Appleseed Alpha (2014)

A tough, cute woman and a cyborg arrive at a depopulated, post WW3 Times Sq. They leave the ruins of NYC with 2 on a secret mission.

Director:

Shinji Aramaki

Writers:

Marianne Krawczyk (screenplay), Shirow Masamune (original story) (as Masamune Shirow)

Stars:

Yuka Komatsu, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Aoi Yûki

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yuka Komatsu	...	Deunan Knute (voice)
Jun'ichi Suwabe	...	Briareos Hecatonchires (voice) (as Junichi Suwabe)
Aoi Yûki	...	Iris (voice)
Hiroki Takahashi	...	Olson (voice)
Hiroki Touchi	...	Talos (voice)
Kaori Nazuka	...	Nyx (voice)
Katsunosuke Hori	...	Matthews (voice)
Tesshô Genda	...	Two Horns (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Bunch	...	Nyx (voice)
Wendel Calvert	...	Two Horns (voice)
Luci Christian	...	Deunan Knute (voice)
Adam Gibbs	...	Olson (voice)
Chris Hutchinson	...	Matthews (voice)
David Matranga	...	Briareos Hecatonchires (voice)
Brina Palencia	...	Iris / Hitomi (voice)

Storyline

Based on the comic book by the creator of Ghost in the Shell, a young female soldier Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos survive through the post World War 3 apocalyptic New York in search of human's future hope, the legendary city of Olympus.

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Plot Keywords:

cgi animation | cyborg | post apocalypse | female warrior | mecha | 

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Taglines:

To find Olympus, they must fight to survive.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence throughout, and a sexual reference

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is a reboot to the original "Appleseed" directed by Shinji Aramaki and follows a different series of events and does not follow the "Appleseed" movie canon, despite being directed by the same director of the previous movies.

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Crazy Credits

There is a scene after the end credits.

User Reviews

Great addition to the franchise

Appleseed is one of my favourite anime series of all time. I think the magic of the series is the relationship of Deunan and Briareos, which is the main "glue" which holds the series together.

This movie cements that with an early look at their pre-ESWAT days, (Especial Weapons & Tactics) for those not in the know.

Unlike the first movie Appleseed and its follow-up Ex Machina, there are no glittering towers of beautiful buildings or people/bioroids living in a harmonious Utopia in the city of Olympus. This is a bombed to Hell urban landscape of mankind's own making and Deunan and Briareos do their best to exist in it while keeping sane and still in love with each other.

The CGI is good, NOT great, but still very good at conveying this while the story, involving stopping a madman cyborg from kick starting another war is involving and action packed.

It's also nice to hear David Matranga and Luci Christian continuing to do the voice acting for these two, I don't think Appleseed would be the same with these two talented voice actors.

Our two heroes do their best and there are moments of real passion of dialogue in the movie, also some fun moments with witty banter while they take down battle droids out in the dust bowls of former cities reduced to dust.

In summation, if your looking for a great intro to the Appleseed story, this is a good place to start, you'll see great action, good anime and a hint at the end of a follow-up movie which will no doubt continue their relationship when they reach Paradise (Olympus).

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Appleseed: Alpha

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sola Digital Arts, Stage 6 Films, Lucent Pictures Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1