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Book 4. This is a great anime/graphic novel we have had for over a decade (published in 1989). According to Wikipedia it is "the very first manga to be translated into English and published in North America." For a while, we heard that Steven Spielberg had picked up the movie rights. I don't know what happened to that, but the story is solid. We never found book 1, but it is easy to jump into the story.
From the inside cover (spoilers):
The German psychic girl, Turm Garten, arrived in Japan with the intention of killing Mai and proving herself the most powerful psychic on Earth. The manipulative Wisdom Alliance, however, convinces Garten that the true test of her skills would be to apprehend Mai and deliver her to them. Thus Garten plays a subtle game of cat and mouse with Mai, finally tricking the Japanese psychic girl into the open by convincing Mai that her father is still alive. Meanwhile, the Kaieda Agency orders the assassinatiion of Garten.
Mai, believing that she is going to meet her missing fatehr, arrives at a posh Tokyo hotel only to find that it is a trap set by Garten. Mai attempts to flee and makes good her escape when Garten becomes occupied fending off the attack by Kaieda's ment. Looking for sanctuary, Mai hides on the grounds of a modest Tokyo home, only to discover that her father really is alive. Mai's joy at finding her father is soured, however, as she realizes that he suffers from amnesia and has no recollection of her. The Wisdom Alliance, meanwhile, seeing that they can never possess Mai, orders Garten to kill her. The final confrontation is at hand.
From the inside cover (spoilers):
The German psychic girl, Turm Garten, arrived in Japan with the intention of killing Mai and proving herself the most powerful psychic on Earth. The manipulative Wisdom Alliance, however, convinces Garten that the true test of her skills would be to apprehend Mai and deliver her to them. Thus Garten plays a subtle game of cat and mouse with Mai, finally tricking the Japanese psychic girl into the open by convincing Mai that her father is still alive. Meanwhile, the Kaieda Agency orders the assassinatiion of Garten.
Mai, believing that she is going to meet her missing fatehr, arrives at a posh Tokyo hotel only to find that it is a trap set by Garten. Mai attempts to flee and makes good her escape when Garten becomes occupied fending off the attack by Kaieda's ment. Looking for sanctuary, Mai hides on the grounds of a modest Tokyo home, only to discover that her father really is alive. Mai's joy at finding her father is soured, however, as she realizes that he suffers from amnesia and has no recollection of her. The Wisdom Alliance, meanwhile, seeing that they can never possess Mai, orders Garten to kill her. The final confrontation is at hand.
