[st2l]

Genres: science fiction

The saga is set in mid 22nd-century Earth, and takes place following at least two world wars. The planet has been largely depopulated, few organized countries exist, and yet numerous power struggles still continue, serving to threaten even the dying remainder of mankind with total destruction. Amidst the chaos stand several shining exception: the city-state of Olympus, located on a manufactured island in the South Atlantic, and the leviathan industrial nation of Poseidon, a recreated Japan.

Number of episodes: 13

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Olympus claims, or at least assumes, control of the earth through its overarching government, which comprises mostly of "Bioroids." These are humans who are genetically perfected prior to birth, to feature improved biology, but most importantly, peaceable instincts and utmost political neutrality. Aided by an impartial supercomputer named Gaia, their aim is to rebuild and repopulate the planet as Utopian paradise, with a portion of their species mingled in the general population, so as to insulate humankind from their own destructive nature.

However, the small nation has struggles of its own to contend with. The rest of the world is not so content with Olympus' plans for their future, and resist these efforts, typically through terrorism, both home and abroad. Domestically, a new organization has formed in the shadows of the gleaming metropolis, called the Human Liberation Front, representing all of those who oppose the existence and leadership of the Bioroids. Giving this group its teeth are the terrorist Argonauts, lead by Al Ceides, a man presumed dead some twenty years earlier during a siege upon Poseidon.[4]

Battling these threats and others, is the Olympus ESWAT, or Extra Special Weapons And Tactics team, an elite paramilitary force which employs the latest in cybernetics, advanced weaponry, and powered-armor flight suits known as Landmates. Appleseed XIII revolves around their efforts to maintain law and order, and tells its story through the actions of two war-weary operatives: Deunan Knute and her partner, cyborg Briareos Hecatonchires, ex-mercenaries from the last global war, two people committed to preserving the ideal of Olympus, even if they themselves have yet to agree with it.

[rebel_Lead3r]

is it any good?

[st2l]

I watched it, but I was disappointed by the 3D, it looks like a game. The plot was so-so, but it could get better, possibly.

[Slush]

Well per UTW's website, it is a webcast rip or something like that, instead of a real BD rip, may be why the quality is so-so.

[Zakness]

I watched the two movies that came out awhile back, so I'll give this a watch.

[Conduit]

The CG isn't up to the quality of the movie versions, but it gets the job done and the action in the first episode was pretty decent. So it'll just be a matter of whether or not the story is any good.

[frankrx2]

Just asking..... is there Appleseed I, II, III, ...?

[Zakness]

Originally Posted by frankrx2

Just asking..... is there Appleseed I, II, III, ...?

No, here's a link for what's available: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].