Rerorerorero. Delicious fairy tears.
@alacaelum
It was great. The action scenes and animation overall were extremely well done, Alita really came to life in the movie, both in her fighting and as a character. It also portrayed the Scrapyard very well, everything looked so familiar. In fact, the novelty of the movie may have been lost on me due to just how faithfully adapted it was.
I was surprised at how closely they followed the manga, but they're clearly taking the story in a different direction. One thing that makes me a little uneasy is how they're gonna handle Nova (favorite character, hands down). I don't think the role of main antagonist suits him very well, but as long as his character remains faithful to the original, it can work.
I'd certainly watch a sequel, if they manage to get one out.