I remember reading through Battle Angel Alita in comic book form way back in High School. A classmate was generous enough to lend me his copy and I was hooked.
The story of a cyborg girl who was found in a scrap heap by a mysterious doctor (who weilds one of the coolest weapons I've seen, the Rocket Hammer!) and repaired to find her true self was something that struck me as very cool.
Alita's struggle to find her identity, coupled with the emotions of a human faced with a world that is essentially a post-apocalyptic scrap heap made for a fascinating read.
Of course, the action of the series was also fantastic, as it turns out that Alita somehow retains the knowledge of the supreme cyborg martial arts known as the "Panzer Kunst" (as evidenced by the picture above). In the course of her adventures, she switches bodies several times, joins a futuristic killer sport known as Motor Ball, and (in the anime at least) falls in love.
If you guys haven't read the comics, give it a shot. The anime is also very well done, even if the violence is rather on the high side.
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