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281) Battle Angel Alita 1
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In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer...
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On her way to retrieve Lou's brain, Alita encounters a ghost from her past--an old mentor whose revelations shake Alita's very identity. Meanwhile Elf, Zwlf, and Sechs fight their deadly - and creepiest-enemies yet as the ZOTT rages on! But will the ARs have the mental fortitude to resist the psychically altered leader of the fearsome Starship Cult?
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Nanotechnology made humanity immortal, and the resulting population explosion pushed the Solar System's resources to the breaking point. As a result, new births are banned and even the planets' disparate governments cooperate to annihilate any children already born. With the tournament looming, Alita and her comrades find themselves caught between a spacefaring refuge for young innocents and a bloodthirsty mob intent on killing the children for sport!...
284) Battle Angel Alita 6
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Against her better judgment, Alita is now working as an agent of Zalem, as the price for the conclusion of the Zapan incident. She rides as security on the Factory's freight trains going through the wilderness away from the hustle and bustle of the Scrapyard--until the roving bandit Barjack forces attempt a train robbery! This kicks off the "Barjack" arc, the longest and biggest of the series, as Zalem, Barjack, and Nova grapple in the desert sands!!...
285) Battle Angel Alita 2
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Alita works as a bounty hunter in the hopes that she'll find her true self through the crucible of battle. One day, she meets a boy named Yugo who dreams of visiting Zalem, the city in the clouds, and finds herself drawn to his yearning nature. But there is a secret side to Yugo that she cannot fathom... The "Yugo" arc is beloved within the series for its delicate depiction of a heart in love and the shocking unpredictability of its conclusion!
286) Tarot Cafe Vol #1
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Meet Pamela, a tarot card reader who helps supernatural beings living in the human world. She'll help anyone, whether they're a love-stricken cat, a vampire spending eternal life running from his one true love, an unattractive waitress looking for the man of her dreams, or even a magician who creates a humanoid doll to serve the woman he loves. Although she is good-natured, there is a deep dark secret that she must deal with before she can move on...