Battle Angel (1993)
- Original title
- 銃夢
- Directed by
- Hiroshi Fukutomi
- Genre
- cyberpunk, adventure film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 230 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future world, a cyborg girl is found in a scrapyard and rebuilt by a doctor. She discovers her past as a deadly fighter and gets drawn into violent battles. The story shows her struggle to understand who she is.
cyberpunkaction-packedfuturisticdarkgrittytragicvisually stylizedcompact
What happens
Battle Angel, known in Japan as Gunnm (銃夢, Ganmu), is a 1993 original video animation (OVA) based on the Battle Angel Alita manga series by Yukito Kishiro. It is directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, and jointly produced by KSS Inc., Movic, Animate and Madhouse. The OVA comprises two episodes, Rusty Angel and Tears Sign, corresponding respectively to volumes 1 and 2 of the manga with some differences, serving as a compressed preview for the manga. According to Kishiro, only two episodes were originally planned since at the time he was too busy with the manga "to review the plan cooly [sic]" and he was not serious about an anime adaptation. He has no plans to revive the anime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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