Battle Angel Alita
The manga was first published in Shueisha's "Business Jump" magazine. It was then serialized from 1990 to 1995 in nine "tankōbon". Yukito Kishiro moved from Shueisha to Kodansha in August 2010. The company acquired the license rights to "Battle Angel Alita". A 6-volume special edition titled "Gunnm: Complete Edition" was released in Japan on December 23, 1998. The series was released in B5 format and contains the original story. Also included are rough sketches, a timeline and the first three "Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night &amp; Other Stories" short stories. From October 5 to November 16, 2016, Kodansha republished "Gunnm" in B5 format. It was later reprinted in A5 format starting on November 21, 2018.