Appleseed (2004, Science Fiction Mecha CG Anime) – 7/10 movie review

Cast / crew Writer (Original Comic Book) Seishinsha: Masamune Shirow Writer (Screenplay): Haruka Handa Writer (Screenplay): Tsutomu Kamishiro Producer: Hidenori Ueki Producer: Naoko Watanabe Producer CG: Yusaku Toyoshima Director CG: Yasuhiro Ohtsuka Producer: Fumihiko Sori Director: Shinji Aramaki Ai Kobayashi: Deunan Jurota Kosugi: Briarios Yuki Matsuoka: Hitomi Mami Koyama: Athena Asumi Miwa: Motion Actor: Deunan Takao Miyashita: Motion Actor: Briareos Tomomi Kato: Motion Actor: Hitomi Kouko Furuta: Motion Actor: Athena Ai Kobayashi: Facial Model: Deunan Yuki Matsuoka: Facial Model: Hitomi Kouko Furuta: Facial Model: Athena Copyright Holder: Masamune Shirow

Appleseed (2004) 7/10 Yeah, but the last letter of the password? This cool, great-looking Japanese animation features an ambitious scenario and generally superlative animation (occasional facial animation is a little less than outstanding). The English dub is good. Where it does fall down is that the story doesn’t make much sense in how it gets from one scene to another and that the first outstanding action scene (produced and directed as a test before committing to the remaining 95 minutes) is the best of the movie. This movie contains mild swear words, mild adult dialogue and some extreme violence, strong martial arts violence, gory and unpleasant scenes and mild nudity. Classified 12A by BBFC. Persons under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Links Next: Appleseed: Ex Machina aka Ekusu makina

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