Appleseed XIII

Appleseed XIII (アップルシードXIII) is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series Appleseed. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of E-S.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was produced by Production I.G and under the direction of Takayuki Hamana with Junichi Fujisaku as script supervisor.[1] All 13 episodes were compiled into two feature-length films.[2] The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (アップルシードXIII ～遺言～) was announced by Shochiku and released on June 13, 2011.[3] The second film, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (アップルシード XIII ~預言~) was released on October 24, 2011.

A North American release of the TV series was released in June 2013.[4] It was licensed by Funimation.

Plot

Setting

Following World War III, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos. The utopian metropolis is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as bioroids.

Although Olympus seems like a peaceful city on the surface, racial (human vs. bioroids vs. cyborgs), religious, and political conflicts lurk underneath, threatening to overturn the delicately balanced peace of this so-called utopia.

Story

Deunan, a young female special agent, and Briareos, a veteran cyborg soldier, are both partners and lovers, as well as members of E-S.W.A.T., the elite special forces serving Olympus. They are deployed wherever trouble strikes. Conspiracy, terrorism, deadly military weapons technology, greedy corporations, and power-hungry politicians: these are just some of the threats that Deunan and Briareos must contend with as they fight to protect Olympus and conduct their personal quest to find Eden in the wasteland.

As Olympus is carrying forward the Ark Project, aimed to preserve the future of human kind under bioroids' supervision, the Human Liberation Front is strongly opposing the plan and the very existence of the bioroids. The Front is supported by a radical fringe known as the Argonauts, a terrorist group hiding inside a legendary self-propelled city-fortress. But very little is known about the Argonauts, and their leader, Alcides is a man who reportedly died when the maritime industrial nation of Poseidon bombed the Argonauts' fortress, 20 years before.

Characters

Deunan Knute (デュナン・ナッツ)

Deunan is a young woman of both African and Caucasian descent and the daughter of an American Securities officer named Carl Knute. Her mother was gunned down for crossing a street designated for white people. After that day, her father began drilling her in combat and survival skills to the point where she became a mercenary. During her training, she encountered Briareos, a former puppet for a KGB linked terrorist group. The two began training together and eventually became lovers.

Briareos (ブリアレオス) / [Hecatonchires Cyborg System] (ヘカトンケイレス)

Originally, an African man from the Mediterranean, Briareos was used as a terrorist by the KGB while still a child. He sought political asylum in the former USA after killing the unit's commander of operations - for which he was put on the international "most wanted" list as an assassin. After meeting an agent from Special Security Forces, he began operating as a partner with the man's daughter, Deunan Knute. Caught in an explosion, the 31-year-old survived only by undergoing a full cyborg body replacement - and has been making modifications ever since. Briareos is a Hekatonkheires Combat Model cyborg.

Hitomi (ヒトミ)

Yoshitsune Miyamoto (宮本義経)

Athena Aerios (宮本義経)

Nike (ニケ)

Deia Chades

type	ona
director	Takayuki Hamana
producer	Katsuji Morishita Hiroki Kawashima Shinichi Ikeda
writer	Junichi Fujisaku
music	Conisch
studio	Production I.G
licensee	Crunchyroll
first	June 3, 2011
last	January 25, 2012
runtime	22 minutes (each)
episodes	13
episode list	#Anime

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