Alita's childhood on Mars and the exciting adventures that await her are revealed in Yukito Kishiro's latest installment of the cyber-martial arts saga. For over two decades and across a solar system, this epic has unfolded. Mars, where an endless war has raged for centuries, is where Alita, the solar system's most powerful fighter, was born. But for now, she's simply a girl named Yoko. In the last chapter of this renowned science-fiction masterpiece, we explore the past and future of the battle angel, stretching beyond the limits of space.
For Hack, the outskirts aren\'t dangerous because of weapons, but because of sound. Cursed to hear the \"static\" of people\'s rotten emotions, he tries to survive in isolation, muffling the world with broken headphones. But what happens when the noise of an entire city\'s lies becomes too dense and takes shape? A brutal encounter with the supernatural and a cold-blooded girl will force Hack to transform his frustration into a weapon that breaks the laws of sound.
Based on the life of a famous Mahjong Novelist, Asada Tetsuya, this manga chronicles the history of the man who is now known as the \"Mahjong Saint\" in his journey through the world of Mahjong and gambling in general. In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking. --- - **Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 2000**