Appleseed Comics in general

this was the book that introduced me to manga and anime , i was very impressed! the artwork was very good and the story was very well thought out. i then heard that an anime version had been made and thought i had to buy it.i sat through the whole 65 minutes of the film and was very dissapointed by the animation and the story was pretty crap. this anime is just a long version of a pokemon episode...not worth the money. dont get this in a hurry your better off getting the mangas. ...

Set after World War 3, scattered governments set up an Olympus where biodroids (half-human, half-robot) live and life is controlled and monitored. However, a few terrorists have had enough and plan to destroy the main computer to restore freedom to mankind. Meanwhile, Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos try to track them down. Based on the manga (Japanese comic book) by Masamune Shirow, the dubbing is poor as there is an extreme amount of swearing not original to the anime. Background information has also been cut and it may be hard to understand without having read some of the manga first. The storyline seems loose and overall, the anime is disappointing. My ...

Set in the distant future, the city of Olympus in a near-perfect utopia. Run by a supercomputer known a "Gaia" there is almost no pollution, unemployment, or crime. Yet there are those which would try to bring the city to it's knees. As members of an elite police force, Deunan Knute and her cyborg partner Briarios must combat terrorism and preserve the city's integrity. I'll confess that I am a Shirow fan and I've enjoyed reading Appleseed. I was looking forward to the anime, but I was a bit disappointed by it. This anime is based on Appleseed: Book 2, but to condense that lengthy volume into a one hour movie, some sacrifices had to be ...