Masamune Shirow

Appleseed (1988)

Appleseed (1988)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 8, 2001Anime/Future Anti-Terrorist Squad
The first anime film to be based on the manga, this is set in a future where the heroine is the head of a heavily armoured SWAT team fighting terrorists. Several different incarnations followed.
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Appleseed (2004)

Appleseed (2004)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 14, 2008Anime/Future Anti-Terrorist Squad
A dazzling reboot of the earlier manga/anime made with stunning photorealistic animation design and breathtaking action scenes that made this a benchmark for modern anime. Sequels followed.
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Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)

Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 27, 2008Anime/Future Anti-Terrorist Squad
Shinji Aramaki's immediate sequel to his reboot of the Appleseed franchise. This lacks the visually stunning qualities of its predecessor and seems more conceptually muddled but Aramaki eventually gets it together
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