The third part of the Gunnm series and set after Gunnm Last Order on Mars.

Inspired by a beautiful woman in armor - the Aqua Knight - young Ashika, living near the World's Edge, vows to become a knight himself. When a twisted aristocrat threatens the lighthouse he calls home, the boy gets his chance.

After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves.

Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past.

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Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself.

Supersonic Fingers is the first Gunnm Gaiden story, it takes place shortly after Gally's fight with Jashugan. Gally is attacked by an unknown sniper, and while she recouperates, her hunter-warrior friends search for the culprit. The culprit is a strong fighter with a death wish that only Gally can fufill.

The Holy Knight is the second Gunnm Gaiden story, Homecoming is the third, but takes places immediately before The Holy Knight. Before he met Gally, Ido worked as a hunter-warrior to make ends meet. Although a skilled doctor, he had no skill in the areas of cybernetics. He saves and befriends a young, mysterious girl, whom he names Carol. During their time together Ido learns the art of cyber-medicine, and starts his cyber-doc practice, but Carol's past catches up with her and Ido learns a painful lesson about medicine.

From the creator of the cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita comes a new tale of Alita's world. A thriller of crushed metal and spilled blood that takes place in the dystopian Scrapyard, it is drawn in a dark, expressionistic style that keeps it true to the spirit of cyberpunk science fiction writing.