In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Gally and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Gally remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Gally decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?
 
(Source: Kodansha USA, edited)

Doc Ido, a doctor and mechanic who lives and works in the hellish, postapocalyptic "Scrapyard", finds the&mdash;miraculously preserved&mdash;remains of a female cyborg in a junk heap. After he revives and rebuilds her, the preternaturally strong, amnesiac "Gally" begins to forge a life for herself in a world where every day can bring a fight for life. Adapts the first two volumes of the "Battle Angel Alita" manga.

Gally loses consciousness in a battle with Nova. When she awakes, she finds herself in Zalem. However, Zalem, which was thought to be a technological paradise, has been devastated and turned into a hell filled with death and violence. In order to rescue her close friend Lou, Gally wanders through Zalem. A new battle begins in Japan's world-class science fiction epic “GUNNM”!
 
(Source: Kodansha, translated)
 
Note: This is the sequel to the Battle Angel Alita/GUNNM manga, ignoring the original ending.

This one shot is composed of four separate side stories for Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunnm. 
Before being compiled as one single volume in 2007, the short stories were first published in Ultra Jump in 1997 and 2006. Three of them ("Furusato", "Seiyakyoku" and "Sonic Finger") had also been included in the Japanese Gunnm: Complete Edition. In 2018, all four stories were published in English in the Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition box set. 
Several characters who appear in the side stories do not appear in the regular manga. The side stories also provide more background on the Factory and motorball. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Meet Snev, a hapless motorballer nicknamed the "Crash King."  Ever since a traumatic accident on the racetrack, Snev has been running on the edge of sanity.  Only his best friend, a beautiful prostitute, still believes in him. Then, when Snev discovers his employers' ulterior motives for keeping him on the motorball circuit, he must muster the courage to confront both them and his inner demons!

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