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

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.

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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)

Trailer

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