on ''Avatar'' sequels before starting ''Alita''.<ref name="«Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16902.html|title=Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2|publisher=ICv2|date=2010-02-19|access-date=2012-09-20|archive-date=2011-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611033821/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16902.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cameron's producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)|Jon Landau]] said, "I am sure you will get to see ''Battle Angel''. It is one of my favourite stories, a great story about a young woman's journey to self-discovery. It is a film that asks the question: What does it mean to be human? Are you human if you have a heart, a brain or a soul? I look forward to giving the audience the film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35136|title=Cameron Reveals More On Avatar 4 - Movie News - Empire|work=empireonline.com|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025143203/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35136|url-status=live}}</ref> Landau half-jokingly stated that the project may be titled ''Alita: The Battle Angel'', because of Cameron's tradition in naming his films with either an "A" or a "T".<ref name="«Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2"/>

In October 2015, it was reported that [[Robert Rodriguez]] would direct the film with Cameron and Landau producing.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/james-cameron-alite-battle-angel-robert-rodriguez-1201618035/|title=James Cameron Producing 'Alite: Battle Angel' with Robert Rodriguez Directing|magazine=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702053801/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/james-cameron-alita-battle-angel-robert-rodriguez-1201618035/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 26, 2016, both ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Maika Monroe]], [[Rosa Salazar]], [[Zendaya]] and [[Bella Thorne]] were in the running for the lead role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zendaya-finalists-james-camerons-battle-887797|title=Zendaya Among Finalists for James Cameron's 'Battle Angel' Movie (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-date=April 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430050141/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zendaya-finalists-james-camerons-battle-887797|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/krolljvar/status/725089284517187584|title=Also hearing Bella Thorne as a finalist for BATTLE ANGEL|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=26 April 2016}}</ref> Near the end of May 2016, Salazar was cast as Alita,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/battle-angel-alita-rosa-salazar/|title=Exclusive: Rosa Salazar to Lead 'Battle Angel Alita'|website=Collider|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528192936/http://collider.com/battle-angel-alita-rosa-salazar/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on February 7, 2017, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that [[Jennifer Connelly]] would be joining the cast as one of the villains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jennifer-connelly-joins-james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-972646|title=Zendaya Among Finalists for James Cameron's 'Battle Angel' Movie (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Porreca|first2=Brian|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207195359/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jennifer-connelly-joins-james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-972646|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 8, 2017, the first trailer for ''Battle Angel'' was released to the public,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fox-pushes-back-the-predator-alita-battle-angel-release-dates-661|title=Fox pushes back The Predator & Alita: Battle Angel release dates|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504105534/https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fox-pushes-back-the-predator-alita-battle-angel-release-dates-661|url-status=live}}</ref> and the film, titled ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]'' and directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]], came out in 2019.

===Novels===

A novelization of the manga by Yasuhisa Kawamura was released on April 4, 1997, by  Shueisha's JUMP j-BOOKS label.

In November 2018, Titan Books published ''Alita: Battle Angel—Iron City'', a prequel novel for the film. The novel was written by [[Pat Cadigan]], a notable science fiction author.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ompBDwAAQBAJ|title = Alita: Battle Angel - Iron City|isbn = 9781785658365|last1 = Cadigan|first1 = Pat|date = 20 November 2018| publisher=Titan Books (US, CA)}}</ref>

===Video game===
{{Main|Gunnm: Martian Memory}}

''[[Gunnm: Martian Memory]]'' is an action [[Role-playing game|RPG]] video game for the [[PlayStation]] by [[Banpresto]]. It is an adaptation of the manga, following Alita (Gally) from her discovery in the Zalem dump heap by Daisuke Ido up through and beyond her career as a TUNED agent. The story includes additional elements that Kishiro had conceived when he ended the original manga in 1995, but was unable to implement at the time, which involved Alita going into outer space. He then expanded the story, which formed the basis for the manga ''[[Battle Angel Alita: Last Order]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jajatom.moo.jp/E-top/Egunnm/Egunnm%20LO.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030716215734/http://jajatom.moo.jp/E-top/Egunnm/Egunnm%20LO.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-07-16|title="GUNNM Last Order" notice by Yukito Kishiro.|work=Jajatom.moo.jp (English version of Yukito Kishiro's official website)|access-date=2007-08-15}}</ref>

===Related works===
* ''[[Ashen Victor]]'', a story set six years before the beginning of ''Battle Angel Alita'', published in ''[[Ultra Jump]]''. It primarily tells the story of a Motorball player and it sets the evolution of the game into what it becomes in the ''Battle Angel Alita'' series.
* ''[[Battle Angel Alita: Last Order|Last Order]]'', a continuation of ''Battle Angel Alita'', published monthly in ''Ultra Jump'' and later in ''[[Evening (magazine)|Evening]]''.
* ''[[Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle|Mars Chronicle]]'', a continuation of ''Last Order'', published in ''Evening'' and later in ''Comic Days''.