Happy to hear! I loved Alita. Has always been one of my favorite Mangas, liked the Anime adaptions and just thought they did a really good job translating it to the cinema. Best live action Anime in my opinion!

[–] MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm just disappointed in how they turned desty nova from one of my favourite villains, the genius who's entire motivation is setting up the stage in a weird way and laugh as it unravels even if he gets hurt in the process, into a generic mind controlling final boss type.

With most manga adaptations I find that they water out what makes the characters interesting. Sure a battle manga needs good battle choreography but the reason I'm reading it is because of the characters.

[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I have to admit that it's been quite a while since I read the manga last. That probably saved me from too close comparisons and I could enjoy the movie more on its own terms.