Anime Profile: Appleseed (2004 remake)
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Title | Appleseed (2004 remake) | Appleseed (2004 remake) (γ’γγγ«γ·γΌγ) |  |
Released | 1 Movie | 1 Movie | |
Dates | Jan 14, 2005 (Theatrical release), May 10, 2005 (DVD) | April 14, 2004 | |
Company | Sentai Filmworks (formerly ADV Films), Geneon, Animaze Inc. | Digital Frontier, TOHO, Mainichi Broadcasting, Appleseed Film Partners | |
Creator | Masamune Shirow | ||
Director | Shinji Aramaki | ||
Genre | Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi | Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi | |
Related | Appleseed | Appleseed | |
· · · | Appleseed: Ex Machina | Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina | |
· · · | Appleseed XIII | Appurushido Satin (γ’γγγ«γ·γΌγXIII) | |
Characters | Athena Areios | Athena Areios | |
· · · | Briareos Hecatonchires | Briareos Hecatonchires | |
· · · | Colonel Hades | ||
· · · | -- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
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Characters: Appleseed (2004 remake)
English Name |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
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| Athena Areios | Athena Areios | Elder Deukalion β | --?-- | |
| Briareos Hecatonchires | Briareos Hecatonchires | Elder Elektrion β | --?-- | |
| Colonel Hades | --?-- | Elder Glaukos β | --?-- | |
| Deunan Knute | Deunan Knute | Elder Hestia β | --?-- | |
| General Edward Uranus III | --?-- | Elder Laios β | --?-- | |
| Hitomi | Hitomi | Elder Oionos β | --?-- | |
| Nike | Nike | Yoshitsune β | Yoshitsune β | |
| Elder Cadmos β | --?-- |
Description: Appleseed (2004 remake)
This is a modernized rendition of Shirow's manga, done completely in cel-shaded 3-D CG animation.
Appleseed takes place at the end of World War III in the year 2131, where most of the world has been devastated by non-nuclear weapons. Deunan Knute, a powerful and highly skilled soldier is still fighting, unaware that the war has already ended.
During a battle, Deunan is rescued by her former lover Briareos (whose body was turned into a cyborg after an accident that nearly left him for dead) and taken to the gigantic metropolis of Olympus, a utopia on Earth where humanity and artificial humans called "Bioroids" live in peaceful coexistence. Most of the city is also maintained by the Supercomputer "Gaia" and the Seven Elders. At Olympus, she begins a new life as a member of the police force E-SWAT and befriends a Bioroid named Hitomi.
However, the coexistence between Humans and Bioroids is an uneasy one, and a brewing conspiracy threatens the existence of Humans and Bioroids worldwide. The only hope against this crisis lies with "Appleseed." However, it lies in a painful and buried part of Deunan's past. Deunan also has an uneasy time dealing with her relationship with Briareos. Will Deunan finally face her past and find the key to end the turbulent Human/Bioroid conflict?
Audio Files: Appleseed (2004 remake)
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