Looking at the Alita trailer...
...I love the aesthetic, but I'm kinda worried that JC is going more for the anime storyline than the manga. There was no real law or order to the Scrapyard, and the Factories rarely got involved with anything - mostly they just put out bounties on people that were too much of a disruption. The only time they did get involved was when Zappan got ahold of the Berserker Body after Professor Nova unlocked the nanomachine colony it contained.
Though that would be okay if this movie is intended as a one-off, but not to me. A one-off just wouldn't be the Battle Angel I know. The one I know is an epic-level saga that could take as many as six or eight feature length films to cover, Each one covering a story arc from the mangas and each one leaving hook for the next film. But I don't think JC is laying the proper groundwork for that saga.
...I love the aesthetic, but I'm kinda worried that JC is going more for the anime storyline than the manga. There was no real law or order to the Scrapyard, and the Factories rarely got involved with anything - mostly they just put out bounties on people that were too much of a disruption. The only time they did get involved was when Zappan got ahold of the Berserker Body after Professor Nova unlocked the nanomachine colony it contained.
Though that would be okay if this movie is intended as a one-off, but not to me. A one-off just wouldn't be the Battle Angel I know. The one I know is an epic-level saga that could take as many as six or eight feature length films to cover, Each one covering a story arc from the mangas and each one leaving hook for the next film. But I don't think JC is laying the proper groundwork for that saga.