Appleseed
- Studio
- Gainax, AIC
Characters
Deunan Knite, Athena, Olympus, Gaia, Tartarus, Gyges, Charon Mausolus, Briareus Hecatoncheires
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Kazuyoshi Katayama
Writing
- Writer
- Kazuyoshi Katayama
- Original Manga
- Masamune Shirow
Animation
- Animator
- Yumiko Horasawa
Music
- Music
- Norimasa Yamanaka
Crew
- Design
- Yumiko Horasawa, Takahiro Kishida, Hideaki Anno
Production notes
Adapted from Masamune Shirow's best-selling manga.
In an in-joke, a magazine is named after Shirow's "Black Magic M-66."
The original story was filled with classical references. Because of difficulties in translation and diction, many of the names were altered by the English voice actors, who refer to Gyges as "Gudges," Charon Mausolus as "Karen Mawserus," and Briareus Hecatoncheires as "Bularios."
John Volks adapted the film into English, adding much coarse language. This caused critics to invent the term "fifteening" to refer to British anime dubs which introduced swearing in order to get a more marketable film classification.
Deathless dialogue includes the line "Half cyborg? He's all bastard!"
In an in-joke, a magazine is named after Shirow's "Black Magic M-66."
The original story was filled with classical references. Because of difficulties in translation and diction, many of the names were altered by the English voice actors, who refer to Gyges as "Gudges," Charon Mausolus as "Karen Mawserus," and Briareus Hecatoncheires as "Bularios."
John Volks adapted the film into English, adding much coarse language. This caused critics to invent the term "fifteening" to refer to British anime dubs which introduced swearing in order to get a more marketable film classification.
Deathless dialogue includes the line "Half cyborg? He's all bastard!"
Reviews
Appleseed
A very good OVA series with great art, story, and character development. it's only downside... it's only four episodes long, each lasting about an hour.