Guile wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:21 amI don't think it'll be this year. 3rd volume is already delayed so it'll be good if they finish HFV this year. I hope that next year we will get it already.
Also, hi Nina, it's been a while since we last spoken to each other. I'm Roger btw but I think you already know this.
Yeah, at this point I don't expect them to start releasing LO this year. It's okay, though; I've waited so long that I might as well wait a little bit more...
And of course I know, I remember your first nickname way better than the other one. And you can talk to me via, say, FB whenever you want. ;]
Guile wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:21 am
The name choice is a pity but it's not only the movies fault. This is a second edition of the polish GUNNM manga. The first also used the name "Alita" for Gally since Battle Angel Alita OAV was more known name than GUNNM. Since the movie also used Alita it was a no-brainer for the polish publisher to keep using this name. Also photos of the old polish edition are also there in the first post.
To be fair, I think that Alita is a nicer name than Gally (and it's an interesting reference, too!), so I've never minded this particular change. And I've always liked both titles - that is, Battle Angel Alita and Gunnm - equally. Though the former might be preferable when you want to recommend this series and want the other person to be able remember and write it down easily instead of asking "what was that word again? Gundam?".
On a side note, I'm not sure if I prefer the new translation over the old one. Maybe it's more faithful, but it lost some of its spark. I miss some peculiar lines, like "koledze Ido się zmarło". Glad I own both versions. On the other hand, now it's easier to coax my mother into finally reading more than one volume, since the new version is bigger and easier to read for someone who feels visually overwhelmed and tends to lose track of speech bubbles whenever they try reading comics.
