Many anime and manga follow old formulae and often wonder a predictable path, but Battle Angel refuses to fall fowl of cliches and does its best to plough its own furrow. The Last Order series of novels typifies this trend by taking the reader not just out of this world, but into the very essence of existence itself. It even turns the playing field into a character in its own right while still giving the audience a semblance of normality in the form of a useful supporting cast and overwhelming monsters to fight in a straight forward struggle of good versus evil.

What we have been left with is an ongoing story that works on a multitude of levels. The series will appeal from those into action adventures to ones intrigued by spirituallity and the human mind. This is a series that, along with the preceeding series of Battle Angel Alita novels must take pride and place in all manga collections thanks to its unique twist and portrayal of the heros journey as well as for daring to be different.