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Appleseed
Appleseed
Actors: Yôsuke Akimoto, Julia Braams, Mika Doi, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Toshio Furukawa
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Genres: Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, Anime & Manga, Animation
UR     2001     1hr 11min

Based on a manga series by Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell), Appleseed is an interesting, early mecha adventure. After World War III, "General Management Control Office" created the model city of Olympus for the surviv...  more »

     

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Actors: Yôsuke Akimoto, Julia Braams, Mika Doi, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Toshio Furukawa
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Creators: Atsushi Sugita, Hirohiko Sueyoshi, Masaki Sawanobori, Shinji Nakagawa, Shoji Murahara, Masamune Shirow
Genres: Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, Anime & Manga, Animation
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Animation, Futuristic, Mystery & Suspense, Anime & Manga, Animation
Studio: Manga Video
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen,Anamorphic - Animated,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 04/24/2001
Release Year: 2001
Run Time: 1hr 11min
Screens: Color,Full Screen,Anamorphic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English, Japanese
Subtitles: English

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Movie Reviews

Poor effort
@ | 06/05/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is the original cell animé and should in no way be confused with the glorious 3D CGI creation of the same name. The animation is shoddy and doesn't compare well with many of its contemporaries, Akira this is not.
Plot, xenophobic terrorist and sappy police traitor plot to destroy Olympus ( Spelt incorrectly in the signposts.) The defence is lead by Deunan a female SWAT cop and her Cyborg sidekick Brearios, who looks more like a robotic rabbit than the formidable man-machine he's supposed to be. Much shooting and running around in circles ensues until right prevails, Hurrah !
If you've seen the latest Appleseed CGI masterpiece and are considering watching this one, don't. It's simply not in the same league and the character relationships, such as they are, are nonsensical when compared with the more recent version. It's almost guaranteed to disappoint."
Re-visit the 80s.
Michael Valdivielso | Alexandria, VA | 12/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Appleseed is based on the manga - Mankind is trying to make a perfect utopia in the city of Olympus. But is it perfect or just another form of a cage, monitored and controlled by a computer named Gaia. Forces within the city are trying to restore their freedoms. Or are they just trying to bring paradise down to hell?
It is up to Dunan Nats and Buliarous Hekatonecles, with the rest of their fellow officers in the ESWAT Squad, to keep order without breaking the laws themselves.
The voice actors don't seem to appear in anything else, the plot is simple, the themes watered down, English is mis-spelled -Red ALART???-, the music is late 80s (DUH - the anime was MADE in the late 80s) and the F-word is used by everybody. All in just over an hour.
IT is SO PERFECT. Come on, this is the stuff we all watched at one time or another. Terrorists, mecha, explosions. A must for any fan of anime or Masamune Shirow."