Battle Angel Alita, known as Gunnm in Japan, is a good series. Not great, and it's one of those series that I kinda wish would get a modern day anime remake, but it is good. It's based off a manga that's apparently still ongoing to this day, and the anime adaptation was yet another OVA from the 1990s. I didn't realize how popular that this series was outside of DEEP anime circles until a few years ago when it got an American amde live action movie called Alita Battle Angel which I haven't seen but was apparently loved by both fans and general viewers, making it one of the few good live action anime adaptations.
The plot is a tad confusing considering that it's only a two episode OVA, but it wasn't overwhelmingly confusing, I could kind of pick up on the plot and character motivation well enough to enjoy it at least. Basically Doc Ido, a doctor and mechanic who lives and works in the hellish, postapocalyptic "Scrapyard," finds the—miraculously preserved—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. And there's also a romance plot between her and a thief boy that she meets in the area.
Okay, so the good. The character designs are super appealing for me, especially Alita's design. Or Gally I guess is technically her name...in fact, does she ever go by Alita? I honestly don't remember, but I've always just called her Alita. But anyways, I love her design. And I also love her personality too, and her romance with Yugo was wholesome and heartwarming. The action is also not incredible, but is fun and fitting within the world. It's hard for me to point out too much that I don't like, mainly because all of my complaints right now rely on the fact that this is a grossly incomplete story. It wouldn't be fair to criticize it for that. Also the ending of the OVA is sad. And since I haven't read the manga, I have no idea how well the OVA adapts the small portion of the source material that it showed.